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n What members of MacNeill secondary’s leadership team are doing to mark Remembrance Day this weekend is just one feature among a packed special section for Remembrance Day, starting on page 13. Photo submitted

No criminal charge for fatal crash driver

Cyclist’s death: Accused faces maximum 6 months in prison if convicted Alan Campbell

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he driver of the car that collided with a group of cyclists, killing one of them, will not face criminal charges. Instead, Michael Wing Sing Fan was charged last week with driving without due care and attention after the fatal crash on the eastern most section of River Road almost exactly a year ago. Brad Dean, 33, was out with five other cycling buddies from the Gastown Cycling Club for a Sunday morning ride when they were allegedly hit head-on by Fan’s Lexus as they travelled east, close to Westminster Highway. A spokesperson for BC Prosecution Service told the Richmond News on Monday that

n Friends and family members of Brad Dean gathered at Stanley Park on Sunday for a Ride to Remember, almost a year to the day Dean, 33, was killed on River Road. Photo by TLBVelo

Fan, who was 19 at the time of the accident, is scheduled to make his first court appear-

ance in Richmond on Dec. 13. If convicted, the maximum penalty Fan faces is $2,000 or six months in prison. In a statement to CKNW, Dean’s wife, Adele Esnault-Dean, said she’s “very disappointed” by the lack of criminal charges. “I do not feel that justice has been served at all,” said Esnault-Dean. “What will I tell my daughter when she eventually asks me what happened to the man who killed her father? That he was given a fine between $100-$2,000 and a possible driving suspension for a year.” Hundreds of fellow cycling enthusiasts, from the clubs Dean was a member of, turned out at Stanley Park on Sunday morning for the first ever Ride to Remember to honour Dean.

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COMMUNITYForMATTERS the good of our community Matthew McBride, Chair Richmond Poppy Fund

RICHMOND POPPY FUND HELPS VETERANS AND LOCAL HEALTH CARE

ith Remembrance Day approaching, the Richmond Poppy Fund campaign is underway. The poppy is an emblem throughout the Commonwealth that commemorates Remembrance Day and honours members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty. For Matthew McBride, chair of the Richmond Poppy Fund, the poppy is more than just a symbol.

“I see every poppy as a human life,” says McBride, a retired Navy diver who has also been the organizer of the Richmond Remembrance Day parade for the last 11 years. “Over 117,000 Canadians lost their lives in service to our country, and

countless lives of veterans were lost following their service due to physical or mental illness.” Each year, the fundraising drive for the Richmond Poppy Fund takes place with major assistance from the Army, Navy and Air Force Cadets from the end of October up until Remembrance Day. The fund helps veterans as well as those in active service who may be injured and need extra help. As one of Richmond Hospital Foundation’s longstanding donors, the Richmond Poppy Fund has beneﬁted the many veterans, other patients and their families here over the years by helping to purchase urgently needed medical equipment, including a surgical microscope for ear, nose and throat procedures in the

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Operating Rooms and ventilators in the Intensive Care Unit at Richmond Hospital. There can be as many as 20 veterans in the hospital at any given time.

“A hospital is a champion for the health of our community and an important resource. We see the hospital system as much more than just acute care treatment.”

“Every community needs a hospital at its core,” McBride says. “We begin our lives here, we end our lives here, we come back for regular maintenance throughout the course of our lives. How that hospital integrates with our lives is a reﬂection on how we feel about ourselves and our neighbours.”

In Richmond, the Royal Canadian Legion (Bridgeport) Branch 291 and the Army, Navy and Air Force Unit 284 (Steveston) jointly operate the Richmond Poppy Fund. About 20 hardworking volunteers make it happen every year.

“Our mission is to care for veterans,” McBride says. “Mental and physical care for our veterans naturally dovetails into the support of a vibrant, healthy, functioning hospital in our community that we all have access to.

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No food scraps 'till stink is gone

Resident fires warning over smell from composting plant

n As cruise ships get ever bigger, Port of Vancouver is challenged to accomodate them at Canada Place and is now looking to other locations, such as Richmond and Delta’s Roberts Bank. The Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, above, will become the biggest cruise ship on the seas when it launches next April. File photo

n At least one Richmond resident is refusing to put her food scraps into the gree bin until the powers that be get together and shut down the smell coming from Harvest Power in east Richmond.

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of Richmond about it as well. “It’s now impacting my life too much and I’m looking at leaving Richmond.” People in Richmond have been comMetro Vancouver appeal to residents plaining about the smell from Harvest of multi-family dwellings to properly Power for several years. dispose of their food scraps didn’t go She said there “is no town to my knowldown too well with one long-time Richedge where it stinks like here. If a resident mondite. lives in an air-conditioned highrise, or has The woman, who only wanted to be lost their sense of smell through ageing, identified by the initials W.C., claims to be smoking etc., the stink the greenest person she is not noticed. knows and has been go“But there are many ing out of her way to “save more people who the planet” from harmful I’ve been properly disposing live in non-air condigreenhouse gases. tioned, single-family of food scraps for the last But after reading Metro dwellings and multiVancouver’s urging of rescouple of years; I’m a very family residences with idents in apartments and normal, functioning green-thinking person...I townhouses to use the olfactory abilities and green bin for food scraps, just felt I’d had enough of who endure this stink. the woman contacted the I am not the only one the smell and I’m not going Richmond News to vent who no longer trusts about the stink emanatto do it anymore that this type of waste ing from Harvest Power’s is managed to stan– W.C. composting facility in the dards. Ergo, they also east of the city. no longer fill the green “I’ve been properly disbins.” posing of food scraps for In March, the City the last couple of years; of Richmond, in response to repeated I’m a very green-thinking person and I’m complaints from residents, served Harvest all for keeping the food scraps out of the Power with a second notice of default and garbage,” she said. started diverting its multi-family home “But a couple of months ago, I just felt organic waste to a facility in Delta. I’d had enough of the smell and I’m not A legal battle still persists between going to do it anymore.” resident-founded Facebook group Stop The woman, who would only say she the Stink and Metro Vancouver (MV). The lives in a three-storey apartment complex group has applied to the Environmenon Garden City Road, said she’s now tal Appeal Board to challenge the most dumping her food scraps into the regular recent air quality permit given by MV to garbage. Harvest Power. “(Harvest Power) are not willing to put Although 90 per cent of multi-family in the technology (to reduce the smell) units in Metro Vancouver now have a because of the money, so I’m not going to collection system in place to separate bother at my end,” she added. food scraps, new numbers from MV show “They rushed this facility out there many of their residents aren’t using them. without really thinking of the ramifications. And I’ve given up complaining to the City Staff Reporter acampbell@richmond-news.com

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n The purple dot marks the proposed site of the $27 million Capstan Station on the Canada Line. Photo by Anton Luksashov/ Capstan Village Study

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The full development contributions required for the new station, which is estimated to be $27 million, are anticipated to be collected “sometime in 2018,” according to a staff report. Once the full funds have been received, the city will deliver them to TransLink, which is required to complete the station construction and make it fully functional within 30 months. In 2012, the City of Richmond signed a unique deal that will see funding for the Canada Line Capstan Station be fully paid for by developers in the Capstan Village area, at a cost of about $8,500 per unit. Then, the estimated $25 million project was expected to take up to 15 years. Capstan Village is located between Sea Island Way and Cambie Road, and west of Graden City Road to the Fraser River.

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n Richmond’s former NDP candidates, including Couns. Chak Au and Harold Steves, met with Premier John Horgan on Saturday to discuss important issues in the city. Photo submitted

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ome familiar faces from Richmond met with Premier John Horgan on Saturday to advance several local causes. Four NDP candidates, including Coun. Chak Au, Lyrien Chiu, Kelly Greene and Aman Singh — all of whom failed to unseat the BC Liberal Party in their respective ridings on the May 9 provincial election — spoke to Horgan after he delivered his speech to the BC New Democratic Party annual convention in Victoria. “We expressed our concerns over many issues,” said Au. At the top of the list was a new acute care tower for Richmond Hospital. “The big thing is the hospital. We talked to the Premier about the need for a new tower. There is an urgency with donations hanging in the balance. So, we asked them to ensure this will be in the next budget,” said Au. Prior to the election, the structurally compromised tower was in the concept planning stage and the Liberals promised to commence the business plan by this fall. A business plan could take up to 18 months, leaving little wiggle room to get final approval by 2020, in time for the Richmond Hospital Foundation to contribute $40-50 million for the $283 million project by Vancouver Coastal Health (estimate). Typically, such projects are first entered into a three-year budget, so February’s

budget could include dollars for 2020 construction. Liberal MLA Teresa Wat was criticized for not taking action on the hospital during her tenure as Minister for International Trade. Since the election, she has pressed Minister of Health Adrian Dix for a timeline. But Au said Richmond needs an inside voice to the NDP government. “We feel Richmond is in an odd, unique situation. We have the NDP government in power but we have no MLAs represented in the government. So I think there’s a gap here for who is going to bring the issues to government. We felt we needed to establish a link to government,” said Au. Meanwhile, Greene said she’s spoken to Horgan and Education Minister Rob Fleming about the need to expedite seismic upgrades. Greene turned to politics after co-founding Richmond Parents Stand United to critique the past Liberal government for stalling on remediation work on 24 elementary schools.

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Au said members also asked about the George Massey Tunnel crossing. “He said things are on track and they are doing their review,” said Au. As well, farmland protection was discussed. Au said the group asked for the 15 per cent foreign buyers’ tax to be imposed on farmland, to curb speculation. As a councillor, Au allowed for double the Ministry of Agriculture guidelines for house size, last May. Since, the NDP has shown signs it will legislate house sizes. When asked about this discrepancy, Au said 11,000-square-foot homes was a “reasonable compromise” and the City of Richmond imposed stricter limits (than the Ministry) on the percentage of farm land that can be developed. After forming a community group to oppose marijuana legalization, Au said he did not raise the matter of provincial regulations with Horgan, whom he struck a campaign deal with to vote independently on some social issues.

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safety issues such as impaired driving, illicit drug activity,” said Hwang, via email. He said Richmond RCMP intends to publicize more such busts to ensure the public is aware of the RCMP’s continued vigilance in cracking down on criminal activity. Booze cans and illegal casinos are fast becoming widely known to Richmond. Residents in east Richmond have expressed to city council the problem is growing and unchecked. One recently-reported court case revealed an east Richmond mansion on the Agricultural Land Reserve was the site of stabbings, a booze can and an illegal casino. Hwang also noted booze cans undermine legitimate businesses and they operate in cash as to evade taxes. He said police will be working with City of Richmond officials to sanction any locations found operating a booze can. In this case, added Hwang, the potential for criminal charges is being reviewed. Hwang noted booze cans may be found anywhere in the city, from industrial parks to residential homes.

