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Art for whose sake?A city council committeeis split on which piece ofBiennale art taxpayers shouldbuy, while some councillorsquestion the wisdomof any purchase at all.
News 3
Editorial 10
Letters 11
AroundTown 16
Pulse 24
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Naturists want ‘hidden jewel’ of wetlands protected
Naturists are pleading with theCity of Richmond to step up andprotect a little known parcel of eco-logical gold from being lost forever.
Due to dense stands of birchtrees, the 80 acres of former peatmining wetlands — adjacent toCountry Meadows golf course
and the No. 6 and Blundell roadsintersection — has, for many years,gone undetected by naturalists andgovernment agencies.
The owners of the land, EcoWaste, are preparing to bring for-ward an application to fill in theland with soil before marketing itfor blueberry growing.
But a Richmond member ofthe Vancouver Natural History
Society, who has been closelymonitoring the area, has witnessedthe rare sight of one of the LowerMainland’s few sandhill crane fami-lies nesting on what naturists arecalling the Lulu Island Wetlands.
Julian Hudson and other mem-bers of his society have also spottedan abundance of rare frogs, water-fowl, deer, birds of prey and migra-tory birds either seeking refuge or
hunting on the wetlands.Now Hudson has asked the city
to look into saving the “hiddenjewel” by buying the precious plot,perhaps with a view to turning itinto a naturist attraction.
“The golfers were the ones thatalerted us to the land being draineda while ago,” Hudson, who livesclose to the area, told the city’sparks and recreation committee on
Tuesday. “Ecologically speaking,it’s more significant now that thecranes are there and that they arebreeding there. There is at least onefamily there and there is thoughtto be only 12 cranes in the LowerMainland. What we’re asking thecity to think about at this point isprotecting the area, perhaps by wayof purchasing the land.”
Commuter chaos as Canada Line freezesThe operators of the $2 billion Canada
Line are blaming a perfect storm of sub zerotemperatures and snow for Thursday morn-ing’s chaotic rush-hour commute.
Hundreds of Canada Line passengers wereleft stranded in and around Richmond as themission to get to work descended into farce.
An already tricky journey due to an earlymorning snowfall was thrown into disarraywhen the rail on the Canada Line bridge overthe Fraser River froze, cutting off the powerto the train.
Ice and snow build-up caused two trainsto lose power and get stranded on the bridgearound 8 a.m., effectively closing the routebetween the Bridgeport and Marine Drivestations.
Shuttle buses were deployed to transporthundreds of weary commuters over the river,but long line-ups soon built up in each direc-tion.
And at 8:30 a.m. a train that had just leftAberdeen station came to a halt before itreached Bridgeport.
It was two hours before a Canada Linecrew managed to get another train out toshunt that marooned car and its passengersinto Bridgeport.
Jason Chan, a spokesman for the rapidtransit operators Protrans BC, described howice and snow had built up on the line more
quickly than they had anticipated.“It was particularly bad on the power rail
that powers the trains,” Chan said of the stallson the bridge over the river.
“The environmental factors of the daymay have got the better of us. But any bridgeover water in these conditions is going to besusceptible to icing.”
Ricky Mann, a passenger on the crowdedtrain, contacted the News and told how thecar lost power, causing the air conditioning toshut down.
“I only got on at Aberdeen and didn’tmake it very far,” said Mann, who was tryingto get downtown to his Canada Post job.
“The air conditioning went off and it
became very stuffy very quickly. I think ittook me more than two hours to get fromAberdeen to Bridgeport and now there arehuge line-ups to get the shuttle bus across toMarine.
“I think they should have looked into thisa bit more and made more plans to deal witha bit of snow.”
Mann seemed to think the slight inclineon the line on the approach to Bridgeportwas making it tough for the train to con-tinue forward. The train stuck on the FraserRiver bridge was recovered and brought intoBridgeport just before 10:30 a.m.
Although the temperatures did risethroughout the morning, Chan said the line’spower rail was still very cold, making it easyfor falling snow to stick, accumulate andfreeze.
“We did run trains through the night andhad a de-icing train out there during thenight, but the ice build-up was much fasterthan anyone expected,” he said.
Chan explained that, basically anyelevated guideway is prone to problemssuch as Thursday mornings, when certainweather conditions prevail. And he addedthat Protrans BC are now working on how toprevent a similar situation happening the nexttime snow and freezing temperatures hit.
“We will run more de-icing trains. We’relooking into all available resources to dealwith this,” he said.
BY ALAN [email protected]
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ENVIRONMENT
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Ice build up on Canada Line rails over the Fraser River caused long delays. Shuttlebuses were brought in to take people between Marine Drive and Bridgeport. Even on theRichmond side, it took one train two hours to get from Aberdeen to Bridgeport station.
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Senators, Quebec Bulldogs,and Toronto Arenas. Time’s right to join civic politics: Whalen
De Whale has run out ofexcuses.
For 30 years, peoplehave asked her to runfor city council. She hasalways declined, citingother commitments suchas work, travelling, raisingher son.
“But I’m retired now,and I’ve run out of excusesso I’m throwing my hatinto the ring,” said Whalen,a board member of theWomen’s Resource Centrewho also writes a columnfor the Richmond News.
Whalen will formallyannounce her intentionto join Harold Stevesand Linda Barnes on
the Richmond Citizen’sAssociation slate (formerlyknown as the NDP) atan NDP fundraiser withCarole James tonight at St.Alban’s Anglican Church at7 p.m. Call 604-275-7827for tickets.
“Carole has agreed tocome speak to us, and itshould be an interestingspeech as she’ll just have
come out of the NDP pro-vincial council meeting,where her leadership wasvoted on.” She got almost85 per cent support.
Along with he women’scentre, Whalen has beeninvolved with the PovertyResponse Committee andits affordable housing ini-tiatives.
See her column, page 18.
John Cameron is an imposingman. Standing 6’ 2” tall andlooking like he just came off the
ranch, the 63-year-old appears anunlikely activist for HIV/AIDS.
Yet, since 1984, the lifelongRichmondite has made it his mis-sion to advocate for people livingwith HIV/AIDS.
It wasn’t a role he sought out,though.
“I figured I had AIDS right atthe beginning of the AIDS epidemicbecause I was getting wounds thatwouldn’t heal,” said Cameron,who was working for the City ofRichmond engineering department.“In those days, you didn’t want tohear the word AIDS so I never wentto find out.”
In 1981, the first case of whatbecame known as AIDS wasreported by the Center for DiseaseControl in the U.S.A.
Cameron also knows how hecontracted the deadly disease. In1980, just out of a long-term rela-tionship, he said he engaged in acouple of flings with gay men.
“We were totally careless backthen, AIDS didn’t seem to be sucha big deal until people started get-ting sick and dying,” he said. “Then,it was like a Holocaust … guys Iknew were jumping out of windows;there were lots of suicides in 1981.”
It wasn’t until 1994 that he was
actually diagnosed.“At that point I had full blown
AIDS and I went from 210 poundsto 137,” he said. “I was actually atthe end-stage of my life.”
It turned his life upside down.He had just gone back to schoolto work on his advanced degree in
waste management when he wasstruck with full-blown AIDS.
“I couldn’t work and my busi-ness was done,” said Cameron. “Imade a deal with myself that if Isurvived, I’d do something to edu-cate people about AIDS.”
At his worst, Cameron was tak-
ing 43 pills, seven times a day.“Plus, I had to take extras when I
had an infection,” he said. “It wasn’tpretty because I would throw up alot.
“Now, I am down to three pills aday… I’m on the fourth generationAIDS cocktail.”
In the nineties, people were stillextremely leery of having anythingto do with a person living with HIV/AIDS, he said.
“It wasn’t until a year after mydiagnosis that I told my father’s girl-friend,” said Cameron. “They werein their eighties at the time, but sur-prisingly they took it quite well.”
Cameron said he was the firstperson in Richmond to come outof the closet and tell people he hadAIDS.
“I thought someone was going tofirebomb my house but people werereally great and supportive,” he said.
“Then, about four others cameout of the closet. It’s scary becauseif you told people you had AIDSback then, you risked being ostra-cized.”
