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nni Group’s offer of a $4.75 million “community amenity contribution” in exchange for rezoning the Steveston boardwalk from maritime use to commercial retail space was rejected by Richmond city council. All councillors, except Alexa Loo and Ken Johnston, voted against Onni’s offer at a public hearing Monday night and deferred a decision to the next public hearing Dec. 18. The debate focused on the land value increase Onni will receive after the rezoning. City staff were directed by council to come up with an “appropriate” number by the next hearing and to possibly hire a new consultant. “(Maritime use zoning) would have been an amazing, amazing opportunity,” said Coun. Carol Day. “What we’ve lost here is a marina, a community with a vibe, viable businesses that could contribute to the village of Steveston…

we lost probably the most special harbour site improvement on the West Coast of Canada. “What we’ve got now is MMU (mixed maritime use zoning), that’s it, and that’s going to change…we have to be realistic here and get the best we can for people in Richmond.” Onni offered a $2.375 million community contribution for the rezoning and increased it to $4.75 million before the public hearing — this is the midpoint of the value increase evaluated by Onni’s ($4.1M) and the city’s consultant ($5.5M). But the evaluations were questioned by some councillors, such as Coun. Harold Steves, and residents such as John Roston. Roston said $4.75 million equals a rental rate of around six dollars per sq. ft., when in fact the market price for renting on this site after rezoning will range from $22 per sq. ft. to $38 per sq. ft. Based on that, he estimates $8 million to $12 million of extra value will be received by Onni. The community contribution, however, doesn’t count the proposed 32-unit hotel,

because Onni claimed that the company will not gain an increased value from the hotel after the change of the land use. But Steves doesn’t agree with the exemption,“Why should we reward Onni for changing the land use of the property?” Moreover, Steves argued “I believe the hotel rental rate is much more expensive than the $15 per sq. ft. Onni claims,” said Steves. Residents also questioned Onni’s argument that they won’t sell the ownership rights to separate owners. Having only one buyer means the property value decreases by nearly half. (The city evaluated a land value increase of more than $9 million, if sold to multiple owners.) “We don’t know why we are talking about single ownership. Why would the city want to do that to artificially lower the value of the property?” said Sean Lawson, member of the Steveston Merchant Association. Despite this, most city councillors support the idea of building a hotel, but some question whether Onni will actually do it. See Steves page 7

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Dear Richmond residents, Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Member of the Legislative Assembly for Richmond South Centre. The riding boundaries changed for the 2017 provincial election as a result of significant population growth in Richmond. This created a fourth seat on the island. My Richmond colleagues are Teresa Wat for Richmond North Centre, John Yap for Richmond-Steveston and my Richmond/New Westminster colleague is Jas Johal for Richmond-Queensborough. The population in each of these ridings is approximately 55,000 people. I look forward to serving you as your MLA. My constituency office is at the corner of Garden City and Blundell Road and we can assist you with questions regarding BC Housing, BC PharmaCare, WorkSafeBC, contact information for government programs and services and myriad other requests. Also, please let us know if we might provide a congratulatory message for significant birthdays and anniversaries in your family. Touring the Salvation Army Rotary Hospice House and gardens with members and guests of The Rotary Club of Richmond.

From my remarks in Hansard June 26, 2017 during the Opening of the 41st Parliament. “I certainly believe that this year is an extraordinary year – 2017. It was in April of the year 1917 that women first received the electoral franchise. It was Mary Ellen Smith who became B.C.’s first woman MLA. Today British Columbia has the highest percentage of women elected in Canada.” I am proud of that fact. You are welcome to take a tour of the Legislature in Victoria and please take a moment to view the exhibit “100 Years of Women and the Vote”. It was recently my privilege to present at the Inaugural Parliamentarians with Disabilities Conference. It was an international commonwealth audience and the perspectives shared warmed my heart. For those who rely on chairs for mobility, we need to ensure accessibility at polling stations and legislative buildings. These are the peoples’ buildings the world over and the advice is that we all need to be disability sensitive. "See the person - not the disability." My work in this area will continue. Canada’s 150th year is also an important time in our history. Enjoy the celebrations and extend a hand to strengthen community. I am ever so grateful we live in peace. Thank you to all who make us better. Wishing you a glorious autumn with family and friends.

With MLA colleagues John Yap, Teresa Wat and Jas Johal at the 72nd annual Steveston Salmon Festival on Canada Day.

