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Big-hearted Norman dies
Known best for possibly the world’slargest “no smoking” sign on his roof,a kind heart and a man with manystories to tell, Norman Wrigglesworthdied peacefully, aged 88, last Fridaynight in his sleep.One of Richmond’s most colourful
characters, Second World War veteranWrigglesworth had been in and out ofhospital for the last couple of months
with various health conditions,including pneumonia.Around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct.
10, however, a nurse at RichmondHospital checked on Wrigglesworth,only to discover he had passed away.His close friend, John O’Sullivan,
said the nurse had checked up on asleeping Wrigglesworth around 11p.m.“She said he opened his eyes and
said quietly, ‘I’m ready to go,’” saidO’Sullivan, who’s also the executor of
Wrigglesworth’s will and estate.“I took a deep breath when the
phone went. I kind of knew what thecall might be. He was some man and
Alan CampbellStaff Reporteracampbell@richmond-news.com
Suspected drug labfound after stove firesets off sprinklers
see WILL page 4
Mounties were called in to probe a suspected clandestinedrug lab after Richmond Fire-Rescue found suspiciousactivity in the penthouse suite of a City Centre apartment.
The fire department was called to the 9100-block of CookRoad, near Garden City Road, in the early hours of Tuesday,Oct. 14 after the apartment’s sprinkler system was set off bysomething cooking on the stove.
A small number of residents were evacuated from thebuilding as fire crews inspected the scene.
During their search of the penthouse suite, firefightersdiscovered what’s being referred to as “suspicious activity,”believed to be part of an illegal drug operation.
Most of the residents were able to return to their unitsonce the fire department deemed it was safe.
However, one family of two adults and two children,not believed to be the occupants of the penthouse suite,required the assistance of welfare services due to waterdamage in their apartment from the sprinkler system.
Richmond RCMP was still holding the scene as ofTuesday morning while the drug section conducts itsinvestigation.
Norman Wigglesworth, non-smoking crusaderand WWII vet, died Friday after a series of healthcomplaints.
Alan CampbellStaff Reporteracampbell@richmond-news.com
Laara, of Laara’s Vacuum’s, goes scream to scream with her scarecrow at the 5th annual Steveston Scarecrow Crawl,which is in full swing across the village. See The Pulse on page 21 for more photos and online at richmond-news.com.Photo by Gord Goble/Special to the News
She said he openedhis eyes and said,‘I’m ready to go.’- John O’Sullivan
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RICHMOND VOTESSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at editor@richmond-news.com
Rules of engagement
The way the City of Richmond and itscouncil has engaged and consulted withits citizens has drawn fire from severalcampaigns in the early lead up to themunicipal election in November.Why do people say they feel no sense
of empowerment in how this city isprogressing? In their busy lives, what morecan city councillors actually do to be moreresponsive?The Richmond News looks at three recent
projects that have drawn criticism.From the day the city tried to reach a deal
to develop the Garden City Lands, the futurepark has always been a hot-button topic.JimWright, president of the Garden
City Lands Coalition, believes many of theconsultation surveys have been skewedtoward what the city wants to ultimatelysee; that, or staff is ill informed, but Wrightprefers to believe the former.“It seems as though as long as they can
check off ‘consultation’ then that’s okay.But we need meaningful consultation,” saidWright.While happy the city is pursuing an
agricultural/natural park, Wright said itslayout and concepts presented to the publicearlier this year were “three nuances of thesame thing.”Across the way, in West Cambie, Wright
noted another survey for a plot of land thatcould have become a park, was also biased.“It only asked if (the residents) wanted
townhouses or townhouses plus apartmentbuildings,” chuckled Wright.John Roston, an outspoken critic of the
rezoning application by developer Onni forImperial Landing at the Steveston boardwalk,said the problem with public consultationseems to be specifically with rezoning.“I think there is a huge flaw in how the city
deals with public consultation when it comesto rezoning, and that is they leave it up to the
applicant,” he said.The Steveston resident said the city
has relied heavily on the developer’s ownconsultation methods, which he says havefavoured commercial retail options.“Onni rigs the questions they ask to get the
answers they want,” said Roston.He noted it’s ironic city councillors have
complained about the province’s consultationprocess on the jet fuel facility when hebelieves the same kind of process occurs atthe municipal level.That said, Roston believes there are a
myriad of opportunities to give feedback onother issues.“The city does get good feedback when it
wants to but certainly not on rezoning,” citingthe numerous presentations at communitycentres and civic events.More recently, city council broke
ground on an $80 million (including parkrenovations) aquatics and seniors facility atMinoru Park.Council candidate Alexa Loo and many
others have questioned the city’s decision tomove ahead without a 50-metre pool in thefacility.“I think the vision with what was wanted
was decided andthe (consultation)questions helped drivethe end result to makethem feel engaged.I think there was abetter way to engage,”said Loo.It was last
November when citystaff told councillorsthe layout could bechanged during thepublic consultation anddesign phase.Instead, what
happened was a 50-metre option at lastmonth’s open houses fell under the categoryof “other approaches we considered.”In other words, city staff had considered
the pool option with the Minoru MajorStakeholder Advisory Committee but ruled itout before the public were allowed to voice
an opinion.The advisory
committee is madeup of members fromthe aquatics servicesboard and MinoruSeniors’ Centre,in addition to twocouncillors and fivemembers of thegeneral public.Loo argued that,
that was too select agroup, that there shouldhave been broaderengagement, especially
with younger citizens.Furthermore, Loo’s concerns don’t even
address whether or not such a large, costlyproject should have gone ahead to begin with,without broader consultation and/or a publichearing.Despite all this, Ted Townsend, City of
Richmond spokesperson and head of thecity’s communications department, said thereis a ”tremendous” amount of engagement thatgoes into the community.“It’s like an iceberg. Some only see the part
that tips out. But there’s a lot of engagementhappening,” said Townsend.From social media, emails, online forums,
phone calls and old-fashioned letters,residents are able to voice their opinions onmatters important to them.But gauging the value of these feedback
mechanisms is subjective at best.As it stands, Townsend said his department
is actively focused on increasing socialmedia engagement, be it through organic orpurchased methods.City staff is also pushing online forums as a
way to engage, such as Let’s Talk Richmond(letstalkrichmond.ca), although Townsendacknowledges the visits are low. He did notevisits to the website are steadily climbing.The city relies on advisory committees,
formed by citizens. But currently thecity is having trouble filling some ofthese committees, not to mention findingnew members as not to have repetition(committees have two-year terms in order toprovide varied opinions).Townsend said the city also shares
decision making with community groups andassociations. Most candidates have showninterest in handing over more power to suchgroups, but detailed solutions remain few andfar between.So what are the solutions?Do community groups need more power?