In 1995, Cameron and FrancisClark, founding member of theRichmond Centre for Disability(RCD), founded the first HIV/AIDS outreach support group inRichmond. “At the time, nobodywas talking about AIDS and its
AIDS advocate is a feisty man on a mission63-year-old Richmondite is an unlikely activist for the disease
BY EVE [email protected]
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JohnCameron, oneof the found-ers of WorldAIDS Day inVancouver, withhis 14-year-oldblind servicedog, Blue.
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So, folks, it’s time for thebig Biennale The Price isRight challenge.
Behind door number one:A giant $700,000 chromebust of a former Communistdictator.
Behind door number two:A giant $600,000 chromedrip of water.
Behind door numberthree: A giant $400,000bright red windy wave.
Behind door numberfour: None of the above.
Who will go? Who willstay? You, the Richmondtaxpayer, may have todecide.
City council’s parksand recreation committeecouldn’t decide this week,splitting down the middle ona 2-2 tied vote on whether ornot to survey Richmonditeson what piece of public art,or not, they want to retainwhen the Biennale tempo-
rary exhibition winds upnext spring.
The staff recommenda-tion to go ahead with thesurvey and sourcing sub-sequent “funding options”was defeated due to thesplit. But the matter of thesurvey is still expected togo before full council nextmonth without a committeerecommendation and mayyet reach the public.
If given the choice thisweek, councillors HaroldSteves and Bill McNultywould have plumped fordoor number four.
“To go and spend halfa million dollars on one ofthese pieces is financiallyirresponsible,” Steves said.“(Public art is) OK. But Idon’t see it as interestingenough to buy it. Why bringin someone else’s art?
“We bring in stuff fromoutside but have littlechoice in what we get fromBiennale. But we bring it inand now we want to buy it. Ijust don’t get it.”
McNulty was more wor-ried about another backlashfrom Richmond’s Asiancommunity, some of whowere offended by the merepresence of a Lenin sculp-
ture in their city.“I’m very concerned
about what we do withlocal artists. We’ve got suchtremendous talent here andthere are many groups thatwe don’t contribute muchto,” he said.
“When I look at some ofthese (Biennale artworks),there was some tremendouscontroversy over them.
“Some of our ethniccommunity were insultedby it and I’m worried aboutgoing ahead with that afterthe public reaction. It’s alot of money to spend oninternational art and I wouldsooner see it spent at home.”
The city’s director of arts,culture and heritage ser-vices, Jane Fernyhough, toldcommittee that the city hadreceived “a lot of positivefeedback” on the Biennaleinstallations.
“It’s in the eyes of thebeholder I guess. If we aregoing to public consultation,is there a chance for themto say ‘we don’t want any’,”asked McNulty.
Coun. Sue Halsey-Brandtsaid she in favour of pro-ceeding with the survey.
“Let’s see if people wantthis, but I think it would
be good to have an optionfor people to say they don’twant any of them. But weshould at least ask the ques-tion.”
Coun. Evelina Halsey-Brandt agreed, “Art is a verypersonal thing. We shouldn’texclude international artists.
“The purpose of publicart is to make you think andprovoke discussion.
“This is an opportunityto say, ‘Hey, we have somemoney in the art budget, doyou want any of this?’”
Steves retorted that themoney — there’s approxi-mately $650,000 unallo-cated funds in the public artreserve — would be betterserved going towards givingthe people of Richmond abetter art gallery.
“Spending $1 millionon an art gallery or a betterpublic library is my priority.We could have internationalshows here if we had adecent art gallery,” he said.
“There will be otherBiennales and we can getmore public art then.”
Committee also madea motion for staff to comeback with a policy onacquiring more art fromlocal artists.
Council divided on BiennaleBY ALAN CAMPBELL
Hudson said he knows of only twoother wetlands like the Lulu Islandlands — Burns Bog and Pit Polder (PittMeadows).
Nearby parcels of land are designatedby the city as environmentally sensitiveareas (ESA). “Our big question is, ‘whyisn’t the whole area ESA?’ Only parts ofit are designated as ESA,” Hudson askedcommittee.
The city’s manager of policy planning,Terry Crowe, confirmed that Eco Wastehad, two years ago, submitted an applica-tion to fill the land in. But the city, recog-nizing the surrounding area’s ecologicalsensitivity, requested the company comeback with more detailed information.
Crowe said he’d spoken on Tuesdaywith representatives of the landowners EcoWaste. “There had been an application fornon-farm use and we had asked Eco Wastefor a lot of information,” he said. “Theyare now going to bring something forward.They want to fill the site and then lease itfor farming.”
The city’s bylaw manager, Wayne
Mercer, told the committee that Eco Wastewould have to come to council for permis-sion to fill the land for farming use, eventhough it’s already zoned for agriculture.
Staff understood that Eco Waste’s freshapplication could be on the table earlynext year. Committee chair, Coun. HaroldSteves, conducted a brief history lessonon the land and even wondered why theowners wanted to go to so much troubleto grow blueberries, when cranberries aremuch easier.
“This area was to be a major agricul-tural area and that is why there is not a lotof ESA designation,” he said.
“There’s really only one way to savethis land and that is for someone to buy it.(The owners) may need our permission tofill it to grow blueberries.
“But they don’t need to fill it to growcranberries, the land is perfect for cran-berries and they are more profitable thanblueberries.”
Committee referred the matter to staffto come back with more detailed informa-tion on the area and the owner’s prospec-tive application.
“We will run more de-icing trains.We’re looking into all available resourcesto deal with this,” he said.
A de-icing train was dispatched, butthere was no indication when that job willbe finished and service across the bridgerestored.
Canada Line is still running, but only
as far as Marine Drive on the Vancouverside and Bridgeport on the Richmondside.
TransLink said the delays are due to “aweather-related problem with the powerrail on the bridge over the Fraser River.”
The SkyTrain service across the rest ofMetro Vancouver was moving normally,despite the weather.
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dangers,” said Clark. “Theschool district didn’t wantto deal with it, nor did thelocal health department…trust me Richmond was notready to deal with AIDS.Basically, the city didn’tbelieve it was an issue here.
“John brought a face toAIDS.”
Clark remembersCameron as “a strong char-acter who was concernedabout the lack of informa-tion about HIV/AIDS inRichmond.”
“He was a forceful mansometimes but I thinkbecause he didn’t expectto live long, so he made ithis mission to bring AIDSawareness to the city andthe province,” said Clark.
Clark went on to say,under the umbrella of theRCD, the group ran forthree years before mor-
phing into the Heart ofRichmond AIDS Society.
“We brought togetherHIV/AIDS educators tospeak to students in localhigh schools about thedangers and risks of unpro-tected sex.
“Schools here didn’twant to talk about sex, letalone HIV/AIDS.”
Today, thankfully, saidCameron, people areopen to talk about AIDS,although he believes peo-ple, particularly gay men,are becoming complacentabout the disease and aren’tconsistently practicing safesex.
Meanwhile, Cameronis one of the founders ofthe World AIDS Day inVancouver. He and a hand-ful of other AIDS-infectedpeople started the yearlyevent in 1994.
It was a way to help
raise awareness for bothgay men and drug addicts(who at the time were themain people transmittingthe disease in the province)about how to stay safe andwhere they could go formuch-needed help and ser-vices.
On Wednesday, Dec.1 there will be events atthe Carnegie CommunityCentre, 401 Main St.,Vancouver from 10 a.m. to7:15 p.m. and throughoutthe day in the CarnegieCommunity Centre theatreto mark World AIDS Day.
The Richmond FoodBank will be on hand dur-ing the event, as well asmany information boothsfor HIV/AIDS supportgroups, programs and ser-vices. At 7:30 p.m., therewill be an AIDS memo-rial at St. James AnglicanChurch.
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In Afghanistan, women can be publiclykilled for simply looking at a man in a waythat is deemed “wrong.”
During Taliban rule, anyone found with atelevision was lashed in public, thrown in jailor heavily fined. These are just a couple ofthe astonishing facts Dr. Sima Samar relayedto a crowded gym full of students at HughBoyd secondary last week.
Samar, a world-renowned champion ofhuman rights and a recent Order of Canadarecipient, visited the students last Friday todiscuss human rights and women’s issues.