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n B.C.’s Minister of Education, Rob Fleming (second row, third left) was at Hugh Boyd secondary on Friday to announce a near $11 million seismic upgrade of the 47-year-old school. Photo by @SD38

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ugh Boyd secondary is in line for a $10.7 million seismic upgrade and partial replacement. The announcement for the 700-student, 47-year-old school on No. 1 and Francis roads was made Friday afternoon by B.C.’s Minister of Education Rob Fleming. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2019 and to be complete in fall 2020. Students will be able to remain on site during the project. Contractors will work to minimize disruptions to the learning environment. After construction, the school will have a capacity of 800 students. Hugh Boyd was built in phases between 1960 and 1994, but the school’s technical education wing, along with blocks 2 and 3, don’t meet the provincial seismic building requirements and are at risk of liquefaction during an earthquake. The technical education wing will be demolished and replaced at a different location on the property. The school’s south classroom wing (block 2) and Gymnasium A (block 3)

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will be seismically upgraded. “Hugh Boyd is a 57-year-old school that is an important part of the community and we need to make sure students will be safer in the event of an earthquake,” said Fleming. “We are on track to approve 50 seismic upgrades in 18 months, and I’m proud that Hugh Boyd is one of those projects.” Debbie Tablotney, Richmond School Board chair, was pleased that the board’s “strong working relationship” with the government is bearing fruit. According to the B.C. government, three of 27 high-risk schools in Richmond have had seismic upgrades completed; William Cook elementary’s seismic upgrades are proceeding to construction and the remainder of the district’s high-risk schools are in the businesscase development stage with the Richmond School District. The Richmond News reported earlier this year how the district had already submitted its plan to the ministry to seismically upgrade 11 of the 25 schools in need of serious repair. If everything is funded and on schedule, the first schools estimated to be completed in mid-2021 will be: Ferris, Tomsett, Steves, Tait and Mitchell elementary schools, as well as Hugh Boyd.

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n Richmond is lucky to have an exceptionally talented musical group in the Richmond Orchestra and Chorus, but where is the audience to appreciate it? File photo

Where was the sold-out crowd? Dear Editor, On Saturday night we had the privilege, again, of hearing a superb performance by the Richmond Orchestra and Chorus. It included Edward Elgar’s poignant Variation IX Nimrod, setting the tone for the Remembrance Day; a dazzling performance by violinist Nancy DiNovo of Korngold’s Violin Concerto; and an unforgettable delivery of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem based on the poetry of Whitman and Biblical writers.

This last piece featured not only the entire symphony and chorus, but stunning virtuoso displays by soprano Tabitha Brasso-Ernst and baritone Peter Monaghan. All of this was conducted with the inspiring energy and talent of James Malmberg. We loved it. But, where was the overflow audience such music deserves? Where was the lineup for this creative, demanding choice of music? Will you be there for the rollicking Christ-

Hearing delay stinks Dear Editor, It has been a year since a number of concerned Richmond residents submitted a formal appeal request to the Environmental Appeal Board regarding a permit issued by Metro Vancouver to Harvest Power, allowing the company to pollute the air. I believe our common goal was to do whatever we could to end the unbearable stench that Harvest was emitting from the composting and energy creating facility. We compiled our applications, submitted the fee and made the deadline in October of 2016. Harvest Power also submitted an appeal request. The City of Richmond also decided to appeal, albeit after the deadline. We have just received information from the Environmental Appeal Board that oral meetings with the board have been scheduled for Sept. 4 through Sept. 28, 2018 for all those people who are appealing this permit. Granted, we will have to wait another year, but I understand due-process, and our voices will be heard. Now, we are faced with a possible setback by the City of Richmond. Their legal council is requesting a postponement of the hearing until the spring of 2019. The reason is because their lawyer will be out of the country, and they feel there is no urgency to proceed with the hearing. Meanwhile, the temporary permit Harvest has right now will run out in April of 2020. Seriously, do they expect us to believe this? I have heard better excuses from a school kid who didn’t do his homework; “Oh, sorry

n Local residents and the city have appealed Metro Vancouver’s permit for Harvest Power. The hearing is set of September 2018, but the city is requesting a further delay. File photo

Teach, I went to Mars on Google Earth this weekend and left my books at home.” In reality you would think that Mayor Brodie would want to resolve this issue that has negatively affected the quality of life for his constituents and his city, especially after being named number one stinkiest place in the Lower Mainland because of complaints over Harvest Power. It might be possible that Mayor Brodie has his own priority’s, like winning his seat in the upcoming election on Oct. 20, 2018. In my opinion delaying this appeal process will only hurt his chances of being re-elected. Burke Austin Founder, Stop the Stink in Richmond (Note: A city spokesman said the city has requested the hearing be adjourned to midJanuary 2019 or later in that year.)

mas concert, or for the awe-inspiring Rising Stars performance in February, featuring very young musicians in jaw-dropping performances? Will you be there for the classic pieces scheduled for April and the familiar, much loved “galaxy” music of John Williams in June? Richmond is fortunate to have a fine local symphony and chorus — check it out! Debby Altow Richmond

Old River Rd. sorely missed Dear Editor, RE: “I miss the old River Road,” Letters, Oct. 11. P. Barkley, I share your disappointment and frustrations about River Road. Twenty-five years ago, I lived in Steveston and River Road was my favourite route to Vancouver — not anymore. When city hall first came out with the plans, I wrote to local newspapers to protest, but to no avail. Now, we can see the big mess they have made of the area. I have a whole list of complaints. The fact there is only one lane lining up at the junction of Gilbert Road and River Road particularly annoys me. I, too, long for a return to the “original River Road.” How about reconnecting the part that was cut off by the Oval, next to the river? K. L. Wan Richmond

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n Karly Pinch and Michaela Horner, from Shady Acre Farm when it opened in 2015. The farm focuses on smallscale, mixed vegetables and continues to be viable. File Photo

Small farms could be viable if given a chance Dear Editor, Re: “Council couldn’t see this coming?” Voices, Nov. 3. Your editorial makes the point that the profitability of small Richmond farms is central to the discussion of protecting farmland from mega mansion development. Most Richmond families have more than one breadwinner. The median income before tax in 2015 of every individual in Richmond 15 and older with income was $25,482. Richmond FarmWatch, therefore, asked Statistics Canada to prepare a 2016 Farm Survey custom report comparing Richmond vegetable to blueberry farms in order to find out how many of them had a net income over $30,000 before tax and after expenses including part-time labour. Of the 17 vegetable farms smaller than 10 acres, three of them had a net income more than $30,000. Of the 42 blueberry farms smaller than 10 acres, only one of them had a net income more than $30,000. The report also shows that a farm smaller than two acres can have a net income over $30,000. There is no question that very small Richmond farms can be profitable. In the Richmond FarmWatch meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Laura Popham, she expressed an interest in training young

farmers and mentoring both new and existing small acreage farmers to increase profitability. Statistics show that a lot of support and mentoring will be required to make the average small Richmond vegetable farm profitable. They also show that the prospects for blueberry farms are very poor. The fact we have so many blueberry farms in Richmond indicates that they are being established by mega mansion owners to take advantage of agricultural tax breaks rather than for profit. The existing 1,000 sq.m. limit on farm house size ensures that the residents of these enormous mansions will not be professional farmers whose primary occupation is farming. Yet they will control what happens to the farm. In other countries, such as France, only qualified farmers can purchase farmland. Limiting house size on farmland to 500 sq.m. is a very modest step in comparison. One of the reasons we’re, “going around in circles,” as you put it, is the total lack of interest by most city councillors in taking steps to support small farms or even to halt their eradication long enough for other levels of government to do so. John Roston Richmond

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The tax breaks and write-offs were peanuts compared to the physical and mental effort needed to operate my “farm”. The Agricultural Land Commission acknowledges that less than two acres of land is exempt from the ALR for the same reasons Mr. He, in your story, and my own experience have proven. These little plots are not farms. Kent Mullinix at KPU is in the paper every week telling us all to grow crops on tiny plots. Does he know lots of millennials eager to work a half acre for about $12,000 per year? If there is a ban on big houses or foreign buyers etc., it won’t change the fact that these little plots will remain vacant and unfarmable for decades. Land in Richmond has not always been expensive. Farmers showed no interest in these small plots in the 1960’s, long before the present rise in values. If “activists” can provide real data showing how a small lot can provide a living wage consistently, then let’s see it. Paul Edwards Richmond

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Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond farmer opens B&B to subsidize blueberry losses,” Feature, Nov. 3. Thank you for presenting both sides of the farming debate. As with many contentious issues, there are plenty of activists eager to talk about things of which they have little direct experience. I wish more small farmers around Richmond would come forward and tell it like it is. You can’t make a living on a couple of acres regardless of how rich the soil is. Here’s my experience: I invested over $90,000 in my half acre. I built greenhouses and other structures. I grafted, grew and sold Japanese Maples — a special product that is very popular in this part of Canada. We were open seven days a week, 10 hours a day from April to September. I did this for seven years and worked hard. I enjoyed the whole experience, meeting people helping them with their gardens and working with these wonderful trees, but I never made more than about $12,000/year.

