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Solutions include opening Granville to parking, but one councillor says that’s not the answer

by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

Minoru Park will have a parking defi-cit once a new pool and seniors centre building is complete, according to a new report from city hall.

A consultant hired by Richmond found the parking shortage could be as much as 100 stalls. As a solution, Daniel Fung of Bunt and Associates is recom-mending the city reconfigure existing parking, allow parking on Granville Av-enue and add a new lot once the exist-ing pool and seniors centre is flattened.

Such moves will allow the city to meet a demand projected at 825 to 860 stalls serving patrons of the new building, along with users of sports fields, tennis courts, ice rinks, the library and the cul-tural centre.

Early parking plans are part of the pub-lic realm concept design, which was up for city council’s endorsement late Tues-

day. Completion of a detailed design for the $80-million, 110,000-square-foot facility is scheduled for early this year.

The building is scheduled to open in June 2017.

Parking on the north side of Gran-ville—a busy thoroughfare complete with bicycle lanes—could open up 40 new parking spaces. Vehicles would park inside the existing bike lane, and bicycles would be rerouted.

“As the existing on-street bike lane would be utilized to accommodate the proposed on-street parking, no major reconstruction of existing curbs along Granville Avenue is anticipated,” accord-ing to Tuesday’s report from city man-agers Jim Young and Mike Redpath.

Coun. Bill McNulty said parking and access issues—including for emergency vehicles—need to be addressed before construction starts. With the high vol-ume of activities in Minoru Park, park-ing will be a significant issue, he said.

“People are coming to use the whole park. It’s not just the people in that building,” he said. “Parking on any given weekend is already a problem. We can’t minimize the aspect of parking.”

McNulty said opening Granville up to parking is not the answer, citing traffic safety concerns while noting no other major road in the area has street parking.

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Kids get creative at Children’s Arts Festival

Katie Lawrence photoThe Children’s Arts Festival drew big crowds to Richmond Cultural Centre on Family Day. This hockey player, one of two stilt-walkers at the event, was just a little bit taller than everyone else. See story, p. 19.

A consultant has found the addition of a new pool and seniors centre in Minoru Park would lead to a deficit of up to 100 parking stalls.

City eyes parking deficit in Minoru Park

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Katie Lawrence photoRCMP Const.Adam Carmichael saw that Brittany Keller and Taylor Hole had a huge line at the balloon twisting station and decided to join in and help at the Children’s Arts Festival on Monday.

Police investigate spike board left on school lawnInvestigators believe person who made it intended to hurt people or animals

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

A circular spike board, impregnated with nails, was found hidden in the lawn at Steveston-London Secondary School by a student on Sunday afternoon.

Richmond RCMP acting Corporal Dennis Hwang said in-vestigators believe the person who constructed the object intended to hurt people or animals.

Made of nails attached to a plastic base which positioned the nails to stand vertically, the pointy end upward, Hwang said the object was placed in some tall grass in a high-traffic walking area.

The entire field was swept for other traps prior to school resuming Tuesday, Hwang said.

“It’s the safety of the people and pets that use this area that concern us. If you come across any similar traps in any schools or parks, please contact police. Do not remove or disturb the trap,” he said.

The spike measured roughly 1.5 inches around.Anyone with information about the spike board is asked

to call Richmond RCMP Const. Thomas Boyce at 604-278-1212, leave an anonymous tip at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or e-mail them at [email protected]

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“We’ve got to deal with it on-site,” he said. “I’d like to see no parking on our major thoroughfares be-cause it creates problems at various times.”

The city also revealed early plans for other out-door areas surrounding the future Minoru Com-plex, including an entry plaza large enough to host festivals, perform-ers and farmers markets.

A community plaza complete with amphi-theatre at the northeast corner of the complex will become a place for sports teams to gather and for spectators to grab a concession snack, while an upper terrace on the east side will pay tribute to the former Mi-noru Pavilion with a view of the track.

The west plaza will sit above the parking lot and become an outdoor space for for seniors centre and pool users that’s suitable for activi-ties such as tai chi, yoga, dance and gardening.

