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8 NewsAnimal shelter’s thrift storemanaging couple have not had avacation in 10 years.

10 Neighbourhood focusReporter Graeme Wood floats upriver to funky, East Richmondboating community.

16 Rachel’s RoundupYouth reporter takes hercamera and notepad aroundRichmond’s burgeoning gymscene.

22 Beer with...TheNews drops by George’sTaverna in Steveston for a brewwith none other than GeorgeHatsispiru.

30 SportsSteve Hood is ready to go towork as Richmond F.C.’s newtechnical director.

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When was the last time you were in yourcar and you heard the radio squawk the

latest study from the University of Wherever?If you consume news like me, then it was

probably not that long ago and the study’sclaims probably provoked a mutter to yourselfof “really?” or “Whaaaat?”

The most recent to wave over my earlobesand actually touch base with the brain,however, was one which resonated with mypersonal experiences throughout 45 years.

Apparently — and I, shamefully, can’t recallwhich academic institution it surfaced from— the majority, or 80 per cent, of any givencommunity or large peer group are, withinreason, influenced to a significant degree bythe behaviour of the top or bottom 10 percent in their aforementioned environment.

The top, for argument’s sake, being thepositive role models (community leaders,volunteers, the selfless; you get the idea) andthe bottom being the negative (cheats, liars,trouble-makers, etc.).

According to the study, whether themajority shifts toward the top or the bottomdepends on how vociferous, popular, visibleor apparent the opposing 10 per centers arein their communities or groups.

Some of you may have heard of the “80-20rule” — also known as the “Law of the VitalFew” — whereby 80 per cent of the peoplecan be influenced by 20 per cent of thepopulation.

Although the study and the theories are atad simplistic, it jives with my observationsduring the varied paths I’ve trodden.

“Can we get to the point?” I hear you say.The point is, newspapers such as the

Richmond News, and the professional mediaat large, have a duty to sway the 80 per centtowards the top dudes in our midst and,thus, help in a small way to better society.

Quality human beings, such as Ed andMarie Malinoski, in today’s paper, who’vedevoted their retirement to the local animalshelter and haven’t taken a vacay in 10 years!

You’ll also read today about Joel Baziuk,operations supervisor at the Steveston Har-bour Authority, who’s burning the midnight oilin a bid to recycle fishing nets from aroundthe region, nets that are usually dumpedat sea, entrapping and killing an estimatedthousands of wildlife every year.

However, these people, by nature, are notself-publicists and are often reticent to flytheir flag. It’s not the Canadian way, right?

But these are the people in our society,communities and peer groups that should begetting all the attention, adoration and focus— not the gangsters and corrupt politicianswho often hog the headlines. And if the top10 per centers won’t fly their flags, we’rehappy to fly it for them.

Alan Campbell is a reporter for the Rich-mond News.

All hail the top10per centers

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Time to remove the rose-tinted glasses

Ask nicely, don’t make a noise

LETTERSto theEditor

Dear Editor,Re: “Letters mirror our

society,” Letters, Aug. 5.It is very difficult to agree

with Balwant Sanghera`s

comment when reading thethe Letters to the Editor overthe last few years, when theemotions are of an increas-ing anger and frustrationat the direction this city isheading.

First we had the “Sharkfin soup” fiasco, where ourMP Alice Wong decided tofly into Richmond and visit aChinese restaurant, and eatthis soup in front of Chinesemedia only.

This from an MP who,when elected, promised torepresent all of her constitu-ents and not just her ethnicgroup.

This despite the grow-ing outrage by many of ourcitizens, Chinese included,over the slaughter of thesharks, but I don`t remem-ber any comments fromthe leaders of the Chinesecommunity showing outrageat Wong`s perfidy. We evenhad comments like “this is

our culture and we are notgoing to change it.”

Then there has been thecontinuing frustration overthe “Chinese only” signs,which citizens like KerryStarchuk have confrontedcouncil with over the years,only to be treated shame-fully, by pretending she wasobsessed with a situationthat did not exist.

Finally, council woke upand realized there was aproblem and halfheartedlytried to address it. Still notresolved!

Thirdly, the situationcausing the most aggrava-tion, and generating themost letters to the editor:the “monster homes.”

The proliferation of thesehomes, to the detrimentof what were once lovinglycalled neighborhoods, hascaused much anguish andthe fleeing of citizens, whohad lived here for more

than 25 years, to placesthat value lots of greenery,flowers, trees, but most ofall friendly adults, happychildren, contented animalsand great places to live.

At special meetings to dis-cuss these problem, whencitizens question the devel-opers and builders of theiractions, they are accused ofbeing racists and attackedas anti-progressives.

Hardly a record of ahappy and harmoniousintercultural community.In fact, for those who wantto see the future of ourcountry, they only have towitness the disintegrationof Richmond into separatehalves, with one half rapidlydiminishing while the othergrows exponentially.

Time to take off the “rosetinted glasses” and see the

situation for what it really is.Alan Halliday

Richmond

Dear Editor,Re: “No noise, Sundays, holidays,”

News, July 29.Just last week, I read in your paper

about new regulations regarding construc-tion noise.

What seemed a bit unclear to me is thewording “owners can work Sundays andholidays at certain hours.”

Would that mean someone who owns an

empty property can work on the site onSundays and holidays?

Last holiday Monday, after I had enoughof the construction noise, I walked downto the empty lot, had a friendly conversa-tion with the machine operator, resultingin him calling it a day, at 2:30 p.m. Need-less to say, I thanked him.

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LETTERSto the Editor

Pools more dangerous than gunsLove, not loathe, the goats

Learn the lingo, out of respect

Letter of the Week

Open letter to Richard Simms and City ofRichmond,

Re: “You’ve goat to be kiddin’?” News, Aug.5

I am a Richmond resident and I fully en-dorse what you have been doing.

