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Martin van den Hemel photoKio Mayede, a seventh grader from Homma Elementary, made homemade lava lamps by adding Alka Seltzer to oil and water. It was one of the many projects on display at Science Jam, held at Aberdeen Centre on Tuesday. See story and more photos on pages 6 and 7.

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Richmond’s mayor hopes appointment will build public confidence

by Jeff Nagel and Matthew HoekstraBlack Press

Billionaire businessman Jim Pattison gave transit referendum Yes forces a lift Thursday by agreeing to chair a committee to oversee the flow of money if voters approve the pro-posed sales tax increase.

The move aims to bolster the assurances of the Metro Vancouver mayors’ council that money from the 0.5 per cent Congestion Improvement Tax will go to the projects set out in the accompanying plan, and not be misspent by TransLink as opponents predict.

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie acknowl-edged one of the main hesitations of voters is a lack of confidence in the new money being well-spent. He hopes Pattison’s pres-ence will give voters a renewed sense of con-fidence in the plan for TransLink.

“Jim Pattison’s reputation—going way past Expo 86, but particularly with Expo 86—was that he was a very wise steward of public money,” said Brodie. “I’m hoping this will give people confidence that the money will be well-spent, it will be used for the priorities set out in the mayors’ vision.”

Pattison told Black Press he intends to vote Yes in the referendum.

“For me, I think it’s the right thing to do,” he said of his personal position in the refer-endum and he rejected suggestions he has become part of the Yes campaign.

“I have not joined any campaign,” Pattison said. “I have been asked to get involved to oversee—if there is a Yes vote—that the funds go to where it’s supposed to go.”

He was approached “in the last few days” by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who told reporters that mayors had been plan-ning an oversight committee for a number of months.

Pattison won’t be paid for his role—which Robertson described as independent—as chair of the public accountability commit-tee for the transit and transportation plan.

He said he agreed to take on the role much

as he did when he was tapped 30 years ago to head Expo 86—the mayor phoned and asked him to do it.

“It’s a community deal. I live here and the province and city have been very good to me. So I’m happy to do it if I can be helpful.”

Other members of the committee are to be recruited by Pattison and approved by the mayors’ council.

They’re to work with the mayors, the prov-ince and TransLink to define a process for fi-nancial review and oversight of the estimat-ed $250 million a year that the sales tax hike would raise within Metro to fund a variety of transit and transportation projects over the next 10 years.

The committee will report directly to the public each year on whether the funds raised are spent on the defined project and in the priority set out in the plan.

No TransLink Tax campaign head Jordan Bateman predicts any audits will succeed only in uncovering waste after the fact, not preventing it, and said Pattison’s committee will have no real power to force changes or penalize TransLink if funds are poorly spent.

He called it a desperate “Hail Mary pass” by mayors that won’t work because the public doesn’t trust TransLink.

Pattison is chairman and CEO of the Jim Pat-tison Group, Canada’s second largest private company with 39,000 employees. Forbes has estimated his net worth at $7.3 billion.

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Evan Seal file photoJim Pattison will lead an oversight committee if the Yes side wins the transit referendum.

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Richmond Animal Protection Society also raising funds for animals in need of specialized care

by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

In his 12 years Jack had grown ac-customed to life as a pet. But two weeks ago he found himself at Rich-mond Animal Shelter. His elderly owner had surrendered the shih tzu because he was no longer able to provide care.

“Basically two seniors were sepa-rated,” said Wendy Riley, commu-nity development co-ordinator with Richmond Animal Protection Society.

The society, which operates the No. 5 Road shelter, has launched a “Save Our Seniors” campaign to raise awareness about the numer-ous senior dogs in the shelter’s care that need fostering or forever homes.

In human years, silky haired Jack is 64 years old—a senior dog. He’s now ready for a second chance.

“He’s one of the sweetest guys ever. He’s just relaxed, chilled, loves to go for walks, loves to be cuddled,” said Riley. “We’re definitely looking to get him a good home.”

Dogs over age 10 are regularly

dumped at the shelter, and potential adoptive families often pass them by. For some, the animals come with a fear of future veterinarian bills or uncertainty of remaining years.

But Riley argues that even though a small 10-year-old dog is a senior, it has plenty of quality life left, and could live for 18 years.

There’s a clear benefit in bring-ing an older dog home. A potential owner or foster family will know ex-actly what the animal’s personality is at the time of adoption. And for foster families veterinarian care is covered.

“You’re not getting a puppy, where we can’t tell you what it’s about. You know the dog is not going to change in size or shape or colour, and we can tell you exactly how wonder-ful his personality is and what his disposition is like. So right off the bat you’re not getting anything un-known. You’re getting something you can be confident with.”

Some senior dogs that arrive at the shelter stand to benefit from the Richmond Animal Protection Society’s Tovi Fund. The society is seeking to build the fund to pay for specialized surgery and care for homeless animals that arrive at the shelter.

The fund is named after a dog whose front legs were crushed by a car. Facing huge surgical costs, the owner surrendered Tovi, but veteri-narians at Richmond Terra Nova Vil-lage Vet performed the operations anyway. A Richmond couple, Dr.

Sharadh Sampath and Haylie Segal, later adopted Tovi and made the first donation to start the fund.

Specialized treatment for animals left in the shelter’s care doesn’t come cheap. One recent example came in the form of a Rottweiler puppy that required elbow surgeries estimated at $6,000—well beyond the level of

care a shelter can provide.“There’s been so many animals

that have come in lately with really really dire injuries. That’s what the Tovi Fund is for,” said Riley.

On Saturday, March 14, the so-ciety is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Pawty at the Ukrainian hall at 5311 Francis Rd. The evening includes a

cash bar, music and dancing, with all proceeds going to the Tovi Fund. Tickets, $20, available at the shelter (12071 No. 5 Rd.) or call 604-275-2036.

Donations can also be made di-rectly at the shelter or through a Tovi Fund crowdfunding campaign at fnd.us/c/8w5a6.

Trudy Morse photoWendy Riley holds Jack, a senior dog now in the care of Richmond Animal Protection Society at the city pound. The society is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day-themed fundraiser March 14.

Shelter seeks homes for senior animals

Dr. Segal’s brings fashion and function to compression socks


A Richmond-based compa-ny has taken a step forward on national TV by putting the squeeze on a quintet of Cana-dian business moguls.

In a Wednesday episode of the CBC series Dragon’s Den, the family behind the Dr. Se-gal’s company made its pitch, asking $300,000 for a 15 per cent stake in the firm, which makes fashionable and func-tional compression socks.

Dragon David Chilton did one better. He offered to lend the family the cash, interest free, in exchange for a 7.5 per cent share.

The Segals were well-pre-pared, but being sent into the den for a 45-minute review—just five minutes aired—still proved to be nerve-racking.

“No matter how prepared you are, and we were very very prepared, as you’re wait-ing to walk down that gang-plank into the den there’s nothing that will prepare you for this terror that’s sitting in the pit of your stomach,” said

Randi Segal, who serves as the company’s president.

Randi co-founded the company three years ago with husband Dr. Jean Segal, daughter Haylie Segal and son Brandon Segal. As part of his practice, Dr. Segal treats vein disease and had been

prescribing all major brands of compression socks. But patients complained they were ugly, uncomfortable or carried stigma, and stopped wearing the socks as soon as they could—despite contin-ued benefits.

Born was Dr. Segal’s, which

markets compression socks that are more comfortable to wear—and fashionable.

“Socks are such a big fashion accessory, so why can’t you have a fashion accessory such as a sock that actually has a function? We just say they’re socks with benefits,” said Randi.

The socks add a gentle squeeze to the legs. That mas-saging action reduces leg pain and brings relief to tired legs, and can prevent or delay vein problems.

“Vein disease doesn’t start when you’re old, it actually starts when you are young.

Everyday symptoms of tired achy legs, the everyday symp-toms of swelling in your feet and ankles—that’s actually an indication that your circu-lation isn’t working properly. Compression socks will help with that,” said Randi.

The socks are said to be ideal for travellers, pregnant women and anyone who sits or stands for long periods.

During the Dragons’ Den taping last April, Arlene Dick-inson worried about compe-tition from existing manu-facturers, but Dr. Segal’s still fielded two other dragon offers. But neither were as en-ticing as the one from Chilton, best known as author of The Wealthy Barber.

The deal with Chilton didn’t end up panning out, but the experience was “awesome,” said Randi.

