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Summertime and fish are jumpin’, indeed!Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]

It was all smiles down at Steveston Wharf Monday night when gillnetters brought in their first haul of this year’s sockeyesalmon run — which is expected to be a big one. See more photos online at richmond-news.com.Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Steveston Lifeboat Institution volunteers approach theburning vessel near Shady Island. Photo Submitted

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Boat fire rescue took all hands on deck

“The fish are starting to come in and there’s lots on theway,” said skipper Jim Smith, on board his gillnet vessel atStevestonWharf Tuesday morning.Gillnetters like Smith were selling whole sockeye salmon

for $20 after a three-hour commercial opening on the FraserRiver Monday afternoon.By Monday evening, independent wholesale buyer Mike

Rekis had hauled in about 50,000 pounds of salmon on thedock adjacent to Garry Point Park. Rekis was buying fish for$1.50 per pound.“This is just a start but it’s only going to get better,” said

Rekis, whose fish will end up selling in stores with a mark up.The 2014 sockeye salmon run is expected to be a large one,

although the Department of Fisheries and Oceans still hasn’tmade an official estimate; it could be as low as seven millionor as high as 73 million fish returning from the immaculate 30million run in 2010.At about $3-4 per pound at the wharf, fishers say the public

is getting a good bargain.“You can’ beat this,” said gillnetter Randy Fraser, who sold

six fish in a matter of minutes while speaking to the RichmondNews.

A boat fire in Steveston that injuredtwo people and nearly sent ShadyIsland up in flames Saturday eveningunderscored the need for agencies tocoordinate marine fire rescues.A 26-foot aluminium boat caught fire

near Steveston Channel after its batteryexploded, igniting the fuel line, said

Kevin Gray, a deputy fire chief for thefire department.It literally took a village to handle the

rescue.Two people, who sustained second-

degree burns, were pulled out of theFraser River by a First Nations patrolboat; the Steveston Lifeboat, operatedby volunteers from the CanadianLifeboat Institution, then hooked theflaming boat to prevent it from driftingonto the tinder-dry island; members of

the Steveston Harbour Authority usedtheir new boat, the SHARC, to dousethe flames with its pumps; RichmondFire-Rescue then used a civilian boat toaccess the fire, with its portable waterpumps, and assess the situation oncethe flames were out; when the boatsank, Port Metro Vancouver authoritiesdetermined it was not a threat to theenvironment or navigation.

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NEWSSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at [email protected]

Sailors swab in style at Maritime Fest

Boat building and puppets were thebig hits over the weekend at the annualMaritime Festival held at BritanniaShipyards.

Ted Townsend, spokesperson for theCity of Richmond, said the event wassuccessful, with the unofficial tally sittingat 35,000 to 40,000 attendees — similar

to last year’s numbers — over the three-days.

Along with a chance to board historicvessels, visitors were presented with ahost of interactive activities, from jigsawpuzzles to small craft projects, such asknitting and giant net sculpting.

Local artists and artisans were alsoon hand, offering an authentic learningexperience for all ages.

While initially thought of as a children’s

activity, the wood boat building activitydeveloped into something enjoyed byteens and adults, Townsend added.

“It was so popular that the eventran out of supplies at one point,” saidTownsend.

A new attraction, Rikky the Rat, wasanother festival hit, noted Townsend.

Kids flooded the site that housed thegrey sock-puppet and his puppeteermaster.

Richmond RCMP are onthe lookout for a powder-blue,red-beaked parakeet named Sky,who was stolen from a pet storeSunday afternoon.

A man walked into AckroydPets and Aquariums andgrabbed Sky, valued at $700, and

stuffed him in a black shoppingbag, then proceeded to walk outthe door.

The suspect is described asa 35 to 40-year-old Caucasianmale, about 5’10” tall with aheavy build. He was wearingglasses, a blue and white striped

dress shirt, jean shorts and blacksandals at the time.

Sky, a one-year-old maleIndian Ringneck Parakeet is18-20” long, including his longtail. He has certification papersand a metal ring band on one ofhis legs.

He is known as a “sweet andfriendly” bird who won’t survivewithout appropriate care,according to police.