Families need to go back to nature to ap-preciate things in life. You and your familyhave done a marvellous job in letting kidsunderstand that they have alternatives to dogsand cats.

Look at the photo, the goats even havenames and they look lovely! I would like togive them a hug, too! Alex, your boy would bedevastated if the goats are taken away.

As a resident of Richmond, I say that youhave created an environment better than pet-ting zoos.

The animals get love and care from yourfamily plus other families who appreciatewhat you have.

I am jealous I don’t have the opportunity nor

the ability because I don’t know how to carefor them.

But your family has dedicated hours to carefor these goats like your family. I love you guysfor doing just that. Keep it up.

This is the best way to educate the kids toappreciate and love the world!

If you ever need any more food for thegoats, just give me a shout.

City of Richmond bylaw enforcement team:Please look at it in the sense that, if the ani-mals are not taken care of properly or if theyare wild, they may cause a problem to thecommunity.

For God’s sake, they are goats and areharmless! They have been properly vacci-nated and there is a very responsible familylooking after them.

Don’t take the goats away please! Let theSimms keep them.

Jimmy ThamRichmond

Dear Editor,Re: “Chinese menus should have English,”

Letters, July 31.While I disagree with Ingrid Mo’s specific

assertion that Chinese menus should haveEnglish (I believe inside a privately-ownedbusiness, an owner has freedom of speech),I very much agree with her implying thatEnglish is the language of the street here, justas French is in Montreal.

If I were to emigrate to China, you can be

sure I’d know enough Mandarin to get byand quickly learn as much more as I could tomake my life there as comfortable and socialas can be, given my choices/abilities.

It’s been said, by local Chinese, “I love ithere in Richmond — no need to learn Englishto do everything I want.”

Yes, yes there is: It’s called respect (foryourself and for your new country).

George PopeRichmond

Dear Editor,Harding’s rule states that something bad of-

ten results in something good, and somethinggood often results in something bad.

Water restrictions are bad for kids becausethey won’t be able to use backyard pools.

The good part is that this may save a child’slife because unsupervised pools are danger-ous. More children drown than are shot.

Almost anyone can own a backyard pool,but then the same person may not be allowedto own a gun, because he failed the exams.

Yet, the pool is more dangerous. Insurance

companies charge car owners far more forpublic liability insurance than they chargegun owners. Is this because almost any-one can get a driver’s licence? Even modelairplane pilots pay much more for liabilityinsurance than gun owners.

Insurance companies know better thananyone else as to what is dangerous. Maybewhat we think is a threat to life fits comedianStephen Colbert’s definition of “truthiness.”It’s false, but it “feels” true.

G. A. SimpsonRichmond

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Thirty-six years of marriage, noWill or divorceLast week, reasons for judgment were released inDayton v. Dayton Estate. In the case, a longtimemarried couple separated in 2005. They signed a separation agreement late that year. In 2007,the husband died in a vehicle accident, not having made a Will. No divorce proceedingsever commenced.

The main question for the Court was whether the separation agreement should be set aside andthe deceased’s assets move by intestacy to the surviving former spouse. The Court’s considereddecision was, in a sense, somewhere in-between.

The Court first held that the separation agreement was not unfair and should not be set aside.However, some of the assets moved to the Estate, while other assets, including a bank accountjointly held and an RRSP where the designated beneficiary was the surviving former spouse, didnot. The surviving spouse (Plaintiff) was awarded both assets.

It is impossible to discern what the deceased had intended with his assets, given that he didnot make a Will and did not take necessary steps after the separation agreement was executed.I doubt he intended that his former spouse have the assets she was awarded, but his noticeablelack of planning led to this (perhaps not unjust) result.

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2. Parents or legal guardians must personally attend along with their child, when registering for school.The following documents are required at the time you register your child:

a. Student�s Original Birth Certi>cate � translated into English by a Certiaed Translator, ifnecessary.

b. Student�s and Parents� Original Proof of Status in Canada � bring one of the following:1. Valid Permanent Resident card (or proof of renewal application payment) with passport orRecord of Landing with passport (if PR card not issued); or

2. Canadian passport or Citizenship card or Canadian birth certiacate; or3. Letter of Acceptance from the Superintendent�s oface prior to registering, if you have a workpermit or study permit or refugee status.

c. Current Residential Address � bring one of the following: 1. Current property tax notice andutility bill; or 2. Signed formal long-term lease/rental agreement and security deposit; or 3. Signedcontract of sale and purchase with possession date, subjects removed and a copy of depositdraft.AND � Canadian bank account or credit card, or employment within the community (pay chequestub), or life or health insurance (eg. MSP), or home owner grant, or provincial car registration ordriver�s license/service card.

d. Other documents required for each student: 1. Last school report card or school transcriptof marks; 2. Any immunization record (health record); 3. Any reports needed to request extraclassroom support; 4. Any legal custody documents; 5. Letter of consent to register the child fromthe absent spouse who has joint custody. 6. Notice of Assessment remitted as a B.C. Resident.

* We reserve the right to request additional documents if required *

3. An English Language Assessment appointment will be scheduled, if necessary, once registration iscomplete. The student placement process is as follows: 1. Place a student at the catchment school.2. If there is no space at the catchment school, the student will be placed by a representative of theboard at a nearby school.

4. Late Returning Students: Parents of a child who is currently enrolled in a Richmond school and isreturning to school, for critical reasons, later than 12 NOON on Wednesday September 9, 2015, buton or before Friday September 18, 2015 must advise the Central Registration oface by 12 NOON,August 14, 2015 of the late return date to hold the student�s place in the school. Forms are available atthe Central Registration oface.

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A nother week, and we are told thatthere is a Fiat-Chrysler precedent-setting recall announcement: thehighest penalty yet imposed by the US

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(“NHTSA”) on a car manufacturer formishandling recalls. In 2014, General Motorspaid $35 million for failing to notify regulatorsin a timely manner and failing for a decadeto recall about 2.6 million small cars withfaulty ignition switches linked to at least124 deaths. At the end of that same year, HondaMotor Co. was fined $70 million for lapses inreporting possible safety problems with itsTakata airbags.

