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There wasn’t a familiar face inthe crowd welcoming them to

Canada in the international arriv-als at YVR Monday, but SamerAlragheb and his wife, Amnaknew who Justin Trudeau was.

“I don’t know how they knewwho the Canadian prime ministerwas, but they said he was a goodman,” said Subrata Chakrabarti,who coordinated Richmond’sPeace Mennonite Church’ssponsorship of the Syrian coupleand their 18-month-old son.

They are the first refugees fromthe war-torn region to find a newhome in the Lower Mainland, aspart of Canada’s recent efforts toprovide sanctuary for thousandswho have been displaced.

Chakrabarti said Samer, 30,and Amna, 20, are originallyfrom the city of Edlib which is60 miles south of the Alleppo,Syria’s largest city. They fled theirhome and for the last two yearshave been in a refugee camp inLebanon — their son was bornin Tripoli.

Now they are here, thanks inpart to funds raised by membersof the church, Chakrabarti saidthe couple is anxious to start newlives in Canada. They will beginwith a general orientation thatwill require Arabic translators.

“Our intention for them is tointegrate as soon as possible,and that includes enrolling themin ESL classes,” said Chakrab-arti. “But for the next shortwhile, we want them to becomecomfortable and familiar withtheir surroundings in a central

Richmond apartment that hasbeen provided for them.”

To help with the longer termtransition, a large group ofchurch volunteers and othermembers of the Syrian commu-nity in the Lower Mainland willbe helping get the family to andfrom appointments with a varietyof government agencies — fromsetting up health care coverageto getting a driver’s licence.

“They are very happy to behere. I cannot imagine what theyhave been through for the pasttwo years. They lost their home,had to live in a refugee camp,but still remain very friendly,”Chakrabarti said.

The process for the churchmembers to bring the familyhere began just over two monthsago. In that time, more than$30,000 — the figure private

sponsors are expected to raisefor a family’s living expenses fora year in the Lower Mainland —was raised.

“It all happened very quickly,”Chakrabarti said, adding muchof the paperwork was handled bythe Mennonite Church’s CentralCommittee, which has more than70 years of experience respond-ing to refugee and disaster reliefsituations.

“That assistance with theprocess was very helpful. Andthe generosity of the churchmembers was outstanding. I amtotally blown away with what hasbeen accomplished so far.”

Buoyed by the response, thechurch may be able to sponsora second family, as the federalgovernment has pledged to bringin around 25,000 Syrian refu-gees by next February.

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! About 300 adults and kidscelebrated the second nightof Hanukkah with the lightingof a giant menorah, live musicby Anders, magic by Yeerithe magician and traditionalpotato latkes and sufganiyot(jelly donuts) at the RichmondLibrary and Cultural Centre onMonday. Three generationsof the Averbach family joinedRichmond Mayor MalcolmBrodie in lighting the menorah.“It was a lively event and therewas even a Hanukkah miracle– no rain!” said Shelley Civkin,library communications officer.The tradition is to light one ad-

ditional candle on each nightof the holiday, progressing toeight Hanukkah candles onthe final night. Photo by GordGoble / Special to the News

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a reason.Now, whether what came across

Chris Carr’s front desk at her second-hand shop, Steveston General Store, isa coincidence or not, there is no doubtthe veteran merchant has benefittedfrom a flood of memories thanks to it.

For the past 32 years, Carr has beenbuying and selling all sorts of house-hold items — anything from homedecorations to small pieces of furni-ture, mostly of the antique or vintagevariety — from her Third Avenueshop.

Stuff comes in, stuff goes out. Lotsof it.

“I never expected a family posses-sion to come into the shop,” said Carr.

But that’s exactly what happenedlast month when a regular customercame into the store with a bunch of

boxes, bags and a piece of luggagewith stuff in it them.

Oddly enough, it wasn’t the items inthe luggage that piqued Carr’s inter-est, it was the actual piece of luggage.

“I couldn’t believe it. I scratched myeyes, and shook my head. There wasmy mom’s suitcase. But how could itbe? Hers was at home,” said Carr.

As it turned out, the 1940s antiquepiece was the other half of the luggageset belonging to Carr’s mother, JuneLamond, who held the smaller pieceat her home in Delta.

The luggage initially belonged toLamond’s aunt, back in Toronto, how-ever Lamond borrowed it for a trip toNew York in the mid-1940s.

“I don’t know how it got lost,” chuck-led Lamond.

Neither mother nor daughter couldhypothesize as to where the piece ofluggage — about 70x30x20 centi-metres in dimension — had been allthis time, and nor could the customerrecall where it came from.

Lamond moved to Richmond in the1970s so the set had been separated

for at least several decades, said Carr.What is known is that the luggage

carried Lamond’s articles to the nowhistoric Taft Hotel building, just northof Times Square in Manhattan.

Back in those days the Taft Hotel(now the Michaelangelo) held livemusic performances, which werebroadcast by CBS Radio.

By antique luggage standards, it’s ingood shape, said Carr.

It still has the Taft Hotel decal plas-tered onto the top left corner and itslatches are fully functional (althoughit’s missing its keys).

Inside, the smooth satin lining isclean but has a stale, musty smell, likea grandfather’s old hat.

Structurally, the piece is still strong,with a firm handle attached at thetop; however, it likely wouldn’t hold upbeing handled by an airline, as it wasdesigned for rail travel.

Carr said she wouldn’t be using theset for travelling but rather as homeornaments, likely as something to restanother treasured item on top.

More pressure is building on Metro Vancouver tocontrol the smell wafting over Richmond from Harvest

Power’s composting facility in the east of the city.Ahead of Harvest Power seeking to renew its permit to

discharge air contaminants, the regional authority hasbeen seeking feedback from previous complainants,including the City of Richmond.

Richmond residents told the News two weeks ago howthey’re railing against the smell and now the city is weigh-ing in.

In a report presented Monday to city councillors, PeterRussell, manager of sustainability, made it clear that moreneeds to be done to mitigate the odours created from themajority of the Lower Mainland’s green and organic wastebeing processed at the site near No. 7 and Blundell roads.

Russell said that “electronic” noses should be con-sidered at Harvest Power when it comes to judging thestrength of the smell and managing it, as opposed to staffnoses, suggesting those human senses go blind after aperiod of time.

New and more effectivetreatment equipment shouldbe put in place, added Rus-sell, as well as a “greater fo-cus on biofilter maintenanceand monitoring should becarried out.”

Harvest Power’s dispersalequipment also needs to bemore efficient, said Russell,who suggested the final odourcould potentially be releasedat a higher elevation.

The city was also con-cerned, as was highlighted in the News two weeks ago,that Harvest Power doesn’t appear to have a plan in placeto deal with an anticipated further increase in volumewhen municipalities start fining those not recycling theirorganic waste.

“Through this (report), we’re asking Metro Vancouver toenforce the bylaws,” Russell told council on Monday.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie said that, while the city valuesthe company — Harvest receives organic waste (foodscraps and garden refuse) from a number of LowerMainland cities, including Richmond — this is a “serioussituation and sometimes there’s been an odour problemevery day of the week.”

Asked by Coun. Linda McPhail if there was quantitativedata on the pollution, Russell said the city is asking MetroVancouver to define what pollution is.

So far, said Russell, the definitions appear to be subjec-tive.

(This is a) serioussituation and some-times there’s been anodour problem everyday of the week.– MMB

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! Chris Carr, right, was stunned when a customer walked into her Steveston General Store with a suitcase that her mom, June Lamond,left, last remembered seeing in New York in the 1940s. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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The City of Richmond is moving aheadwith a community-based pilot program

to reduce its corporate greenhouse gasemissions.

According to a recent report to Richmondcity council from the city’s corporate energymanager, Levi Higgs, the city plans to payupwards of $200,000 to companies inRichmond that are undertaking greenhousegas-reducing projects.

So far, the city has identified five projects— for what it calls the Richmond CarbonMarketplace — to purchase carbon creditsfrom over the next year, at a total cost of$80,000.

The city would acquire 2,100-3,200 tonsof carbon dioxide (CO2) credits, to offsetthe city’s corporate emissions and helpmaintain its carbon neutral status.

One of those projects is a packagedorganics separation and recycling projectby Harvest Power, an organics compostingcompany based in east Richmond.

The project involves separating the likesof packaged greens whereby the organicmaterial is fed into an anaerobic digester,turned into biogas and then burned to pro-duce electricity; meanwhile the packagingis sent off for recycling.