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special play with an allchild cast will hit stages across Richmond. The twist is that the plot was created entirely by the child actors themselves. Mustard Seed Children’s Theatre, a 17-year-old Richmond-based theatre, will present its annual play Little Cooking Troops at Gateway Theatre this Saturday. “We hope to grow the children’s creativity by allowing them to be the storytellers themselves. It was challenging but also a lot of fun,” said Esther Ho, artistic director of the theatre. She explained that there was no script at the beginning. The little actors came up with ideas and discussed the plot during rehearsals over the past two months. Staff then wrote the ideas down and turned them into a script. “The kids have so many ideas and so much imagination. That always surprises us,” said Ho. “And they are so intelligent. They make the story logical…it’s a very successful experimental attempt.” The children created a story about a student who is a very talented cook but lacks confidence. He is encouraged by friends and teachers to participate in the “Canadian Kitchen

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n Young actors perform in a story they wrote themselves about a talented chef who lacks confidence. The Mustard Seed Children’s Theatre production will be staged at Gateway Theatre Saturday. Photo submitted

God Contest” and meets resistance from aristocratic opponents among other challenges. “At first, there were not many children participating (in creating the storyline), but in the end, all of them contributed ideas,” said Ho. “Even the five-year-old kid came up with ideas and asked us, ‘Can I add this to the story?’ Some children didn’t know how to describe what they wanted, so they would act it out.” Ho said that because the story is from the children’s

own ideas, it’s easier for them to memorize the lines and flow with the situation. The 16 actors, aged five to 12, also created their own characters and drew them on posters. Ho was a social worker in Hong Kong before she moved to Richmond, where she now owns a business. Passionate about children’s education, she started the non-profit theatre on the side to provide an opportunity for kids to connect with others through theatres. The troop performs at least one play a year. “The magic of theatre can help kids change for the better,” said Ho. “It connects them with other people... They tend to be more confident at presenting themselves, calmer and more expressive. Ho insisted doing the plays in Cantonese, the mother

tongue of the actors, to provide an environment for them to keep their language. “Many children lost their mother tongue as they were growing up, which is a pity. “It’s not easy for young kids to speak or learn a language outside of English at class here, but theatre is a good way. They can communicate with other kids in Cantonese and enjoy speaking it.” “Some of the previous kids have grown up, gotten married and had babies. They really appreciate the theatre experience they had here.” The play will be shown at Gateway Theatre on Nov. 11 at 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m., with English and Chinese subtitles. Tickets are $20 and $50 for VIP. All the tickets have been sold out but the theatre accepts people to a wait-list. For more information, call 604-805-8833.

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Remembrance Day Ceremony: 10:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the cenotaph at Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Rd. Join the city to mark Remembrance Day at the Richmond Cenotaph on the east side of city hall. The service will be streamed online. To access the live webcast, click on the Remembrance Day Ceremonies link under the news tab on the home page of Richmond.ca. The ceremonies will also be simulcast into City Hall Council Chambers. Everyone is welcome inside but space is limited. First seating preference will be given to those who may not be able to stand outside for the duration of the service. A military parade will start marching at 10:20 a.m., the official ceremonies at the cenotaph will begin at 10:40 a.m. and there will be two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., which will be followed by wreath-laying. Following the service, a free public reception will be held inside the City Hall Galleria.

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Gem and Mineral Show: The Richmond Gem and Mineral Society presents a dazzling collection of rocks and fossils on Sunday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Richmond Nature Park, 11851 Westminster Highway. Play interactive games and see demonstrations of soapstone carvings, lapidary and silver-smithing. All ages are welcome. Admission is by donation with proceeds supporting educational programs

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Wednesday, Nov. 15: Dixon Craft Fair: Dixon elementary gymnasium, 9331 Diamond Road, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free admission to artisans, concession, silent auction, raffle, cakewalk, gingerbread houses and more. Get a head start on holiday shopping by supporting local artisans, with around 40 vendors displaying their talents. All proceeds go to the Dixon elementary PAC. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17, 18 and 19: Potters Club Annual Christmas Sale: Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate: The Richmond Potters Club is having its popular Christmas Sale on Friday, Nov. 17 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Approximately 20 potters will be contributing their works for sale. Those participating are skilled artisans bringing a variety of functional and decorative ceramic pieces. Come early to get the best choices. Also joining the sale will be the Weavers and Spinners Guild with handcrafted items. There is free parking and free admission. Saturday, Nov. 18: Universal Gospel Choir: The Richmond Gogos

present the popular Universal Gospel Choir, directed by Lonnie Delisle, at the Peace Mennonite Church, 11571 Daniels Road at 3 p.m. Tickets for the charity event are $22 (adults) and $10 (children) and are available at the door. — compiled by Alan Campbell/Richmond News

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enjoying life more and feeling a lot better, together we would reduce the burden of chronic disease throughout our community. In spite of an aging population, we may even be able to reduce healthcare costs. In the future, we may be older, wiser and healthier. To learn more about our public education program, check out the Burnaby Division of Family Practice’s website at Divisionsbc.ca/ burnaby/empoweringpatients. Click on “other resources” to see my slides and key points handouts from each of the talks, including healthy eating, healthy physical activity, emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and improving the patient-

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he City of Richmond invites the public to observe and participate in the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Richmond city hall, 6911 No. 3 Rd. A parade will start marching at 10:20 a.m. towards the cenotaph, which is located on the east side of city hall. The parade includes the Royal Canadian Legion, Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Association members, Richmondâ€™s permanent Canadian Forces Unit 39 Service Battalion and representation from public safety agencies and cadet organizations. Official ceremonies at the city hall cenotaph will begin at 10:40 a.m. There will be two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., followed by wreath-laying. When the service concludes, all in attendance are invited to a Remembrance Day reception in the City Hall Galleria. This is a free event where people can warm up with a hot drink and snack, discuss the ceremonies, connect with other community members, and view a number of special displays put together by the City of Richmond Archives and the Friends of the Richmond Archives. Richmondâ€™s Remembrance Day service will be streamed online.

To access the live webcast, click on the Remembrance Day information in the news highlights section on the home page of Richmond.ca. To view a recording of the ceremonies after Nov. 11, visit the Remembrance Day webpage at bit.ly/ RmdRemembrance. The ceremonies will also be simulcast in city hall council chambers. Everyone is welcome inside, but space is limited. First seating preference will be given to those who may not be able to stand outside for the duration of the service. In order to facilitate this event, streets will be closed and traffic patterns will be changed between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. During this time, there will be restricted road access to the following roadways: Granville Avenue will be closed in both directions from Minoru Boulevard to Buswell Street; No. 3 Road will be closed in both directions from Park Road to Bennett Road. A limited amount of on-site parking will be available for veterans and persons with an accessible parking decal via the entrance to city hall off Minoru Gate. For more information, contact the City of Richmond at 604-276-4000 or visit Richmond.ca.

n Mayor Malcolm Brodie (left) receives a poppy from Matthew McBride, veteran and master of ceremonies for the 2017 Remembrance Day service at Richmond city hall. Photo submitted

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n Residents at Gilmore Gardens spent their Wednesday afternoon happy hour with the Richmond News over the past two weeks. Pictured are (left to right) Betty Lefroy, Violett Moldowan, Natalie Montgomery, Marjorie Duke, Jim Gray, Joyce Hooper and George Langevin. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News.

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n Lois Blanchard Noble

On the home front, in Toronto, Lois Blanchard Noble recalls being a young girl whose family was on rations during the Second World War. “I was only age three or four when I was taking blue tokens down to Loblaws to get a pound of hamburger. We had blue tokens and we were only allowed so many,” said Noble. Both her mother and father stayed home during the war. Noble’s mom helped pack medical supplies at a nearby warehouse while her father worked as a type setter for Canadian Press. “They had a very important role, getting information across,” said Noble. Noble said her father also stayed home to look after the family. “I think he felt what he did was the right thing.” Still, it was difficult for a man not to go overseas, as he would not have heroic stories to tell. “People may not mention it,” after the war, she said.

n Violett Moldowan

It didn’t take long for Jimmy Smith, Violett Moldowan’s boyfriend of four years, to enlist in the Canadian Air Force when Canada entered WWII. “All the young men were fighting for our country. I guess it’s patriotism, something that surges. Young men are always looking for excitement,” said Moldowan. She was left to live in a house in Downtown Vancouver where her mom operated a make-shift hotel. “Mother rented rooms for $2 a week. We lived in the kitchen and the dining room. The back porch was enclosed, so that was the second bedroom,” she explained. As part of the total war effort, Moldowan, who was 19 when war broke out, drove

trucks to the port to take supplies overseas. She’d work other odd jobs on top of that. Women were essential to the war but the respect didn’t last long afterwards. “They were told to go back to the kitchen where they ‘belonged,’” said Moldowan, who more than doubled her salary to $18 a week at Hudson’s Bay Co. after taking a computing course. Smith would later die in Belgium, where Moldowan later visited to pay homage.

n George Langevin

“I can’t remember a darn thing, except I had my first beer on VE Day,” chuckled George Langevin, now 86. Raised in the small Alberta town Hanna, the Second World War shaped how Langevin, age 9 at the outset of the war, would later live his life and how he viewed the world. The impression the war left on him came after its conclusion, when he enlisted in the Canadian Air Force in 1951 at age 21. “It didn’t take me long to realize I have to get a trade,” he said. And so, with his wife, he spent five years in Germany, including when the Berlin Wall

went up. “It made you feel very uneasy, I’ll tell you,” he said. Still, it was the “best five years of our lives.” Langevin went on to work as an airplane mechanic with CP Air for 20 years.

n Natalie Montgomery

Living in a small town in Alberta was a different experience than living in a big city during the outset of WWII, said Natalie Montgomery The town of Grand Prairie was “devastated. Every young man disappeared to go to war,” she said. Her brother was put into the military police. Meanwhile, five neighbours, all young men, didn’t come back, including her boyfriend (Bill Russ, who was shot down over the English Channel). “It changed life completely. In Grand Prairie there were hardly any young men left.” War for Canada came as a surprise in the small town, she said. “We thought that was impossible. We were far north, we couldn’t imagine. We felt isolated. You didn’t get all the news right away. We only had the radio,” explained Montgomery, who as a young teen girl worked in the local theatre taking tickets. Later in the war she studied in Edmonton and worked for Massey Harris Limited, an agriculture equipment manufacturer that designed the Mosquito bomber. “Any time I see a Mosquito bomber I’m there; I want to know what it’s doing. There’s not many left,” said Montgomery.

n Jim Gray

n Marjorie Duke worked as a young woman in the Women’s Royal Navy Service in Britain during the Second World War. By day she distributed clothing to sailors and by night she worked in the canteen where the Canadian Air Force soldiers came in for drinks. One caught her eye, an air gunner named Lloyd Duke, and they married in 1943. She moved back to Canada with him after the war and it was happily ever after. Photos submited.