When a student asked her about the burka(head-to-toe wrap), Samar responded: “Theburka came from India more than 100 yearsago. Later on, it became law to keep womencovered in order to protect them from sexualviolence.”
Samar told the students that she blamesburkas for causing untold health issues forwomen in Afghanistan, because their bodiescan’t absorb enough vitamin D from sunlight.That results in a high incident of bone fragil-ity amongst Afghan women.
Chelsea Lee, a Grade 12 student,approached Samar after her talk and askedfor Samar’s business card. The 17-year-oldwas clearly moved by what she had heard.
“Dr. Samar’s talk was enlightening andpowerful,” Lee said, adding it was the bestpresentation she’d ever heard. “I was amazed
to learn that the women can’t show their skinand can’t wear shoes that make noise so themen aren’t disturbed. And hearing about themassive rapes in Darfur (Sudan) … it washorrible.”
Lee asked Samar what Richmond stu-dents could do to help. Samar, chairwomanof the Afghan Independent Human RightsCommission, asked the students to start bybecoming “better global citizens.”
“We are not isolated, we have a responsi-bility to protect any human being in need allover the world,” said Samar. “We need theyouth of today to respect each other and tostand up for dignity.”
Boyd was the only school in the LowerMainland that had the opportunity to hearSamar speak. Born in February 1957 inGhazni, Afghanistan, in a family of eightbrothers and three sisters, Samar said sherealized early on that growing up in a conser-vative Muslim society, boys were coveted farmore than girls.
“Boys were always preferred so I tried towork really hard to show my parents that Iwas just as worthy and equal to my brothers,”said Samar.
At 18, Samar was married. When her hus-band was arrested in 1984, never to be seenor heard of again, Samar and her young sonfled to Pakistan for safety.
It was there that Samar worked as a doctorin a refugee camp in a small border town ofQuetta. “Thousands of refugees from
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Afghanistan lived there in dreadful misery,especially the women and children, who wereforbidden to visit male doctors, or work orattend school,” said Samar.
In 1989, appalled by the lack of healthfacilities for women and girls, Samar foundedthe Shuhada Organization and ShuhadaClinic, which still operate to this day. “I fundboth through donors, and the money I receivefrom my lectures,” said Samar.
Over the years, Samar has worked for anumber of international organizations andforums and was the United Nations SpecialRapporteur for human rights violations inSudan. “When I worked for the UN, the hor-rors inflicted on the women, such as havingtheir clothes burned and being kept naked sothe soldiers could rape them, were happeningpartially because the government was cor-rupt,” said Samar.
Although, death threats have plagued herfor decades, Samar vows never to give up hercrusade. “I have no choice but to be positive,and I believe women have more patiencethan men,” she said. “It’s not easy for Afghanwomen as they can pay a huge price forachieving success.”
Then, Samar smiles and recounts a pow-erful reminder for her unwavering. “A six-year-old girl in a remote part of Afghanistanwas approached by a boy asking her whyshe was going to school, and she answered‘I want to be Simi Samar.’ The young girlsin Afghanistan are hopeful, we should all behopeful,” she said.
Ideally, Samar said she would like to seeher country: “Be a place where women are
treated with dignity and equality and womenwho, rather than wear the burka becauseit’s imposed on them, wear it only if theychoose.”
Today, Samar runs an orphanage, whichcares for 160 children, ranging in age fromtwo to 18. Although she has been awardedand nominated with some of the world’s mostprestigious honours, Samar said one of herproudest achievements is the fact that out ofthe 1,500 young women attending the KabulUniversity, 1,000 came from her school,The Shuhada Girls’ High School in JaghoriDistrict. “I do it for all the young girls andwomen around the world who don’t enjoy thefreedoms and rights that democracy offers,”said Samar. “We need solidarity and supportfrom the international community.”
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Dr. Sima Samar speaks with one of thestudents from Hugh Boyd secondary.
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Police and border officers seized almost$10 million in chemicals used in the manu-facturing of ecstasy and methamphetamine.Some of it was found in a marine containersent from China. Police then, on Oct. 18,made a “controlled delivery” to a home in the13000-block Gilbert Road in Richmond.
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Police found 129 22-litre containers ofP2P, credit-card skimmers, a counterfeitingoperation, an identity-theft operation, smallamounts of ecstasy and meth and $130,000in cash. While it’s legal to possess P2P inCanada, it’s illegal to import it. The value of
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The two men and the woman are knownto police. They have been released andare expected to face charges ranging fromimporting a controlled substance to posses-sion of instruments for falsifying credit cardsto unauthorized use of credit card data, saidMcLaughlin.
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A teacher has beencharged with sexually inter-fering with a 16-year-oldstudent on a Richmondsports field. Crown Counselhas approved a charge ofsexual interference againstVancouver teacher LouisJefferson, 53, also under-stood to teach or coachrugby.
The alleged offenceagainst a 16-year-oldVancouver student occurredon a Richmond field near the
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At this time RichmondRCMP is not aware of anyfurther allegations regardingthis teacher at either of thetwo schools.
No other related investi-gations are underway at thistime. Police have no reasonto believe there are any othervictims at this point, but areadvising students and theirparents to contact their localpolice office.
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Can anyone remember back a couple of months ago, whenthe business of government in British Columbia actuallyinvolved policies that had to do with running the province
instead of the leadership battles of the Liberals and NDP?Us neither.While the ship of state runs on autopilot, both parties have
now got down to serious business — their own political infight-ing.
“Thanks but no thanks” has been the response of several out-siders the party hoped might saddle up their white horses.
This leaves several party insiders lugging around the ball-and-chain of the HST as they consider their ambitions.
If it’s baffling to most that the first declared Liberal candidateis someone few people even recognize, consider the even-strang-er implosion of the NDP.
At the moment the party should be riding high on Liberalself-destruction, a significant number of MLAs have insteaddecided it’s a good time to air mostly unexplained grievanceswith leader Carole James.
Since unhappy caucus members aren’t talking, it’s difficult tounderstand the issues. Is James too nice, too nasty, too boring,too modern, too old-guard? Nobody’s saying.
Voters had best put on their crash helmets and fasten theirseatbelts.
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Did anyone else feel abit of remorse to hear thatKate Middleton and PrinceWilliam are going to getmarried? I did because Ijust can’t imagine a hap-pily-ever-after future forthem.
Right now, they’reyoung, they’re beautifuland they’re happy. But weall know that won’t lastforever.
The young and thebeautiful parts, at least,are destined to fade away,without doubt.
The happy part, well,that could last, but even ifthey stay together forever,they will inevitably havetimes that are not all wineand roses. All marriageshave their ups and downs,and a royal life comes withadded pressure.
The Royal Family isfascinating. They’re rich,they’re powerful andthey’re definitely part ofthe “old world” establish-ment.
They live in castles, attimes they wear crownsand they’ve got a wholemuseum full of jewelsfound in the Tower ofLondon.
They’ve got a bit of adramatic history, filledwith wars, beheadings andinternational control andpower plays.
But, above all, they’rehuman.
Surely Diana, Princessof Wales, taught us that.Her life is among the mostarchetypal of any royalfigure in history.
Her story reads likeany historical tragedy: A
beautiful young girl mar-ries the heir to the throne,bears him two children, iscast off (or casts herselfoff) and falls in love witha foreigner. They die in acar crash as a member ofthe paparazzi pursues themthrough a dark tunnel inthe streets of Paris.
We can only hope that asimilar fate does not befallWills and Kate. Please, ohplease, let them lead ordi-nary, boring lives.
Let them grow old andcomfortable, and let themsee their children grow upto be well-adjusted adults.
Although Diana willalways be young and beau-tiful, I’m sure she (and hersons) would give anythingfor old and comfortable;frumpy even.
Unfortunately, it is anear certainty that Williamand Kate will not be leftalone to live a normal life.
He is heir to the throne,destined one day tobecome King of England,with his image embla-zoned on money, stampsand gazillions of souvenirplates.
She is the ordinary girl— a commoner — who’smarrying prince charmingand who one day be Queenof England.
Even in Canada, thenewspapers, TV, radio and
websites were filled withhuge spreads on the newroyal couple.