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Child welfare: Making the transition Temporary homes help but are only part of the answer Today is Child Welfare Media Day in B.C., a day in which media across the province have agreed to publish a story regarding the child welfare system, focusing on successes while also pointing to what more needs to be done. would be demolished, the Nova House team was able to step up. Staff Reporter “The Ministry (of Children and FamGWOOD@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM ily Development) was on her case if she becomes homeless. fter the man has smashed the win“She could be on the street, and the dows, punched holes in the walls, Ministry would have taken the children tossed the dishes and battered the woman and placed them somewhere. So we in front of their children, it is often the helped her with funding here and there former who remains in the home, after and found a place to live, and we were police arrive. able to keep the family together,” said There to assist the remainder of the Randhawa. broken Richmond family is a team of Nova House case workers help with crisis workers at Nova Transition House, mental health and addiction problems operated by Chimo Community Services, a more often than not. non-profit crisis assistance organization. Nova House, explained Randhawa, also “When you run out the door in your helps mothers find subsidized daycare or socks, with one baby under one arm and a kids’ camp “so mom can attend a counyour purse under the other, you need selling program, or just go on a job search, everything right down to pajamas,” said or simply be by herself for once.” Diane Sugars, Chimo executive director. And, “we work with the Ministry closely Nova House, a secret, single-family to ensure the family is together,” said home in a Richmond neighbourhood, Randhawa. has a proven track record of successfully Sugars said separating a family “traumakeeping families together and children out tizes the child for life. of the care of the Ministry of Children and “You can’t undo a memory, so regardFamily Development, said Sugars. less of how many times something hapBut it is the city’s only transition house pens, just one tiny event is imprinted for for women and children fleeing violence or life. They require counselling. We don’t facing a severe life crisis. know how this will affect them later in Furthermore, the system that protects life.” children in such cases is With a capacity of highly patriarchal. 13 beds, Nova House The fact that it is the is turning away more The perfect world is the women and children who people than it helps. inevitably are forced to Sugars said they throw man, the abuser, has to leave the family home sleeping pads on the because law enforceleave, not the victims. floor at times, exceeding ment can’t ensure the capacity. – Diane Sugars man doesn’t return to “We’ll do that. But reoffend, speaks to a we are turning people systemic gender bias, away and all the transisaid Sugars. tion houses are turning When a woman and her children are people away, putting children at risk,” she admitted to the house, they typically get said. 30 days to recover, seek counselling and “There needs to be more money for a medical services and find a new home. new transition house,” said Sugars. For instance, Chimo housing manager “And there needs to be money to run Neena Randhawa said Nova House was the house, because it’s staffed 24/7, and recently able to assist a refugee mother there’s all the hygiene products and all who was evicted due to a home demolithat other stuff you need — diapers cost tion. money. “She had a language barrier, she had “So we need more money. And we need one child in a wheelchair and she was a subsidies for women to move into housing visible minority; so going out and looking to get their feet under them. for a place was very hard; and she was on “When you’re talking about the whole disability,” said Randhawa. spectrum to ensure how a child is safe With only three months before her home and healthy, if they’re fleeing an abusive

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situation, there’s a lot more than just having the transition house. Where are they going to go? They don’t want to leave their neighbourhood or their friends.” But as Randhawa notes, even if families are helped for 30 days at Nova House, a lack of affordable housing is preventing them from moving forward. “Think about it,” explained Sugars. “First off, dad’s beating up on mom and now we’re going to put the children in a place they’ve never been before, with strangers, and then reunite the family. You go through so much trauma with the abuse and then having to flee that situation — this is dad — and having to run away from your own home, your toys, your bed and your clothing to a strange place is already traumatic enough. We always try to keep the family together.” Aside from needing a new transition house and more funding, as well as the monumental task of finding safe, affordable housing, Sugars and Randhawa also see a simpler solution. “The perfect world is the man, the abuser, has to leave, not the victims,” said Sugars. But, “if the man moves out then the woman is still vulnerable at times for him to come back. That’s why, very often, women go to a place where no one knows

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If you want to understand addiction, understand your cage. – Johann Hari

dequate, affordable housing — not a misguided, unscientific and subjective approach to drug criminalization — is the cornerstone of preventing and overcoming drug addiction. That’s the message British author and drug war critic Johann Hari brought to Richmond Monday at a conference hosted by Housing Central (BC Non-profit Housing Association, Co-op Housing Federation of BC, Aboriginal Housing Management Association and the Pacific Housing Research Network.) Hari spoke to how housing is critical to an individual’s sense of self-worth and their connection to community — both of which are essential to staying clear from addiction. “The core of addiction is not wanting to be present in your life because your life is too painful a place to be. Deprivation of housing is not the only cause of that, but it’s a really significant one,” said Hari. It is a message that resonated with Rick Dubras, executive director of Richmond Addiction Services (RASS), who witnesses the perils of addiction every day in Richmond, where more people have died of opioid overdose deaths this year than any other. Dubras also said family and community connections, including social and economic, are fundamental to preventing addiction in society. And housing goes hand in hand with those connections.