Officer lends assistance

A circular spike board, impregnated with nails, was at Steveston-London Secondary School on Sunday.


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Notice of Public HearingMonday, February 16, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall

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

Notice of Public Hearing continued on next page.

City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

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1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9044 (RZ 02-208277)

Location/s: 18691 Westminster Highway Applicant/s: Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh

Temple Purpose: To rezone a 4.6 acre portion

of 18691 Westminster Highway directly north of the existing “Assembly (ASY)” zoned portion of the subject site from “Agriculture (AG1)” to “Assembly (ASY)” in order to permit development of an additional temple building and required off-street parking utilizing the existing driveway access locations along Westminster Highway.

City Contact: Kevin Eng 604-247-4626Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9044

2. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9179 (RZ 14-658085)

Location/s: 9800, 9820, 9840 and 9860 Granville Avenue

Applicant/s: Zhao XD Architect Ltd. Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “Medium Density Townhouses (RTM2)”, to permit development of 18 three-storey townhouse units, with access from Granville Avenue.

City Contact: Edwin Lee604-276-4121Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9179

3. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9185 (RZ 14-668270) Location/s: 8151/8171 Lundy Road

Applicant/s: Peter Yee Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, to permit subdivision into two (2) lots.

City Contact: Andrew Yu604-204-8518Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9185

4. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9187 (RZ 14-669571)Location/s: 9751 Steveston Highway /

10831 Southridge Road Applicant/s: EverNu Developments Inc. Purpose: To rezone the subject

properties from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” (9751 Steveston Highway) and “Single Detached (RS1/B)” (10831 Southridge Road) to “Compact Single Detached (RC2)”, to permit subdivision into fi ve (5) lots with vehicle access from a proposed rear lane.


BYLAW 9187

5. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9195 (RZ 13-647380)Location/s: 9329 Kingsley Crescent

Applicant/s: Murad Baluch Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Land Use Contract 048” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, and to terminate, release and discharge “Land Use Contract 048” from title of the subject property, to legalize an existing secondary suite within the existing dwelling.


BYLAW 9195

6. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9198 (RZ 13-650522)Location/s: 8511 Blundell Road

Applicant/s: Merry Gao Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)”, to permit development of a duplex with vehicle access to Blundell Road.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604-276-4108Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9198


Ravinesh Kumar, 42, passed away after sudden illness

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

A Richmond High grad, who was working to unlock the genetic mysteries of psychiat-ric disorders like autism and schizophrenia in collaboration with some of the world’s top universities, passed away sud-denly last week after a short illness.

Ravinesh Kumar, known to friends as Ravi, was the direc-tor of research at the University of Chicago’s Conte Centre for Computational Neuropsychiat-ric Genomics, where he worked with scientists from six other universities including Stanford University and Harvard Univer-sity.

Kumar died Feb. 5 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 42.

Andrey Rzhetsky, director of the Conte Centre, described Kumar as a passionate geneti-cist who was warm, enthusiastic and generous.

Kumar wrote several scientific

papers that were well cited by his peers, a sign he was making an impact in the research com-munity.

“I think a lot of people I spoke to are still in a state of shock,” Rzhetsky told The Richmond Review Tuesday morning. “It’s fair to say that he’ll be missed very much. Obviously he had a bright career ahead of him. He was just going into his prime.”

Kumar was designing models that shed light on how genetic variation or the environment ei-ther predispose someone to or protect them against diseases, Rzhetsky said.

Kumar’s uncle, Rohit Nath, de-scribed Kumar as a very kind, honest, generous and forgiving person who did a lot of volun-teer work in Richmond.

Kumar was last in Richmond during the December holiday, sending out a tweet about how he enjoyed reconnecting with family and friends.

“Nice to have my family’s hos-pitality (& home-cooked curried meals) in Vancouver, BC. Still feeling low-energy/lethargy. Will visit Doc again,” Kumar (@RavineshKumar) tweeted on Dec. 26. That proved to be his last tweet.

Russell MacKay described his friend Kumar as a “special kind of person who was focused on doing great things from a young age.