Does the city need more public hearings,especially before deciding to move ahead onlarge projects, particularly ones that heavilyimpact neighbourhoods and/or cost tens ofmillions of dollars?And yet, how do you engage more but not
hold up progress? Does the city’s websiteneed more, clearer information on projects?How can councillors be more responsive?
Should they have a public cell phone? Dothey need to be forced to respond to one’semails in a meaningful and timely manner?Do they need to be more active on socialmedia?The answers may vary, but political pledges
to be open and engaging is sure to be constantleading up to the November vote.
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Developer Onni has erected a sign in front of its waterfront development indicating itwants rezoning from maritime uses to commercial retail. Some believe developers inRichmond drive the agenda prior to public hearings. Photo by Philip Raphael/RichmondNews
Graeme WoodStaff Reportergwood@richmond-news.com
Consultation meaningless if decision’s already made
The Garden City Lands Coalition, a community interest group, provides its own publicconsultations. Photo by gardencitylands.wordpress.com
This young man was perplexed as to whyhe couldn’t choose a 50-metre pool at thenew Minoru aquatics facility. Photo byGraeme Wood/Richmond News
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Will: All going to charityhe was always on the go, out on his bikeexploring and foraging.”O’Sullivan said his old friend, who is
survived by an estranged daughter andgrandson, has donated all of his will tocharities, including BC Children’s Hospital,the Richmond Hospital Foundation, theCanadian Cancer Society and the CanadianInstitute for the Blind.Orphaned aged nine in his native England,
Wrigglesworth set out to explore the worldon his own at14, before he joined the BritishNavy in 1943, when was 17.According to O’Sullivan, who first met his
friend about 25 years ago through Richmond’smany toastmaster clubs, Wrigglesworthserved in the navy as a gunner during the warand up until 1947.In retirement in Richmond, he lost his wife,
Shirley, to cancer in 2005, but continuedbeing a health advocate and champion of thenon-smoking movement — including thepainting on his roof of the aforementionedgiant “no smoking” sign.In 2012, Wrigglesworth received a Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee Medal to go alongside hisSecondWorld War medals, and in July of lastyear he was honoured at the auditorium ofRichmond Hospital with a special tea aftermaking a significant donation to the hospital.Along with the thank-you tea, the hospital
presentedWrigglesworth with a plaque,
honouring him and his wife for all their yearsof community service and their commitmentto Richmond.O’Sullivan said plans for a service for
Wrigglesworth this weekend are still beingworked on.Check richmond-news.com during the
week for details.
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Norman Wigglesworth, last year at theunveiling in Richmond Hospital of a plaqueto mark the contribution to the communityfrom him and his late wife, Shirley.