th family is critical to the that d development of a healthy comm munity,” said Dubras. Community connections has b been a top concern of medic health officers in Richcal m mond. In a 2015 Vancouver C Coastal Health assessment o community health, Richof m mond residents were found to be physically healthy but n British author and drug war critic Johann Hari stressed the lacking in connections more need for adequate, affordable housing and community connecthan any other nearby comtion to combat drug addiction. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmunity, which could lead to mond News less healthy outcomes in the future. “This is why programs in Richmond are And while most residents are about building communities. We need to safely housed, Dubras and other Richmond bridge barriers in our multicultural commusocial workers note more and more people nities where we need to bridge the language are falling into perilous housing situations gap. And we can look at our economic indi- due to a highly-speculative and commodicators as well; people are underemployed. fied real estate market. “Our culture is demanding we earn In his speech to delegates, Hari used the enough money to keep our housing. analogy of the Rat Park, by Simon Fraser “We need to remind our policy makers

University psychologist Bruce Alexander. Rat Park shows rats who were housed in a nice, spacious cage with warmth, comfort, balls and wheels did not drink the heroinlaced water. Rather, they stuck to the regular water. But when placed in a crummy cage, they turned to drugs. “If you want to understand addiction, understand your cage. Once you know that, the role of housing becomes incredibly obvious,” said Hari. The war on drugs is a failure, he told the audience, noting Portugal’s efforts to decriminalize and regulate harmful substance use — and to assist addicts with housing, micro business loans and subsidized jobs — has led to a decline in drug injection use, overdose deaths, HIV rates and street crime. Portuguese politicians “did something incredible. They said, ‘Should we ask some scientists and experts what they think we should do?’ So they set up a panel,” explained Hari. Here in Richmond, most local politicians are vocally opposed to even marijuana regulation, something Hari suspects will change when the results come in (tax revenue, less addiction and “bankrupting gangs”). Dubras said Richmond residents need not be “afraid of regulation.” “This is a public health approach to dealing with addiction,” said Dubras, who sees drug regulation as a “stepped approach” to addiction along with abstinence and harm reduction.

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performance anxiety, teaching special needs students, or preparing students for performances or competitions. “The monthly meetings also provide an avenue for our music teachers to network. Playing and teaching an instrument can be a solitary activity. It’s always helpful to commune with a group of like people.” 2. Insurance As with many professional organizations, the BCRMTA is able to offer its members group and discounted rates on studio and personal insurance. 3. Student performance recitals “One of the unique things we offer at the Richmond branch,” Miss Warfield says, “is the opportunity for music teachers to have their students perform in the community up to ten times in a year.” In addition to local performances, students of registered music teachers can also enter provincial and national competitions for music writing, performance, and theory. 4. Scholarship awards “We have a number of annual scholarship awards and medals for the highest exam results in each session,” Miss Warfield notes. Awarded in May, scholarships include the areas of both music theory and performance. For more information about the BCRMTA and its many membership benefits, or to join the Richmond branch, call 604.268.9559, email info@bcrmta.com, or visit bcrmta.com. BCRMTA’s Richmond branch can also be found on Facebook.

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he Richmond-based Marijuana Legalization Concern Group, led by Coun. Chak Au, has taken its fight one step further by presenting an opposition letter and petition to Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party. Two of the group members, Jonathan Ho, who is also a Richmond school trustee, and Zenbia Chan, along with more than 10 supporters, handed their opposition letter and petition — which had more than 9,000 signatures — to Scheer last Wednesday night in White Rock. Scheer was attending an event for Conservative by-election candidate and former DeltaRichmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay. “In the letter we stated that we oppose marijuana legalization, and that if the legalization has to happen, we ask the government to control it strictly and postpone the July 2018 deadline until all parties, including police boards, are ready to implement pot-related laws,” said Chan to the Richmond News. “Why are we in a rush to legalize it if we won’t be ready to enforce the law by that time?” asked Chan. The letter includes all the signatures from the petition and a list of more than 20 require-