“He had an incredible work ethic, whether at high school where his class notes could have been used as text books, playing tennis with friends for hours on a nice summer day, or later in his research studies that led him all over the world as a keynote speaker and a leader in his field,” MacKay said.

Kumar first came to Canada with his family from Fiji at the age of two. He attended Quilchena Elementary, J.N. Bur-nett Secondary and graduated from Richmond High.

He completed his Bachelor of Science from Simon Fraser Uni-versity, and obtained his PhD from the University of B.C.’s de-partment of medical genetics.

He joined the University of Chicago as a postdoctoral fel-low in 2007.

His family wrote: “His life was short lived and his family is very proud for the contributions and impact he made to the world of science. Ravinesh was a bright, loving and compassionate man. HIs charming and caring per-sonality will be missed by all of us including the community in Chicago where he spent most of his professional life.”

Kumar is survived by his par-ents, Nand and Suman Kumar, his brothers Vikash and Roneil, his sister-in-law Roya, nephew Roshan and niece Maliya, grand-mother Om Wati Prasad, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

In his memory, a Celebration of Life will be held at the Vedic Cultural Centre, 8200 No. 5 Rd., on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m.

Researcher remembered for his passion

Ravinesh Kumar was the direc-tor of research at the University of Chicago’s Conte Centre for Computational Neuropsychiat-ric Genomics.

Camille Garcia photoCambie Community Centre held its second annual Family Day Fun event on Monday with more than 250 guests in attendance.

Family Day fun

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Notice of Public HearingMonday, February 16, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall

7. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9208 (RZ 10-545413) Location/s: 7100 No. 2 Road

Applicant/s: Hi-Aim Builders Ltd. Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Compact Single Detached (RC2)”, to permit the property to be subdivided to create two (2) lots with vehicle access to/from a rear lane.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604-276-4108Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 9208

How to obtain further information:• By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2015.htm• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning & Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing February 6, 2015 and ending February 16, 2015, or upon the conclusion of the hearing.• By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing February 6, 2015 and ending February 16, 2015.Participating in the Public Hearing process:• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. If you believe that you are affected by the

proposed bylaw, you may make a presentation or submit written comments at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you may send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Offi ce by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:• By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm• By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce• By Fax: 604.278.5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce• Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm or call the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 604.276.4007.• All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.David WeberDirector, City Clerk’s Offi ce

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Premier Christy Clark’s push to “re-engineer”

the B.C. education system is moving ahead aggressively in B.C.’s 25 post-second-ary institutions.

One of the first tasks for Andrew Wilkinson in his new role as advanced education minister was to outline the shift in operat-ing grants for colleges and universities to in-demand occupations. By 2017, a quarter of the money for post-secondary institutions will be directed to areas where labour force surveys forecast a need.

This was greeted with some alarm when it was announced last year. Simon Fraser University president Andrew Petter at first downplayed the coming skills shortage as “relatively small” and warned against pushing post-secondary institutions into a “zero sum battle for dollars.”

Petter has since come on board, as his approving comments were featured in the ministry’s Jan. 26 news release detailing the shift. He and others have been assured that in spite

of Clark’s rhetoric, suggest-ing trades training is in and university is out, the news for SFU and other universi-ties isn’t all that bleak.

Wilkinson is completing a province-wide tour of all post-secondary institutions this week, and I reached him at his visit to Thomp-son Rivers University in Kamloops.

“The response to this has generally been pretty good, because the students are putting this pressure on institu-tions themselves,” he said. “Some of the institutions are … shrinking things like teacher education and put-ting more effort into the science-based, quantita-tive fields that are often related to these in-demand occupations.”

The surplus of teacher graduates has been notice-able for some time, but that’s largely a function of

oversupply, much of it in urban areas. In the Cariboo, for example, teaching jobs are projected to have the highest number of open-ings by 2022, followed by nursing and retail and wholesale trade manag-ers. Then come heavy duty mechanics and electricians, but also paraprofessional jobs in legal, social, com-munity and educational services.