The project is said to fill a gap in regionaloptions for recycling packaged organicwaste.

Harvest Power still needs a permit to im-plement the project, which could save theequivalent of 1,000-1,500 tons of CO2 peryear for the city, in exchange for $37,500.

The report indicates Richmond will facea carbon credit “deficit” in 2017, afterthe provincial government stops crediting

it for landfill gas recapturing at the MetroVancouver landfill.

By 2018, the city’s carbon deficit is pre-dicted to be at 2,500 tons of CO2.

The city will still receive carbon credits forcitywide organics collection, which is ex-pected to continue to increase as residentsin multi-family residential units adjust to thenew collection system implemented thissummer.

Last March the city cut its carbon deficitby not including the Richmond OlympicOval in its emissions calculations. That’sbecause the Oval is its own corporate entity(it produces the equivalent of 1,333 tonsof CO2, or 16 per cent of City of Richmondemissions). However, the city may stillprocure carbon credits from the AlexandraDistrict Energy Corporation, another citysubsidiary.

According to the report, the city aims toreduce carbon emissions with more ef-ficient vehicle use, as well as better energymanagement and higher performing energyefficient buildings.

The report does not indicate how a car-bon credit is calculated.

It notes that one ton of CO2 credits wouldcost the city $25.

After the Harvest Power project, the nextbiggest carbon emission reduction projectis at T and T Supermarket, which is work-ing on an on-site organic waste composterthat will produce liquid fertilizer and solidfuel pellets that can replace fossil fuelsused to operate industrial machinery. It’sestimated the project could save 600 tonsof CO2 annually.

Another proposed project is at theEcowaste Industries landfill, where plantingtrees, grasses and shrubs is done to recap-ture “fugitive methane” that leaks throughthe landfill cap.

Coun. Derek Dangwanted to know whatodour-blocking technologyis available that is presentlynot being used at Harvest.

However, Harvest toldthe News recently that, forthe most part, it’s using alltechnology available to it.

Brodie said he wanted tomake sure that the onus tofix the problem does not fallto the city.

“(Harvest’s) job is to getit up to scratch. Metro Van-couver’s job is to regulateit and enforce it. And while

we have a real stake in it,I’m a little hesitant to bedirecting this as to what itwill take.

“So what happens whenthey implement the tech-nology we ask for and it stilldoesn’t work? Then it’s ourproblem?”

Dang suggested the citycontact Vancouver CoastalHealth (VCH) for an opinionon the health impacts.

Complaints about thesmell from the facility haveincreased since it beganreceiving higher volumesof organic waste in 2012,as cities across the region

strived to divert food scrapsand garden refuse awayfrom landfills.

Harvest is asking forpermission to increasesome emission limits fromits facility by upwards of1,000 per cent, althoughit admitted it’s alreadypumping out that amountin VOCs (volatile organiccompounds).

Metro Vancouver hassaid that, before it renewsHarvest’s permit, it will be“negotiating” with the U.S.-based company to mitigatethe odours as much aspossible.

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The City of Richmond’s 2016 budget — onethat proposes a property tax hike of up

to 4.9 per cent — appeared to be light ondetails for councillors at a finance committeemeeting Monday evening.

“We just need to know what the parametersare, moving forward,” said Mayor MalcolmBrodie, regarding a proposed boost to theRCMP budget, just prior to the committeesending the budget report back to the financedepartment for further review.

The city tabled a $104 million capitalbudget — the smallest in four years — aswell as a $232 million operating budget. Cityexpenses are set to rise by three per cent asrevenues remain stable.

While the base tax hike has been tentativelyset at 2.2 per cent, the city proposes to addanother one per cent to bolster its infrastruc-ture reserves.

On top of the proposed 3.2 per cent taxhike, there is the outstanding issue of adding$3.2 million to hire 17 new Mounties, whichwould represent a 1.7 per cent tax hike.

Doing so would bump up property taxes bya total of about five per cent.

Brodie said he wanted to consider thepolice option more, prior to making a decisionon the entire budget.

Coun. Alexa Loo also wanted more informa-tion, but said the city needs to bite the bulleton policing costs.

“I think it makes sense to hear a little bit

more on a few of these items,” however, “withpolicing, we have seen a zillion reports. I thinkwe know that this ask for 17 new officers isnothing new on the table. We can send itback for more information, send it sidewaysand upside down. We know we need morepolice officers. …We’re sitting here pussyfoot-ing around,” said Loo, who noted Richmondhas a low per capita rate of officers comparedto the rest of the country, while suggestingspending $20 million to transition to a munici-pal force is not prudent.

At the end, council votedunanimously to send thebudget report back to staff.

Loo also wanted tounderstand how staffscrutinized certain projectsand presented recom-mendations. Coun. WhileLinda McPhail wantedmore detailed breakdownsof community services,including the police. AndCoun. Bill McNulty wantedto know more about whythe city appeared to be saving money on jobvacancies.

As it was the case last year, the financedepartment was forced to defend the addi-tional one per cent tax hike for infrastructurereserves, particularly after Coun. Carol Dayquestioned the policy.

General Manager of Finances AndrewNazareth said the Long Term FinancialManagement Strategy — adopted in 2003after council was found to be emptying thereserves — has resulted in an uncommitted

reserve balance of $226 million.And doing so has meant property tax hikes

have been stabilized at around three per cent,noted Nazareth.

“We have to make sure we don’t take thefoot off the pedal now because all we need isone big turn and we wouldn’t be able to reactwith a solid reserve,” said Nazareth.

Since 2003, council has nixed the one percent tax hike six times. Nazareth said, had itnot, the city would be close to not requiringthe LTFMS.

The city’s annual budgetincreased by $5.2 million;salaries accounted for 65per cent of that increase,while additional RCMPcosts (not including theproposed 17 new officers)accounted for 17 per cent.

Nazareth noted collec-tive agreements, due in2016, with CUPE 718 andCUPE 394, as well as theRichmond Firefighters’Association, could impact

the budget.He noted in the report that Richmond’s

average property tax per dwelling is $1,520,below the regional average of $1,825.

The report noted municipal costs have risenhigher than the Consumer Price Index.

One of those costs that came under scrutinywas library services.

As was the case last year, Chief LibrarianGreg Buss was forced to defend his $9.6 mil-lion budget after Brodie questioned Bussask-ing for an additional $200,000 for e-books.

“Can’t you find efficiencies?” asked Brodie.Buss said he had and is implementing new

fees in January.McNulty said he agreed with more late fees

as late books inconvenience others, while Loosuggested giving Buss even more money thanhe asked for as the library provides a servicefor low-income people.

Brodie, the chair of the finance committee,was less pennywise when it came to findingmoney to fund Steveston’s interurban tram,which requires $396,000 in renovations, ac-cording to city staff.

The city contends full restoration of the tramis required sooner rather than later in orderto ensure “optimum preservation for futuregenerations.”

More money is needed to open the trambuilding’s doors on a more frequent basis.

Brodie, McNulty and Loo voted for fundingthe restorations from casino revenue, howevercouncillors Day, McPhail, Chak Au, Ken John-ston, and Derek Dang applied the brakes.

The tram funding would have been in addi-tion to the $104 million capital spending.

Proposed by staff is $44 million for infra-structure (including the widening of No. 2Road from Steveston Highway to Dyke Road),$21 million for land acquisition (such as forthe planned Middle Arm waterfront park), $8million for parkland acquisition (the city is intalks with the Richmond School Board), and$3 million for the second phase of buildingthe Garden City Lands park/nature reserve.

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Richmond residents cannow easily locate all li-

censed child care programsin the city with two onlinemapping tools developed bythe City of Richmond.

“These new mappingtools can be used byparents to search for locallicensed child care options.They can also be used bychild care providers to helppromote their current pro-grams or research the needfor program expansion,”said Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

There are two mappingtools available on the City ofRichmond’s website.

The Richmond Child CareLocator, developed withassistance from VancouverCoastal Health, is an easy-to-use map that displaysall licensed child careprograms in Richmond,along with related contact

information. The locator canbe used on a smart phone,tablet or desktop computer.

The Richmond InteractiveMap allows users to searcha geographic map systemfor various informationallayers including child care,zoning, parks, schools and

community centres. Themapping tool is designedto help users gain a betterunderstanding of the neigh-bourhoods where each childcare program is located.

For more information,go online to richmond.ca/childcare.