ments for the three tiers of government to meet before legalization. It is hundreds of pages in length, according to Chan. “We’ve received over 9,000 signatures in only three weeks, which shows a strong support from the community,” said Chan. “We presented it to the leader of the official opposition party to show him the voice of the community and to support him when he opposes it at the House of Commons.” The two had a brief meeting with Scheer after the event, who immediately showed his support. “He said, ‘I’m definitely on your side. I have five kids, and I understand where your stance comes from. I’m going to vote against marijuana legalization,’” recalled Chan. “We will try to contact every MP we can and keep collecting and presenting signatures from the petition. “If (marijuana legalization) is passed and moved to the Senate of Canada, we will try to influence it from there.” Chan said the group submitted an electronic copy of the opposition letter and petition result to Justin Trudeau through email on Monday, and plans to hand a hard copy to Joe Peschisolido, Liberal MP for Steveston—Richmond East, in person. They are also planning to present it to the provincial government.

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Meanwhile, one of the speakers, as well as Loo and Johnston, supported moving forward with the rezoning. “It is time. We need to have tourism here. When people look at the dead space there, they scratch their heads and think we are about to go broke,” said Erika Simm, a Steveston resident. Loo said, “We did our evaluation and homework and our consultant came with this number ($5.5M). Do we want to pay the same consultant again to get the same number again?” Roston said he will recommend a different consultant to the city staff to revisit the assessment.

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Message the same Dear Editor, Re: “School trustee needs history lesson,” Letters, Nov. 17. Jonathan Ho frets about the message sent to kids about the dangers of pot when it has been legalized. I imagine it would be similar to the message currently sent when warning about the dangers of alcohol and tobacco products, both legalized drugs. J. Coomber Richmond

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n Marijuana regulation and legalization has been opposed unanimously by Richmond city council. Concerns vary from the drug becoming more accessible to children to farmland being used for industrial production.

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Richmond can grow marijuana Dear Editor, Re: “School trustee needs history lesson,” Letters, Nov. 17. I’d like to thank Brad Kilburn for bringing up that key fact from anti-cannabis history. The USA criminaliized marijuana originally to keep the prohibition bureaucracy and police

budgets going. Canada, however, did it mainly as an attack on the Chinese in our West Coast port city of Vancouver. Legalization, with basic regulation, including age limits and laws against black market production and sales, is coming.

That’s a given. So, let’s plan for it and plan to have maximum reduction of the negatives while reaping the maximum benefits for Richmond. The ALR is unfarmed because, the farmer’s say, it’s too small to be profitable. What if Richmond became

the centre for the legal growth and production of B.C. bud, for whatever legal markets Ottawa approves? Look for negatives and you shall find negatives. Let’s look for positives. George Pope Richmond

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Dear Editor, Re: “School trustee needs history lesson,” Letters, Nov. 17. I fully support Mayor Brodie and councillors plus trustees Ho and Hamaguchi and other like-minded persons with their pot legalization concerns. May I suggest pot proponents substitute ingesting tablets identified as DDD as an alternative to all available recreational drugs. The history of failed reliance on education to avoid the use of recreational drugs and abuse of prescription drugs has been demonstrated by the overdose death tragedy. Surely, serious and meaningful consequences must be applied in addition to education. Why do we assess financial consequences for illegal parking, speeding, distracted driving, impaired driving, etc., while ignoring this available significant deterrence and financial resource asset? Now, in response to letter writer Brad Kilburn’s suggestion that the law against marijuana was based on an alleged “international conspiracy to corrupt the purity of the white race.” The effects of drug abuse are not race specific. Marijuana is a known mind-altering drug and harms brain development in adolescents. A civilized society is responsible to protect children and youth from known harm. Perhaps contaminating recreational drugs with DDD could be an effective deterrent. The application of “GROSS” factor may be effective when education fails. DDD stands for “Dehydrated Doggy Doo.” Why not? Apparently, fentanyl and all other unknown contents are okay. Ken McLennan Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “Trustee: Stop sending our youth mixed pot messages,” Letters, Nov. 17. When are the reefer madness people going to let it go? For three generations, marijuana prohibition has been tried and is a complete failure. Some members of society should not have the power to impose their own moral code on adults when no harm is being done to others. Some of us are against alcohol and/or gambling, yet people are free to make their own choices. This is true despite the health dangers of booze and the chance that gambling can ruin lives financially. On the other hand, marijuana has medicinal uses and causes the munchies. Of course, when pot becomes legal like alcohol, driving under the influence will be wrong and will face penalties, but how naive are you if you think it doesn’t happen already? At least with legal marijuana we won’t worry about foreign substances like fentanyl be-

ing added. The real enemy is synthetic drugs capable of killing people, not near-harmless marijuana. For this reason, more and more respected public figures are calling for clean drugs to be made available to recreational users and addicts rather than have them die. Marijuana has an effect not unlike alcohol but never causes an overdose. As well, with legalization the criminal element should fade away. The war on drugs has brought us drug gangs shooting at each other in public places and wasted billions in policing costs with no tangible results. Furthermore, legalization will bring in tax dollars. Compare that to criminals laundering their drug money at the casino and paying no taxes. Do your own research. Go online and look up “polls on marijuana” and you will find that all of the credible mainstream pollsters show solid public support for legalization. Roger Bryant Richmond