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As sockeye salmon begin spawningin theAdams River, the Pacific SalmonCommission’s latest in-season run size for theFraser River is 19.9 million.Canadian andAmerican Fishers caught
about 10.7 million fish and there appears tobe optimism for the future of the fishery — atleast in how it’s managed.The commission’s Oct. 6 report accounts
for all salmon that entered the river, save for afew remaining stragglers. It is not expected tochange significantly.About 300 Fraser River gillnetters caught
about 1.6 million sockeye this summer.“We’re very pleased to have had a
relatively good season. Faced with what wewent through in the past couple of years,most guys did okay,” said Bob McKarney,spokesman of theArea E (Fraser River)Gillnetters Association.McKarney said the fishery was better
managed this year, although fishers still could
have caught more fish, in his opinion.“Certainly there are some encouraging
signs and we’re hopeful that’s an indicationof this government being more responsive,”he said.Fishers have long since criticized the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans for overprotection of fish stocks, which go to wastefurther up stream.“We didn’t overfish and some indications
from seeing the early spawning grounds seemto say we could have caught more fish,” saidMcKarney.Commercial fishers caught 7.9 million fish,
First Nations 1.6 million and recreationalanglers 368,000.American fishers only caught 695,000 since
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OPINIONSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at editor@richmond-news.com
As revealed by theCBC this week, theConservative cabinet
has been looking to tweakthe country’s copyright lawsto give political parties freeaccess to broadcast newsclips so they can be made intopolitical advertisements.This follows a consortium
of broadcasters standing up tothe practice last May, refusingto air any ad that used theircontent without permission.Broadcasters were rightly
applauded for this.Not just because their
reporters’ hard work becomesmanipulated and warped for
selfish purposes, but alsobecause it is part of an odioustrend in politics.Permanent campaigning and
year-round attack ads don’tjust malign the politiciansthey target. They turn peopleoff from their governmentand politics in general, furthereroding engagement andaccelerating the plummet ofvoter turnout.Self-serving politicians will
tell you it is important to haveaccess to the footage in orderto inform the public abouthow nasty and unworthy theiropponents are.In political jargon, it’s
called “messaging” and ifit had the same meaning astruth, they wouldn’t have tocome up with a new name forit.They forget that it is news
media’s job to dispassionatelyand impartially present thenews to the public who, weare glad to say, have theability to make up their owndamn minds.Political regimes come
and go at the whim of theelectorate but news outlets(mostly) outlive them tocontinue to inform the public.Let’s not blur the lines
between the two.
Can the NDP take down Clark?
Asneak preview of whatto expect in the nextprovincial election
campaign was on full publicdisplay at the legislaturelast week -— and both theOpposition and the government came awayfeeling pretty good about their respectiveperformances.I’m referring to the first question period
in months that featured the NDP trying tosquare off against Premier Christy Clark. TheNDP still seems to have some pent-up rageabout unexpectedly losing the last electionand can’t seem to come to grips with the factthat Clark — whom they belittled, scornedand dismissed out of hand, and for whom theycontinue to lack respect — actually beat themwith the voters.Given their first opportunity to fire
questions at the premier, the NDP opted tofocus on the very issues that likely propelledClark to her win: LNG, mining, forestry andjob creation.NDP leader John Horgan and top
lieutenants Bruce Ralston, Carole Jamesand Shane Simpson all hammered away at
her government’s record inthese areas. They quoted— correctly — statisticsand figures to back up theirassertions that Clark has notdelivered on her promises in
any of these sectors.Clark’s lofty promise to use LNG revenues
to get rid of the sales tax and the provincialdebt were ridiculed by the NDP before theelection, and that promise was hurled back ather last week.So, too, was her government’s sorry job
creation record. And they derided Clark forher “photo-op politics.”This may explain why Clark, as the
questions kept coming, seemed to startrelishing the encounter. She realized she coulduse the NDP’s attacks as ammunition to makethe main point of what will surely be herparty’s campaign theme in 2017: her side doesindeed promise economic miracles, and theother side does not.When it comes to effectively
communicating a message, Clark is starting toremind me of another politician with a prettygood track record in this regard: former U.S.
president Ronald Reagan.A brilliant new book on the political
ascendency of Reagan provides plenty ofevidence of how Reagan essentially talked“over” the heads of the media and his politicalopponents.He was given to making wild
exaggerations, simplistic solutions or justplain error-studded pronouncements. But healso continually delivered a hopeful messagethat Americans clung to.There are huge differences between Clark
and someone like Reagan of course, but theircommunication techniques seem similar incertain ways.For example, during the recent teachers’
dispute, Clark referred in a seemingly off-hand remark about the teachers wanting“unlimited massages” as part of their benefitspackage. Her assertion was flat-out wrong,but I was amazed by how many peoplesubsequently wanted to talk to me about whyteachers thought they deserved unlimitedmassages.The NDP left that question period last
Wednesday seemingly thinking they had juststrafed Clark and left her badly wounded
from their criticism. But, if anything, Clarkseemed quite pleased by the showdown andher advisers told me they’d be quite happy toconstantly argue the economy with the NDP.Both sides think their respective
“messaging” will win out with the voters.The last election result showed, of course,
that when it comes to the economy, Clark andthe B.C. Liberals have more credibility thantheir opponents. New Democrats will haveto establish their own credibility, while at thesame time convincing enough people thatClark’s promises don’t add up.But that may prove to be a difficult
challenge. They can quote all the statisticsand studies they want, but the vast majority ofvoters don’t listen to them.Instead, they appear to listen to lofty,
hopeful rhetoric.The NDP can dismiss that notion, but
unless they can find a way to burst Clark’sbubble when it comes to making promisesversus the reality of things (and they haven’tcome close to doing that yet), the nextelection result may be a mirror of the last one.Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for
Global B.C.