The City of Richmond set a new all-timerecord for annual building activity two

months before the end of the year, accord-ing to a news release from the city.

Construction value of Richmond build-ing permits issued for 2015, through theend of October, was $876.9 million. Theprevious “extraordinary” high for a singleyear was $812 million in 2010, accordingto the city.

Between 2010 and 2014, annualbuilding activity was valued at $400-500million.

The city noted multi-family residentialconstruction continues to lead the way forbuilding permits. From January to October,90 multi-family permits were issued for atotal of 1,911 units. By comparison, in allof 2014, 49 multi-family permits were is-sued for a total of 1,215 new units.

“Sustained, planned growth providesmany benefits for our community,” statedMayor Malcolm Brodie.

“It creates jobs, increases our tax baseand leverages developer contributions toexpanded and improved public infrastruc-ture and amenities, such as new parksand roads, affordable housing, childcareand more. It also supports our OfficialCommunity Plan vision for Richmond to bea sustainable city, by directing most newdevelopment into our transit-focused CityCentre.”

According to the city’s 2016 budgetreport, the tax base is expected to grow byan estimated $2.8 million.

The city noted a total of 1,448 permitswere issued from January to October ofthis year, covering all building types. Therewere 420 commercial building permitsissued in the first 10 months of 2015,compared to 363 issued for the sameperiod in 2014.

Meanwhile, according to the city, single-family residential construction has seena spike, with 413 permits issued for newsingle-family home construction by theend of October, compared to 341 in thesame period for 2014.

Richmond’s population is roughly210,000. Residents can expect at leastanother 70,000 people to join them withinthe next 25 years.

Richmond RCMP’s Quick Response Team(QRT) was called upon again recently,

on the spot to arrest a suspected burglar ona ladder.

The team’s undercover officers sprunginto action on Dec. 1, shortly after 3 p.m.in the Spires Gate and Cooney Road areaof City Centre, as it conducted operationsas part of an enhanced detachment widesafety initiative.

While carrying out their duties, the atten-tion of the officers was drawn towards amale acting suspiciously.

“The suspect was allegedly knocking ondoors from home to home,” said RichmondRCMP’s Cpl. Dennis Hwang.

“Not just front doors, but he would alleg-edly try knocking on the back doors, as well.When the suspect started doubling back toother houses he had already been to, alarmbells went off.

“Some might say, to quote an iconicsuperhero, their spider sense was tingling.Officers then observed the male allegedlyusing a ladder to climb up to a second floorwindow of one of the homes.”

The suspect was promptly surrounded,added Hwang, and arrested upon himdescending from the ladder.

“We would suggest that he was very sur-prised to see us,” said Hwang.

As a result of the arrest, Daniel JoshuaBalas, 23, of Richmond, has been chargedwith one count of break and enter. Balas iswell-known to police.

“We were able to recover a number ofstolen items,” added Hwang.

“While their monetary value was notextensive, their sentimental value was price-less. The homeowner is a woman in her60s. We recovered jewellery that had beenpassed down from generation to generation.Each of those pieces had its own story andset of memories.

“You cannot put a price tag on items likethat. It is our honour to return them...”

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As the darkness descends further on ourgloomy, evening homeward commutes;

it’s about now we hear the sage advice fromall concerned about how to cross the road inthe dark.

Apparently, we’ve to make eye contact withthe driver. Really?

First off, it’s dark. If Denzel Washington andClint Eastwood (my favourite actors) were inthe front seats, I wouldn’t know.

Second, the rain is usually bouncing off theground, reducing visibility for both pedes-trian and driver to “in front of your hand”distances.

And third, it’s Richmond, where no amountof “eye contact” seems to lend any confi-dence to venturing a size 10 sole onto themost secure, marked crosswalk.

Case in point last week, while attempting totraverse the deathtrap of a crosswalk outsideour new office on Ackroyd Road adjacent toPriceSmart, I indulged in said “eye contact’

with a passing motorist.Yep, he made eye contact alright, slowed

down as if to stop to let me cross, but then,as I walked the black and white stripedtightrope, he sped up, almost reducing mysize 10s to a nine and glared at me as if I’djust questioned his parentage (which I seri-ously considered, if not for the proximity ofmy office).

Needless to say, in Richmond, eye contactjust doesn’t cut it. What we really need ishand and verbal communication and, just tobe super-safe, those oversized cue cards —in several languages.

Maybe then, and only then, I won’t be tak-ing my life into my hands trying to partake ofthe More Rewards deal on Scotch pies at thesupermarket across the street.

But really, to my mind, there’s no reasonwhy someone should get killed crossing aroad.

Pedestrian fatalities should not happen, un-less you’re playing chicken on a highway.

When I fly in a plane, base-jump from askyscraper and even drive a car, I accept anelement of risk.

Crossing the street to get to the other side?

I don’t think so.I don’t know the exact circumstances

that led to the tragic death of a 68-year-oldRichmond woman in the city centre morethan two weeks ago; but I do know that it wasneedless, senseless and simply shouldn’thave happened, whoever ultimately getsblamed.

So, as the shadows lengthen towards theshortest day of the year (Dec. 21), here’s aquick shout out to all you pedestrians anddrivers out there in dangerous, downtownRichmond:! It’s dark at 4:30 p.m.; pedestrians — don’tdress as if en route to a Black Panther potluck; drivers — slow down, use that stickto the side of your steering wheel (it lets usall know your intentions) and if someone’sstanding at a marked crosswalk, nine timesout of 10, they want to cross the street.

This way, we all live longer and I won’t bereporting any tragic news from my beautiful,window seat on Ackroyd.

Thank you for your assistance in this mat-ter.

Alan Campbell is a reporter with the Rich-mond News

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with our Privacy Statement which is available atwww.richmond-news.com. The Richmond News is amember of the National Newsmedia Council, which isan independent organization established to deal withacceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour.If you have concerns about editorial content, please

contact the editor at [email protected] or call604-249-3343. If you are not satisfied with the responseand wish to file a formal complaint, visit the web site at

mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163.

Dear Editor,Re: “Language loophole is ludi-

crous,” Letters, Dec. 4I agree with Mr. Johnson’s opinion

that all registered driving schoolsmust be required to instruct in Eng-lish or French. ICBC should deal withthis issue in tandem with the recentlyreviewed immigration policy.

What I disagree with is how Mr.Johnson is explicitly labeling all baddrivers as Chinese.

I’m a Chinese immigrant who haslived in Richmond for more than 20years.

I have witnessed and encounteredmany examples of road rage, as wellas poorly skilled and careless drivers.These drivers are of all ethnicities.

Painting one ethnic group with thesame brush is losing focus and maybe defaming.

Also, I would suggest that ICBCrevoke the “qualified supervisor”policy.

A driver with three years of experi-ence is not necessarily a qualifiedsupervisor, given the complexity ofthe highway system and the power ofvehicles nowadays.

It should be mandatory that learn-ing drivers be trained by registeredinstructors.

This is a simple solution that couldimprove driving skills at the begin-ning.

Michael PoonRichmond

Dear Editor,Re: “68-year-old pedestrian loses fight for life,” News

Nov. 27.I was saddened to read Alan Campbell ‘s article in

Friday’s paper that the woman who was struck by a cardied. She was not the only pedestrian struck in Richmondthat weekend.

Another woman, here from Alberta attending the RCDwheelchair bonspiel was also struck at a marked crossingand sustained a broken pelvis and other injuries.

Drivers should always pay attention, especially at cross-walks, at this time of year when it gets dark sooner andwe get more inclement weather. But pedestrians needto pay attention too. Make eye contact with drivers anddon’t be looking at your phones or listening to music withearbuds.

Be careful out there!Vince Miele

Chairperson,Richmond Centre for Disability

Driving not about ethnicity Watch your step

Crossing the street to get to...is no jokeALANCAMPBELLReally?


RICHMOND’S NEW GARBAGE CART PROGRAMLet’strimourwaste! Order your preferred cart size by January 8, 2016.

ONLINE: Complete the cart size order form onlineat www.richmond.ca/garbage

BY MAIL: Fill out the postage paid card providedand return it via mail or drop box at City facilities.

BY PHONE: Call the Environmental ProgramsInformation Line at 604-276-4010

With Richmond’s new biweekly Garbage Cartprogram, residents can select their preferredcart size using one of three easy options:

If the standard size for your home is preferred, there’s no need tosend in an order. Residents will automatically receive the standardsize garbage cart. The garbage cart delivery schedule will beadvertised, and residents will be notified about the start date fortheir biweekly garbage collection when they receive their carts.Recycling will continue to be collected every week.