“I had many long conversa-tions with Dave Chilton,” she said. “I found it really engaging and beneficial.”

The Segal family is expand-ing their reach. Their socks are now available in over 900 lo-cations across Canada, includ-ing major retailers like London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmasave. U.S. expan-sion is next.

Said Randi: “Our brand is now building. We see people wearing our socks all over the place.”

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The Segal family, Haylie, Randi, Jean and Brandon, pitch their stylish compression socks to the moguls on Dragons’ Den.

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Concerns raised enforcement may spur more speeding

by Jeff NagelBlack Press

A crackdown on so-called left lane hogs is not a top priority for the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police, de-spite plans by the province to pass tougher legislation to free up high-way passing lanes.

The chiefs are more concerned about drug-impaired driving and distracted driving, said Transit Police chief Neil Dubord, who chairs the as-sociation’s traffic sub-committee.

“We’re looking at things that can make a difference and save people’s lives,” Dubord said. “This wasn’t one of our top two priorities.”

The association of police chiefs is looking forward to the promised new legislation, he said, but is con-cerned enforcement could encour-age speeding.

“What’s the message you send by enforcing against someone who’s going the speed limit and not keep-ing up with traffic?” Dubord asked.

“Those are messages we have to be very, very careful on. We don’t want to reinforce to someone that when traffic is moving faster than the speed limit you can’t go the speed limit.”

Tickets issued under the existing legislation were often challenged and thrown out of court.

Dubord said getting a conviction required an “extreme case” where a left-lane hog showed an ongoing pattern of violating the keep-right rule, not a single incident.

He predicted any improved ticket-ing power would be of only “limited use” in Metro Vancouver because of frequent congestion and because drivers need to use the left lane to exit or turn off of some routes, such as Marine Way in Vancouver.

Dubord said it might have some application on highways 99 and 91, but its main use would be on rural highways outside the Lower Main-land.

Real estates sales up sharply in February

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

February was an excellent month for those in the real es-tate market.

According to the latest figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the number of houses, condos and town-homes that changed hands was up sharply compared to a

month earlier, though prices remained stable.

Single detached house sales rose 38.9 per cent, townhouse sales jumped 42 per cent, and apartment sales were up 35.3 per cent.

“It’s an active and competitive marketplace today,” said Ray Harris, president of the board. “Buyers are motivated and homes that are priced competi-tively are selling at a brisk pace right now.”

Regionally, the real estate market looked rosy, registering as “well above” the region’s 10-

year average for the month.The number of new listings for

detached, attached and apart-ment properties in Metro Van-couver were up 15.4 per cent to 5,425 in February, compared to 4,700 a year ago.

“We’re seeing more multiple-offer situations and generally more traffic at open houses to-day,” Harris said.

“In a market such as this, it’s important to do your home-work and work with your local realtor before embarking on your home buying and selling journey.”

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Connie Watts REDEFINING NORTHWEST COAST ART IN PUBLIC SPACESA strong attachment to nature and quest to live in balance stems from the First Nations’ ways of being and living life. These ways are what guide many First Nations’ artists and are reflected in their artwork which exhibits an intricacy of detail and richness of iconographic language. Artist, designer and curator Connie Watts will present an overview of her experiences working with Aboriginal artists across Canada as well as creating her own work for public spaces in cities. Connie is of Nuu-chah-nulth, Gitxsan and Kwakwaka’wakw ancestry and lives in Port Alberni. This talk will be preceded by a short performance by country music duo, Georgia Rain.

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Norman ArmourMAPPING A CITYFor over ten years, Vancouver’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival has been presenting and animating contemporary works for the stage and public spaces that explore and reflect upon civic history and identity. Innovative, trendsetting, provocative, experiential and thought-provoking are words commonly used to describe a “PuSh show.” The festival’s artistic and executive director, Norman Armour, will survey a group of stand-out projects to show how the arts, and in particular festivals, can be a central player in expressing and shaping a city’s evolving sense of itself. This talk will be preceded by a short musical performance by theatre and recording artist, Veda Hille.

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Award-winning Canadian author Deborah Ellis spoke to local elementary school students about her books on Thurs-day morning during a special appearance at the Ironwood branch of the Richmond Public Library.

Ellis read some of her work to students from Cornerstone Chris-tian Academy, and answered questions about the work she puts into writing her novels.

What was the hard-est book to write? Moon at Nine, a novel set in Iran in the late 1980s and based on real-life events, after the Shah of Iran was overthrown. It revolves around 15-year-old Farrin, the daughter of a wealthy father and aristocratic mother whose friendship with another girl deepens into romance in a country where the deeply conservative and religious govern-ment controlled every facet of life.

What was her favourite? Moon at Nine, she said.

Ellis has written more than 20 books, works of fiction and non-fiction about children all over the world.

Her book Looking for X, about a young girl’s

life in a poor neigh-bourhood in Toronto, won the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2000.

Ellis is a self-de-scribed feminist and

peace activist who do-nates most of her roy-alty income to worthy international causes including Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan.

Martin van den Hemel photoAward-winning author Deborah Ellis spoke to students from Cornerstone Chris-tian Academy on Thursday morning at the Ironwood branch of the Richmond Public Library.

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Noel van den Hemel photosWestwind Elementary Grade 6 students Josh Wessels and Thomas Dickinson along with sev-enth grader Kyle Matsunuma subtracted micro bugs from soils in a project titled “Hide n Seek”.

Crystal Zhang, a sixth grader from Brighouse Elementary, proposed the question, “If your eyesight is poor, can you smell better?” for her project titled Smell vs. Eyesight Combat.

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

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

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1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9182 (RZ 14-666216)

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Kwok Purpose: To rezone the subject

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2. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500, AMENDMENT BYLAW 9209 (RZ14-671974)

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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 and Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing March 6, 2015 and

ending March 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 March 6, 2015 and ending March 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


Does up-tempo music get your heart racing?

Do girls have better re-flexes than boys?

These were among the questions posed by pint-sized scientists during the 12th annual Science Jam, held at Ab-erdeen Centre Tuesday afternoon.

More than 800 stu-dents from more than a dozen local elementary schools displayed their love for science at the non-competitive event organized by the Rich-mond School District.

Science Jam served as a showcase for the Grade 5 to Grade 7 stu-dents, who were en-couraged to interact with shoppers and ex-plain their hypothesis and how they conduct-ed their experiments.

At Westwind Elemen-tary, Grade 6 students Josh Wessels and Thom-as Dickinson along with seventh grader Kyle Matsunuma subtracted micro bugs from soils in a project titled “Hide n Seek”.

They used a home-made funnel to deter-mine which soil had the most micro bugs and used soil dirt, sand and compost soil, predicting that sand would have the least bugs and dirt the most.

They discovered that sand did not have any micro bugs and the compost soil had the most due to the nutri-tion compost soil con-tained.

Grade 7 students Alex Guo, Quinton Qiu and Xiao Ning Ning from Brighouse Elemen-tary did an experiment called “Parachutes.”

They wanted to de-termine if a parachute’s material affected the speed it fell.

“A feather and a rock will drop at exactly the same rate pulled by earth’s gravity,” Guo ex-plained. “The feather will fall more slowly be-cause it catches air as it falls, which we call air resistance.”

They discovered that the material opening from a parachute in-creased the air resis-tance and determined that the paper towel parachute they made was the best and fell the slowest.

Crystal Zhang, a sixth grader from Brighouse Elementary, proposed the question, “If your eyesight is poor, can you smell better?” for her project titled “Smell vs. Eyesight Combat”. She had her participants

wear blindfolds and smell several different lotions to match up the

scents. Zhang discov-ered that her hypothesis was incorrect because

she could not control the surrounding smell of the environment and the blindfold had its own scent as well.

From École des Navi-gateurs was Grade 7 student Jordan Chai, who asked, “Does the colour of the text or the paper affect the difficul-ty of memorizing a list of words?”

He wrote 50 words in green marker on a piece of yellow paper and used a group of eight people to memorize the list of words.

His participants then had to write down each word they remembered. Chai saw that in total, the participants memo-rized 38 words. He tried it again with red paper and a blue marker, and found that same group of participants memo-rized forty-two words.

Kio Mayede, a seventh grader from Homma El-ementary, made home-made lava lamps by adding Alka Seltzer to oil and water.

“When you add the

alka seltzer, it produces bubbles that contain carbon dioxide. When the bubbles break up, they fall back down.” says Kio, explaining the continuous rise and fall of the colored liquid in-side lava lamps that had fascinated adults and kids alike.