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LETTERS
Awake and smellin’ the greedThe Editor,“Wake up Steveston,” Letters, Oct. 8.In his letter, Bob Ransford attacks
the mayor, city council and Stevestonmerchants for opposing Onni’sapplication to re-zone the emptyImperial Landing buildings along theSteveston waterfront.Many Steveston voters did wake up
some time ago when they realized thatOnni was trying to manipulate themthrough misleading meetings, telephonesurveys and petitions.All of these were a variation on the
theme, “Would you rather have emptybuildings or commercial stores andrestaurants?”None of them asked the question,
“Do you think that in return for beinghanded millions of dollars throughre-zoning, Onni should share some ofthose millions with the city so that it canconstruct improved community servicessuch as an expanded Steveston Libraryand a permanent roof for the Stevestonpool so that it can be used year round?”One of the major reasons that we
need expanded community services inSteveston is the large amount of newhousing that Onni built on the formercannery property with the resultingsubstantial increase in population.City councillors have made it clear
that the main issue is money for thecommunity, not leaving buildings vacantor insisting that they only be used forboat repair.Onni can get around $20-30 per
square foot more in rent for commercialspace than it can for currently zonedmaritime industrial use. They have55,000 square feet of space available, sore-zoning hands them a gift of an extra$1.5 million per year for many years inthe future.Onni’s last offer to the City in return
for re-zoning contained various optionswith a value between $2 and $2.5million. Not nearly enough.While no one is pretending that all of
the space could be leased for maritimerelated use, one potential tenant hasstated that Onni refused to lease anentire building at maritime industrialrates for a maritime related store andinsisted on commercial rates.If so, this confirms that the dispute is
all about money.Some Steveston merchants have
opposed the re-zoning on the basis ofunfair competition.Given the large amount of land in
Steveston already zoned commercialwhich is being or will be developed,competition will increase no matterwhat happens with the Imperial Landing
buildings.The point is to preserve the small
shops character of Steveston and notintroduce big box stores that drive outsmall shops.This could be done through
appropriate zoning.One option is to re-zone most of
the buildings to commercial use whilekeeping some of the buildings zoned formaritime-related or community use atlower rents.People like Bob Ransford, with deep
roots in Steveston, should be promotinga fair deal between the city and Onniwhich provides maximum benefit forSteveston voters, rather than fallingfor the misleading Onni agenda whichprovides a very large financial benefit tothemselves and a relatively small benefitto the community.There should be meaningful
negotiations between Onni and the city,rather than the pathetic back and forthwe have witnessed over the years.The Onni strategy now appears to
be waiting for a new council that mayinclude some new faces who only seeempty buildings. If so, Steveston voterswill wake them up and insist on a fairdeal.
John RostonSteveston
The Editor,Re: “Chinese sign debate
back on table,” News, Oct.8.Unless Richmond has
magically relocated on theother side of our planetsince I last checked, we livein Canada.Our country’s national
languages? Not Chinese.
Signs are a form acommunication, and they’rea way to inform people ofwhat’s going on in theirneighborhood and their city.Which is why, when
you realize that not everyinhabitant of our city isChinese (and an even highernumber of Richmonditesthat are not literate in
Chinese), having signswritten entirely in theaforementioned language isquite problematic.Actually, it’s incredibly
problematic.Sure, it may be a waste
of money for restaurants tohave menus only in Chinese,but signs for public use are awhole new topic.
When a sign is onlyin Chinese, it is not onlydisrespectful to thosewho speak English, it’shighly confusing and evenfrustrating for those whohave no idea what’s goingon.In fact, it’s an oxymoron.
Semeion WongRichmond
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CIVIC ELECTION
LETTERS
Time for voters to wake up, thinkThe Editor,Re: “Branscombe shows imprudence,” Letters,
Oct. 10.I would like to endorse the views of letter writer
Eric Sykes about why city council endorsed suchheavy spending on Branscombe House whenthere seems to be no case for this. With upcomingelections, voters should be given costing informationon why this building was refurbished, when it isapparent that nobody wants to lease it. The obviouschoice would have been to move the building to theheritage site at Britannia shipyards. The Sale of theland would have covered much of this cost.With upcoming elections, it would be good to
know the cost of the linear Railway Rd project,which is an excellent example of council spendingand is already well used.The proposal to raise the tenure of councillors to
four years is also a problem. If this is done, then it
should be combined with term limits for councillors,to ensure that some fresh ideas are bought on board.One example is the length of tenure of Coun.
Harold Steves, who tells us that the Onni projectin Steveston Village is a an eyesore. Much of thereason for this, however, is because he is insistingthat they have a maritime theme and objecting to anymodification of this when it is abundantly apparentthat there is no way for this to occur.The boardwalk could be a vibrant and attractive
area if council would allow modifications. However,backed by the Steveston Merchants Association whofear competition, there are still barriers placed inthe way of it opening. Maritime shops are closing inSteveston at this time.Voters should think on these matters when they go
to the polls in November.Don BurgessRichmond
The Editor,Re: “Wake up, Steveston,”
Letters, Oct. 8.How quickly some people forget
history.I was amused by Mr. Bob
Ransford’s letter of Oct. 8 and justhad to respond to bring to light someof that history.When the campaign for the
rezoning of the BC Packers sitewas raging away, Mr. Ransfordwas a key part of a group known asCommunity Building Consensus, oras I referred to them as CommunityBothering Community.Mr. Ransford, along with other
CBC members, BC Packers anddeveloper Onni, (who was goingto develop the site) managed toconvince city council to allowthe company to bulldoze aninternationally historic and criticallyimportant heritage waterfront, andgive us the density we have theretoday.Do you remember the highrise
scare of a few years ago? I wasamused to see how some of theex-CBC members were up in armsand fought against the possibility ofthose highrises.I also have to chuckle at Mr.
