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Martin van den Hemel photoWednesday's opening of the new Garden City Bike Terrain Park drew oohs and aahs from spectators as the Woodyard BMX team put on a show for families.

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

There were plenty of oohs and aahs as skilled BMX riders did their best impression of Superman during Wednesday night's grand opening of Garden City Bike Terrain Park.

While the name might be hard to remember, locals won't forget what this BMX facility means for local cycling enthu-siasts.

"The Garden City Bike Terrain Park refl ects the diversity of Richmond's parks and open space system and provides an outdoor recreation opportunity for community mem-bers of all ages," Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said. "As Richmond's biking community continues to grow, riders will be able to develop their skills in a controlled and safe

environment."Wednesday's lively opening featured live music and a

high-fl ying display of BMX skills, courtesy Woodyard BMX team.

The new facility is at southwest corner of Garden City Community Park, tucked near to the tennis courts and park-ing lot on Granville Avenue, just east of Garden City Road. It replaces a bike park lost to condo development at the south end of No. 2 Road.

The BMX park was designed with safety at the forefront, the city said, and features jumps, tracks and skill elements that appeal to bikers of all ages and skill levels.

It features a start ramp/hill, jumps, log rides and ladder bridges for balancing on and off bikes and a viewing area for spectators.


A 36-year-old woman died of her injuries Wednesday afternoon after she was struck by an SUV while cycling on Gilbert Road on Sea Island.

According to CTV News, witnesses told Richmond RCMP that the victim was stopped where the westbound Gilbert Road merges northbound onto Russ Baker Way, near the Dinsmore Bridge, at the time she was hit.

She was rushed to hospital, but later died.As of Thursday afternoon, Richmond RCMP had not yet

released the woman's name pending the notification of her next of kin.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and police didn't release any information about whether alcohol, speed or distracted driving were factors.

But an image captured by CTV News shows the open driver-side door of the Pontiac with what appears to be paint splashed all over it.

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Two drive-by shootings linked: RCMPShots struck minivan, two houses, including an occupied bedroom, but nobody was injured


A drive-by shooting on Williams Road late Monday night didn’t result in any injuries, but the aftermath puzzled area residents.

It was around 10:30 p.m. when one resident spotted what might have been a fi rearm ex-tending from a minivan that unloaded as many as two dozen shots at two newer houses on the 3600 block of Williams Road, a half-block west of No. 1 Road.

Two rounds struck a ground-fl oor window, one left a pinky-sized hole in a young family’s minivan, and several more struck the lighting enclosures in the signature brick fences com-mon among newer homes.

Most residents initially dismissed the sounds as just fi reworks, but one wound up calling 911.

The man’s son saw fl ashes coming from the minivan, and pulled his dad down for cover when he tried to take a closer look.

The man, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was amazed at the police response, as they appeared at the scene within seconds

even when he was still on the 911 call. With its lights fl ashing and siren blaring, the respond-ing cruiser made a U-turn, in the same direction as the suspect minivan was last seen heading.

“It’s crazy, right,” the man said. “I thought it was fi reworks.”

But it wasn’t until some 14 hours later that Richmond Mounties returned to the scene on Williams, and cordoned off the area with yellow tape where bullet casings littered the sidewalk and road.

Richmond RCMP Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said the initial 911 call was dismissed as just fi re-works and that’s why police didn’t return right away.

Even the 911 caller, who spoke to the ReviewWednesday afternoon, said he brushed it off as fi reworks when nobody came outside that night.

A second shooting an hour later on Bamfi eld Drive, near Shell Road north of Cambie, then occupied the police’s time, an incident that investigators now believe is connected to the Williams Road incident.

“It is our belief the shootings were targeted.

This was not a random act,” said Ashton.Anyone with information about either shoot-

ing is asked to call Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212, or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or e-mail them at [email protected].

A teenager living in one of the homes on Wil-liams Road spoke nervously about the incident,

and said it was more than a couple of shots that struck his home. But he declined to comment further, asking for privacy.

The second home, which had two lights shot out, and had at least six shots fi red its way, was occupied by a woman and her dog.

They were watching TV at the time, and didn’t hear anything but the familiar sound of chil-dren playing in the area.

“It’s always very quiet here,” she said, adding

that she wasn’t even aware there had been a shooting.

But when the woman, who has lived in the home for the past 11 years, was shown the damage out front, she exclaimed: “Oh my God. I did not hear anything.”

In the shooting across town on Bamfi eld Drive, a woman was asleep in her bedroom when she awoke to the sound of gunfi re some time between 11 and 11:30 p.m.

The woman’s boyfriend, who answered the door Wednesday, said she was understandably shaken up considering the close call.

“I don’t feel safe here anymore,” he said.One shot sliced through two of her bedroom

walls and the hallway wall before becoming lodged in a fourth wall.

A neighbour who called 911 said he heard a metallic scraping sound before the automatic gunfi re, some eight to 10 shots in rapid suc-cession.

Judging from what looked like cube-shaped broken windshield glass left on the road and lawn, the shooters may have repeatedly struck a vehicle parked in front of the home.

$40 a day promised if school strike drags on

by Tom Fletcher and Matthew HoekstraBlack Press

If the teachers’ strike isn’t settled by September, the B.C. government will use the payroll savings to pay $40 per missed school day to parents of children under 13, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Thursday.

Negotiations with the B.C. Teach-ers’ Federation remain stalled after a two-week strike in June that cost the province’s 40,000 public school teachers $12 million a day in salary. That’s the estimated cost of the sup-port program aimed to go to tutor-ing or daycare for younger children if they can’t go to school.