Tanner March, also in Grade 7, from Brighouse Elementary, grew salt crystals on strings using different types of sea salt.

“I basically made a sat-urated solution, moved the jars (containing the salts) into a warmer cli-mate, and left them for seven days. The evapo-ration of the water al-lowed crystals to grow up the string.”

Tanner came up with this idea as a way of re-cycling salt. He hopes to teach other kids to recy-cle through his project.

— by Stephanie Chang Gillian Chan and Claire Zhao, Youth Reporters

Martin van den Hemel photoTanner March, a Grade 7 student from Brighouse El-ementary, grew salt crystals on strings using different types of sea salt.

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I have a bone to pick with the Eng-lish language. Too

many things don’t make any sense.

To start with, a lot of words that should sound the same don’t. For ex-ample, deer and dear are pronounced the same way, but beer and bear aren’t. To add to the confusion, bear and bare sound the same, but dear and dare don’t. So what’s the deal with that, English?

But what really bugs me is that some words have acquired meanings totally opposite of what they used to mean. Like the word aw-ful, which people once used when something ‘filled them with awe’, not because they thought it was terrible. It’s probably too late to rescue ‘awful’, but there is one word that I really want to restore to its full glory, and that word is seedy. Seeds are wonderful things, but somehow the word seedy has become a synonym for sordid, disreputable, shabby, squalid, unwholesome or unsavory.

There’s a good reason why I started thinking about what seedy really means. This weekend, the Rich-mond Food Security Society (RFSS) is hosting our 7th Annual Seedy Saturday in the Thompson Community Centre. The event, one of over 110 similar events that take place all across Canada

in early March, is designed to kick-start the gardening season by offering a venue for gardeners to mingle with local seed suppliers, plant nurseries, and community groups so that they can buy or exchange seeds and plants, and swap ideas and gardening advice.

Typically these events will feature a seed library, from which gardeners can ‘check out’ packets of seeds to plant in their gardens, on the promise that they will return some seeds at the end of the season. Usually, gardeners will let some of their best or hardiest plants go to seed, generating robust seeds that, when returned to the seed library, help improve the quality of seed available to gardeners in the next sea-son. This is ‘seed saving’, an age-old practice, and a wise one, because it produces plant varieties that adapt quickly to local climate and growing conditions.

All this is great stuff, so you can see why I’m perplexed that anything about seeds became associated with be-ing sordid, disreputable, or unsavory. I know that plants can lose some of their colour or may appear withered as they go to seed, hence the association with shabby, but the rest seems like piling on.

I’m always learning new

things about seeds that fascinate me. For example, there is a date palm plant nicknamed Methuselah that was grown from a 2000 year old seed that was discovered in 1963 when archeologists were excavating the fortress of Masada. Or that the idea for Velcro was inspired by how burdock seeds stuck to things. Or that apple seeds contain a small amount of cyanide.

But seeds are much more than a source of fun facts with which to amaze your friends and family (or not, if you happen to have a teenager in the house, in which case you get an eye roll). Seeds are basic to our culture.

I think it would be hard to overstate this. For example, a lot of people don’t realize that when we eat wheat, rice and maize, we are actually eating the seeds, and that these three plants feed most of the world. But more than that, the concept of what seeds are has helped guide how people have thought about or viewed the world.

The fact that seeds start as something packed with potential, but won’t flourish without being planted at the proper time and given the proper resources to grow is a powerful guide to how people should ap-

proach real-world schemes like starting a business or launching a project. You’ll hear business people talk about how they need ‘seed money’, or how their idea needs to germinate – con-cepts that everyone involved in a project immediately grasp.

But even more than that, seeds mold our idea of time. They are a pure example of how investing in something small can pay off to the greater good at a later time, and by putting something aside (by letting part of a crop go to seed) instead of taking it all in one season, you can ensure long-term prosperity. The real-world applications of this ‘seedy’ wisdom are obvious.

Seeds show us that when growing something, there’s always a waiting period and no instant gratification, but that the results are well worth the care and oversight needed to achieve them. When people really embrace the true meaning of being seedy, they become the gardeners of their own life, and there’s nothing shabby about that.

Stephen Mullins is the communications manager for Richmond Food Security Soci-ety. See www.richmondfood security.org for information.

EDITORIAL: Pattison to the rescue?

Amanda Oye photoPlants on sale from Edible Oasis at last year’s Seedy Saturday.

opinion

The Yes side in the transit referen-dum finally did something posi-tive yesterday by bringing out

Jimmy Pattison.Pattison, the affable entrepreneur, is fondly

remembered for steering Expo 86. Not only was it a great world’s fair, under his watch, the whole event ran smoothly without the usual cost over-runs associated with public spending in B.C.

Now, he has been called upon to chair a com-mittee to oversee the flow of money if voters approve the proposed sales tax increase.

Metro Vancouver residents will be asked to

vote on adding a 0.5 per cent sales tax to fund transit improvements.

There’s no question the region desperately needs improved bus service and transporta-tion infrastructure. There’s no perfect solution, but the sales tax seems fairer than the prop-erty fax funding trial balloon Premier Christy Clark was mentioning recently.

While raising taxes is always a hard sell, TransLink, the transportation authority that will would eventually wind up dealing with much of the future tax haul, hasn’t helped by shifting the debate to being about TransLink. Last month, the TransLink board helpfully re-moved its CEO, kept him on as an advisor and

hired yet another CEO. Polls show the Yes side doing OK in Rich-

mond and Vancouver but trailing everywhere else. Of course if we all believed polls there would be a Premier Adrian Dick now.

Speaking of premiers, the real villain in all of this is the provincial government. Whether it’s improved bus service through the tunnel or rapid transit to UBC, Metro Vancouver desperately needs transportation improve-ments. But instead of showing leadership, the province is putting the region through a divisive referendum.

Would it be too much to ask to get Jim Pat-tison to fix TransLink and its oversight as well?

Green SceneStephen Mullins

Bill McNulty meets Lionel Richie?Editor:

Canada's most obsessive party planners are at it again.

Richmond’s city council-lors are in a party mood and their Manager of Ma-jor Events is hard at work, making our country's best wedding planners look like small time amateurs.

City council is sitting down with our cheque book spilling ink again at a rapid pace to pay for festivals, “signature events” and other cel-ebrations. Forget about transit, roads, sewers and high home prices. It’s time to raise the roof and have some fun.

Leading the line dancers is Councillor Bill McNulty who has his bags backed and a $12,000 allowance in hand for a City junket to Japan in search of others who want to party with him and other city hall celebrants in 2017.

Perhaps McNulty might want to stop in Los Ange-les where he could invite singer Lionel Richie to Richmond.

Richie's hit "All Night Long" would be an appro-priate Richmond Council theme song:

Well, my friends, the time has come

To raise the roof and have some fun

Throw away the work to be done

Let the music play on(play on, play on)

Everbody sing, everybody dance

Lose yourself in wild ro-mance

We're going to partyKaramu, fiesta, foreverCome on and sing along!We're going to partyKaramu, fiesta, forever.

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Embracing the seedy side of life

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Editor:Richmond quaint? You bet!In kind response to Mrs. Gannon’s

letter (“Richmond isn’t so quaint anymore”) in the Review’s March 4th edition, I will challenge all to please look at Richmond through another lens. Unfortunately, we are not told where Mrs. Gannon had moved from 27 years ago so it is difficult to gauge her comparison. I moved here from Montreal 19 years ago and my wife from Hong Kong three years prior to that.

As someone who was Montreal-born and raised for 29 years, I find Richmond to be the best place in the world to live in, period for many factors which I will list.

1. For anyone who enjoys the out-doors, we have a beautiful dyke on which one can walk, jog, cycle all for free, and enjoy gorgeous scenery and fresh air (with organic bugs in it near the Quilchena golf course in summer).

2. Shopping: If you’re into it, shopping in Richmond offers a unique experience for all cultures to discover and explore who our neighbours are and what they bring to share with us here in our

backyard. In Richmond we have not only Asian stores, but Asian malls. Go in there and explore, no one bites...unless you ask them to.

3. Food: No need to elaborate, we all know Richmond’s rich cultural heritage there.

4. Quaint neighbourhoods are ev-erywhere in Richmond. No. 5 Road’s Highway to Heaven in unique as far as I know and all these places of worship will welcome you with

open arms if you show genuine interest and respect. I live kitty corner from Terra Nova on a street named Tyson, a quiet cul-de-sac with zero-lot line homes, quite rare here in Richmond and this place is heaven, with it’s 40 odd homes and wonderful neighbours whom I know I can count on anytime I may need and vice-versa.

