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B&B bylaw approvedDespite riding a rough roaden route to this week’s publichearing, Richmond’s newB&B bylaw passed throughat city hall with littlefuss.
News 3
Editorial 8
Letters 9
Travel 20
Island Life 27
Sports 29
Classified 32
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PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY BRANKO POPAZIVANOV
Where’s the birdie? ... Richmond Nature Park was the place to be for bird watchers last week, with a number of colourful species catching the lense of News reader BrankoPopazivanov. On the left is a male rufous-sided towhee and his buddy on the right is a black-capped chickadee.
12-acre public park to rise from ruins
A new 12-acre agricul-tural public park looks set torise from the ruins of the oldFantasy Gardens.
And the famous Dutchreplica of Coeverden Castle— which many feared might belost when Townline Homes wonapproval to develop the site intoa 550-unit mixed residential/commercial “village” — couldbe relocated slightly to thenorth, becoming an integral partof the new park.
It has also been suggested
that the castle be used on site asa daycare facility.
The “Garden Park Plan,”as it’s called, was proposedthis week by Townline forthe 12.2 acres of AgriculturalLand Reserve property, as partof its agreement with the cityto transform the dilapidatedFantasy Gardens site at No. 5Road and Steveston Highway.
The new park, which thedeveloper will pay around$1.2 million to construct, willbe located on the old FantasyGardens botanical garden,immediately north of theresidential/commercial develop-
ment.Inside the park there are
plans for:❚ Enhancements to existing gar-dens and walkways;❚ Restoring the bell tower; fea-ture replacements (such as thebridges);❚ A community agriculture hubwith a large community gardenand farm school program;❚ A farm-themed children’s playarea;❚ A parking lot;❚ Relocating Coeverden Castleto the western edge of the park,fronting onto No. 5 Road;❚ Park access from a new con-
trolled intersection and internalroad on No. 5 Road at the northedge of the development site.
City council’s planningcommittee chair, Coun. BillMcNulty, said the plan, whichpassed unanimously on Tuesdayevening, will “get great utiliza-tion out of the whole area.”
“It’s very well thought outand it’s a very progressive oneand all-inclusive,” McNultysaid.
“It provides the communitywith a whole lot of variety.”
McNulty also lauded themove to incorporate the castle
BY ALAN [email protected]
Former Fantasy Gardens castle finds new home, could become a daycare facility
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The replica of Coeverden Castlecould serve as a daycare in TownlineHomes’ Garden Park proposal.see Park page 6
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The wind was howling at gale-force andeven more deadly weather was creepingcloser by the hour.
Darrell Ainscough and his two Sherpas weresitting tight in a frozen camp, just shy of Mt.Everest’s peak, as the final window of opportu-nity to reach the Summit of the World was justabout to slam shut.
Everyone else had either reached the 8,850-metre summit or had given up, when Ainscoughsuddenly became aware that he and his nativeguides were the last group on Earth’s mostrevered mountain.
“I remember thinking that we were not goingto make it,” said Ainscough.
“There are only two three-week windows (inthe spring and fall) when you can actually get tothe summit because of the weather.
“We only had a one day window until the sea-son closed and it wasn’t looking good. It lookedas if the weather had beaten us and I didn’t thinkwe were going to make it up there.
“It was very eerie. There was no one elsegoing up, everyone else was going down and wewere fast running out of time and food.”
With a decision to abandon the mission liter-ally a few minutes away, the mission seemeddoomed to fail.
But 58-year-old Ainscough had alreadyclaimed the scalp of six of the “7 Summits” —the common collective for the highest mountainon each of the planet’s seven continents — andhe wasn’t about to surrender to the last and thebiggest on his list, Everest.
A few moments later, the weather relented andAinscough — who gave up a career in financein his 30s to become a Canada Post letter carrier—was able to ascend to the summit.
“I can’t remember too much of being up there,because it was so cold and windy. We didn’t staythere too long,” he said.
“And on the way back down, we were the lastgroup off the mountain, so that was kind of eerieas well.”
Richmondite Ainscough is not your averageseeker of adventure.
He started hiking and climbing theNorth Shore Mountains when he was just 13,before moving onto bigger fish as an adult.
But it wasn’t until after he kicked off a newcareer as a letter carrier in 1992 that he realizedthat the sky was, quite literally, the limit when it
came to his love for putting one foot in front ofthe other.
“After being in banking in my 20s I wantedto move on and went to work as a credit supervi-sor,” said Ainscough, from the home that he grewup in on Railway Avenue and Francis Road andnow shares with his cousin, Scott Ainscough.
“But that company later downsized, so I tooka deal and left. I got the pink slip and that wasit.”
Ainscough moved to New Zealand for awhile, but returned to Richmond to steer in acompletely different direction as a letter carrier.
“I’ve never been happier. I think that was mytrue calling,” he joked.
“It’s one of the most enjoyable jobs out there,it keeps you very fit and healthy.”
It was then that the mailman began to developa taste for big mountains.
“I started with Mt. Ranier in Washington stateand worked on lots of smaller projects,” he said.
“But once I climbed that, I wanted to dosomething more exotic and that’s when I thought
When climbing to top of world is not enoughFormer banker turned postie doesn’t know when to stop
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Darrell Ainscough, above (far left), shows off a T-shirt signed with good-luck messages fromfriends as he reaches the summit of Mt. Everest with his two Sherpa guides. Below, Ainscoughscaling Mt. Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica and one of the ‘Seven Summits.’
BY ALAN [email protected]
see Walk page 4
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of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2000.“That went really,
really well, and once I gotKilimanjaro out of the way,I realized that my bodyseemed to react very well toaltitude and seemed to adaptvery well to it. That’s when Idecided to tackle the rest ofthe seven summits.”
There was no stop-ping Ainscough now, andAfrica’s Kilimanjaro, wassoon followed into his bagby Europe’s Mt. Elbrus inRussia, South America’s Mt.Aconcagua in Argentina,North America’s Mt. Denaliin Alaska, Antarctica’s Mt.Vinson, Oceania’s CarstenszPyramid in New Guinea andfinally, in May last year, theking of mountains, Nepal’sMt. Everest.
One might think thatclawing your wayagainst the elements
to the seven highest peakson Earth would be enough tosatisfy most adrenalin junk-ies’ appetite.
But Ainscough is far fromdone.
After Everest, he climbedMt. Baker with a friend for
his birthday and he also ranaround Mt. St. Helens in oneday. “(St. Helens) was on myto-do-list,” he said.
After that, he found timeto run the Seattle Marathonlast November.
So this mild-manneredbanker-turned-postie hasdone it all, hasn’t he?Apparently not.
Not content with Everest— where he raised moneyfor Sage House in NorthVancouver (a refuge forabused women and children)— Ainscough is limberingup to walk 2,600 miles fromMexico to B.C. in April.
