Richmond News July 14 2010

Jessica crowned 3rdRichmond’s Jessica NicoleHan, far left, belied her 15years of age to pick up apodium place at the RiverRock Resort ITMModel contest.

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Picture perfect villageArtist Rita McArthur drawson inspiration from Stevestonto help recreate some of herfavourite local scenes at theSteveston Museumfestival. 18

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The B.C. governmentplans to increase access tofamily doctors by givingthem more resources, andgraduating more medicalspecialists, says RichmondEast MLA Linda Reid.

The government isspending $137 million tooverhaul the primary healthcare system. That includesdoubling the number of first-year undergraduate medicalschool students.

“Each year we’ll begraduating 256 positions,”Reid said.

“For a high school stu-dent today contemplatingmedicine, the notion thatyou would have four timesas many opportunities to getinto medical school, I thinkthat’s a great message forRichmond students.”

Family physicians in B.C.will receive extra funding —$5.5 million per year — tohire assistants, like dieticiansand nurse practitioners.

“It reduces the wait timeand frees up the doctor formore complicated proce-dures,” Reid said. “There’snothing more alarming - asa patient - than to walk intoan office and see 20 peopleahead of you.”

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Council OKs Tall Ships deal as clock ticks down

Medical studentopenings on rise

Richmond city council agreedthis week to sign the contract tohost the 2011 Tall Ships MaritimeFestival from Friday, June 3 toTuesday, June 7.

But it wasn’t before a whole raftof council concerns about the risksinvolved were addressed or allevi-ated by staff.

Staff emphasized earlier this yearand again on Monday evening how

time was of the essence in terms ofRichmond either sticking its neckout to hold the festival or winding itback in and waiting until 2014.

Time is a major factor becausethe American Sail TrainingAssociation (ASTA) — which willbe bringing the ships to Stevestonas part of the Tall Ships Challenge— needs to get to work fast onsecuring the “money ships” (onesthat pull in the big crowds) fromaround the world.

Coun. Greg Halsey-Brandt,

however, was worried there wasn’tan exit clause for the city in thecontract with ASTA if, for example,the big attraction ships swerve thefestival at the last minute.

“Let’s say that we can’t get anyof the Class A ships to come orsomething happens to Garry Pointand the ships can’t dock there …if there’s a problem for us, is therea way we can pull the plug?” heasked.

“There’s lots of things that canhappen or go wrong, and I think we

need (a clause) in there.”Cathryn Volkering Carlile, the

city’s community services generalmanager, told council that the citywill be liable for the costs, no mat-ter what woes transpired.

After Halsey-Brandt, again, airedconcerns over the absence of a get-out-of-jail card, Carlile told him, “ifyou’re not confident about this, Iwould pull out now, while you stillhave time. If you are confident, signit, approve it and we’ll deliver.”

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BP disaster could happen hereKwantlen students lobby city centre MLA to oppose offshore drilling

Timo Hess is one offive Kwantlen PolytechnicUniversity students whohave launched a campaignagainst offshore oil explora-tion called Fight OffshoreDrilling in B.C.

The students— all enrolled in theEnvironmental ProtectionTechnology Program atthe Richmond campus —voiced their concerns witha presentation at RichmondCentre MLA Rob Howard’soffice on Monday.

The group’s presentationhighlighted their worriesthat if B.C.’s coast becameopen to oil drilling, theprovince could also fallvictim to an ecologicallydevastating spill like thedisaster caused by BritishPetroleum in the Gulf ofMexico.

“I met with the studentsand they did a great presen-tation,” said Howard.

Large reserves of oiland gas are believed to liebeneath the ocean flooroff the coast of B.C. The

main area of interest is inthe Hecate Strait, whichlies between B.C.’s north-ern coast and Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlottes).

A federal morato-rium has been in place fordecades, protecting the

water from drilling. But thepossibility of that morato-rium being lifted was raisedin 2001, after the GordonCampbell Liberals tookoffice.

The Campbell govern-ment began, and continues

to, lobby Ottawa to lift themoratorium, Hess said.

“Quite a while ago,(Campbell) said by 2010 wewill have offshore drillingin B.C.,” Hess said.

He is hoping the ongo-ing disaster in the Gulf of

Mexico will put a halt tothat push.

“They’re pushing thefederal government to liftthe moratorium on offshoredrilling,” Hess said. “Sincewe’ve got this big mess inthe Gulf of Mexico, we’retrying to prevent that fromhappening here. Our mainconcern is, up there, it’s anextremely environmentallysensitive area. We’re justsaying, stay away from ourbeautiful coast.”