Anyone with informationabout the whereabouts of Sky orthe suspect is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

CRIME

Some deck handsget ready to swab

the boardwalkfloats in style

at the MaritimeFestival whichdrew upwards

of 40,000 tothe Britannia

Shipyards over theweekend. For morephotos see Page 16

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news.comGord Goble/

Special to theNews.

Suspect ‘birdnaps’ $700 parakeet

Brandon KostinukSpecial to the News

A Richmond antique store owner is facing chargesfor allegedly trying to smuggle rhinoceros horns andelephant ivory.

Xiao Ju (Tony) Guan, the reported owner of BaoAntiques on Alderbridge Way, was indicted by afederal grand jury in Manhattan on Tuesday forconspiring to smuggle wildlife, including rhinoceroshorn, elephant ivory and coral.

According to a release from the U.S. Departmentof Justice, Guan was arrested March 29 in New York.He’d flown there from Vancouver. Guan is allegedto have purchased two rhinocerous horns fromundercover agents of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Servicefor $45,000.

The Department of Justice alleges Guan and anaccomplice, described as a woman acting as hisinterpreter, had the agents drive them to an expressmail store, where he shipped the horns to an addressin Point Roberts, Washington. He is alleged to havelabelled the shipment as containing “handicrafts”worth just $200.

The DOJ alleges Guan told the agents he woulddrive to Point Roberts from Richmond to pick up thepackage and claimed to have done so many timesbefore.

Guan is alleged to have worked with co-conspirators to smuggle more than $500,000 of rhinohorns and other scultpures made from elephant ivoryand coral.

—The Province

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A store camera’s view ofthe suspect.

Sky, the missingparakeet.


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Rescue: Ad hoc fashion

“The people on that boat were very luckythat there were other boats around them tohelp,” said volunteer John Horton.The fire was spotted from Steveston

Village, during the Maritime Festival.“Within three to four minutes we were on

board our new emergency response vessel,”said Joel Baziuk, the harbour’s operationssupervisor.That new vessel — the Steveston Harbour

Authority Response Craft (SHARC) — hastwo water pumps.Baziuk said the harbour and the fire

department have plans to create a standardoperating procedure for marine fire rescues,using the SHARC, since the department doesnot have a boat of its own.When the next boat fire happens in the area,

and the agencies reach an agreement, Baziuksaid firefighters should board the SHARC andoperate the pumps.But Baziuk said the SHARC was largely

purchased to protect the harbour authority’sassets, and in an ideal world would not beplaying the role of firefighter.

“Arguably, it shouldn’t be ourresponsibility. But obviously we’re not goingto see a plume of smoke and not respond,”said Baziuk.However, “in no way are we taking

responsibility,” said Baziuk, adding that asmarine traffic on the river increases over time,fire rescues “will be a problem one day.”Gray said marine training is underway for

RFR firefighters, but there hasn’t been a needfor an RFR boat.“We’ve been able to manage without one,”

he said, adding marine fires are still part of thedepartment’s response area.For fires outside the Steveston area

(without the SHARC) the department willremain dependent on what Horton calls a“vessel of opportunity.”Marine fires are presently fought by

“anybody who can get there on the scenefirst,” said Horton.Under law, civilian boats are required to

assist in fires.The Coast Guard coordinates joint rescue

operations from its base in Victoria.Lt. Paul Pendergast said he wasn’t sure who

is ultimately responsible for boat fires.

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Upon request, fishers willtake the heads off as well asallow you to choose a female(with eggs) or male fish.Fraser said as the run

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Catch: On average 300 fish per boat‹ from page 1

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Cancer patient looking to make a match

Christina Law was in remission foralmost 10 years until this past springwhen cancer returned.Her immunity is currently weak,

which makes being in a public placedangerous since she is extremelysusceptible to diseases. However,that’s not stopping the 38-year-oldfrom going to the Richmond NightMarket, where she will be encouragingyoung Asians to join a stem cell donorregistry.OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell

Initiative, in partnership withCanadian Blood Services’ OneMatchStem Cell and Marrow Networkwill be at the market Aug. 15-17,encouraging young people aged 17-35to get swabbed and join the registry.Law will only be there on Friday.According to a news release from

