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Look at that front page. What is it about10-year-old boys that screams superhero?

Even without the cape, they seem so readyto take on the world. And taking on the worldis what it’s all about for boys and girls in Mr.Victoria’s class. The Grade 4 teacher is oneof those educators who is all about empow-ering, all about challenging ideas, all aboutthinking for oneself and taking initiative.

It was in that same spirit that he ditchedhis original lesson plan when he saw some ofhis students keenly interested in somethingelse — and the Comic Con was born (page21.)

Point being, his class is a real time ex-ample of what’s being called “inquiry-based”learning.” It’s the new focus of the curricu-lum, but to hear Mr. Victoria tell it, there’sreally nothing new about it. The hallmarkof any good teacher is being able to inspireand engage. The new curriculum, which stillincludes standardized testing, gives teachersmore leeway to tailor lesson plans to harnessstudents’ energy and imagination, while stillachieving the desired learning outcomes.

Which brings me to the question, what arethose desired outcomes?

Today’s feature also highlights the fact ourboard of education is launching a policyreview. Among other things, it will revisit poli-cies pertaining to commercialism within theschool. Currently, the board’s policy basicallystates public schools should be supportedwith public funds; private companies andcorporations have no business there, exceptfor in very particular circumstances.

However, that policy is now being called“out dated.” It seems that as public fundshave dwindled, (and the BC Liberal’s recentbudget won’t help matters there) so may bethe board’s resolve to keep young studentsinsulated from corporate influence — afterall, the odd Pepsi poster or Coke vendingmachine could probably buy a lot of booksand fund a lot of field trips. The issue cameup last year when Chevron offered to financesome school projects in the Lower Main-land in what they called a Fuel Your Schoolpromotion.

I’m sure the money was tempting, butwould the major oil producer fund a projecton electric cars? As they say, he who paysthe piper calls the tune. Even if it did, thecompany’s primary goal is building its brand.

One of the key aims of education is foster-ing critical thinking. In a subtle yet profoundway, critical thinking is at risk as corporateinterests seep into the learning environment.We need our superheroes, and if they are totake on the world they need to be treated,not as consumers, but as our hope for newways of thinking and, perhaps, challengingthose very consumer values to which manyof us have become blind. Now, there’s alearning outcome worthy of a cape.

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the Richmond Newsfor its excellent cover-age of Pink Shirt Dayin its Feb. 24 issue.

From examining thelong term effects ofbullying, to exploringhow the anti-bullyingmessage has filteredmore broadly into thecommunity and intoadult workplaces, tohighlighting not only the way schools and students celebratePink Shirt Day but also strive to create cultures of kindnessand acceptance year-round with mentoring and other initia-tives, the News did a wonderful job of reminding us of twothings:

1. Letting young people take the lead can be a powerfulforce for change;

2. Erasing bullying and building a society based on respectand compassion needs to be a community-wide effort.

I would also like to thank those who had the courage toshare their stories and experience of being bullied or partici-pating in bullying. When people speak up, those who havebeen victims of bullying can know they aren’t alone andhopefully it deters others from engaging in bullying behaviour.Thanks again to the News for giving voice to those affected bybullying and raising the profile of Pink Shirt Day.

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News coverageis pretty in pink

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Dear Editor,Re: “Higher land value should be part

of deal,” News, Feb, 19.I have no interest in marine businesses

along the boardwalk in Steveston.Obviously, neither do the marine busi-

nesses. I’d like to stop into a bank orgrocery store or another coffee shop as Iwalk along the river.

Clearly, marine businesses can’t affordto be there, or there isn’t sufficient busi-ness to establish marine oriented busi-ness on Onni’s property. I think it’s thelatter! Business doesn’t locate because ofzoning, they go where they can be viable.

Allow them to put businesses intothose spaces, currently used for residentstorage lockers, that appeal to the public— not businesses that give Onni the bestreturn, but those that attract and provideservice to the many people that walkalong the river.

Bob GarnettRichmond

Dear Editor,This is what Mayor Malcolm

Brodie is not telling the residentsof Richmond about a municipalpolice force:

Staffing and training of newRCMP members is paid for bythe federal government and whenthey arrive in Richmond they areboots on the ground ready to go.

Not all presently stationedRCMP members will convert to amunicipal police so these posi-tions will have to be advertisednationally, meaning more cost.

Municipal police staffing andtraining will be paid by Richmondtaxpayers.

The concern about longevityof RCMP members stationed inRichmond has been raised.

Recent statistics supplied bythe RCMP advise that 39 per centhave been stationed in Richmondunder five years; 46 per centhave five to 10 years; 11 per centare at 10-15 years and 4 per centof members have 15-20 years.

Richmond will lose its 10 percent policing discount from thefederal government if they imple-ment a municipal police.

New municipal police forces will

be unionized and tied to Vancou-ver City Police pay scale, which isone of the highest in Canada.

Approval for a municipal policemust be authorized by the Prov-ince of British Columbia, whichhas said they would rather createone Lower Mainland police forceinstead of having many separatepolice forces.

Municipal police have two-mancars.

The RCMP has one man percar, so will we have to double thenumber of police in Richmond?

Richmond city council has al-ready admitted that it will cost thetaxpayers of Richmond more for amunicipal police force.

All of this is to what avail and atwhose expense? The Richmondtax payer?

Do you feel the mayor wouldbe a suitable choice to head thepolice board?

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Onni carnival a shabby ploy

Art reminds us to stay hopefulDear Editor,Re: Thank you for print-

ing Mr. Arnold’s letter in theRichmond News Feb. 19. Iam in full agreement with hiswords and was convincedfurthermore when readingthe column by Matt Hoekstraabout Mr. Bill Reid’s JadeCanoe sculpture at YVR.The message this work ofart represents is strong, yet,

obvious. I won’t claim topossess any answers to thisendless riddle called human-ity but want to mention to allwho agree with Mr. Arnold’spoint of view that hope isin all of us, regardless ofeconomical status, ideology,religious affiliation and cul-tural background. If anythinggreat is possible within us all,it surely will begin with ex-

pressing our opinion in a re-spectful manner, consideringall who will read our wordsas our equals, brothers andsisters on this dirt ball flyingin space we call earth.

Must we be reminded thatthere is no other place for usto go to if we wreck this one?

Raymond PareRichmond

Dear Editor,Onni’s current publicity stunt is insulting

to the residents of Steveston. Their develop-ment of the Imperial Landing site has beena very well orchestrated ploy ever since itwas conceived. Thanks to the incompetenceand compliance of city hall, Onni was issuedan original development permit based on amaritime theme which was never intended tobe carried out. Onni has very deep pocketsand they settle disputes in the courts wherethey can run circles around city hall. Onni hasno concept of community awareness or socialvalues. The current attempt to win over thecommunity by putting on a carnival is simplyan attempt to buy support. How shabby canthey get?

City hall, and its elected officials, are asmuch to blame as Onni for the four-year“Mexican standoff” that has no end in sight. Itis obvious that city hall had no idea as to what

a maritime theme was all about at the timethey issued the development permit. How-ever, it has been mooted that a marina facilityis needed. This should have been included inthe Onni development permit.

There is room to build a fully serviced mari-na to accommodate 300-400 pleasure boats.The cost of this facility would become the fullresponsibility of Onni and fits with their permitto develop according to a maritime theme.The problem is that the Fraser River is rapidlybecoming a major commercial transport routeputting pleasure craft more and more at risk.

There is nothing attractive about the Impe-rial Landing site as it stands. There is nogreenery and/or shade trees where peoplecan sit and enjoy the river view.

Is city hall really prepared to stand up tothis developer?

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NEWS in the City

Neighbourhood densification proposedGRAEMEWOODStaff ReporterGWOODRICHMONDNEWS.COM

Coun. Harold Steves says it’s time to consider densificationof some neighbourhood subdivisions, but in the mean-

time, he’s supporting a proposed amendment to the Cityof Richmond’s housing policy that will usher in significantchanges to residential development along main roads.

More than a year after city council asked city planners toreview housing forms on large lots, a staff report releasedlast week is recommending an array of changes that expandground-level housing types along the city’s arterial roads,thus allowing thousands of more people to live outside of thedowntown core than what was originally planned for in theOfficial Community Plan of 2011.

“It’s not just the arterial roads I’m concerned about. I’mconcerned about why we aren’t densifying some of thesubdivisions, as well. It’s something we really have to cometo grips with,” said Steves.

The proposed amendments, now set for public consulta-tion (open houses), include provisions for row housing, du-plexes, triplexes and more compact lots, which would allowfor close to a 50 per cent increase in units along such roads,accounting for 12,200 more residents.

The report notes planners have identified 1,626 propertiesthat can eventually turn into 6,115 housing units.

In light of record-setting real estate prices, the city con-tends smaller dwellings will result in more affordable housingoptions. The proposals make no provisions for rental units.

While council asked for a review of all large lots in the city,the report states there are no proposed changes for internalsubdivisions as “this will require considerable additionalresearch to review this potential.”