After the students’ pre-sentation MLA Howardsaid he would do moreresearch into the subject.

“I have heard fromother constituents that theybelieve this is an issue, sowe’ll just continue to builda file and certainly pass themessage onto governmentcaucus.” I certainly under-stand that it’s an issue at thetop of people’s minds thesedays,” added Howard.

The students are alsocirculating a petition to pre-vent the moratorium frombeing lifted.

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Carlile further told councilthat ASTA are fully commit-ted to bringing some of thebest tall ships in the world toSteveston Harbour next yearand that the city will also beworking hard to pull in somebig names.

“If we don’t get the ships,then no one on the West Coastwill,” she added, in responseto the suggestion the morefamous ships might be tempt-ed to sail into bigger neigh-bouring ports after promisingto come to Richmond.

Carlile confirmed to coun-cil that part of the contractwith ASTA will stipulatethat the ships cannot sail intoanother port so many daysbefore and after Richmond’sevent.

Council were also told thatthere is a much bigger chanceof the more popular shipscoming to Richmond next yearbecause the Steveston eventwill be near the beginning

of the Tall Ships Challenge,as opposed to the end, whensome vessels tend to cut andrun. Coun. Harold Stevesrequested that the city orASTA make specific contactwith the Navy to attract morenaval tall ships to the festivalnext year.

Ideally, it takes around twoyears to successfully plan anddeliver an event on the scale ofthe four-day festival.

City of Richmond staff,however, revealed in April thatthe June 2011 date was nowon the table and if Richmondpasses up the opportunity,another won’t arise until 2014.The festival tours on a three-year cycle.

The event attracted 400,000over four days to Stevestonwhen it was last held inRichmond in 2002.

The June date wasn’t popu-lar with some councillors, whoexpressed reservations aboutthe typical weather, sea condi-tions and the fact that mostpeople will still be working.

The festival will see threekilometres of waterfront— from Garry Point Park,through Steveston village anddown to Britannia HeritageShipyard — transformed.

One of the biggest attrac-tions will be the mock gunbattles fought out by some ofthe tall ships.

The ships essentially doa Pacific Ocean circuit, withRichmond now being the portfor the early part of the chal-lenge, along with Victoria andPort Alberni.

Among the attractions atthe 2011 festival will be theships’ arrival and sail past;ship boarding and viewing;on-board receptions; watersidetours; gun battles; water taxiservice; entertainment stagesand fireworks.

It’s projected that all costsincurred by the city to imple-ment the plan and host thefestival — approximately $6million — will be recoveredthrough ticket sales, grants andcorporate sponsorship.

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Kwantlen students, from left, Ron Merkl, Timo Hess, Terry Chao, Xuan Zhang andYan Han met with Richmond MLA Rob Howard to present him with a petition.

What was once a seven-month play season isnow a year-round activity.

Richmond’s lawn bowlers can play the sportthey love outdoors throughout the year, thanksto the construction of two new all-weather arti-ficial turf bowling greens at Minoru Park.

The $600,000 project will allow for all sea-son use, which means more play time for bowl-ers and no down time to re-seed.

“Richmond has a very active lawn bowlingcommunity,” said Richmond Lawn BowlingClub president Kion Wong.

“We are exited about the extra play time andthe perfect playing surface this new turf willprovide for our players, especially our seniorplayers.”

Mayor Malcolm Brodie said the project is a“much needed improvement” to a 40-year-oldfacility that is well used by Richmond’s grow-ing lawn bowling community.

Artificial turf also improves the playabilityof the greens by eliminating deficiencies suchas low spots. The project was funded through afederal government grant of $285,151 under theRecreational Infrastructure Canada Program,City of Richmond funding of $265,000 and a$50,000 contribution from the Richmond LawnBowling Club.

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She might have been theyoungest contestant at theRiver Rock Resort ITM-NSRModel Look North America2010 — but that didn’t stop15-year-old Jessica NicoleHan lifting third place.

Han was one of twoRichmond finalists takingpart at last week’s glitter-ing show at the River Rock,which was graced by actorSteven Segal, who’s offeringa part in his next film to thewinner.

Indeed, despite the ITMfinal being Han’s first evermodeling contest, the Grade10 McRoberts secondarystudent said she wasn’t at allnervous on the big night.

“I was very surprised (tofinish third) and I hope Imanaged to thank everyonewhen I got to speak becauseI was just so excited,” Hansaid.

“I wasn’t that nervousbecause we had done somany run throughs.