OtherHalf, the majority of Canadians,71 per cent, on the stem cell networkare Caucasian and only seven per centare Asian.A patient’s best chance in finding a

matching stem cell donor is someoneof similar ancestry, which meansAsians needing stem cell transplantsand bone marrow donations are leastlikely to find a match.“I’ve been really lucky,” said

Law, who lives in Burnaby. “I hadthree possible matches when I wasfirst diagnosed with acute myeloidleukemia (AML).“In April 2012, I was diagnosed

with myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS) and I have two possibledonors, but there are many who don’teven have one.”AML is a type of cancer that sees

the rapid growth of white blood cellsin the bone marrow and interferes withthe production of normal blood cells.MDS is a type of cancer where thebone marrow doesn’t make enoughhealthy blood cells.If Law’s next transplant is

successful, it will extend her life for acouple more years.Nora Lee, co-chair of the Vancouver

chapter of OtherHalf-Chinese StemCell Initiative, said registering is easy.All it takes is a swab of the mouth,

which gets sent to a lab. If a person inneed is matched with a possible donor,in 80 per cent of cases the potentialdonor will undergo a proceduresimilar to giving blood. In 20 per centof cases, the potential donor will beasked to undergo a half-day surgerywhere a needle is used to take somemarrow out of the pelvic or hip bone.“People who need a stem cell

transplant have a very small windowand it’s bleak,” Lee said. “If there isno match, they will die.“People are waiting and often when

we finally find a match, it’s too late.”Close to 1,000 Canadians are

currently needing a matching donorand they range in age from children toadults.Those who cannot make it to the

market but are interested in joiningthe registry can visit www.blood.ca/onematch to have a do-it-yourselfswab kit sent to them.OtherHalf will be at the market from

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Aug. 15-17.For more information about

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In order to produce a more effective match for cancertreatments, Christina Law is hoping to encourage Asians toget listed on a stem cell donor registry currently populatedmostly by Caucasians. Photo submitted.

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A long procession of motorcyclesrumbled through Cloverdale Saturday inhonour of Christy Mahy, the Richmondwoman killed July 30 on Sea Island afterbeing struck by an SUV.Mahy, 36, was on her bicycle waiting at

the corner of Russ Baker Way and GilbertRoad when the vehicle drove into her.Richmond RCMP are continuing their

investigation, but have yet to lay charges inthe incident.The procession, led by Mahy’s father,

Ron, started at the Cloverdale Fairgroundsand was joined by roughly 20 other ridersincluding her boyfriend, Ryan Penner.Mahy was a longtime motorcycle fan and

friends said she would have appreciated theride honouring her.“The procession would have made her

heart smile,” said one friend who wanted toremain anonymous.The procession wound its way through

Surrey to a Langley property where acelebration of life ceremony was held withabout 300 people attending.Those who read letters to Mahy later

burned them in a ceremony designed todeliver their messages to her spirit.“Everyone told of how she was a true

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Cyclist’s life celebrated

‘Cheated’students launch petition

Two Richmond highschool students are voicingtheir concerns about thetwo-month long schoolstrike by launching anonline petition, demandinga resolution before it affectsthe new school year.

Steveston-LondonSecondary School studentsQueena Zeng and GeorgeTso launched the petition,titled: “The BC Governmentand Christy Clark, theBCTF, and Jim Iker mustsettle the negotiationsbefore the upcoming schoolyear”, on the change.orgwebsite on Aug. 1. As ofMonday morning, 228people had signed. The goalis to raise awareness abouthow the strike is affectingstudents and get as manysignatures as possible, whichwill be presented to bothparties in the dispute.

“When summer started, Iwas pretty concerned about

the fall because I’ll be goinginto Grade 12,” Zeng, 17,said about why she startedthe petition. “This is mylast year and there is thisongoing labour dispute.”

Both Zeng and Tso saidthe labour strife is cheatingthem and their fellowstudents of the support andactivities that were bestowedto students in the past, whodidn’t experience labourstrife.