The policy shift for arterial road development could, how-ever, have consequences for subdivision homes adjacent to

lots facing such roads, as more back lanesand coach houses would be possible.

Also, the city is looking to study lots thatare “sandwiched” between an arterial roadand an internal local road. These “double-facing lots” could be subject to densifica-tion; in such instances, the units frontingthe local road would be scaled back toconform to surrounding homes.

Planners believe developing suchlots would also improve arterial roadstreetscape (by eliminating fences alongarterials) and add demand for higher qual-ity bus service.

While a property owner may still chooseto rebuild a new single-family home alongan arterial road, Coun. Bill McNulty said,“by adopting this policy, it will put a bigstop to mega homes along arterial roads,”as it encourages more densification options.

Coun. Carol Day was the only councillor toobject to the proposals at a council meetingon Monday.

“It’s a great idea, we need more afford-able housing, but I don’t think we’re thereyet,” said Day.

The rookie councillor said she was concerned about “qual-ity of life” and raised issues such as ensuring accessibleunits for seniors are built on ground level.

City planner Wayne Craig told Day the city already encour-ages such “aging in place” measures.

Coun. Alexa Loo questioned the report’s assertion thatduplexes and triplexes be charged an affordable housingcontribution of $4 per square foot (for subsidized housing).

“We’re trying to make them more affordable for people buttacking the affordable housing portion on top of it sort of re-verses that. Is there a better way to tackle that?” asked Loo.

Craig said “significant” research shows such charges donot affect affordability and that “the end product will sell forwhat the market will bear.”

One particular area has been proposed for even greaterdensification.

“For those properties along Railway Avenue, betweenGranville Avenue and Steveston Highway, high density town-house developments (3-4 storeys high, stack townhouses) orlow rise apartments may also be explored,” notes the report.

Steves said such a plan was originally envisioned in the1960s.

Aside from open houses, the report notes the RichmondSchool District will also need to be consulted.

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NEWSin the City

Brighouse Village expands

Time is quickly running outon the old Dairy Queen

building on Buswell Roadafter a development permitto build a 15-storey towerwas approved by city councilon Monday.

The development con-cept, known as Alfa, wasapproved last year as thevicinity labelled BrighouseVillage undergoes significantdensification.

Four towers, including Alfa,

will be built a stone’s throwaway from Richmond CityHall within the next year. Al-ready under construction isthe Storeys subsidized hous-ing complex for low-incomeand/or vulnerable residents.That tower will accommodate129 housing units.

Along No. 3 Road will bean 11-storey office towerwith ground level retail spaceand a nine-storey residentialtower along Anderson Road.Those towers are alreadybeing seismically preparedwith pre-fill.

Alfa will boast 111

residential units whencomplete, eight of which willbe one-bedroom subsidizedrental units (monthly rentsof $950, stipulated by ahousing agreement via thecity, for those with householdincomes below $38,000).

The tower will be heatedand cooled with a privategeothermal system.

Restaurants and retail willbe on the ground level.

Further up Buswell isanother tower developmentunder construction, ElleRichmond, which replacedthe old Legend’s Pub.

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As the US National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration’s (NHTSA’s) Fatal AnalysisReporting System (FARS) statistics for 2015 roll

in, the year, as predicted, is counter-trending ‘not tothe good’. Press release details say: “[In] 2014 … 32,675people died in motor vehicle crashes, a 0.1-percentdecrease from the previous year.

The fatality rate fell to a record-low of 1.07 deaths per100 million vehicle miles traveled. Estimates for thefirst half of 2015 show an 8.1 percent increase in trafficdeaths from the same period last year. The fatalityrate per vehicle mile reportedly is up 4.4 percent.Not surprisingly, the news release in this regardcautions that while “partial-year estimates are morevolatile and subject to revision”, this “represents atroubling departure from a general downward trend.”

The call is out to “the federal, state and localgovernments, law enforcement, vehiclemanufacturers, safety advocates and road users” to“reinvigorate the fight against deadly behavior onAmerica’s roads” which includes, of course, moreeffort to find out what is going on.

Final 2015 numbers and the identification of factorsin the year’s fatalities will not be available until nextyear. In the meantime, the 2014 ‘picture’ shows “thatwhile overall road deaths declined only slightly, itwas the safest year on record for passenger vehicleoccupants: 21,022 Americans died in vehicles in 2014,the lowest number since FARS began collecting data

in 1975.” Cyclist deaths also declined. The number ofpedestrians killed, however, rose by 3.1 percent from2013.

With respect to these overall 2014 results, the standardcausal factors remained constant — drunk drivingcrashes caused roughly one-third of the fatalities; halfof all vehicle occupants who died were not wearingseat belts; more (helmet-less) motorcyclists died instates without helmet laws; speeding was a factorin more than one in four deaths; distracted drivingaccounted for 10 percent of all crash fatalities; drowsydriving for 2.6 percent; and human factors vastlyoutweighed vehicle-related factors as ‘the criticalcause’ of crashes in 94 percent and two percentrespectively.

Early attempts to explain 2015 suggest US job growthcombined with low fuel prices means more peopledriving overall, which has tended to contribute tohigher fatality rates. Cell phone technology andinterconnectivity is a main focus of concern. The USNational Safety Council (NSC) estimates that one infour crashes involve cell phone use.

NSC CEO Deborah Hersman has been quoted assaying, “While the public understands the risksassociated with distracted driving, the data showsthe behavior continues – we need better education,laws and enforcement to make our roads safer foreveryone.” She also points out that while automakershave developed heads-up displays that enable driversto check information without taking their eyes fromthe road … “if it puts up an iPod playlist or sends arestaurant reservation that may distract from the taskof driving.”

As voice command becomes the norm for controlof communication devices we may expect to see achange in the distracted driving issue.

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Terra Nova was right up there with howSteveston got its name.

And on Wednesday, as the cement wasbeing delivered at The Sharing Farm’snew city-owned facility off WestminsterHighway, James Gates smiled as he gazedacross the safety fencing at workers layingthe foundations of “Mary’s Barn.”

Mary’s Barn — named in honour of TheSharing Farm founder Mary Gazetas, whopassed away in 2012 — is scheduled tobe completed sometime in May.

Gazetas was the inspiration behindand a founding member of the non-profitRichmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project,the original name of The Sharing FarmSociety.

She recognized the need for healthyfresh food at the Richmond Food Bankand worked to secure a small plot of Cityof Richmond land in Terra Nova to growvegetables for the bank.

“It’s very fitting,” said Gates, The Shar-ing Farm’s executive director, addingthat it wasn’t straight forward getting thebuilding named after Gazetas, given thecity’s policy over the naming of facilitiesafter people.

“It really couldn’t be any other name.”Like any working farm, Mary’s Barn is

key to the operations, with equipmentstorage, vegetable washing and packing,

cold storage and space to hang the farm’ssignature crop — garlic.

“Mary’s Barn is a vital asset and build-ing that will help us grow and deliver

more fresh, sustainably grown produce forlow-income families in Richmond,” addedGates.

“The (farm) donates up to 70 per centof all food grown to the Richmond FoodBank and community meals in the city.

“In 2015, over 14,000 pounds of foodwas donated to the local community.”

Mary’s Barn was only possible, saidGates, with the support of the City ofRichmond.

“(This) is a community barn, supportedby several community-minded companiesin Richmond including Rona, Kin’s FarmMarket and Lafarge, as well as many con-tributions from friends of the farm fromRichmond and Vancouver,” added Gates.

When the three and a half-acre TerraNova Rural Park was created, Gazetaswas invited to bring her team from theRichmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project toTerra Nova to establish The Sharing Farm.

As a result of her initiative and leader-ship, The Sharing Farm has donatedthousands of pounds of fresh organicvegetables for low-income families inRichmond.

That vision has continued since herdeath four years ago.

Gazetas had believed that gardens areall about people and community building.

She had built a big community of peoplearound her vision and inspired many togive back and volunteer for neighbours inneed in Richmond.

" The Sharing Farm’s executive director James Gate said it was fitting to honour Mary Gazetas whenit came to naming the charity’s new barn, set to be completed in May. The barn will be vital in helpingthe farm provide more fresh food for low-income families in Richmond. Photo by Alan Campbell

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It’s official. Construction on a jet fuel ter-minal on the Fraser River’s south arm, as

well as a pipeline crossing diagonally acrossRichmond to Vancouver International Air-port, will begin as early as next week.

The permit marks the first of severalproposed projects to get the final green light,resulting in Panamax sized tankers run-ning up and down the Fraser for fossil fueldeliveries.

On Wednesday, Port Metro Vancouver(PMV) issued a project permit to the Van-couver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation, aconsortium of airlines, allowing it to build aloading dock and six storage tanks for thejet fuel.

The facility, near the Riverport entertain-ment complex, will also include a smalloperations building, a foam storage andincident command centre and spill contain-ment infrastructure.

It is anticipated construction will take 18 to24 months.