5. YVR is minutes away by car, bus, Canada Line, bike...you name it, it’s right here! How’s that for easy access?!

6. The people of Richmond are excellent drivers. When you’re done laughing, go to Montreal and tell me I’m wrong (If you make it back in one piece).

In conclusion, I will describe Richmond as a fortunate child: She is healthy, well fed, strong and very busy planning her future. To anyone who wants to move out, I say move out and you’ll miss her sooner than you think.

Raymond PareRichmond

Feel fortunate to live in RichmondThe people of Richmond

are excellent drivers

Richmond’s outdoor trails are one benefit of living here.

Editor:Re: “‘No middle ground’ on farmland says mayor,” Feb.

25.Mayor Malcolm Brodie needs our support in standing

up to Port Metro Vancouver. It acts like a law unto itself, and Gilmore Farm is the place for Richmond to draw the line.

The farm is fertile farmland in the ALR. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop Port Metro from buying it up for its industrial land reserve.

At a recent council meeting (Feb. 10), I spoke on this topic for Garden City Conservation, and Roy Sakata

spoke on it for education and the estuary. Council members then added their thoughts, and the council and citizen views went well together.

It’s all online for you. That’s because Richmond.ca now makes the video of each council meeting promptly available. You’ll find the video link in “2015 Agendas and Minutes” after clicking your way from the “City Hall” tab.

In any case, help restore balance between Port Metro and our elected representatives. Support Mayor Brodie, and save Richmond farmland and the Garden City.

Jim WrightPresident, Garden City Conservation Society

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Editor:As a public health physician, and

Medical Health Officer for Rich-mond, an important part of my job is working with the mayor, council and staff of our city to advance programs, policies, and invest-ments that will improve health and, ultimately, save lives.

I’m writing to urge Richmond residents to vote Yes in the Trans-portation Referendum. This month, you will receive a ballot in the mail asking if you support a 0.5% increase in the Provincial Sales Tax to help fund billions of dollars in transportation improvements.

For Richmond, a Yes vote means 33% more Canada Line Service

with the addition of 20 new cars to increase capacity and alleviate crowding. Yes also means a new express bus from Richmond Centre to Metrotown every seven minutes, rush hour buses every five minutes from Bridgeport SkyTrain Station to UBC, and rush hour buses every five minutes from Richmond to the 22nd Street SkyTrain Station. The plan also includes upgraded roads for safer driving, and street improvements for safe walking and cycling for people of all ages and abilities.

These improvements will en-able thousands of people—fel-low neighbours, working families, seniors, and community members

like you and me—to have practi-cal choices in how to get around. It will allows us to integrate exercise into our busy lives, shrink our com-muting time, spend less time in gridlock, and gain quicker access to a lifeline of services, jobs, recre-ational opportunities, friends and family that keep us healthy.

Even if you never take transit, you will still benefit: better air quality, reduced risk of traffic injuries for all road users, including those who walk, cycle, take transit or drive, less congestion, and a healthier, more connected community.

This is not a vote about TransLink no matter what you may think of the organization. But a No vote will delay

critically needed transportation improvements.

By 2045, Richmond is expected to grow by 100,000 more people and 75,000 more jobs. This growth will put unimaginable strain on the trans-portation system. Mayor Malcolm Brodie will play an instrumental role in ensuring that the plan requires an annual independent audit and public reporting.

This month, we can all make a real contribution to making our commu-nity healthier by voting YES for these critical investments in transportation choices. This is an historic opportu-nity we can’t afford to miss.

Dr. James Lu, Medical Health Officer for Richmond

Vote Yes for health in the transportation referendum

Thief shatters trust

Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good

Editor:Letter writer Ken

McLennan raises some excellent points in “Where is TransLink’s accountability,” but he misses the bigger picture.

Certainly the political accountability of Trans-Link needs fixing, but a No vote is not a clear message to the province on this issue. It is a clear message that we’re not willing to make the sin-gle biggest investment currently available to improve our economy, personal health, social well-being and air qual-ity. For 35¢ a day, the average household will get $360/year in cost savings by 2030.

The Compass card fi-asco was not TransLink’s doing: it was forced on them by the provincial government. The same with the referendum costs. TransLink didn’t ask for a referendum. Spending to gain a Yes vote is the only avenue open to avoiding the horrendous costs of increasing our depen-dence on automobile travel as the region’s population grows.

TransLink’s biggest failure is in not commu-nicating its successes. Our region has by far the highest per capita transit use among cities our size in North Amer-ica. TransLink was just rated the most popular transit agency in North America (Feb. 2015 USC study). Its high credit rating and solid financial performance allow it to issue bonds not avail-able to any other transit agency in Canada.

The latest indepen-dent audit of TransLink determined it was “not wasteful” and that com-pensation levels were “reasonable”, prompting then-transportation minister Mary Polak to call it “world-class.”

Yes, TransLink makes mistakes and has to do better. But don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The mayors’ plan is as good as we’re going to get for a long time, and taxpayers can take comfort that all the new spending will be subject to annual independent publicly-available audits.

Peter LadnerBetter Transit and Trans-

portation Coalition

Dear Open House Thief:On Sunday, Feb. 15th you entered my

home, went in the small top drawer of my dresser, and stole my treasured tur-quoise sparrow necklace. This necklace will have very little monetary value to you; however, this handmade necklace was priceless to me. I got it during my pregnancy and the two birds repre-sented my daughters, one which has

a rare, life-limiting medical condition. It meant a lot to me and I wore it as a good luck charm to many special occa-sions. I put it in the drawer before I left and it was gone when I got back.

I shed a few tears and I blamed my-self, but instead I blame you for making the world a place we can no longer trust. Shame on you Open House Thief.

Amanda Bostik, Richmond

In Miss Caledonia, farm life figures heavily in the story of Peggy Ann Douglas. Her father Cecil is described as having “farmer hands, farmer tan, unadorned

in overhauls an’ rubber boots” while her mother Helen is able to “husk, pick, gut, milk, groom, kneed, knit”. A lot of the fun comes from Peggy’s beauty queen dreams juxtaposed with the reality of life on the farm. Here are some farmin’ terms explained, to get you into the world of Miss Caledonia. CLAPBOARD WALLS: When Peggy first introduces her home, she refers to “clapboard walls”. Clapboard, which refers to thin wooden planks, was frequently used on the exterior of farm houses, to protect interior walls from dampness, wind, and other outdoor elements. MUDDY PADDOCK: A paddock, which Peggy also refers to in Miss Caledonia, is an area designated for exercise for horses. It’s typically fenced in so animals don’t run away from the farm. Mud is frequently used at the bottom of paddocks but in some cases, grass is used instead. CHICORY-PULLING: Chicory is a blue wildflower that grows like a weed and can be found in open fields and along gravel roads. There are several uses for chicory, the most popular being a coffee substitute. Chicory is typically pulled from the ground, wash and dried, and then roasted or steeped like a tea. However, on many farms, chicory is grown and fed to cattle. STALL-CLEANING: Although this activity sounds pretty self-explanatory, it re-quires a lot of work. Whereas modern equipment is used for stall-cleaning today, in the 1950s it was up to farmers to put in the back-breaking work. Typically, stalls were lined with either straw or hay and farmers had to use pitchforks to move old lining out and new lining in.

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and interior improvements for another $5,000 and the SL adds leather seating and alloy wheels for another $3,000. The Nissan Quick Charge Port (standard on SV and SL) allows charging to 80 per cent capacity in 30 minutes at public charging stations, using a DC fast charger. There will be additional incentives for those installing 220-volt fast chargers at home, which reduce charging time to five hours. The fuel efficiency of the four-door, five-seat LEAF is calculated at the gas equivalent of about 2.0 L/100 kms with a range of around 120 kms on a full

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Richmond Youth Dance Company danc-ers will stage three performances of their year-end show this weekend.

Seven starts tonight (Friday), highlighting the roles of the seven deadly sins through 23 professional dancers fighting for the spot-light.

Choreographers Miyouki Jego and Troy McLaughlin have creat-ed a show mixing ballet and jazz dance styles ac-companied by live mu-sic from the Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Der, with original music composed by Stephen Robb.

Shows are March 6 at 7 p.m., March 7 at 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at 2 p.m. at Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate. Tickets, $7, at the cultural centre or call 604-247-8300.