One of few WWII veterans at Gilmore Gardens, Jim Gray recalls interesting but trying times stationed in the Middle East for three years. Among the memories are being on ratinfested transport boats, such as the SS Ile de France, with hundreds of other men. There were better times ahead when Gray got stationed and put his feet on land. Gray was actually a member of the Royal Air Force. “I joined up when I was 17. I wanted to

go in the Air Force because if I had waited I’d have gone into the army. I became an armourer, bombs and guns,” he explained. Gray loaded ammunition into planes and on to ships for transport. “As an armourer we had to take bombs and put them aboard the ship and take them down the creek into the ocean . . . That kind of thing,” said the Edinburgh, Scotland native. While in the Middle East the armies had moved up north, more toward Italy, so much of the loading he was doing was for bomber practice. Gray recalls docking in ports such as Dakar, Freetown, Bombay and Jask. He was stationed for some time in Cairo. When the war ended, “I wanted out as quickly as possible,” he chuckled. Gray came to Canada to be closer to family and taught industrial education in high school.

n Betty Lefroy

For many, the war meant the end of life and the end of any prospects for a family in the near term. Betty Lefroy and her husband Tony Lefroy avoided such tragedy despite Tony being put on dangerous trans-Atlantic convoy duty. Like “a lot of prairie boys did” Tony, then Betty’s boyfriend, joined the navy to avoid being in the army at the outset of Canada entering the war. He was first shipped to Victoria to watch out for Japanese attacks but later shipped to Scotland. As a junior officer, “he found himself in charge of a post office,” said Betty. “The bosses came in one day and told him he was fired. He asked why and they told him there was no way to demote him if he made a mistake. So they sent him to officer school back in Edmonton.” While on leave, the two married in 1944. Betty was 21, just the right age. “In those days you couldn’t marry before 21 without your parents’ permission. And my dad said no way, you have to finish your education first, then you can get married,” said Betty. After the wedding, Tony returned to convoy duty.

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Students tackle present day foe MacNeill teens shine light on post-traumatic stress disorder Alan Campbell

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he citizen leadership team at MacNeill secondary are doing something a little different to mark Remembrance Day this year. As much as they respect the traditional tips of the hat to the First and Second World wars, the students wanted to fast forward to an issue affecting people right here, right now. That’s why the team — made up of Grade 10, 11 and 12 students — came up with the idea of focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). And with the help of the program’s facilitator, chemistry and science teacher Tuzar Irani, the group will deliver its PTSD presentation to the school at its Remembrance Day ceremony. “They looked into the statistics and all the background information and researched a couple of videos,” said Irani. “They also looked into how people worked through PTSD and came out the other side. I wanted them to be sensitive to the topic, but not all just doom and gloom. “I love it, I think it’s a great idea; it really deals with some of the after-effects of the war.” Irani, however, did caution the students to be wary not to step on people’s toes. “They had to be careful, because PTSD extends beyond veterans; people from all walks of life suffer from it,” he added. “(These events are) usually about World War I and II, but I wanted them to focus on what is happening right now be-

n The leadership team at MacNeill secondary decided to do something a little different for their contribution to the Remembrance Day activities at their school. Photo submitted

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Richmondite survived WWII in China Daisy Xiong

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t may have been almost 80 years ago, but Weifoung Yuan still remembers well the events of the Second World War and the Japanese invasion of China. In fact, the day the factory where he worked was bombed by the Japanese army will be forever etched in his mind. The explosion was devastating and he and other colleagues were on the run, trying to make their way from the suburb where the factory was to downtown Shanghai. Their destination was a British concession where they hoped to find shelter. But it was a perilous journey. Japanese aircraft menaced the skies above and bodies were strewn along the way. “We were running for our lives,” Yuan recalled. As they moved forward, they listened carefully for the planes of the Japan Chinese sodiers nese army. fought in poor con“We curled up and ditions. File photo

hid when we heard they were getting closer, then ran fast when they flew away,” said Yuan. “Hide, run; hide, run...repeated like that.” He had to throw away his suitcase as it was slowing him down. “We were lucky, we didn’t get bombed,” said Yuan. Today, Yuan, 98, is best known in Richmond as the founder of the Richmond Wellness Club. The club runs an exercise program for hundres of people in Richmond Centre everyday at 8 a.m. before the mall opens. However, it doesn’t take much to evoke memories of war, even though Yuan never joined the Chinese army. “My company knew the Japanese armies were coming so had already applied for the permit for all its employees to enter the British concession,” said Yuan. Thousands of people, who didn’t have a permit, were staying right outside of the gate — close to the British concession so they wouldn’t get bombed, Yuan recalled. Having lost everything on the way there, he received money to purchase basic necessities from his company and stayed in the concession, waiting for the factory to reopen. “We went to the office in the concession for food every day, but we didn’t have any work. I could hear gun shots and see explosions at night near the river from the top of the building,” Yuan recalled.

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The factory never did reopen. After less than a year, Yuan was sent back to his hometown — a small town in the province next to Shanghai, but the fighting continued there. “There were Chinese and Japanese soldiers fighting in my hometown, too,” said Yuan. n Millions of people lost their lives during WWII in China. File photo He and his family we knew the Chinese armies were there. ran away from their Afterwards, we would hear gunshots.” home when they heard the Japanese getIn 1940, a pseudo-government was ting closer, but would then return after they formed under the power of Japan, and left. the Shanghai area was granted temporary Some villagers that were helping the Chipeace. nese soldiers would dig holes on the road Yuan then left his village to go to a school to overturn Japanese trucks as they passed in Shanghai and become a worker in a facover or cut bridges to stop them. tory in Wuxi, Jiangsu. He worked there until “This made the Japanese very angry, Japan’s surrender in 1945, then returned but they couldn’t find Chinese soldiers to to Shanghai to work in a factory, before retaliate, so they burned the houses of the moving to Hong Kong with his company in farmers on the side of the road.” “Everyone was afraid. We heard gun shots 1948. At age 63, he moved to Richmond. Looking back, the experiences he has had all the time, mostly during the night. We makes him especially appreciative of the would then stay awake the whole night.” peace he now enjoys. Some villagers would give the Chinese “I like Canada. It is a country that loves guerrillas food and clothes, who fought in peace. There is no hatred here, and it very poor conditions. “When we heard a rustling sound at night, doesn’t have enemies. It’s very peaceful and stable,” he said.

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1. Cenotaph: Constructed in 1922, the traditional memorial for those lost in battle sits right outside Richmond City Hall on No. 3 Road, close to Granville Avenue. The cenotaph is three metres tall and is mainly a handcarved, granite Celtic cross built as a non-denominational monument to represent popular feeling after the First World War ended in 1919. The four boulders cemented into the concrete foundation of the cross are

carved with the names of four significant First World War battles — Vimy, Somme, Ypres and Amiens — and are a unique design element of the Richmond cenotaph. The names of the war dead are carved on three sides: On the north side: First World War; on the east: Second World War; and on the west: the Korean War. The south side of the memorial is blank. 2. Fort Steveston information board: Situated on the West Dyke Trail, at the far western point of Steveston Highway, you can learn all about the little known Fort Steveston, which was fully-manned and operational from 1939 to 1945 by the 58th Battery of the 15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery. The fort was protected by the dyke and, at the time, an anti-aircraft gun that used to boom across the dyke out to sea. 3. Steveston Museum and Visitor Centre: Steveston Museum, at 3811 Monc-

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ton Street, was built in 1905 as Steveston’s first bank. Today, you can step back in time and discover the people and moments that shaped the historic fishing village. Some of that rich history is exhibited by the Japanese Fishermen’s Benevolent Society, which explores the good and bad times experienced by the local Japanese Canadian community, including the dark days of the internment of the local Japanese population in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack during the Second World War. 4. Burkeville: Initially constructed in 1941, the tiny community of Burkeville on Sea Island was built as a 300plus home, planned community by the federal government’s Wartime Housing

Plan to accommodate workers at the Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd. Burkeville was created because, during the war, significant housing shortages arose as workers arrived to supply the aircraft and munitions plants located at Vancouver Airport’s south terminal. 5. Sherman Armoury Museum: The 12 Service Battalion Museum was established in 1990 at the Sherman Armoury on No. 4 Road at Alderbridge Way, but can only be viewed by appointment Tuesday to Friday by calling 604-2382320. The museum is in the foyer and hallways of armoury. Visitors who walk through the main entrance enter into a large foyer and are provided with a panoramic view of the past. Throughout the hallways on either side of the foyer are other cased exhibits featuring weapons, medals, and a reference library of more than 1,100 nonfiction military related volumes. See Streets page 19

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Streets: Paved with wartime tales to be told From page 18 6. Gilmore Crescent: This street, between Shell and No. 4 roads in north Richmond, was named after pilot officer Hugh Boyd Gilmore, who died Aug. 1, during World War II in 1944 in German-occupied France. Gilmore, known as “Boyd,” graduated from Richmond High School in 1940 and worked for his father, Samuel Hugh Gilmore, on the family farm at 695 Shell Road. On enlistment in n Hugh Boyd Gilmore, the Royal Cana[ca. 1943]. City of Richdian Air Force in Vancouver on Nov. mond Archives, photograph # 1998 2 1 18, 1942, Boyd was posted to Edmonton. He was also stationed at several bases in Quebec during his training as an Air Gunner. He was posted overseas in October 1943 and was promoted to Pilot Officer Air Gunner on July 30, 1944. However, on his 22nd operational flight, his Halifax aircraft LV950 failed to return from an operational attack on Coquereaux, France after leaving base on July 31, 1944. Boyd and six members of his crew, were listed as missing, presumed dead. Word was received in March 1945 that he had been buried in the

cemetery at St. Martin Aux Bosc, France. 7. Dolphin Avenue and Dolphin Court: These two streets, near Garden City and Francis roads, were named after leading aircraftman Gordon Meadows Dolphin, who served during n Gordon Meadows World War 2. Dolphin, [ca. 1942]. City Dolphin was of Richmond Archives, educated in Saskatchewan, where photograph # 1998 23 1 his family were farmers, before moving to Richmond in 1939, living at 491 No. 2 Road. He was serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force as an air frame mechanic and was stationed in Quebec when he was killed. Several young airmen were riding in a truck on their way home from a hockey practice when the truck overturned, and three were killed, including Dolphin. He was buried with full military honours in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver. 8. Turnill Street: This street, near the intersection of Garden City and General Currie roads, was named after Private Edgar Samuel Turnill, who died, age 21, while serving in France during World War I.