EXTRA LARGE360 litres

LARGEStandard size forsingle-family homes240 litres

MEDIUMStandard sizefor townhomes120 litres

SMALL80 litres

For more information on cart size options, watch for your package in the mail, or visit www.richmond.ca/garbage.

Environmental Programs: 604-276-4010 or [email protected]/garbage

Under the existing City garbage service, a standard size garbage can is 100 litres.

LETTERSto the Editor

Recycling plant smells of greed What about a regional force?Open letter to mayor and council,As a longtime resident of Richmond, I

would like you to investigate the foul and rot-ten odours that are common in our city.

They can be smelled near our home, No.2 Road and Francis Road, the employeeparking at YVR Airport and No. 4 Road andBlundell Road. This last summer, it was verynoticeable, because we had to close ourwindows to sleep. We had no way to cooldown our home. We were not able to relaxon our patio, because of the rotten smell. Weare even smelling it in the cold weather on aregular basis.

After doing some investigation, reading theRichmond News and listening to CBC News,I have found out the source of this constantrotten stench is from the company HarvestPower in east Richmond.

Harvest Power is 15.8 kilometers away frommy home between No. 2 Road and RailwayAvenue, yet people like myself are regularlysmelling the putrid stench of this recyclingfacility.

Composting is a good thing for the environ-ment and garbage reduction, however wecannot put up with the bad odours. There areways to deal with these odours and emis-sions, and this profitable company should bemade to follow them.

This situation has caused us to lose theenjoyment of the outdoors. It is also danger-ous to our health. We used to have the bestair quality in Richmond until about a yearago. Last week alone I smelled the foul air atleast eight times. That is way too much andit should not be permitted. This is not aboutrecycling or being good citizens and doingthe right things for the environment. Before

establishing a venture like this in a denselypopulated area like the Lower Mainland,Metro Vancouver should have ensuredHarvest Power would have the state-of-the-artenclosed recycling facilities, like other opera-tions.

Harvest Power is requesting even highervolumes of putrid waste, such as proteinswhich are the worst odour offenders, thatother, more advanced waste managementfacilities, cannot take. Don’t fool yourself, thisis not about our environment. It’s about cor-porate investment and big money. This wholescheme is disgusting and is a nightmare foranyone who wants to breath clean air.

As a taxpaying resident of Richmond, Ishould at least be able to open the door of myhouse on any given day to go out for a walkwith my dog and not get driven back into myhome by a horrible stench.

I have already phoned Metro Vancouver’sair quality complaints line three times in thelast few days. This phone line (604-436-6777) should be made public, so all residentshave a chance to speak up or at least knowwhere these smells are coming from.

Residents should lodge their complaintsquickly since Harvest Power is currentlyseeking permission to increase its allowableemissions output in the next few weeks.

To city officials, I hope you have a quickresponse to this issue. You need to stop thisnow. I’m looking forward to your response.

Mrs. Gina GoodwinRichmond

Complaints can also be made via emailto [email protected]. Deadline for commentsregarding the application is Dec. 13.

Dear Editor,Policing in Richmond

deserves/requires consid-eration of the third option,— regional policing.

Apparently, it works withMetropolitan police in To-ronto, Calgary, Edmonton,Halifax, Montreal, Ottawaand Winnipeg.

Port Coquitlam and Co-quitlam have a combinedRCMP service. We haverecognized the necessity ofcombining jurisdictions intosingle (integrated) force ef-forts related to illegal drugs,homicide, gang activities,etc..

Why is it necessary tohave a separate TransLinkpolice force with all theassociated duplication ofadministrative overheadand limited jurisdictionboundaries?

Why not a single integrat-ed police force for the re-gion? Imagine the efficien-cies if a single police officercould investigate similarcrimes on each side ofBoundary Rd (Vancouver/Burnaby), process chargesthrough a single courtjurisdiction/crown prosecu-tor while avoiding the cross

boundary complications,complexities and costlyduplication of manpower.Note the similar multi-jurisdiction problems in theVictoria area.

Why is it necessary to ap-peal B.C. RCMP issues toOttawa headquarters? Goodluck! Why have the RCMPproven incapable of investi-gating the conduct of theirown members with empha-sis on the shameful tragedyat YVR regarding the Taser-ing of Robert Dziekanski, orthe failed missing womeninvestigations, abusive staffrelations, contempt of par-liament and RCMP pensionmismanagement.

How many RCMPmembers/non RCMPpolice have been andare suspended with pay(actual cost) pendingsettlement of misconductissues versus suspendedwithout pay? How manyRCMP/non-RCMP officersare on paid stress leave inB.C.? Perhaps each localpolice force and the RCMPcould provide the numberof regular and overtimehours with associated costsinvolved as court witnesses.

Duplication/overlap costsare unknown. While attend-ing witness activities, thosesame police are not presenton the street.

Yes, we need changes.May I suggest it beginwith regional managementand accountability. Wedo not require duplicatepolicing costs associatedwith administration, train-ing, operating standards,arbitrary boundaries andinter-force prejudice andrivalry issues.

Any serving police officerin the Lower Mainlandcould have full policingauthority within the servedregion (not just their owncommunity). Would any-one consider dividing theexisting jurisdictions intosmaller areas? I think not.

Regarding Mr. Assaly’sletter of Dec. 4 (“Changefrom RCMP too costly”),can we afford not tochange the model? Anychance the recently retiredMr. Jim Chu (VPD policechief) might consider theregional challenge? It is alot to ask.

Ken McLennanRichmond


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Regular Council MeetingMonday, December 14, 2015

Anderson Room, City Hall

4:00 p.m. (closed meeting)

Council Chambers, City Hall

7:00 p.m. (open meeting)

General Purposes CommitteeMonday, December 14, 2015


4:00 p.m.

Community Safety CommitteeTuesday, December 15, 2015


4:00 p.m.

Planning CommitteeTuesday, December 15, 2015


4:00 p.m.

Public HearingTuesday, December 15, 2015


7:00 p.m.

Development Permit PanelMeetingWednesday, December 16, 2015


3:30 p.m.

Parks, Recreation & CulturalServices CommitteeWednesday, December 16, 2015


4:00 p.m.

Richmond’s Sister andFriendship citiesLearn more with new display at

City Hall

As a tribute to the City

of Richmond’s Sister

and Friendship cities –

in Quebec, China and

Japan – the City has a new touch-screen

display at City Hall. Its purpose is

to bring awareness of the Sister

City program to City Hall visitors

so they can learn about, and make

meaningful connections to, these

important cities.

Richmond formally entered into Sister

City relationships with Pierrefonds,

Quebec in 1967, Wakayama, Japan

in 1973 and Xiamen, China in 2012.

In addition, the Richmond signed

a Friendship City Agreement with

Qingdao, China in 2008. These

relationships are important as

they have, and continue to, foster

reciprocal youth, cultural, sports and

municipal exchanges.

For more information on Richmond’s

Sister and Friendship cities, come out

and try the touch screen display in the

City Hall Galleria or visit

www.richmond.ca/discover/

about/sistercity.

Development PermitPanel MeetingWednesday, December 16

3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers

Agenda Item:

1. 9780 Alberta Road - DP

11-584805 - Marine Star

Homes Corporation – To

permit the construction of six (6)

three-storey townhouse units at 9780

Alberta Road on a site zoned “Town

Housing (ZT60) – North McLennan

(City Centre).” Please call

604-276-4395 for further information.

Dog licensing 2016It’s important for you and

your dog

Licence renewalsThis month, invoices will

be mailed to people with

previously licensed dogs in the City of

Richmond. These invoices are for dog

licences for the 2016 calendar year.

New licences and registrationRichmond households with new dogs

are required to purchase a licence and

register their dog(s) over the age of

eight weeks. There are three ways to

license your new dog:

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Visit www.richmond.ca/safety/

animals/dogs to register with the

new online system

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Download and complete an

application form

•

Visit City Hall

A maximum of three dogs are allowed

per single-family dwelling and two

dogs per multiple-family dwelling unit.

Licence benefits

•

Provides a dog identification

service which allows the City to

return your dog if lost or stolen.

•

Provides statistics on the number

of dogs within our city to help

better assess the need for facilities

and programs.

•

Licensing revenue helps support

animal related programs within our

community such as the Richmond

Animal Protection Society (RAPS).