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Cruise traffic problematic Dear Editor, Re: “Port eyes cruise ship terminal in Richmond,” News, Nov. 8. I certainly understand both the constraints of the Lions Gate Bridge and the need to compete with Seattle. Whether this project proceeds in Delta or Richmond, both locations shall face the ongoing issue of efficiently moving the travellers to and from the terminal. My comment is not meant to take sides but rather to ask, how do we, twice daily, add 3,000 to 5,000 more passengers to a grid that is utterly incapable of handling existing numbers?

n Port of Vancouver stated it needs to expand cruise ship capacity in the Lower Mainland and has said it may explore options in Richmond. But it has offered few details beyond that. File photo.

Just imagine two supersized vessels at the same time. The new Capstan Station and the massive construction around Marine Drive will only further test what is in place already. Our only chance is to at least double current

capacity on the SkyTrain, extend that to the new terminal, while also building a brand new line that will connect into Scott Road and then beyond. While we’re at it, why not envision a future connection to White Rock?

Without such forward reflection, we shall continue to lose out to Seattle. I propose all stakeholders get together yesterday and start the process. Henrik Laursen Richmond

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The Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, presents a charming, one-woman show featuring Beverley Elliott, who uses theatre, video and song to tell the story of growing up in the ’60s and ’70s. Elliott is best known for her role as Granny in the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time, which was largely shot in Steveston. Sink or Swim, was directed by Lynna Goldhar Smith and features musical director and pianist, Bill Costin. The 75-minute show (no intermission) runs nightly at 8 p.m. until Saturday in Studio B.

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ichmond’s City Centre will soon see some of the first double-decker buses deployed by TransLink, in an effort to move more passengers along some of the most crowded, long-distance bus routes in the Lower Mainland. On Thursday, TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond announced a double-decker pilot project for five regional routes, including one that stops/starts at Brighouse Station — the 301 Newton Exchange —and another three that stop/start at Bridgeport Station — the 311 Scottsdale Exchange, the 351/354 White Rock/South Surrey and the 601/620 South Delta/Tsawwassen Ferry. “We’re preparing for 1.2 million more people in our region over the next 30 years, said Desmond. “With growing suburban demand in communities south of the Fraser River, we are looking at new ways to ensure that transit is an attractive option for commuters. Doubledecker buses have worked well in other cities including nearby Victoria, and I have personal experience with buses like these in Seattle where they worked very well. I’m confident they’ll work well here too.” The pilot project will only see two such buses deployed initially. The buses will be

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supplied at no charge by British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis. However, TransLink plans to purchase 32 double-decker buses by 2019. According to TransLink, the double-deckers can seat 80-86 passengers, which is 83 per cent more than the older highway coach buses. Including standing room, the capacity is double that of a standard coach.

n Saturday, Nov. 25: Steveston Christmas Craft Fair: Kick start your holiday shopping at Richmond’s biggest Christmas craft fair at the Steveston Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With more than 160 tables of juried home-crafted arts, baking, canning, carving, jewelry, textiles, toys, and other delightful artisan favours, you are sure to find something for everyone on your list, or a special treat for yourself. Admission is by cash donation in support of the Steveston park playground project, or a non-perishable food donation in support of the Richmond Food Bank. There will also be a concession co-hosted by the seniors and youth programs volunteers and staff. The Steveston Christmas Craft Fair

is located inside the net shed building (indoor tennis facility), 4111 Moncton Street. For further information, visit StevestonCommunitySociety.com.

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Winter Wonderland: Visit Richmond city hall and stroll through a winter wonderland for a jolly dose of festive holiday spirit. The 17th annual Winter Wonderland, presented by the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset, officially kicks off Saturday and features a gallery of beautifully-decorated Christmas trees, along with weekly Saturday matinee performances by local music groups. Each Winter Wonderland tree is sponsored and has been decorated by local businesses, organizations or individuals. Visitors are encouraged to make a donation and bring a non-perishable food item to support our local food bank. Funds from the donations will be used to support the Rotary Club’s international and Richmond community programs. After viewing the trees, everyone is invited to vote for their favourite. The trees will be on display in city hall’s galleria at 6911 No. 3 Rd. until Dec. 25. Performance schedule this weekend: Saturday: 1 to 2 p.m. – BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association (Richmond Branch); 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Peggy Yip Piano Studio.