Ransford for calling that part ofthe site an “abandoned waterfront
commercial wasteland,” when thetruth is the area in total is a heritagewasteland.What also makes me shake
my head is the fact the City ofRichmond gave BC Packers andOnni a heritage award for thewaterfront. Why would anyone intheir right mind give out a heritageaward for a “Heritage wasteland?”I remember one ex-BC Packers
employee being shocked, upset andat the same time amused at beingcontacted by a BC Packers executiveto identify some of the artefacts thatwere going to dot the landscape onthe waterfront, to fill the company’sheritage obligation.I, for one, am worried that the
“abandoned waterfront commercialwasteland” will become a high-priced area full of people with shopsthat think Steveston is the in placeto be and not a fishing community.Yes, Steveston’s voters should
wake up, and we should make surewe don’t have increased vehicledensity, as parking is already at apremium.I would like to see more
commercial fishing, not shops.Gordon Kibble
SHARC (Salmon HarbourAdvocate for Richmond’s
Communities
The Editor,Here we sit with another
election on our doorstep.In the past a lot of folk ignored
civic elections allowing othersto control the direction of citypolitics. I think it is because theyfeel ill-informed.City politicians will have a
profound effect on the direction ofRichmond and on your lifestyle.For example, would you like topreserve farmland and scenicvistas or would you rather seedevelopment and look at highrise
apartments?Would you like to see
infrastructure keep up withgrowth or sit in endless trafficjams? If that is not enough, howdo you feel about your propertytax? Want more?The civic politicians directly
control these issues their actionscan make Richmond a wonderful,desirable place to live and driveup the property values, or they canmake you want to pack up andleave. It is all in their hands.Many civic politicians have
agendas driven by big-moneydevelopers, others just wantRichmond to be the best place tolive.If you do not research the
issues, and if you do not vote, youhave no business complainingwhen something happens that youdon’t like. Now is the time.The folks running for office
will return your calls and willanswer your questions, makethem work for your vote!
Scott StewartRichmond
The race is officially on forRichmond City Council and theRichmond Board of Education asa remarkable 52 candidates havethrown their hats into the politicalring.There are 31 city council
candidates (six incumbents), 18school trustee candidates (fiveincumbents) and three mayoralcandidates.In 2011 just 29 people ran for
public office.The City of Richmond is
currently studying the archives tosee if it’s a record number, but it’sat least the most since 1999.On Nov. 15, voters will elect the
top eight councillors, top seventrustees and the mayor. Votersmay choose to vote from one to
16 candidates, who will servefour-year terms, up from the pastthree-year terms.Issues expected to be brought
to the forefront include taxation,community engagement, citytransparency, the protection ofagriculture and the environment,City Centre development, businessdevelopment, gaming revenues,affordable housing and poverty,just to name a few.Three residents will run for
mayor: incumbent mayor MalcolmBrodie, an independent, andchallengers Richard Lee and CliffWei, also an independent.Lee has formed a political slate
named Richmond Reform afterrunning as an independent mayoralcandidate in 2011, when hegarnered 30 per cent of the popularvote.Lee’s party is one of six slates in
contention, which, again, could be
another record.The Reform party also has one
council and trustee candidate,respectively.The biggest council slate
is the Richmond CommunityCoalition, which has six citycouncil candidates, including twoincumbent councillors, in additionto three school trustee candidates.RCC is a newly formed
organization, under the leadershipof Rob Howard, a former MLAand member of Richmond First,the biggest overall slate in theelection.The well-established Richmond
First organization is running fivecouncil candidates, includingthree incumbents, and five trusteecandidates, also including threeincumbents.Renew Richmond is another
new political slate. Renew has twocandidates for council and one for
trustee.The long-established Richmond
Independent Team of Electors hasbecome RITE Richmond, whichis running two council candidatesand three trustee candidates,including two incumbents.Meanwhile the Richmond
Citizens’Association will table onecandidate for council (incumbentHarold Steves) and one candidatefor trustee.Then there are the independents.Running for council are: Janos
Bergman, Jerome Dickey, LeeGildemeester, Jennifer Huang,Alexa Loo, Don Montgomery,Laura Nastasa, Roy Sakata, PatrickSaunders, Dave Semple, Kristianvon Schalburg, Jun Wuyan, HenryYao and Garry Yuill.Running for school trustee are:
Michael Cober, Mohamud Farah,Ken Hamaguchi and SandraNixon.
News you can useThis election you can find out
where to vote using the city’s newmobile elections app.Updated election news can be
found in the following places:Our website at Richmond-news.
com/Richmond-votes for detailedissues and announcements fromcandidates.On Twitter @
TheRichmondNews and reporters@WestCoastWood and @P_C_RaphaelFollow the hashtag #rmdelxn for
up-to-the minute news.Have your say. Visit facebook.
com/RichmondNews to chime inon all the issues.For all the bios on candidates
you can visit the Richmond Newsbio page at richmond-news.com/richmondvotes. (Candidates notlisted have not submitted a bio).