In spring 2016, Community Bylaws

will be conducting door-to-door

canvassing to ensure all dogs are

licensed according to the bylaw.

For more information, please visit

www.richmond.ca/safety/animals/

dogs or call 604-247-4633.

Winter Wonderland atMinoru ArenasDecember 11 to January 3

Lace up your skates and

glide through a real Winter

Wonderland. From Friday,

December 11 to Sunday,

January 3, Minoru Arenas will be

decorated with a real 20 foot snow

bank to skate around, over 20 real

and decorated trees and thousands

of sparkling lights.

This delightful holiday tradition

has even more to offer this year.

The arena will be surrounded in

an enchanting, newly designed

scene that includes a backdrop of

mountains, trees and animals having

fun in the snow. This family-friendly

spectacle will have an additional

600 feet of additional rope lighting

twinkling above while skaters drift on

the ice to a selection of cheery

holiday music.

Regular admission rates apply.

Find the schedule at

www.richmond.ca/arenas.

Give a gift of health andwellness this holiday seasonRichmond gift cards now

available

You get to choose the

amount; the lucky

recipient gets to choose

the activity. Gift cards

never expire, so it’s a gift that can

be used any time and they can be

redeemed for a variety of products

and services including:

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Admissions and passes at City

of Richmond parks, recreation and

cultural facilities

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Program and lesson registrations

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Facility rentals

Gift Cards are available for purchase

at all City of Richmond parks,

recreation and cultural facilities. Find

more details at www.richmond.ca/

giftcards or call 604-276-4300.

Irecently wrote about an event namedBountiful Peace, which took place in Rich-

mond last week.It was about saving the Peace

Valley, and it was a wake-upcall. That fertile land has beencondemned to flooding, buthope remains strong.

If the plan goes through, thePeace River would be blockedat Site C, near Fort St. John, bya hydroelectric dam — higherthan Richmond’s tallest build-ings and more than a kilometrelong. Submerging the valley would change itfrom carbon sink to greenhouse gas emitter.

Crucially, it would destroy farmland thatwould otherwise help B.C. adapt to climatechange.

The warming climate, along with thehuge area of excellent soil, would enablethe Peace Valley to produce an increasingamount and diversity of food, bolstering B.Cfood security.

It would partly offset declining importsfrom California’s parched Central Valley asour population and food needs rise.

For us, the Peace Valley may be lessreplaceable than the Central Valley.

Unfortunately, we have provincial leaderswho have skirted both the Agricultural LandCommission, which would likely have con-served the Peace farmland, and the B.C.

Utilities Commission, which might haverejected the dam. Our leaders are going allout to flood the valley and not let it addressclimate change.

Still, if we citizens keep working to under-stand and advocate for the valley, MLAs andpotential MLAs will get the message.

If the current B.C. govern-ment then stops the Site Cproject, excellent. But sinceit probably won’t, we need allof those who might form thenext government to commit tocancelling Site C as soon asthey take power.

As Bountiful Peace present-ers made clear, it’s not too late.Site work is in progress, but itcan be put to new uses if the

project is cancelled within 18 months or so.With dramatic timing, the next B.C. electionis due in 17 months — on May 9, 2017.

Meanwhile, there’s ongoing legal action byFirst Nations and landowners.

Since flooding the Peace Valley would beas bad for the ecology as it is for agricul-ture, environmental groups like Sierra ClubBC will also stay engaged.

That said, informed action by enoughcitizens is key.

A good springboard is StopSiteC.org.My “action” has been to make the “Keep

the Peace” graphic.I’ll see if the campaign can use it on but-

tons or billboards or something in between.In any case, please act, too.Jim Wright is president of the Garden City

Conservation Society.

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Notice of Public HearingTuesday, December 15, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

City ofRichmond

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items:1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,

AMENDMENT BYLAW 9291 (RZ 14-674043)Location/s: 7180 Railway AvenueApplicant/s: Landcraft Homes Ltd.Purpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “CoachHouses (RCH1)”, to permit a subdivision tocreate two (2) lots, each with a principaldwelling and an accessory coach house abovea detached garage, with vehicle access fromthe rear lane.City Contact: Cynthia Lussier,

604-276-4108, Planningand Development Division

Bylaw 9291

2. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9491 (RZ 11-578758)Location/s: 6571/6573 No. 4 RoadApplicant/s: Anwer KamalPurpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “TownHousing (ZT60) – North McLennan (CityCentre)”, to permit development of six (6)townhouse units with vehicle access from theadjacent site at 6551 No. 4 Road.City Contact: Edwin Lee,


Bylaw 9491

3. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9500 (ZT 15-710092)Location/s: 7400 River RoadApplicant/s: City of RichmondPurpose: To amend the “Industrial BusinessPark (IB1, IB2)” zone to include “indoorshooting range” as a permitted use at 7400River Road.City Contact: David Brownlee,


Bylaw 9500

4. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9503 (ZT 15-710920)Location/s: 2760 Sweden WayApplicant/s: Pacific Land Resource

Group Inc.Purpose: To amend the “Industrial Retail(IR1)” zone to include “retail, general,limited to retail sale of automotive partsand accessories” as a permitted use at 2760Sweden Way.City Contact: David Brownlee,


Bylaw 9503

5. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9504 (RZ 15-693376)Location/s: 10340 Odlin RoadApplicant/s: CIS Homes Ltd.Purpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/B)” to “SingleDetached (RS2/K)”, to permit the property tobe subdivided to create two (2) lots.City Contact: Cynthia Lussier,


Bylaw 9504

6. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,AMENDMENT BYLAW 9505 (RZ 15-703150)Location/s: 9131 Steveston HighwayApplicant/s: Maryem AhbibPurpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “CompactSingle Detached (RC2)”, to permit the propertyto be subdivided to create two (2) lots withvehicle access to/from Steveston Highway viathe established lane system to the west thatmust be extended eastbound to service thesubject site.City Contact: Cynthia Lussier,


Bylaw 9505

How to obtain further information:

# -% *?$3"' If you have questions or concerns,please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.# +3 >?" ,=>% 2"4@=>"' Public HearingAgendas, including staff reports and the proposedbylaws, are available on the City Website athttp://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2015.htm# /> ,=>% 9688' Copies of the proposed bylaw,supporting staff and Committee reports andother background material, are also availablefor inspection at the Planning and DevelopmentDivision at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 amand 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutoryholidays, commencing December 4, 2015 andending December 15, 2015, or upon the conclusionof the hearing.# -% &67 $! .6=8' Staff reports and theproposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX orby standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 betweenthe hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday throughFriday, except statutory holidays, commencingDecember 4, 2015 and ending December 15, 2015.

Participating in the Public Hearing process:

$ *&) 5-2"%0 #)43%8' %1 76)8 /7 4"" !)!2)31 7(the public. If you believe that you are affected bythe proposed bylaw, you may make a presentationor submit written comments at the Public Hearing.If you are unable to attend, you may send yourwritten comments to the City Clerk’s Office by 4 pmon the date of the Public Hearing as follows:

www.richmond.ca


Notice of Public Hearing continued on next page.

THEPULSEWE’VE GOT OUR FINGER ON IT

! A cold and damp Monday night was made bright andfestive with the annual lighting of the 25-foot tall, publicmenorah outside the Richmond Public Library’s mainbranch to mark the second night of Hanukkah. Thecrowds enjoyed arts, crafts, music, food and traditionalDreidle games, as well as the ceremonial lighting presidedover by Mayor Malcom Brodie. Hanukkah, which isobserved for eight days and nights, commemorates therededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the timeof the Maccabean Revolt. Each night of the holiday, a lightis lit on the menorah. Photos by Gord Goble/Special to theNews

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Notice of Public HearingTuesday, December 15, 2015 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Richmond City Hall6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 Fax: 604-278-5139

City ofRichmond

www.richmond.ca


Notice of Public Hearing continued

# -% ()56=8' using the on-line form athttp://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm# -% :>6306!0 .6=8' 6911 No. 3 Road,Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director,City Clerk’s Office

# -% &67' 604-278-5139, Attention: Director,City Clerk’s Office# *<48=1 9"6!=3A ;<8"@' For information onpublic hearing rules and procedures, please consultthe City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm or call theCity Clerk’s Office at 604-276-4007.

$ ,"" 1-2!%11%781 +%"" (73! 643/ 7( /&) 3)073.of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing hasconcluded, no further information or submissionscan be considered by Council. It should be notedthat the rezoned property may be used for any orall of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.