Front pages across theland carried photos ofPrince William, lookinghandsome and debonair ina suit with a regal purpletie, and his Kate, wholooked stunning with herlong, dark hair and movie-star smile.
Even though the couplehas been “practicing” foreight years, their engage-ment with Lady Di’sring is still the romanticmoment of the decade.
They were classy anddemure in their interviewwith the press, despite theaggressive (and non-stop)flash of the photographers,which she is sure to facefor the rest of her days.He was born into thespotlight; she will have toadapt to it.
The allure of the RoyalFamily is nearly impos-sible to ignore.
Here I am, adding to itby writing about them.
When the news wasannounced, I couldn’tresist reading about them,checking out her ring andclicking through the infi-nite photo galleries thatalmost instantly popped uponline.
I recognize that I’m partof the problem, which isperhaps why I feel so sadfor the happy couple.
So, here’s to Williamand Kate; may they beordinary.
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The Editor,Re: “Lenin could be here to stay,” News, Oct. 22.City hall will go ahead and pick whatever they want as they
don’t listen to what the taxpayers have to say.If I was to choose, I would say without hesitation the beau-
tiful piece on River Road near Cambie (Water #10) and defi-nitely Wind Waves (Garry Point Park).
These two pieces represent the island city that Richmond is.Let’s all raise our hands and wave goodbye to that mon-
strous eyesore Miss Mao and Lenin.L. HaudinRichmond
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Give disabled fair crack of whipThe Editor,
Open letter to B.C. government and MLA John Yap.We are writing to you as a request for all people on dis-
ability. As it stands now, a single person is entitled to earn upto $500 and a couple is entitled to earn up to $750 per monthwhich is an earning exemption, and is great.
However, for those of us who are not able to work, we feelthat a change must be made.
There are those of us who may receive a small inheritancewhich is paid out monthly, far below the $750. However wemust declare this as a non-earned income which, in turn, theministry deducts from our monthly cheque.
It is unfair and in our case the government is taking awaysomething that was left to us as a final wish. It is disrespect-ful to the dead.
Please bring this very important issue up in Parliament asthe legislation is outdated. We did not ask to be disabled andfeel the time has come to be treated fairly.
Frances & Kevin HamRichmond
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TransLink loses its mind
PUBLIC TRANSIT
The Editor,Who in their right mind would expand the transit system
when it continues to lose money?Supposedly, these people got a 500 per cent increase in
wages due to their expertise.I question their expertise considering the fact that they
have reached their ridership number several years in advanceand yet still cannot turn over a profit.
Then, we read the next headline that fare payments havegone down.
Geesh, it doesn’t take a masters degree in business to real-ize that if you have no way of collecting payment, that theodds are, the users will take advantage of the system. A childcould have told you that fact.
The government is supposed to serve the best interest ofthe public. The transit system was built off the tax payers dol-lars. Supposedly as a tax payer, I would expect some sort ofreturn on investment, instead we have the TransLink boardextorting money from the municipalities by asking for raisedland taxes, higher taxes for vehicles users and much muchmore.
The only people making money is the land developers andTransLink officials.
If this was a private corporation, all of the managementwould be fired and possibly sued for gross incompetence.
Now they are trying to rush through the process toinsure they get the federal money for this expansion project.How much due diligence have they done trying to ram thisthrough? How much public consultation have they had? Yet,to them, it is business as usual.
What do they care if they have to blackmail the public forfunds to keep the transit system running, as long as their jobsare safe, they don’t care.
Even if they are fired, their compensation packages wouldbe out of this world.
Stop the insanity, now!David Chan
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LettersCampbell’s time is up
The Editor,So the remaining
Liberals have killedthe income tax cut Mr.Campbell promised ...
Will they use thosedollars to kill the six percent MSP fee increasethey’re giving us forChristmas?
I very much doubt it.Adrian Wade
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The Editor,Gordon Campbell has stepped down
as leader of the Liberal Party.Therefore, this man must step aside
and let someone else take over as Premierof B.C. until they have their leadershipconvention and a new leader is named.
He should not be getting the salary ofpremier nor any of the perks that comewith this position.
Only the leader of a party voted into
power holds the recognition as premier.Step down and you are no longer in
this position.I cannot believe the audacity of this
man.While he sits back with his bonus and
we keep him for the rest of his life, wewill be lucky to have tuna for dinner!
Mary JardineRichmond
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The Editor,It seems that the Official
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This plan is completelydevelopment oriented withNO thought or considerationto the wishes of the com-munity.
Not that long ago,a pub-lic meeting was held in theSeafair area and the rezon-ing application was resound-ingly turned down.
It was also the fourthtime development was
rejected by the residents ofthe area.
At the council meetingdealing with this rezon-ing application which wasturned down, Coun. SueHalsey-Brandt asked toleave the zoning as is inperpetuity. A staff memberstated, “no.”
His reason: The situationmay change in five years.
Was he stating his opin-ion or was this OCP plan forrezoning ALL of Richmondinto one development zonealready being planned withNO input from the resi-dents?
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On Nov. 19 the Me to We group atSteveston-London took part in the Vowof Silence.
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As a member of the Me to We Club,I participated in this inspirational event.Twenty four hours of no communication.I thought that would be effortless, butwhen push came to shove, things turnedout to be the exact opposite.
The day started out rough. Not beingable to chat away with my friends wasbrutal, as that is a daily ritual. Beingin class was not any easier, because Iwasn’t able to participate in any activi-ties. The toughest part, however, mayhave been not being able to go onFacebook. An entire 24 hours with noFacebook.
As the day progressed things goteasier, but were still difficult. I receivedfour text messages within an hour andcouldn’t respond. I saw that some of myfellow class mates had given up and
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see Silence page 15
Students stay silent for 24 hours to raise awarenessBY NAFISAH BAKSH
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A14 November 26, 2010 The Richmond News
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started talking, but this just made me all themore determined.
At home, my sister was nagging me, myparents were asking me questions and mygrandparents wanted to talk with me. All Icould do was sit and watch.
The first thing I did as soon as myvow was over was grab my cell phone. Icould finally communicate to my friends.Eventually I was back on Facebook andHotmail and things went back to normal.
I reflected on how hard it was for someonelike me to be quiet for 24 hours. At the end ofthe day, I felt really wonderful. I had accom-plished something and had helped children inneed all over the world. I realized how easy itis to take something as simple as being ableto talk and be heard for granted.
By being silent, I not only helped raisemoney, but also awareness, as many peoplenoticed that I was silent.
As a group, our silence spoke volumes andit felt empowering to give a voice to thosearound the globe who don’t have one.
Silence: It speaks louder than wordsContinued from page 14
A celebration of the lifeof David Lam — philanthro-pist and former B.C. lieuten-ant-governor — will be heldSaturday at 2 p.m. at theRichmond Funeral Home,8420 Cambie Rd.
Dubbed a “man of thepeople,” Lam passed awayMonday at the age of 87after a battle with prostatecancer.
A gentle man with a slysense of humour, Lam wasborn in Hong Kong andimmigrated to Canada withhis family following theSecond World War.
Highly educated, withan economics degree fromChina’s Lingnan University
and an MBA from TempleUniversity in Philadelphia,Lam made money in realestate and generouslyspread it among many B.C.institutions. In 1988, Lamwas appointed B.C.’s 25thlieutenant governor — thefirst Asian-Canadian to holdthe post in Canada — and,despite the title, remained aman of the masses.
“After he was appointed, Iasked him if he wanted to becalled, Your Excellency, helaughed and said: ‘Faye, callme, ‘Hey you,’” said FayeLeung, another prominentrealtor with Chinese roots.
Lam, who had a loveof cherry trees, donated
$200,000 to the city ofRichmond to buy 50 cherrytrees to line HollybridgeWay along side the oval.Accolades started pouring inimmediately upon the newsof the death of Lam, whoreceived both the Order ofBritish Columbia and theOrder of Canada.
“On behalf of all BritishColumbians, I extendeddeepest condolences to thefamily and friends of DavidLam,” said B.C. PremierGordon Campbell onMonday. Lam is survived bydaughters Debbie, Daphneand Doreen, as well as sevengrandchildren.