Province-wide, it’s part of a broader demographic shift to fewer children and more retirees. In fact the government started this targeted funding a decade ago with health care, forc-ing universities to produce more doctors, nurses, lab techs and so forth.

The retiring baby boom is expected to account for more than half of the openings in the next decade, which will expand the skills demand across

most fields, beyond the trades training for the an-ticipated liquefied natural gas industry and other high-demand industrial areas such as truck driving.

Wilkinson notes that of the ministry’s $1.9 billion budget, about 60 per cent goes into general post-secondary education, for introductory courses that students take when they are seeking a career path, through undergraduate studies to professions.

“So I think the idea that we’re going to somehow minimize or diminish funding in that general education, arts and science category is just not true,” he said.

Key to this shift is mea-suring the performance of courses offered at colleges, universities and techni-cal schools. Each year, the ministry surveys about 30,000 graduates to find

out whether their studies helped them find a related job.

The results are available on a website that breaks them out by institution and general study area. To find it, do a web search for “B.C. student outcomes” and select the “executive dashboard” to check the results for courses and schools in your region.

The site provides charts showing the percentage of students who land relevant jobs. Not surprisingly, it tends to be higher for tech-nical programs and lower for fine arts.

It also shows grads’ aver-age wages, a sobering but useful bit of information for high school students and their parents.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected]

Post-secondary ‘re-engineering’ begins

B.C. ViewsTom Fletcher

SFU photoSimon Fraser University president Andrew Petter is on board with the directed funding for universities and colleges.

Parents of babies and younger children have another job to put on their to-do list: get their child

vaccinated.But unlike the situation where dentists re-

mind their patients every six months to get a teeth cleaning, there is no similar immuni-zation reminder for parents except for those they set up for themselves.

And this is a problem.Health authorities faces challenges from

immunization foes who fear that vaccina-tions may be dangerous or that mandatory vaccinations violate their rights or religious principles.

But by far the biggest obstacle to greater

participation rates is that people forget to get their child’s shots at 12 and 18 months. Once the parent returns to work or has another child, they can be too busy or distracted to make an appointment or they don’t understand how important it is.

The vaccinations are free but It’s up to par-ents to keep track of this information either by mental notes, signing up for free text reminders or downloading the ImmunizeCA app to keep track.

By the time kids get into school, the pro-cess becomes easier because boosters are offered for children in Grades 6 and 9.

Therefore, parents of younger children have to be diligent on following through on this task. For that to happen, they need

to know that missing out on the 12 month vaccination, which includes the first dose of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine to protect against measles, their children could be at risk for a vary serious disease and they could pass the illness on to some other child.

Although the disease has been virtually eradicated in Canada, there is still a chance of catching it from an unvaccinated visitor from overseas.

No one said raising a child would be easy and until a simpler way of immunizing non school aged kids is found, parents will have to take on this responsibility themselves.

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Bobo the Robo among the showcase acts at popular school dance competition hosted by R.C. Palmer


Jennifer Le pried open the fridge before the

Super Bowl only to find nothing. Zip, zilch, zero—no eats for the big game.

It was enough to drive Le, 18, to dance.

Also known as Bobo the Robo, Le is a specialist in the street dance style of pop-ping and animation. She showcases her award-winning skills on YouTube—a post a day before the football game demonstrates Le’s flexibility and rhythm in an empty kitchen—and performs on stages across Metro Vancouver.

“I began dancing at the age of 12 by watch-ing online videos in my room and develop-ing my own style over time,” said Le, one of the showcase perform-ers at the Footloose competition Feb. 27.

Le, an A.R. MacNeill grad, has watched Footloose grow into what it is today: a night where 32 competi-tive dance teams from across the Lower Mainland hit the gym floor at R.C. Palmer Sec-ondary to compete for dancing supremacy.

Now in its ninth year, the popular event is expected to be another sellout.

“It gives students a venue to express them-selves in a way that may not be accepted at their home school in an environment that is safe and supportive,” said Aarthi Naidu, a Palmer teacher and event founder.

Footloose had its beginnings in 2005, when Naidu witnessed some impressive moves at a school dance. She formed the Palmer Senior Dance Squad, which performed mostly at school events until Naidu created a made-at-Palmer event.