De Jong said older children don’t require as much supervision, and have online options to maintain their studies if the labour dispute takes more instructional time away. The amount was chosen to compen-

sate families of 300,000 children up to age 12 in public school at no net cost to the provincial budget.

Parents would have to register on-line to be eligible for compensation, to be paid by October.

De Jong said there are fi ve weeks remaining in the summer break for most public schools to reach a set-tlement with the BCTF, and he hopes the program won’t be needed.

De Jong reiterated that there is no plan to recall the B.C. legislature be-fore a fall session scheduled to begin Oct. 6.

He said the history of imposed of settlements on the BCTF may have contributed to the chronic failure to negotiate agreements with the union.

NDP education critic Rob Fleming called the announcement a “trial bal-loon” that suggests the dispute may be months away from resolution.

“I think parents are going to look at

this and say, ‘you know what, school is not daycare’,” Fleming said.

Education Minister Peter Fassbend-er and school district negotiators say the BCTF’s contract demands are far out of step with other unions, par-ticularly on increased classroom preparation time and other benefi t improvements.

The long-running dispute over class size and special needs support is headed back to court this fall.

BCTF president Jim Iker called de Jong’s announcement “a blatant and divisive attempt to prolong disrup-tion in B.C. schools.”

“This scheme will not help improve class sizes, increase support for chil-dren with special needs, or provide more one-on-one time for all stu-dents,” said Iker in a statement.

“It is my hope that the government will redirect its energies into reach-ing an agreement with BC teachers through mediation this summer.”

Union calls move a blatant attempt to prolong dispute

From Page 1According to a friend, the victim was supposed to go for a job inter-

view Thursday morning.“She was really well known around Richmond,” the friend said. “Lots

of friends...very lovable. Always there for everyone. Never wanted to burden anyone with her problems.”

Her Facebook profi le, which was just updated Wednesday, indicates she attended Matthew McNair secondary school.

The victim lost her mother a few years ago and is survived by a young-er sister, the friend said.

“I still cannot believe this happened to u,” the friend wrote on Face-book. “I love u and I miss u.”

‘Always there for everyone’

A 36-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision with this SUV.

“It is our belief the shootings were targeted. This was not a

random act.” — Cpl. Stephanie Ashton


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LET’S RECYCLE MORE THIS SUMMER!Green Carts make it easy to recycle food scraps and yard trimmings.

www.richmond.ca/greencart

Environmental Programs Information Line: 604-276-4010

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Asphalt paving advisoryJune 15 to August 15, 2014The City of Richmond has contracted Columbia Bitulithic to grind and pave the following location in Richmond from June 15 to August 15, 2014:

• 7000 block Garden City Road• 9000 block Granville Avenue• 8000 block Ackroyd Road• 8000 block Alexandra Road• 6000 block Westminster Highway

Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends. Night time work hours will be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically).

Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice.

Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca(City Services > Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2014 Paving).

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Village tours explore past, presentThree different tours run from Sept. 27 in historic Steveston

Sometimes delightful, sometimes tragic, but always fascinating, learn about Steveston Village’s history on one of the Steveston Museum and Visitor Centre’s summer walking tours.

Every Friday and Saturday until Sept. 27, choose from two dif-ferent, one-hour walk-ing tours that enlighten visitors on the light and dark sides to Steveston they likely never knew existed.

At 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Murder, Mayhem and Morality in Old Ste-veston will delve into the seedy underbelly of Steveston’s dark past.

During the tour, visi-tors will learn of grisly unsolved murders, hear about ladies of dubious virtue, and uncover the vices of drinking and gambling that once gave Steveston a rough-and-tumble reputation.

At 12:30 p.m., visitors can take in the Board-

walks, Bar Rooms and Boats tour. This tour gives glimpses of Ste-veston’s history from its glory days to its darkest hours.

Visitors will tread through time, learning about Steveston as it grew from a tiny fi shing and farming village into a bustling and vibrant cannery town.

Visitors will also ex-plore Steveston’s latest burgeoning industry as a backdrop for movies and

television shows such as the recent Godzilla mov-ie and the hit series Once Upon a Time.

Tours cost $5 per per-son and leave from Town Square, the park sur-rounding the Steveston Museum and Visitor Centre at 3811 Moncton St.

Each tour runs for ap-proximately one hour.

Call the Tourism Rich-mond Visitor Centre at 604-271-8280 or drop in to reserve.

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Once Upon a Time, a TV show whose backdrop is explored in one of three Steveston Village walking tours.


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Incinerator power deal wins approval from regulatorB.C. Utilities Commission dashes hopes of waste-to-energy critics

by Jeff NagelBlack Press

Opponents of Metro Vancouver’s waste-to-energy strategy have been dealt a blow by the B.C. Utilities Com-mission.

Regulators there have approved an electricity purchase agreement that will see BC Hydro pay $43 per mega-watt-hour for power from Metro’s existing garbage incinerator in Burnaby.

Critics had argued Metro’s garbage-fu-elled electricity can’t count as clean and re-newable under provin-cial law and therefore should be worth much less—closer to the $24 spot price for power exported to the U.S.

The aim of incinera-tion opponents was to blow a hole not just in the revenue from the existing plant but also in the business case for a future new waste-to-energy plant, which Metro Vancou-ver has assumed will earn around $100 per megawatt-hour.

But the utilities com-mission decided air pollution concerns raised by the Fraser Valley Regional District were “not relevant” in approving the contract renewal and made no finding on whether the incinerator counts as clean, green power.