Each five-storey tank will store 13.3 millionlitres of fuel and there are provisions to addtwo more tanks at a later date.

The port was able to issue the permit fol-lowing what it describes as a “harmonizedfederal-provincial environmental review” thatwas approved by the B.C. government inDecember, 2013.

Critics have charged the environmentalreview was flawed from the beginning, with

the Department of Fisheries and Oceans,Environment Canada and some nearby FirstNations groups left out of the process.

PMV listed the permit status onlineWednesday, although the link to the actualpermit was broken.

The City of Richmond is attempting toreview the permit.

“We’re looking to see what conditionsthey’ve put on the permit approval becausewe’ve made inputs” with regards to firesafety and environmental concerns aboutthe unloading of the fuel, noted Richmond’sspokesperson Ted Townsend.

While the new Liberal government recentlyimplemented interim measures for the envi-ronmental assessment process, existing proj-ects, such as this one, will not be affected.

The new measures include looking at howprojects contribute directly and indirectly togreenhouse gases and pollution.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie repeated his op-position to the facility two weeks ago in hisannual address.

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Two men have been sen-tenced in a bizarre kid-

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It all began after the of-ficial, identified only as Mr.Chan, transferred his cashto a money exchange inRichmond.

His contact in Canada —a man who can be identifiedonly by the initials B.L. dueto a publication ban — wastasked with collecting thecash and holding it until theofficial could use it later togamble.

But B.L. decided hewanted to steal the moneyand planned a fake kidnap-ping that was foiled when abystander spotted suspi-cious activity in a Richmondparkade.

That’s the conclusionreached by a judge who thisweek sentenced two men,Donald Stalker and Ray-mond Truong, for their partin the August 2013 crime.

“To say the facts in thiscase are unusual is tounderstate,” B.C. SupremeCourt Justice CatherineWedge said while sentenc-ing Stalker. “They border onthe bizarre.”

Stalker, 29, and Truong,21, went on trial chargedwith a number of offencesincluding kidnapping, but ajury acquitted them of themost serious charges and

instead convicted them oftheft.

Stalker was also convictedof possession of a loadedfirearm.

B.L. testified that Mr.Chan periodically sentlarge amounts of money toCanada and then travelledhere about three times ayear to have B.L. deliver themoney to him.

B.L. kept huge amountsof cash in his apartment inRichmond, even when hehad his four-year-old sonwith him.

On the day of the al-leged abduction, B.L. wasen route to deliver the$300,000 to Mr. Chan. B.L.and his son were rushed bythree or four men as theyapproached his BMW SUVparked in the Westin WallCentre on Corvette Way.B.L. was handcuffed andput in the back seat of thevehicle with his son.

Stalker drove the vehicleout of the parkade, andthen Truong got behind thewheel. A short while later,police stopped the vehicle.

A police officer testifiedthat neither B.L. nor his sonlooked upset or in any dis-tress. Inside the cargo areaof the vehicle, police foundthe cash in a grocery bag.They also found a semi-au-tomatic pistol. The chamberwas not loaded, but a maga-zine attached to it containedrounds of ammunition.

When police asked B.L.about the money, he be-came hostile and refused totalk until he had spoken to

a lawyer. He told police he’dbeen robbed.

Police searched his apart-ment and found it had beenransacked, an event thejudge concluded had beenstaged.

Stalker and Truong bothtestified, with Truong de-scribing a man he’d met ata party in Richmond whomhe identified as BrandonConnelly. He said he latermet with Connelly and B.L.to discuss a plan to stagethe fake robbery.

The judge said she foundTruong, who had no priorcriminal record, to be acredible witness.

Stalker, who has anextensive criminal record,testified to basically thesame story as Truong.

“A so-called complainant,together with Brandon (Con-nelly), planned a theft andenlisted Mr. Stalker and Mr.Truong to help,” said thejudge. “To paint a convinc-ing picture of a robbery totrick B.L.’s boss, B.L. used

his 4 1/2-year-old son as,in the words of defencecounsel, a prop.”

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The judge said she accepted the evi-dence of Truong and Stalker that the childwas never part of the plot. “The Crown’scomplainant is a most egregious offender,the one with probably the greatest moralculpability in all of this.”

Wedge said she accepted that the crimewas not a dynamic or dangerous situation.

“The scenario was a fiction concoctedby the complainant to steal a significantamount of money from his client.”

Stalker was sentenced to 40 months inprison, but after receiving credit for pre-sentence custody, he has 2 1/2 monthsremaining. Truong received a five-monthprison sentence, but will not have any timeto serve because he had already spent theequivalent of two years in prison before be-ing released on bail.

“Mr. Truong has accordingly paid a verysteep price already for the very bad choicehe made,” said the judge.

B.L. is not facing criminal charges.

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Crime down after record year

Judge: Steep price paid for crimeFrom page 13

Crime statistics are in for 2015, showinga 31 per cent reduction in residential

break-ins from 2014. There were 677break-ins in 2015, whereas 2014 had 981,which represented at least a five-year high.

Meanwhile, motor vehicle thefts jumped10 per cent, from 347 in 2014, to 383 in2015, according to a Richmond RCMPreport to city council’s safety committee.

Although thefts from cars dropped fiveper cent, Coun. Ken Johnston warned ofan uptick in a certain type of theft fromcars. He said residents should be aware ofgrowing incidents of thieves breaking intocars and stealing garage door openers. Thethieves find the house by looking at insur-ance papers stowed in a compartment.

“So keep those clickers in your pocket,”said Johnston.

Police reported that overall propertycrime was down 2.6 per cent, with 8,206

incidents. Violent crime remained steady,with assaults up, but sexual offences androbberies down.

Supt. Renny Nesset said the committeecan expect a full review of the Block Watchprogram in April.

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COMMUNITY MATTERSFor the good of our community

For Sandy So, longtime Richmondresident and Richmond HospitalFoundation Board member, charitydoes begin at home. “We live here.We work here. It’s where we earn our

livelihood,” she says. “Money is a means toan end. It’s nothing unless you utilize it...... ina meaningful way! You can share and createhealth and happiness in others.”

Well known to many in the Lower Mainlandas the successful owner operator of Re/Max Sandy So Realty, Sandy is a dedicatedand inspiring philanthropist, who championsquality local health care and volunteerism.Leading by example, Sandy recently donated$100,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundationto purchase a new specialized portableultrasound unit, which will serve patientsacross the entire hospital. “I guess I have it in

my blood to give back and volunteer for thecommunity,” she says.

Sandy was born and raised in Hong Kong,studied in both Hong Kong and Macauand later immigrated to Canada in 1989.Throughout her successful career in the realestate industry, that currently spans morethan 25 years, Sandy has been a lifelongadvocate of the power and benefits of giving.“Even before I came to Canada, I alwaysthought volunteering was a meaningful wayof giving back to the community, and is animportant way to be able to integrate into thecommunity. For those who are fortunate andsuccessful, I would say it’s important to shareand give back to their community.”

Sandy learned at an early age how health caretouches us all. At the age of 4, Sandy was

hospitalized for 2 ½ years, but recovered andhas been able to lead a normal life. “I feel Iwas very fortunate to grow up healthy, andbe a positive person. I am passionate abouthealth. It is the single most important thingin life. That’s why I think we should all give tosupport our hospital.”

As Richmond Hospital officially celebrates its50th anniversary this month, Sandy pays aheartfelt tribute to the many compassionateand caring doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who provide life-savingcare close to home. “Richmond Hospital is avery dynamic community hospital with caringstaff. I give so that we can have the verybest right here and Richmond Hospital cancontinue to excel and be a source of pride inthe future. I feel it’s a truly a blessing to beable to give and I hope others will join me.”

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Fraser Voices stands united against build-ing a massive bridge and removing the

Massey Tunnel. Here are our reasons why:

! A 10-lane bridge would flood Richmondwith traffic — A massive bridge will createnew congestion problems and increasedpollution on Richmond streets, and on theOak Street Bridge. The cliché “You can’tbuild your way out of congestion” has beenproven over and over again. Wider bridgesjust create wider traffic jams.

! Climate change — Adding one mile ofnew highway lanes increases carbon pollu-tion by 100,000 tonnes over 50 years. Thebridge proposal is in violation of Canada’sinternational commitment to limit globalwarming to 1.5 °C.

! There are better ways — In 2008, theprovincial government promised a “Rapid-Bus BC” service through the tunnel andeven built new bus lanes on Highway 99 forthem. Since then, transit has actually beencut. A two-lane rapid transit tunnel could beadded for a much lower cost than a 10-lanebridge, but this is not on the table.

! Waste of public funds — The bridge isestimated to cost $3.5 billion and has everypossibility of high cost over-runs like thePort Mann P3 (public-private-partnership)project. There are far better uses of ourprecious public money, including improvingtransit service in Richmond.

! Threat to farmland and food security —Richmond and Delta have some of therichest farmland in Canada and food pricesare soaring. The bridge would increase thepressure to pave over Delta farmland, andthreaten access to affordable local produce.

