Richmond News February 18 2015

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Two boaters hurtafter jetty crash

Richmond’s volunteer search andrescue team was called into actionagain on the weekend, after a boatcrashed near the Iona jetty.Two people were rescued by

the RCMSAR crew following thecrash on Friday night at around6:50 p.m. in what was described byStation 10 coxswain Brian Hobbsas “dark, wet and windy” weatherconditions.Hobbs said crews responded in

the north arm of the Fraser River toa report of two people injured after

their vessel struck the rock wallnear the jetty.When the crew arrived at the

scene, they discovered one injuredperson still on the rock wall, whowas being helped by a member of acommercial tugboat crew that hadbeen in the area.The second person had already

been rescued onto a nearbypleasure vessel.The RCMSAR crew treated both

patients before the arrival of theCanadian Coast Guard hovercraft,which took both patients to hospitalwith what were believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

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Big crowds areexpected to fillAberdeen CentreWednesday nightfor Chinese NewYear countdowncelebrationsfor the Yearof the Sheep,said the mall’sspokeswomanJoey Kwan. Theentertainmentstarts at 9 p.m. onthe mall’s centralstage. Photo byPhilip Raphael/Richmond News

City opens dialogue on sign bylaw

Whether Richmond adopts an official-language sign bylaw will depend on theresults of a newlylaunched publicoutreach campaignorganized by the cityitself.On Monday the

City of Richmondannounced it islaunching a “multi-pronged” publicconsultation processto open dialogueon how foreign language-only signs haveaffected “community harmony” in the city.The campaign begins publicly with a

registered, community workshop on March

12 at the UBC Boathouse, but the broadercampaign will involve a number of outreachefforts, according to a City of Richmondnews release.But Kerry Starchuck says she thinks the

process may be biased.Starchuk was one of the first Richmondites

to go public with her concerns for howChinese signs are a cause and symbol of thelack of community cohesiveness that persistsin Richmond.She believes the workshop — which

she notes is being held in a small, privateenvironment — will follow a structuredcommunications technique that relies on ahandpicked panel that will try to restrict anywider conversations about race relations.The city stated it is working with the

Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee,Richmond Chamber of Commerce, BC SignsAssociation and individual sign companies,Canadian Race Relations Council, Laurier

Institution, Richmond Chinese CommunitySociety, Chinese Federation of Commerceof Canada and the Chinese Real EstateProfessionals Association of BC to gatherfeedback on the issue.

“I was quite taken back as to whomthey’ve invited. This isn’t multiculturalism.This is all self-interest. I can’t see how this isgoing to get any better,” she said.At issue is how some members of the

Chinese business community have willfullyor unknowingly ignored official Canadianlanguages by advertising with Chinese-onlysigns.Starchuk says the concerns should extend

beyond Chinese-only small business signs,which accounted for fewer than five per centof new signs erected over the last three years,according to city data.Also at issue, for Starchuk and many

others, is how real estate developers haveeffectively ignored every language exceptChinese, causing multi-generationalCanadians and non-Chinese immigrants tofeel excluded.

Community advocate worries about a biased process that won’t address over-arching issue of race relations

Alan CampbellStaff [email protected]

Another Chinese-only sign is erected ona construction site in 2015, after the issuecaught fire during the municipal election.Photo submitted

Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]

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VAPOR’s block sits in holding pattern

A six-day court challenge against aconsortium of airline corporations proposingto build a jet fuel terminal on the south armof the Fraser River concluded Friday as thechallengers hope to stop the project in itstracks.The grassroots environmental group

VAPOR and retired biologist Otto Langertook the provincial government and theVancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporationto court, claiming the public consultationprocess amounted to a mere formality.“We’re hoping if there is a setback then

common sense can set in for what I view asan irresponsible project,” said Langer.AB.C. Supreme Court judge may have a

ruling on the case as early as spring.VAPOR and Langer are hoping the project

will be denied and VAFFC will have to goback to square one. If that’s the case Langersuggests the airlines consortium take a“serious” look at a pipeline from an alreadyestablished port facility in Ferndale (CherryPoint).Airlines want to gain access to potentially

cheaper offshore fuel fromAsia. Butopponents of the project say the potential fortoxic fuel spills on the Fraser far outweighsthe airlines’ need to save money.Langer said there was no procedural

fairness that led to a December 2013

decision by the BC EnvironmentalAssessment Office to approve the project.“To be honest the province rubber stamped

it and said ‘done,’” said Langer.He points to a number of alleged flaws

that his lawyer presented in the case: VAFFCpublished mandatory communications inEnglish for local Chinese news organizations;people were limited to two minutes ofspeaking at a “public hearing” and dozensof those statements were never recordedand submitted to the EAO; an initial 45-dayconsultation process wasn’t even enoughtime for the City of Richmond to review1,500 pages of documents; and up to eightreports were conducted after the period ofpublic consultation closed, including a tankertraffic study on the river, toxicity to fish andcompensation plans.