It concluded the ne-gotiated price between BC Hydro and incinera-tor operator Covanta Energy appropriately reflects the cost of power generation plus a reasonable return.

The $24 spot market price wasn’t an ap-propriate comparison, the commission said, because it doesn’t ap-ply to electricity that is firm (incinerator pow-er is always on, unlike wind farms) or guaran-teed in large volumes for many years.

BC Hydro said the $43 contract price is well below its long-term cost of building new generating capacity of

$85 to $100 per mega-watt-hour and still at-tractive compared to the $51 it would pay for non-clean natural gas-fired power.

Metro’s existing incin-erator burns 280,000 tonnes of garbage per year, while a new one at a yet-to-be-deter-mined location would take an additional 370,000 tonnes.

Critics of Metro’s strategy had argued BC Hydro will be blocked from paying a premi-um price for the new incinerator’s electric-ity, making the project a financial flop, or at least uncompetitive compared to contin-ued landfilling.

Estimates of the capi-tal cost of a new incin-erator run as high as $517 million.

Metro Vancouver se-nior engineer Chris Allan said the BCUC decision wasn’t sur-prising because it was a renewal of a contract to buy power from an existing source, not for a new one.

Russ Black, vice-pres-ident of Cache Creek landfill operator Bel-korp Environmental, still predicts Metro won’t get a premium price based on green power for the new in-cinerator because the regional district ad-mitted during the pro-ceedings that 40 per cent of the energy from garbage comes from non-renewable sources like plastics, contribut-ing to greenhouse gas emissions.

“We’ve laid the foun-dation for the fight in the future,” he said.

But even an unfavour-able power price from Hydro may still not be the silver bullet critics hope would unravel Metro’s plans.

“Not every technol-ogy is reliant on sell-ing electricity,” said Metro board chair Greg Moore

He added the new plant might sell little to no power into the grid and instead pipe steam to a district heating

system or an industrial user.

He noted one of the waste-to-energy proj-ect bidders is a Delta cement plant that has no plans to sell to Hydro at all.

“You’ve got Lehigh Cement that makes ce-ment and they want to replace coal and rub-ber tires with munici-pal solid waste as fuel.”

“We’ve laid the foundation for the fi ght in the

future.” — Russ Black


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Pharmacy rewards ban struck down in courtRule against points on drugs ‘unreasonable’


A ban on issuing loyalty reward points and other incentives on prescription drug purchases has been struck down in B.C. Supreme Court.

It’s a victory for major grocery store chains that fi led the court challenge as well as point-collecting shoppers and a defeat for the College of Pharmacists of B.C., which imposed the ban.

The college had argued loyalty points are a powerful lure that can alter some shoppers’ buying habits and poten-tially harm their health.

It suggested some patients may go without their medicine until they can fi ll a prescription on a day when a loy-alty point bonus is off ered.

College offi cials also argued insured patients who don’t pay out of pocket might keep refi lling a prescription after they no longer need it just to collect more points and the unneeded drugs may be abused or diverted to the ille-gal drug trade.

But Justice Christopher Hinkson rul-ing found the college’s bylaws blocking

all incentives were “unreasonable” and too broad.

“Their net eff ect is harmful to the public interest in obtaining pharmacy services and prescriptions at the lowest price,” his ruling says.

Hinkson said the claims of pharmacy college board directors defi ed com-mon sense.

“The concern that customers will overspend on their drug and device needs in order to collect the rewards off ered is illogical,” he found. “The cost of the drugs or devices to customers will invariably exceed the value of the rewards off ered.”

The judge noted the ruling doesn’t stop the college from drafting a new bylaw to more reasonably address its concerns.

The College of Pharmacists of B.C. said it has made no decisions on what steps it might take next.

The court challenge was fi led by com-panies that operate Canada Safeway and Thrifty Foods.

The ban also lost in the court of public opinion—the college received 14,000 e-mails mostly opposing the ban.


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Daily public swimming is available at all of Richmond’s pools.

BC Day – August 4 – Holiday swim hours in effect.

Visit our website for complete schedule detailswww.richmond.ca/aquatics

Annual Maintenance Shutdown – Minoru Aquatic Centre’sCentennial Pool and whirlpools will be closed August 5-15. Minorumain pool, teach pool, exercise room and sauna will remain open.

Note: Registration for summer swim lessons is inprogress. Program opportunities for children & youth.

Asphalt paving advisoryJuly 15 to October 15, 2014The City of Richmond has contracted Columbia Bitulithic to grind and pave the following location in Richmond from July 15 to October 15, 2014:

• 10000 block No. 3 Road• 6000 block Blundell Road• Hammersmith Way• Hammersmith Gate• 11 & 12000 block No. 5 Road• 22000 block Old Westminster Highway• Gilley Road and Westminster Highway Intersection

Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends. Night time work hours will be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically).

Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice.

Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2014 Paving).

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TransLink board ‘negligent’Mayors critical of SkyTrain emergency preparedness


TransLink’s appointed board of directors must take ultimate responsi-bility for senior manag-ers’ failure to anticipate and prevent this month’s SkyTrain shutdowns.

That’s the position of Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew, who called the unelected board “neg-ligent” in failing to drill down and uncover the system’s vulnerabilities to emergency condi-tions.

“It really begs the question what has the TransLink board been doing over the years in terms of ensuring those priority issues were properly addressed?” Drew said at a regional mayors’ council meet-ing Tuesday. “They just took it on blind faith. The buck stops with the board.”