Tony Bowden photo illustrationDancers in the Richmond Youth Dance Company are staging a show entitled Seven, highlighting the roles of the seven deadly sins.

Puppets to take over theatre

Las Vegas entertainer Terry Fator, who has mas-tered more than 100 impersonations with puppets, will perform at River Rock Show Theatre next Friday.

As a ventriloquist, Fator has a vast repertoire of musical impersonations, including Cher, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Adele, Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber. In addition to his live shows, he has made numerous TV appearances and released a best-selling DVD.

Among his cast of characters: Winston the Imper-sonating Turtle, Maynard Tompkins and the Elvis im-personator. There’s also the always-texting 12-year-old girl, the annoying neighbour and the lounge singer. Tickets to the March 13 show are sold out.


Richmond Music School’s brightest young musicians are preparing for the school’s biggest concert of the year.

The Concerto Concert is set for Satur-day, and will feature dozens of perform-ers in piano and other instruments.

The students range in age, and have practised their music to achieve as close to a professional standard as possible. They’ll perform with the support of a professional orchestra, conduced by Allen Stiles.

Rising stars will be among the solo performers, many of whom have come to Richmond from around

the world such as countries United Arab Emirates, Brunei, Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam. They include pianists Allyssa Yong, 16, Stacy Wang, 15, Natalie Phan, 17 and Brian Li, 16, along with violinists Rachel Zhu, 13, Carlos Yeung, 17, Jocelyn Chui, 10 and Tony Tan, 10.

Richmond Music School came together in 1980. Its faculty offers direction to over 400 students in a variety of disciplines.

The March 7 Concert Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Richmond Music School Recital Hall, 11371 No. 3 Rd. Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Call 604-272-5227.

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The Richmond Chorus will present a night of music celebrating Mother Earth in a concert next Saturday at Fraserview Church.

The choir will perform “Missa Gaia” (Earth Mass), written in the early 1980s by the Paul Winter Consort with organist Paul Halley. It’s an environmental liturgy of contempo-rary music, using traditional forms of mass while also featuring calls of wolves and loons, whale songs and jazz instrumentation.

Directed by Brigid Coult the rarely produced work also merges Brazil-ian and West African rhythms with Gregorian chant and gospel music.

Another part of the program will feature music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Waldemar Ahlen, Frank Ticheli, Vancouver’s Rupert Lang and a rousing gospel-style finale by Halley, who now lives and teaches in Halifax, N.S.

Gaia, in Greek mythology, was the earth goddess, and her name is a

symbol of the importance of view-ing the earth as a living being to be cherished and preserved for future generations.

The March 14 concert is at 7:30 p.m. at Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church, 11295 Mellis Dr.

Advance tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, $6 for children ages six to 12 and free for children under six. Order tickets at 604-276-2747 or roca.ca. Tickets also at the door for $10 to $20.

Richmond Chorus presents Missa Gaia (Earth Mass)

Terry Fator gets laughs from audiences with a deep roster of puppets.

Richmond-based visual artists and graphic designers are invited to com-pete for a chance to create this year’s Richmond Maritime Festival poster.

Artists are invited to submit an elec-tronic portfolio of up to five sample works by March 31 to the city, which stages the weekend event at Britannia

Shipyards each August.The poster, which will be used in

advertising and marketing materials, should convey Steveston’s maritime heritage. The selected artist will re-ceive a $500 honorarium.

Submissions can be made through richmondmaritimefestival.ca.

City calls for artist to design poster


books

Fear, family and friendship—the trifecta of

choice for novelist Michael Christie, whose new novel If I Fall, If I Die, is the showpiece.

Will Cardiel and his mother Diane live “Inside” and never venture out their front door for fear of the limitless dangers that might befall them. Unlike the novel Room by Emma Donoghue, where the mother and child are held captive inside and can’t wait to

escape, If I Fall, If I Die, is the polar opposite. The reason for Will and Di-ane’s literal interior exile is self-imposed—Diane suffers from agorapho-bia—and by extension, her 11-year-old son Will is destined to live Inside as well.

At a young age, Will becomes his mother’s protector, her guard-ian, taking on tasks that would normally be a mother’s domain. Realizing that their life is abnormal, Will challenges Diane, who responds that “It’s not a prison if you’ve built it yourself.” One day, lured to the Outside by a frightening sound, Will gets curious and ventures out in his helmet, ready to meet the world head-on.

Despite a rocky intro-duction to the Outside, Will is enchanted, and soon takes every op-portunity to leave their house, and he even begins attending school. Befriending Jonah, a qui-et but bright and talent-ed First Nations boy in his class, Will is introduced to an exhilarating new

hobby—skateboarding. The more Will gets a taste of Outside, the more he craves it, and the more he distances himself from his mother. Her anxiety over his trips to the Outside mount, when a local boy goes missing and Will and Jonah try to find him.

Author Christie takes the dual challenges of mental illness and coming-of-age and gently folds them into a fascinating story of mother-son dependence. Will dubs his mother’s agoraphobia the “Black Lagoon” and is acutely aware of how it impedes

her life completely. A lov-ing mother, Diane takes overprotection to new heights, and becomes panicked each time Will leaves the house. As he becomes more enam-oured of the Outside, he soon gets caught up in the illegal goings-on of city life; in particular the felonious activities of The Butler at grain elevator 6, by the harbour. No amount of pleading from Diane can convince Will of the dangers of the harbour. With a wisdom that belies his age, Will says to his mother: “Being brave is never easy. That’s why it’s good for you.”

Michael Christie de-serves a lot of praise for this, his first novel. While the several sub-plots tend to be a bit scattered, and the reader wonders when things will come together, the end result is worth it.

Shelley Civkin is communications officer with Richmond Public Library. For other popular reading suggestions see www.yourlibrary.ca/goodbooks/.

The family that stayed inside

Book ClubShelley Civkin

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New road to IKEA is now open

A road linking Knight Street motorists to IKEA has now opened.

Mannini Way links Knight Street to Jacombs Road.

The new connector road was funded by IKEA to improve traffic flow in the vicinity of their larger Richmond store, which opened in 2012.

According to the city, the southbound off-ramp is designed to provide additional access to the surrounding business park and lighten traffic flow on westbound Bridgeport Road, especially the left turn onto Sweden Way.

Mannini Way takes its name from Peter Mannini, believed to be the first Finnish settler in Richmond, around 1890.

Finn Slough historian David Dorrington believes the family name was originally Manninen. In an article at the City of Richmond Archives, he notes many early Finnish settlers changed their surnames for ease of spelling and pronunciation.

Access to Mannini Way is marked as “Jacombs Road Exit” on a new sign located southbound on Knight Street.

Library offers income tax clinics Richmond Public Library and Family Christian

Fellowship are offering free income tax clinics to help those with a low income file their income tax returns.

If you’re a single person with a maximum income of $30,000, a couple with a maximum income of $40,000, or an adult with one child and a maximum income of $35,000, then you qualify for this free service. Sessions are 45 minutes per person and couples must sign up for one time slot each. To register, call 604-231-6413 or visit the Brighouse branch’s second floor information desk.

“Trained volunteers will help low income people fill in their income tax returns free of charge,” said librarian Ying Zhang. “Please remember to bring all relevant documents such as T4 and T5 slips.

The clinics take place on Saturdays March 14, 21 and 28, and April 4, 11, 18, and 25 between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in Community Place Room at the Brighouse branch located at 7700 Minoru Gate.

Lions Manor seeks volunteersRichmond Lions Manor Bridgeport, a long-term

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If you have 2 hours a week to commit to volunteering at the facility, contact Christy Sandhu at [email protected].

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Richmond’s sixth annual Seedy Saturday returns March 7. A wide variety of seed, tree, berry, native plant, composting and mushroom vendors will be available. Visitors can bring their own seeds to ex-change and trade.

Experts will be on hand to talk about seed security and com-munity initiatives. Kids and youth can look for-ward to making Seed Bombs (no explosives,

just a mixture of wild flowers and soil) and planting seeds to grow at home!

The event is by dona-tion with proceeds going to support Rich-mond Food Security Society’s Seed Library project. It takes place at Thompson Com-munity Centre (5151 Granville Ave.) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Seafair Midgets punch tickets to provincialsby Don FennellSports Editor

From the outset the goals have been lofty. And for the Seafair Islanders, they’ve only been height-ened since punching their tickets to the upcom-ing provincial Midget A1 championships in Comox.