! Threat to the Fraser River — Removingthe tunnel and building a high bridge wouldopen the river to dredging for large fully-loaded ships carrying liquefied natural gas(LNG), coal and tar sands bitumen. Thecumulative impacts will damage fish habitatand natural systems. A designated “Cana-dian Heritage River,” the Fraser is the mostproductive salmon river in the world. The

delta is an international “RAMSAR” wet-lands site and is the most used stop forwintering waterfowl and birds of prey on thePacific Flyway. The focus of shipping shouldremain in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet.

! No business case — The governmenthas not produced a clear business case forspending $3.5 billion dollars or more on this10-lane bridge and much of their publicinformation is misleading to say the least.Even the City of Richmond has made aFreedom of Information (FOI) request to getdocuments that should be public.

! Traffic volumes — Volumes through theMassey Tunnel have not increased overthe last decade and could be pushed evenlower with improved bus service. A FederalReview Panel — the highest level of Envi-ronmental Assessment — would considerall the impact of the proposal concerns ex-pressed by the public. We can do this right.

De Whalen is a member of the newlyformed group Fraser Voices and a formercolumnist for the Richmond News.

" De Whalen, of citizens group Frazer Voices.

Citizens, chamber sound off over projectOnly a federal review will quieten Fraser Voices

DEBATINGthe Bridge

The Richmond Chamber of Commerce(RCC) has reviewed the George Massey

Tunnel Replacement Project (GMTRP) andsupports the concept of a replacement bridgefor the following reasons:

! Expanded capacity —The George MasseyTunnel is at capacity during rush hour andhas been for many years. With projectedpopulation increases, an additional 100,000vehicles per day are expected to use this cor-ridor over the next 25 years. The GMTRP willcreate much needed expanded capacity, alle-viating traffic congestion, making it easier andsafer for customers, employees and goods/services to move in and out of Richmond.

! Support local workforce — In addition to the9,000 construction jobs that will be createdby this project, the long-term economic andsocial advantages of the GMTRP are vitalto the future sustainability of the Richmondeconomy. We estimate that approx. 10-20per cent of the current Richmond workforcecommutes daily via the tunnel. Based on in-creasing housing affordability challenges andpopulation growth trends, this percentage canbe expected to rise.

! Enhanced safety —The tunnel was built inthe 1950s and does not meet modern high-way and seismic standards. For this reason,twinning the existing tunnel is not a practi-cal option. The proposed bridge will meetmodern earthquake standards and will resultin an expected 35 per cent decrease in thefrequency of collisions.

! Farmland — Farming is vital to Richmond.We recognize the GMTRP will impact someagriculture lands and commend the govern-ment’s commitment to no net loss of agricul-ture land. It’s anticipated the project couldpotentially result in a net gain of farmland.

! New transit options — The GMTRP will bebuilt with the capacity for the addition of LightRail Transit over the river and will also, for thefirst time, provide direct access for cyclingand walking between Richmond and Ladner.This project will also include 50 lane kilome-tres of dedicated transit and provide directaccess to the Bridgeport Canada Line station.

! International trade — The George Masseycorridor links Richmond and YVR directly tothe South Fraser Perimeter Road and U.S.border. Additionally, this corridor helps facili-tate nearly half a billion dollars in goods whichmove in/out of Port Metro Vancouver. Theenhanced movement of people and goods isa significant economic generator.

While the Richmond Chamber supportsthe GMTRP, we are mindful of the concernsexpressed by our members:

! Oak and 70th Avenue — This intersection isa known bottleneck. Two recent traffic analy-ses confirmed that approximately 62 per centof north/south-bound commuters through theGeorge Massey Corridor (during peak hours)are commuting to/from Richmond. Neverthe-less, we strongly encourage the province towork with the City of Vancouver on this issue.

! Tolling — We encourage the province towork with Metro Vancouver, local munici-palities, as well as the federal government todevelop an integrated transportation manage-ment strategy, including infrastructure fund-ing mechanisms, which address long termtransportation and related land-use planningneeds for the entire region.

Rob Akimow is the chair of the RichmondChamber of Commerce; he’s also director ofadvertising for the Richmond News.

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" Rob Akimow, chair of Richmond Chamber ofCommerce.

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1Richmond Pentecostal Church (9300 WestminsterHighway) is featuring up and coming musical talentat its Rising Stars 2016 event on Feb. 27 from 7:30- 9:45 p.m. The Richmond Orchestra and ChorusAssociation (ROCA) is proud to present Richmond

Music Festival winners violinist Isabel Lago, and pianists SueWang, Helen Yu and Matthieu Foresi performing on stagewith the Richmond Orchestra. Advance tickets: adults $18,students $15, children under 13 $6. Door tickets: adults $20,students $18, children under 13 $10. To purchase tickets atthe advanced rate, visit online at Roca.ca or by calling 604-276-2747.

2A group of well-known locals will be putting theirbest foot forward on Saturday, March 5 as they raisemoney at the Richmond Hospice Foundation’s fifthannual Dancing with the Richmond Stars event.This year, the spectacle that takes some Rich-

mond “celebrities” and pairs them with a professional dancepartner, shifts for the first time to the River Rock Casino andResort and the dance floor at the River Rock Show Theatre.Among this year’s local notables is Coun. Carol Day, the

casino industry’s Adrian Thomas, Shaw TV host and reporterDunia Tozy, local firefighter Freddie Klomp, Steveston RotaryClub member Scott Livingstone, longtime Richmond residentand realtor Sylvia Mahal and returning for the showcasedance is last year’s winner Dr. Michelle Nielsen, who runsSteveston Smiles dental clinic. Tickets for the event, whichincludes dinner, are available online at RichmondHospiceAs-sociation.com/DancingWithStars and cost $125.

3The Feeding the Community concert on Saturday,March 5 is a community concert in support of theRichmond Food Bank and the Steveston UnitedMusic Program. Admission is by donation and theevent is being held at Steveston United Church at

3720 Broadway St. The concert will feature the Fraser RiverFiddlers and the Steveston Choir. Call 604.277.0508 for moreinformation. There will be a reception following the concert.

" Coun. Carol Day, with dancing partner David Marasigan"" Coun Carol Day with dancing partner David Marasigan

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The Flash and Deadpool might bewell advised to take a long look overtheir shoulders.

About to steal the scene couldbe do-gooders such as The Hitter, TheAmazing Blob, Weakling, Super Spirit Girl,Bloodwrath and, wait for it, The Under-cover Super Teacher’s Pet.

That’s if the Grade 4 students at West-wind elementary in Steveston get their wayin the aftermath of their first ever ComicCon.

The original superheroes — borne of theminds of the mostly nine-year-olds andstarring in the kids’ hand-drawn comics —were on show and “for sale” to the rest ofthe school Wednesday.

And as the lunch hour approached, thebuzz of excitement reverberating aroundthe small classroom was almost levitatingfor the dozens of students and teachersvisiting from other grades and classes.

This was a comic convention like noother, as Mr. (Carlos) Victoria’s army ofwriters swarmed, in the nicest possibleway, around the curious “buyers” with theirsales pitches, photocopied comics anddetailed descriptions of their characters.

It was hard to believe, given the energyswirling the room, that the kids were work-ing and, most likely, being assessed at thatvery moment.

“A small group of the students came tous (late last year) and asked for help to setup a comic club,” said Victoria, the Grade4 students’ teacher.

“They were staying behind after class, upto a half hour after everyone else had gone,to work on this.

“But I thought, wait a minute, here arestudents willing to stay behind, there’ssomething here. So, in January, I basically

threw out persuasive writing and went withthis (Comic Con) instead as part of theirlearning.”

The Comic Con, said Victoria, has beennothing short of a revelation and is tailor-made for the new inquiry-based curricu-lum, being made mandatory by the B.C.government for K-Grade 9 this fall andcurrently being trialed across the province.

Students will continue to learn the basicslike reading, writing and arithmetic, but thenew curriculum, according to the Ministryof Education, will also focus on collabora-tion, critical thinking and communicationskills to better prepare them for college,university and the work force.

Callan Wevers created “The Hitter,” ashort story about a kid hitting others

and being taught the error of his ways bya superhero; Jake Jensen dreamed up theThe Adventures of the Undercover SuperTeacher’s Pet, who defends the virtues ofWestwind elementary; while Sam Levin’sThe Jall and Fick just “popped into hishead.”

“Some of these guys were up at 5 a.m.today to put the finishing touches to theircomics,” said Victoria.

“(Another student) thought he was goingto have to choose between going to Dis-neyland and attending the Comic Con. Hechose the Comic Con before being told thatthe two events didn’t actually clash.

“This is an amazing group, with 22 boysand eight girls, all with lots of leadershippotential. But I noticed straight away that,when engagement goes up, such as withthis Comic Con, everything else — suchas disruptive behaviour — almost disap-pears.”