— Postmedia News
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This Sunday, Jolly St.Nick will land in Steveston.
Rather than using histraditional sled, Santa will
make his entrance by boat.But that’s not all that isgoing on.
The historic village wel-
comes the holiday seasonwith a community displayof lights, music and horse-drawn carriage rides. Join
the merchants and localorganizations for the sev-enth annual Christmas inSteveston Village, from 1 to5:30 p.m.
The afternoon beginswith the arrival of Santa bya Vancouver Whale Watchboat at Fisherman’s Wharf
at 1 p.m.Merchants will par-
ticipate by decorating theirstorefronts for the judgingof the best decorated busi-ness, as well as offering spe-cial incentives for customersand passers by. New thisyear, Steveston merchants
participate in decoratingtrees to be on display at theGulf of Georgia Cannnerybeginning Nov. 28. Thefinale of the afternoon,when the sun goes down,will be the lighting of thegrand Sequoia tree in frontof the Gulf of GeorgiaCannery with a turn of themagic candy cane by MayorMalcolm Brodie.
Schedule ofevents
Santa’s ArrivalTime: 1 p.m.Enjoy music by theFraser River Fiddlers asSanta pulls in. UniformedRCMP will escort Santato the Gulf of GeorgiaCannery.
Photo with SantaTime: 1:15 to 4 p.m.inside the Gulf of GeorgiaCanneryBring your camera. Santawill be delighted to havechildren sit on his lap,tell him their Christmaswishes and have a phototaken. Children receive asmall gift from Santa.
Old Fashioned Horse-Drawn Carriage RidesTime: 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.on Bayview Street nearFirst Avenue.Bring the family andtransport them back intime with an old-fash-ioned horse and carriageride, while listening toyour favourite Christmasmusic sung by carol-ers roaming the streets.Rides are by donation(suggested $5 mini-mum), with all proceedsgoing to the RichmondChristmas Fund. Pickup and drop off is in onBayview Street every20 minutes. Each riderreceives a chocolatetreat.
Tree LightingTime: 4:50 p.m. at theFisherman’s Park/Gulf ofGeorgia Cannery.Gather around the grandSequoia tree for the offi-cial lighting of the tree asthe sun sets and the vil-lage lights up.
Festival of Trees at theGulf of Georgia Cannery.Steveston merchants willdecorate and personalizetrees on public displayinside the Gulf of GeorgiaCannery National HistoricSite beginning SundayNov. 28. The trees willbe available for viewingseven days a week dur-ing the cannery’s hoursof operation.For more information,visit www.exploreste-veston.com.
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All Richmond is abuzzwith discussion about hous-ing.
The city reported thathousing starts are ‘way upin 2010 and their coffersare filling up with develop-ment permit fees. The Remydevelopment is to provideaffordable housing units for seniors as wellas regular market housing units along with adaycare centre for young families. The Onnidevelopment is to also provide a mixedneighbourhood including market condos,live/work dwellings and low-end marketrentals. After the housing slump of 2009, allthis is indeed, good news.
It was perhaps timely then, that on Oct.29-30 the Richmond Poverty Responsecommittee and the Richmond CommunityServices Advisory Committee hostedHousing Forum: Building Hope. Sixtyseven participants attended the forum andcame away from the weekend with a plan ofaction to get more affordable housing builtin Richmond.
As a member of the forum organizingcommittee, I was glad to see everybody gota lot out of the keynote speaker’s talk onFriday night. It was like a call to action.
Tim Wake, an affordable housing consul-tant, explained that these days some peoplecan qualify subsidized housing and somepeople can afford to own market housing.But there is a growing “middle sector” thatdoesn’t qualify for subsidies but can’t affordhome ownership. These folks make between$30,000 and $70,000 per year. To put a faceto them, they would be our grown children,our trades people and our professionals.And although they consist of about 40 percent of our households, there is no systemin place to deal with their needs. Wake sug-gested the middle sector needed to set up asystem that would assist the middle sectorto get into housing.
Forum participants attended learned
about affordable housingdevelopments already on thego in Metro Vancouver aswell as the general aspects ofaffordable housing includingconception, planning, devel-opment, partnerships andfunding. A total of twelveworkshop speakers led
their groups through discovery to purpose.During the forum wrap up there was generalconsensus that the many workshop present-ers had provided information and examplesof affordable housing projects that could beadapted for use in Richmond.
At the plenary session on Saturday,the participants came up with an actionplan, one of the key points being to forma Richmond housing society or a housingauthority. This would generate the “sys-tem” that Wake talked about and wouldgive Richmond a place to discuss and solvehousing issues. It would be a table wheredevelopers, government, housing serviceproviders, financiers and community part-ners could work together and come up withhousing solutions for today; a clearinghouse for information and research; and aplace to collaborate and ensure that housingis built to meet the needs of middle sectorhouseholds.
Those of us working in affordable hous-ing commend the City of Richmond for itsexcellent affordable housing strategy. But atthe same time it has been frustrating to seeit was short on “action.” Now it is clear thata housing society will help the city priori-tize residents needs, work collaborativelywith developers and funders and get fromplanning to action.
The organizers of the forum want yourhelp in moving into action. We want toidentify three specific projects to start work-ing on. Those interested in creating afford-able housing for Richmond residents shouldvisit www.richmondprc.org.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be heldpursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act toconsider Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional GrowthStrategy Bylaw No. 1136, 2010. The Greater Vancouver RegionalDistrict Board has delegated the holding of the Public Hearing to15 Metro Vancouver Directors.
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Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth StrategyBylaw No. 1136, 2010 (the Bylaw) proposes a new regional growthstrategy which will apply to all lands within the boundaries andjurisdiction of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
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Earlier this month, the Richmond Martial Arts hosted a charity seminar topromote women’s self defense. The event benefited CHIMO, a crisis centre help-ing women, children, families and individuals in times of urgent need. During theseminar, participants learned the basics of commando krav maga, which is type ofIsraeli martial arts training.
After months of waiting for the ax to fall due to budget cuts,the Artisans’ Galleria opened to much fanfare last Friday. At the11th hour, a benefactor stepped forward making it possible for theCommunity Arts Council of Richmond and the Galleria to moverather than close its doors forever. Dignitaries such as Gary McPhail,Mayor Malcolm Brodie and Councillor Bill McNulty were on handto cut the ribbon signifying its grand opening. The 40-year-old artscouncil is thrilled with its new location in Garden City ShoppingCentre. The grand opening was a resounding success. There werefree door prizes, and customers had a chance to win a gift basketfilled with their artists members’work at a value of more than $500.
Richmond’s Eureka Camp Society, an outdoor camp for kids with invisible disabilities such as ADHD,learning disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome and more, will benefit from legendary rock band Chilliwack’supcoming concert. The band, which rose to fame four decades ago with such classic hits as California Girl,Lonesome Mary and My Girl, will take to the stage on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. at the Bell Performing ArtsCentre, 6250- 144th St., Surrey. For tickets or more information, call 604-507-6355 or visit www.bellperform-ingartscentre.com. For more information about Eureka Camp, log onto www.eurekacamp.ca.
Volunteers lay out a special lunch in celebration of the10th year of the wellness programs offered at the StevestonCommunity Centre which provides such treatments as reikitherapeutic touch. For more information visit www.rich-mond.ca.
The Stars Step Out Variety Show,benefiting the Zajac Foundation, will hosta galaxy of international stars led by LeonBibb and include the cream of B.C.’s art-ists. Richmond’s own actress/singer SibelThrasher and director Voni Grindler willlend their talent to help special needs chil-dren across our province. The star-studdedshow happens Sunday, Dec. 5 at the ArtsClub’s Granville Island Stage at 7:30 p.m.Tickets available at www.vancouvertix.com. or call 604-629-8844, or www.arts-club.com or call 604-687-7144.
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Richmond’s 12-year-old Christy Yusnagged first place in piano in the RichmondMusic Festival last week. Christy started play-ing the piano at the age of four and is current-ly completing Grade 10 Piano at Steveston’sWorld of Music and Arts. For such a youngpianist, Christy has participated in a numberof recitals, competitions and music festivals,where she showed herself as a talented andaccomplished player with a great potential.