“We weren’t able to comment on any ofthose studies,” said Langer.As a retired Fisheries and Oceans biologist,

he said he had time to review at least someof the project but most people had no realchance to educate themselves.“I think the whole process was

undemocratic and unfair. If this is the process,it needs to change,” said Langer.He noted the judge has several options,

and among them are send the process backto square one, throw out VAPOR’s challengeentirely, or allow the project to continuebut order the province to change its publicconsultation process.The City of Richmond never joined

VAPOR’s challenge, claiming it stands nochance of succeeding.When the Richmond News requested the

memos, and communications for the legaladvice it received, the city stated the 682pages worth of documentation must bewithheld from the public for purposes of“public body confidences, policy advice,legal advice and disclosure harmful topersonal privacy.”After Langer raised about $50,000,

Richmond City Council donated $2,500 tothe group for the challenge.

JET FUEL DELIVERY

VAPOR’s Otto Langer hopes the judgesends the whole plan for a new jet fueldelivery system back to square one.Richmond News file photo

Anyone who commutes by road daily in orout of Richmond will testify to how sensitivethe flow of traffic is to the slightest hiccupanywhere in Metro Vancouver.

So, the city hooking up its trafficmanagement system to the province’sDriveBC state-of-the-art regional network —the first “marriage” of its kind in B.C. — couldbe the beginning of a fruitful relationship.

For example, a major incident on Highway99 may cause traffic to divert into Richmond.

With both traffic management systemsworking together, staff would be able torespond quicker to deal with the disruption,perhaps by adjusting the timing of traffic

lights in the area, before congestion builds up.Richmond residents and people working

in the city are also expected to benefit fromthe move, with data, video and image-sharinggiving a clearer picture of travel conditions inthe city and in areas around it.

A report detailing the changes, set to gobefore the city’s public works committee onWednesday, states that the physical connectionof the cabling network between Richmondand DriveBC is expected to be completed bythe end of March.

Testing will then take place and the systemcould be up and running by the end of 2015.

Richmond’s Traffic Management Centreis currently in the process of moving itsoperations from behind Fire Hall No. 1 to theCity Hall Annex on Minoru Boulevard and

Granville Avenue.According to the report, with one-third

of all daily trips in Richmond made todestinations outside of the city, more timelyand detailed traffic information will help

“travellers make smart choices.”The provincial government is picking

up the tab for the connection of the twonetworks, with staff costs expected to beabsorbed within regular resources.

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The new link betweenRichmond and the B.C.government’s trafficmanagement systems willalert the city and drivers tofactors affecting traffic flowacross the region.

I think the wholeprocess wasundemocratic andunfair.- Otto Langer

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Aman has been convicted of being the getaway driver inthe armed robbery of a Richmond jewelry store.On Saturday, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found Keith

Macdonald guilty for his role in the November 2012 heistof Ben Moss Jewellers at Richmond Centre.Macdonald, the sixth man convicted in the case, is to be

sentenced Thursday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.Court heard that two men entered the store, one of them

carrying a firearm, and used hammers to smash the displaycases before filling pillow cases with jewelry items.While trying to flee, one of the men tried unsuccessfully

to carjack a vehicle. When he tried to carjack a secondvehicle, he was tackled by bystanders. In the melee, hefired a shot, but no one was injured. One of the bystanderswas bitten by a suspect and received medical treatment.Shane Buckner, who pleaded guilty to various charges

including robbery with a firearm, was sentenced to 10 yearsin prison. Ty Burgess, who also pleaded guilty to robbery,received a six-year jail term. David Liu, Sherman Liu andRichardWarner all pleaded guilty to being parties to therobbery and were each sentenced to 40 months in prison.