Fiat-Chrysler has now allegedly toppedthese with its $105 million fine plus otherunprecedented penalties imposed via a consentorder. These include submission to an auditby an independent monitor of the company’srecall processes for up to four years, and theobligation to repurchase many pickup andheavy-duty trucks and sport-utility vehicles,model years 2008 to 2012, for loss of vehiclecontrol caused by suspension problems.

In the consent order, Fiat-Chrysler reportedlyacknowledged lapses relating to the completionof 23 recalls affecting more than 11 millionvehicles including older Jeeps with gas tanksmounted in the rear crumple zone linked tomore than 50 deaths from gas tank explosionsfollowing rear end collisions. Wire servicereports note that it is unclear how the total finebreaks down in relation to each of the 23 recallsunder investigation. They note, however, thatthe NHTSA is authorized to impose a maximumfine of $35 million for a single recall notcompleted in a timely manner.

The so-called ‘fix’ for the affected Jeeps is theinstallation of trailer hitches to mitigate theimpact of rear-end collisions but governmentinvestigators have criticized the rate of theserepairs as “slow and sporadic.” In general thereports say the transgressions are threefold:“misleading and obstructing regulators;inadequate and lagging repairs; and failing toalert car owners to recalls in a timely manner.”One report says that $15 million of the totalfine is a deferred penalty payable if the terms ofthe consent order are violated going forward.

Fiat-Chrysler’s troubles may not end with thisfine, however. In a law suit in Georgia broughtby the parents of a 4-year-old boy killed in a“fiery rear-end Jeep crash” in which the juryinitially awarded $150 million in damages,although the award was reduced to $40 million,the company’s request for a new trial wasdenied. An appeal of this ruling remains apossibility.

News reports suggest that Mr. SergioMarchionne, the CEO of Fiat-Chrysler is openlyseeking a merger based on his belief that, ingeneral, the auto industry must consolidate tomeet the challenges of electric and autonomous(self-driving) vehicle development andcompliance with increasingly stringentenvironmental standards.

And it’s time for Fiat-Chrysler, GeneralMotors and Ford to negotiate a new four-yearlabour contract with the 140,000 member-strong United Auto Workers Union. Industrycommentators say that Fiat-Chrysler faces thetoughest challenge of the three, because, whilehaving added thousands of jobs during the lastfour years, its workers received less in profit-sharing bonuses than their counterparts atFord and GM.

We should remember that building cars hasnever been an easy business. How manyhundreds of automobile manufacturers startedin the early 20th century and how many arestill surviving?

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NEWS in the CityCity, port clashover farmland

The City of Richmond has fired back at PortMetro Vancouver’s assertion that the city is

not doing enough to protect industrial land.Furthermore, the city is demanding new

federal regulatory changes be enacted to pre-vent future acquisitions of protected farmlandby PMV.

The city intends to make its case by send-ing letters to the port, Premier Christy Clark,Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and varioussenior government ministries and local repre-sentatives.

Richmond City Council unanimously ap-proved the demands on July 27.

At the heart of the matter is a series of terseexchanges between the city and the port overthe port’s acquisition of the 230-acre GilmoreFarm Lands and subsequent listing of theland as a “special study area.”

The city is asking the port to ensure theland remain farmed in perpetuity, but despitethe port claiming it has no immediate inten-tion to develop the land, the city has claimedthe port “intends to develop (the land) for portpurposes.”

The report states the Gilmore Farms trans-fer, from 2008, was authorized by Transport

Canada, which overruled the provincial Agri-cultural Land Reserve.

As such, the city, via an upcoming Union ofBC Municipalities resolution, will call on theMinister of Transport Canada to prohibit theport from purchasing more farmland in MetroVancouver. It also requested the Minister torequire the port to hold “meaningful consulta-tion” for dispute resolutions over municipal/port issues.

This year, the port and city have exchangedbarbs at one another, via letters, over theGilmore Farms conflict.

The port has noted the city has used indus-trial and waterfront land to develop commer-cial and residential properties (such as in theBridgeport area).

“PMV’s April 30 letter asserts that localgovernments are failing to adequately meetthe need for new industrial land to supporteconomic growth and port expansion,” statesthe city report by Amarjeet Rattan, director ofintergovernmental relations.

Rattan’s report summarizes a number ofinitiatives the city has taken over the last sixdecades to maintain industrial land.

In total, it noted 1,300 acres of land that’sbecome available through rezoning. Thereport does not note the times the city has fa-cilitated residential development on farmland,such as Terra Nova.

Read the full story at richmond-news.com.

GRAEMEWOODStaff ReporterGWOODRICHMONDNEWS.COM

Wine is known to have anti-aging prop-erties, so it’s fitting that a bottle of vino

will be the grand prize for an event thoughtto be only one of its kind in Canada.

The Forever Young 8K Run at Garry PointPark next month is most definitely the firstB.C. Athletics sanctioned seniors’ runningevent in the province.

The new event — to highlight and cel-ebrate healthy living of those aged 55 andup — is being organized by the Richmondbased Forever Young Club, a Monday andWednesday morning running and walkingclub.

“I haven’t found any others in Canada,”said lead organizer John Young, whosearched online and asked his connectionsin the running community.

“When I spoke to B.C. Athletics, theysaid they didn’t know of any others. Thereare so many races out there; 8K, 10K, andnone of them are geared specifically to theolder set.

“We figured older people should getcredit for keeping in shape, staying fit andtrying to be healthy. Not all old people arecouch potatoes and overweight.”

The Forever Young Club, also known asthe Forever Young Gang, started sevenyears ago by Young, his wife Joan, andtheir friend, prolific marathon runner andrecord-holder Gwen McFarlan.