“Teachers were notallowed to work or speakto students before or afterclass,” Tso, 15, said.

“Extra curricular activitieswere cancelled, a lot ofteacher-sanctioned eventswere cancelled.”

School dances, the annualend of year SharkFestSteveston-London andteam sports were cancelledthis year because teacherswithdrew volunteering theirfree time for these events.

Tso also heard fromstudents enrolled inRichmond secondary’s

International Baccalaureateprogram about how thestrike affects them. Part ofthat curriculum includesoverseas volunteer work,papers and exams, whichcannot be made up once

international mandateddeadlines pass.

“Our main goal, if thispetition is successful,is almost an awarenesscampaign of how studentsare affected,” Tso said.

Steveston-London students Queena Zeng (left) and GeorgeTso are hoping to raise the plight of students caught up inthe current teachers’ strike. Photo by Christopher Sun/Special to the News

Christopher SunSpecial to the News

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The cover of the booklet for Christy Mahy’scelebration of life, held Aug. 9, whichstarted with a motorcycle procession inSurrey. Photo submitted

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An RBC study releasedthis week concludespeople aged 35 to 45

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Xers largely bought their homesfrom 1999 onward.After two decades of an

average home appreciationof 0.3 per cent per year,appreciation jumped to 4.6 percent per year since that time, thestudy noted.

This news will come as coldcomfort to Generation Y, whichnow finds itself priced out ofhome ownership entirely.Whether you assign blame

to foreign millionaires or localones, the effect is the same.People making middle-class

wages are either overextendingthemselves or becomingresigned to the fact they will rentforever.The problem is, Generation X

is in so deep now, they’ll fightferociously any effort to bringhousing values back into therealm of sanity.And anything that brings the

housing market back down ina hurry is likely going to crushmore than a few sectors of theeconomy with it.There’s no one person

or policy to blame for thisconundrum.It’s simply the free market

playing out.The cost of housingis ever present either in theforeground or the background ofmost any debate we have now,whether it’s at the council tableor the dinner table.It’s just sad that there’s no

way to have the debate withoutpitting one generation againstanother.

Comet is a puzzle to be solved

In 1799, a French armyengineer stumbled acrossa chunk of dark, grey rock

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or Hale-Bopp. It has the inelegant nameof 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, adesignation number plus the names of itsSoviet discoverers, who spotted it back inthe 1960s.We know remarkably little about comets.

They come in from the outer edge of thesolar system, balls of rock and ice andchemicals, they swing by the sun on wildelliptical orbits, spewing their bright tails.Then they vanish again, sometimes fordecades, sometimes seemingly forever.We’ve seen them slam into planets,

most recently with the massive impactof Shoemaker-Levy 9, which drifted tooclose to Jupiter, was captured by the gasgiant’s gravity, and eventually broke up andcrashed.

A sizeable comet or asteroid slammedinto Earth about 66 million years ago,smacking into what was then a shallow sea.The 10 kilometre space rock left a 150 km

crater and very, very few dinosaurs.Studying comets is to study the early

history of the solar system, and to studyobjects from its outer reaches.With the first images beamed back as

the Rosetta swung around Churyumov–Gerasimenko, we are already finding outhow much we didn’t know.Early photos and reconstructions of the

comet, taken from near Earth, showed a sortof blobby, four-lobed shape, like a musheddiamond marshmallow from a box of LuckyCharms.In truth, it looks like a mutated potato,

with one large lump, a small spur, and a biglobe that sticks out like the head of a humanfemur.We’re going to learn a lot from this

mission, and it’s only costing us about abillion dollars.Don’t worry, you’re not on the hook

for anything in particular, as this missionwas set up by the Europeans with a littlecooperation from NASA. But if Canada hadcontributed, it still would have been worthit.Every time there’s a new space mission,

there’s a chorus of voices raised in onlinecomment threads and letters to the editor:why aren’t we spending this money onEarth, on real problems?To which the snarky answer is, why do

you spend money and time watching moviesand sporting events? Why not donate everyextra dollar to charity and live on gruel?We should support science for the

same reasons that we support the arts andathletics. Learning for the sake of learningis one of the things that makes us human.Rosetta may help us decode the only solar

system we call home.We don’t know what we’ll learn, and

that’s what’s so exciting about being aliveright now.Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the