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On Sunday, Nov. 14, the Richmond Branch of the BC RegisteredMusic Teachers Association presented a special afternoon concert com-memorating the 50th Anniversary of Canada music week. The recital,held at Richmond Presbyterian Church, began with all the performersleading the audience in the singing of O Canada. Thirty pianists playedvaried and imaginative works by Canadian composers. Peter Friesen,jazz pianist, teacher, composer and author and a member of theRichmond BCRMTA, also treated the crowd to a performance.
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A24 November 26, 2010 The Richmond News
RED WINE BRAISED LAMB SHANK (Serves two to four people)
INGREDIENTS:2-4 lamb shanks
(1 per person)flour for dredgingsalt and pepper to taste1 large onion - diced2 stalks celery - diced1 large carrot - diced2 cloves garlic - smashed up a little30 ml (2 T) tomato paste240 ml (1 cup) red winebeef stock - enough to cover lamb
shank when cookingbouquet garnish (1 sprig of thyme and
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METHOD:Dredge the lamb shanks in flour mixed with a little salt and pepper. Brownlamb shanks in oil in a medium-to-large pot. Remove the lamb.Add the celery, onion and carrot and brown as much as possible withoutburning, then add garlic and tomato paste and continue to cook for twominutes. Deglaze the pot with red wine and allow it to reduce by half.Add your lamb shanks back to pot with vegetables and cover with beefstock or water, just enough to cover, if you use water add some beef base.Add your bouquet garnish and bring to a boil; after boil occurs imme-diately turn to a slow simmer and cover with a lid. Continue to cook for2.5-to-four hours until the lamb is extremely tender. Remove lamb whentender and strain the liquid, this liquid will now be used as your gravy,reduce the liquid further if necessary.
Gibson recommends eating this dish with simple mashed potatoes andsome locally grown roasted root vegetables, such as glazed parsnips,rutabaga, carrots, leeks or anything else you enjoy.
As the weather dips andthe days get dark early, ourcooking goes through achange as well. It’s the timeof year for hearty meals towarm our bones and souls.The Richmond News askedSockeye City’s executivechef Ryan Gibson toprovide us with a recipe forcomfort food.
He agreed and said:“Braised lamb shank isa great dish for this timeof year, it’s very cheap,comforting and nicelycompliments our local andseasonal root vegetables.”
Gibson began hisculinary journey at 15. At 21,he travelled to Australia and
lived and cooked in a beachtown called Coogee Baynear Sydney. This is whenand where he decided topursue a culinary career.He returned to Canadaand attended the DubrulleCulinary Arts Institute;graduating in 2003. Whileattending Dubrulle, theapprentice cook worked
at Sockeye City as a souschef before taking overas head of the kitchenmore than a year ago.After graduating, Gibsonspent a few years honinghis culinary skills workingwith professional chefs atsome of Vancouver’s finestrestaurants, such as West,CinCin and Provence.
Ryan GibsonExecutive Chef, Sockeye City Bar & GrilleSTORY BY MICHELLE HOPKINS • PHOTO SUBMITTED
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The majority of tax lossselling usually occurs in thefirst half of December wheninvestors examine their port-folios to determine whichstocks to cut and which tokeep. They then sell the dudsin order to benefit from capital losses. Thistrend often opens the door of opportunity forothers. Investors who have been sitting onthe sidelines will enter the markets lookingfor bargains, taking advantage of depressedprices generated by tax loss sellers.
They look for good quality stocks whoseprices have been driven down by the sellingand scoop them up before the tax loss sellerscan re-enter the markets. By doing tax lossselling early, investors have a cash advantageduring the usual tax-loss selling season. Notonly do they benefit from depressed prices,but they have the added benefit of time toanalyze potential purchases.
Early tax loss selling also helps preventthe sale of losing positions at even greaterlosses, which can result from selling losingpositions too late when selling pressure is atits highest. With tax-loss selling season justaround the corner, disciplined investors willwant to plan their trades. Generally speaking,the worst performing and best performingstocks are the most actively traded ones inDecember.
Knowing which ones are likely to beaffected by tax loss selling is a good start.
In 2010, the TSX Venture Index is updouble digits and capital gains, rather than
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ity this year, but there couldbe other sources of supply.Near the end of the year,institutional fund managersoften take profits in order tocrystallize returns and lock-in the relative performanceof their funds. To do so, theyreduce positions in their bet-ter-performing investments
which, due to large volumes, can have a sig-nificant impact on trading activity and openup opportunity. Fund managers will also cutunderperforming stocks from the lineup inorder to offset gains.
Although the markets continued theirupward trend in 2010, many large, blue chipcompanies have lagged. Manulife FinancialCorp., Research In Motion Ltd., EncanaCorp., Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., andTransalta Corp. are just a few that could takea further hit if fund managers deem them thebest positions to sell for tax loss purposes.
Wise investors take a tactical approach totheir tax loss selling. They do the analysis andprepare a trading plan. They don’t sell a stockjust to trigger a tax loss but rather make surethey have no reason to hold the stock anylonger.
They also consult with their accountantto see if other strategies apply and to be surethey are within regulations. For example,following a sale, an investor must abide bysuperficial loss rules and wait 30 days beforebuying back the same security.
Kim Inglis is an investment advisor, CIMwith Canaccord Wealth Management. [email protected] The views in this col-umn are solely those of the author.
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“We are thrilled with the continuous support of the com-munity and the tremendous encouragement of donors,”said Lisa Westermark, chief executive officer, RichmondHospital Foundation. “It is just amazing,”
The event was broadcast through Fairchild RadioAM1470 / FM96.1, AM1320 CHMB, Talentvision andFairchild Television and raised about $274,000 net in sup-port of the Richmond Hospital’s Operating Room (OR)Campaign. Every year, more than 8,500 surgeries are doneat Richmond Hospital and the number continues to grow.New technologies will improve efficiency and increaseproductivity that will ultimately lead to better, faster patientcare, according to the release.
Since 1987, the foundation has raised more than $36million through the support of donors large and small. Lastyear, the foundation funds over 85 per cent of all newly pur-chased medical equipment at Richmond Hospital.
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MINORU PLACE ACTIVITY CENTRE FACILITY PASSES2010/2011 memberships are now on sale. The annual fee coversparticipation in fabulous activities in one of the Lower Mainland’smost active 55+years centres. Bingo, dancing, singing, bike club,Spanish club, Wii Lounge, cribbage and other card games are just afew of the interesting and fun activities offered.
Membership is open to anyone 55+ years wanting to be a part of a veryfriendly community. Parking is available behind the Centre at a cost of$10 per calendar year with many handicapped spaces available.
Annual Pass - $22.40 Woodworking Pass - $22.40Woodcarving Pass - $22.40 Computer Pass - FreeBilliards Pass - $28.00Holiday Events
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Register one of three ways:• online at www.richmond.ca/register• in person at the Minoru Place Activity Centre front desk• by phone at 604-276-4300.TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DINNERCelebrate the holidays with a traditional Christmas dinner at Minoru Place.Thu, Dec 16 5:30-9:30pm $25 56514GRANDCHILDREN’S BREAKFAST WITH SANTABring your grandchildren to enjoy children’s crafts, entertainment and a visit from Santa.Get your tickets early as spots are limited.Mon, Dec 20 9:00-11:00am $10/child $5/senior 69051CHRISTMAS SING-A-LONGCelebrate the season in a sing-a-long in Minoru Lounge. Refreshments served.Tue, Dec 21 7:00-9:00pm $3 56516CAROL SHIP AND DINNER CRUISE (OUT TRIP)Explore the local waters of Vancouver Harbour and surrounding communities on this carolling cruise.Price includes traditional holiday buffet, transportation, taxes and gratuity. Home drop off availablefor $3.Tue, Dec 7 5:30-10:30pm $86.95 + HST 56508
HEALTHY OPTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTSHave your blood pressure checked by retired volunteer nurses, discuss medicationconcerns with a pharmacist and seek information on programs, services and supportavailable to seniors in the community. Holistic health appointments, manicures andpedicures are available for a minimum donation. Call 604-718-8460 for an appointment.3rd Wednesday of every month 9:30-11:30am Free
HEARING CLINICTo have your hearing tested, call 604-718-8450 to make an appointment.Clinics are offered the third Thursday of every month.Dec 16 10:00am-12:00pm Free
Winter ProgramsWinter registration is happening now! For a full list of programs,view www.richmond.ca/guide or pick up a copy of the Richmond Parks, Recreationand Culture Guide.