Victoria said he never framed the comicidea — the students had to come up withtwo original comics; one about a superherowho defends the school’s virtues and amore freestyle one about a sound — as

class work.“They don’t see it as such; the task was

always enjoyable,” he said.“And in this day and age, when kids are

easily distracted and their attention spansare sometimes very limited, this kind of en-gagement from the students is incredible.

“Teachers need to capitalize on students’strengths and that’s why I was happy to letpersuasive writing go and replace it withthe Comic Con.”

One of the main con-cerns expressed thus

far by parents about thenew curriculum is howaccurate assessment oftheir child’s progress willbe, given the subjectivenature of the proposed, newcurriculum’scontent.

Victoriaunder-stands theangst, butwants toassureparents,despitethe facthe stillhasmanyquestions himself,that students will still be learning what theyneed to be.

“Today, we sat in a sharing circle andone by one, the students dedicated theirwork to someone they knew; there weremoms, dads, grandparents and evenme, which was very flattering,” explainedVictoria.

“But there’s a part of teaching that re-quires you to be OK to fail. This, however,has been a huge success.

“It helped kids experience having thepower of choice; it empowered them tobe in charge of their learning. And bothcomics covered language arts, responsibil-ity and the fine arts, so it was every bit asvaluable as persuasive writing.”

Furthermore, as expressed by manyteachers since the new curriculum startedto hit the headlines late last year, Victoriasaid the concept of inquiry-based

learning is“nothingnew.”

“It’s a lotof thingsthat we’vebeen doingfor sometime. It per-haps bringsthingsto thesurface,but it’s not

about checklists. And itgives teachers more choiceto explore ideas and allowsstudents the same freedom.“In terms of (grading) for

the Comic Con, we set littlegoals as we went along; whatneeds to be in the draft; whatneeds to be in the good copyand things like an authorprofile.”

Students’ progress was thenmonitored, added Victoria, through thatstructure and parents will be able to seewhere their child is at.

“You could see for yourself today, theywere in total control,” he said.

“I asked them to greet their own guestsand show them around the Comic Con.They were very empowered today. Theywere communicating, thinking for them-selves and connecting.”

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“I wouldn’t say they wereconcerned; more curious thananything.”Dixon elementary principal BillJuhasz was reflecting on thesentiments among the 100 orso parents who turned out for a“What is the New Curriculum”parent night, jointly hosted by hisschool and Blair elementary.“Not a lot of parents knew muchabout the old curriculum, letalone the new one,” Juhasz said.“This was half about the new cur-riculum and half about showcas-ing what great things our teach-ers do and the effort that alreadygoes into planning dynamiclessons.”Teachers from both schools, saidJuhasz, are very much “on thelearning curve and have beendabbling with (the new cur-riculum) for the last year and wewill be better equipped to sharemore about it later (in the schoolyear).”The old model of learning wasabout “imparting information intoempty vessels,” he added. “Nowit’s experiential learning.”A dozen different stations, eachhosted by a different teacher fromone of the two schools, greetedthe parents with explanations ofhow that particular unit mightwork within the new curriculumand how it will be assessed.A bell was rung every ten minutesand each parent group movedonto the next station.“Teachers were collecting allthe questions (from parents)throughout the night, so we cananswer them more fully next timearound,” said Juhasz.The primary areas parents wereconcerned about, said the Dixonprincipal, were:1. How can we help our kids athome?2. Personalized learning? Howcan teachers achieve that whenthere are so many different chil-dren in the classroom?3. If students are always allowedto choose how they are going toanswer, how are they going tolearn when they don’t have thatchoice?In answer to the last question,Juhasz said teachers wouldstill have to see all the “modalsof learning” from the studentsthroughout the semester orcourse, not just the ones thestudent favours.“This kind of teaching andlearning has been happening fordecades, though, and our teach-ers have been involved in this aswell,” said Juhasz.“We will be having a meetingto reflect on the questions andunderstand what we can doto incorporate that in the nextmeeting with parents; which willbe the parent-teacher meetingin September at the start of the

Educatingthe parentsBy Alan Campbell

An ongoing review of school policies by theRichmond School Board will soon include

the likes of corporate sponsorship and humanrights, including sexual orientation.The board is endeavoring to update many out-dated policies, which may or may not changefollowing the review.The board’s policy committee chair, schooltrustee Dr. Eric Yung, told the Richmond Newsthe board has already reviewed several policiesand will continue to do so over the next year.A review that will require sit-down discussionsamong trustees and the broader communityconcerns the district’s policy on commercial-ism, noted Yung.“It’s being worked on right now. It’s horribly outof date, but it hasn’t been debated in front ofthe board,” said Yung.The district’s commercialism policy was lastupdated in May 1993, when there was moretaxpayer-backed funding for public schools.Yung said one of the drivers leading to a reviewof this policy is lower funding by the provincialgovernment since that time.The policy states, no for-profit company ororganization may involve a school in promotingits product or service unless the principal ap-proves of it, believing there is “overriding value”for students.This may, for example, apply to allowing certainbranded vending machines in schools.As well, companies are not allowed to publicizetheir activities in schools.The existing policy states, “The board believes

that an adequate level of funding should beprovided from tax revenues” and “in no caseshould exploitation of students be permitted.”Yung said he would expect such an overarchingphilosophy to remain in Richmond.“We need to insulate (students) from any com-mercial entity,” he said.However, Yung said given the financial burdensplaced on schools, a policy on sponsorships willbe looked at.“At what point is a sponsorship OK, and whenis it not?” asked Yung.He noted Richmond has no policy on the boardreviewing an issue such as Chevron offeringmoney to schools via gas purchases — some-thing that Vancouver’s district has denied butothers in the Lower Mainland have accepted.“We have no policy about this. Is it good orbad? And that’s what we’ll need to talk about,”said Yung, noting the review will take up to ayear’s time.Richmond School District communicationsmanager, David Sadler, said Chevron did makean offer last year but it didn’t reach the boarddue to the existing policy.Meantime, the board is also reviewing its codeof conduct.“Much of it is just common sense . . . We haveto fulfill the requirements of the BC HumanRights Code,” said Yung.Richmond is one of a minority of school dis-tricts in B.C. to not have an explicit policy fornon-cisgender and homosexual students.The district does, however, recognize “the

diverse cultural, linguistic and ethnic natureof the Richmond community” in its districtphilosophy.Speaking personally as a trustee, Yung said rec-ognizing culture and ethnicity is important giventhe demographic diversity of Richmond. Whenit comes to sexual orientation or gender issues,Yung said he was inclined not to teach kids toidentify one another in such a manner.“I don’t want to teach target identification,” saidYung.On the flip side, trustee Sandra Nixon hasbeen pushing for more explicit language tobetter protect non-cisgender and homosexualstudents.Another notable policy that has been affectedby time is regarding technology. The Newsasked Yung how the board views cell phone usein schools.Yung said individual schools generally createtheir own policies on such use. When askedabout cell phones being used for teaching pur-poses, Yung said “there cannot be a situationwhere there are have and have-nots.”He noted the district has provided each schoolwith a cart of tablets so each student can useone, regardless of their financial situation.The board has also worked to update itspolicy on administering medications — trainedelementary teachers are expected to be able toassist younger students with prescribed medi-cation, Yung said.More recently, the board also updated its policyon video surveillance to meet privacy standards.

Education Week in Richmondkicks off this Sunday, with a

packed schedule of student activityand events throughout the city.The annual event is hosted by theRichmond School District and isintended to celebrate teaching

excellence and student achieve-ments.Many activities will take place atAberdeen Centre, where rolling artboards from elementary studentswill set the stage for Science Jam,the Skills BC regional competition,and a Popsicle bridge competition.The ever-popular Science Jam,Tuesday at 4 p.m., will includemore than 600 students from 10schools displaying their scienceprojects — the first of their kindfrom the redesigned curriculum,according to the district.

The non-competitive science fairwill include Homma elementarystudents showing off their scienceexperiments that were preparedunder the supervision of scientistsfrom MacDonald, Dettwiler andAssociates Ltd. (MDA), a local

aerospace technol-ogy firm on SeaIsland.A keynote presen-tation from ScienceWorld scientistsalso highlights theevening’s activities.Science will againbe a key theme onFriday (March 4),when secondarystudents performin the Skills BCcompetition, whichaims to promotetechnology and

career trades.The competition features fashiontechnology, graphic design, gravityvehicles, website design, potentialenergy vehicles and public speak-ing.A special skill, applied physics,will be on full display next Sunday(March 6), when students take partin the always-dramatic Popsiclebridge competition.“The key is to use as many tri-angles as possible because they’restronger,” explained Grade 9 Boydstudent Annabel Tse, who will try

to build the lightest bridge that cansupport the most weight.Thousands of people are expectedto visit Aberdeen Centre for thevarious events.If science isn’t your thing,the district has manystudents participatingin the arts.Drama will en-sue at TheatreMcNair nextFriday (March4), at 7 p.m.,for the firstshowing of alocally producedadaptation ofSleepy Hollow.The show will runfor seven straightdays (Tickets at604-668-6575) atMcNair.The artisticallyinclined may alsobe interested ina hip-hop dancecompetition, takingplace at McRobertssecondary nextFriday

(March 4), at 6 p.m. For more in-formation on school activities, lookonline at EdWeek.sd38.bc.ca/

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Teacher Fiona MacNicol-Clark has to do itquickly — her preps don’t last too long.