The Islanders secured their berth in the B.C. championship tourna-ment March 15 to 20 with a 4-1 victory over the North Vancouver Storm in the final of the Pacific Coast Final Four series Monday on the North Shore.

In the interim, head coach Steve Robinson is

being tasked with trying to create a healthy bal-ance between practice and time off. It’s a dilemma he was also forced to deal with during the extended break between the end of the regular season and start of the playoffs.

“It’s one of the big chal-lenges when you have such a sparse schedule—we were used to playing an average of two games a week during the regular season—and then play a number of games in a condensed period,” said Robinson. “It’s difficult to replicate game situations no matter how much you try. You want to be ready, but you certainly don’t want to exhaust yourself by over-practising.”

Another test the Island-ers, ranked among the top five teams in the province all season, will face is the fact that none of the play-ers—at least certainly not the majority—have played in a provincial champion-ship tournament before. Robinson plans to set up a time when the players can meet with some Seafair grads who have experi-enced the “show” before.

Robinson was confi-

dent from the drop of the puck this season that the Islanders had the talent to challenge for a berth in the provincials. Now, while respecting the fact anything can happen in a such a tournament, he believes the Islanders stand as good a chance as any team of achieving the ultimate goal. But in the minds of the players, the task is still not complete. Robinson said they are ac-cutely aware of the parity among the teams will be especially true at provin-cials.

However, Robinson was encouraged by the Island-ers’ play in the Final Four, particularly in the cham-pionship game against “a great North Vancouver team.” The Islanders out-shot the Storm 48-16 in the 4-1 victory, which Robin-son called their most com-plete victory of the season.

“Either way I would have been proud of the effort, but to have put in such a dominant effort, where everybody bought into the team concept, was especially rewarding,” he said. “For the guys to de-liver under those circum-stances was pretty special.”

Seafair Midget A1 Islanders celebrate winning the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association Tier 1 championship Monday on the North Shore.

En route, Islanders win Pacific Coast Tier 1 championship

Lum named toall-rookie teamby Don FennellSports Editor

Leah Lum will be recognized for her stellar freshman season at the 13th annual Women’s Hockey East Awards Banquet this evening (Friday) in Hyannis, Mass.

Building on a well-earned reputation as a consummate team player with a knack for rising to the occasion, the 18-year-old defenceman from Richmond was this week named to the Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team after placing fourth in University of Connecticut Huskies scoring with four goals and 19 points. The totals were sixth-best among all conference blueliners and seventh in overall rookie scoring. She was also top-30 nationally in both defence and freshman scoring.

With assistant captain Caitlin Hewes, Lum—the only freshman to make the starting lineup—formed the Hus-kies’ top defence pairing and earned a least a point in 14 of UConn’s 36 games. She was also an important contributor to the special teams in a shutdown role on the penalty kill and a set up player on the powerplay, where eight of her 15 assists were recorded.

The all-rookie team was voted on by the league’s eight head coaches.

Lum turned down offers from University of New Hamp-shire, Western University and University of B.C. to realize her dream of playing NCAA Division 1 hockey, She com-mitted to UConn—which offered her a full ride four-year scholarshi—in November 2013. She enjoyed an auspi-cious debut with the Huskies by scoring a goal and add-ing two assists in her first game against Minnesota Duluth last October.

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After clawing their way to a second-place finish during the regular season, the Richmond Raccoons capped the youth basketball season with a fourth-place finish in the recent Metro Van-couver playoffs.

The achievements by the Rich-mond Youth Basketball Association under-13 rep girls’ team, coached by Tim Carkner with the assistance of Paul Teodosio, are particularly notable given that the fact eight players are only 11 years old and the remaining four are 12-year-olds. Additionally, the Raccoons started the season in the C Division and moved their way up to the A Division, finishing the regular campaign with a 9-4 record and go-ing 2-2 in the post-season.

The RYBL Raccoons U13 rep girls’ basketball team placed fourth in the Metro Vancouver playoffs.

A sixth-place finish at Basketball BC’s Grade 9 provincial invitational tournament in Kelowna last week capped a stellar season for the Robert A. McMath Wildcats juvenile girls’ hoops team.

The Wildcats went 10-0 in Richmond league play, defeating Matthew Mc-Nair Marlins 56-40 in the city final, and then placed third in the nine-team dis-trict championship. Mc-Math opened the district

tournament with a 48-43 victory over Handsworth Royals before dropping a 27-19 decision to Argyle Pipers in a defensive battle. McMath trailed by a basket with three minutes to play before making a series of turnovers. McMath won the third-place game, an agressiv one, 39-22 over Burnaby North. Both Mar-tha Melaku and Jenn Vonas stepped up their game to lead the team offensively in the tournament.

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The Grade 9 Wildcats were coached by Kira Carre, Becky Atkinson, Steve Flynn and Doug Tweedlie.

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Judoka looks to build on Canada Games medal

Richmond’s Ario Nishimura (left) battled his way to a silver medal at the Canada Winter Games last week in Prince George.

Ario Nishimura leads Steveston Judo Club athletes into this weekend’s Pacific International Championship

Meet factsThe Steveston Judo Club and Judo BC will pres-ent the 30th annual Pacific International Judo Tournament this weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval. A Judo Canada regional points tournament, it is also a selection event for B.C. athletes wishing to participate in the 2015 nationals.

SATURDAY: Under-18, under-21, intermediate and kata events will be held, beginning at 8 a.m. Finals will be held following the preliminaries.

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by Don FennellSports Editor

A week after securing a silver medal at the Can-ada Winter Games, Ario Nishimura is slated to com-pete at the 2015 Judo Pa-cific International Cham-pionship. And according to his coach, the 16-year-old Hugh Boyd Secondary School student has all the qualities needed to reach the top of the podium again this weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

“Just in the past year he’s come to terms with the fact he can be a contend-er in his age and weight group, so he’s been train-ing very hard on the mat,” says Steveston Judo Club head coach Kane Morishi-ta. “He spends a lot of time in the weight room at his school and the results are

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place result last weekend in Prince George, where he competed up an level, Nishimura—who is slated to compete in the men’s under-18 and under-73 kilogram senior divisions this weekend—has also earned a bronze medal

at the Canadian national championships and gold at the under-18 youth provincial championships, San Jose Buddhist tourna-ment and the Quebec and Ontario opens.

Encouraged by Mor-ishita to earn his black belt—which he did in December—Nishimura

was pleased with his sec-ond-place showing at the Canada Winter Games.

“I think the fact I was one of the youngest athletes in my age group I did very well, and I think that has helped prepare me (going forward),” he said.

“I’m hoping to win na-tionals, which would then make me eligible for worlds.”

Tavis Jamieson, 18, who also captured a silver med-al in the men’s under-100 kilogram event at the Canada Games, may also compete at the Pacific International meet this weekend. Like Morishita, Jamieson—a former Rich-mondite who now resides in Ladner—has built an impressive resume. In the last year he’s also won gold at the Saskatchewan and Ontario opens and bronze at the US Open National Championships in Hono-lulu. He earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Pacific International.

The success of both ath-letes reflects the focus that defines the Steveston Judo Club. Since being founded in 1953, the non-profit organization operated entirely by volunteers has been committed to devel-oping personal excellence. At the same time, the club has collectively developed an international reputa-tion for excellence.

As head coach, Morishita is tasked with leading the club’s high-performance program. Like all levels of the martial art, students are taught to be alert and responsive, to make quick and effective deci-sions, and to act promptly on them. At the same time, they are expected to show respect for both the sport and their oppo-nents and to give back to the club and their com-munity. Many of the high-performance athletes are also expected to assist in teaching younger classes.

“It works very well at our club,” Morishita says.

The Pacific International meet, which the Steveston club hosts each year, truly shines a spotlight on judo. This year, as B.C. attempts to defend its team title, the level of competitors continues to rise. Athletes from Japan’s Tokai Uni-versity will help to ensure that.

“The tournament is get-ting bigger and bigger every year and become one of the premier judo events in North America,” Morishita notes.

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“Th e Rockwoods off ers functional, aff ordable townhomes with great curb appeal at a central Fleetwood location,” says director of marketing, Peter Edmonds. “Most of our buyers are younger couples or families, looking for a well-located home at an aff ordable price.”

In 2014, Th e Rockwoods was the best-selling townhome community in Surrey, which was the result of a combination of factors, including the community’s location in the increasingly popular Fleetwood neighborhood, the appealing contemporary exterior architecture, and func-tional two-bedroom plus den, three-bedroom and four-bedroom fl oorplans from 1180 sq. ft . to 1540 sq. ft .