Board chair Marcella Szel said the board has had high-level briefi ngs on SkyTrain’s emergen-cy plan but not the fi ne details.

“Unfortunately it takes incidents to teach us that it didn’t work,” she said.

The exchange hap-pened as Szel and Trans-Link CEO Ian Jarvis were outlining an indepen-dent review to recom-mend steps to improve TransLink’s response to major shutdowns or emergencies.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said he hopes there’s public support to spend neces-sary money on backup systems to reduce the probability of future in-cidents.

“We know that emer-gency planning doesn’t get votes and no one de-mands it until the emer-gency happens.”

Delta Mayor Lois Jack-son said she has lost faith in the system after

her medically ill daugh-ter was trapped on a hot, crowded SkyTrain car between New West-minster and Scott Road stations July 21 while her oxygen tank was running low.

“It was a very scary thing for me and for her,” Jackson said. “I was ac-tually panicking. There were a lot of people on those trains and without air conditioning it was very diffi cult.”

Jackson told Jarvis and Szel major changes must be made to restore trust.

“The people that are using the system, with all due respect, don’t be-lieve all of us that we’re going to fi x it.”

In response to a ques-tion from Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Jarvis said the review by Gary McNeil will also ex-amine the Canada Line, not just the Expo and Millennium lines.


It’s pink with a pool decorated by pretty princesses.

Perfect. I always imagined fashioning a slip ‘n’ slide from a blue tarp and back-yard irrigation hose, but my better half—seeking relief for the

kids from the scorch-ing sun—beat me to it with a ready-made version.

Sliding across a lawn known more for its weeds than fluffy grass, with only a water-filled sheet of plastic provid-ing cushion, seems like a guaranteed trip to the hospital. But kids, well, they’re tougher.

On went the water. The shrieks and squeals came quickly. So did relief from the midsummer heat.

The slip ‘n’ slide experi-ence—my first, at least to witness, in decades—is providing some back-yard enlightenment this season.

Yes, kids can withstand sliding down a sheet full of lumps courtesy of tree-like dandelions, but they also have imaginations so

many of us adults have tucked away.

The slip ‘n’ slide? It quickly turned into a glo-rious fountain. An airport runway. A tent.

We also have lawn darts. Except today’s sets have more soft plastic than pointed metal and a friendlier name of Jarts. The game hasn’t re-

ally taken off yet, but the target rings are imagined as popular islands, or lily pads. I can’t remember.

Badminton, croquet, even baseball, have all been hijacked by made-up rules. And in case an adult might be winning, those rules are subject to change.

Then there’s the card-board box. Kids are keen to remind us of how fun corrugated paper can be. Some time ago an over-sized box that housed our backyard shed became a playhouse for a week or so—until the rain got to it.

Now there’s a box inside the house. It’s big. I almost had it at the curb before my eldest daugh-ter informed me she wants to keep it forever. Her word.

The indoor box-turned-

ice-cream-shop is still in the house, but I’ve man-aged to come to terms with her on recycling a “car”—a smaller crayon-coloured box.

Packaging for the slip ‘n’ slide was much smaller, and it disappeared quick-ly. So too might the slide. A geyser of a hole has already appeared in the Saran-wrap-like sprinkler system.

When it breaks beyond repair, I know I’ll face resistance to placing it to the curb. All the pink plastic possibilities will undoubtedly put a young imagination into over-drive.

I’ll wait to hear the ideas, but I imagine I could be convinced.

Matthew Hoekstra is a reporter with The Richmond Review.

EDITORIAL: Greater respect needed between motorists and cyclists

A fear of death shouldn’t be what keeps people from

choosing to ride a bicycle. But it just might.

Another cyclist was killed in Richmond this week. She was fatally struck by a vehicle while apparently waiting to turn onto Russ Baker Way. As of press time, it’s unclear what caused the collision.

What is clear is the devastat-ing results of a crash between a bicycle and a vehicle.

The roads are packed with vehicles, driven by motorists weighed down by a multi-tude of potential distractions. Richmond has been expanding its cyclist infrastructure, but it needs more work. Lots more work. And giving cyclists plenty of room on the road doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be safe from inattentive drivers.

An average of 150 cyclists are injured every month in B.C. dur-ing peak riding season of May to October, according to ICBC.

We should all be encourag-ing more cyclists to strap on helmets and take to the streets. It’s healthy for commuters and recreational riders, the environ-ment and a congested city. But those statistics don’t do much for a cyclist’s confidence.

Yes cyclists must do their part too. The insurance corp advises cyclists to never assume driv-ers can see them, and to wear bright, reflective clothing—and use lights at night.

But how many times have you seen a motorist park in a bike lane? Fail to yield to a cyclist? Nearly knock a rider over while passing?

It happens too often, and this

week someone has lost their life.

Drivers and cyclists need to watch for each other at all times, use eye contact and hand signals. Moreover, we all need

to make efforts to build greater respect between drivers and cyclists.

Whether on two wheels or four, that starts with every one of us.

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Editor:An open letter to

mayor and council. As the previous manager of the University of B.C. Aquatic Centre and Aquatics in Richmond I am concerned in relation to the lack of vision for the new facilities in Richmond.

Building a 25-metre pool in this commu-nity is irresponsible especially in light of the expanded popula-tion and demograph-ics in Richmond. What this indicates to me is that there is no vision of what it could be by maintaining the status quo.

When we built Mi-noru and Watermania there was a European vision in relation to what it could be. In our design we brought in natural light, the fi rst slides in a commercial pool, the fi rst rope swing, large whirlpools and the large teach pool—the fi rst in the province.