And sure enough, it’s not long after sittingdown with the Richmond News that thestream of Grade 1 and 2 French Immersionstudents begins.

Hot and sweaty after gym class, Division13 is directed, in French, by their ‘Madame’to sit down on the carpet and review theclass calendar.

On this day, a cold morning showerpassed over Dixon elementary, making wayfor a warm, sunny afternoon.

Upon exhausting the students’ weathervocabulary, MacNicol-Clark sends them intwo directions: outside and to the art table.

Most of them choose to go outside, soMacNicol-Clark takes her coffee and plantsherself at the open doorway of her portable,with one eye on the playground and theother inside her classroom.

It doesn’t take long for her to extinguish a

“war” between the girls.One girl, flustered at the events on the

playground, begins speaking French, al-though she quickly turns to English to pleadher case to the judge.

MacNicol-Clark, speaking French, findsan easy solution for all of them, by sendingthem in different directions.

“The bottom line is you have to keep kidshappy and learning. And kids learn bet-ter when they’re happy and active,” saidMacNicol-Clark.

“I will miss them,” she added.MacNicol-Clark retires next month, after

30 years of teaching for the RichmondSchool District.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, the natural-born linguist took to languages quickly,learning Latin, then German and eventuallyFrench.

She spent two years in her early 20s inthe Black Forest, Germany, teaching ESL.

MacNicol-Clark chuckles when shethinks of serving as the town’s translator forFrench soldiers and the locals, who oftensquabbled.

The 59-year-old came to Vancouver in1980. She never looked back, as the cityoffered all the adventure she could think of.

With an education degree in hand fromthe University of Aberdeen, it took MacN-icol-Clark a few years of tutoring to finallyland a job at Dixon, where she’s been eversince.

She laughs at explaining how she marriedan Irishman and an Englishman after im-migrating to Vancouver.

While the Irishman didn’t work out, theEnglishman has stuck around, she said.

The two are now set to launch theirgolden years in Kelowna and Mexico, afterselling their home in Steveston. She saysshe will miss her friends here but looksforward to meeting new people and takingon a different pace of life.

The soon-to-be snowbird notes she’sproud to have taught many teachers (manyof them former students) in the later stageof her career.

While optimistic for her own future and

retirement, she worries about the new cropof teachers.

“I think respect for teachers has gonedownhill somewhat, especially after the laststrike. It was very distressing for us whohave been professionals for so long. Theteacher-bashing was very hurtful for thoseof us who have dedicated our careers toteaching children,” she said.

And while “there are a lot more opportuni-ties for kids here,” than her native Scotland,she’s also concerned about ballooning classsizes.

“It’s pretty shocking to still have classsizes of 30 kids in this day and age. Howcan you possibly do personalized learningfor every kid?” she wonders.

A student runs into her and gives her ahug.

Time’s up. Clean up. Pack your bags. Lineup. Au revoir, Madame.

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Dixon says ‘au revoir’to globetrotting teacher

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" Teacher Fiona MacNicol-Clark was born in Glasgow, Scotland, taught ESL in Germany and posted a30-plus year career teaching in Richmond. Now off to Kelowna and Mexico to retire, MacNicol-Clarksaid she will volunteer at a school near Puerto Vallarta. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News.


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The 38th annual Vancouver Wine Festival wraps up thisweekend. Italy is the featured country, although there were

1,470 wines from other countries to sample. If you didn’tattend any of the 54 tastings, seminars, lunches or dinners,check out my wine recommendations below and have a mini-festival at your home.

My first pick is an Italian white, the Ruffino 2014 OrvietoClassico ($11.29). Like some Italian wines, the Orvieto isnamed after a geographical location.

The wine grapes are grown near the striking hill town of Or-vieto in Umbria. Less than 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto sitshigh above the valley floor atop a big chunk of tufo limestone,overlooking the cypress dotted Umbrian plains.

The Ruffino estate which produces the white has been inbusiness since 1877 and now produces wine in seven Italianregions. Four indigenous grapes go into the aromatic blend:

grechetto, procanico, verdello and canaiolo bianco.I enjoyed the floral and fruit aromas and the distinctive

flavour of pears and apples along with a tasty lemon-lime tang.Like many dry European whites, the Orvieto has a mineralcomponent resulting from grapes being grown on limestonesoil.

Very tasty with the albacore tuna tartare with meyer lemonand citrus-infused olive oil that I enjoyed at the Ruffino Festi-val Dinner earlier this week at Cin-Cin.

Next, we head west to Tuscany, home of Italy’s best knownred wine, Chianti. I uncorked the Rocca delle Macie 2013 Chi-anti Classico ($17.49). Remember the 1960s when the bestthing about Chianti was its straw bottle that you stuck a candlein and not the thin wine?

The good news is that the Tuscan Chianti producers havedrastically improved the formula. Instead of having two typesof red grapes being watered down by two types of whitegrapes, they now have only red grapes in the blend: sangio-vese and merlot.

The Rocca delle Macie has a lovely bouquet of cherry andviolets, with flavours of the Italian countryside with earth,

spice, smoke,and cherry.It is me-dium bodied,savoury andsmooth. Enjoythe ChiantiClassico withveal, venisonor rib-eye.

Just be sureto decant it fora few hours tolet the bouquetand flavoursevolve.

My final recommendation is something new: the Villa Maria2015 Lightly Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.

It is normally $16.99 but it’s now on sale for $15.49 untilFeb. 27. Bursting with aromas and flavours of gooseberriesand guava, it is made in a light frizzante style with gentlebubbles and a creamy texture.

Great as an apéritif with tapas and perfect for turning anordinary occasion into one of delight and celebration.

Eric Hanson is a retired Richmond teacher and local wineexpert. He can be reached at [email protected]

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There may be people who ask why you’re retiring so young.Remember, there’s no need to justify your decision to anyone.Presumably you worked hard, paid your dues and showed upready to work every day. You didn’t steal this retirement fromanyone; you earned it.

Perhaps you’re feeling guilty that some of your retired friendshave to work part-time to make ends meet. Or some may needto work to 65. It’s unfortunate, but it’s their life, their choice.

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My advice to new retirees is this: Learn how to find joy insimple things like walking in nature, sharing a meal with afriend, playing with your pet or reading a good book.

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This discussion is not a variation of Elizabeth Browning’s famouspoem. It is about the tragedy described in the case Brownv. Pearce Estate (whose reasons for judgment were recentlyreleased).The case is a claim for variation of a mother’sWill byher son, the Plaintiff.BackgroundThedeceased died in late-2012. She hadmarried twice and hada common law relationship. In her first marriage, she had twochildren, one of whomwas the Plaintiff.Thatmarriage ended indivorce, and in 1973, the deceased remarried.Her second husband had a child from a previous relationship.That child, a daughter, died tragically in a car accident in 1989.After that incident, the deceased’s secondmarriage eventuallyended in 1995.In 1999, the deceased entered a relationship which was happy,until the husband died unexpectedly in 2004. After thatrelationship, she declined into depression and alcoholism, anddied at age 68.Her eldest child, the Plaintiff, was born in 1965 andmarried in1990.Thatmarriage ended in 1993. In 1995, he started living withhis second wife (theymarried in 2001).They had a daughter whonever met the deceased.Thatmarriage ended as well.The Plaintiff ’s relationship with his mother was poor, thoughseemingly not as poor as described in his evidence. He testifiedto an abusive relationship, including not having enough foodwhen he was young and never being appreciated.The relationship seemed to end in 1995, when the deceasedmoved out of her house to end her secondmarriage.Thedeceased asked the Plaintiff to help her, and when he arrivedat the house, he startedmoving things out onto the front lawn,embarrassing the deceased.The ensuing fight seemed to cause considerable frustration onboth sides, and the Plaintiff seemed to have lost interest in theirrelationship.There was only sporadic contact afterward, whichcaused the deceased considerable sadness.Around 2005, the deceased sold her home and gave thePlaintiff ’s sister $200,000 of the proceeds. She did not give thePlaintiff anything and, in herWill, bequeathed him $10,000.ThePlaintiff sought to vary herWill.Court’s decisionTheCourt heard evidence from eight witnesses, several of whomcontradicted the Plaintiff ’s evidence -- including his sister, whotestified that they observed no shortage of food in the household.The Court analyzed the law ofWills Variation, referring to themost important case (Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate) and subsequentcases, and discussed the obligations of aWill maker with respectto their legal andmoral duties toward children.The Court considered the abuse the deceased endured, and thePlaintiff ’s apparent unwillingness to have a relationship with herover some years.The Court held that the deceased’s reasons for not leaving thePlaintiff amore generous bequest were valid and rational. Sincetheir estrangement was the Plaintiff ’s fault, her bequest was not“unjust or inequitable,” and her moral duty toward himwasnegated.The Plaintiff ’s claimwas dismissed, and theWill stood.SummaryTheCourt delivered a thorough and thoughtful analysis of afamily’s tragic circumstances. On the evidence, the Plaintiffchose not to have or rekindle a relationship with his nowdeceasedmother.The reasons are not wholly clear, but areprobably complex.TheWill gave reasons for themodest bequest, and due to thenature of the relationship, the Plaintiff had a difficultcase tomeet, and he failed. In these cases, and inmany ways, relationships are an important factor forthe Court in deciding whether to vary aWill.