Turnill enlisted in Victoria on April 4, 1916 aged 19 years and gave as his occupation “canner.” On enlistment, he joined the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles and arrived in England on July 25, 1916. Prior to n Edgar Samuel Turnill, arrival in France, he was transferred [ca. 1916]. We Will Remember Them, Mary to the 2nd BatKeen talion Canadian Mounted Rifles. Turnill was killed in action on April 11, 1917 at Vimy Ridge. 9. Dixon Avenue: Close to Blundell and Garden City roads, Dixon Avenue was named after Flying Officer Robert Samuel Dixon, who was a well-known local athlete, representing Canada at the Empire Games in 1934 as a medal-winning javelin thrower. He enlisted in the

n Bob B b Dixon, Di [[ca. 1940] after enlistment in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Photo courtesy of Joe Hoar

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Royal Canadian Air Force and was enlisted as a flight sergeant, pilot instructor and was first posted to Ontario. He spent much of his time, while based at Winnipeg, ferrying planes around Canada. On January 11, 1941 he was killed during a test flight of a Cessna Crane, which failed to pull out of a dive over Grosse Isle, Manitoba. Dixon is buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver. 10. Craig Court: Near No. 4 and Bridgeport roads, tiny Craig Court is named after Corporal Douglas Earl Craig, who died off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, on June 3, 1941, age 24. Craig was a Richmond resident in his youth and was a sports enthusiast at Richmond High School. He also attended Brighouse D l C Craig, i [[ca. United Church, where n Douglas 1941]. City of Richhe was a member of mond Archives the Young People’s Society. He enlisted in the Canadian Royal Air Force and became a corporal with the No. 11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1941, while on a search mission for a missing aircraft, he was one of five RCAF men killed when their aircraft, in bad weather, struck a radio mast on Sable Island, Nova Scotia and crashed.

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n The Marpole-Richmond Review on Sept. 6, 1939. Photo by Richmond Archives

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ive days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland and three days after Britain declared war, the first wartime Marpole-Richmond Review was published. One of three headlines at the top of the front page, of the four-page broadsheet Sept. 6, 1939 edition, reads: “Richmond Gets Its Orders For Its ‘War’ Protection.” Town council was issued several orders from the provincial government in Victoria. “These, coming from Victoria, give directions for the special precautions for the protection of dykes, water mains, wireless stations, etc., and called for the organization of the first aid corps and the establishment of fire drill in the schools,” wrote the Review, edited and written in part by Ethel Tibbits. Richmond’s Chief W. A. Johnson was ordered in a letter “to guard all bridges, gas tanks, wireless and radio stations and airports in conjunction with any orders laid down by companies or governments.” Town staff were directed to form volunteer groups that were to be ready to work on dyke improvements. The Review reported Reeve (mayor) Grauer had assigned special police constables to guard the dykes and there were 17 special provincial police officers manning the radio towers. Richmond High principal H. R. MacNeill was directed to ensure the safety of children by revamping fire drills and first aid protocol.

Order and civility in schools were top of mind for the government: “Talk to the children that Canada is made up of all nationalities and that children should not say things that are not becoming, and if they hear of any person that is not law abiding, report it at once to their teacher.” The article concluded by noting that “apart from this rather sombre session there was little business at Council Monday.” For instance, one man signed over his house and property to council in exchange for a $20 per month pension. If any of his relatives wished to redeem the home they could do so by repaying the total pension plus interest at six per cent. Meanwhile, water rates were approved for one-bedroom houses. In an editorial on page two, Tibbits wrote as if the war was inevitable “after several years of threats.” She criticized the pacifist British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and remarked it was “splendid that Churchill is back in the cabinet, as First Lord of the Admiralty. “With Churchill at the helm there will be action instead of wavering and compromise,” wrote Tibbits. She said Adolf Hitler was a “ruthless fanatic” who was able to “fool his people” by controlling the media. She predicted a brutal war, citing the Nazi sinking of the British passenger ship Athenia. Again, she tore a strip off Chamberlain who “dropped leaflets” on Germany instead of bombs after Hitler acted “without scruples, without honour, without any attempt to adhere to the rules of the game.” See Local page 21

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Local Nazis quieted From page 20 Tibbits also rightfully identified the slaughter of Chinese by the Japanese forces in the East. But she wrongfully speculated the war may not end up in the trenches. Locally, Tibbits lauded the government for immediately fixing sugar prices and setting rations for local stores. This, after price gouging occurred in the First World War. “Other commodities should also come under this price control to prevent war time profiteering,” wrote Tibbits. The following week, Tibbits took another bite at of the corporate world, noting the war would be mechanized and as such “why is not conscription of wealth considered before any move is made to conscript man power? “Banks, we are told, have been bursting with money. “Why should not this idle wealth be conscripted for the service of democracy before man power is summoned?” asked Tibbits. On Sept. 13, 1939, the Review reported how Germans were being quietly rounded up to send to camps and the local Nazi organization became “undesirable” as members, once “loud in their praise of Hitler and his aims, are now less vocal.” In the Sept. 27, 1939 edition, Tibbits published a lengthy, two-page description of Parliament’s war session, by MP Tom Reid. Other news maintained a sense of normalcy in Richmond at the time. Apparently, apples were in abundance this month (“Apples Moving Into Vancouver”). The following week it was reported there was a glut of Gravenstein apples, causing sale prices to drop at the Blundell Store. Apple prices fell to 25 cents for an eight pound bag. People were reportedly peeved that sugar rations hampered their ability to use the apples (perhaps for pies and canning). And, the Fall Fair was once again popular (“Richmond Fall Fair Again Proves Highly Successful”). At the fair, student Jack Lubzinski was praised by school board chair Arthur Laing for his Pattullo Bridge replica. And the local potato club was lauded for producing 300 sacks per five-acre plot. Notably, “potato police” had been reassigned. Prior to the war, the Vegetable Marketing Act prohibited Chinese potato farmers from selling their produce and thus “potato police” were stationed on bridges to the mainland following a 1937 potato riot. This was Richmond’s “potato war” era. Property taxes were debated at council, which seemed to have frequent requests for

n 1939 was a good apple season for locals, who sold them by the boxes to vendors such as the Blundell Store. But sugar rations may have left some bitter. Photo by Richmond Archives.

pensions in exchange for land. Others complained about services. “Another old-timer, here fifty years, Mr. A. Blair, protested against the dumping of refuse and garbage at the south end of No. 3 Road.” On Oct. 11, 1939, just over a month after war was declared, total war was in full swing and the Review’s top headline was “Women Asked To Register Locally.” Local women were wanted for “whatever form of national service they deem themselves fit or willing.” In her editorial, Tibbits questioned the move to establish seven registration houses in Richmond as a possibly “needless expense.” And she dug into a sexist undertone of the war, in how women were asked to do the “mopping up.” “Women have ever bound up the wounds that men have made, and once again this seems to be their allotted place in a war occasioned by the mismanagement of men,” she wrote. Tibbits continued to question exactly how far-reaching the war would be, noting Italy had yet to make a move and Stalin continued “nibbling away at the cheese” that is the Baltic states (thanks to a non-aggression pact with Germany). Below her editorial, a small ad indicates “Afternoon Tea” and home cooking for sale at Mrs. Morrison’s home in Riverside.

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Following service: Annual Remembrance Day Reception, City Hall Galleria. Everyone is invited. Ceremonies simulcast and online The service will also be simulcast into City Hall Council Chambers. Everyone is welcome inside and space is limited. First seating preference will be given to those who may not be able to stand outside for the duration of the service. The ceremonies will also be streamed online. To access the webcast, click on the Remembrance Day information in the news highlights section on the home page of www.richmond.ca. Road closures In order to facilitate the event, streets will be closed and trafﬁc patterns will be changed between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. During this time, there will be restricted road access. •

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hile much of Remembrance Day centres around commemorating war and the lives lost, Richmond Public Library will be focusing on peace. For the last couple of weeks, and leading up to Remembrance Day on Saturday, all library branches are offering residents the chance to post a message of thanks and peace to a veteran. And in the library’s main branch at the Richmond Cultural Centre on Minoru Boulevard, a special “peace quilt” is being hung on the wall to mark the occasion. The latter of the two symbols of peace, explained the library’s head of Kids’ Place, Kate Adams, was a collaborative project with Richmond school kids from Grade 1 to 4 back in 2013. “We received some school visits, we read some books about Remembrance Day and about peace; each student then drew on an individual panel for the quilt,” said Adams. “And then the Richmond Quilters Guild helped us sew it all together.

We have two (quilts) and we alternate displaying them each year at Remembrance. “There are some really thoughtful messages on there. All they were asked was ‘What does peace mean to you, in the context of Remembrance Day?’” As for the Postcards for Peace, library visitors are encouraged to take a moment to write a message of appreciation, or describe how they will remember the sacrifices and achievements of Canadian veterans or Canadian Armed Forces members. Completed postcards will then be delivered to Canadian Forces personnel. “You can post them anywhere. But if you post them here, we will send them for you. We will empty it right after Remembrance Day,” added Adams. “They are available at all library branches and kids can draw a picture on there if they prefer.” Richmond Public Library also has a collection of materials on war, conflict, and the significance of Remembrance Day. Browse through the library’s resources online at YourLibrary.ca.

n Richmond Public Library’s Kate Adams (above, left), head of Kids’ Place, and Stephanie Vokey, marketing and public relations coordinator, stand next to the library’s Postcards for Peace box. From now until Remembrance Day, people can write messages of support and peace on the cards, which will be sent to members of the Canadian armed forces and veterans. Pictured (left) is a segment of the library’s Peace Quilt. The panels were made by local schoolchildren and stitched together by the Richmond Quilters Guild in 2013. It gets put on display every year around Remembrance Day. Photos by Alan Campbell/Richmond News

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s we inch towards the solemn holiday of Remembrance Day, we contemplate the sacrifices so many men and women made for our country. And while some survivors of war later chose to focus on the sadness and loss, others preferred to compartmentalize their experiences from the war. My father fell within the latter category. He chose to separate the war into parts, and not let the horrifying memories mingle with the droll ones. During WWII, my dad was a medical officer in the Canadian army, and needless to say, he saw a lot of gruesome things on the war front in Europe. When I asked him about his army experiences as a doctor, he used to say that he preferred to remember the good things. Hard to believe that there could actually be good things to recall, but apparently, there were. And he shared in abundance. My father’s favorite anecdote involved the liquor that was left in the officer’s mess at the end of the war. There was no way in hell they were going to abandon all that perfectly good booze and return to Canada empty-handed. So, what did the medical officers do? They put plaster casts (think broken limbs) around each bottle of liquor and sent them home via army mail. Ingenious, no?