“I sold my house inNovember and this AprilI’ll be walking the PacificCrest Trail from just over theMexican/U.S. border to B.C.
“It comes right up thespine of the mountains, allthe way to Manning Park.
“It will take me sixmonths to complete.Thankfully, I’ve got a veryforgiving boss.”
Ainscough will againtry to raise funds for SageHouse, although he doesn’tyet have a donation website.
“Friends will be drivingme down there. They’re tak-ing six months off as well.
“They’ll be off doing theirthing in the States and willcome meet me at certainpoints on the trail with sup-plies for the next part of myhike.”
Ainscough — whofrequently does NorthVancouver’s Grouse Grindafter working his job in WestVancouver, rather than getcaught in traffic going hometo Richmond — just keepsraising the bar and pushinghimself to the limit, despitehis advancing years.
“I have a mental bucketlist of things that I want todo. The Pacific Crest is justone of the things on that list.
“After that, I plan to dothe highest peak in everyprovince and territory inCanada.
“I think when you travelit gives you a focus that youdon’t otherwise have.
“I’m not comfortable withanything else, it’s an internalmotivation I guess.”
In case you were wonder-ing, Ainscough got divorcedmany years ago.
If you’d like to sponsorAinscough, email [email protected] and theNews will pass your detailsonto him.
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In stark contrast to thespats and confrontationsof the past seven months,Richmond’s new bed andbreakfast bylaw sailedthrough its public hearingwithout even a whimper.
City council gavethe controversial bylaw— which aims to transformRichmond’s unregulatedB&B industry — its secondand third reading on Mondaynight and now only requiresfinal adoption at the next fullmeeting of council.
A bitter feud — lastingall summer and fall betweenthe owner of a cul-de-sacB&B and his neighbours— was the catalyst for thebylaw.
Now Richmond’s B&Bswill, once they have a busi-ness licence, be able to enjoya maximum of three guestbedrooms, hosting up to sixpeople.
Unlike past city councilmeetings — when neigh-bours of the Seabreezeguesthouse in south-westRichmond went head-to-
head with the city’s B&Bowners — there were nosubmissions from the floorwhen the public hearing tookplace this week.
While allowing B&Bsto host more guests thanbefore, the city has set downa strict quality control cri-teria and a stringent codeof conduct that the businessmust follow.
Failure to adhere tothe new guidelines will,according to the new bylaw,result in fines and potentialwithdrawal of the businesslicence they will now needto operate.
Once the bylaw comesinto effect, financial penal-ties will be dished out forviolations of fire safety,guest registration access,food preparation restric-tions, length of a guest’s stayexceeding 30 days, maxi-mum guests or guest roomsand excess signage.
However, the city’s B&Bswill be given until Sep. 30to get in place the requiredparking spaces and TourismBC approved accommoda-tion status.
Bylaw enforcement offi-
cers will be responsible forchecking on the B&Bs. Aneighbour who feels a B&Bisn’t adhering to the newrules, can make a complaint.
It is hoped the newbylaw will stop pittingneighbour against neighbourand give city council morecontrol over the previouslyunregulated B&B industry inRichmond.
B&B bylaw sails throughCITY HALL
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Animal shelter facesanxious days ahead
Richmond’s animal welfare shelter feels it is being left inlimbo by the city regarding the renewal of its contract.
As reported by the News earlier this month, the organi-zation currently contracted to run the city’s animal controlservices — Richmond Animal Protection Society (RAPS)— are up against two rival bids for the job over the next twoyears.
RAPS, which was asked to extend its contract until theend of February, says it was given an indication from the citythat it would find out its fate either way by the middle ofJanuary.
But with no sign of any communication from the city, theanimal welfare charity is demanding an answer sooner thanlater.
“It’s been very difficult for my staff these past few weeks,and we’re all getting pretty anxious,” said Carol Reichert,RAPS’ executive director.
“Of course, we’re now very concerned that we haven’theard any good news.
“We haven’t been told either way and we have eight full-time and part-time staff hanging around in suspense aboutwhat’s going to happen with their jobs.”
Reichert said the matter “should have been settled back inNovember.
“We’ve gone to extreme measures while running that shel-ter and I think we deserve to know what’s happening. It’s allwearing on us now.”
City spokeswoman Kim Decker could only say that thematter would be presented to city council before the currentcontract runs out on Feb. 28.
“It’s pretty straight forward. But if it’s necessary for atransition period, we will work with all parties concerned tomake sure it’s a fair transition.”
RAPS has held the animal control contract for the lastfour years, after taking over from the BC SPCA.
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Park: Could cost the city $265,000 a year to maintain
Tourism Richmond hasappointed a company thatspecializes in attractingtourists from the lucrativeAsian market to the city.
Ottawa-based EastCommunications hasbeen hired by TourismRichmond to act as itsChinese representative,with offices in Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou.
East will be the keycontact in China for tour-ists potentially wanting tovisit Richmond.
“... this new partner-ship is perfectly timedas the signing of the
Approved DestinationStatus in June, 2010, hasmade it easier to marketour well suited tourismproducts in China,” saidTourism Richmond’s chiefexecutive officer TracyLakeman.
Through a new market-ing campaign, East willpromote Richmond asthe most welcoming cityin North America for theChinese community.
East was responsiblefor promoting Canada as adestination at the CanadaPavilion during theShanghai Expo last year.
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into the new public park.“It gives it a great resting place,”
he said.“I hope the public will get the
chance to admire it, as it dates backto the Vander Zalm regime and thereis a large Dutch community here inRichmond that I’m sure will love it.”
Jamie Esko, the city’s acting man-ager of parks planning and design,said in his report to committee thatcommunity input was used to devel-op the new park’s objectives.
Esko said that city staff and thedeveloper have been working togeth-er to “preserve the features of theoriginal botanical garden.”
As part of the park plan, themajor features of the garden, such as800 mature trees, shrubs, pathwaysand pond systems will be retained.
Developing community gardens,school plots and recreation will alsoplay a major role in the plan.
However, it’s anticipated that itmay cost the city around $265,000per year to maintain the park.
Esko said that future fundingoptions will be explored within thecity’s parks budget.
The plan is expected to go beforefull council next week for endorse-ment and first reading and then ontoa public hearing next month.
Townline has already started workon a European-style 550-unit mixedresidential/commercial village on thedisused Fantasy Gardens plot.
Major upgrades to an alreadycongested road network in the areaare being paid for by the developer.
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Richmond Fire-Rescue isasking drivers to slow downafter they attended the sceneof 97 road accidents in thelast month.
As well as the motorvehicle incidents — recordedfrom Dec. 1 to Jan. 5— there were 11 pedestriansand two cyclists struck byvehicles in the same period.