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p-and-coming Richmond-born-and-bred actor Lee Booker clearly has a great relationship with her mom. Booker, 21, cut mom Olwen Walker out of her inaugural, self-directed and produced short film, What We Do — which attracted a double nomination at the Joey Awards hosted in Richmond Saturday night for young, Canadian film and TV talent. Rather than lambasting her daughter for robbing her of a momentary shot at fame, Walker went out and bought a couple of dresses for Booker’s big night at the awards held at the Radisson Vancouver Airport Hotel. The awards Booker was up for — “Best Actress in a Short Film Age 13 and Over” and “Best Young Female Filmmaker” — didn’t go her way Saturday night. But it won’t take the shine off an exciting period in the Hugh Boyd secondary grad’s fledgling career, which Booker spoke about during a sit-down and coffee/water last week with the Richmond News. Not least the fact she landed her debut, feature film role in a yet-to-be screened movie about a volleyball team, starring William Hurt and Helen Hunt. However, it wasn’t quite the part she’d prepared for. “I’m very excited about (the movie). It was filmed in the Vancouver area in the fall of last year,” said Booker, who switched to her stage name “Lee” from Colleen while studying in

Toronto a few years ago. “It’s based on a true story about a high school volleyball team; I actually auditioned as one of the volleyball players. “I can’t play volleyball but I had a call-back for this character. I had to contact one of my old high school teachers, who used to coach the high school volleyball team and, for a couple of days, I put the knee pads on and practiced diving. “But they didn’t even do any volleyball at the audition. I was waiting to hear (about the part) and waiting and waiting. “I got a call from (my agent), saying I didn’t get the volleyball part. But then, a couple of hours later, there was another missed call from my agent with a voicemail saying that they wanted me to play William Hurt’s daughter in the movie.

her job and personal life after developing PTSD in her line of work. The film is written by Booker, who grew up in the area of No. 2 and Blundell roads, and draws on her own experience training and now working part-time as an EMR (emergency medical responder). “I went to the Justice Institute in New Westminster to do the course,” she said. “A lot of (her film) was based on conversations I had during the course with paramedics and other people taking the calls.” Booker has strong family connections to the emergency services, adding that What We Do was “kind of a love letter to people who want to talk about PTSD, but don’t know how. “The main character takes 9-1-1 calls, but you wouldn’t ordinarily think of the person taking the calls as the one suffering.”

“It’s a smaller role in terms of how many lines I have, but I was obviously very happy to be playing William Hurt’s daughter. “I only had four days on the set of the film, but all of my scenes are with William Hurt, which is amazing.” Needless to say, this is Booker’s biggest break thus far. “I’m hoping this could be a catalyst for my career,” added Booker, who also has a role lined up in an upcoming teen Disney flick. “I’ve heard whispers of (the Hurt film) coming out next spring, but nothing official.” Of her first attempt at professional writing, producing and directing — and the cutting of her mom — Booker said it was a very rewarding experience. What We Do follows the day-to-day life of Carly, a 9-1-1 call-taker struggling to navigate

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Complimentary Refreshments $15 Gift with $50 purchase (one per customer, not applicable to red-line clearances, no cash value)

Celebrating 60 years as a leading Canadian Fashion Designer of International Renown. BE AN EARLY BIRD CATCH NEW SPRING 2018 FASHIONS NOW.

Jet-Lag Travel Fashion Boutique #110 - 12031 2nd Ave., Steveston Village, Richmond 604-277-3331

SALE 40% OFF SELECT BAGS AND BACKPACKS

Free Draw for FDJ French Dressing Jeans

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CENTRE STAGE Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools

At Lights Up, we teach Musical Theatre fundamentals that help students shine on-stage and in all aspects of their lives.

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Chocolate….‘tis the season …to lay out a chocolate feast offering good cheer to colleagues, friends & family

Hand-dipped organic semi-sweet chocolate cherries soaked in Italian maraschino are deliciously dressed in chocolate shavings

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL COLLECTION Nutmeg orange, almond Bailey’s, honey anise, pistachio hazelnut cinnamon, mango peppercorn, chocolate caramel, sea salt caramel, Earl Grey tea, apricot jelly lavender, black currant, raisin wine and raspberry caramel.