The trio ran together in the evenings andonce the last of them retired, they changedtheir running schedule to Monday andWednesday mornings.

Through word of mouth, others joinedthem and now they boast a membershipof almost 150 people, with almost 70 ofthem being regulars, the youngest being20 years old.

Unfortunately, the club is not expandingits membership.

“We are as big as we want to be,” McFar-lan said.

“We sometimes meet at a coffee shop,someone’s home and if we get much big-ger, it will be too difficult to manage.”

“We sometimes meet at the A&W orMcDonald’s and I always warn them aheadof time that we are coming,” Young added.“There is sometimes 25 to 30 of us andthe social part of it, after the running, iswhat a lot of people look forward to.”

The age group for racers in the ForeverYoung 8K starts at 55 and goes up infive-year increments to 100-plus. First-place runners in each category will receivea bottle of B.C. wine and those placingsecond and third will receive a certificate,honouring their achievement.

The event runs Sunday, Sept. 13, with a9 a.m. start. Registration is $35 until Aug.15 and $40 until Sept. 9. The fee includes

a chip timer, T-shirt, finisher’s medal,snacks, beverages, and entry to win adraw prize. Registration is free for those 90years and up, and the event will be capped

at 250 participants. Proceeds from thenot-for-profit event will benefit the ArthritisSociety.

To register, visit www.foreveryoung8k.ca.

Three thousand, six hundred and fiftydays; give or take a day or two in lieu of

the odd leap year.That’s how long it’s been since Ed and

Marie Malinoski had a vacation.Ed recalls Hawaii in 2005 being the

retired couple’s last port of call, abouta month before the pair embarked on a10-year volunteering marathon — to runthe Richmond Animal Protection Society’s(RAPS) thrift store.

Ever since they first opened the doorsof the shop on Granville Avenue (next toValue Village), the tireless Malinoskis havebeen, without fail, on shift in some way,shape or form six days a week.

“We take Sundays off,” smiled Ed, aretired CP Rail foreman, before admittinghe usually drops by on Sundays anyway,just to see what donations — often junk —have been dropped off at the store.

At the end of the month, however, andciting advancing years as their main rea-son, Ed, 81, and Marie, 79, are calling it aday — or so they say.

“We’ve given our notice three times andwe’re still here,” laughed Marie, a retiredhomecare worker, who also credited the 25or so other volunteers it takes to keep thestore open.

“But somebody else has to take overat some point and we’re not getting anyyounger.

“Most of the people who work here andat the shelter just want to come in and dotheir shift and that’s great. But nobody

wants to run the store full-time.“I guess it’s a hard position to fill be-

cause we’ve probably done too much overthe years. But you will likely find us stillvolunteering at the store.”

It all started more than 10 years agowhen the founder of RAPS, Carol Reichert,suggested the Malinoskis run a new thriftstore for the animal charity.

“Eddy’s into recycling and we used to

run a massive yard sale at our half-acrehome on Bridge Street, called the Rich-mond Homeless Cats Garage Sale, overa long weekend, bringing in more than$10,000,” said Marie.

“Then Carol asked, ‘Why don’t you guysrun the thrift store?’ Eddy always wantedto run a second-hand store so he was allfor it.”

Commending the Malinoskis for their

incredible devotion, Catherine Ellsmere,on behalf of the RAPS’ board of directors,said the charity has been “very blessed” tohave the pair at the helm of the thrift store.

“Both Eddy and Marie have workedtirelessly, often seven days a week, sortingand cleaning up a wide variety of dona-tions, getting them ready to sell at thestore,” said Ellsmere.

“They have always had a keen sense ofwhat their customers want and over theyears have always gone that extra mile topick up furniture and deliver bigger items.All this as volunteers!

“Our appreciation for their dedication toRAPS goes beyond words. Their contribu-tion is a huge part of RAPS’ success. Forall of this, we are very grateful. They areleaving two pairs of very big shoes to fill.”

Over the last decade, Ed, who had amini-stroke a couple of years ago, saidscores of customers at the store havebecome friends; but he still has a littlechuckle at some regulars who ask forthe 30 per cent sale discount on 50-centitems.

“I can sit at home and do nothing, butyou gotta keep going, right?” said Ed.

“I can’t do nothing! And we won’t seethings go downhill here, because we’veworked so hard for it over the years.

“We might just be irreplaceable; I’m notsure?”

Anyone interested in running the thriftstore should contact RAPS at www.rapsoci-ety.com or call 604-275-2036.

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! The Forever Young Club is a seniors-geared running group celebrating healthy living at any age.The gang has organized the first seniors-only running event in B.C., The Forever Young 8K Run atGarry Point on Sunday, Sept. 13. Photo by Christopher Sun/Special to the News

! After retirement, Ed and Marie Malinoski opened the RAPS thrift store in 2005. The couple are nowcalling it a day at the end of the month. Photo by Alan Campbell/Richmond News

Animal-loving couple bow out of thrift store

Seniors-only run could be first of its kind in Canada

Volunteers Ed and Marie Malinoski have never taken a vacation in decadeACAMPBELLRICHMONDNEWS.COM

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CHRISTOPHERSUNContributor 8K Garry Point run being organised by Forever Young crew



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! Joey Kwan, Aberdeen Centre’s spokesperson,discusses the upcoming Mid-Autumn CharityDating Auction at Aberdeen Centre this Septem-ber. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News

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NEIGHBOURHOODin Focus! June Jorgensen,left, and DorothyLeighton enjoy theirunique community,a neighbourhoodof floating housesor boats underthe dyke in EastRichmond. Photoby Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Exploring the placeunder the dyke

Along the easternmoststretches of Dyke Road

rests a rather unorthodoxneighbourhood that canonly be spotted by lookingdown.

Above, on the road, theincessant thudding ofcars on the Alex FraserBridge can be heard in thedistance while the roarsof Highway 91 presents asubtle but constant whitenoise.