—Keith Fraser, The Province

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Ben Moss Jewellers at Richmond Centre was robbed in2012. Photo by Gerry Kahrmann/The Province

Furthermore, she saidit’s hard to understand whypublic properties are nowfull of English-Chinese signswhen there was no publicdiscourse on the matter, letalone a referendum.“There are other people

that live here who are ofother cultures. We havePunjab, Tagalog, andSpanish. So how come this

(Chinese)?” she asked.“We should ask, is this

doing more harm thangood?” said Starchuk.The signs issue was much

talked about during the 2014municipal election campaign.In October, city

staff was directed bycouncil to investigate thematter, undertake publicconsultation and “developrecommendations for

possible future regulatory,education or othermeasures,” the release stated.One of those measures

could be a sign bylaw tomandate English or Frenchon each sign, dependingon the results of theconsultation.Some consider a bylaw a

must, while others considerit to be a last resort. Still,others are wholly opposed to

a bylaw.In a pre-election

questionnaire, councillorsLinda McPhail and BillMcNulty, as well as MayorMalcolm Brodie, said theyopposed any sort of bylaweven if the communitysupported one (Coun. DerekDang didn’t reply).Starchuck said she is open

to any possibility, so long asthe community has true, opendiscourse on race relations.A bylaw may pose

constitutional issues andincite a court challenge.The city stated it is now

working with the Universityof British Columbia’sgeography departmentto research how othercommunities are dealingwith foreign-language signs.The city claims it has

already begun to consult withbusinesses to “encourage”inclusion of 50 per centEnglish content on signsthrough site inspections and“friendly written notices.”To register for the free

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Trade centre plans submittedGraeme WoodStaff [email protected]


Minoru’s new pool may be one of themost energy efficient facilities of its kind inthe region, once built, according to a staffreport to city council.The design intends to incorporate

photovoltaic solar panels, to provide someof the pool’s electrical capacity, as well asa heat recovery system, low-flow waterfixtures, LED lighting and a rainwatercapture system.Engineers and architects are targeting

a LEED Gold standard for the 110,000-square-foot facility that will incorporate aseniors centre, as well.Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) is a NorthAmericanbuilding certification program.Being that it’s a pool, which typically

uses lots of energy, the $80 million facilitywill be on the lower spectrum of the Goldstandard.The ranking system is based on 100

points; the Gold standard is from 60-79with the Platinum standard being above 80points.The city is hoping Minoru pool will be

ranked at about 65 points.The facility is twice as large as the

existing pool and seniors facility, but willuse about the same amount of energy.The proposed design will reduce

greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent(180 cars per year) and energy demand by50 per cent when compared to a “typicallyconstructed facility,” states the report,while noting design and energy efficiencymechanisms are still works in progress.The city considered taking heat from

MinoruArenas but concluded it wasn’tfeasible to do so.Only two buildings in Richmond

are presently LEED Gold certified— the Richmond RCMP headquarters andBrighouse elementary school.Hughes Condon Marler Architects

(HCMA) is designing the pool.It also designed Vancouver’s Hillcrest

aquatic centre and Steveston’s new fire hall,both of which are awaiting LEED Goldcertification.Once built the new Minoru pool will

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rooms for outdoor activities and a viewingterrace for the adjacent track and field.

Blueprints for an international tradecentre, which includes a 14-storey hotel andtwo office towers (nine and 12-storeys),have been submitted to the city for buildingpermits, following a public hearing inDecember in which there were no voicedconcerns over rezoning of the land.The proposed centre, to be located

north of Bridgeport Road at River Road,is expected to compliment what has beencalled the largest development proposal inRichmond’s history — that of Duck Island,next to the River Rock Casino and Resort.The centre is striving for LEED Silver

energy efficiency via water and electricitysavings measures. Green roofs will helpmitigate the “urban heat island effect.”Meanwhile, the “Bridgeport Village” area

may have taken another step to expandingas Mayfair Commercial Real EstateAdvisors announced the sale of industrialland at 9311 River Rd.The six-acre parcel next to the Canada

Line bridge sold for an undisclosed price,according to Mayfair president LawrenceLim, who added development speculationmay play a role as the lot is situatedbetween the casino and recently built Parc

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City grants approvedRichmond City Council approved

73 community service grants valued at$823,300 last Tuesday, ahead of a review ofcasino revenue expenditures that may resultin a boost to the grants program.Mayor Malcolm Brodie called the grants

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organizations provide critical and valuableservices to Richmond residents,” saidBrodie.Grant money comes from the city’s

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Regardless of whatcampaigners on the“Yes” side of the

Lower Mainland transitreferendum may be tellingus, voting “Yes” in thereferendum won’t instantlyfix all of our transportationproblems.Meanwhile, the “No”

side has been telling us thata tax for transit amounts tothrowing good money afterbad because TransLink runstransit, and TransLink isbroken.So, our alternatives are to

either vote “Yes” and get a

partial and very expensivetransit fix — without gettingto the root cause of theproblem. Or to vote “No”and get no fix — and still notget to the root cause of theproblem.The fact is both transit and

TransLink have to be fixed.Or do they?Sometimes, when

something is too badlybroken, you’re best tojust throw it away. Thetransit system needs a lot ofexpensive work done, and it’sworth it to do. But TransLinkbelongs in a dumpster.