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Be Part ofthe ActionWhether you are a currentparticipant or are exploringways to get involved, weoffer a wide variety of clubsand groups, registeredclasses and drop-in activitiestailored to your specificneeds and interests. Cluband Groups include:
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Cafeteria and cateringservicesCome meet a friend forlunch in our cheerful diningroom or enjoy a cup ofcoffee and a sweet in ourlounge. Enjoy the pleasureof delicious and nutritiousfull course daily lunchesor Friday night dinners.Minoru Senior Societymembers may purchaselunch for $5 and non-members $6.
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VOLUNTEEROPPORTUNITIESA variety of volunteerpositions are available atMinoru Place. Volunteeringis a great way to becomemore involved in thecommunity, is a chanceto meet new people andallows certain programsto be offered as they arecompletely volunteerdriven. To volunteer, pickup an application at thefront desk.
Current VolunteerPositionsCafeteria Volunteer - Helpset up, serve meals or workas a cashier. This is a greatposition for people whoenjoy a brisk pace andsocializing with others.Minimum 2-3 hours permonth.Computer Room Tutor - Doyou have basic internetskills? If so, come tutoryour peers in navigating theworld wide web. Minimum2 hours per week.Bingo Volunteer - Helpto call Bingo or work asa cashier. This is perfectfor people who enjoysocializing. Minimum 2-3hours per month.Special Event Volunteer- Help to set up, decorate,serve food or put awaytables and chairs. Thisposition is for those whoenjoy a brisk pace and teamwork! Minimum a 2-3 hoursper month.
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Next month, Federal and Provincial finance Ministers willmeet in Alberta to discuss options for increasing CanadaPension Plan benefits and how to pay for them. An elephantmay already be waiting! Meanwhile, reasons for judgmentwere released last week in the case of Usher v. Larabee, aB.C. Supreme Court decision involving an Alter Ego Trustand a claim of two children to set it aside.
The Pension DebateA report, titled “Is 70 the New 65?”, by professors atMcMasters and York Universities, was released earlier thisweek. The authors argue that the Federal Government willhave to consider raising the age of pension eligibility, inorder to promote fairness across generations and to assist inmaking contributions more affordable. The authors say thatbecause of rising life expectancy of Canadians, as well asrecent eligibility increases in the U.S., Australia, England,Germany and France, we cannot avoid this much longer. Thecosts are simply too high.
In my view, given our demographics and the coming changesto our CPP, a rise in the age of pension eligibility seemsinevitable. There are so many more of us receiving pensionbenefits every year that the cost pressures on the Canadapension plan are significant. It becomes harder to justifyworking Canadians receiving pension benefits. Arguably,CPP benefits are not really intended to be given to personsstill working, regardless their age. Many retired Canadiansreturn to the workforce because their skills remain in demandand the current labor force lacks those skills. If workingCanadians will in future receive pension benefits, at somepoint contributions into the Plan will have to increase. Thealternative is to reduce eligibility for benefits (to save costs).
An increase to the eligibility age is probably on the horizon,so watch for more news.
The CaseIt is somewhat unusual that children seek by litigation aninterest in their parents’ assets while the parents are alive.In the Usher case, two of the three children of Gail Usherchallenged her Alter Ego Trust. They claimed the Trustshould be set aside because a Trust (for all three children)already existed.
An Alter Ego Trust is a trust geared for people over the ageof 65. There are several reasons people create them but oneis in order to avoid a claim to those assets through the WillsVariation Act. In an Alter Ego Trust, the distribution of theparent’s assets on their death is stated in the Trust itself. Insome cases, that eliminates the need for a Will. And unlike aWill, a Trust cannot be “varied” and so the Alter Ego Trustprevents a Wills Variation claim.
The basic facts of the case were that the two Plaintiff childrenwere given up into foster care by their mother, Ms. Larabee,following the disappearance of her husband. She was simplyunable to look after all three children, and suffered a nervousbreakdown.
There was some contact between the parties over the years.In fact, Ms. Larabee kept in close communication with herdaughter, and in fact wanted to bequeath her Estate entirely toher daughter. In recent years, the two sons became aggressivein their expressions of interest in their mother’s Estate. Thatlead Ms. Larabee to consider and pursue the creation of anAlter Ego Trust. She wanted to eliminate her sons’ abilityto make a Wills Variation Act claim, and so she set up theTrust.
The sons had to prove an agreement existed with respectto their mother’s assets. They could not, and so their claimfailed. An unfortunate case, to be sure, but with the rightresult.
SummarySeniors and their adult children should try to stay informedabout the many issues that now affect them. It’s a challengegiven how much is happening these days, but with so manysources of information (including the computer), it can bedone. It would appear that CPP benefits will increase forseniors fairly soon, but paying for that, and in the largerpicture the long term viability of the CPP, must be the mainissues for governments to debate and conclude.
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It was a celebration to remem-ber. Over 1000 came together tojoin the party. Even the provin-cial government took part in hon-oring Richmond wrestler ArjanBhullar who represented Canadaat the Commonwealth Games andbrought home a gold medal.
Attorney General Mike deJong, presented Bhullar withthe Attorney General’s Award ofExcellence. It reads “AttorneyGeneral’s Award of ExcellencePresented to Arjan Singh BhullarOn This Day, November theNineteenth, Two Thousand andTen. In recognition of youroutstanding achievement whilerepresenting Canada at the XIXCommonwealth Games 2010 inDelhi, India. Your gold medalvictory in men’s wrestling is testa-ment to your hard work, superiorskill, and determination.”
Many family members hadmade the trip to India in anticipa-tion of his victory.
This party was for family,friends, fans, supporters and mul-tiple businessmen from the com-munity. Bhullar wanted to share
the celebration and the feeling ofthat moment of victory.
Everyone was treated to aslideshow that started with achubby little boy in his under-wear wrestling on the mats ofhis father’s home gym. Shortlythereafter the big screen brokeaway to the CommonwealthGames final match.
This was the broadcast thatmillions saw live in India. It wassupposed to be a clean sweep bythe hometown favorite JoginderKumar who had beaten Bhullarjust last year in Surrey. A lot hadchanged in just one year. Bhullarwas determined to win and tonever lose again to Kumar.
Even his father saw a differentson over the past year. The factthat the Games were being held inIndia did something to him.
He imagined wrestling the bestwrestler of India in the final infront of the home crowd.
He imagined beating him athome in front of relatives thatwould make the trek to Delhifrom Canada and also from hisparent’s ancestral village fromPunjab.
When the initial draws weremade and the two were put into
different groups the dream startedto unfold. Both advanced in theirgroups and reached the final.The first round was intense andended with a tie.
The tie breaker was set up andBhullar won the point and thusthe first round 1-0. Kumar wasno longer defensive and cameout attacking in the second. Heknew what had to done. Bhullarcountered every attack and madehis own.
Finally, with a little openingto the leg he ceased the moment.He lifted Kumar’s leg and keptpushing until finally he was ableto nail him to the ground hard.
Within seconds Kumar waspinned. At this moment every-one in the Mirage Banquet Hallstarted clapping and cheering. Itwas hard to decipher if this was alive broadcast or replay. Bhullar’shand was raised.
The dream had come true.Bhullar took the Canadian flagfrom his mother and did a victorylap in the stadium, pointing andwaving to the cheering crowd.A similar replay of what DanielIgali had done after winning theGold at the Olympics a few yearsback.
Games gold medal winning Richmond wrestlerreceives Attorney General Excellence Award
BY BAL S. SANGHERASpecial to the News
PAULDEEP SANGHERA/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Arjan Bhullar was presented with the Attorney General’s Award ofExcellence from Mike de Jong at a recent celebration in his honour.
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The Steveston Judo Club is welcom-ing one of the sport’s icons for a week ofinstruction and inspiration.
Former Olympic and world championKosei Inoue of Japan arrived yesterday andwill be working with Steveston athletes aswell as the B.C. judo community over thenext several days.