Another account my father shared involved his nickname, Sir Sidney. Sounds kind of royal, doesn’t it? Well, it so happens that my dad’s skin has always been very sensitive and he hated itchy fabrics. He quickly realized that his army uniform was made of wool and that he would be one big rashy mess if he didn’t do something about it. Now I’m not sure where he was stationed in Europe at the time, but when he had an army leave, he immediately went and bought some silk pajamas to wear under his uniform. Yes, you heard correctly. Hence, Sir Sidney. As a commissioned medical officer, my dad was assigned a batman (and not the kind with the sidekick Robin). A batman is a soldier that’s like a personal servant of sorts, to his commissioned officer. He would clean my dad’s boots, accompany him on his travels, etc. According to my father, he would regularly ask his batman to go steal eggs from a nearby farm so that he could fry up some Spam and eggs. And no, this is not a Monty Python skit. He really used to do this. Thus, was born my father’s love of fried Spam. Another story passed down by my father involved shrapnel and a part of his anatomy. I won’t go there, though. While no part of war is funny, my father managed to carry the humorous memories with him, long after it was over. And he carried them in a separate compartment. Shelley Civkin is a retired communications officer

n The Richmond Youth Honour Choir will host Voices of Peace at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 at Fraserview Community Church. Photo submitted

Singing for peace

he Richmond Youth Honour Choir (RYHC) is hosting its 11th annual Voices In Peace concert; a free, family-friendly event produced with the spirit of “pay it forward” for peace. The vision for the concert, to be held Nov. 10 at Fraserview Community Church, comes from the RYHC’s artistic director, Heidi Epp. “If the purpose of Remembrance Day is to remember so we never come to this place of war again, it’s not working. It is important to remember the tragedies and losses of war, the suffering of many including veterans, their families, civilians and, well, everyone,” said Epp. “But, perhaps we also need to remember what alternatives to war might look

like,” she added. To this end, the concert includes stories of people who have worked towards peace during conflict. As well, the artists and venues are donating their talents and spaces in the hopes that audience members will be inspired to “pay forward” and make efforts towards peace in their homes, neighborhoods, places of work — and the world. This year, the event includes all three RYHC choirs, the Vancouver Peace Choir under the direction of acclaimed composer and conductor, Timothy Corlis, plus award winning violinist, Gabriella Epp, and symphonic composer, Bruno Cavalca. There will also be a 10,000 Villages kiosk featuring Fair Trade holiday season merchandise.

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I’ll be seeing you, In every lovely summer’s day, In everything that’s light and gay,

n Anna Paul is a veteran who served the British Army from 1944 to 1947. Photo by Daisy Xiong/Richmond News

I’ll always think of you that way…” It was one of the most popular wartime songs, White Cliffs of Dover, being performed at Courtyard Gardens Retirement Residence last Wednesday. The performance room was full of poignant music, along with laughter and tears. It was a special concert given by the Minoru Seniors’ Centre glee club. All the s songs performed were from the First and S Second World War, when soldiers left their loved ones to fight for their countries. More than 50 seniors, including Second W World War veterans, attended the concert. T They were singing along with the choir to popular songs of the day such as “I’ll see y again” and “Land of Hope and Glory”, you a of which brought tears to the audience’s all e eyes. In the end, everyone in the room stood up a sang together, when the choir perand f White Cliffs of Dover, a song dreamformed ing about a time when the war would be over o and peace would rule over the iconic w white cliffs of Dover (Britain’s symbolic border with the European mainland). “It’s nice for them to get a chance to sing it. It brings back their memories,” said Nan Baardsen, music director of the glee club. “Lots of songs are very sad and make people cry, but it’s also good for them. It’s

n The glee club of the Minoru Seniors’ Centre gave a wartime music concert at Courtyard Gardens Retirement Residence last Wednesday for the incoming Remembrance Day. Photo by Daisy Xiong

their memories; they are part of them,” said Baardsen. War-time music is not unfamiliar to Baardsen, 91, who was a teenager in Scotland when WWII broke out. Her father, sister and two brothers served in the war, and one of her brothers was kept in an Egyptian camp for four years. “That was the biggest grief for my family,” said Naardsen. “War is horrible.” Some songs reflect Baardsen’s own experience during that difficult time, when people dealt with the cruel reality with a positive attitute and a hint of humor, such as the song I did what I could with my gas

mask (1941): “Now I’m getting very fond of my gas mask I declare, It hardly ever leaves my sight, I sling it on my back and I take it everywhere, It even comes to bed at night…” Naardsen recalled, “Everybody was carrying a gas mask every day in fear of gas bombing. Some girls made fancy bags for the masks and carried them around like a purse.” See Music page 25

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Among the audience was Anna Paul, a veteran who served the British Army with Auxiliary Territory Service from 1944 to 1947, during which she was deployed to India on a troop ship. “The songs make me want to cry,” said Paul. “It’s very sad to listen to them. So many people were killed.” Paul’s father was a sea captain during the war, bringing supplies back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean. “It was extremely dangerous. If one ship sank, others couldn’t stop for them; they had to keep going.” “The songs were very important to the force. They made the soldiers patriotic and cheered them up.”

n The Andrews Sisters, who sang Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, were well known for wearing uniforms in performance. File photo

“Music has always been part of the war,” said Sherrill Grace, a retired English professor from the University of B.C. “It kept the troops going, raised the spirit of people who have lost their homes and kept them fighting for the war.” She said music is a way to connect with people and take them away from the brutal reality at that moment. “You don’t want people to think about the war. You don’t want the soldiers thinking that they were marching to their deaths.” She said many famous songs began with the First World War, and were brought back during the Second World War then became wide-spread thanks to radio. “By the time of the Second World War, radios were everywhere; It was what people tuned in to; it was what disseminated the music and news,” said Grace. Vera Lynn was one of the most famous singers of that t time and was called “Sweetheart of the troops”. “Vera Lynn had a beautiful voice; her songs were very patriotic and emotional, and were heard on radios in all English speaking countries. “Songs like ‘Keep the home fires burning’ will bring tears in your eyes,” said Grace. “And you can’t talk about war-time music without menttioning ‘Lili Marlene’, she added. It’s a song about a woman who was waiting at the gate for the t man she loves to come and see her. “I’m not going to sing it, because I think I will cry. The ssongs are so personal and appalling. You can’t capture it with w the word, you have to hear the singing.” Grace believes the wartime music still plays an essential role today to remind people of the past. “We should never forget,” said Grace. “It’s even more important for young people to listen to the music and know the stories. Forgetting is the worst thing... and music helps us remember.”

n Vera Lynn was one of the most famous singers during the Second World War. She was called “Sweetheart of the troops”. FIle photo

Top 10 Wartime Songs We’ll Meet Again White Cliffs of Dover In the Mood I’ll Be Seeing You Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

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What a cruel thing war is……..to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbours,” Robert E. Lee When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, over 20,000 people of Japanese descent (the majority were Canadian) were removed from their homes and sent to self-support internment camps in the BC Interior and across Canada between 1942 and 1949. I recently had a conversation with one of our Richmond Garden Club members, who is Japanese-Canadian. In 1942, her family was moved from Steveston, briefly to an internment camp in Taylor Lake in the Cariboo and then to Lillooet, B.C. Her grandparents immigrated from Japan and settled in Eburne on Sea Island. Her grandfather, a very enterprising fellow, had a general store in which he sold Japanese goods. He also built a couple of fish packer boats and had some shares in a sawmill. In 1942, she and her father, mother and grandparents were moved to the Taylor Lake area where the men picked apples in other communities to earn money. Then the family was moved to the east Lillooet interment camp where they helped

n A Japanese Internment settlement in east Lilloet, B.C. during the Second World War. While in Internment, many of the families were tasked with farming duties. Photo submitted

with local harvests and grew produce to sell locally. Her mother’s parents were sent to Nobleford, Alberta to help harvest sugar beets. The east Lillooet internment camp consisted of 61 uninsulated tarpaper shacks without indoor plumbing. There was a schoolhouse, community hall

and a community garden. All structures were built by the Japanese Canadians using a monthly stipend from the Canadian government that was created after selling all the possessions confiscated from the internees. Once her family was all settled in, the whole community turned their attention to

market gardening. They leased several pieces of land that they plowed with borrowed horses from the local First Nations. Then they planted tomatoes. The internees even erected hot tents over each tomato plant and installed sophisticated irrigation systems. It became so lucrative with the locals that they attracted a cannery! See Holding page 27

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n Japanese families quickly became experts at gardening and farming during the Internment.

efforts have gone to the creation of a Japanese garden that overlooks the Lillooet still boasts today of growing the internment site. best tomatoes where connoisseurs of Much of my conversation really illustratfine foods now go to buy huned how many dreds of pounds of tomatoes of the Japanese for sauces, salsas and home just took things Now that her parents and canning. in stride. The grandparents are gone, The family moved back to children who Richmond in 1951. Her father were removed there is hope that the third rented a boat and caught fish from their and fourth generation for a few months which helped prosperous lives build their house on Williams to the internJapanese-Canadians will Road. ment camps bring back the stories He worked in the boat buildsaw very little ing trade and then got into the of their parents construction business. struggle. Her mother grew loganberries to help Now that her parents and grandparents bring in extra money. are gone, their stories are gone. There is April 1st this year marked the 75th hope that the third and fourth generation anniversary of the interment period. Japanese-Canadians will bring back the The BC government announced that 56 stories. historic places were chosen to receive The contributions of our Japanese-Caprovincial status under the Japanese nadian neighbours are showcased in the Canadian Historic Places Project. The beautiful Japanese garden displays and east Lillooet interment site is included as bountiful produce available throughout one of these historic sites. our community. The site has been bare since the Lynda Pasacreta is the current presi1960s, when the remaining structures dent of the Richmond Garden Club. For were burned down. more information visit richmondgardenCanada 150 grant and fund raising club.ca.

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apoleon stated that an army travels on its stomach. During World War Two, the Allied Forces often travelled on their beer. Those Canadians stationed in Britain sipped beer to celebrate a victory or surviving an-

other day. But it took awhile for our soldiers to get used to the British brew. Unlike Canadian lager, British beers such as Pale Ale, Bitter, and Mild had more flavour from the malt and hops, had less gas, and were served at room temperature. Just last week, I discovered a new British brew at the Ironwood LDB: Marston’s Lancaster Bomber Amber Ale ($2.19 for the 500mL tall can). This is exactly the type of beer that Canadian troops would have tasted when they arrived in Britain. True to its name, the Amber Ale is a beautiful dark amber colour with a good froth on top. It smells of flowers from the hops and biscuits from the yeast. The malted barley adds a sweet toffee flavour, which is balanced with the bitterness from the four types of hops. Overall, a delicious full flavoured British Bitter, which has won gold and silver medals in international competitions. In addition to discovering a great beer, what really blew me away was the close connection to my family. My dad, Flight Lieutenant Carl Hanson, who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during WWII, was a navigator on the Lancaster Bomber, the plane the beer is named after! The “Lanc”, a four-engine heavy bomber played a crucial role in the Allied bombing of occupied Europe. The risks were so high that almost half of all aircrew never made it to the end of their

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n The famed Lancaster Bomber (above) from the Second World War. The commemorative English-style beer (right) and Carl and Ronnie Hanson’s wedding day on Aug. 2, 1945 (below, left). Photos submitted

tour. Fortunately, my dad survived his tour of duties and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). The DFC is British military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces, including the RCAF for “an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy.” Another positive result of my father’s role in the war was meeting a Yorkshire “Wren,” a woman in the British Navy. They married immediately after the war ended. The “Wren,” Ronnie, was my

mother and she became one of thousands of British war brides to leave the UK and follow their Canadian husbands back to Canada to begin a new life. As we pause to remember the sacrifice our soldiers made during conflicts like the Second World War, I will be lifting a glass of Lancaster Bomber Amber Ale with pride and appreciation in my heart, a tear in my eye, and a toast, “Dad and Mum, this brew’s for you!” Eric Hanson is a retired Richmond teacher and British beer fan.