Richmond Fire-Rescue isencouraging drivers to paymore attention to adaptingtheir driving speed to winterroad conditions.
“We can all help makeour roads safer by makingsmart driving decisions,”
says Kim Howell, deputychief, Richmond Fire-Rescue.
“Allowing more time fortravelling in wet weatherand slowing down will giveyou the time you need tosee pedestrians, cyclists andmore of the road.”
By the same token,Richmond RCMP is remind-ing pedestrians and cyclistsabout their responsibilitieson the road. “Cyclists needto remind themselves thatthey are required to followthe same rules of the road asdrivers of motor vehicles,”said Cpl. Sherrdean Turley.
Fire-rescue: Slow down
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At the regular Council Meeting of December 13, 2010, Richmond City Counciladopted Alexandra District Energy Utility Bylaw No. 8641, establishing theregulatory component of the Alexandra District Energy Utility (ADEU), a whollyCity owned and operated energy utility that will supply thermal energy servicesin the Alexandra neighbourhood.
To establish the first phase of the ADEU, the City is intending to enter into apartnering agreement with Oris Geo Energy Ltd., which includes provisions forcapital cost allocation and a 30-year revenue sharing period.
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The way the police and the province tell it, B.C.’s civil forfei-ture rules are part of an important arsenal used to go after the badguys. Reality isn’t so simple. Who are the bad guys and who getsto decide that?
It used to be, that was an issue for courts to decide after a fairhearing of all the facts. And seizing “proceeds of crime” wouldhappen after a criminal conviction. That’s how the province knewthat they were, in fact, ill-gotten gains.
But increasingly, fair process has become regarded asunwieldy, time-consuming and unnecessary by authorities, whoare choosing to skip right over the criminal charges in favour ofseizing assets.
Why waste energy in court trying to prove a difficult casewhen you don’t have to — or as the province recently put it“when criminal convictions seem unlikely?” Under civil forfei-ture rules, it’s seize first, assume guilt second. Those who want toprove their innocence have the option of trying that later.
That’s fine if you’re the province or the police. Not so goodif it’s your house or car being taken. Seizing assets without evi-dence of a crime “beyond a reasonable doubt” is a big step downthe slippery slope to becoming a police state. A criminal convic-tion isn’t simply a technicality. It is the basis for determining ifsubstantial wrong has occurred in our society.
To seize assets on the basis of suspicion — suspicion thatwould likely not be enough to convince a judge of guilt — is achilling prospect.
Nasty rhetoric? It’s here, too
Charge first, seize later
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A lot is being said andwritten about the declineof civility in our politicalculture these days. It’s timewe confront this disturbingproblem.
An element of nastinesshas always lurked beneaththe surface of politicaldebate, and people oftensay politics is a blood sport.True enough, but what isoccurring these days isunprecedented.
I’ve detected somesmugness in Canadians’response to what is com-monly referred to as the“overheated political rheto-ric” that is clouding U.S.politics. The vitriolic attacksthat occur south of theborder – where Sarah Palinand her Tea Party ganglaunch violence-laced ver-bal assaults on their oppo-nents, who often succumbto temptation and respondin kind – could never hap-pen here, we insist. But onedoesn’t have to dig verydeep in our own politicalculture to find rhetoric thatis beyond “overheated.”
Take the unprecedentedverbal and written assaultson B.C.’s acting chief elec-toral office, Craig James.
James had the temerityto make a technical rulingon the wording of the recallpetition against B.C. LiberalMLA Ida Chong in herriding of Oak Bay-GordonHead. His actions simplydelayed, for a very shorttime, the start of the recallcampaign.
As a result, he hasreceived almost 400 angrye-mails that he characterizesas “vile” and that include
wishes that he meet a quickdemise, as well as a handfulof actual death threats – allfor making the daring sug-gestion that people followthe law.
James, who now needssecurity for himself and hisyoung family, revealed thenature of the attacks whenasked about them by themedia in the wake of thedebate that was occurringin the U.S. after the Arizonashooting tragedy.
Perhaps most reveal-ing, the recall proponentswere primarily outragedthat James would chooseto publicly talk about thesehateful attacks in the middleof a recall campaign. Theirresponse to the death threatssounded like an after-thought. James’ commentscame because a reporterasked him a question. Butthe fact he needed securitywas actually reported someweeks ago by the Globe andMail. If you want more evi-dence of the lack of judg-ment and civility that existsamong many Canadians,check out the commentsthread that followed thatstory.
More than 150 com-ments were posted. Almostnone of them expressed anykind of sympathy at all forJames, and in fact manysaid James deserved being
threatened. This brings usto a key part of the growingproblem: the anonymity ofthe Internet, which allowsanyone the chance to smearanother without having tobe held accountable for hisor her actions.
On websites and blogs,people are allowed to postthe most outrageous, libel-ous, threatening and inac-curate comments
Their comments hang inthe air and get traded backand forth by like-mindedindividuals who will quicklyaccept anything said orwritten that neatly fits theirpre-conceived views.
Newspapers and othermedia outlets should returnto the days of the rigid let-ters-to-the-editor policiesthat took steps to ensure allpublished comments wereaccurately signed. For now,they have abandoned ethi-cal standards for the sake ofaccumulating “hits” to theirwebsites in order to impresspotential advertisers.
Personally, I think SarahPalin, the Tea Party andcommentators like GlennBeck are a menace. But thatpolitical movement is cer-tainly entitled to participatein the political process.
But don’t think for amoment the extremistswho have poisoned politi-cal debate in the U.S. don’talso exist here. They canbe found in Canada, on theleft and right, and they aremostly on the Internet.
If you don’t believe me,just ask Craig James.
Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical correspondent forGlobal BC.
The Editor,Re: “Two Rogers Video closing,” News, Jan. 19.I just need to know why everything in this community has
to have an ethnic component. As near as I can figure out, it isthe use of PVR’s and digital venues such as Netflix, and AppleTV, that has caused the North American demise of video rentalstores. To imply that Asians don’t like to watch English movies,is like saying Caucasians don’t like to eat sushi.
As a family who enjoys watching movies, we are disappoint-ed to find the Video on Demand content to be sadly lacking, notto mention the loss of the hidden treasure factor, like finding alittle watched Czech documentary on Middle European jousting.
These market and technology forces, not the ethnic factor,are the reason that Rogers Video stores are closing their doors,not just the ones in our fair city. As for theaters, they are pricingthemselves out of the market place. My son and I went to see a3D movie the other day; the total cost was $31, with no popcornor drinks, just admission. It would have been doubled that if mywife and daughter came as well. That’s a far cry from the $7movie rental we use to get at Rogers and Blockbuster. About theonly venue left for DVDs these days is the vending machine atmy local Safeway.