Surrey is in the pro-cess of building a new aquatic complex, and the design is nothing like Richmond’s. It is in-novative and beautiful. Hungary is building a new Centre in Buda-pest and the design makes Richmond look inadequate. Germany also has world class

facilities as well.If council is going

to spend $80 million, could we have a facility that complements this community, that will serve us for the next 50 years? A 25-metre pool just does not serve the best interests of this community.

I also understand that there has been discus-sion about putting a 50-metre pool at the oval. That idea is not in the best interests of this community be-cause of the location. The oval is diffi cult to access, it is expensive to park there and it is not on any transporta-tion route for families.

The success of any facility is location. That is why Minoru was located on the current site with a red roof so

that the community could identify where it was.

Please reconsider your design at Minoru, as the current design does not meet the needs of this commu-nity now or in the near future.

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While it would not be practical to have too many referendums I think there are situations, particu-larly when large expenditures on amenities are concerned, when citizens should have a role in the decision-making process.

I would have liked to have been asked if we should spend $80 million on a new pool and seniors centre in Minoru Park.

Council made the decision it should be so, and plans to use its reserves and money borrowed on the basis of anticipated casino revenue in the next fi ve years to fi nance the project.

I am frequently in the Richmond Cultural Centre, seniors centre and swimming pool and have never felt or seen that there is an overload on current facilities. There may well be in the future but just because the pool is 50 years old and seniors are projected to be 45 per cent of the population by 2044 is hardly due diligence in making such an important decision.

Somehow, I feel we have been hurriedly backed into this project and really do wonder about the timing of this important development. Council de-cided we should have a yet-to-be designed facility.

Some think we should have a 50-metre pool but “there’s no money in the budget for it.” Why not “borrow” casino revenue for six years rather than fi ve? Why not wait until there are enough reserves to cover it? What will this new centre off er that is not planned for the new City Centre community centre. What is the future of Lang Centre? What is planned for the present seniors centre? Is it to be-come rubble along with the swimming pool or will it be maintained for a community meeting place? Can the present pool be updated? Should we have two pool facilities? Is an expanded Richmond Cultural Centre needed?

I think a fuller disclosure of factors leading up to the decision to build (and destroy?) should be made and that all citizens should be involved in the decision-making process.

Perhaps their involvement in actually having a role in making such decisions would have an impact on increasing voter turnout in future elec-tions.

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cheque.In the picture presented I see Alice Wong, a

local MP, not only presenting no cheque for this important community project but then asking all levels of government to contrib-ute.

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lettersHave cheques been replaced with IOU’s by politicians?

Martin van den Hemel photoAlice Wong brought the Kin brothers, co-founders of Kin’s Farm Market whom she instructed during her teaching days, and the Sharing Farm together. A letter-writ-er wonders why she didn’t come with a cheque from Ottawa.


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When the sun gets low on

the horizon, my husband is wont to say… ”Somewhere in the Empire it’s happy hour.” So when I found the book It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere: The Global Guide to Fab-ulous Cocktails by Colleen Mullaney I knew I’d struck gold. Or at least gold rum.

This handy little cocktail recipe book organized by continents is just the ticket for a hot summer afternoon, when throats are parched and nothing sounds more appealing than say…Sex on the Beach. The drink, that is.

With other cool names like Mudslide, Sling-shot, Mambo Maya, Bondi Crush, Voodoo and Typhoon Tina you can’t help but want to try out some of these thirst quenching drinks.

There’s even a sec-tion called “Bar Lingo” which defi nes terms like “muddle” (and that’s not how you feel after you drink these), and “fl oater” (which has a totally dif-ferent connotation when you’re a mystery reader).

Another good choice for cocktail lovers is The Bubbly Bar: Champagne and Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occa-sion by Maria Hunt. This book is more for wine afi cionados, who know their Lambrusco from their Txakoli. Containing lots of traditional recipes like Kir Royale, Bellini and Sparkling Pisco Sour,

it also surprises with concoctions like the Lava Lamp (pomegranate liqueur and brut spar-kling wine), the Stiletto (Grand Marnier, cognac and Angostura bitters), and Champagne Snow Cones, (sugar, lemon, champagne and as-sorted fl avoured syrups and liqueurs). Close-up photos will have drool dripping down your chin.

To me, these fancy drinks conjure up relax-ing scenarios like the Bengal Lounge at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, or a romantic dinner at the Wickaninnish Inn To-fi no. Do you see a theme here? OK, so I happen to enjoy vacationing on Vancouver Island. And I’ve even been known to indulge in a drink or two to relax. And when I’m not imbibing I especially love to discover diff erent areas of Victoria that I’ve never been to.

Secret Beaches of Greater Victoria: View Royal to Sidney by Theo Dombrowski is a sparsely illustrated but handy guidebook that tells you about location, signs and parking; paths; details about each beach; suit-ability for children and groups; the view; winds, sun and shade; beach-combing; and seclusion factors. For obscure, off -the-beaten-path beach lovers this is a winner.

For more active fun there’s the brand new book Seaside Walks on Vancouver Island, also by Theo Dombrowski. This book is defi nitely for the adventurous among us. If you enjoy walks through coastal forests and sea-side paths, or hikes along challenging cliff s, this is the book for you. Each entry has a map and de-scriptions of what you’ll encounter, as well as the best time of the year to do the walk. It also provides the diffi culty level and distance, as well as starting elevation. It covers walks from Port Hardy all the way down to Victoria. So go on, play outside already!