In that first year, 16 teams from the Lower Mainland competed.

The next year Foot-loose exploded with 44 teams, four showcase acts and a full house.

“We were so packed, that we could not ac-commodate everyone at the door, and poten-tial audience members were turned away to go back home,” remem-bers Naidu.

Each year since then, Footloose has been a pre-sale event—always selling out—with the competition limited to the first 32 teams to register, along with four showcase groups.

All the emcees, student volunteers, national anthem performers and sound technicians are cur-rent or former Palmer students. Judges and supervising staff are also volunteers.

Through its concession stand, Footloose has also become a fundraiser for school programs, and funds from the event it-self have turned Palmer’s

old electronics room into a dance studio. Proceeds have also been directed at scholarships and charity.

“Since the incep-tion of Footloose, we have handed out close to $18,000 in dance scholarships to Palmer Dance Squad members.

An added incentive to go on to post second-ary, as for some that is not even a thought,” said Naidu.

Palmer’s extracurricu-lar dance program has also grown significantly since its first year—from one team to four, in-cluding a bhangra crew.

Said Naidu: “Although Footloose is primar-ily a hip hop dance competition, the Palmer Bhangra Team has showcased at this event for the past five years and added an-other dimension to the competition itself—cul-tural awareness.”

Young dancers prepare to hit the floorFootloose 2015 •Friday, Feb. 27 at R.C. Palmer Secondary, 8160 St. Albans Rd.•Doors open at 6 p.m.; competition begins at 6:30 p.m.•Tickets, $10, at school office (pre-sale only; no tickets at door)

Richmond’s Jennifer Le, also known as Bobo the Robo, has taught herself the less-er-known dance style of popping.

Richmond nominations sought for the Metro Vancouver Agricultural Advisory CommitteeNominations deadline Friday, February 20, 2015The City of Richmond is looking for Richmond farmers with extensive experience and knowledge of the agricultural sector in the City and throughout the region to serve as Richmond’s nominated representative on the Metro Vancouver Agricultural Advisory Committee for a three year term (may be extended to four years).

The Metro Vancouver Agricultural Advisory Committee provides a forum to discuss regional agricultural issues and advises the Metro Vancouver Board on actions to enhance local food production and protect the regional supply of agricultural land.

Interested farmers who are willing to volunteer their time and expertise, in an unpaid capacity, may submit an application and resume to the City Clerk’s Office (City Clerk’s Office, Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 or Fax: 604-278-5139 or email: [email protected]). Application forms can be downloaded from the City’s website (http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2015Application_AdvisoryCommittee39447.pdf).

All applications will be reviewed by Richmond City Council who will select a candidate to nominate for membership on the Metro Vancouver Agricultural Advisory Committee.

Deadline for the submission of applications is end of day, Friday, February 20, 2015. For more information, please contact Minhee Park, Planner I, in Policy Planning at 604-276-4188 or [email protected].

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Richmond Photo Club hosts exhibition

Annual showcase of members’ photographs on now through Sunday at Lansdowne

Lansdowne Centre mall is hosting an an-nual exhibition of work from the Richmond Photo Club through to Sunday, Feb. 15.

Members’ photo-graphs can be viewed in the mall’s food court rotunda during regular hours. Members of the club will be on hand to greet the public and answer questions.

The Richmond Photo Club is a longtime lo-cal group that holds regular meetings where members offer evalua-tions, learn from guest speakers and hone skills through workshops. Its membership of over 50 shutterbugs—whose experience ranges from beginner to advanced—also participates in field trips.

The group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from September to June, at 7 p.m. in the painting studio of the Richmond Cultural Centre (7700 Minoru Gate). New members are welcome, and guests are welcome to participate in two complimentary evenings.

For more information visit www.richmond-photoclub.com.

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The Richmond Photo Club’s

annual exhibition is on

at Lansdowne Centre through

to Sunday, Feb. 15.

Toronto-based Sound Designer Cathy Nosaty chats with us about creating original music for this month’s production of Valley Song running at

Gateway Theatre until February 21.