How did we, as voters,allow our governmentsto create two-tieredtransportation in B.C.? Whyis the Lower Mainland setaside from the rest of theprovince?TransLink operates like our

school boards: the provincialgovernment hamstrings itsbudget, claims credit whenit works, and the rest of thetime… well… “It’s not ourfault, TransLink did it.”It’s long past time to

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Stupid economy is the best economyAlberta is in trouble.

Sure, having allthe oil in the world is

great. Right up until the priceof oil drops like a cartoonanvil straight down onto thehead of your economy.

Now, realtors in Calgary have plenty ofwork — trying to unload mansions of richpeople desperate to get their cash in handand get out of Dodge.

The provincial government there is havingconniption fits about the prospect of arecession.

A lot of transplanted Newfies, BritishColumbians, and others who have flocked tothe oil patch are considering a return ticket.

Maybe Alberta’s oil economy will bounceback. Maybe the price of oil will shoot upagain next month and we’ll all be whiningabout paying $1.50 a litre again, and guys inFort MacMurray can return to fretting aboutwhich skidoo goes best with their new truck.

Or maybe not. We’ve been here before,after all. Remember the 1980s, when the first

party ended, and Alberta ledthe nation in foreclosures andbankruptcies.

For years, we’ve looked eastover the Rockies with envy.

Since the 1990s, Alberta hasbeen on a tear, and it looked

like oil was the way to go, hence our currentgovernment’s continued enthusiasm for thatrelated hydrocarbon, liquified natural gas.

Here in B.C., a lot of our identity alsorelies on the big extractive resources thatmake for fun Discovery Channel realityshows — fishing, logging, and mining.

Logging employed 18,700 people in 2013,down from 27,000 just 10 years before. Andbelieve it or not, that industry has bouncedback a bit since the recession.

Mining, oil, and gas employs 29,500people, and it is increasing, but it’s still a tinyfraction of the B.C. workforce.

By comparison, 15,200 people work inpublishing in this province.

We hear a lot about how we need tosupport mining, about how it’s a priority for

the government.Yet when was the last

time you heard anythingfrom Victoria about bookpublishing? Or aboutperforming arts (19,300people employed) orfurniture stores (10,900)or sporting goods, hobby, and book stores(13,600) or food manufacturing (23,700)?

A full 258,000 people work in retail inB.C., one way or another, selling everythingfrom cans of pop to heavy equipment.

To be fair, there are some reasons tosupport those charismatic extractiveindustries — they tend to have a lot ofsubsidiary industries that feed off them.

Extractive industries are like the pointyend of an inverted pyramid, with big chunksof the rest of the economy balanced on theirshoulders.

The thing about an inverted pyramid? It’sunstable. And if that narrow little base goes,everything above it takes a tumble, too.

To be fair, the B.C. government loves to

talk up small businessand diversified businessgenerally. But the minutesomeone talks about oil orforestry, you can see headsswivel in the legislature,even though health careand manufacturing

outweigh those extractive industries by awide margin.

I think we need to focus on the exactopposite of those high-profile industries.

Let’s aim squarely for building a pyramidthe right way up.

Let’s build an economy based aroundpointless, even silly jobs.

The fluffy, goofy industries, like makingvideo games and movies, tourism, and healthand wellness, are less vulnerable to suddenshifts in the price of oil or minerals, to freetrade deals and foreign wars.