Our dark and milk chocolate yule logs, ﬁlled with an a array of exquisite chocolates add an irresistible centrepiece and touch of tradition to festive displays

Chocolate Stilettos

The traditional European copper foil box that denotes quality in several sizes from just two to 72 assorted chocolates

Available in two sizes, Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut Presentation Boxes are guaranteed to please

We handcraft all of our chocolate products using Rainforest Alliance Certiﬁed Sustainable Cococo (Natural Ingredients, no artiﬁcial preservations)

BLACK FRIDAY

SPECIAL: Gourmet Dark Chocolate Oregano Fusion Bar BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE

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ORDER ONLINE

valid until November 30, 2017 one per customer with this coupon

Come Visit Us at

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188 - 8120 No. 2 Rd. (Next to UPS), Richmond | 604-275-1244

www.bernardcallebaut.com

Christmas Sunday Hours: 12 Noon to 5pm

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017

2017 STEVESTON

Steveston Hwy

GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT

18 Garry St

19 Chatham St

17 24 STEVESTON VISITOR CENTRE

STEVESTON PARK

No 1 Rd

First Ave

Second Ave

Third Ave

Steveston Village THURSDAY NOV 23, 2017

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OF GEORGIA CANNERY GOVERNMENT WHARF

2 FISHERMAN’S

GNO Dining & Drink Specials:

Britannia Steveston Local Craft Beer & Food: GNO cocktails & appetizer menu 3pm - 10pm Little Mexico Cantina: $3 Tacos, $7 Margaritas & Happy Hour Beer specials. $10 gift certificates for first 40 ladies if you spend $20. 11:30am to 9:30pm

Shopping 6-9pm at these participating businesses 1. A MONKEY TREE

- Free gift with $50 purchase ($35 value). Pop-up specials.

2. ASK HAIR STUDIO

- 20% off all hot tools; 10% off products. Spend $25 and receive free swag bag (value $75) for first 25 customers.

9. JUVELISTO

- 10% off all Jewellery Making classes and 20% off select jewellery.

10. MIA BOUTIQUE

- 20% off all jewellery, accessories and selected dresses.

3. BALLOON PLACE

11. NAILS BY NANCY

4. BARE BASICS

12. PIECES

5. CANDY DISH

13. PRETTY THINGS

- 5% off coupon on one balloon order. - Bringing Saxx(y) back! - Spend $20 on stocking stuffer treats & get a free fudge cupcake (value $4).

6. D-ORIGINAL SAUSAGE HAUS

- Sausage tasting and coupons. Beer & wine tasting by O’Hare’s.

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- 50% off specially selected products and lucky draw with prizes for everyone.

8. JET-LAG TRAVEL FASHION BOUTIQUE - Free gift with $50 purchase ($15 value).

19. SINFULLY THE BEST

- 15% off chocolate and fine food. Samples and gift bags.

20. SPLASH TOY SHOP - 20% off (excluding Lego).

21. STEPIN OUT

- Buy One Get One 50% off regular priced items, excluding accessories.

- $20 polish mani plus free goodie bags while supplies last.

- 10% off. Spend $35 and receive free gift (value $30).

- 20% off plus door prizes and gifts with purchase.

14. PRICKLY PEAR GARDEN CENTRE - 15% off all purchases.

22. STEVESTON VILLAGE MATERNITY

- 25% off Tea Collection clothing & The North Face coats. Stocking stuffer specials!

23. TREASURES BOUTIQUE - 15% off plus gift with purchase.

24. VILLAGE BOOKS & COFFEE HOUSE

- Complimentary Affogato. 20% off coupon for regular priced items, some exceptions.

15. PURE BEAUTY

- $15 bikini wax plus free goodie bags while supplies last.

16. SEAS ON SHORE

25. VIOLET HILL BOUTIQUE

17. SERENDIPITY’S BACKYARD

26. HUNNI’S

-Save - Savethe the tax tax (12% (12% off).

- 20% off everything.

- 20% off regular price items.

18. SHOPPERS DRUG MART

- 25%off off everything. everything. -25%

27. STEVESTON’S BEST OF BRITISH

- Free gift with purchase over $50 and gift basket raffle.

- Free Heavenly -in store specials.British Chocolate

STAMP CARDS: Pick up your stamp card at any participating merchant then collect 3 stamps for a chance to win a Steveston Shopping Spree.

Afterparty (ticketed): Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant (from 9pm) Tickets $25 ($5 from each ticket is donated to Richmond Christmas Fund)

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We offer a wide range of special care to suit your specific needs. From companionship to personal care, to homemaking services, you can be assured of a compassionate delivery of care from our caregivers.