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DOG PARKS

The Editor,We have one of the finest ambulance

services in the world — or did have.The women and men who serve us

are some of the best trained and mostdedicated in the world. Other servicesfrom around the world have come toB.C. to copy our ambulance service.But the government has let it fall into

ruin.The last time a 24-hour ambulance

was added to the line-up in Richmondwas in 1996.Since that time our population has

gone from 154,697 to 204,299. Thatis an increase of nearly 50,000 people— nearly the entire population of PortCoquitlam.

So, the extra work falls onthe capable shoulders of our firedepartment. While nearly all of the firehalls have been replaced with nice newbuildings, I have not seen an additionaltruck added to the fleet.Sure, council replaces the old trucks

with new ones, but they have notincreased the operational size of thedepartment since the early 1990’s.So, the next time a politician is

throwing a barbeque (on your nickel)or is out glad handing for the nextelection ask them where they stand onmaking Richmond as safe as it used tobe back in 1996.

Scott StewartRichmond

Consultation lacking

Ambulances needed

The Editor,I have read with great interest the

debate over the location of off leashdog parks in Richmond.What has been most troubling is

the absence of any consultation withresidents in the area by city staff,whether it be Dover Park, McCallanPark or SouthArm Park. However,this is symbolic of the way this cityconducts it’s business.I would like to publicly commend

the countless hours SouthArmresident Eve Rollet de Darantes hasdedicated to this issue. As a 40-plusyear resident of the area she trulycares about what happens to thiswonderful jewel our city is fortunateto have.She has recognized an off leash dog

park is something the vast majority ofresidents do not want. She has doneall the legwork paid city staff did notdo. She has taken the time to speak

to the daily users of SouthArm Park,a lot of whom are dog owners. Theyhave told her they would like to walkall around this beautiful park withtheir dogs, and both owners and theirdogs can still stop to socialize alongthe way. This happens every day.Not only has she organized a

petition with well over 500 names ofusers of this park who do not wanta fenced, off leash dog park, but haseven suggested alternate locationsthat may be suitable provided there isconsultation with residents.I am aware Richmond City

Council and city staff have receivedthe petition. It is time for them torecognize what the vast majority ofresidents who live in the area alreadyknow— this park is not the rightlocation for a fenced off leash dogpark.

Murray SislerRichmond

SAFETY

Re: “Run salmon, run.” NewsAug. 6The Editor,It was good to read your story on the

fishing industry and how it relates toRichmond, and Steveston in particular.I can recall, years gone by, just

how busy the number of canneries inSteveston were, some working aroundthe clock to deal with and processthe huge supply of salmon comingin. Lots of part-time work for manypeople!

Larry Hillman,Richmond

Re: “Shooting injured Racoon notcool.” NewsAug. 6The Editor,I was angered and saddened by the

sadistic cruel behaviour of the teenageboys who tortured that innocentraccoon. I sincerely hope BrendaClark reported them to the police andto the RichmondAnimal ProtectionSociety. What they did is againstthe law. They committed an offenceagainst the wildlife act, cruelty toanimal act, and trespassing on privateproperty. Probably there is somethingabout firearms as well.For those of you who are thinking

it’s just a racoon, think again. Studieshave shown over and over that thosechildren who abuse animals often goon to humans later on. Our historybooks are full of those cases, andmore than likely their parents knewand did nothing about it either.So, if your children are out

there torturing animals get themprofessional help.

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Richmondites strum their stuff at PNE

Two musicians vyingfor this year’s PNE StarShowdown crown are bothguitarists, semifinalists andresidents of Richmond.

But the similarities endthere.

Gio Levy, 26, and PierreCamba, 17, have arrived ata similar juncture — albeitin separate age divisions. Atstake: $10,000 in prizing,plus more than $22,000in New Image Collegescholarships.

“I need to win thiscompetition,” says Levy.

“I want to travel,”adds the cheerful singer-songwriter/customer service

representative at AshtonService Group.