For other popular reading suggestions check out Richmond Public Library’s Web site at www.yourlibrary.ca/goodbooks/.

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Richmond’s Andrew Wade is bringing his show about a man trying madly to get home to this year’s Vancouver Fringe Festival.

The Hatter, written and per-formed by Wade, brings to life a character known by many as the Mad Hatter of Alice in Wonder-land. After Alice left Wonderland, the Hatter began to remember the man he once was.

As part of the play, Wade off ers free tea, a Jabberwock, songs and storytelling en route to answering some pertinent questions: who is the Hatter and how did he be-come mad?

Wade, an acting grad from Uni-

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The Vancouver Fringe Festival is a celebration of theatre featur-ing 80 diff erent shows from Sept. 4 to 14. The Fringe welcomes all artists—from novice to veter-an—with venues situated on and around Granville Island.

The Hatter will be on stage Sept. 5 to 13 at Studio 16, 1555 W. 7th Ave. in Vancouver. Tickets, $14 plus membership ($5 once per year), available at the door and at vancouverfringe.com.

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Partnership brings aff ordable housing project a step closer129-unit residential complex near city hall to be completed by spring of 2016


Six non-profi t groups have come together to fund the construction and management of Storeys, a 129-unit aff ordable housing complex to be built on the former site of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant near Richmond City Hall.

The consortium, comprising Atira Wom-en’s Resource Society, Coast Mental Health, Pathways Clubhouse CMHA, SUCCESS, Tikva Housing Society and Turning Point Housing Society, will oversee the project’s develop-ment, with their capital fundraising eff orts aimed at also providing programmed ame-nity space and other supports for a variety of individuals and families at risk of home-lessness.

De Whalen, chair of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee, applauded the eff ort to build the facility.

“All of these groups did need a place to house their clients,” she said, adding that she likes the idea of these groups coming to together to make a real dent in the home-lessness challenge in Richmond, rather than doing it piecemeal on their own.

Whalen was also pleased to learn that Richmond council has opted against tak-ing cash in lieu of a developer’s promise to build aff ordable housing near the Rich-mond Olympic Oval.

Intracorp, the developers of River Park Place, had proposed to donate $4.6 million instead of building a 29-unit stand-alone building consisting of low-end market rental homes, a proposal that was backed

by city staff .Whalen was critical of the proposal, but is

happy at the outcome.“We need to build complete neighbour-

hoods,” Whalen said. “If you take out aff ord-able housing from an elite neighbourhood, you’re left with elites. I’m glad to see they’re going to preserve the aff ordable housing numbers at the oval.”

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said this project is a sign that Richmond wants to tackle the aff ordable housing issue.

“Aff ordable housing is a priority for the City of Richmond,” he said.

The complex’s name “alludes to both the architectural design of the building as well as the distinct and diverse backgrounds and stories of the people who will call the build-ing home,” the city noted in a press release.

An artist’s rendering of a future aff ordable housing project in Richmond’s City Centre.


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The Irish Wakers will take over the Tank Deck at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery next Friday as part of the Music at the Cannery summer concert series.

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The Music at the Cannery series is sponsored by G&F Financial Group, Cannery Brewing Co. and Can-ada Berries, and is presented in collaboration with The Beat Merchant.

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Gateway Theatre’s fi rst celebration of contemporary Hong Kong theatre is set to take over the Minoru Park institution later this month.

The inaugural Gateway Pacifi c Theatre Festival Aug. 15 to 24 is bringing three world-class productions to Richmond. Produced by Esther Ho, the festival will present two plays in Cantonese with English surtitles. A third is a non-verbal performance that mixes martial arts with clowning.

Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio’s Detention is a physi-cal comedy for all ages, running Aug. 15 to 17 on the MainStage. Set during an after-school detention ses-sion, three boys compete for the aff ections of their classmate.

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Richmond City Baseball has had a highly success-ful summer season and it’s not over yet.

Following an intense schedule with teams playing many games over a four-week period, six lo-cal teams have qualifi ed for this weekend’s pro-vincial championships scattered throughout B.C.

“This is a huge ac-complishment,” says Richmond City Baseball president Keith Dawson, who notes that while the summer season is short, for many of the players, coaches and families the season actually started 11 months ago on La-bour Day weekend with the start of fall ball.

“This is an unbeliev-able opportunity for our players to compete at the highest level of baseball in the province,” he says. “Our players have had many opportunities this summer with six players from our 15U AAA and AA teams making the B.C. Summer Games and two players from our 16U

AAA making the B.C. Se-lect team that travelled to California. All of those are fun events, but winning the provincial champion-ship is what every team sets as their No. 1 goal.”

Scott Lunny, head coach of the 13U AAA team, says qualifying as the top seed for provincials was an ob-jective because it gets the team a more favourable draw, but winning the provincials is really what matters.

The Peewee Division Chuckers went 19-4 this

summer and fi nished second in both the Valley of Champions and the Gig Harbor, Wash. tour-naments.

Qualifying for provin-cials was a lot tighter for other Richmond teams, with the 15U AAA team having to win a place through the wildcard tournament last week-end and the 11U A team needing a little more help.

Results from provincials will be posted at bcmi-norbaseball.org.

Bound for B.C.’sSix teams will repre-sent Richmond City Baseball at provincial championships being held throughout the province this B.C. Day long weekend. Play begins Friday and continues through Monday.•11U Mosquito AAA Chuckers in Clover-dale(team qualified No. 1)•11U Mosquito A Chuckers in Victoria•13U Peewee AA in Port Coquitlam•15U Bantam AAA in Kelowna•18U Midget AAA Chuckers in Victoria (team qualified No. 2)

Alex Dawson of the Richmond City Baseball 15U AAA team makes a tag at fi rst base during a game earlier this summer.