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It wasn’t always smoothsailing. In the 1970s, muchof the Fraser’s shorelinewas full of squatting fisher-men.

“It was a funky old place,believe me. When youwalked on the docks, youdidn’t know if you’d fallbelow,” chuckles Leighton.

“I don’t know how I end-ed up here actually, youknow, when I think back onit, it really was crappy. Thedruggie that was running it,he was into drugs, the poorthing,” sighs Brett.

Yet, despite some grow-ing pains, the neighbour-hood prevailed. The docksgot mended, electricitywas connected, and waterand sewer pipes providedproper sanitation.

“The people who boughtin were all professionals:landscape architects, civilengineers, social worker,you know,” explains Leigh-ton.

“Jim, of course, the en-gineer,” chimes Brett, whoworked with Leighton asnurses in Vancouver.

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Jor-gensen saidif one wordexplainedthe peopleof this area,it would be“eclectic.”

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around big developmentsthat have sprung uparound them: the bridge in1986, an industrial park inthe early 1990s, and therelatively recent Walmart inQueensborough.

And the changes con-tinue: the City of Richmondmay expand the cyclingand pedestrian route onthe road, and residents arefearful of a truck companymoving in across the roadand disturbing the peace.

Amidst the changes, theystill get to see Richmondthrough a different lens,says Jorgensen.

“One night (in the 1980s)the river was frozen andsuddenly the weight of thehouse broke the ice and Idropped a couple of feet,”she chuckles.

And, it’s still very quiet —sometimes.

“Occasionally we hearthe sirens over there, youknow, the turkeys drivingthe police mad,” said Brettpointing to Annacis Island.

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Recycling provides ‘net’ benefit for wildlifeFRIDAYfeature

With 36 years of experience fishing thewaters up and down B.C.’s coastline,

Frank Keitsch said he has pretty much seenit all.

He’s experienced the good times withholds laden with fish. There’s been thelean years, resulting in the tightening of anindustry with fewer fish licences dramaticallyreducing the size of the commercial fleet.

He’s witnessed fishers who have beentrue custodians of the waters, keeping themfree of refuse. While other times the openseas have served as a garbage dump forthose who had little regard for the place thatgranted them a livelihood.

“From the ’50s to the ’70s it was a bit of awild west out there. Many fishermen didn’thave much regard for the environment,”said Keitsch, 49, who bases his two fishingboats in Steveston.

Today, he’s noticed how the pendulum hasswung towards limiting impact of commer-cial activity on the waters. And one of thelatest initiatives is to rid the waters of whatis called ghost gear — nets that have eitherbeen lost at sea, or purposely cut adrift be-cause of the cost and ef-fort involved with properlydisposing of hundreds offeet of nylon webbing thathas outlived its useful life.These nets remain everpresent, indiscriminatelytrapping all manner ofwildlife as they scour theoceans.

Holding on to alifeline

“A net is a fisherman’s lifeline,” Keitsch said,“So, they will try their absolute best to neverlose one. They also cost a lot of money. Thebig seine ones can run around $100,000.”

But there are some circumstances — badweather conditions, or net gear gettingsnagged on something — when they canbecome a danger to sinking a fishing boatand have to be cut free.

“That’s the ultimate, worst case scenario,”Keitsch said.

He’s seen it happen.He’s also seen how fishers have trouble

parting with their old nets that cannot beused for fishing anymore and rest in storagepiles clumped around the uplands of Ste-

veston Harbour.Joel Baziuk sees

them, too. Heestimates that abouta third of all thenets the StevestonHarbour Author-ity charges ownersfor storage are nolonger usable.

That’s why whenBaziuk, operationssupervisor with theSteveston HarbourAuthority, wascontacted in thespring of 2013 byan Atlanta, Georgia-based, carpet tilemanufacturingcompany to enquireabout recyclingthese disused,“dead nets,” helistened carefully.

From nets tocarpet tiles

Baziuk learnedthat Interface,

which bills itself as theworld’s largest carpet tilemanufacturer, had a yearearlier started a recyclingprogram in the Philippinescalled Net-Works. It hiredlocals to gather disusednets found washed upalong the shoreline andsend them to a recyclingpartner, called Acquafil,which processed thematerials for making new

carpet tiles.To date, the efforts have collected 66,860

kgs (147,401 lbs.) of discarded fishing nets,in 14 collection sites in Danajon Bank andthe Bantayan Islands.

“It created this whole supply chain and itwas Interface who came and talked to meabout about it expanding here,” Baziuk said,adding it took a while to work out the logis-tics of transferring the program to Steveston.

But 18 months on, the first container loadcontaining 40,000 lbs. of old nets collectedhere was packed and sent to Acquafil’srecycling plant in Slovenia.

“When you are shipping something likethat so far away, there’s a very fine margin,”

! Steveston Harbour Authority’s Joel Baziuk (top) estimates about a third of all nets stored locally areno longer usable and can be recycled. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond NewsDisposing of them that way would help prevent accidentally catching and harming sea life (above) likethis seal. Photo submitted



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A net is a fisherman’slifeline so, they will trytheir absolute best to neverlose one.– F K


said Baziuk, adding the local program,which is run as a not-for-profit enterprise,is getting close to filling another 40,000-lb-load, which has taken just eight months togather after being stripped of cork floats andits lead line — a task a small crew of out ofseasoned fishers are paid to do.

Providing an alternative

Convincing net owners to part with theirmounds of nylon and polypropylene has notbeen an easy sell at times. But with otherdisposal options either non-existent or costly,word is seeping out that recycling them is afavourable way to deal with the problem.

“The nets are here, but getting the guys todonate them is hard because they may havepaid about $100,000 for one, and it’s beensitting in storage for 20 years and they don’twant to give it away even though it can’t beused anymore,” Baziuk said. “Some of them(net piles) have trees growing through themthey’ve been stored for so long.”