Levy, a contender in theadult division, expressedshock and delight at hisentry into the semifinalsof the province-widecompetition that netsthrongs of musical hopefuls.A throng now cut down tojust 30 contestants.

His entry into theShowdown consisted of asimple iPhone video of hisself-written tune, You CanNever Say No.

The track, a rhythm andblues-styled piece featuringsoft, mellow notes, couldeasily be mistaken for achart-topping tune heard onthe radio.

“I try to make music that’s

catchy,” he says, but is quickto mention his band mates,Christopher Wong, 18,Samuel Kim, 19, and RobPhillips, 24.

The band, one Levystarted in high school, has

no name.“I guess it’s ‘Gio’s Band,’”

he states, laughing.“I started playing the

guitar 10 years ago,” saysLevy, “and I joined a schoolchoir when I was 14.”

Fast-forward some yearsand it’s evident practice haspaid off. Levy has writtenseveral of his own songs, ahandful of which he’s listedand sold on iTunes and asself-published CDs.

Turning to the youngerCamba, the story is slightlydifferent.

A Grade 12 student atHugh Boyd secondary,Camba admits he is a self-taught musician who beganplaying the guitar when hewas in Grade 6.

“I was inspired to playbecause of my uncle,Ryan Balajadia. He taughtme fingerstyle as well asharmonics and hammering.”

While these elementsmay sound odd, Camba’sPhunkdified track displaysa clear example of this style

— melodic and memorable.But Camba, a newcomer

to Canada, having movedhere with his family fromthe Philippines just over ayear and a half ago, admitshe can’t read sheet music.

Camba says he just listensto a beat, memorizes it andbegins to play, the touch of anatural artist.

He says he would liketo pursue writing his ownmusic, but isn’t at that stagejust yet. Covers and freestyleharmonies are his currentmainstay.

For the future, the17-year-old, non-singingguitarist says it’s eithermusic or aviation.

“I may pursue writing andmaking music, but if not,my dream is to be a pilot.Military or airline.”

You can catch Camba andthe rest of the youth divisionsemifinalists on Aug. 17.

On Aug. 19, the adultdivision semifinalists are up,which will include Levy andnine other contestants.

The kids division willperform on Aug. 16.

The three winners fromeach category will competein the finals on Wednesday,Aug. 20. All shows will runfrom 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.at the Fair on the ChevroletPerformance Stage.

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with cranberries and blueberries being twoof the top crops, and strawberries makingthe top-10 list as well (based on the amountof land used in their production).Not only are fresh, local berries delicious,

but they are also extremely nutritious andversatile!Berries are well known for being rich in

antioxidants, which is one of the reasonsthey are considered a healthful choice.You may be wondering, what exactly are

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natural body processes, as well as frompollutants in our environment such assmoke from cigarettes.Antioxidants may also help prevent

some diseases including heart diseaseand diabetes. There are several differentantioxidants found in food, includingcertain vitamins such as vitamins A, C, andE, and minerals such as selenium.Berries, especially darker coloured

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Surviving a hospital stay

I’m writing this in myhotel room in the OldTown of Prague.In this ancient city

of 100 spires I’msurrounded by wonderand beauty, but in a placeso different from home, I’m reminded thatI’m a traveller in a land that is strange tome.Along with the adventure of new sights,

sounds and experiences, comes a subtlediscomfort with the unfamiliar and thepotential for danger.It is not unlike the experiences of my own

patients, friends and family who have foundthemselves in another strange place — thehospital.A big difference between travelling to

another country and finding yourself in ahospital is the surprise and misadventurethat brings you to the latter. It’s like being arefugee fleeing from disaster rather than avacationer to the happiest place on earth.You might end up in the hospital for

a procedure such as an operation, whichmany times can be planned and expected.Most patients, however, are unexpectedlyadmitted to the hospital in response to anaccident or an illness.