How important are relationships–letme count theways!

Does a CourtOrder terminatea RepresentationAgreement?

IntroductionIt is popular these days for people to make RepresentationAgreements. Legislative changes in recent years have made it easierfor adults to plan their end-of-life treatment, and more of us aretaking advantage.

The latest legislative changes, in 2011, made the Power of Attorneythe only planning document for managing a person’s financialaffairs and the Representation Agreement (“RA”) the mainplanning document for managing a person’s health care. (There isalso a document known as an Advance Directive, but it is not usedas often.)

A person making an RA appoints one or more person(s) torepresent them in their health care management. The range ofdecision-making powers given to their representative tends to beunderstandably broad.There is also, typically, a “livingWill” clausein the document, where the person states, generally speaking, thatif they are being kept alive bymachines andmedical opinion is thatrecovery is unlikely, the machine(s) should be “unplugged.”

If everyone in the family gets along, it can all be simple. However,a recent case shows the complexity when family differences exist.

FactsReasons for judgment were released earlier this month in the caseRe Clay. The adult in question made an RA in 2004. He appointedhis wife as representative, with his two daughters as alternates.The agreement was to become effective when the adult fatherbecame incapacitated.

At the relevant time, in 2014, his wife was in a care facility, thusunable to act. His two daughters then assumed authority. Theypersuaded their father to move to a care facility, which he did. Butnot long after, dissatisfied with the facility, he returned home withthe help of his (adopted) son.

The daughters launched action, seeking a Court Order declaringtheir father unable to manage both his person and his financialaffairs. Their father sought his own Lawyer. They then set amediation, where they agreed to appoint a Trust company asfinancial Committee.

That agreement was used in the subsequent Court hearing, wherethe Court made the Order that the father was incapacitated andunable to manage his financial affairs. However, the question of aCommittee over the person was not concluded. That applicationwas adjourned.

It was now unclear if the 2004 RA still applied. So, the Trustcompany returned to Court, seeking directions as to whether theRA indeed still applied (so that the Trust company could knowwith whom it had to deal).

The question for the Court was if the declaration that the fatherwas incapacitated rendered the RA terminated.

DecisionIn a careful, skillful analysis, the Court held that the earlierdeclaration of incapacity of the father did terminate the RA.Therefore, if the daughters wanted to manage their father’s healthcare, they would need to bring on an application for that Order,because with the termination of the RA, no person was left inthe “management” position. I expect that there will be anotherCourt application.

SummaryIncapacity planning is becoming more controversial and morepopular. Recent and coming changes to the law will facilitatephysician-assisted end-of-life planning. Canadians have thusfar reacted positively, it would seem. With RepresentationAgreements, a person may express their preferences with respectto all their health care treatment.

But the state of the family will dictate how they plan. If familymembers are not on good terms, they may choose a representativeoutside the family, or even not plan at all. Leaving it fora Court Order may prove expensive, but there may beno other choice, unless a person can find a workableplan using good advice, which will likely involvefewer family members.

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Massage and Reflexology Wellness ClinicPractitioners are needed. If you are apractitioner and have time to volunteer for thismuch appreciated service, call Debbie Hertha,Seniors Wellness Coordinator at 604-238-8460.

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Sunday MovieWatch a new release or a classic filmin the comfort of the Minoru Lounge.Show time is at 1:00 pm every Sunday.Call Friday afternoons for informationon the upcoming show. $2 (Drop-in)

Busy Fingers!Keep minds sharp and hands busyin this social group that knits andcrochets with centre-suppliedmaterials. Bring a project to work on,or use the time to help with ongoingfundraising by making items for saleat Minoru Place.Mon/Thu, 9:00 am–1:30 pm

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Carpet BowlingDiscover fun and friendship whileplaying this social game that is also anexcellent way to incorporate regular,gentle fitness into every day. Noexperience is needed as coaching isprovided by other enthusiastic playersthat are happy to share the benefitsof this interactive and fun game. Giveit a try every Tuesday at 12:30 pm.

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Surrey Museum Tour and TeaExplore this facility museum withexperienced, entertaining andeducational guides. Afterwardsrelax with tea and treats whileenjoying music from days gone by.Price includes transportation andadmission.Thu, Mar 10, 9:30 am–1:30 pm........

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A45-minute award-winning documen-tary on the history of the Dolphin Park

Classic basketball tournament has beenstirring up memories after recently beingreleased online at Vimeo.com.

Behind the documentary is digitalproducer and filmmaker Sean Campbell,a Surrey resident who worked with StudyHall Productions to create the film thattakes a reflective and nostalgic look backat the 30-year-old tournament.

“In the last few years there’s been a lotof talk about the growth of basketball inCanada . . . There are seeds being plantedall over the country andI was interested in oneof those seeds, that be-ing Dolphin Park, andlooking at the way ithas contributed to thisgrowth, as well as theimpact on the com-munity,” said Campbell,who has fond memoriesof the tournament, dat-ing back to 2007 whenhe first witnessed it.

“I remember drivingup and having to parkblocks away. I thoughtthis is amazing, whyhaven’t I heard of this?The place was packed,thousands of people, national team play-ers. I was hooked,” said the 33-year-old.

Campbell grew up in North Vancouverand obtained two degrees, one in historyand the other in education.

But it was a chance to work in the EASports marketing department in 2007 thatlaunched Campbell’s work in film anddigital production; his love for basketballtranslated quickly into producing the com-pany’s NBA and NCAA games.

Campbell soon ventured out on his ownto produce his own work.

It took three years to produce the film,which has since been screened at TheBronx International Film Festival, MiamiIndependent Film Festival, Roma Cinema

DOC and Tryon International Film Festival,where it won the best documentary award.

Campbell took a unique approach to thefilm, adding no narration to it.

“That was just me wanting the peoplewho were part of Dolphin and the organiz-ers and those who played to be the focus— I wanted the story to be told from theirperspective,” said Campbell, who com-piled over 120 hours of video footage andhundreds of photos from past participantsand spectators.

“I would keep interviewing people andkeep editing,” said Campbell.

The classic streetball tournament beganin 1986 in the small South Arm neigh-bourhood park, near De Beck elementaryschool.

It was born from the heated 1980sRichmond High-Stevestonrivalry. The school’scoaches at the time, KentChappell (Steveston) andBill Disbrow (Richmond),provide prominent insightfor the film.

Campbell focuses on thecommunity connections ithas fostered over the pastthree decades.

As tournament alumnusJohn Conners explains inthe film, the tournamentwas “the Richmond Wood-stock back in the day.”

Tournament co-founderBira Bindra told the Rich-mond News he and other

organizers are thrilled with Campbell’sfilm.

“I was completely surprised. I didn’texpect it to be the quality of a 30 for 30(ESPN) type of film . . . We are completelyin awe,” said Bindra.

“This tournament is really grassrootsand we never wanted it to be a glamorous,commercialized event. This documentaryreally shows that,” added Bindra.

This summer will be the 31st annualtournament; due to growth, it will movefrom Thompson Community Centre tothe two courts at South Arm CommunityCentre.

“It’s a bit closer to Dolphin Park so itmay feel closer to home,” said Bindra.

I remember driving up andhaving to park blocks away.I thought this is amazing,why haven’t I heard of thisbefore.– S C

" Filmmaker SeanCampbell, of Study HallProductions, producedan award-winning45-minute documen-tary on the history of theDolphin Park Classic.Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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When I last checked in, I had found arhythm and was putting some good hardtraining weeks together.

That momentum carried through to ourpost-study testing period starting with a goodVO2max test recording a value of 70ml/kg/min.

This value reflects the body’s ability to con-vert oxygen that you breathe in into energyfor your muscles to use. A typical inactiveperson will have a value around 35, while arecreational athlete may be in the low 50s.

The test for us is performed by walkingon a treadmill at 15km/hr with the inclinesteadily rising until exhaustion, all the whilewearing a mask that analyzes the air you

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requisite for being an elite athlete.However, it doesn’t do a great job differen-

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Suffice to say that 70ml/kg/min is enoughto allow me to compete at a high level, butI know Olympic medalists who have lowerand, conversely, slower athletes who havehigher.

The value is also largely inherited, withtraining only able to move it so much, so Ihave my parents to thank for that in additionto their nurturing.

The next day was our 10km race. Beingin such a heavy block of training, I was verysatisfied with a third place finish, walking the10km in 40:24.