David WeberDirector, City Clerk’s Office

! SaturdayEast Richmond is the placeDec. 12 from 10:15 - 11:45a.m. for a brunch withSanta. It’s a family event atthe Hamilton CommunityCentre (5140 Smith Dr.) withchildren’s crafts, entertain-ment and a visit from Santa.Tickets are limited, registerearly. Price: $9 per person.Children 12 months old andyounger are free.

! SundayDrop in for a tour during

the Day for the Birds from 11a.m. - 3 p.m. on Dec. 13 atthe Richmond Nature Park(11851 Westminster Hwy.)and learn how to make abird’s garden habitat all withresponsible feeding prac-tices. For more information,call 604-718-6188, or [email protected].

The 90-member, GoodNoise Vancouver GospelChoir’s annual Christmasconcert Celebrate will beperforming Dec. 13 atFraserview MB Church(11295 Mellis Drive) at 3p.m. Joining Good Noise onstage will be local acclaimed

guitarist David Sinclair, whohas worked with such bignames as Bryan Adams,k. d. Lang, Michael Bublé,Sarah McLachlan, and otherstars. Admission: Adults:$25 Students/Seniors: $20Children 12 & Under: $10.Visit online brownpapertick-ets.com or call 1-800-838-3006.

! UpcomingThe Steveston Folk Guild

is presenting the bluegrass,country and swing soundsof the Honky Tonk DilettantesDec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at theBritannia Shipyards NationalHistoric Site (5180 Westwa-ter Drive). Admission is $10at the door.

Light up the dark night onthe longest night of the yearwith lanterns, the rhythmsof drums, fire wishes and amarshmallow roast from 1 -4 p.m. at Richmond NaturePark (11851 WestminsterHwy.) on Dec. 19. Admissionby donation.

Stroll through Steveston’shistoric fishing villageand pass by the Britannia

Heritage Shipyard NationalHistoric Site and Park duringthe Walk Richmond - Ste-veston Village/ChristmasCelebration on Dec. 19 from10 - 11 a.m. The walk endsat the Steveston CommunityCentre for some Christmascheer at the StevestonCommunity Centre. MeetingSpot: Garry Point ConcessionStand, 12011 7th Avenue.

Richmond PentecostalChurch (9300 WestminsterHighway) will be holding adonation drive for the Rich-mond Food Bank on Dec. 19from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Coffeeand Timbits will be servedand donations will be col-lected at the main entrancefacing the back parking lot.

Get into the spirit of theseason in one of Richmond’snew, emerging neighbour-hoods with City Centre’sWinter Carnival on Dec. 19from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. atthe City Centre CommunityCentre (5900 Minoru Blvd.).Enjoy hot chocolate, snacksand Santa and continuethe festivities with a bouncy

castle, arts and crafts, prizesand carnival games hostedby City Centre’s FootprintsYouth Leadership Team.Price: $10 per participatingchild aged three to 12 withthe accompanying familymember free of charge. Toregister, call 604-276-4300,or go online at richmond.ca/register and quote barcode1322608.

Where will Santa be theevening before the “bigday?” Steveston, of course!That’s where the the jolly oldelf will be Dec. 24 from 6 - 8p.m. at the Steveston SantaClaus Parade as it winds itsway through the streets ofthe fishing village, greetingeveryone he sees.

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! The Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir brings its 90 voicesto the Fraserview MB Church on Dec. 13 for an annual Christmasconcert. Photo submitted

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! Koh McRadu,seen here busybackstage forGateway Theatre’supcoming holidaymusical, The Wizardof Oz, has beensponsored as anapprentice stagemanager by MichaelCunningham, anInvestor’s Groupconsultant, andlong-time artssupporter. Photosubmitted

! Students inMcNair second-ary’s woodwork-ing shop havemade like littleelves in the pastfew weeks, craft-ing wooden toysfor the RichmondChristmas Fund.Photo submitted

! Officials at the Steveston ANAF Unit 284 have been busy recently, making donations to the community. (Above left) Unit presidentTom Brander presents at cheque for $10,000 to the Richmond Food Bank, and (above right) he presents another $10,000 cheque toRoyal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. Photos submitted

! Lord Byng elementary’s Spirit (Bear) Club showed some schoolspirit with their newly crowned ‘Bear-Crow’ which captured thePeople’s Choice Award in the local scarecrow contest hosted bythe Steveston Merchants Association. The club’s goal of raisingspirit in the school and outside community is off to a great start.Along with embracing their new school mascot, the school col-lected more than six boxes of candy, which were donated to theRichmond Food Bank. Next up is homemade greeting cards forresidents at several local senior care homes and making care kitsto be handed out in donated purses/knapsacks which will be givento to St. Alban Anglican Church, which operates a drop in shelter.Photo submitted

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! The Evans family,Chris, far right, withhusband Nigel,welcome their NewZealand-basedson-in-law VaughanColyer, far left, withhis wife, Jennifer,who was born andraised in Richmond.The family heldan early Christmasdinner on Sundaybefore the Colyershad to fly home toNew Zealand. Photosubmitted

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Christmas.However, shortly after winning the My

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“Our other son is coming back fromSaskatchewan for the weekend for the din-ner, as well, so there will be nine adults andchildren.

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planning to have a fake Christmas Eve din-ner on the Saturday at Harold’s Bistro in theSheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, while usingone of the many gift cards won in the prizepackage.

“We’ve been doing all the prizes; Chinesedinner, trying tons of things we wouldn’t havedone before and some of the things looked abit scary,” said Colyer, who has spent the last10 days or so adjusting from Christchurch,New Zealand’s 30-degree summer to B.C.’sdamp winter.

“We did Black Friday shopping at Rich-mond Centre with the help of the gift card;I’ve never experienced that before. We gotsome clothes for the baby, but it was standingroom only.

“We’ve also been out in Steveston a fewtimes and had a last breakfast at the CanneryCafé before it closed. Jenn grew up in Rich-mond and used to go there all the time andwatches Once Upon a Time (where scenes of

the show are filmed).”Colyer and Jennifer also visited Van Dusen

Gardens, where the Kiwi caught sight of hisfirst coyote.

“I’ve been here before, but it’s been a fewyears and it would have been my first winterChristmas if we’d stayed longer,” addedColyer, who would usually barbecue on thebeach on Christmas Day and be lying aroundin the sun.

To win the big prize earlier this year, Evanshad to trek around Richmond getting partici-pating businesses to stamp a passport bookat least 15 times and then take the completedbook to Tourism Richmond’s Steveston office.

“I couldn’t work out why Tourism Richmondwas calling me and I think it was a whilebefore I returned their call,” said Evans.

“When it became clear I’d won, I was climb-ing the walls with excitement.”

Jennifer, a project administrator for the Cityof Christchurch, moved to New Zealand, viaAustralia, eight years ago and Evans was obvi-ously delighted to be able to fly the coupleover for an early Christmas treat.

“It’s been an amazing time having themhere,” said Evans.

The prize package was worth $8,400 andincluded flights for two to Richmond, a five-night stay at the Fairmont Vancouver Airporthotel, numerous restaurant and shoppinggift cards for local businesses and admissionpasses for local tourist attractions.

! Tourism Richmond’s ‘My Richmond Book”contest winner Chris Evans, left, takes a strollthrough Steveston with her New Zealand-baseddaughter Jennifer and son-in-law VaughanColyer. Photo submitted

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territory presented in someunfamiliar ways awaitsaudiences taking in GatewayTheatre’s big holiday produc-tion of The Wizard of Oz.

Running Dec. 10 - Jan. 3on the MainStage, directorBarbara Tomasic told theNews the classic movie musi-

cal that hit the silver screenback in 1939 will have someunique interpretation forthe stage thanks to tailoredperformances by the castand an array of lighting andprojected images that is rightup there with cutting edgeproductions.

At the heart of the cast is17-year-old Bridget Elser asDorothy, whom Tomasic saidoffers a non-traditional takeon the ruby-slippered orphanwho finds three new friends— the Tin Man (LindsayWarnock), Cowardly Lion(Tom Pickett) and Scarecrow(Victor Hunter) — on the wayto the Emerald City.

Esler is no stranger to theGateway, having appeared inproductions of Fiddler on theRoof and Annie.

“She (Esler) looked at theidea of someone who wasreeling from having her lifego through a tornado and notknowing which way is up,like adolescence which we allgo through,” Tomasic said.“And that is a really insightfulapproach.”