No senior should be left behind uncared for. From 21.95/hr, we provide quality home care services delivered by compassionate caregivers in your home.

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The initial visit for assessment is FREE of charge. https://welcomeseniorshomecare.com/

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(604) 782-6560

Providing Care 24/7 | Email: care@welcomeseniorshomecare.com *Minimum 2 hours per day. Prices do not include GST. Corporate rates are available upon request.

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The Simple Strata-Friendly Solution

The ABR-19: A=Apartment, B=B-vent single vent fireplace, R=Replacement, 19=19,000 BTU’s Quick Swap Renovation

BEFORE: B-vent = single vent, old, drafty, up to 25% efficient

AFTER: ABR-19 = direct vent, contemporary, sealed unit, up to 70% high efficiency Complete Renovation

AFTER: ABR-19 = direct vent, contemporary, sealed unit, up to 70% high efficiency

Why the ABR-19?

• Until now the only option for apartments or strata buildings to upgrade old inefficient B-vent fireplaces was another inefficient B-vent, or a smaller firebox insert. • The ABR-19 is the only direct vent gas fireplace that uses the existing 5” or 6” venting. • This means no holes in the walls, building exterior or roof. No changes to the fire stopping between floors. No cutting into the building’s weather screen. The only change is a slight difference in the exhaust cap. This equals a strata-friendly solution for upgrading your fireplace! • The ABR-19 is a more contemporary, more efficient, direct vent gas fireplace that results in up to 40% energy savings! No more cold drafts or heat loss when your fireplace is off. Installation is simple and done in less than 3 hours!

Call us today or visit abr19.com to learn more and get your ABR-19 installed. theﬁreplacewarehouse.ca

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Black Friday On Now!

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OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY 10 AM - 5 PM

Here is a Sneak Peek of our Christmas Specials Starting Dec. 8 Until Jan. 1 ALL PRICES ARE PLUS DEPOSIT • WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Jackson Triggs Sauv Blanc

Jackson Triggs Cab Sauv

1.5 L

1884 Malbec

Oyster Bay Sauv Blanc

750 ml

+deposit

EL Cipres Cab Sauv

Yellow Tail Chard

Chevalier Brut

Fireball Whiskey

750 ml

+deposit

Fireball Whiskey

Smirnoff Vodka Pet

Bailey’s Irish Cream

1.14 L

750 ml

Crown Royal Whiskey 750 ml

+deposit

Budweiser

Stella Artois

Sleeman Beer Crate

Moosehead

24 pc

12 pb

+deposit

12 pb

+deposit

12 pb

+deposit

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DELIVERY AVAILABLE AT IRONWOOD LOCATION!

Save-On Foods Ironwood

7am - 11pm everyday Pharmacy 8am - 9pm Mon. – Fri. 9am - 6pm Sat., 10am - 6pm Sun. 11666 Steveston Highway

Save-On Foods Terra Nova

7am -11pm everyday Pharmacy 9am – 9pm Mon. – Fri. 9am – 6pm Sat., 10am – 6pm Sun. 3673 Westminster Highway

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OUR LOWEST PRICES OF THE YEAR! SALE RUNS NOV. 22-26

NO GST

NO PST

MINIMUM PURCHASE

500

NEW ARRIVAL!

MADE IN ITALY

ELEGANT PLATFORM BEDROOM SUITE

With Upholstered Headboard O COND SIZE

SOFA WITH REVERSIBLE CHAISE MADE IN CANADA

Many fabric choices available

Was $1,998

Black Friday Price

$1,298

MODERN RECLINER SOFA Available in Cream & Brown colour Matching pieces available

Was $1,799

Black Friday Price

$1,098

MODERN 4 PIECE BEDROOM SET

MODERN 5 PIECE DINING SET

INCLUDES QUEEN BED, 1 NIGHT TABLE, DRESSER AND MIRROR

INCLUDES TABLE WITH 4 CHAIRS

Was $2,998

Black Friday Price

$1,698

Was $1,598

Black Friday Price

$898

ALL SEALY MATTRESSES Starting at

ON SALE! $298

Visit either of our two locations 12180 Bridgeport Road, Richmond, BC V6V 1J3

13581 77 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 6Y2

(604) 278-9595 (604) 591-9595

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BRANDS THAT WE CARRY: Aico, Art Furniture, Ashley, Fair Mount Design, Mazin, Pulaski, Sealy and many more Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wed & Saturday 10 – 7 • Thursday & Friday 10-97•Days Sunday 11-5 Terms and conditions apply Open a Week

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