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Bob Frid photoRichmond Kigoos will be looking for more thumbs up at this weekend’s Fraser South Regional Swim Champion-ships at Watermania. Last year, Alexis Benedet shared a special moment with teammate Anita Rudakov follow-ing the Division 6 girls’ 100-metre breaststroke.

Kigoos aiming for repeat performance at regionalsby Don FennellSports Editor

Hear that? It’s the sound of success. One the Rich-mond Kigoos and their supporters have become fond of.

As the local swim club prepares to host the Fra-ser South regional cham-pionships this B.C. Day long weekend at Water-mania—an event it won last year—head coach Danna Batara can’t help but be optimistic.

“We’ve had a a great

season so far,” says Bata-ra. “Our club has always been the biggest—and loudest—club at every meet we’ve gone to, and I’ve seen so much im-provement from all the swimmers. Our coaches have been working our swimmers really hard these last couple of weeks, and with a little bit of rest this week I think we’ll do really well this weekend.”

The Kigoos will be the biggest club at region-als, with 140 swimmers

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In her seventh year coaching the Kigoos, and second as head coach, Batara believes the 2014 team is one of the stron-gest—not just in terms of swimming and competi-tive skill, but also in spirit.

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In Vancouver’s thriving real estate market, buyers are fi nding innovative ways to purchase their dream home. One of them is investing in a property in a growing area, allowing the original buyer to either rent out the home or sell it at a premium as the neighbourhood becomes more popular.

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Ikonik Homes has a reputation for exceptional quality and innovative design. Now, they’re bringing their expertise to the South Surrey neighbourhood with Jacobsen. A recent Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association Ovation Award winner, Jacobsen is a special development.

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Th e 65 townhomes, ranging in size between 1,734 and 2,219 square feet in a variety of three- and four-bedroom fl oorplans, have serious curb appeal with their elegant cedar plank siding, stonework, black metal railings, fl oor-to-ceiling windows and generous patios and private yards. Each home has a side-by-side double-car garage, adding even more convenience for homeowners. Some homes have extra space for two more cars to park in the driveway.

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Th e luxurious ensuite bathroom holds a spacious walk-in shower and porcelain tile fl ooring, while the main bathroom features a deep soaker tub, quartz countertops and chic sconce lighting. Th e master bedroom also includes a walk-in closet and custom closet organizers.

Other thoughtful conveniences include a full-sized washer and dryer and a gas hookup for a barbecue on the balcony and back yard.

Th e location is one of Jacobsen’s fi nest features. It is located just moments from everything at Th e Shops at Morgan Crossing, as well as leisure and recreation opportunities and the convenience of commuting via Highway 99 or Highway 1. On-site, residents will have exclusive access to a 2,400-square-foot clubhouse, with an exercise studio, theatre room, lounge area, fi re pit and

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Some homes are move-in ready, and buyers have already started taking possession.

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From a positive perspective, it’s valuable experience. But right now that doesn’t lessen the disappointment for Shai-Anne Davis.

Canada’s top-ranked 200-me-tre female sprinter fi nished third in the third semifi nal heat of the women’s race Thursday at the Commonwealth Games

in Glasgow, Scotland.It was by the slimmest of

margins that the talented Rich-mond athlete came up shy of making the fi nal. Her time of 23.48 seconds was 5/100th of a second back of Jamaica’s Samantha Henry-Robinson and 3/10th of a second off the winning pace set by England’s Bianca Williams of 23.17 sec-onds.

Davis, a 21-year-old from

Richmond, is still scheduled to compete in the women’s 4x100-metre relay slated to kick off with heats Friday. She was part of a Canadian record performance of 42.99 seconds last year.

•Richmond swimmer Luke Reilly placed seventh in the fi -nal qualifying heat in the men’s 200-metre individual medley Wednesday. His time was two minutes, 3.10 seconds.

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Good bye to our dear Dad, loving husband, brother, uncle, grandfather, teacher and mentor. Tony was born in Singapore. As a young man, he lived in England and on several tea plantations in Asia with his parents, Henry Walter and Viola Clarice, and brothers Derek, Colin

and Geoffrey. His life changed forever when he lied about his age and enlisted with the Royal Air Force. Captured and taken prisoner by the Japanese in WW II, he survived the toughest test of any man’s life over a period of 42 months, fi nally liberated at war’s end weighing 65 pounds. He moved post-war to Canada where he was lucky to meet Norma Burrows, sharing 61 years of marriage. Together they raised 4 boys - Chris (Karen, son David), Geoff (Lisa, daughters Melissa and Emily), Dave (Debra) and Mike (Karen, daughter Krysta, son Brandon). All looked up to Gramps. After a brief career in the military at Jericho, he became an elementary school teacher and librarian in Richmond at Gilmore, Daniel Woodward, Bridgeport and A.B. Dixon schools, until his retirement. Throughout his life he had special passions for beekeeping, gliding, sailing, travelling, wood crafting, mentoring children, the paranormal, U.F.O.s, and alternative medicine. As a POW survivor, Tony took a great interest in how the war was portrayed, especially after a 1986 visit to the Imperial War Museum in London. The focus there was on the European theatre of the war, with little mention of the Far East. He vowed to share his experiences, and wrote a book titled “My Life with the Samurai”, about surviving the death camps against diffi cult odds. In retirement he would gather up some books, and Norma, and head off to a book sale or craft fair to share his story and sell some books. He battled cancer late in life, and dropped to 100 pounds, hurting. Tony fought to the end, a tough, resilient man with an incredible pain threshold, never complaining. We take comfort knowing he is at peace again now, his 90 years well lived. He leaves us with memories of the many hats he wore: husband, father, educator, mentor, friend, cheerleader, guidance counsellor, storyteller. And so importantly, he leaves us remembering our love, respect and admiration for him. Thanks to the medical and care staff at Fraserview Intermediate Care Lodge, Richmond.