The nets cannot be sent through regularrecycling channels since the type of materi-als in fishnets (nylon 6 and polypropylene)have a specific meltingtemperature not used inthe local recycling process.

That leaves either grow-ing storage piles, or newlife as a carpet tile oranother plastic product.

Protecting wildlifeparamount

Josey Kitson, executivedirector for the Canadianbranch of World AnimalProtection, is one person who hopes thefishing industry sees the benefits of recyclingthe stockpile of old nets that could other-wise end up harming wildlife if they becomeghost gear.

“We recognize that for marine animalslost and discarded fishing gear makes theocean a death trap,” she said from WAP’sheadquarters in Toronto. “We know that mil-lions of animals are impacted by ghost gearbecause 640,000 tons of fish nets end up inthe oceans every year.”

Kitson said she’s viewed some compellingimages and video, and heard accounts offace-to-face experiences from WAP’s mem-bers who have encountered sea animals thathave become entangled.

“The gear can cause immense suffer-ing for animals — everything from animalsdrowning to serious injuries,” she said. “Thisis something that everyone should be very

concerned about.“We have the largest coastline in the

world, so we are definitely experiencing thisproblem. But the gear migrates, and theocean does not know country boundaries.”

WAP’s solution is three-fold, Kitson said.“First, we want to reduce the volume of

fishing gear in the oceans. We also want toremove the gear that’s in the oceans now.And we want to rescue animals that havebecome entangled.”

Called the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, itsmandate is to bring together governments,corporations, and other organizations toshare best practices.

But resources to make that happen arescarce, so programs such as the net collec-tion program in Steveston is an encouragingstep in that direction.

“Joel’s program is really important becauseit is showing a solution that is absolutely rep-licable elsewhere and can be implementedon a larger scale,” Kitson said. “It’s takingthings one step further and recycling thematerial, so not only are animals no longercaught and injured in those nets, we alsohave a sustainable solution.”

To help raise awareness of the issue, WAPmembers visited Steveston in the spring

and filmed a video aboutghost gear and the localnet collection efforts.

Spreading the word

Exposure from WAP’svideo and other public-ity is helping the localnet recycling messagespread, Baziuk said,adding he hopes themomentum builds to thepoint Steveston Har-bour can one day act

as a recycling hub for nets collected fromharbours up and down the coast, and evenfarm fishing operations that use nets in theirprocesses.

“If this becomes the place for everyone tobring nets then you have something that canwork into a more sustainable model,” Baziuksaid. “And getting that first net shipmentout to get recycled makes it more real forpeople.”

It’s real for Keitsch whose pair of boats willone day need their nets disposed of.

“Without a doubt, it’s something I will bedoing with my own nets. It’s a no-brainer,”he said. “The whole process is a win-winsituation.

“I am glad someone took it upon them-selves to set up a program like this becauseit’s not just about today and tomorrow. It’sabout the future.”

FRIDAYFeature

! LongtimeSteveston-based fish-erman Frank Keitsch(above) says he plansto recycle the fishnetsfrom his two com-mercial fishing boatswhen they outlivetheir useful life. Photoby Philip Raphael/Richmond News.

The commitmentcould help reducethe number of seaanimals (left) thatare indiscriminatelycaught in nets thatare lost by accident,or purposely cutadrift. Members ofWorld Animal Protec-tion visited StevestonHarbour (below) thisspring to see the netrecycling processin action. Photossubmitted

Options: Momentum building for programFrom page 14

We recognize that for ma-rine animals lost and dis-carded fishing gear makesthe ocean a death trap.– J K

Ghost gear losses, by the numbers• There are about 6,000 crab pots reported lost each year in B.C. waters.

• A single lost crab pot without an escape cord can kill up to 30 crabs beforeit decomposes, meaning about 90,000 harvestable crabs are potentially losteach year.

• One ghost net can kill more than $20,000 worth of Dungeness crab over 10years.

• Gillnets, used in both salmon and herring fisheries, are the most dangerousfor animals and the most common type of ghost net in B.C. waters. Each netcosts between $6,000 and $12,000.

Source: World Animal Protection

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While both of these fitness scenarios offer the opportunityto succeed in one’s personal goals, I wanted to know whichwould prove to be the best. And thus, I set on my quest tofind the top gym in Richmond.

For my first stop, I decided to check out the well-knownRichmond Olympic Oval, home of the famous elevator-selfieand “Oval-trained” athletes.

Being the inexperienced couch potato that I am, I wasastonished to see how truly extravagant the gym was. Ifelt like an ant (never mind my 5’2” stature). Immediatelyafter my arrival, I was warmly welcomed by Victor Ngo, 26,a personal trainer at the Oval. On top of the vast amountof heavy-duty lifting and cardio equipment, Ngo informedme that the rest of the facility was also included in the gymmembership.

“The Oval offers almost everything in terms of sports —rock climbing, ice skating, badminton, volleyball…mostcommunity centre gyms don’t offer that,” Ngo explained. “Italso includes classes like yoga taught by some of the besttrainers.”

! The RichmondOlympic Oval (farleft and top) offerstate-of-the-artfacilities, whilethe gym at theSteveston Com-munity Centre(bottom) providesa friendly and laidback environ-ment. Photos byRachel Kwan/Special to theNews.

Searching Richmond for the perfect workoutThe News’ youth reporter delves into the city’s fitness scene, chats tolocals and compares the various workout centres

RACHEL’SRoundup

RACHELKWANYouth Reporter/Photographer

See Final decision page 17


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Hugh Boyd studentsChristine Li and Ada Fung(both 15) would agree withthe personal trainer.

“It’s definitely more open,”Christine said. “I like thelighting and watching otherpeople play sports, it’s agood distraction when Iworkout.”

The Oval was impressiveto say the least. But beforeI made my decision, I re-minded myself that I still hada couple of other pit-stops tomake.