While we had much more favorableweather than the pre-test 10km, this was stillan improvement of nearly three minutes, soI knew the hard training was paying off.

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mask to measure our oxygen consumption(without having to do the WHOLE thing onthe treadmill!). I covered the 25km in justover one houre and 52 minutes, or about4:30 per kilometre.

This was a big, eight-minute improvementfrom the pre-test and further proof that I wastrending in the right direction.

The last two weeks of training have seena reduction in my training volume down to120-130km/ week, but an increase in theintensity.

This is typical of how endurance athletesprepare for a race and is referred to as thetaper.

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Mark BoothSports [email protected]

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A pair of Hugh Boyd football standoutswill be continuing the next chapter of theircareers on opposite ends of the country.Patrick Ruvalcaba and Tyler Moxin signed

national letters of intent with the AcadiaAxeman and UBC Thunderbirds resepctively.Both are pencilled in to be on the active ros-ter of their teams for the 2016 CIS seasonnext fall.Ruvalcaba is taking his game to one of

the longtime hotbeds of Canadian universityfootball. The Wolfville, Nova Scotia school ispart of the Atlantic University Sport Con-ference that includes Maritime rivals SaintMary’s, Moutain Allison and St. FrancisXavier.He also weighed interest from Ontario

schools before agreeing to Acadia’s offerand following the path of a recent Boydalumni. Lineman Chris Cartwright alsoplayed for Acadia and is now back in B.C.as a member of the Trojans coaching staff.“Coach Cartwright had nothing but good

things to say about it,” said Ruvalcaba.“He thought it was an ideal environment foran 18-year-old going right into universityfootball.”Ruvalcaba thrived at middle linebacker

for the Trojans where he led the team intackles. The Axemen plan to take advantageof his athleticism and move him to the SAM(strong outside) linebacker position wherehe will be used in pass coverage situationsas well.He grew up in the Richmond Minor Foot-

ball program, winning a pair of provincialnine man championships at the Bantamlevel and earned the team MVP award in theprocess. Ruvalcaba then transferred fromBurnett to Boyd for two seasons of highschool ball.Now it’s back to playing Canadian rules for

his university career. The smaller rosters with

the Raiders and Trojans only enhanced hisversatility which is an asset at the next level.“I played middle linebacker, running back

and special teams (at Boyd). I basicallynever left the field,” he laughed.Moxin only wishes he had such a promi-

nent role in his final year of high school ball.The reigning Southern Conference Offen-

sive Player of the Year saw his season endbefore it even started with a torn ACL.The initial injury occurred before the team’s

spring training session in June when Moxinwas up in Kamloops. The hope was tosomehow get through the season playingwith a brace but he would re-injure it againin early September. There was no choice but

to shutdown his Grade 12 year.Boyd had lost its starting quarterback,

safety and kicker. It was a devastating blowto a program that had the potential to com-pete for a provincial championship.Surgery and a long recovery process

eventually followed. Moxin thought he hadno choice but to play junior ball next seasonuntil the Vanier Cup champions came call-ing.“I really didn’t think UBC (or any school)

was an option when (recruiting coordina-tor) Paul Orazietti called to say they wereinterested in me as a defensive back,” saidMoxin. “Next thing you know, I’m visiting thecampus couple weeks later and I’m offered

a scholarship.“Coach (Blake) Nill says they are losing

quite a few defensive backs and the plan isfor me to be playing (next season).”The former Team B.C. player faces an-

other five months of rehabilitation before hisknee is back to 100 percent. That wouldnearly coincide with the start of UBC’s train-ing camp.Two other graduating standouts at Boyd,

Gabe Saklofsky and Darby Kwan, will likelygo the junior route before heading to auniversity program. Kwan recently playedon the offensive line for the U18 B.C. team,while Saklofsky is expected to move to re-ceiver after playing running back at Boyd.

Sharks advance to tonight’s AAA Mainland final & secure B.C. berthA season of milestone achievements con-

tinues for the Steveston-London Sharks.Fresh off winning their first-ever Richmond

title, the seven-year-old school will make itsprovincial debut in two weeks time at theLangley Events Centre. The Sharks locked

up a spot in the AAA showcase with an80-63 win over Windermere on Wednesdayafternoon in semi-final action at the LowerMainland Championships at the RichmondOlympic Oval.No. 2 ranked Steveston-London will now

play No. 5 St. Thomas More in the LowerMainland title game tonight at 6:15 p.m.The Sharks took a two-point lead into the

second half and then pulled away from theVancouver champions, led by the 37-pointperformance of Fardaws Aimaq. City MVP

Nigel Boyd added 25.Meanwhile the surging McNair Marlins are

looking to return to the provincial AAA tour-nament for the second straight year. McNairkept its season alive with a 76-57 upset overthe McMath Wildcats on Wednesday.

SPORTS

■ AC Richmond dominated from start to finish to capture Richmond Senior Soccer League’s 10-team 1st Division with an unbeaten16-2-0 record. The team will now take aim at the upcoming Provincial “B” Cup playdowns.

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AC Richmond 1st Division championsafter unbeaten 18-game run in RSSL

It’s been a breakthroughseason in a big way for oneof the mainstays in the Rich-mond Senior Soccer League.AC Richmond has cap-

tured the First Division regu-lar season title in convinc-ing fashion — rolling to anunbeaten 16-2-0 record inthe 10-team table. They were11 points clear of runner-upRichmond All-Blacks (12-3-3)and had top spot locked upweeks earlier.The dominating run was

somewhat unexpected givenAC only managed a 5-12-3 record in the RSSL’s oldPremier Division. The leaguereconfigured for the 2015-16campaign — eliminating thePremier flight entirely andexpanding the First Divisionto feature the top 10 teams.AC Richmond’s latest infu-

sion of talent turned the clubinto an instant contender.Richmond Youth Soccergraduates Jeevan Sandhu,Evan Dhaliwal, Tawifq Jamal,

Rida El Chami, Marcus Ribiand Amrit Nijjar have all beenkey additions. They joineda younger nucleus thatincludes Danny Neufeld, Jas-mit Dhari and Jason Dulai.Throw in veterans ManinderMann, Jithan Virk, AmarBhullar and Shon Samujhand terrific team chemistrywas created.“Our past teams have had

great and not so great yearsbut with this current mix ofolder Richmond youth play-ers, along with younger ones(it has all come together)for an undefeated seasonso far,” explained manager/coach Indy Dulay.The team was originally

formed back in 1979 byEnglish immigrants who hadcome to Canada in their mid-20s but were no longer play-ing the game competitively.Four players from the originalroster remain involved today— Andy Basi and back-upgoalkeeper Parminder Virk

are still active players, whileBob Mann and Dulay areserving as co-coach andmanagers.AC Richmond went

through a major transitionin 2005 when a number ofthe original players’ sonsjoined the team. At one pointit was quite the family affairwith four dads, along withfour sons and nephews all inuniform.It was an end of an era

four years later when longserving coach/manager andteam leader Jaswant Mannstepped aside to spendmore time with his family— passing the reigns ontoDulay and Mann.Throughout its near four

decade history, the club’s vi-sion has remained the same.The underlying theme of

the team has always beento provide guidance on thesoccer field but, more impor-tantly, to teach youth how tobecome beneficial partners inthe community.“The club has focused

on improving the playersboth on and off the field,”explained Mann. “The quality

of individual developed ismore valuable to us than theplaying level the individualachieves. We have continuedto bring players into our teamfrom the local youth soccersystem. They are nurturedby the club’s associatemembers (past and seniorplayers).”The club is also grateful for

the financial support of pastand current players, alongwith team sponsor HarryTatla and his company Impe-rial Construction Ltd.AC Richmond will look to

continue its momentum inthe upcoming Keith MillerCup Provincial “B” Play-downs.

Lower Mainland champion McMath Wild-cats will open the B.C. AAA Girls Basket-

ball Championships next Wednesday night(8:30 p.m.) against Mt. Baker at the LangleyEvents Centre.

The Wildcats have been seeded No. 2 inthe 16-team event which wraps up next Sat-urday. Their side of the draw also includesNo. 3 Lord Tweedsmuir, No. 6 Riverside, No.7 Abbotsford and No. 10 New West.

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Tait Elementary March 2 9:30-11:00amConcert 10:30-11:00am

Steves Elementary March 2 1:00-2:30pmConcert 1:00-1:30pm

Grauer Elementary March 9 9:30-11:00amConcert 10:30-11:00am

Mitchell Elementary March 9 1:00-2:30pmConcert 1:00-1:30pm

Parents and their three-year-olds areinvited to attend a “Ready, Set, Learn”Open House at a local elementary school.The “Ready, Set, Learn” program is ajoint partnership between the Ministry ofEducation, the Ministry for Children andFamily Development, and the Ministryof Health Services aimed at supportingpreschoolers’ learning and development.Families may attend any one of theinformation sessions offered throughoutRichmond schools as listed below.

EADY, ET, EARNThe Richmond School District HostsReady, Set, Learn Open Houses

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