NEWS
52 candidates may be a Richmond recordGraeme WoodStaff Reportergwood@richmond-news.com
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COMMUNITY
Much to be grateful forDuring our trips
south of the 49thwe often engage
into conversations aboutthe “American Dream.”Invariably, the
atmosphere getspolitical. Back on home soil the toneis more philosophical when discussingthe “Canadian Dream.”Defining the Canadian Dream
depends on your perspective. To some,it may have meant an opportunity toraise a family free from tyranny.Others may have been drawn to the
luxury of being able to speak freely orbeing free from religious persecution.Interestingly, the Canadian Dream
discussion rarely focuses on theaccumulation of wealth. That’s a goodclue to where our deeper motivationslie.Although our true motivators are
rarely financial, we often need to bereminded of that.We are living in an environment of
unprecedented abundance and I feelit is always a good idea to do a littlegratitude focus on how far we havecome before trying to move forward.
For example, I wakeevery day to a housewith running hot andcold water, flush toilets,central heat, brush myteeth with an electrictoothbrush, and shave
with not one but five razor blades!Our security system keeps unwanted
prowlers at bay, and other alarms willalert us in event of smoke, fire or gashazards.Almost all residents of our house
have their own cars that they drivethrough a sophisticated transportationnetwork, and frequent transit willquickly take us to anywhere in MetroVancouver for just a few dollars.Each of us have smartphones that
allow us to speak, text, email, messageor share pictures or video with othersinstantly.We can do more with them than the
computers that sent men to the moon!When we get sick, our medical
system covers us, our legal systemprotects our rights and freedoms,and we have heroes on standby whendisaster strikes.This is something that the wealthiest
families in the world could not haveexperienced a century ago.These experiences are also out of
reach of many.And yet, we continue to strive. This
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at anytime, which makes it important tohold these emergency drills,” said MayorMalcolm Brodie.“It is crucial to practice so you are
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hundreds of thousands of participants inB.C., will be engaging in this exercise.If inside a building when an earthquake
occurs, remember to:! Drop to the ground (before theearthquake drops you);! Cover yourself by getting under a sturdydesk or table;! Hold on to it until the shaking stops;! If outdoors when the shaking starts, finda clear spot away from buildings, powerlines, trees and streetlights, then “drop,cover and hold on.”The Great BC ShakeOut drill is a good
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David Bernhardt is used to producingscaled down and full-sized versions of pre-production parts made on a 3D printer.So, last Wednesday (Oct. 8), when he saw
how the “big boys” operate at a number ofRichmond-based manufacturing businessesduring a day-long tour celebrating Octoberas Manufacturing Month, he was keento find synergies for his firm CimetrixSolutions Inc.“Most people, when they think about
3D printing it’s small parts — ornaments,”Bernhardt said, who was among the dozenor so on the tour’s first stop at heavyindustry manufacturer Ebco Industries Ltd.“We’re into things like aerospace parts,but just a broad range of anything from carbody panels to ventilation parts on aircraft.”Bernhardt, explained his company in
Burnaby can provide a valuable link withmanufacturers such as Ebco which in thepast has been tasked with building massivemachines like the tunnel boring machineused to build the “Chunnel” linking Britainwith France.“One of the issues with companies that
do things on a mass scale is to show theprototype so they can sit down and gothrough the engineering process,” Bernhardtexplained. “If you can scale those partsdown, using a 3D printer, and have ameeting in a board room with the partsyou’re manufacturing, there’s a lot morediscussions that can happen.”While still in its relative infancy,
Bernhardt said 3D printing has made
important advances in the recent past andis taking on an increased profile in themanufacturing world.“It’s a technology that started in the 80s
and we’re at a point now our materialsand processing is precise enough to enterthe industrial market and call it additivemanufacturing versus 3D printing,”Bernhardt said.The local tour, which included Ideon
Packaging and White Water West Industries— which designs and builds amusementpark watersides — was organized by theB.C. office of Canadian Manufacturersand Exporters, Canada’s largest tradeand industry association, and the voiceof manufacturing and global business inCanada.According to CME, the manufacturing
industry is a significant contributor toB.C.’s economy, yet it is often overlooked.With approximately 12,000
manufacturing companies, the sector is thefourth largest contributor to B.C.’s GDP(gross domestic product) at 7.2 per cent.During Manufacturing Month, the tour
of local businesses is meant to show howadvanced and innovative manufacturing isin B.C. and dispel common and outdatedperceptions about the sector.The month-long initiative is also designed
to allow employers to promote the many joband skilled training opportunities availablewithin manufacturing, today and tomorrow.CME also points out that manufacturing
jobs pay on average 15 per cent higher thanother jobs and provide stimulating careersfor skilled workers.That’s why job-seekers were invited to
participate in the factory tours and eventsheld at training and education institutions.The tour partners will also be hosting aManufacturing Jobs job fair Oct. 30 inSurrey.“These tours are great to actually see,
first-hand, what’s happening in B.C. in
manufacturing,” said Bernhardt whorecently relocated from Manitoba. “Ontariois known as the manufacturing hub inCanada, so businesses out here in westernCanada are overlooked.“But when you come here and see what’s
going on in places like Ebco, it’s amazing.”