Next stop: Steveston Gym.Though this community

centre was visually a down-grade from my previousdestination, I was instantlytaken in by the chilled atmo-sphere.

While the Oval had apopulation of mostly peoplein their 20s, the StevestonGym had a diverse demo-graphic, ranging from teensto seniors. As soon as Istepped foot in the fitnesscentre, I was greeted by doz-ens of familiar faces suchas Seth Wonghen, 16, andJeremy Jersic, 17, studentsat the local high school that Iused to attend.

“It’s a lot closer than othergyms and I like it,” Brandon

Lum, 15, put sim-ply. “You get to bewith your friends.”

There sure wasno denying it. Theswarm of boysnear Brandon wasevidence of that.But before I mademy final decision,I still had one gymleft to visit — thegarage of currentMcMath student,Connor Wilkinson,15.

Though therewere few pieces ofequipment — anda questionableodour — Con-nor’s home gym,located in hisgarage, provedto have the most

character. From the hang-ing hockey equipment andthe loud music to the closeproximity of the fridge, thehomemade facility wassomething straight out of themovies.

Unlike the other gymsI’ve visited, the home-gymrequires no money, and isvery convenient. Connor’sfriend, Lucas Mesiano, 16,a frequent member of thefacility, vouches for that.

“You could be waiting forsomething to boil, or some-thing in the microwave,”Lucas said. “By the time it’sfinished, you could get acouple sets in.”

“You have the freedom torun outside, throw around arugby ball, play basketball,”Connor added. “Get somecardio in there when you’rebored of lifting.”

The boys made some

excellent points and thisdecision would prove to beharder than I thought.

After weighing the variouspros and cons of the threefitness centres, I renderedmy results to be inconclu-sive. They were all greatin their own way; it simplywould not be fair to judgethem in the same category.Besides, I had not estab-lished a criteria to judge.

Even though my expedi-tion may not have techni-cally worked out, there wasone important lesson to belearned. While each of thesedevoted young men havegiven very different reasons,none of them were wrong.Collectively, their input hasgiven me the answer to thebig picture.

It seems the best gym inRichmond is the one youthink is the best fit for you.

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! Rachel Kwan ran into some familiar faces from her old highschool at Steveston Community Centre gym, top. Connor Wilkin-son, left, lifts weights at his home gym. Photos by Rachel Kwan.

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Village staple returns homeFounder of George’sTaverna bids fondfarewell to Steveston

At age 22, an impromptuvisit to his sick uncle

in Vancouver in 1982

changed George Hatsispi-ru’s life.

“I was still a kid, still ayoung guy; you don’t knowwhat life’s about,” saysHatsispiru.

In a moment, he wentfrom recently finishinga mandatory stint in theGreek army and learningmechanical engineering tomeeting his wife and hav-ing a child.

“You get pregnant, that’sit, my life’s over; I stay be-hind, I raise my kid, I haveone more on the way andbuy a home,” chuckles thenow 55-year-old, known tomany in Steveston as thefounder of George’s Tav-erna on Moncton Street.

He made Steveston hishome. But now, Hatsispiruwill return to his other“home.”

A few things appear to beevident of Hatsispiru: He’sa hard worker, sympatheticand says it like it is.

Raising his kids (andeventually helping themthrough university), henormally worked two jobs— one in a kitchen andanother in construction. Hesays he took after his dadwho worked in German

mines for the first nineyears of Hatsispiru’s life.

“I take nothing, I doeverything with my hands,”he says.

Another accomplishmentfor Hatsispiru was how helearned English through hissurroundings (unable toafford classes).

He says he enjoyedRichmond because of itsdiversity — something hesays is being lost.

He questions whether hecould assimilate here soeasily again.

“I came here and sawEnglish and French. Nowit’s half English and halfChinese. Where did Frenchgo?” he ponders.

Hatsispiru says he livesby a few simple rules.

“I learn one thing in life;do not discuss with friends:politics, religion andsports. Everyone has theirown mind. What’s right orwhat’s wrong?” asks theOlympiacos Piraeus (soc-cer) fan.

He sold his restaurantfour years ago after build-ing the now iconic sidewalkboat and planting the grapevine along the street

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in 1998.Now, he plans to return to

the small town in Crete wherehe and six siblings grew up. Acar enthusiast, he’ll be ship-ping his old Thunderbird tothe island.

There — alongside his mom,83 and dad, 82 — he will startup a small, seasonal burgershack, which will be a sort ofsymbolic gesture to his life.

“The sad thing is, [when] I’m here, I’mGreek; [when] I’m there, I’m Canadian. So

really where’s my home?“The middle of the Atlantic,” he jokes.

While Hatsispiru workedhard to help his family, thestress of owning and runninga restaurant led to a divorcein 2003.

And so, he now yearns for asimpler life.

“Anything I sell throughmy business will be my owngrowing. …I don’t want to gobig. If I make 100-150 Eurosa day, that’s all I want. Lots of

sun, blue water, beaches, mom and dadas long as they’re alive.”

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“ “...[when] I’m here,I’m Greek; [when]I’m there, I’m Ca-nadian. So really,where’s my home?– G H

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cities to start up a small business in MetroVancouver, found that of the 17 municipali-ties in Metro Vancouver, Richmond was oneof the best places for aspiring entrepreneurs,with access to reliable transportation high onthe list of attributes.Related to that category was the number

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“When I was working with B.C. Soccer’sGrassroots Program at the time, one of theclubs I was assigned was Richmond,” Hoodrecalled. “I found it to be very progressive inlot of ways with the things they have beendoing. Credit goes to Doug who has beenhere many years and established a lot ofpositives and won many battles as well.”

It was that lasting impression of Rich-mond F.C. that made Hood jump at theopportunity when the technical director(TD) position was posted. It was a move thatbrought Hood and his young family back tothe Lower Mainland after serving as TD forPrince George Youth Soccer.