As an additional side note, thank you, marketing people, forselling me a Blu-ray player, as there are no places to rent thediscs any more, but it supplies the optimal quality for my bigscreen TV, so the salespeople assured me. Great, now I have topurchase the movie at 30 bucks, if I want to watch it. I suppose Ishould be grateful that the movie is only half the price of goingto the theatre, and I can watch it in glorious HD as often as Ilike. Not seeing you all soon at the video store.
Dave ChanRichmond
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The Editor,Re: “Don’t let Joe fool you, Iggy,”
Letters, Jan. 19.I would like to respond to Linda
Cooper’s letter to the editor.As you know, both myself and Alice
Wong ran for the Canadian Alliance Partyin the 2000 federal election.
I ran here in Richmond while Ms.Wong was the Canadian AllianceCandidate in her then home-ridingof Vancouver Kingsway. The FederalConservative Party did not exist at thattime.
As the process of political realignmentoccurred, which eliminated from the fed-eral political scene the Canadian AllianceParty and the Progressive ConservativeParty and created the new ConservativeParty of Canada, myself and Ms. Wongmade different political choices.
I left the Canadian Alliance Party tojoin the Federal Liberal Party of Canadawhile Ms. Wong left the CanadianAlliance Party to join the ConservativeParty of Canada.
In choosing between the FederalLiberal Party and the Conservative Party
of Canada, I believe that the FederalLiberal Party is the better choice to: cre-ate jobs; eliminate the deficit; improveour pension, education and health caresystem in a fiscally prudent manner;combat climate change and deal with theissues of poverty and affordable housingin a compassionate and responsible way.
When my term as member ofParliament ended in 2004, I continued tolive and work here in Richmond.
I worked for one and a half years asin-house legal counsel to an internationalcompany based in Richmond. From 2006to the present, I run and operate my lawfirm, also in Richmond.
I believe that I am truly blessed tobe a Richmond resident so I try to giveback to the community as best as I can.To that end, I serve as pro-bono legaladvisor to various non-profit groups andfoundations, I am a member of variousservice organizations and I fundraise andvolunteer for the community throughmy church, which is also located here inRichmond.
Joe PeschisolidoRichmond
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Falcon has got my votePOLITICS
The Editor,Even in our democratic system, it is
very interesting to be able to directly votefor someone to be our premier.
On Feb. 26, for the price of $10 for aLiberal membership, I’ll be able to votefor Kevin Falcon as B.C.’s new premier.Presumably, we’ll be able to vote byphone or even potentially on the Internet.
And with the Liberal party, a vote inRichmond will count as much as a votein Prince George, or a vote in Kamloops,because all parts of B.C. are important.
Kevin Falcon’s most visible contribu-tion is in Richmond – the Canada Linethat runs into Vancouver and the airport.
Falcon was the minister of transporta-tion who helped make that happen. Itwas the right decision and serves as animportant Olympic legacy in assisting theRichmond commuters.
I for one am thankful for the Richmondcouncil who backed the project, as well asour three local MLAs. However, the actualminister in charge was Kevin Falcon, andit serves as an example of his listeningto a variety of people, learning the back-ground, and choosing to lead that markshis leadership style.
However, his first role in the B.C. gov-ernment was as the minister for deregula-tion. Basically, he cut the red tape, whichhas helped thousands of businesses andpeople throughout the province.
How can you not like someone who
acknowledges there was too much redtape and works to make things simpler?
More recently, Falcon as minister ofhealth, was again noticeable in a leader-ship role in the medical and hospital com-munity as he worked with them to pro-vide funding and additional services forRichmond Hospital, providing matchingfunds for the construction underway forthe Children’s Hospital where I am proudto serve as a committee member on theFor Children We Care campaign.
I like Falcon because he listens to whatpeople tell him — then makes the rightdecision for the right reasons.
Also, he’s young, dynamic and is anew dad – and as a dad with very smallchildren myself, I can identify with him.Having a premier with Falcon’s extensiveexperience in government, but also learn-ing to be a parent I think gives him ashared viewpoint that is very important.
His commitments to improving theB.C. economy and improving Asia Pacifictrade will help Richmond strengthen itstrade relations with Asia and the U.S.— and help our city businesses grow andprosper.
I firmly believe that Falcon is the rightperson in the right place at the right timewith the right values and commitments.I’ll be proud to vote for him on Feb. 26.And I encourage others to do the same.
Dr. Eric YungRichmond
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But every Sunday evening, he dons a chef’s hat (figura-tively, at least) and takes crock pots full of piping hot, home-cooked food down to the Richmond bottle depot, where manyof the city’s homeless gather.
“We have a little Pontiac Vibe and just open up the backand serve it out of there.”
We, being he and his wife Glenda (who, he admits, isreally the one wearing the chef’s hat.)
It’s something the couple has been doing, rain or shine,every Sunday evening for the last two years.
“I guess it was a couple of years ago when your paper wasdoing a lot of stories about homelessness in Richmond. Ourchurch (Calvary Chapel) wanted to do something.”
Jansen’s church had done charity work in the DowntownEast Side of Vancouver, but its members felt there was also aneed right here at home.
The first idea was to have the youth group make and hand-out sandwiches to the homeless.
The problem was no one knew where the homeless were.Poverty groups in Richmond have often said that one of the
challenges in dealing with the problem here is the fact thatmuch of the homelessness in Richmond is invisible.
However, Cowboy wasn’t invisible to Jansen.Cowboy was at one of his favourite haunts, panhandling.“I stopped and told him about our idea and asked where
we should go. He told me the bottle depot at closing time.”Specifically, he was referring to the bottle depot behind
the Save-On-Foods store on Ackroyd Road.The youth group did take sandwiches down there, but it
was Jansen and his wife who, in January 2009, picked up theball and decided to make serving Sunday supper at the depottheir project.
The number of people who have come around to enjoyGlenda’s chili, stew or whatever she’s cooked up that night,has ranged from five to 25. On average, however, the coupleserves 15 or 16 people a meal. That number has steadilyincreased over the past two years, Jansen notes.
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Pete Jansen, centre, and his wife Glenda Jansen withone of the people who receives a Sunday dinner, which thecouple serves from the back of their car.
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“What’s struck me is how industrious theyare. They are extremely hard workers.”
They have issues, but they survive andthe fact they’re able to manage as they do isadmirable, Jansen adds.
The city employee is also reminded of thequote, “there, but for the grace of God, go I.”
“I have worked for the City of Richmondfor 32 years, and in my time working withpeople on the street, I’ve met four peoplewho I’ve worked with in the past at the city. Iremember one man I met, and he started talk-ing to me like he knew me from before.”
It turned out Jansen had worked with theman, Jim, at the city for 15 years until oneday Jim just didn’t show up.
“I didn’t think anything of it. I thought hehad just moved on.”