They’ll never be as sexy as logging andmining, but they’re a better long-term bet.Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the

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Staff payouts out of whackDear Editor,There is something

seriously wrong with howRichmond manages itsfinances — the taxpayers’hard-earned money.We have heard for

several years that municipalspending is out of control.It is infuriating to learn thatRichmond is the top of thespending heap with 13 citybureaucrats taking homemore than $200,000 (salaryplus benefits and vacationpayout); more than anyother city or municipality inB.C. There is absolutely nojustification for this at all.What’s the solution?1. Change the way

compensation is set forsenior managers. Cutthe number of highpaid bureaucrats. I canimmediately find two cuts:the two senior managers forthe Olympic Oval costingus $433,500? The currentmanagers who manage othercity facilities can assumethese responsibilities.(Assuming we need the Ovalat all, but that is another tax

story.)2. Completely review

all other city spending. Settargets for each departmentto come up with annualsavings (rather than budgetincreases). If the currentsenior bureaucrats cannotfind the savings, replacethem with more creativeones who can . . . at a lowersalary!3. Who will manage this

change? City council hasnot proven successful ormotivated so far. Maybewe need a “blue ribbon”panel from the businesscommunity and communityat large. We could find well-qualified specialists whowould be willing to work

for a dollar a day, as longas council is committed toadopt the changes. Perhapsthe Canadian Taxpayers’Federation would be willingto lend a body to this panel.The city leaders are now

completely on the wrongtrack.Rather than approving a

two per cent tax increase,they should be lookingat two per cent plus taxdecrease this year and thenext five years.It is achievable if we

challenge ourselves todemand change and ourmayor and council acceptthis challenge.

Steven GuthrieRichmond

Dear Editor,Re:”City’s high earners top B.C,” News

Feb. 11.President Obama’s annual salary is

$400,000. U.S. Cabinet Secretaries make abit under $200,000, and there are 14 suchpositions.Did I doze off and wake up to

find Richmond had became a world superpower with a population of more than300,000,000, its own military, intelligenceagencies, space program, etc? That can be theonly viable explanation as to why the Cityof Richmond needs 13 employees takinghome $200,000 plus last year — even if thatincludes benefits and vacation payouts.It’s a good thing that Richmond property

taxes were recently raised in order to provide

these public servants with the lifestyle towhich they’ve become accustomed.As was stated in the article, Richmond

has more employees compensated at thatlevel than Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby andanywhere else in B.C.How is that possible and who is to answer

for it?Coming on the heels of city council voting

down a motion for an independent review ofexpenditures, these factors don’t exactly buildthe public trust in our municipal government.Shame on all of them for riding in style on

the shoulders of Richmond residents. I don’tknow how to change this culture, but changeis what is needed.

Donald GrantRichmond

It was interesting to read the Mayor’s letterin your Feb. 13 edition. If you compare basesalaries, you’ll see what’s going on here is thefact employees are not taking their vacationsand this needs to be corrected.We are talking about people in supposedly

stressful, senior positions. I want the peoplerunning the city to be working at the top oftheir game— that’s why holidays are allotted.The mayor also argues we need to pay these

high salaries to attract and keep these people.

I have lived here for 58 years, and a lot ofthese city employees went to school with mychildren. They got jobs at city hall with nospecial training or skills; their promotions,it appears, are seniority driven. Due to theirbenefits programs, they can’t afford to leave.I am very sure there are many people, more

qualified, who would love to work for cityhall — for less money.

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thankfulness. Count your blessingsbefore you even get out of bed. This canprime the pump to allow you to see thegood that you have and your ability tomake a positive difference in your life.As you retire at the end of the day,

reflect on the blessing of the day (howyou helped others and how othershelped you) and its lessons. You may notend the day any younger or richer butperhaps a little wiser and with memoriesof some positive experiences. What isthe measure of your days?2. Choose your thoughts.Thoughts are powerful.

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of becoming aware of your thoughts,recognizing how they affect your moodor anxiety level, and gaining controlover your emotions by choosing moreefficacious thoughts.Reflect on the thoughts that may have

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ThursdayExperience the excitement of Chinese

New Year this year at VancouverInternational Airport (YVR) from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate the Year of theRam and enjoy free fun and entertainmentfor the whole family. There will be livemusical entertainment, Chinese ink brushcalligraphy demonstrations, a paperartist and a roaming traditional liondance. Also on tap will be fun contestsand a complimentary photo booth. YVRrestaurants will be joining in the celebrationby offering lunch specials. Visitorscan enjoy a special YVR Chinese NewYear parking rate of $5 for five hours ofparking (between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.) onFeb. 19. Be sure to pick up your parkingvoucher at the Customer Care desk in theInternational Terminal (Departures Level3). Alternatively, begin your Chinese NewYear adventure aboard the Canada Line andyou’ll be there in 26 minutes or less.

FridayCelebrate Freedom to ReadWeek Feb.