“Initially it was to give it a try and see howthe rest of Canada lives (in the winter),”laughed Hood. “It was a great club, withgreat facilities and a great community. It

was two years of developing and establish-ing their programming but I also knew anopportunity like this in Richmond doesn’tcome up very often.”

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It was back in England, while finishing hisdegree, where he met his future wife Linda.The Richmond native convinced him tomove Canada and to the Lower Mainland.

Hood was working in a local fish shopuntil he was hired by Saibo Talic — founderof the Vancouver-based European FootballSchools.

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His excellent work and growing reputationgot him “head hunted” to serve as programdirector of the North Shore Soccer Develop-ment Centre where he held the position foreight years until the move to Prince George.

The family, which includes 5-year-old twindaughters, arrived in the Lower Mainlandin May which gave Hood an opportunity toobserve Richmond F.C.’s spring activities.

His main focus will be on the grassroots U5to U12 levels, with further development andimplementation of programs and curriculumbased on Canadian Sport for Life’s Long TermDevelopment Model.

“I’ve done a lot of observing and met a lotof people,” said Hood. “There’s been plentyof discussions and reading of documentsto establish that picture and put pieces inplace. I can see in those areas that may needtweaking and improving to develop the overallstructure to the program.”

Hood is also looking forward to working withthe club’s many volunteer, as well as staff,coaches.

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“Often in coaching, we stop and correctmistakes. Sometimes, players can be fright-ened to make those mistakes. You have toallow them to play and discover, figure thingsout for themselves. There is a balance theretoo where you need to provide assistance andguidance as well.”

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THREE YEARS NO-CHARGE OIL & FILTER INCLUDED

MSRP

CASHDISCOUNT

$38,81838,818-$3,000

NOW $34,818

CLEAROUTCASH

3,000-$1,000 $3,000 OFF$3,000 OFF

Or 0% Fin.Up to 48 mo.

THREE YEARS NO-CHARGE OIL & FILTER INCLUDED2015 NISSAN ROGUE 2.5 S AWDCVT,A/C, CD,All Power Options,

Keyless Entry, Bluetooth

CASHDISCOUNT -$2,000

$24,998NOW

CLEAROUTCASH

2,000-$1,000

MSRP

$2,000

$27,998


$2,250 OFF$2,250 OFF2015 NISSAN JUKE 1.6 SVCVT, CD,A/C,All Power Options,

Alloy Wheels



$21,243NOW

CLEAROUTCASH

1,500-$750

MSRP

$1,500

$23,493

2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE 1.6 SCVT,AM/FMCD,ABS Brakes, TCS and VDC




$14,665$NOW

CLEAROUTCASH

2,000-$500

MSRP

$2,000

$17,1652015 NISSAN MICRA 1.6 SV1.6L,Auto 4 CL, 109 HP,AM/FMCD,

ABS Brakes



CASHDISCOUNT -$900

$13,615NOW

CLEAROUTCASH -$350

MSRP

$900

$14,865


$3,000 OFF$3,000 OFF

2015 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 SCVT, CD,A/C,All Power Options,

All Wheel Drive



$17,465$NOW

CLEAROUTCASH

2,250-$750

MSRP

$2,250

$20,465

2015 NISSAN TITAN S CREW CAB 4X4

$13,000 OFF$13,000 OFF5.6 V8,All Power Options,A/C, Premium

Sound System,AlloyWheels


2015 Pathfinder ....................... $1,0002015 Rogue .............................. $1,0002015 Juke.................................... $7502015 Altima................................. $750

2015 Sentra................................. $7502015 Note .................................... $5002015 Micra .................................. $350

*excluded Micra S MT Trim

Or 0.99% Fin.Up to 48 mo.



MSRP

CASHDISCOUNT

$43,228-$13,000$30,228NOW

MSRP

CASHDISCOUNT

$61,608-$8,500

$53,108NOW

MSRP

CLEAROUTCASH

CASHDISCOUNT

$25,493

-$750$750-$4,385

$20,358NOW

CVT, 7 passenger,All power options, CD,

DualA/C, Bluetooth

RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL:REDLINE CLEAROUT CASHREDLINE CLEAROUT CASH


5099 Springs Boulevard, Tsawwassen

(1595 52nd Street on your GPS)Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 12-5pm

A RESORT COMMUNITY IN THE SUNNIESTPART OF THE LOWER MAINLANDTsawwassen Springs Houses and Condos offer timeless, Arts & Crafts design with expansive

views of the golf course, North Shore mountains and water, surrounded by family-run

neighbourhood stores with personal and charming service and terrific beaches. You’ll find

everything right outside your door with our 32,000 SF Clubhouse from spin, yoga & pilates

classes to a great restaurant as well as a neighbourhood store & café.

Great Homes: All on freehold land. A resort community,30 minutes or less to everything.

tsawwassensprings.ca

[email protected]

604.948.4663

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Y99

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Y17

-A

52ST

SPRINGS BLVD

56ST

HWY 99

R I C H M O N D

TO PEACE ARCH(US) BORDER

FERRYTERMINAL

TO VANCOUVER

SFPR

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Y17

THIS IS NOT AN OFFERING FOR SALE. ANY SUCH OFFERING CAN ONLY BE MADE WITH A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. E. & O.E. SALES BY REGENCY REALTY LTD.

Marketed By: Built By:

BOOK YOUR

TEE TIME TODAY

AND DON'T FORGET

TO ASK ABOUT

OUR SPRINGS

GOLF CARD!

ONLY 30 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWNVANCOUVER AND 20 MINUTES FROM YVR

PUBLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS ALL IN CLOSEPROXIMITY MAKES TSAWWASSEN A PERFECTPLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY

LUXURY HOMES SITUATED IN THE MIDDLEOF A NEWLY BUILT 18-HOLE, ALL SEASONGOLF COURSE

WHERE HOME BECOMES A HOLIDAY

richmond news august 7 2015

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