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Each home provides premium-value living and is designed to create a community for fami-lies to grow up in. Th ink of the neighborhood as an ever-evolving atmosphere that caters to

kids and adults alike. At Rockwoods, buyers will fi nd a safe environment with a sense of luxury, peace and playfulness all under one roof and in one area.

Th en there’s the community’s 4,500-sq.-ft . social common space known simply as Th e

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Outside, each townhome harnesses the con-temporary vibe of West coast living, using the appeal of timber and stonework for an incred-ibly balanced design.

Granite countertops, wood laminate fl oor-ing, stainless steel appliances and an extended kitchen island in the corner suites – some over nine feet long, are just some of the features that prove the consideration and attention to detail put into these homes.

Th at’s because Anthem Properties’ vision and dedication creates real estate that works and welcomes you home; from location, aff ordabil-ity, functionality and design.

“Homebuyers can buy with confi dence, know-ing that we’ve craft ed our homes to build on that reputation in the years to come,” says Edmonds. ”Our last phase just recently launched, so you can choose from a wide selection of homes now.”

When a homeowner walks into a home at Th e Rockwoods, they can expect an environment that feels comfortable to live in, day in and day out, and also functions well; the fi nishes are well-appointed, the storage is ample and well-placed, the layout has a great fl ow to it - all of these things add up a home that truly works.

“Whether someone is up-sizing or down-siz-ing, Th e Rockwoods off ers a quality-built home that will hold its value in the fullness of time.”

Prices for these two-plus-den, three- and four-bedroom townhomes start at $299,900, with a $5,000 bonus available for a limited time.

Th e Rockwoods’ presentation centre and display homes are open noon to 5 p.m. daily (except Fridays) at 1 – 8473 – 163rd St. in Surrey’s Fleetwood neighbourhood. For more information visit rockwoodsliving.com or call 604.503.1188.

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Diana, age 83. She will be lovingly missed by her family, husband Pat, son Philip and daughter lynne (Whitaker), grandchildren Shannon, lan and Grant, son-in-law Ben and daughter-in-law Beverly. Diana was predeceased by grandson Stratton in 2013. Diana will also be missed by her sisters, Iris and Lorraine, and their families in England. Diana, born in London UK, married Pat in 1954. They celebrated their 60th anniversary last July.

Pat, Diana and their children travelled extensively due to his work as a Civil Engineer. They lived in India, Hong Kong, and Australia; emigrating to Canada in 1967 and establishing a home in Richmond. Although the family became Canadian citizens in 1974 Diana remained a proud ‘Brit’.

The family is grateful to all the doctors, nurses and staff at Richmond Hospital, in particular Emergency, wards 2 South, 3 South and 3 North who tended to her needs during her many stays over the past three years and particularly the last month of her life. We should mention the oft’ forgotten paramedics of the ambulance service who were always there for Diana when needed.

Diana was a long standing member of Richmond’s Stroke Recovery Club. She joined the newly formed club in 1981 and was a member for 34 years.

Diana will be remembered for her loving smile, her sense of humour and cheerful disposition, in spite of her handicap and medical issues. In this connection, a special mention must be made of her beloved husband Pat, who through his devotion and care, made the last years of her life as comfortable and loving as possible.

The family wish to thank the many friends and acquaintances who visited and/or sent flowers and cards in her memory. A family memorial has already been held.

Diana is now at peace.

DIANA McCARTERDecember 9th, 1931- February 2nd, 2015

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sports

by Don FennellSports Editor

Richmond Athletics had been build-ing toward the moment for several seasons. On Sunday, they cleared the final hurdle to become Richmond Adult Soccer Association champions.

Showing great poise and conviction, the Athletics overcame a 1-0 deficit to score two straight second-half goals and defeat the perennial power and defending champion All Blacks 2-1 in the Don Taylor League Cup final at Minoru Park.

“Our focus was to try to play our game and control the pace,” said Ath-letics’ manager Daryl Ware-Lane. “We knew the All Blacks like to play a long ball style and if you look at their goal scoring they have a main target the ball goes to. Our (intent) was to play high-pressure defending without let-ting their forwards turn to face our goal.”

Athletics did well to maintain much of the ball possession, and to draw the All Blacks out and play through the gaps and spaces. Their defenders, as they have been much of the season, were also in sync with keeper Rhys Verde Rios to keep the number of shots directed his way to a minimum. When balls did get through, Verde Rios’ strong arial presence was a difference maker.

Athletics’ player Steven Bicego said that despite fighting through some injuries, the Athletics felt confident

going into the final because of their depth. He said it has created a lot of positive competition for starting spots.

Played before a boisterous yet ap-preciative crowd, the League Cup final featured great tempo but not a lot of scoring chances. It was against the flow of play that Nan Yang, who scored the winning goal in the 2014 League Cup final, opened the scoring for the

All Blacks in last weekend’s match. Not long after, Russell Neal (who had eight goals in regular-season play) tied the score and shortly after John Lawrence netted the winning goal on a 32-yard free kick.

“You could tell both teams wanted to win and brought everything,” said league president Steve Valenzuela. “We’re very happy that both teams

will represent us at provincials this summer.”

Valenzuela was also delighted that Don Taylor, who for more than two de-cades served as league president, was on hand to present the trophy named in his honour.

“Don is a legend and the reason why we have a league today. I very much appreciate his support in what we are

doing,” said Valenzuela.Celebrating its third anniversary,

Soccer Sunday—a showcase of the best in the Richmond Adult Soccer As-sociation—also featured an annual all-star game made up players from each of the three open-age divisions and the masters division. Team Burgandy, coached by AC Richmond’s Indy Dulay, outscored Team White, guided by the Graduates’ Mark Fletcher, 4-1.

“The all-star game was a lot of,” said Valenzuela. “It’s always interesting to see how the teams will gel. These players come from all of our teams and don’t ever get to play together. Soc-cer Sunday is a tremendous amount of work, but the board) really enjoys doing this for our members and creat-ing a great soccer environment in our community.”

The President’s Cup, Challenge Cup and Masters Cup have still to be award-ed. The President’s Cup (contested by the 10 First and Second Division sides) and Challenge Cup (contested by the 10 Premier and First Division teams) finals will be played March 29, follow-ing the Masters Division final March 26.

The Richmond Adult Soccer As-sociation also plans to offer summer soccer in three divisions beginning in mid-April. Valenzuela said the league is also considering hosting a co-ed soccer event in June to celebrate the FIFA Women’s World Cup. But it’s main focus will continue to be attracting new teams, and especially graduating players from Richmond youth soccer.

Poised Athletics secure senior soccer crown

Don Fennell photoTanner Mason of the All Blacks gets a leg up on the Athletics’ Brenton Latham during the Richmond Adult Soccer As-sociation’s League Cup final Sunday at Minoru Park. Athletics won 2-1.

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176 - Colin MaxwellZirbenweg 13 T9Bad Hofgastein Austria

193 - Renny Mohammed9071 No.5 Rd, Richmond BC

299 - Simon James Clarke123-3411 Springfi eld Dr, Richmond BC

304 - Richard Paul Jansen317-8700 Granville Ave, Richmond BC

355 - Clay Sidney Crawford501-8248 Lansdowne Rd. Richmond BC

504 - Ryan De Graaf9443 119A St, Delta BC

568 - Daniel James Mongeau109-6310 McRobb Rd, Nanaimo BC

A sale will take place at the storage location on Friday March 20, 2015. Viewing from 10AM to 12PM. Sealed bids will be opened at 12:30PM. Room contents are personal / household goods unless noted other-wise. Bids will be for entire contents of each unit.

PLUMBING & HEATING

604-868-7062 Licensed, Insured & Bonded Local Plumberswww.1stcallplumbing.ca

• Plumbing Service & Repairs • Boilers & Furnaces • Gas Work

Heating System Service SpecialOnly $89 including free hot water tank service!

HOME SERVICE GUIDE REVIEW the richmond

604-908-3596

• Residential / Commercial• Residential / Commercial

• Rotary / Reel Cutting• Rotary / Reel Cutting

• Trimming • Trimming

• Edging• Edging

• Aeration / Power Raking• Aeration / Power Raking

•• Complete Complete

Fertilizing ProgramsFertilizing Programs

• Hedge • Hedge

Trimming / PruningTrimming / Pruning

• Pressure Washing• Pressure Washing

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LAWN SERVICE

LANDSCAPING

GRASS CUTTING $20+• HEDGE & TREE PRUNING • HOUSE PAINTING

• PRESSURE WASHING FREE EST.