22-28 at the Richmond Public Library.The event is being marked with displays ofbanned and challenged books. “The Media& Censorship – a Panel Discussion” willtake place on Friday, Feb. 20 from 4-5:30p.m. in the Kwok-Chu Lee living roomat the Brighouse Plus, Mayor MalcolmBrodie has issued an official proclamationendorsing Canada’s Freedom to ReadWeek.

SaturdayCome explore the past during Heritage

Week events at Britannia HeritageShipyard. On Saturday and Sunday from1:30 to 4 p.m., experience the multi-culturallife of Britannia residents through buildingtours and sampling teas from all over theworld. Thirty-minute tours leave the visitorcentre at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

SundayKnow lyrics to most of the Beatles’

songs? Well, get ready to belt them out atthe Beatles sing-along Feb. 22 at the Buck& Ear Grill. Hosted by the Beatmerchant,tickets are $20 and the music runs from1 - 3 p.m. Seating is limited. Ticketinformation at: BeatlesSingAlongSteveston.brownpapertickets.com.

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Chinese New Year celebrations land atYVR on Thursday, complete with a liondance and caligraphy demonstrations.Photo submitted

Professional dance instructor Andy Wong puts Jan Rosovich through her paces inpreparation for this year’s Dancing with the Richmond Stars fundraiser for the RichmondHospice Association. The event, March 7 at the Riverside Grand Ballroom, is theassociation’s major fundraising event. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News

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Richmond‘stars’ ready for dance spotlight

The lure of the lights. The rhythm of themusic. And the artistry of dance.That, plus a healthy dose of community

support will grace the Riverside GrandBallroom as the Dancing With theRichmond Stars 2015 event gets underwayMarch 7.But long before that happens, a

group of local celebrities, most with noprior ballroom dance experience, havebeen practising with their professionalinstructors for the past couple of months tohelp raise funds for the Richmond HospiceAssociation.Taking part in the fourth annual edition

that traditionally plays to a packedaudience are: Colin Foo, actor, artist andphilanthropist, Jan Rosovich, from Finning,Kelly Krull, of Splash Toys in Steveston,Michelle Nielsen, dentist from StevestonSmiles and Robert Madsen, president ofU-Lock Mini Storage Group.Also taking part, but sidelined by injury

is Adrian Thomas, retired president ofGreat Canadian Casinos.Thomas tore his calf muscle while

practising, but will continue to collect

pledges for the event, and has vowed toheal up and be in next year’s competition.Pat Miller, executive director of the

hospice, said the event is the association’smain fundraiser and hopes are it cansurpass the $50,000 mark this year, withpledges supporting the dancers who havebeen paired with professional instructors.On show during the event will be dances

including the jive, rumba and cha cha.Foo, who has some tap dance experience,

said his number with instructor Laura Xieis expected to be part dance, part comedyroutine.“It’s a lot of fun,” Miller said. “These

couples prepare with dance instructors forabout 20 hours of practice, and compete forthe judges’ choice trophy.”Pledges can be made by visiting

richmondhospiceassication.com andclicking on the Dancing with the RichmondHospice page.Miller said funds raised are used to

support the association’s many support andeducational programs.Tickets for the semi-formal event

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chambers across British Columbiato showcase their hard work onbehalf of the business communitiesacross the province.This year, chambers are

celebrating the theme of“Leadership in Action” — a themewhich highlights the leadershipchambers bring to their businesscommunities, working hard toenhance B.C. as a business-friendlyjurisdiction with strong opportunitiesfor all British Columbians.So as B.C. celebrates Chamber

Week, don’t miss the opportunityto swing by the RichmondChamber, join in on some ChamberWeek events, and celebrate theleadership, energy and can-doattitude that B.C.’s Chambers bringto our communities.Who is the Richmond Chamber of

Commerce?The Richmond chamber is

a member based, non-profitorganization representing memberbusinesses of all sizes, from virtuallyevery industry and profession in ourregion.The Richmond chamber is also

part of a provincial and nationalnetwork, in partnership with theBritish Columbia and CanadianChambers of Commerce.In B.C. we collectively represent

the interests and concerns ofover 125 chamber organizations,

made up of 36,000 businesses,and across Canada we connect toa network of over 420 chambers,representing nearly 200,000businesses of all sizes, in allsectors, in all regions.Our Board…Our Board of Directors is

comprised of members who arecommunity leaders and influencemakers. They are dedicatedto serving the local businesscommunity.Not only are our directors

business people themselves, butthey go above and beyond to createprosperity for all chamber membersand the community at large.Our Committees…The Richmond Chamber has

various committees who are focusedon specific outreach initiatives.Our committees meet on a regular

basis and provide advice to ourboard on how best to help the localbusiness community thrive andgrow. All existing, and new membersare encouraged to get involved inone of our committees.Our Staff…Simply, the Richmond chamber

staff has one purpose, to serve ourmembers. Our dedicated team isfocused on helping our membersflourish. Our joint success isinherently tied and we are motivatedto help your business prosper.