The true camaraderieDorothy establishes with herthree new companions dur-ing their journey also strikesat an overriding message inthe production that the reallyimportant aspects in life arebased on relationships withfamily and friends, Tomasicadded.

It’s a story that’s perfect forthe season without it specifi-cally focusing on traditionalfamily relationships andholiday time themes.

So, while there will be anew take on Dorothy, theproduction will have somemainstays, such as a cast ofchildren playing diminutiveMunchkins, a cute pup asToto, a wicked witch (TaraTravis), and flying monkeys,whose acrobatic performanc-es will have you believe theyare capable of leaving theground, Tomasic said.

Helping get the audienceto hop a ride to the EmeraldCity will be the efforts ofvideo and projection designerSean Nieuwenhuis, whoseprevious work has beenshowcased on some prolificstages.

“He’s most recently workedwith Kevin Bacon on RearWindow in Connecticut, andDr. Zhivago on Broadway,”Tomasic said. “Sean is reallyamazing and we’re luckyto have him work with ourset designer to create thesebeautiful projections that wewanted to integrate in theshow.

“Sometimes, you see pro-jections in stage as a movie.We wanted to use them assets that will really enhancethe heart of the story, whichmost people already know.”

Working with such a famil-iar storyline is both a plusand a challenge, especiallywhen it comes the theatre’smost-watched production ofthe season, said Jovanni Sy,Gateway’s artistic director.

He said the key is finding a

family orientated productionthat will attract audiencesand still provide them with afresh look.

“There’s a lot of great imag-ining coming from our set,video and costume design-ers, as well as our director,”Sy said. “They’ve all done areally fantastic job interpret-ing a story that is so indeliblylinked with the movie whoseimages are so strongly iconicand created imagery of theirown world.

“It will be a feast for theeyes.”

Because Gateway’sChristmas season show hasbecome such a belovedtradition for families, Sy saidthere is a regular quest tofind a production that’s fam-ily appropriate and, “allowsus to showcase, no punintended, our wizardry at put-ting together a spectacle.”

And that often involvesstarting to sort through candi-dates for next year’s produc-tion as early as 18 monthsahead of time.

“I’ve already got someshows in mind now,” Sy said,adding he couldn’t divulgea short list because contrac-tual details are not close tobeing finalized. Plus, there isalways a much-anticipatedbuild up to Gateway’s an-nouncement of the upcom-ing season’s line up.

“I am hesitant to say any-thing, but rest assured, it willbe an extravaganza that isfamily friendly,” he said.

The Wizard of Oz runs Dec.10 - Jan. 3. Show details andtickets are available online atgatewaytheatre.com.

Adolescent angst reigns even in the Land of OzPHILIPRAPHAELStaff ReporterPRAPHAELRICHMONDNEWS.COM

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! At the heart of the cast is 17-year-old Bridget Elser as Dorothy,whom the director said offers a non-traditional take on the ruby-slippered orphan. Photo submitted

! Wizard of Oz director Barbara Tomasic said the classicmovie musical will have some unique interpretations.


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Faye Kellerman’s new mystery novel, TheTheory of Death, brings to mind the

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Greenbury, former LAPD lieutenant PeterDecker catches a troubling case.

A young man is found naked in thewoods, the apparent victim of suicide.

But until the coroner calls it, Decker hasto treat it as a suspicious death, and no oneis off limits in this investigation.

Just as he’s about to start sleuthing,Decker gets a lucky break.

Tyler McAdams, a privileged, former copwith the Greenbury police department, callshim.

Now a Harvard law student, McAdams isnearing exam time and needs a quiet placeto study and crash.

Having a soft spot for McAdams, Deckerand his wife Rina agree.

No sooner does McAdams catch windof the recent death in Greenbury, than heabandons his studies and unofficially entersthe world of police work again. DespiteDecker’s protestations, McAdams throwshimself into the case and becomes an assetto the investigation.

The corpse turns out to be Elijah Wolf,

a student at the small Kneed Loft College,where he was studying a very esotericbranch of mathematics.

It’s here that Kellerman shows off all herwriterly research, impressing the reader withdefinitions of “Fourier analysis”, “eigenvec-tors”, and “stochastic oscillator index.”

There’s a bit of overkill in this area if youask me, but it is relevant to the plot.

And just when you thought you weregoing to encounter a bunch of math nerds,instead you meet a conniving coven ofsuper-geniuses, who carefully guard theirwork, lest a fellow student (or professor)steal their theories.

Kneed Loft is in no way synonymous withthe hallowed halls of learning, but rather, itmorphs into a viper’s nest of cunning, Ma-chiavellian academics harboring brilliantlyparanoid students.

Bottom line: the plot moves along at aswift clip, the suspense rates about a sevenon the Richter scale, and most of the char-acters are well-articulated misfits in one wayor another.

Kellerman’s deft hand with dialogue cre-ates an entertaining whodunit that you won’twant to miss.

They ruled it suicide and murder, but ifyou ask me, the cause of death was aca-demics.

For other popular reading suggestionscheck out Richmond Public Library’s Website at www.yourlibrary.ca/goodbooks/.

Shelley Civkin is the communications of-ficer at the Richmond Public Library.

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S usan (not her real name)remembers the cramped,smelly bus ride fromVancou-

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When she gets there, she meetstwo men in a parking lot. The ex-change goes wrong. One of themenhits her. She falls to the ground.And then they start kicking her.

When they stop, the money isgone. The drugs are gone. Susanis lying bloodied on the pavement.But she is worried – in fact, fright-ened to death – about one thingabove all: how she is going to ex-plain what happened to her gangbosses back home.

Raw, gritty and told by Susanherself, her story is the centrepieceof the latest Community Reportfrom B.C.’s Combined Forces Spe-cial Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC), the province’s integrated anti-gang police agency.

Formed in 2009, CFSEU-BC istasked with combating gang activ-ity throughout the province, andsince 2013 it has published annualcommunity reports as part of its

public education and advocacy ef-forts.

The theme of the 2015 report is“Youth, Girls and, Gangs,” with storiesand commentary that focus on theincreasing involvement of youngerpeople andwomen in gangs.

“The gang landscape in BC iscontinually changing,” says Consta-ble Jordan McLellan, communityengagement officer for CFSEU-BC.“The typical gangster used to be amale in his late 20s, but now veryyoung men and women are gettinginvolved in the gang lifestyle. Someare as young as 15 – children whocan’t really appreciate the conse-quences of their actions.”

According to the CFSEU-BC re-port, the average age of a victim ofgang violence 10 years ago was 30.Today, the average is 25, and theyoungest victim this year was only15 years old.

Why the increase? Recruitersfor gangs actively prey on youth’snaïveté. Culture plays a part, too,with easy access by ever-youngerkids to glamorized gang images inTV shows, music and movies.

For too many, it works.“There’s an allure to the gang

lifestyle – an easy life, lots of mon-ey, girls will like you, people will

respect you,” says McLellan. “Thereality is that the life is not easy,the money goes just as fast as itcomes, and you end up destroyingyour relationships with friends andfamily.”

Sadly, it’s a similar pattern forthe increasing number of girls re-cruited into BC gangs.

Typically, young women get in-volved because they are seduced bythe seemingly lavish lifestyle gang-sters enjoy. Many begin the jour-ney as girlfriends, but after a timethey take on more active roles, likeholding drugs or hiding weapons.Some, like Susan, get more deeplyinvolved.

But there is hope. Although vio-lence spiked in the first half of theyear, with 30 gang-related homi-cides and attempted homicides,the longer-term trend is toward asteady decline in gang activity since2008, when there were 51 gang-related homicides and attemptedhomicides in BC. Last year, therewere 18 such incidents, accordingto CFSEU-BC.

One of the reasons for that trendis CFSEU-BC’s enforcement andinvestigative activities, resulting inseveral arrests of high-level gangcriminals this year.

As well, the unithas launched ahigh-profile “pre-vention througheducation” pro-gram called EndGang Life (end-g a n g l i f e . c a ) ,whose goal is tokeep people outof gangs by tell-ing the otherside of the story.

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The program also provides par-ent resources in eight different lan-guages, to help adults have frankand effective conversations withtheir kids about gangs.

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“I was young, I was stupid, and Iwould caution any kid against this,”she writes in the report. “What Ilived through, I didn’t come out un-scathed. I came out damaged, withwounds that’ll never heal and emo-tional scars that will linger forever.”