Manufacturers offer a peek insideLocal tour celebrating Manufacturing Monthhighlights higher paying, skilled jobs
BUSINESSSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at editor@richmond-news.com
B.C. grocers who want to havestore-within-a store liquor sales mustbe a minimum of 10,000 square feetand maintain 75 per cent of their salesin food products, the provincial justiceministry said this morning in a newsrelease.But “big box” retailers such as
Walmart, which sell substantialamounts of groceries, will not beallowed to sell liquor on the grocery-store model or in any fashion, at leastfor now.The release stated: “The grocery
model will not apply to generalmerchandise stores or ‘big box’stores, nor to convenience stores, aspreviously announced.”In an emailed response to a request
for clarification about liquor salesin big-box stores, the ministry said:“After the model is implemented in
the spring, we’ll keep an eye on whatthe changes look like – but at thispoint, we are keeping our focus ontraditional grocery stores.“Allowing liquor sales in
general merchandise storeswould not align with the spirit ofParliamentary Secretary John Yap’srecommendations – we are offeringconsumers the choice to pick up abottle of wine with their dinner thatnight, rather than when they areshopping for general merchandise.”Justice Minister Susan Anton said in
the release: “Today, we are signallingto the industry how our final groceryframework is shaping up, so theyhave certainty and time to prepare- and so that the option for one-stopshopping can be available to BritishColumbians this coming spring.”The release said there would be no
minimum set for liquor store-within-a-store space.Anton said the latest specifications
for liquor sales in grocery stores arein keeping with the spirit of Yap’srecommendations and feedback fromBritish Columbians throughout theLiquor Policy Review.Yap, MLA for Richmond-Steveston,
was quoted in the release as saying:“Basing B.C.’s grocery model onthe ‘traditional’ grocery experiencealigns with the feedback and calls forconvenience we heard from BritishColumbians throughout the LiquorPolicy Review.“Shoppers told us they wanted
to be able to grab a bottle of winealong with their evening groceries ontheir way home from work - and thisframework fits the bill.”
— Vancouver Sun
Philip RaphaelStaff Reporterpraphael@richmond-news.com
(Above) David Gamble(pointing), businessdevelopment managerat Richmond’s EbcoIndustries, leads atour of the facilitythat included a look atrobotic welding (right).The visit, organized byCanadian Manufacturers& Exporters lastWednesday, was part ofmanufacturing monthevents in B.C. Photoby Philip Raphael/Richmond News
B.C. takes next step in broadening liquor sales
‘Big Box’ retailers have been excluded from the province’splans to allow store-within-a-store liquor sales. Photosupplied
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Comedy king playson racial profiles
Racial profiling is not usually anamusing topic. But for Richmondcomedian Hollywood Harv it is, especiallywhen he’s using it get some laughs out ofhis audiences.
Harv, whose full name is Harvir Puni,does research before big shows to knowwhere in the theatre certain ethnic groupsare seated, so he can immediately play offthem when he delivers parts of his routinefocused on racial differences.
“Racial differences are racial differences.We all have them. And it’s my job asa comedian to point them out in anamusing way,” says Harv, a lifelongRichmond resident and grad of McNairsecondary. “And it’s never done in anegative way. For me, I am proud ofmy Indian heritage — it’s a wonderful,colourful culture.”
One of this observations is the dramaticpersonality shift that occurs at Indianweddings when normal, upstanding andconservative family members cut loose.
“There’s the regular world, then there’sBhangra World,” Harv tells the audiencein a video clip from his sold out, 2012show at the Vogue Theatre in DowntownVancouver. “Bhangra is the traditionaldance of the Punjabi peoples, right?
“In the regular world, your uncle isa professional man with a suit and tie.And in Bhangra World he’s got a bottle
of Crown (Royal) on his head, he’s alldancing around. He’s all grinding upon the wrong auntie,” he says, waving adisapproving finger as the crowd burstswith laughter. “But nobody cares becauseit’s Bhangra World.”
Harv plans on celebrating that, andmore, such as generational divides, Nov.8 at the Bell Performing Arts Centrein Surrey where he will be among theheadliners for The Original TandooriKings of Comedy.
Philip RaphaelStaff Reporterpraphael@richmond-news.com
ART&LIFESend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at editor@richmond-news.com
Richmond’s Hollywood Harv will be onstage Nov. 8.
Heart&Soul divas put on the glitz in support of the Richmond AIDS Society fundraiserSaturday. Photos submitted.
Boas and sequins will litter the stage whensome of the Lower Mainland’s glitziest divasstep out in support of the RichmondAIDSSociety Saturday night.The 12thAnnual Heart&Soul Dinner
Dance Fundraiser will be hosted by theever-energetic Fred Lee (of CBC Radio, theVancouver Courier and the Province) andSophie Lui (of Global.)Female impersonators Conni Smudge,
Vivian Von Brokenhymen and Symone, willgrace the stage with show tunes and highglamour. Music is by Hot Wax Music.A raffle draw ends the evening with
one lucky person winning a trip for twocompliments of WestJet.Heart & Soul Dinner Dance will be held
at the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel, 3500Cessna Drive. Doors open at 5 p.m. dancinggoes until midnight.Tickets are $95 a person, $320 for a table of
four and $750 for a table of 10. This event isfor adults. Disability access is available.For more information, contact The Heart
of RichmondAids Society online at www.heartofrichmond.com, email admin@heartofrichmond.com or phone: 604-271-5137.