What the Richmondchamber is notWe would like to debunk some

common chamber misconceptions.Have you caught yourself wonderingwhat a chamber of commerce is andwhat it does for business?True or False:!A chamber of commerce is a

bank. False. We are not a bank,we are a broad-based businessorganization working on behalf ofsmall to large businesses.!A chamber of commerce is

a private club. False. We are anaccessible, progressive organizationsupporting local business in theircommunity.!A chamber is part of government:

False. Chambers of commerceengage with all levels government asa voice, advocating for businesses.! The chambers only offer group

insurance benefits. False. Chambershave a long list of exclusive memberbenefits to offer businesses; GroupInsurance is just one of many.Learn more about the Richmond

chamber and upcoming events at:RichmondChamber.caRichmond Chamber Week Events:Wednesday, Feb. 18: “Planning

for Tax Season —Are you Ready?”Presented by Reid Hurst Nagy Inc.Friday, Feb. 20: Post Budget

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Cambie Community Centre was bustlingwith activity during last Monday’s FamilyDay Fun event. Roughly 250 peopleturned out for a variety of activities,from crazy golf to arts and crafts. Photossubmitted by Camille Garcia/Special tothe News

KUDOS

Courtney Cohen (centre), Toby Rubin (right) and Lynn Fader hold someof the 500 care packages that were distributed to low-income residents inRichmond recently by Rose’s Angels, an organization founded by the KehillaSociety and Cohen in memory of her grandmother, Rose. Each packagecontained toiletries and food, plus socks, toques, gloves and scarves. Thepackages were distributed to CHIMO, Richmond Family Place, the JewishFood Bank and Turning Point Recovery House. Photo submitted

The StevestonJapanese LanguageSchool treatedstudents to a NewYear’s Party lastweek which featuredtraditional Japanesefood, games andactivities. Photossubmitted

One of KPU’s students at the Wilson School of Design inRichmond is expanding her fashion design ‘Down Under’after being awarded a $6,000 scholarship. Yuliya Yaremenko,left, a third year fashion design and technology student,will be using her Premier’s International Scholarship for asemester starting this month at the Royal Melbourne Instituteof Technology. Yaremenko said she chose the institution forits innovative programs, and is eager to expand her KPUeducation by discovering the similarities and differences inthe design courses. The scholarships, hosted by the Irving K.Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society, are awarded toB.C. students who intend to study abroad. Photo submitted

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Colts win city title in thrilling fashion

Richmond Colts’ Tristan Ordonez goes in for two points during his team’s 91-89 win over McMath in thecity senior boys basketball championship game played last Thursday in front of a capacity crowd at Burnettsecondary. Photo by Mark Booth

Last October, Mark Twyford wasgetting ready to coach junior girlsbasketball when an email changedhis destiny.

The Richmond High graduatewas asked to return to his oldschool to guide the senior boysteam he once played for. OnThursday night, Twyford joinedthe elite company of his formerlegendary coach by making theColts the toast of the city onceagain.

Richmond captured its firstchampionship in 15 years with athrilling 91-89 victory over theMcMath Wildcats before a jampacked gym at Burnett Secondary.The exhilarating final was a perfectending to a wild eight-teamtournament that more than livedup to the hype.

“I played for Bill (Disbrow) in1989-90 and to win this again isspecial,” smiled Twyford. “I haveso many people to thank, startingwith (former coach) Les Brownwho gave me this opportunity inthe first place. My brother Matt hasbeen a huge support (as an assistantcoach). I never could have done thisby myself.”

Having spent 11 years in Japan,Twyford had gone nearly twodecades without coaching until JonAcob arranged for him to take onthe Grade 9 girls team at McMathlast season. The on-call teacher inthe Richmond School District wasgoing to continue with the samegroup until he received an emailfrom Brown.

“I just couldn’t pass this up,” hecontinued. “I have two young kidsand my wife is still in Japan so Ibring them to a lot of games andpractices. That’s what I mean whenI say everybody has played a bigpart in this.”