The goal for most patientsadmitted to the hospital ofcourse is to be healthy, or atleast healthier than when youcame in.The not-so-secret secret

is that hospitals can bedangerous places, and we’ve all heardstories of patients getting sicker due tomedical misadventure, mistakes thatweren’t picked up, unnecessary delays andhospital-acquired infections.This is the reality when you gather

many sick people in a large institutionwhere every patient comes in contact withnumerous health care workers.Fortunately, the vast majority of patients

do well in the hospital and not only survivebut thrive.Though patients are not to blame when

things go wrong in the hospital, I’ll offerin my next column some key tips in beinga more assertive patient or advocate for afriend or family member.In fact, I could write a whole book — or

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a. Child’s Original Birth Certificate – translated into English by Notary Public, if necessary.b. Student’s and parents’ Original Proof of Status in Canada – bring one of the following:

1. Permanent Resident Card (Maple Card) or Passport with Record of Landing (if applicable)2. Canadian Passport or Citizenship Card or3. If you have a work or study permit, you must obtain a Letter of Acceptance from the

Superintendent’s office prior to registering.c. Proof of Residency* – bring one of the following:

1. Current property tax notice or assessment2. Formal Rental or Lease Agreement3. Signed Contract of Purchase and Sale with possession date and subjects removed

And1. a bank confirmation letter or customer snapshot showing name and current address, or2. a current utility bill

*We reserve the right to request additional proof of residency if requiredd. Other documents required for each student

1. Last school report card or school transcript of marks2. Immunization (health record), if available3. Any reports needed to request extra classroom support4. Any special custody documents

3. An ELL assessment appointment will be scheduled, if necessary, once registration is complete. The studentplacement process is as follows: 1. Place student at the catchment (neighbourhood) school 2. If there is no space atthe catchment school, the District Administrator for student placement will place the student at a nearby school.

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It’s been a golden summer in the lacrossebox for Cameron Overby.

The standout goaltender from Richmondbackstopped Team B.C. to a dominatingperformance at last week’s National BoxLacrosse Championships, co-hosted by NewWestminster and Coquitlam. The resultcomes on the heels of Overby being in netfor Zone 4’s gold medal finish at the B.C.Summer Games two weeks earlier in Mission.

B.C. capped an outstanding run from startto finish with a 14-2 win over Alberta in the

gold medal game, played last Saturday athistoric Queen’s Park Arena. The hosts rolledto seven straight wins and outscored theiropponents by a whopping 105-7 margin.

Overby was in net for three of the victories,including a 15-0 thrashing of Quebec. Hefinished the tournament with a 1.00 goalsagainst average and a .906 save percentage.It marks the third straight year he has playedfor Team B.C. at nationals, competing at theBantam level in 2013.

Meanwhile, another local product was

helping B.C. win silver in the BantamDivision.

Ryan Jensen finished third in team scoringwith nine points, including three goals, asB.C. finished with a 5-2 record, includinga heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Ontario in thechampionship game.

Jensen had a pair of goals in a 9-1 win overSaskatchewan and added another in a 13-2romp of Nova Scotia. He chipped in with acouple of key assists in a tough 6-5 semi-finalvictory over Alberta.

B.C. also recorded wins over Manitoba(10-3), Alberta (6-3), while dropping a 5-3decision to Ontario in round-robin play.

Jensen comes from excellent bloodlines.His father Rod was a standout player inthe Western Lacrosse Association who hascoached at the elite level in recent years,including the past three seasons as headcoach of the WLA Langley Thunder. He wasa member of the Team B.C. coaching staff.

Last summer, Ryan played for B.C. at thePee Wee Nationals.

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Golfers help BC finish 2ndat America’s Cup tourneyCurtis Chan soon headed for freshman year at Columbia

A pair of Richmondgolfers helped Team BCfinish second at the recent42nd annual America’s Cup,hosted by the ShaugnessyGolf and Country Club inVancouver.

The 54-hole competitionannually brings together anelite international field of 18teams of the top four boysrepresenting 12 westernstates, two Canadianprovinces and Mexico.

With a foursome thatincluded Curtis Chan andDiego San Pedro, B.C.was just one stroke backof second round leadingHawaii entering the final

18 holes. Despite a stringof four consecutive birdiesthrough nine holes forJordan Yu, the team justcouldn’t hold on to themomentum entering theback nine and finished fiveshots back of Hawaii with a680 total.