What role does music play in telling the story in Valley Song?Music and singing are the most important things in the character Veronica’s life and she dreams of becoming a famous singer. Veronica sings her own songs throughout the play: my job has been to write Veronica’s original songs and coach Sereana Malani (the actor playing Veronica) in performing them.

What was your process for creating the music we’ll hear throughout Valley Song?Veronica’s songs were a wonderful challenge to write: I knew they shouldn’t sound too complex nor too simple, and that the songs had to be emotionally true to her thoughts, feelings and experiences. I wrote while observing Sereana’s rehearsals to make sure that the songs suited both her and the character of Veronica.

What styles of music influenced your creative process for this show?The play is set in the mid-1990’s: Veronica lives with her grandfather in a small house with neither computer, television nor radio. I researched music in South Africa and imagined what she would have been exposed to, so influences range from South African jive and European folksong to Motown girl groups and Whitney Houston. In addition, I tried to create songs that had a flavour unique to Veronica.

What inspired you about this show?I’m inspired that the play resounds both emotionally and politically. It’s a beautiful play: with each rehearsal I hear new elements and admire the skill with which Fugard weaves personal and political elements together. The music adds elements of humour, emotion and hope.

Can you describe the music of the show in three words?Joyful. Heartfelt. Searching.

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VALLEY SONGBy Athol Fugard Directed by Jovanni Sy

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Mounting the 1995 South African play at Gateway Theatre this month was an interesting decision by artistic director Jovanni Sy.

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Tasked with creating a single set, Drew Facey makes the most of it by literally covering the ground with dirt to mimic an African landscape.

A deeper emotional ride would have packed more punch, but even with its simple story Valley Song shows us the wealth of the play catalogue. That theatre done right—with its story, acting, music, costume and spectacle—can still be the best distraction we have.

David Cooper photoDavid Adams and Sereana Malani prove the existence of a generation gap in the Gateway Theatre production of the South African play Valley Song.

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Natasha Neufeld and main squeeze Jonathan Quick had already made plans to get married. The ring or-

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Playing before a rau-cous crowd at Hugh Boyd, the host Trojans were ready for the Wild-cats who had gone 8-0 in

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and-forth, foul-filled first half, the Trojans had the lead entering the fourth quarter—unfamiliar ter-ritory for the Wildcats. But thanks to hot-shoot-

ing guards, arguably some of the best outside shooters in the league, McMath was able to re-gain control en route to victory.

Wildcats claw back title

Robert A. McMath Wildcats’ grade 8 girls’ basketball team hoists the Richmond Cup Wednesday at Hugh Boyd, after a hard-earned win over the host Trojans.

Boyd pushes McMath to the limit in G8 final

by Don FennellSports Editor

The world’s elite will be at the Richmond Olympic Oval next weekend as the Dy-namo Fencing Club host the World Cup.

Some 160 athletes, representing more than 25 countries, will begin their quest for international glory Friday. The compe-tition will continue through Sunday.

Event organizer Igor Gantsevich can’t help but be excited about the prospects for his own athletes. Dynamo fencers have just returned from the 2015 Pan American Cadet/Junior Fencing Cham-pionships in Toronto (where Gantsevich chaired the organizing committee) where they combined for six podium finishes. Dylan French continued his impressive run at the junior level, finishing first in the junior men’s epee and helping the junior team top the field. Equally impressive, Emma von Dadelszen won the individual junior women’s epee and also helped the junior team top the field.

Isaac Velestuk also earned gold as a

member of the winning junior men’s epee team and placed 21st in individual competition.

Sonya Romashina placed eighth in the individual junior women’s foil com-petition and second in the junior team’s women’s foil event.

Dynamo fencerswelcome the worldElite coming to Richmond Olympic Oval for weekend meet

DYLAN FRENCH

Sporting silverBailey Brodie stood

tall in the youth division at The Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Indoor Games Saturday at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

The 15-year-old mem-ber of the Richmond Ka-jaks Track and Field Club won a silver medal in the 600 metre event.