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Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere, but which one do I pick? That seems to be what Sterling Jerome (far left) was sayingwhen it came to the selection at GJ Farms’ pumpkin patch on Sunday. Meanwhile, (above left) Tim and Richard Huynhmade their choice at McKinney’s Farm. So did the Crowell family who also visited GJ Farm. Photos by Gord Goble/Specialto the News
What’s Thanksgiving withoutcranberries? Brenda Bartley-Smith,president of the Richmond NaturePark Society, washes a batch duringthe annual sale which drew somedelighted customers (left). Photos byGord Goble/Special to the News
The 5th annual Steveston Scarecrow Crawl is in full swing as the village streets were crowded with uniquedisplays paying homage to the venerable watcher of the fall harvest fields. Among the 60 or so scarecrows putout by local merchants was the shock-inducing monkey Graeme Burns of Village Bikes (above) discoveredoutside Bare Basics. Toasting a kinder, gentler scarecrow was Egon Frank (above right) of Steveston Winemakers.Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News
The Building Pathwaysfor Hope fundraiser lastweek gave the PathwaysClubhouse’s 14:1 BuildingCampaign a boost of$82,000 on the night, plus afurther $100,000 in pledges.The money will be used tosecure a purpose-built, $2.3million facility to replacethe current leased buildingthat has been Pathways’home for those coping withmental illness since 2002.Photos submitted
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(Left) Seafair’s Jin Woo Lee heads up ice during Midget Tier One Division action againstSouth Delta at Seafair Minor Hockey’s 12th Annual Ice Breaker Rep Tournament. (Above)Seafair’s Jordan Si tries to convert a scoring chance against Juan de Fuca in Pee Wee Tier OneDivision play. Both host teams went on to capture their divisions. Photos by Mark Booth
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A trio of host teams came through withfirst place finishes at Seafair Minor Hockey’s12th annual Sandman Hotel Ice Breaker RepTournament.
The Islanders Midget A1, Pee Wee A1and Atom A2 teams will take plenty ofmomentum into the upcoming PacificCoast regular season after capturing theirrespective divisions in the four-day event,held over the Thanksgiving Weekend at theRichmond Ice Centre.
The Atom A2 Islanders got off to a rockystart before battling their way back intocontention and eventually avenging theironly blemish of tournament.
After dropping a 6-1 decision to theNorth Shore Winter Club on Friday,Seafair rebounded with a 10-2 victory overWhitehorse and battled Juan de Fuca to a2-2 draw.
That set-up a semi-final rematch with theVancouver Island squad and this time the
locals prevailed 2-1. Meanwhile, North ShoreWinter Club cruised to the championshipgame, having outscored its opponents by awhopping 39-6 margin. However, Seafaircame up with a huge defensive effort in a 3-0victory. Juan de Fuca took third place with a6-3 win over Whitehorse.
The Islanders proved why they were oneof the pre-tournament favourites in the PeeWee A1 Division by producing five straightvictories en route to the title.
Seafair captured its round-robin groupwith wins over Seattle (4-1), Langley (6-0)and Juan de Fuca (7-3). The locals thendefeated a strong South Delta Storm team4-1 in the semi-finals on Monday morning,before dismantling previously unbeatenKelowna 7-0 in the championship game.
It was similar domination for the Islandersin the Midget Tier One Division. The hostslocked up a semi-final berth with wins overSeattle (8-2), Juan de Fuca (6-2) and South
Delta (7-2).Seafair then doubled Surrey 4-2 in the
semi-finals before defeating Juan de Fuca bythe same score in the gold medal game onMonday afternoon.
It was nearly four titles for the hostassociation as Seafair settled for silver in thePee Wee Tier Two competition after falling3-0 to Langley in the title game.
It was the team’s only loss of thetournament after earlier round-robin winsover Juan de Fuca (4-1), Nanaimo (4-0) andSeattle (8-0), before a 6-2 semi-final triumphover Campbell River.
The Islanders’ bid to reach the BantamTier One championship game ended with a6-0 loss to eventual champion Seattle in thesemi-finals.
Seafair had earned a final four berth bygoing 1-1-1 in round-robin play, including a3-2 win over Vancouver Minor. The Isles alsoplayed Nanaimo to a 3-3 draw and dropped
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run ended with a 6-2 semi-final loss toeventual winner Nanaimo. The same twoteams met to open the tournament with theIsland squad prevailing 5-3.
Seafair rebounded with a 6-5 win overPhoenix, before being trimmed 2-1 by Juande Fuca.
The Islanders also reached the semi-finals in the Bantam Tier Two divisionbefore falling 6-2 to eventual championWhitehorse.
The hosts had gone unbeaten in round-robin play with wins over Saanich andSeattle, while playing to a 4-4 draw withAlberni Valley.
In Midget Tier Two play, Saanich took tophonours with a 6-3 win over Kelowna in thefinal. Seafair dropped games to Seattle (5-4),Surrey (4-3), Saanich (8-1) and Kent Valley(4-2).
Hat trick of division titles for SeafairHost association dominates play in Midget & Pee Wee Tier One flights at 12th annual Ice Breaker Rep Tournament
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