In fact, Jim was suffering from mental ill-ness, which launched a downward spiral thateventually landed him on the street, unrec-ognizable as the city staffer Jansen had onceknown.
“People get caught up because of issuesand circumstances,” Jansen says, noting thatit’s not his place to judge, just befriend.
“That’s really what we’re there to do; be
friendly, be neighbourly.“They are our neigbhours. We treat them
like that and take time to talk to them. Somany people treat them like garbage. We’rehoping if they see their worth, it will spurthem on to get help.”
Speaking of help, Jansen talks with deeprespect of one man, Mark, who the Jansensbefriended and put in contact with resources.Mark has since turned his life around.
“He has an incredible story, and he’s beenclean for over a year now.”
But if the people the Jansens serve don’t“clean up,” “dry out,” etc. — so be it. Theystill deserve a hot meal once in a while,according to Jansen.
“For sure there are bigger issues, but thereare immediate needs too, and that’s whatwe’re trying to help take care of.”
Jansen is not interested in making a politi-cal statement with his work or commentingon resources. He is, however, hopeful otherchurch groups will work with him and per-haps offer a venue for their Sunday meals.
“Often we’re just eating in the rain.”For more photos and a video of the
Jansens’ Sunday supper and a link to moreinformation about the project, check out theNews website at www.richmond-news.com.
Profile: Being neighbourlyContinued from page 11
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TuesdayThe Village Knitters meet each Tuesdaymorning at Steveston’s Waves CoffeeHouse on Bayview St. from 10 a.m. tonoon. Bring your knitting, or not, andmeet new and old friends. For moreinformation, call Edith Petersen at 604-276-0059.
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Richmond’s Community Public ArtProgram is putting the call out to art-ists of all disciplines to be included inthe Artist Roster for community publicart projects. This is not a call for specificdesigns. Download the Call to Artistsat www.richmond.ca/culture/publicart/opportunities.htm. The deadline for pro-posals is Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m.For more information, call 604-204-8671.
ThursdayEvery Thursday night is Bingo at St.Paul Parish, 8251 St. Alban’s Rd. Comeand join an evening of fun and lots ofexciting prizes, while supporting pro-grams such as community outreach,youth program, hospital visitations andseniors outreach. Make it a date everyThursday. For more information, call 604-277-3213.
UpcomingThe 2nd Annual Hennessey Haircut-a-Thon, benefitting Wigs for Kids B.C.,takes place on Sunday, Jan. 30 from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hennessey Salon inRichmond Centre. The stylists are askingfor minimum donations of $20 for a cutand style for men and $40 for women.Donations of new, non-chemically treat-ed hair are also welcome. Hair must beclean, dry and minimum of eight incheslong. All money raised is used to providehuman-hair wigs for kids living with can-cer or other serious illnesses. It is alsoused to defray the cost of certain drugsand feeding supplies not covered byB.C. Medical. To book an appointment,call 604-482-3262. For more information,visit www.wigsforkids.com.
Richmond Orchestra & ChorusAssociation presents MozartMasterpieces with principal flutist LynnePiening on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.at Richmond Pentecostal Church, 9300Westminster Hwy. Tickets available at thedoor or at Long & McQuade, 6760 No. 3Rd. or by calling 604-276-2747.
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The work of the GardenCity Lands Coalitionand the Richmond FoodSecurity Society helpedgarner Richmond an inter-national award. In earlyDecember, the InternationalEco-Safety CooperativeOrganization (IESCO) des-ignated Richmond as an“international eco-safetydemonstrative city,” accord-ing to a press release. Onlytwo other cities, Tanxia,China and Kansas City, Kanreceived the award.
The Richmond SchoolDistrict also won “the bestpractices for environmentaleducation” designation, thesole winner in this category.
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“The award belongs tothe citizens of Richmond,”said Au.
“The directors of IESCOwere impressed that aboutfifty percent of Richmondis kept and protected asfarmland, parks, environ-mental reserves and otheropen space, which is quiterare in a modern city,” saidAu.
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the grassroots efforts ofcitizens, who formedthe Garden City LandsCoalition and the RichmondFood Security Society.“They felt that Richmondwas a leader in farmlandprotection, urban farmingresearch and food securitywork”, commented Au.
Chak Au presented theplaques and certificatesto the Richmond SchoolBoard at the meeting ofJan. 17 and will present toRichmond council on Jan.24
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Theft from vehicles is a crime of oppor-tunity and, as such, is preventable, says theRichmond RCMP.
By following a few basic rules peoplecan eliminate the likelihood of becomingvictims. “The key is to get into the habitof consistently following the rules until itbecomes second nature,” said Cpl. SherrdeanTurley in a press release. “By taking the timeto safeguard yourself and your family, youwill hopefully avoid the cost and time spenton vehicle repairs and replacement of stolenitems.”
In order for your vehicle to be overlookedby thieves, you should follow these tips:❚ Remove valuables from your vehicle. Ifthey can see it, they can steal it.❚ Park in well lit open areas when you areout and about. When at home, park in your
garage and lock both your car and garage.❚ Remove portable accessories such as ste-reo face plates and GPSs. It’s important toremember that GPSs are usually programmedwith your home address. Opt for a garagedoor opener that fits on your key ring insteadof a model that clips on your visor. Thecombination of having your GPS and garagedoor opener stolen from your vehicle allowsthieves easy access to your home.❚ Install an alarm. Alarms not only deter theftfrom your vehicle, but theft of your vehicleas well.❚ Use a locking device on your steeringwheel. Not only does this prevent yourvehicle from being stolen, it also tells thievesthat a responsible person owns the vehicleand the likelihood of anything of value left init is low.
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Here are a few tips fromICBC on how to stay safewhen it gets slushy, snowyand icy:❚ Equip your vehicle: prepar-ing your vehicle for winterdriving comes down to muchmore than just choice of
tires.❚ Don’t use cruise control onslippery roads; check yourtire pressure as they candeflate quickly in the cold;low-beam lights are moreeffective in the snow; andkeep your gas tank full toprevent freezing in extremetemperatures.❚ Keep a blanket in your carjust in case you are unfortu-nate enough to get stranded.❚ Slow down.
❚ When things get slippery:One of the most challengingroad hazards at this time ofyear is black ice. While it canbe a natural reaction to slamon the brakes, the best thingyou can do is try and slowyour vehicle down to regaintraction — ease off the accel-erator and shift to a lowergear if possible. If you needto use the brake, be aware ofthe differences between usingstandard and ABS brakes.
Steps to driving safely through snow
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Gnarly gusts violently buffet the OrcaAirways eight-seater aircraft, sending mystomach into a tailspin as we descend throughthe dripping rainforest draped mountainstoward Clayoquot Sound on VancouverIsland’s west coast.