BAILEY BRODIE

Lunar New Year Reception 2015

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015

Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Place: Vivacity Restaurant

110-8351 Alexandra Road, Richmond

Hosted by the Honourable Teresa Wat, MLA for Richmond Centre

Minister of International TradeMinister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy

and Multiculturalism

Event sponsored by the Richmond Centre BC Liberals

Light refreshments will be served. Fun for the whole family!

You're invited to join us to celebrate the Year of the Goat!

SOFTBALL. MY GAME.

Registration is underway in your community for Softball Programs…

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sports

It all came down to the last game of the season. And facing a must-win sce-nario, the Richmond Ravens thrived.

With arch-rival Burnaby poised to take the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association female league banner fol-lowing a victory earlier in the day, the Ravens came up with a convincing 6-0 victory over Burnaby C1 to clinch the best record (9-1-2) in the Atom C2 divi-sion recently.

Backstopped by Makenna Kusec, who finished the season with back-to-back shutouts, and affiliate goalie Jaena Mc-Garrigle, the Ravens allowed less than 1.5 goals against per game all season. The mark was by far the best in their

division. The Ravens also showed great sportsmanship by recording the fewest penalty minutes.

The team was led up front by cen-ters Megan Jokai, Sydney Neilson-Anderson and Ella May Dunn, with Taylor Murrell, Nicole Friedsam, Sophie Daoust-Busque, Katie Bollo and Tiana Murgatroyd also stellar. Kaylen Mul-lin, Kaila Kusec, Kristina Doray, Kiara Cherry, and Molly Cho stood tall on teh blueline.

Coached by Mark Kusec, Lisa Murrell, Martin Bollo, Rob Jokai, and Midget A player Kaelan Baker, the Ravens are hoping to continue their successful run in the playoffs.

The Richmond Ravens Atom C2 team proudly poses with the blue banner, symbolic of their Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association league championship.

Ravens rule the nest

North, to Alaska.That’s the direction, and

the destination, Hugh Boyd’s Senior Football Team will be heading to when they kick-off their 2015 season.

In a unique collaborative venture, the team will be travelling in late August with South Surrey’s Earl Marriott Mariners to play a double-header against two schools from Juneau. The Trojans will take on the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears, while Marriott will play the Thunder Moun-tain Falcons.

The teams will travel to, and leave from Seattle to-gether on August 25, and run joint practices when they arrive, as well on the 26th and 27th, play on Fri-day the 28th, and return the following day.

“As far as I know, this is a first for high school football in B.C., with two schools travelling together,” said Trojan Head Coach Bill Haddow. “We are really looking forward to sharing this experience with Coach Michael Mackay-Dunn, his assistants, and his team.”

The Mariners made a trip to Alaska a couple of years ago and had an extended ten day trip where they squeezed in a couple of games.

“Mike had told me about what a great trip they had, and how much fun the kids

had on it. Alaska has been on our radar for a while. Other B.C. schools have gone there over the years, and have spoken positively about it,” added Haddow.

As well as it being a unique travel/game desti-nation, there is an added incentive to go to Alaska for a game: the home teams provide money for the visiting teams to come and play.

“There are not a lot of options for teams from that area to play games, so they ‘entice’ teams to come up by offering funding to help cover travel costs. We have both been promised the gate receipts from our games, which they have said will be $5000 for each of us,” said Haddow. “That is something that you don’t get when travelling to and playing within the continental United States.”

There will be more than football to occupy the kid’s time and attention. The Educational Rationale includes the following: In-ternational exchange with students from a unique part of the continent, Sci-ence, Geology, Geography, Environment, Anthropol-ogy and History. Among other things, the student-athletes will visit the Men-denhall Glacier, take part in ocean expeditions, and explore the wilderness in the area.

“On first blush, going to Alaska does not appear to have the same appeal as the other places we have travelled to in the past: San Diego, Anaheim, Houston. But this a place where probably none of our kids

have ever been, and may never go. I’m 56 and I’ve never been near Alaska, so I’m really looking for-ward to it,” offered Had-dow. “And these kids are going to get an experi-ence they will remember for the rest of their lives.”