San Pedro fired roundsof 78-74-78 to end up tiedfor 15th in the 71-playerfield. while Chan finishedwith a 239 total (77-85-77). Hawaii’s Shawn Lutook individual honoursat 2-under (73-72-70) tofinish five shots ahead ofCalifornia’s Justin Suh. Luwas the top Canadian at +2

— good enough for fifth.Chan was coming off

a second place finish atthe B.C. Junior Boys GolfChampionship at MeadowGardens. His 284 total lefthim just one shot back ofVictoria’s Keaton Gudz andincluded a sizzling 7-under65 in the final round. TheRichmond Country Clubjunior will be continuinghis career at ColumbiaUniversity in New York thisfall as part of the Ivy Leagueschool’s 2018 class.

The Steveston-Londonsecondary graduate, wholed the Sharks to a secondplace finish at the B.C.

Secondary Schools GolfChampionships back inMay, also thrived in theclassroom — winning topacademic awards in each ofhis five years at the school.

San Pedro, who plays outof Shaughnessy, was alsoa member of the Sharks

golf team and has a brightfuture as he enters hisGrade 11 year at the schoolthis fall. He finished tiedfor 13th at the B.C. JuniorChampionship.

Also in contention at theJuniors was Chris Crisologowho entered the final round

just one stroke off the leadbefore settling for sixthplace with a 289 total (71-71-70-77). Crisologo is ajunior at Marine Drive whowas third at the B.C. HighSchool Championships andhelped Vancouver College toa 15th place showing.

Richmond’s Curtis Chan was second at last month’s B.C. Junior Boys Championships.

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Richmond trio help Jays win junior titleChuckers almuni have key roles inNorth Delta’s championship run

A trio of Richmondplayers had leading rolesin helping the North DeltaBlue Jays capture the B.C.Premier Junior BaseballLeague championship forthe first time in four years.

The Jays capped anunbeaten run in Victoriawith a hard-fought 2-1victory over the NorthShore Twins in Sunday’schampionship game. NorthDelta’s roster featuredZach Besler, Noah Or andAlex McCrae. All threejoined the program comingthrough the RichmondCity Baseball Association,including a stint with theBantam AAA Chuckers.

The Jays’ run to thechampionship beganwith a 14-4 romp of theWhite Rock Tritons. Or,the team’s starting catcher,who skipped his final yearof Bantam eligibility to

joined the BCPBL, led a 16hit attack with three singlesand an RBI. Besler alsodrove in a run.

Besler was then inoutstanding form on themound in a big 2-1 winover the Nanaimo Pirates.The second-year standoutwent the distance, allowingjust two hits and strikingout four — throwing 90pitches.

Or had anotherproductive outing at theplay with three more hitsand scored both of histeam’s runs.

North Delta thenclinched first place inits pool with a 7-3 winover North Shore, in ashowdown of two of the topthree teams in the regularseason. It was McRae’s turnto shine on the mound witha complete game five hitter— tossing 132 pitches in

total.Besler scored a pair of

runs and Or added anotherhit.

Sunday morning’ssemi-final was tight affairas North Delta slippedpast the Whalley Chiefs

3-2. That set the stage fora rematch with the Twinsfor the championshipand North Delta receivedanother outstanding pitcherperformance — this timefrom Japanese exchangestudent Gota Kinoshita

who threw six solid innings.Besler and Or scored all

the runs the Jays wouldneed. They also each addeda stolen base.

North Delta was comingoff a solid 30-14 regularseason that saw Besler lead

the entire league in hittingwith a .430 average. Healso finished with a 9-6record on the hill with animpressive 2.17 ERA.

Or finished with a .302average and led his teamwith five triples.

Richmond Chuckers’ alumni Zach Besler, Alex McRae and Noah Or helped the North Delta Blue Jays produce anunbeaten run at last weekend’s B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League provincial championships in Nanaimo. Besler andMcRae each recorded wins on the mound while Or enjoyed a very productive tournament at the plate. All three were inRichmond’s Bantam AAA program under Alex Klenman before making the jump to premier ball.

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