It’s early November, hardly the most reli-able time of year to be taking the 55-minuteflight from Vancouver to Tofino. But sinceI’ve come hoping to watch one of the legend-ary winter storms that rise out of the Pacificwithout warning to lay monumental beatingson this pristine stretch of coastline, a little tur-bulence en route seems appropriate.
From November to March, when mostwinter weather-weary Canadians yearn fortropical getaways, a peculiar subspecies oftraveller heads instead to Tofino, lured bythe quaintly romantic notion of facing downthe elements while being pampered in five-star resorts and stuffed with local delicacieslike dashi braised Pacific octopus and boiledDungeness crab.
This former logging and fishing villageturned ecotourism poster-town still moves to
its own mellow rhythm. Artists, activists, surf-ers and dreamers all flock here, where tem-pestuous seas pound the jagged coastline andthe driftwood and bull kelp strewn beachesstretch forever.
As we touch down at Tofino’s airstrip, I’malready looking forward to that first celebra-tory martini in the lounge of WickaninnishInn, with its panoramic ocean view.
Certainly it won’t be long before I raceback to my room, pull on the hotel’s com-plimentary lemon yellow rain slickers, andventure out into a seething, foaming squall,shouting, laughing and flapping my arms atthe apoplectic elements like Big Bird on methas the salt spray stings my grinning lips.
But on this day, no oceanic convulsionsthreaten to lay siege to Chesterman Beach,where the “Wick” sits perched on a rockyoutcrop, as opulent an outpost as you’ll findin these parts.
Not even owner Charles McDiarmid, saidto have invented the concept of storm watch-ing here as a surefire way of drawing off-sea-son traffic, can accommodate me by conjur-ing climactic chaos.
It’s a good thing, then, that there are plentyof other natural wonders to watch while I wait
for the big one to roll in.Whales, for instance.Tofino and neighbouring Ucluelet are
the two most popular northern grey whale-watching communities on the west coast ofVancouver Island.
Each spring, more than 20,000 of theseenormous mammals swim north from theirwinter breeding grounds in Baja, Calif., totheir summer feeding grounds in Alaska.
Many linger near Tofino, feeding inten-
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sively on invertebrates like amphipods andmarine worms that live in bottom sediments.A grey whale can devour over 1,000 kg a dayin Clayoquot Sound, making these waters anirresistible migratory pit stop.
“We’re in luck. The whales are watchingus today,” says West Coast Aquatic Safarisskipper Tim Thom as we head out of TofinoHarbour for a three-hour whale watching tour.
This late in the season, our chances ofspotting their telltale spouts are hit and miss.But Thom, a member of the Nuuchah-nulthFirst Nations community on nearby MearesIsland, is confident of a sighting.
Sure enough, several grey and humpbackwhales soon deem us worthy of a friendlyflick of the tail before the salt spray settlesand their glistening black fins vanish beneaththe surface, barely 30 metres away.
During our voyage we also encounter aharem of Steller’s sea lions barking, honking,trumpeting, and roaring as they flap and flopabout on their tiny rocky island. A lone baldeagle soars high overhead as a pair of curioussea otters cruise up to check us out as we idlein the calm water. When not dining on seaurchins, abalone, crabs, mussels, and clams,which they crack open against rocks they holdon their stomachs, these energetic and playfulamphibious members of the weasel familywrestle, twirl and chase their tales.
Unlike other marine animals, Thomexplains, sea otters don’t have an insulatinglayer of blubber, relying instead on warm airtrapped in their incredibly dense fur - 100,000hairs in a space the size of a postage stamp -
to stay warm in the frigid ocean water.Back on shore, with still no storm in sight,
I borrow the keys to the Wick’s Lexus RX450h hybrid SUV (complimentary for guests).Cruising the coastal highway dividing theold growth forests of Pacific Spirit NationalPark from an unbroken string of gargantuanbeaches, I pull over at Cox Bay to watchdozens of hooded neoprene wetsuit clad war-riors plow through the whitewash hunting forfast breakers. It’s easy to see why this hur-ricane pummeled stretch of coastline is alsoNorth America’s cold water surfing capitalwhich recently hosted the O’Neill Cold WaterClassic, featuring the world’s best surfers.
My final destination is Thornton CreekHatchery, just outside Ucluelet.
I arrive in the late afternoon, after every-one has left. Everyone except the hulkingblack bear hunched on a rock in the middleof the icy stream, fishing for another sushidinner to help fatten it up for the oncomingseasonal slumber. Occasionally squinting inmy direction, it cautiously sniffs the crispNovember air for a whiff of intrusion.
We’re only 20 metres apart, as close as Idare approach as dusk descends and I try torecall what to do if a black bear charges. Curlup or loom as big as possible?
The next morning — my last on the leftcoast — breaks calm and sunny. Perfect forflying, not gale gawking. But such is thebeauty of Tofino that, despite my best laidstorm watching schemes gone awry, there isso much else to watch here on the edge of theworld that catching a winter storm (and thereare plenty of them) is but a blustery bonus.
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Once ensconced in its classy interior and surroundedby elaborate safety systems, we were smitten by the guile,grace and appeal of this Swedish beauty. Volvo temporar-ily discontinued the S60 for 2010 model year, but it’s backnow as a 2011 model and a completely new design. It’sa wonderful car on a number of different levels, and thehigh-tech solutions that actively help the driver avoid acci-dents are outstanding.
The new one is “Pedestrian Detection with Full AutoBrake” and it comes in a $4,500 optional Driver SupportPackage. Actually, it’s a more advanced form of an existingVolvo active safety system called City Safety, which auto-matically stops a Volvo if another vehicle gets in its way.
It’s a radar-and camera-based system that can detectpedestrians in front of the car. In a nutshell, it gives awarning signal if someone walks into its detection fieldand automatically activates the car’s full braking power ifthe driver fails to respond in time.
Apparently, half of all pedestrian accidents occur atspeeds below 25 km/h. Pedestrian Detection with Full AutoBrake can avoid a collision with a pedestrian at speeds upto 35 km/h, even if the driver is distracted and does notreact in time. At higher speeds, the focus is on warning andreducing the car’s speed as much as possible prior to theimpact.
In-line six-cylinder engines are uncommon these days,even though they are innately smoother-running than themore compact V configuration engine. Under the hood ofthe S60 sedan is a new 3.0-litre turbocharged in-line sixthat’s mated to a six-speed automatic transmission, and itcomes with all-wheel drive.
The new engine can produce 300 horsepower and animpressive 325 lb.-ft. of torque at just 2,100 r.p.m. It’swonderfully smooth and gets 10 per cent better fuel econ-omy compared to the last S60, which had a less powerfulengine.
The all-wheel-drive technology now includes a torque-vectoring feature, which can increase torque to the outsidewheel and help steer the car around a turn with more sta-bility. There are two optional suspensions, a touring chas-sis that offers a softer ride and a four-c active chassis thatoffers comfort, sport and advanced settings.