Darrin 604-789-2206

PROPERTY MAINTENANCERENOVATIONS

M.S. MAINTENANCE& RENOVATIONS

Insured / WCB Mike Favel • 604-341-2681

Plumbing • Electrical • Woodwork • Drywall • Bathrooms • Painting • Handyman • Textured Ceilings • FREE Quotes

Door Repairs: Patio • Pocket • Bi-folds • Showerand I’m a Nice Guy!

PLUMBING/HOME IMPROVEMENTS

H O M E I M P R O V E M E N T S

Plumbing * Heating * Electrical * Carpentry * Painting * TilingAll Types of Home Renovations, Maintenance or GeneralRepairs around the house Guaranteed, with Free Estimatewww.westwindhome.ca Fully Licensed, Insured, WCB

Call George778 886 3186H O M E I M P R O V E M E N T S

** COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL **KITCHEN & BATHROOM SPECIALIST PLUS TIDDLEY THINGS

604-272-2809 or cell: 604-841-2479

RENOVATIONS

BILL GILLESPIECONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS

EXCAVATION

SSL ENTERPRISES INCCOMMERCIAL ~ RESIDENTIAL

•Backhoes •Backfi lling/trenching•Mini excavator (rubber track) •Asphalt/concrete removal•Bobcats (forks/buckets) •Drainage•Dump trucks •Retaining walls •Install concrete driveways/sidewalks604-833-2103

PLUMBING

5 MINUTE EXPRESS PAGING SYSTEMPLUMBING SERVICES AT REASONABLE RATES

CALL 604-270-6338

RJ’S PLUMBING& HOME SERVICE

ROOFING

Free Estimates. Reasonable Rates.WCB. Fully Insured. Ex Ref.

All Work GuaranteedCall Gary 604-618-8245

Alpine Roofi ngSpecializing in All Kinds of New Roofs, Re Roofs and Repairs.

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

Accounting & Tax ServicesPersonal and

Corporate Taxes

Accounting andManagementConsulting

Clean up past accounting recordsYear-end preparation,

Setting up accounting SoftwareFull Cycle Payroll,

GST/PST/WCB ReturnsRaju Nanduri CGA

160 - 3031 Beckman PlaceRichmond BC. 778-688-2999

[email protected]

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

Placing & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.coastalconcrete.ca

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

260 ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

269 FENCING

PHIL’S FENCING: Custom blt cedar fences/gates/lattice. Repairs, decks & stairs, 604-591-1173, 351-1163

281 GARDENING

A+ Lawn & Garden - Residential & Commercial services. 604.908.3596

REG & SEASONAL LAWN MAINT., Trimming, pruning, planting, weed-ing, & fertilizing. 604-773-0075

281 GARDENING

PARM LANDSCAPING LTD. Complete Lawn Maint. Pwr Raking, Cedar Fence Intall. 604-271-5319

JAPANESE PRO GARDENER Lawns, Power Raking, Hedges & Trees. Free Estimates 604-839-8856

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HANDYMAN CONNECTIONHANDYMAN CONNECTIONHandyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations - Repairs - 604.878.5232

VECTOR RENO’S Specializing in all interior & exterior

home renovations & additions Call 604-690-3327

COMPLETE Handyman Services. Tile, drywall, carpentry, paint, fl oor-ing. All repairs. Dan 604-761-9717

300 LANDSCAPING

GREENWORX Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

Returfi ng, Demos, Drainage, Concrete cutting, Jack hammering,

old swimming pools fi lled in &decks. 604-782-4322

320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemoversbc.com

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~PianosLOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person*Reliable Careful Movers. *RubbishRemoval. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men

BIG OR SMALL MOVESStart $45/hr ~ All size trucks

Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPINGAcross the street - across the world

Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

338 PLUMBING

MIN. EXPRESS PAGING SYSTEM

Reasonable Rates 604-270-6338

BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More

Call Aman: 778-895-2005

341 PRESSURE WASHING

Power Washing, Gutters, Windows, Maintenance, Res/Comm. Lic/Ins’d. Free Est. Call Dean 604-839-8856

POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FIVE STAR ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

ARBUTUS ROOFING & DRAINS (2006) Ltd

We specialize in:F Shingle Roofi ng F Flat Roofi ng

F Re-Roofi ng & Roof Repairs

Residential / Strata

604 - 259 - 2482www.arbutusroofi ng.com

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

#1 AAA RubbishRemoval

25 Years Serving Rmd.Residential & Commercial Clean Courteous Service

FREE ESTIMATESJoe 604-250-5481

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

PATRICK’S RUBBISH REMOVAL*Landscape *Trimming *Yard Clean

*Const. Clean. *ANYTHING!!! 1 Ton Truck. Call Patrick for Prompt Quality Service @ 604-808-1652.

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

bythebay.com

SAND & GRAVEL SALESAll types of sand & gravel

604-560-9255

PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail Mar 20. $725. 1-604-794-5844

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

SMOOTH MINI Dachshunds. Born January 10. Family raised. Well socialized with kids. 1st shots, dewormed. $850. 778-552-4658

Small Ads, BIG Deals!www.bcclassifi ed.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

524 UNDER $200

3 SEAT COUCH & RECLINER,sage green faux suede, good cond, $180. Call: (604)276-2200

551 GARAGE SALES

12 FAMILIES, Sat Mar 7, 9am-1pm. 11240 - Kingfi sher Drive. Elec mo-torcycle, furn, hshld, toys, tools, etc

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

YAMAHA UPRIGHT PIANO U1 walnut case, 30 yrs old, 2nd owner, Played recreationally. Well main-tained. Beautiful instrument. $1950. obo. 778-808-8938

REAL ESTATE

609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

BRIGHT South East Corner Condo in Park Towers. 2 bed 2 bath 1255 sq ft. Covered parking, storage. Heat, hot water, electricity included in maint, fee. $274,900 Call Yvonne RE/MAX 604-619-4465

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

NANAIMO - Half acre lot - light commercial property. Residential or Commercial.

Beside Highway. Wide Open Ocean view.

1- (250)753-0160

NANAIMO - Ocean & City Views.Close to University. Owner can carry mortgage with reasonable payment. Ph: 1-(250)753-0160

NANAIMO - Ocean & City Views.Close to University. Owner can carry mortgage with reasonable payment. Ph: 1-(250)753-0160

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC• All Prices • All Situations •

• All Conditions •www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-657-9422

RENTALS

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

1600 SQ/FT Retail. Unit 118-11020 No 5 Rd Richmond. For details Fax: 604-591-9583 or call 604-816-8588.

750 SUITES, LOWER

RICHMOND #5/Cambie 1 bdrm ste priv entry, F/S. N/P, no lndry. $800 incl util, avl now, refs 604-765-3422

RICHMOND, Ironwood area. Large 1 bdrm, 1 full bath. Bright & clean. Nr all amenities. NP/NS. Avail now. $750/mo incl utils. 604-808-6143.

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200The Scrapper

By virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act and on behalf of Marvel Auctions Ltd. we will dispose of goods, namely: Miscellaneous Goods, debtor “Margret Baxter” to recover $1,395.00 plus accruing storage and any / all other expenses related. These goods will be made available for sale after March 20, 2015. Goods are currently being stored at 4508 Beedie Street, Burnaby.

Contact 604-434-2448 for further information.


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Richmond board of education school trustees pose with sponsors of Tuesday’s Science Jam at Aberdeen Centre. Sponsors of the event included Co-Operators, Aberdeen Centre, Science World, CTV, The Richmond Review, MDA and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Martin van den Hemel photosIt was a special Chinese New Year celebration at Canada Berries, where owner Tom-my Yuan welcomed local VIPs, including Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Rich-mond MP Alice Wong, and Richmond councillors Bill McNulty and Chak Au to the Feb. 20 festivities, including a petting zoo (top photo).

Management and staff at White Spot Richmond Centre raised a total of $11,088 to support Richmond Hospital at their 2014 Annual Christmas Luncheon. Restaurant staff volunteered their time on Christmas Day and staff tips and net proceeds from the event were donated to Richmond Hospital Foundation. Carleen Pauliuk (left), director of donor relations and events, accepts a generous donation from manager Charlie Tsang and restaurant staff.

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