“Kosei is not only an an incredibleathlete but an amazing guy as well,” saidSteveston Judo Club vice-president JimKojima, who arranged the visit through theclub’s long-standing relationship with TokaiUniversity in Tokyo.
Often compared to judo’s version ofDavid Beckham in his home country, the32-year-old Inoue now lives in the UnitedKingdom where he has been attendingBath University to master his English andpromote the sport through the British JudoAssociation.
He frequently visits North America,having made stops in New Jersey andWashington DC before arriving inRichmond. Earlier this year, a seminar hehosted in Montreal attracted 800 judoka.
Now retired as a competitor, Inouewon gold in the 100-kg weight class at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and isa three-time world champion. He also wonthe All-Japan Championship which has noweight class and is one of just four judokasto achieve all three feats.
“He was so powerful that his competi-tors refused to grip him,” said Kojima whois a world class official himself. “Theywould basically run away from him becausehe had such a powerful technique.”
The club will be welcoming judokafrom throughout the province for a semi-nar Inoue will be hosting on Sunday at theSteveston Community Centre indoor ten-nis courts. He will also be instructing clubmembers of all ages at regularly scheduledclasses next week.
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Hugh Boyd Trojans Anthony Giorno delivers a straight arm to a Eugene Reimer opponent during Grade 8 foot-ball action. The Trojans handily defeated the Abbotsford school.
The world famous Harlem Crowns will be facing PalmerGriffins senior boys’ basketball team on Wednesday.
“We are very excited to have the Crowns back,” saidPalmer coach Paul Eberhardt. “They put on a great show forus last time they were here.”
The Crowns are based out of California and have enter-tained audiences all over the world.
Tip-off is 7 p.m For ticket information call 604-668-6288or e-mail coach Eberhardt at [email protected]
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Aries March 21 - April 19: Intellectual pursuitshave top priority. That includes cultural, far travel,educational, publishing, advertising, religious,philosophical and legal affairs. These might run intoa couple of unexpected glitches or shocks earlyand deep into this week, so time your actions forDec. 4 onward. Government agencies, or your own“background” might be involved. Dive into choresSunday/Monday, so you’ll have more time whenopportunities and exciting emotional prospectsappear (Tuesday/Wednesday). Depths, mysteries,sex, other people’s money Friday/Saturday: you mighthit a mother lode!Taurus April 20-May 20: Life’s mysteries,research, depth psychology, subconscious desires,lust, finances tied to other people (e.g., stocks,marriage finances, inheritances) rise in importance.These might be imperilled this week, especially ifyou began a related venture in November. You mightneed to take quick “crisis action” Thursday/Friday. Or,you could be free of any problems – if so, wait untilSaturday onward to plunge into these areas, and/or tomake a commitment, change your lifestyle, or invest.Work succeeds midweek. Friendships, loves (andeverything listed above) are lucky Friday p.m.!Gemini May 21-June 20: Excitement!You could takemajor steps in a romance or more mature relationshipnow, or you might face and seize a huge opportunitysuch as relocation, a public appearance, a businessnegotiation/contract. But be aware: you mightsucceed, and the payment is stress. Or it all mightblow up (Sunday-Tuesday a.m. or Thursday/Saturday)especially if this situation began in November. But if itblows up: so what? It clears away six years of tension,liberates you – laugh at life! Midweek’s romantic.Saturday begins, small but growing, the workableopportunities, attractions. Optimism arrives!
Cancer June 21-July 22: Emotionally, a rest periodis over. Now you begin two months of intensified,active, communicating, sweet (and sometimes angry,or more likely, competitive) attraction. But don’t losesight of your main necessity for the next three weeks:work and health. These two – and your dependents,and machinery – face one or two crises or dilemmasthis week (Sunday-Tuesday and Thursday/Friday). Bevery careful with electricity, computers, driving, tools,especially late week. A project might demand precise,tense attention to complete: give this, and succeed.Romance whispers Thursday/Friday!Leo July 23-Aug. 22: What seemed so romanticallyalluring in November might meet unexpected eventsor sexual reactions. Or, speculation and investmentquality conflict; or creative urges, projects mighttrip over the realities that research discovers.Whatever went so brilliantly in November meets theunexpected by Thursday. Leo, whatever happens: 1)be ethical, honest; 2) be alert, realistic. These shouldshow you the right way. Money needs care Sunday/Monday. Communications, travel, life’s easy Tuesday/Wednesday. Home, safety, take no chances Thursday!Friday heals. Saturday, love, success begin.Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: I warned you some weeksago that domestic, property, security and familyprojects (especially those initiated in November)might hit a shock or snag by this week. It could bea crisis, or simply a snag that needs ironing out. Bepatient, diplomatic. Sunday/Monday your energy ishigh, but everyone seems independent, ready for anargument. Thursday/Friday communications, errandsflow swiftly, but an unexpected event could capsizethe apple cart. Drive carefully Friday dawn, avoidunsafe tools, avoid computers. Friday p.m., love/friendship luck! After a hectic week, relax at homeSaturday.
Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: The main emphasis lieson communications, paperwork, errands, travel,siblings and casual friends. These areas face one ortwo challenges this week, especially Sunday/Monday(philosophical or legal differences?) and Thursday/Friday (romantic, creative conflicts?). In everything(communication, travel, etc.) your intention is all tiedup with a partnership urge – but it is this urge that isreally causing unexpected events or disagreements.Somehow, it (the urge to join or merge) is fightingthe work you need to get done. By Friday p.m., theconflict’s over, and money luck flows!Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Unexpected events couldthrow a monkey wrench into your money projects,particularly any projects you began in November,especially Sunday/Monday and Thursday/Friday. DoNOT purchase machinery or high tech items beforeFriday noon. The problem comes from your desire,hidden or not, to seek pleasure, romance, adventureor to take a gamble. You might face a choice: chaseromance, or guard your money, gamble or keep yourbank account, etc. Despite events, you’ll be optimistic,happy Sunday/Monday! Rest, contemplate mid-week.Your energy, charisma soar Thursday/Friday – thiseve’s lucky!Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: Watch your temper– you’re riding a wave of energy, charisma, hope,loving emotions and creative, gambling pizzazz – butthis could make you impatient, too, especially withparents/kids, domestic situations, real estate, securityprovisions. These have caused you stress and tensionfor seven years, and you’re at the fed-up stage! Sothere might be one last explosion, especially Sunday/Monday or Thursday/Friday. Listen: be safe, but don’trepress your temper. Have a tantrum, then look forcommon ground. You’ll find it Friday eve, successfullystart to implement it Saturday onward.
Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Messages, information(or distribution realities) might interfere with aplan that involved government, an institution, or a“retreat.” Protect yourself from gossip. Take carein writing, speech, driving and with electrical tools.The most “accident prone days are Sunday, Mondayand Friday (morning). This is a time of rest, solitude,peace and contemplation – seek an environmentthat promotes these. That said, your social popularitybegins to revive, and you grow more talkative,more interested in wisdom and learning. Completeobligations. Happiness, optimism visit Friday!Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: A conflict between yourhopes and your “available cash” might reach a climaxthis week, especially Sunday/Monday and Thursday/Friday. Well, reality is reality, you gotta work withwhat you have. Once you accept this, you can startachieving, and your hopes will rise. In general, yourpopularity is rising, light romance visits, and yourmoney picture does keep getting better! Bosses, VIPsand parents favour you again, into January – takeadvantage (especially Friday!). Tackle government-related chores now, as a slow-down will commencehere soon. Love, Tuesday/Wednesday, Saturday!Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Relationships needpatience, gentleness early week. A temperamentalboss, parent or VIP could act now, especially Sundayto Tuesday (argument) and Thursday/Friday (suddenaction). Be alert, good-natured, diplomatic – deflectattacks. (A VIP’s motive? Perhaps a suspicion thatyou are money-hungry. Deeper, it’s a power struggle.)Wisdom, gentle love, and a travel, legal or educationalproject return, lasting to early January. These arelucky Friday p.m. Friends begin to appear. Still, yourmain December goal is career, ambition. Secrets,revelations, “major money” Tuesday/Wednesday.
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