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Remembering Passchendaele Canadians brought an end to one of the bloodiest battles of WWI MATTHEWMCBRIDE Contributor

ne hundred years ago this very week, Canadian troops brought to an end the battle for Passchendaele, a small town at the peak of the Ypres Salient in Belgian Flanders. The filter of history allows us to see the Battle of Passchendaele as a unique event, when in fact it was the final action in a series of battles that were launched in April of 1917 as part of a broad offensive by the British and French armies and their allies, seeking to end what at that time was a blood-soaked stalemate of trench warfare on the western front. It was the Great War. The War To End All Wars. The War for Civilization. Eventually, it became known as the First World War. Mechanized, industrial warfare on a scale never seen before, a conflict that involved

all of the great nations of the planet, and ultimately consumed anywhere from 15 to 18 million lives. Of those dead, 64,996 were Canadians. At the time, Canada served as part of the British Empire, along with Australia and New Zealand, and many other colonies. Serving under British Command in the early years of the war, by 1917 Canada had established itself as a unique and dreaded fighting force, and established her reputation in April 1917 at Vimy Ridge. From that moment on, Canada would fight as an independent force. The 1917 offensives that led to Passchendaele were a continuous series of battles that for Canada included not only Vimy Ridge, but the Battle of Arras, the Battle of Arleux, the Third Battle of the Scarpe, and Hill 70, a much lesser-known Canadian victory that equaled the heroic actions of Vimy Ridge. So when Canadian forces entered the line at Passchendaele in late October, they were among the most experienced, accomplished

n Although revered in Canadian military history, the fight for Passchendaele (above and below, left) in Belgium during the First World War came at a huge cost in terms of lives lost. Photos submitted

(and dreaded) troops in the entire theatre of war, with a daunting reputation for efficiency in battle, tenacity in the face of adversity, and a ferocity that struck fear into any opponent. By October 1917, Passchendaele was really just a red-brick stain on the landscape, but was located on a ridge that gave a commanding view of the region, and so carried strategic value. Preceding Canadian involvement, various elements of the British, Australian and New Zealand armies had fought to exhaustion along the frontier, and when it came time for the final attempt at victory before winter set in, Canada was called. The Canadians launched a series of attacks on Oct. 26, fighting through some of the most abominable conditions of the war; a landscape thoroughly reduced to shell-holes, mud, and decomposing corpses. In the end, victory belonged to the Canadians, taking Passchendaele on Nov. 10, 1917. More than 4,000 Canadians died in the Passchendaele campaign, another 12,000 wounded in a battle that has become the embodiment of the worst horrors of the Great War, the futility of the fighting, and the blatant disregard for human life demonstrated by some of the senior leaders in that conflict. And futile it was. In 1918 the spring German offensive recaptured all of the ground taken by the Canadians the previous year. Passchendaele, indeed the entire campaign of 1917 from Vimy onward earned Canada a

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glorious reputation and an honoured place in military history. In the Great War, more than 64,000 Canadians gave up their lives in the service of our country. In the next war, another 41,000 Canadians made the ultimate sacrifice for Canada. Korea added another 550. More than 100,000 Canadians have given their lives in service; a price far too high, and a debt that can never be repaid. But we can remember them. On Nov. 11, the City of Richmond will host the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 291, the Army, Navy and Airforce Veterans in Canada Unit 284, 39 Service Battalion, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and all of our city’s major public safety agencies and our fine Cadet Corps, in the annual Remembrance Day service at the Richmond Cenotaph at City Hall. Step off is at 10:40 a.m., and two minutes of silence will be observed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in memory of those Canadians who, through their commitment to our country, never lived to see this extraordinary nation they created. — With files from Library and Archives Canada, and City of Richmond Archives, “We Will Remember Them: The Lives Behind the Richmond Cenotaph”; Mary Keen; 1998. Matthew McBride is a member of the Richmond Remembrance Day Committee and Richmond Poppy Fund

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he names of 73 local boys are emblazoned on a four sides of the Richmond Cenotaph, facing the four cardinal points of the compass. Two of those are the names are young men who died in Flanders Fields as part of the Passchendaele actions. Private James Scott, killed in action on Oct. 27, 1917 and Private Gordon Nelson, falling on

Oct. 30, 1917. We know almost nothing about these two men except what scanty information can be found on their two page attestation papers, and the bleak remarks on the field reports that say simply “Killed In Action.” But that we know little about their lives cannot diminish their value to us.

When you pin on a poppy, it represents a human life, lost in service to Canada. Look at the individual names on the Cenotaph, and remember that each one of those was once a vital member of our community, a son, a brother, a father; and that we have our community today because of what they accomplished so many years ago.

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Memoirs of war: Titles to remember CHRISTINEMcCREA Book Review

Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death From Inside the New Canadian Army by Christie Blatchford Globe and Mail reporter Christie Blatchford made three trips to Afghanistan in 2006 and spent hundreds of hours interviewing Canadian soldiers. In Fifteen Days, they share breathtakingly honest accounts of their desire to serve, their willingness to confront fear and danger in the battlefield, their loyalty towards each other and the heartbreak occasioned by the loss of one of their own. Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright Before she turned twelve, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of her native Prague and the attempted genocide of European Jews. In Prague Winter, Albright reflects on her discovery of her family’s Jewish heritage many decades after the war, on her Czech homeland’s tangled history, and on the stark moral choices faced by her parents and their generation. Albright and her family’s experiences provide an intensely human lens through which to view the most political and tumultuous years in modern history.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak In this fictional account of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel — a young German girl whose bookstealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbours. Compelling and beautifully told. Dear World: A Syrian Girl’s Story of War and Plea for Peace by Bana Alabed When eight-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions of innocent children. Bana’s happy childhood was abruptly upended by civil war when she was only three years old. Over the next four years, she knew nothing but destruction and fear. Facing death as bombs relentlessly fell around them, one of which completely destroyed their home, Bana and her family embarked on a perilous escape to Turkey. Written in Bana’s own words, Dear World is a gripping account of a family endangered by war. This selection of titles in honour of Remembrance Day was put together by Christine McCrea, librarian at Richmond Public Library. For more popular reading suggestions, visit Richmond Public Library’s website at YourLibrary.ca/goodbooks

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he house that novelist Honoré de Balzac rented to avoid his creditors is still hard to find, even knowing the address: 47 rue Raynouard. A 10-minute walk west from the Passy Métro station brings you to a gap in the street frontage — a long iron fence where Balzac’s bolthole ought to be. Closer examination reveals a gate at one end, leading down 30 steps to a cream-walled, green-shuttered building with a small garden leading off it. This was once the annex of a larger home, long gone, and is now the Maison de Balzac, a modest museum dedicated to Balzac (1799-1850) and his amazing literary output (about 90 novels and novellas, plus poems, plays, essays and journalism). Balzac stayed here from late 1840 to early 1848, when Passy wasn’t just the name of a Métro stop in the 16th arrondissement but a village distinct from Paris. Its remoteness was part of its charm for the alwaysindebted Balzac. It also had a lower-level exit, a postern gate to be used if creditors came knocking at the front door. At one point, Balzac described living “in my hole in Passy, like a rat.” The seclusion helped make his literary output abundant, even by his standards. In a letter he said that his schedule was to arise at midnight, write until 8 a.m., take 15 minutes to eat, then work until 5 p.m., eat, sleep, “et recommencer le lendemain.” Among the works he completed at Passy was the still-read novel Cousine Bette and the long-forgotten play Les Resources de Quinolla, about a clever man whose plans and

ambitions are scuttled by the small-minded, especially creditors. Balzac had plenty of plans and ambitions, from owning silver mines in Sardinia to La Comédie humaine, the overarching title he saw all his novels falling under. Many of those novels dealt with the birth of capitalism, “of which Balzac surely would like to have taken greater advantage,” says the museum’s indispensible Englishlanguage audio guide. In the author’s day the Passy house would have been filled with the antiques he passionately collected, despite his parlous financial state. Today it’s largely bare, but has two of his most significant possessions. In Room 3, his study, is the small desk he worked at, which travelled with him from one domicile to the next. “My arm has almost worn it out,” he said, “from rubbing on it as I wrote.” In Room 4 is his coffee pot. Balzac was famous for the amount of coffee he drank. (“The need to write is very pressing,” he told a correspondent. “I will make some more coffee.”) The surprise is how tiny the white-withoxblood-trim ceramic pot is. He must have brewed it very strong. Balzac is considered the father of realism in the novel. In his own time admirers included Victor Hugo and Johann von Goethe. Later writers to sing his praises ranged from Oscar Wilde to Karl Marx. The coffee that fuelled him also helped kill him. He ruined his stomach, suffered strokes and died of heart disease at 51. n For more information on the Maison de Balzac museum visit the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau website at www.en.parisinfo.com. n More stories at CultureLocker.com