The team will be prep-ping for the trip during their spring practices in late May – early June, and in mid August as part of their prepara-tion for the season as a whole.

If students are plan-ning on attending Boyd in September and play-ing football, and are in-terested in taking part in the trip, they should contact coach Haddow at [email protected].

Trojans plan trek northHugh Boyd football team will kick off next season in Alaska

BILL HADDOW

Richmond Adult Soccer to mark lunar new yearby Don FennellSports Editor

Though the 2015 Chi-nese New Year isn’t for another week—officially Thursday, Feb. 19—the Richmond Adult Soccer League is planning to mark the lunar new year with a special tournament next weekend.

F o r w a r d - t h i n k i n g league president Steve Valenzuela is organizing what he hopes will be-come an annual seven-a-side event Sunday (Feb. 15) at Minoru Park.

”This is the first time we’ve held this kind of tournament. It give our association a different look as we head down the final stretch of the season. The two groups (one pit-ting all the First Division teams and the other the Second Division sides) will be difficult to get out of and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.”

Play begins at 10 a.m. and will continue until 5:30 p.m. Each match will consist of two 20-minute halves in a round-robin format. The winner of each group along with

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Community Worship

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

6 IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

7 OBITUARIES

GAUVREAU, Bob

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather and great - grandfather, Bob Gauvreau. Surrounded by fami-ly, Bob passed peacefully on February 6. He will be missedby all who knew and loved him.Predeceased by his wife Eileen in 2009 and survived by loving children Pat (Phil) & Phil (Jane).Also left to remember him are grandchildren Tom (Jolene), Michelle (Jagjit), Sydney and Haileigh, and great - grandchil-dren Kaedence, Colin, Kaelyn, Robbie and Atlyss. Our sincere thanks to the staff of Elim Village and Northcrest Care Centre for all their care and attention. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10am on Saturday, February 14 at the Peace Portal Alliance Church, 15128 27B Avenue, Surrey. In lieu of fl owers, please consider a donation to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

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Children’s Arts Festival at Richmond Cultural Centre

The seventh an-nual Children’s Arts Festival kicked off

at the Richmond Cultural Centre Monday, with families big and small coming out to celebrate Family Day together.

For $5 per child, families could drop in for 13 art activities, eight free perfor-mances, and two author readings over the course

of the day. There were also multiple creativity classes, like puppet making and dancing, which cost $5 to $10 extra per class.

New additions to the festival this year included the Beijing Shadow Troupe and the use of the outdoor plaza, which allowed for extra space to accommo-date more art activities and a stage for live musical per-formances.

Children’s Arts Festival artistic director Debbie Tobin was excited about the turnout for the festival this year.

“We did 6,500-7,000 (peo-ple) last year. The numbers are a little bit dicey because we weren’t gated. This year we’re gated so we’ll have an exact count, but we pre-pared for 10,000,” she said. “And I would say through the course of the day, look-ing around, I think we hit the number. It’s overwhelming.”

The festival continues on throughout the rest of the

week on a smaller scale so that schools can come and participate in all the activi-ties, which seemed to be a popular idea.

“We sold our school shows out in four minutes. Faster than a One Direction con-cert!” said Tobin.

Katie Lawrence covers the social scene for The Richmond Review. She may be reached at [email protected].

Around TownKatie Lawrence Multiple colouring stations

were set up at the festival.

Children get creative at Family Day arts festival

Cathy Kluthe demonstrated to her creativity class how to draw a tree frog before letting the kids take a shot at it.

Before the dance creativity class could start, the group warmed up with a few stretches and games.

Clive Cherban had Seattle Seahawks colours painted on his face.

Nicole Leng adds some accessories to her puppet’s head at the Puppet Making with Daryl Hall creativity class.

Author Brandee Bublé reads from her book O’Shae the Octopus, which shared the message that being different is OK

Laryn Van Dyke shows Lydia Liu how to arm knit scarves for yarn bombing, which is a form of street art, usually found on tree trunks.

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Richmond Review, February 11, 2015