The looksLong gone are the “good-but-boxy” days of stodgy
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A long nose and smooth lines with fenders that don’tbulge out at the wheel openings give the S60 an elegantlook. Large Xenon headlights blend nicely into the frontfenders and tasteful use of chrome limits it to a thin stripsurrounding the windows.
The insideWhile it’s a very handsome interior, the use of cream-
coloured leather inner panel on the steering wheel immedi-ately grabs your attention on entry.
This unique styling eccentricity was in stark contrastto the rest of the leather upholstery, which was graphite(black) leather. Opinions on it were varied, yet most ofthose I canvassed seemed to like it.
Otherwise, it’s a well thought-out, low-key interior withquality trimmings and seats that look good and were verycomfortable and supportive. Legroom in the rear, however,
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Even though my footwas on the brake beforethe auto braking activated,we’re still impressed.
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Richmond’s Kylo Hoy has long been fascinated with theartistry of Japanese cooking.
As the sous chef at Steveston’s Blue Canoe WaterfrontRestaurant, the 27-year-old is used to creating West Coastand French-style cuisine, but sushi is a whole new wrap.
Although traditional Japanese meals showcase uncom-plicated, seasonal and local ingredients, its simplicitydoesn’t come easy.
When asked who is the Picasso of Japanese sushi inVancouver, without a doubt, Hoy said, it’s Hidekazu Tojo(known as Tojo).
Tojo is the master Japanese chef and proprietor of theworld-famous Tojo’s Restaurant in Vancouver.
Hoy is not alone in his assessment. Tojo has been inter-nationally touted for his brilliant cuisine and culinary skillsin magazines, newspapers and food networks around theglobe.
Last week, when Hoy was invited for a rare opportunityto spend a day as Tojo’s sous chef, the young chef jumpedat the chance.
Although a little nervous about the prospect of cookingalongside his idol, Hoy was keen to learn how the masterchef can deftly slice fish for sashimi and somehow manageto create simple dishes that taste exquisite.
Hoy arrived at around 2 p.m. and spent nearly an hoursipping green tea while the multiple culinary award winnerdiscussed the ABC’s of Japanese cooking and its intricatetechniques.
Almost immediately, Tojo talked of the importance ofusing the best provisions available.
He told Hoy that he has an almost religious reverencewhen it comes to selecting only the finest seasonal andlocal produce.
“You must start with the very best ingredients you canfind,” Tojo reiterated more than once.
The small, affable and energetic chef said he likes topersonally go down and meet the fishermen himself toensure he nabs the best catch of the day.
“Tojo’s philosophy is to use the freshest of foods in asclose to their natural state as possible,” said Hoy.
Well, that sounds easy doesn’t it? Start with fresh, localfood and roll raw slices of fish in rice ...
No quite. There is a real art form in Japanese cuisine, asHoy soon found out.
Hidekazu Tojo, (top, left) is the owner of world-renowned Tojo’s restaurant in Vancouver. He shows KyloHoy, sous chef at Steveston’s Blue Canoe WaterfrontRestaurant, (top, right) proper portion sizes of rice fornigiri. Above, Hoy and Tojo talk dishes at the sushi barand at below left is a Northern Light roll, inspired by theCanadian Northern Lights, with wild prawn tempura,avocado and seasonal fruit rolled into a cucumber crepe.
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“Tojo taught me a fewbasics and that every com-ponent of Japanese cook-ing has to be so pure,” saidHoy.
As Tojo starts to showHoy how to nimbly rollthe rice between his fin-gers and then skillfullyplace the albacore tuna inthe centre, Hoy realized itisn’t that straightforwardto perfect Tojo’s “uncannyskill.”
“You can rob the tasteof the fish by five to sevendegrees if you roll thesushi too long,” said Tojo.
Hoy was surprised tofind out just how much thesimple act of rolling therice with too much pres-sure can affect the tasteand texture of the sushi.
Another one of Tojo’skey tips was to keep theknife very moist to preventit from sticking to the fishand remoistening beforeeach cut.
After a few hours spentrolling, slicing and deli-cately plating the sushi, itwas time for a taste test.
Mark Langdon, a Tojopatron of three decades,agreed to be the judge ofa couple of appetizers —Tuna tataki, which is light-
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After sampling both,and without know-ing which was which,Langdon said: “Both aredelicious but the ones onthe right taste better (itwas Tojo’s).”
Hoy wasn’t at allinsulted, as Langdon wasquick to add: “For a begin-ner Kylo, you did prettygood.”
One can certainlyunderstand why it wouldbe a little daunting forHoy to train under Tojo— who regularly serveshis creations to Hollywoodcelebrities.
Last week, Tom Cruiseand his wife Katie Holmescame, not one, but twonights in a row. The listof Hollywood A-listersthat dine here is dizzy-ing — actors HarrisonFord, William Shatner,Eddie Murphy, MorganFreeman, as well as rock-ers the Rolling Stones andAerosmith, have all par-taken in Tojo’s fare.
After a late afternoonhoning his culinary skills,Tojo said that Hoy “defi-nitely shows promise.”
“What I look for whenI hire my sous chefs (hehas between 12 to 15 in onany given night) is passionand Kylo has the passion,”said Tojo. “I can teach allthe skills but if they lackthat fire and passion, theywill never make it as greatchefs.
“Kylo has a future as achef in whatever cookingstyle he chooses.”
Hoy has always had azeal for food. Like an art-ist who creates paintingson a canvas, Hoy’s canvasis a plate.
“My mom is a fantas-tic cook,” said Hoy. “Iremember being eight andI was the one who grewand tended the herb gar-den.
“I never used the herbsbut somehow I knew whatthey were.”
That was the beginningof his culinary journey.
As for his unique expe-rience, Hoy said: “It wasa great and Tojo was sonice and helpful . . . whatreally got to me was howthere was very little noisein the kitchen, it runsseamlessly.”
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Hidekazu Tojo explains the art behind making his award-winning dishes to Kylo Hoy (top left) while, above, the cheftells Hoy stories of how he started and the famous peoplehe has met along the way. At right, Tojo’s executive assistantMasa Baba shows a California roll he made.
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At a special generalmeeting this Saturday, Jan.22, members will vote onthe creation of a new HighPerformance League — aproposal that is expectedto pass and radicallychange the way elite soc-cer is run in this province.
If approved, eight “fran-chises” will be chosen torun girls’ and boys’ teamsfrom U13 to U18 in thenew league.
The HPL would becomethe top level of youth soc-cer in B.C., bumping thegirls’ metro league andboys’ selects league to sec-
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Of the 11 potential franchises (see box), almost allare partnerships between clubs. Coquitlam Metro-Ford,referred to by many as a “Super Club,” is the notableexception.