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Regular check-ups still needed would try the shape, colour necessary appointments to From page 34 and length that best suits your make the dentures, plus `ve The mouth is constantly physical appearance. free adjustments within the changing, Raeisi explains, so it “The great thing about fabthree-month post-insertion care is recommended that dentures ricating a new denture is that period. be replaced every `ve to you can choose different looks “We go in, take impressions, seven years as the teeth on the until you `nd your smile,” and do all of the work in-house denture become worn and the Raeisi says. (at our clinic), and then go jaw bone resorption makes the back to the client for `tdentures loose. This tings and adjustments,” often makes it harder says Raeisi of the home for people to eat and visits. speak. Usually a few visits “They will start to are required in order to notice that they can’t ensure dentures are just bite into hard foods as right and the customer well,” Raeisi says. is satis`ed. By replacing your 5. I have an under/ dentures, not only will No case is beyond help. Many have enjoyed betover-bite. Can you ter oral health with new dentures. you improve overall `x it? health, but the appearYes. By having a ance of your smile – and your new denture fabricated, we entire facial structure – will be 4. Can dentures be made in can reposition the jaw into its better. one day? natural position. While most people do not Unfortunately, no. In order In some cases, the reason get dentures for cosmetic why an over/under-bite develpurposes only, Raeisi notes the to fabricate dentures, a patient must come in for four or `ve ops is because of signi`cant transformation of the jawline appointments. bone loss and major wear on can be striking and often takes During these visits, we the denture’s teeth. To comyears off a person’s face. would take impressions, facial pensate for the gap left due to “When the jaw is in the measurements, select the apresorption and wear, your jaw proper position, the face just propriate teeth and their shape, will try to accommodate the opens up and looks better.” colour and length and, lastly, new bite. And no case is beyond help. Also, an under/over-bite can Raeisi says some of her clients process them. From start to `nish, it takes roughly three cause TMJ (Temporomandibuhave had extremely poor teeth weeks. lar Joint Disorder) problems due to an illness, genetics, or For those who are elderly, – characterized by episodes of an addiction to drugs or alcodisabled or otherwise homethe jaw locking, popping or hol, and have enjoyed better bound, Raeisi’s clinic offers a clicking – as your jaw will try oral health with dentures. home visit service. to move out of the socket. To 3. I like how my old set “We go in and take impresavoid these issues, visit your looks. Can you keep the look sions and do all the other work denturist regularly and replace of my old dentures? that’s needed to make the your dentures every `ve to Yes. Dentures are personaldentures,” Raeisi says, noting seven years. ized to `t the facial attributes she often works with directors, Raeisi stresses there is no of each person and we can nurses and other professionals charge for coming in to her de`nitely set up the teeth so at residential care homes to clinic for a consultation and they look just like your old arrange the best care for their talk to a skilled denturist about dentures but feel brand new. clients. all of these concerns and more. Likewise, if you are unsure There is a _at fee for this “We can guide you in the of what you would like, we service, which includes all right direction,” she says.

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KUDOSin the Community n At the recent Richmond Chinese Community Society’s gala, the RCCS presented scholarships to Richmond students (left) for achievements in arts, leadership and writing. The 2017 RCCS Community Award was presented (right) to the Richmond Food Bank Society’s executive director Hajira Hussain (third from left) by RCCS President Linda Li and directors Carmen Mok, Ricky Wu, Alex Wong and executive director Henry Beh. Photos submitted

n Master Michael Sirota (left) of Sirota’s Alchymy — Martial Arts & Life Skills Centre in Richmond was honoured with the Induction into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame as a ‘Korean Martial Arts Master of the Year’. Photo submitted

n The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour aims to develop champions, in golf and in life, promoting the game from grassroots through to provincial, national, university and professional level. As a partner and a Ford Go Golf! Junior Clinic sponsor, Cam Clark Ford’s support has helped the tour continue as the number one played junior tour in Canada. In total, over 150 youth came out for the clinic and the tournament. Photo submitted

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ome this Thursday, Nov. 9, Operation Red Nose will celebrating its 16th year in Richmond and Delta. At its 2 p.m. kick-off this week at Delta Gymnastics Society, the public is welcome to attend the event that celebrates this holiday designated-driving service. Dignitaries, media, gymnastics displays and a visit from Rudy the Operation Red Nose mascot is on the schedule for Thursday. “Operation Red Nose is an important program in the community. We need as many volunteers as possible to ensure we can meet the demand for rides we expect during the holiday season,” said executive director of Delta Gymnastics Ana Arciniega. “Our returning volunteers take great pride in knowing they’ve made a difference in the community by keeping people safe. It’s a way for all of us to give back.” Volunteers must be 19 years of age with a valid driver’s license. They can be part of a road team of three or work behind the scenes answering phones at Operation Red Nose headquarters. Applications, which include a criminal record check form, are now available online at OperationRedNoseDelta.com. Volunteers can simply print and fill it out and take it along with their driver’s license to the local police detachment.

The free, seasonal service, organized by Delta Gymnastics Society, in partnership with ICBC, Richmond and Delta Police, allows party-goers to not only get themselves home safely, but their vehicles, too. The service is available on nine nights during the holiday season to those who do not feel fit to drive. The safe ride home service is free and any donations received from clients stay in the community and go directly to local youth and amateur sport. On average, about 12 road teams of three will be on call each night of service, working from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. This year, Operation Red Nose will be in service Nov. 24 and 25, Dec. 1 and 2, Dec. 8 and 9, Dec. 15 and 16 and New Year’s Eve. In 2016, the Delta-Richmond teams delivered 487 safe rides home in nine nights. Operation Red Nose will be holding an information night for all those interested to learn more about the program on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at Delta Gymnastics Society, 4680 Clarence Taylor Crescent in Ladner. Delta Gymnastics Society offers programs from infants to seniors at their Ladner facility year-round. For information of events, programs and activities visit DeltaGymnastics. com.

n Rudy the Operation Red Nose mascot joins some local gymnasts to promote the kick off to the annual, by-donation designated driver service.

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Sports Shorts SCOREBOARD PACIFIC JUNIOR HOCKEY Tom Shaw Conference W L T OTL Pts Delta 16 1 0 0 32 North Van 10 4 0 3 23 Grandview 11 8 0 1 23 Richmond 10 5 1 1 22 Port Moody 5 11 0 1 11 Harold Brittain Conference Abbotsford 14 3 0 2 30 R. Meadows 12 6 0 0 24 Aldergrove 7 8 1 2 17 Mission 7 13 0 0 14 Langley 5 12 0 0 10 Surrey 0 15 0 1 1

■ (Above) Richmond’s Katie Chan celebrates her Team B.C. goal with Kate Reilly at the U18 National Women’s Hockey Championships in Quebec City. (Right) Courtney Vorster captained her province to bronze. Photo by Dennis Pajot/Hockey Canada Images

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trio of Richmond players had significant roles in Team B.C. earning back-to-back podium finishes at the U18 Women’s National Hockey Championships. B.C. closed out the tournament on Sunday in Quebec City with a 2-1 overtime win over Saskatchewan to earn bronze. The B.C. roster included blueliners Courtney Vorster and Kate Reilly, along forward Katie Chan. Vorster, 17, was making her third straight appearance at the championships and served as team captain. She has already been identified as one of the top up-and-coming players in the country — having played for the U18 national team last season and poised to do so again at the 2018 World Championships. Reilly, 16, made the B.C. roster for the second straight year. Like Vorster, she attends Shattuck-St. Mary’s — a renowned hockey boarding school in Minnesota where she plays for the Sabres U16 team. Vorster is a member of the Prep team. Chan turned heads by cracking the B.C. line-up at just 14. The speedster was the only 2003-born

player participating at Nationals and believed to be the first in recent memory. B.C. opened the championships with a 2-0 win over Saskatchewan. Another shutout victory followed — this time a 3-0 result against Manitoba. Vorster chipped in with one assist and earned Player of the Game honours. Chan led B.C. with a goal and a helper. That set the stage for Friday’s round-robin finale against Quebec

with B.C. needing only a tie to secure a semi-final berth. The hosts battled back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game but still needed another to advance. With their goaltender pulled for an extra attacker, Abbotsford’s Alec Allan scored into the empty net with 16 seconds remaining for a 4-3 B.C. win. Reilly recorded an assist. The B.C. girls then ran into the juggernaut Ontario Hockey program that dominated the tournament. Ontario Red blitzed B.C. in the

■ Richmond’s own U18 Team B.C. members (left to right) Courtney Vorster, Katie Chan and Kate Reilly.

opening period for a 3-0 lead and never looked back in a 6-1 victory. Reilly was named Team B.C.’s Player of the Game. That set the stage for Sunday’s all-Ontario final with the Reds slipping past Ontario Blue 3-1. B.C needed to beat Saskatchewan for the second time in four days to earn a spot on the podium. It took three periods and then some thanks to terrific goaltending from Jordan Ivanco as B.C. outshot its prairie opponent 46-21. Jenna Bugilioni opened the scoring in the second period and Saskatchewan equalized with just 18 seconds remaining in the frame. The score remained that way until overtime when B.C. took advantage of a Saskatchewan minor penalty. Ryaland McKinnon scored on the power play at the 39 second mark with assists to Danika Pasqua and Vorster. Chan’s three points put her among the top 10 in tournament scoring, along with four of her B.C. teammates. She will now resume her season with the Langley-based Fraser Valley Rush as an aged up player in the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League. She is second in league scoring with 15 points in nine games.

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Wildcats hosting B.C.’s best

he Richmond Sockeyes will have the opportunity to take over sole possession of second place in the Pacific Junior Hockey League’s Tom Shaw Conference when the North Vancouver Wolf Pack visit Minoru Arenas on Thursday night. Richmond (10-5-1-1) enters the tilt a single point back of the Wolf Pack thanks to an impressive 5-1-1 stretch. The Sockeyes held off the Port Moody Panthers for a 6-4 road win on Saturday night. The visitors erased a 2-1 deficit after 20 minutes on goals by Jacob Keremidschieff and another from Arjan Badh. The Panthers rebounded to make it 5-4 after two periods. Noah Wozney iced the win with an empty net goal. Brett Gelz and Nicolas Bizzutto also scored. Hardy Hoonjan made 34 saves. Two nights earlier at Minoru, the Sockeyes skated to a rare 4-4 tie with the Aldergrove Kodiaks. Bizzutto’s goal with 41 seconds remaining salvaged a point. Badh, Marcus Sihota and Matthew Brown had the other goals. The Sockeyes also will resume their season-long Tunnel Cup rivalry with the Delta Ice Hawks next Tuesday in Ladner.

■ It’s the stretch run of the high school field hockey season for Dakota Chan and the McMath Wildcats. They will defend their Vancouver/Richmond championship on Thursday. The Wildcats are also hosting the B.C. AAA Championships, starting next Wednesday.

McMath soccer grads named university all-stars

Ellie Reid and Montana Leonard

pair of McMath graduates have been recognized for their impressive seasons on the university soccer pitch. Second-year Defender Ellie Reid and forward Montana Leonard were named all-stars for their play at Wilfred Laurier and Calgary respectively. Reid was selected to the OUA West First All-Star Team after anchoring a backline that surrendered less than a goal per game this

season. The Total Soccer Systems (TSS) product wasted little time in making an impression with the Hawks, being named the team’s rookie-of-the-year. She is one of four B.C. girls on the Laurier roster. The Hawks finished third in conference play with a 6-3-7 record. Leonard was named to the Canada West Second All-Star Team. She was a fixture in

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