The city championships provedbe a carry over of a regular seasonthat featured plenty of tight gamesand parity the league has never

seen before. As many as four otherteams could have been hoisting thechampionship trophy had the chipsfallen their way.

The Colts had their hands fullin a 76-74 opening round win overeight-time defending champion RCPalmer in the opening round. Theythen outlasted a good Cambie team97-87.

The Wildcats went unbeatenin league play but nearly werebounced in the opening round,holding off a young Steveston-London Sharks team, 84-83.McMath then needed a furiousfourth quarter comeback to erasea double-digit deficit and edge theMcNair Marlins 74-73 in a battle oftop 10 ranked AAA teams.

Richmond High came out firingin the championship game, openingup a 31-21 lead after one quarter.However, the Colts looked to be inbig time trouble when Grade 10standout and leading scorer JonMikhlin turned his ankle and wasdone for the night.

The Wildcats began to take over,led by the spectacular play of cityMVP Anthony Demch, and seemedon the verge of securing their firstRichmond title in nine years.

However, the Colts kept hangingaround, thanks mainly to someclutch three-point shooting,including their 6-foot-5 Grade 11post Jeremy Bariso. It set the stagefor a remarkable final quarter thatsaw the teams routinely exchanginghaymakers and neither refusing toback down.

The Colts took the lead onCody Pidhaichuk’s free throw inthe final minute and turned backMcMath on its last two possessions,including a missed three-pointer atthe buzzer.

“It’s our never quit, never saydie attitude,” said Twyford of thesecond half comeback. “We havebeen down in games before duringthe season and won a lot of closegames too so that really helped ustonight.

“We have had to play without

Jon a couple of times and all seasonlong we have had guys banged up orinjured. We are use to saying ‘nextguy off the bench, it’s your turn tostep up.’ Someone is always filling inthat role and willing to take it on.”

Next up for the Colts isthe AAAA Lower MainlandChampionships where they areexpected to see a steady diet of topranked teams. Twyford is lookingforward to the challenge.

“The goal of our program is to

shoot high and we have seen a lotof the top teams already this season.We have played well against someand rotten against others. But it hasalso helped us improve a lot.”

The league all-star awards basedon regular season play included:

MVP: Anthony Demch(McMath).

First Team All-Stars: AnthonyDemch (McMath), Kevin Yang(McNair), Jonathan Mikhlin(Richmond), Arnold Macalipay

(McRoberts), Justin Dhillon(Cambie).

Second Team All-Stars: JessMason (McMath), Owen Vint(McNair), Tristan Ordonez(Richmond), Nigel Boyd(Steveston-London), Denzel DeJesus (MacNeill).

Third Team All-Stars: BalrajSaran (McNair), Graham Flynn(McMath), Tarn Dhaliwal(Cambie), Marko Stojanovic(Palmer), Evan Lee (McRoberts).

With leading scorer sidelined Richmond High digs deep to win first Richmond sr. boys championship in 15 years

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A year ago, an unexpected citychampionship was the highlight of theseason for the McMath Wildcats. This time,it’s the launching pad to greater conquests.

The province’s fifth ranked AAA seniorgirls basketball team did the expected andrepeated as Richmond champions with a 73-27 win over the McRoberts Strikers last week.Now, the Wildcats have their sights set onbringing the Crehan Cup back to Richmondfor the first time in nearly 20 years at theLower Mainland AAA Championships.

McMath opened play Monday with a50-27 quarter-final win over league rivalHugh Boyd. The Wildcats will now meetthe Churchill Bulldogs on Thursday in NewWest.

Win that and the Wildcats are ona collision course with North Shore

powerhouses Handsworth or Argyle. inSaturday night’s final.

At very worst, the Wildcats are favoured toearn their first provincial AAA tournamentberth in school history.

McMath’s run to the city title alsoincluded wins over Cambie (62-14) andRichmond High (73-23). The girls finishRichmond play with an 11-0 record.

The team includes: Grade 12s — JosieButler, Chelsea Simpkins. Grade 11s EllieReid, Julia Wilson, Bonnie Leung, JustineMcCaskill, Montana Leonard, JessicaZawada, Hannah Partridge, Bobbi-JoColburn, Carmen Milne, Jessica Jones. Grade10s — Georgia Booker. Grade 9s — AbbyZawada, Lyric Custodio. Coaches — AnneGillrie-Carre, Paul Jones. Manager — GillianPartridge.

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