While there appears to be widespread support for theHPL, many questions remain.
Depending on where the HPL kids are selected from,the creation of the new league will have varying trickle-down effects on the existing clubs and districts based on
their size and the tiers they offer.A key point: the HPL would eliminate boundary rules,
so players could go to any franchise regardless of wherethey live.
“You might have four or five, you might have 10selected [for HPL], you don’t know, and you don’t knowwho is going to come and try out for you,” said JasonJordan, the former Whitecaps forward who’s now the tech-nical director at Vancouver FC. Vancouver and Richmondhave partnered on a proposed HPL franchise.
“We can’t really say what’s going to happen to thelower levels yet, but I don’t think it’s going to destroy anyclubs.
It already happens all the time; the Whitecaps come inand take players they feel are strong enough.
It’s just part of the cycle if you produce players that aregood enough.”
There’s also the matter of university- and college-boundHPL players. The HPL season would run until November,but the university season starts in late August.
And some will be concerned about giving up othersummer sports to focus on soccer.
“It might not be perfect,” said Allen, “but it’s on theright track. It’s the right thing to do.”
Colin Elmes, director of TSS Academy in Richmond,is a big proponent of the HPL; he’s part of a franchise bidthrough Sportstown FC that’s not expected to gain trac-tion.
But he says the league’s contribution to furtheringdevelopment will only be as good as its coaches.
“It’s still a massive problem for me,” he said. “There’smaybe only a dozen coaches in the Lower Mainland whoI’d personally pay to coach my kids, so it’s going to beinteresting to see.
“I think the differences in experience will be drastic.”Eliminating the boundary rule, though, creates a free
market for elite players and their parents.And that, said Jordan, raises the stakes.“There’s going to be a lot of accountability,” he said.“If you’re not running a good program, all your players
can leave. The coaches will be accountable.The franchises will be accountable.”The proposed HPL schedule is 21 games, and teams
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The league would also be self-funded.The aim is to have player fees in the $2,400 range —
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B.C.’s Super Y-League teams would dissolve if the HPLgoes through.
While the HPL wouldn’t start until March, 2012, thereare some tight timelines.
In order to give the clubs a clear idea of how the HPLwill affect them, players would be selected by April.
If the vote passes Saturday, a three-person committee,yet to be revealed, will decide the eight successful fran-chises by mid-February. Canada’s under-17 head coach,Sean Fleming, would be on that committee.
HPL: Would eliminate boundary rulesContinued from page 29
Teams with interestEleven groups have submitted expressions of inter-
est for the HPL. Six from the Lower Mainland, plusthe Island and Interior bids are expected to form theeight-team league.
Abbotsford Soccer AssociationCoquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer ClubLower Island and Upper Island Soccer AssociationNorth Shore/BurnabyPitt Meadows Soccer Club/Golden Ears UnitedSouth Fraser Soccer ClubSportstown FCSurDel Pegasus FCSurrey United Soccer ClubThompson Okanagan Football ClubVancouver/Richmond
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Includes heat, hot water,D/W, Outdoor pool, gym &
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1 bdrms from $8902 bdrms from $10503 bdrms from $1258
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6508 Apt/Condos65081 BDRM Apt, new carpet/paint,8500 Lansdowne, nr amen, ns np,$900. Avail now. 604-590-7321
1 BR, 1 bth, brand new, No. 3 &WMinsterhwy, $875, 1 yr lease,incl prkg, N/s, N/p. 604-630-1903
2 BR, 2 large decks, fp, 6 appls,wd, nr Canada Line & shops,pool, sauna, $1590, ns, np, Feb.1, 7340 Moffatt. 604-764-8018
6515 Duplexes - Rent65153 br sundeck, $1175 in 4 plex,+utils, reno’d, own wd, goodtenants, well managed, big yard,Williams & Gilbert, avail Jan. 15 orFeb 1, 604-250-9598
6522 FurnishedAccommodation6522
NEWLY FURNISHED room inlarge house. Female student N/Spreferred. Tv, Internet, Hydro incl$500/month, Williams near Dyke.Avail Feb.1 604-518-2505.
6540 Houses - Rent6540IMPERIAL VILLAGE rancher,2000 sf, western view, Tsaw golfcourse, large master suite, 2 gasf/p, 2 bath, dbl garage, all appls,suit prof couple/retiree, ns, np,lease $2,150+utils. Lawn maintincl. 604-943-4931
SHELL/WILLIAMS, 3 BR, Upper,1300sf, 5 appls, f/p, lrg storage,sundeck, lrg fenced b/yard, lots ofprkg. Avail Feb 15. $1400 + 2/3utls. Close to school, transit, mall.604-272-5644 or 778-862-5697
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TSAWW. RANCHER 3 BR, allappls, gas f/p, carport. $1600 +utls. N/S. No cats. 604-240-9772
6595 SharedAccommodation6595
6595-55 Richmond6595-55QUIET, CLEAN, large furn’d rm,prkg, np suit mature working male$500 incl utils/net, 604-277-6002
6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602
1 BR suite, nr Granville & #2, suit1 professional, incl cable tv, greatcond. share wd, ns, np, $850inclutils, avail Feb 1st, 604-272-2261
2 BR bsmt, E Richmond, custombuilt home, now, ns, np, $850,604-522-3658. 778-323-3658
2 BR Suits Single. grnd lvl @ 4th& Granville, np, ns, no ldry, refs,priv ent, $850 incl heat/ hydro.couples rent neg. 604-244-7862
3 BR ste, Ladner, upper lvl, newdeck, fence, stairs. $1100 + 50%util, n/p, avail now. 604-946-0926
LADNER 1 BR and Den, ownW/D, new updates. N/S, No pets.$875. Avail Feb 1. 604-946-4840
RICHMOND, #4 & Francis, 3 BR,nr schls & buses, new paint &carpets, share w/d, ns/np, $1300+ hydro, Feb 1. 604-992-8877
6605 Townhouses -Rent6605
2 BR, #5 Rd & Kingsbridge.Newly reno’d, pool, wd, np, ns,Feb 1st. $1250. 778-549-5781
AUTOMOTIVE9105 Auto
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1999 FORD Taurus SE StationWagon, red, 75000 km, V6, 3.0L,auto, 4dr, p/w, p/l, p/b, A/C, VGcond., $3500 obo, 604-926-6654
2002 OLDS Alero V6 146kmssedan, Auto, White grey int, exccond, s/r, p/l, p/w, ABS, fold downback seats. $4,500604-329-7946
9129 Luxury Cars9129
1995 ROLLS Royce, SP3, topmodel, as new, royal blue, 65K,local, $35,900, 604-271-1969
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8060 Concrete8060L & L CONCRETE. All types:Stamped, Repairs, PressureWash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098
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8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195
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8205 Paving/SealCoating8205
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