As Pops would sign his book: “May your rice bowl always be full.”

A celebration of Tony’s Life will be held on Saturday, August 16th, 2pm at the home of his son Michael. 604-271-2311

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224 CARPET CLEANING

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260 ELECTRICAL

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSGutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

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542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

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625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

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752 TOWNHOUSESRIVERMIST HOUSING CO-OP is now accepting applications for 2, 3 and 4 bedroom subsidized/market townhouses. Mail your request for an application, along with a SASE to: RIVERMIST HOUSING CO-OP, #45-8520 Granville Ave. Richmond, BC V6Y 3S4.

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Permanent River Road Re-Route Effective August 2014Between Hollybridge Way and Gilbert Road

Please use caution when in the area and plan alternate travel routes during the road work. Dates are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

Contact information:

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Vehicle traffic on River Road between Hollybridge Way and Gilbert Road will be permanently diverted to a new route in August 2014. This portion of the road is being permanently closed to allow for the expansion of the City’s waterfront park. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic after this road closure will be re-routed through to the new River Road and the River Road connector just east of Gilbert Road. The dike path along River Road will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists. The map below shows the sections of River Road that will be closed and the new route for diverted traffic.

This project is a key component of the City of Richmond’s City Centre Transportation Plan and supports the planned further development of the Middle Arm Waterfront Park. As part of the overall City Centre street network improvements, two other area road projects will also be implemented in 2015; Ackroyd Road connecting No.3 Road to Minoru Boulevard and Lansdowne Road connecting Minoru Boulevard with Alderbridge Way. For more information on key road improvements, please refer to (www.richmond.ca/plandev/planning2/ocp/sched2.htm, section 2.3, page 2-27.)

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The Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel played host to the SmartSOHO Charity Gala on July 19. Organized by the Richmond-based SmartSOHO Multi-Cultural Busi-ness General Association, the event featured a keynote address from Vancouver South MP Wai Young. The association is a business group that aims to promote commercial and economic activities between countries and among members. At the event, SmartSOHO chair Dr. Joe Ng presented a $10,000 donation to P.C. Lee, on behalf of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Vancouver Sowers Society of Education recently donated $2,000 to Horizons, as part of its commitment to promote educational program for the local community. Horizons is a Richmond School District program for youth with special needs. The donation will provide a boost for a physical education program and food program. From left: Lisa Toff olo, a teacher with Horizons; Noli Cole, a youth outreach worker with Horizons; Ming Chan, vice-president of VSSE; and Cynthia Ip of Vancouver Sowers Society of Education.

Richmond MP Alice Wong (third from left) recently announced New Horizons for Seniors Program funding to the Japanese Community Volunteer Association, known in the Greater Vancouver area as Tonari Gumi, for its Lighthouse Project for at-risk seniors.

On July 18 to 20, two local sisters competed in the National Canadian Girl Pag-eant held at the Sandman Signature hotel in Richmond. Allison Carver, 12, was crowned Miss Junior Teen BC, and her 17-year-old sister, Emily Carver, was cho-sen as this year’s Miss Teen Canada.


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Martin van den Hemel photoWednesday's opening of the new Garden City Bike Terrain Park drew oohs and aahs from spectators as the Woodyard BMX team put on a show for families.


There were plenty of oohs and aahs as skilled BMX riders did their best impression of Superman during Wednesday night's grand opening of Garden City Bike Terrain Park.

While the name might be hard to remember, locals won't forget what this BMX facility means for local cycling enthu-siasts.

"The Garden City Bike Terrain Park refl ects the diversity of Richmond's parks and open space system and provides an outdoor recreation opportunity for community mem-bers of all ages," Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said. "As Richmond's biking community continues to grow, riders will be able to develop their skills in a controlled and safe

environment."Wednesday's lively opening featured live music and a

high-fl ying display of BMX skills, courtesy Woodyard BMX team.

The new facility is at southwest corner of Garden City Community Park, tucked near to the tennis courts and park-ing lot on Granville Avenue, just east of Garden City Road. It replaces a bike park lost to condo development at the south end of No. 2 Road.

The BMX park was designed with safety at the forefront, the city said, and features jumps, tracks and skill elements that appeal to bikers of all ages and skill levels.

It features a start ramp/hill, jumps, log rides and ladder bridges for balancing on and off bikes and a viewing area for spectators.


A 36-year-old woman died of her injuries Wednesday afternoon after she was struck by an SUV while cycling on Gilbert Road on Sea Island.

According to CTV News, witnesses told Richmond RCMP that the victim was stopped where the westbound Gilbert Road merges northbound onto Russ Baker Way, near the Dinsmore Bridge, at the time she was hit.

She was rushed to hospital, but later died.As of Thursday afternoon, Richmond RCMP had not yet

released the woman's name pending the notification of her next of kin.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and police didn't release any information about whether alcohol, speed or distracted driving were factors.

But an image captured by CTV News shows the open driver-side door of the Pontiac with what appears to be paint splashed all over it.

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