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Emry — who self publishedIt Takes a Sense of Humour,which is based on her expe-riences as an elite athlete,physical education teacherand coach, despite beingborn with an underdevelopeddigestive, urinary tract, andreproductive systems — fillsa monthly slot on VancouverCOOP Radio 100.5 FM withThomson.

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And look to sim-plify situations when it comesto dealing with isolationduring Christmas — a feel-ing many people, especiallyseniors, experience at thistime of year.

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Maintaining some“old fashioned”methods of remain-ing connected atChristmas time isanother way of bat-

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“I love those,” she said.“It shows that someone putin some time, bought a cardand stamp and were actuallythinking of you.”

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This year marksthe 14th year sinceORN has provided theservice in Delta andRichmond.

This past weekend88 Delta/Richmondvolunteers drove morethan 300 people homesafely from their Christ-mas festivities. Theytravelled more than3,500 kilometres topick up and deliver re-sponsible party goersthroughout the area.

For the past few years, ORN organizershave seen a steady growth in the numberof people using the service. But to keep iteffective, the number of volunteers needs tokeep pace, too.

“We are pleased that people are actingmore responsibly by choosing Opera-tion Red Nose,” said coordinator CarleneLewall. “This also means that we need morevolunteers. We are very short on volunteersespecially this and next Saturday (Dec. 12

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Donations are greatly appreciated, butnot required. All proceeds are directed toamateur sport to benefit children and youthin Delta and Richmond.

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Part of what’s wrong inthe world is a profound

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To experience genuine loveis to awaken; to express thislove is to be fully alive.

We can express love as weserve others: through ourintention to do good (and notto harm), to be open to thesuffering and the needs ofanother, and to help wherewe can; to seize each andevery opportunity to make apositive difference; to shareour own gifts; to see beauty

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Love lifts us up.Our families can open us

to connecting, letting go ofself-interests and learning tolove unconditionally. Lovingmy children has made mea better person. The love ofmy parents who loved all thatI was brought out the bestin me.

But parental love can beconditional. Do we love ourchildren most because they

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Do we love them morewhen they are good andwhen they do things thatplease us? Do we see ourchildren as our possessionsor extensions of our ownegos?

Children sometimes feelthat they must earn the loveof their parents, and if theydon’t do what their parentswant, they won’t be loved.

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tional love.What I want most for the

people I love is that theyeach love themselves theway I love them: that theyaccept themselves and theirlives just as they are, forgivethemselves, let go of whatthey do not need, let go ofwhat holds them back, seethe beauty that I see in them,and share their gifts with theworld.

Loving your life as it hasunfolded is a challenge.There are events and experi-ences that are unpleasant,regretful and overwhelming:misfortune and trauma,negative situations, difficultrelationships, harm we haveexperienced, harm that wehave done, missed opportu-nities, words left unsaid andacts left undone.

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To turn away, hide or fightagainst our nature and thereality of our world is to givegreater power to the verythings we push away. Theycontinue to hold us backfrom fully loving, fully livingand finding our true selves.

We can choose to let go,and we are freed to see moreclearly: to see beauty, to loveunconditionally our selves,others and our lives.

We are all human andimperfect but still deservingof love, beautiful and ableto love.

What you do in yourthoughts, words and actionsto benefit another — or tobenefit the world — benefitsyou.

What you do to nurtureyour soul, nurtures the world.

Dr. Davidicus Wong is afamily physician. His health-wise column appears regu-larly in this paper. For moreon achieving your positivepotential in life visit onlinedavidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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Saturday’s proceeds brought the five-year total raised to$358,935.

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■ The Richmond Christian Eagles senior girls volleyball team made the most of its trip to the Koote-nays last week, finishing second at the B.C. “A” Championships.

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Mark BOOTHSports [email protected]

The Richmond Christian Eagles seniorgirls volleyball team certainly made its

trip to the Kootenays last week a memora-ble one, earning a historic finish at the B.C.“A” Championships.The three-day tournament took place at

LV Rogers Secondary School in Nelson andSelkirk College in Castlegar. It was hostedby the Mt. Sentinel Secondary Wildcats ofSouth Slocan.It proved to be an exhilarating ride to the

final for the Eagles with thrilling five-setvictories over Kelowna Christian Schooland White Rock Christian Academy intheir respective quarter-final and semi-finalmatches.The girls fought hard in the gold medal

match versus perennial powerhouse anddefending champions Immaculata Mus-tangs from Kelowna, but fell in four sets.The silver medal finish was the best ever

at the provincials by a senior girls team atRichmond Christian in school history. Theresult also came on the heels of the Eagles’junior boys team finishing second at theprovincial invitational.There were also plenty of individual hon-

ours for the girls as setter Kaitlynn Lam andleft side hitter Jaylen Yee were named Tour-nament First Team All-Stars. The SecondTeam included right side hitter/setter JulietteSutter.The roster also features: Grade 12 play-

ers: Taylor Archibald, Courtney Burkholder,Leah Goertz, and Rebekah Prasad; Grade11s: Emma Burton, Hannah DyNing, Mad-eline Fleischer and Ellen Yam; and Grade10s Elise Burrage and Nadine Plett.The team is coached by Patrick Wong

and Leanne Leong.The team managers are Makena Ander-

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Historic provincial silver for Richmond Christian

Strikers fall to champs inprovincial quarter-finals

It took a somewhat imbalanced draw to atlast cool off the McRoberts Strikers at theB.C. AAA Girls Volleyball Championships inVernon.The Strikers headed to the Interior last

week with loads of momentum, having rolledto convincing victories at the Richmond andLower Mainland Championships — not drop-ping a set in the process. It was enough toearn the No. 4 seed in the 16-team tourna-ment.McRoberts continued its strong play in

round-robin action, winning a pair of matchesbefore finally falling to the host Panthers —another tournament contender.The loss left the Strikers second in their

pool and and set-up what would be a treach-erous path to a potential title.McRoberts won a hard-fought three

set round of 16 match against OkanaganMission, then squared off with the Sa-HaliSabres in a quarter-final showdown of topfour ranked teams.The Kamloops school produced an impres-

sive victory en route to the title and proved tobe the class of the tournament — droppingjust one set in its four playoff matches.With four provincial team players, nobody

was getting in the Sabres’ way, McRobertscoach Trish Nicholson only wonders how twohigh tournament seeds met in the round ofeight.“It would have been nice if the draw was

done little more fairly,” she said. “As it turnedout, half of it was soft and the other half washard. “We easily took care of Windsor (twicethis season) yet they won their pool, theircross-over game and were a set away frombeing in the semi-finals.”McRoberts moved onto consolation play

where it defeated Windsor in straight setsfor the second time in two weeks, only to fallto Vernon again in the fifth place game. TheStrikers led 14-7 in the third and deciding setbefore the Panthers reeled off nine straightpoints for the improbable win.Tia Tsang capped her outstanding vol-

leyball career in style, earning second teamall-star honours. The Grade 12 standout willnow turn her full-time attention to basketball,having recently signed with Simon FraserUniversity. She is also headed to Toronto thisweekend for a Basketball Canada women’snational age group assessment camp.Meanwhile, McRoberts boys team closed

out their season at the AA provincials inLangley, placing 11th.The Strikers bowed out of contention with a

round of 16 loss to Okanagan’s George ElliotSecondary. The Richmond champions movedon to placement play where they defeatedPrince Charles in two sets, before falling inthree to DP Todd.Jeff Lam was an all-star honourable men-

tion.In the provincial AAA tourney, the McMath

Wildcats placed 17th. They needed to getpast Riverside to advance to the round of 16but fell in three sets.The Wildcats did close out their season

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Sandberg, DougJanuary 17, 1948 - November 30, 2015

Doug died in Palliative Care at Richmond Hospitalsurrounded by his family Ruth, John, Jamie, Karland Katie and his friend Jack Buchan. Born inVancouver he graduated from Sir Charles TupperHigh School and was in the first graduating class atSFU. He made his home in Steveston and was aRichmond city councilor for several terms. He wasa founding member of the Steveston HistoricalSociety and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society.Doug volunteered for many years at the StevestonCommunity Centre and the Salmon Festival. Hespent his happiest times out on the water fishingand exploring the coast of BC. Thank you to thestaff at Fraserview Care Lodge and the palliativecare unit at Richmond Hospital and a specialthanks to his life-long friend Laurence Gill.No service by request.

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