“Although, looking backon the video, I definitelycould’ve done a little betteron some parts.”

Han — who has dreamedof being a model sincewatching the TV showModels Inc. at the age of five— said she was “very happy”to be crowned third best and

has now set her sights on fur-thering her new career.

“I’m going to sign anagent, I think, and maybe dosome shows,” she said.

“But I will still be focus-ing on my studying, that’svery important.”

The 15-year-old was oneof 20 finalists in the 6thannual modeling contest.

Grace Fan, 20, a businessmanagement student, was theonly other Richmondite tomake it to the finals.

The eventual winner —Alexia Fast, 17, of Vancouver— walked away with an all-expense paid trip to China’slargest and most prestigiousmodeling competition, whereshe will compete againsttop modeling hopefuls fromaround the world. Proceedsfrom the finale show ticketsales will help support thebuying of a second scannerfor the BC Cancer Agency’sCentre of Excellence forFunctional Cancer Imaging.

Han, 15, grabs third place crown

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Jessica Nicole Hanreceives her crown.


Jessica Nicole Han (left) poses with first and secondplace ITM model winners. Below, River Rock Resort bossHoward Blank, left, with actor Steven Seagal.

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NewsCrown asks for 13 years to life for kidnapping, torture gang

A 19-year-old Richmond youth was sentto hospital with a broken arm and is facingmultiple charges for resisting arrest afterbeing pulled over for driving while prohib-ited.

The assault happened July 7. The car theyouth was driving had been flagged by ICBCas being possibly operated by someone whowas under a driving prohibition.

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A gang of six men whokidnapped and tortured adrug trafficker and his wifefor 25 days in a Richmondhome could be jailed forbetween 13 years and life.

Crown counsel JoeBellows said the gang whokidnapped Peter Li, his wifeJennifer Pan and Li’s friendXiao Cheng showed callousindifference whether theirvictims lived or died duringtheir captivity in which thetrio were tortured and beaten.

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home that had been fittedout in advance with a roomwithin a room — a makeshiftcell — in which the two menwere beaten and torturedwith a Taser-like device.

The room in which theywere held was without win-dows, said Bellows, and thevictims were monitored bysurveillance cameras.

The kidnappers demandeda ransom of $10 million fortheir liberty but eventually$1.3 million was paid inmoney drops in Vancouver,Toronto and China, none ofwhich has been recovered.Bellows said this was thehighest ransom ever paid inCanada.

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Yat Fung Albert Tse,Viet Bac Nguyen, NhanTrong Ly, Daniel Luis Soux,Huong Dac Doan and MylesAlexander Vandrick havebeen convicted of a varietyof offences relating to thekidnapping, including kid-napping, unlawful confine-ment, extortion and aggra-vated assault.

They were in B.C.Supreme Court in VancouverMonday for their sentencinghearing in front of JusticeBarry Davies.

Bellows said the Crownwas seeking a life sentencefor Nguyen for kidnapping,

he recommended 20-yearsentences for Ly and Doan,an 18-year sentence for Tseand 13 years to life sentencesfor Vandrick and Soux.

Bellows said there werea number of other peopleinvolved in the kidnappingwho were still at large andwho would be watching the

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Some local Simon Fraser Universitybusiness students are keeping theWorld Cup soccer fever alive.

The students are offering low-income children an opportunity toexperience the game with a one-daycamp.

“A few friends and I are organizinga community event called Beyond theGame,” said Tony Jing. “We are part ofa project management course at SFUthat requires us to host a communityproject.

“Since all of us were concernedabout the lack of sports for some chil-dren we decided on a sports theme.”

Jing, along with his Richmond fel-

low SFU students — Alfred De Vera,Rafael Gi, Ivan Ma and Grace Hui —are hosting a one-day soccer camp thisSaturday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.at the Steveston Community Centre.

Beyond the Game is also a fund-raising initiative.

Jing went on to say that duringthe 2010 Olympic Winter Games,he’d seen a commercial about thefree sports camps put on by the non-profit organization Right to PlayInternational (www.righttoplay.com/international).

“We all thought it was a goodidea so we decided on that,” saidthe 21-year-old student. “Our aim is

to empower disadvantaged childrenthrough sports.

“All of our proceeds from dona-tions and sponsorships will go to Rightto Play International, which tries toimprove the lives of the world’s mostdisadvantaged children through sport.

“We have 50 children, between theages of six and 12, who are registered.

“We will have arts and crafts, soc-cer balls and they will be taught propersoccer skills.

“If it all goes well, we plan on mak-ing this a yearly event.”

For more information about Beyondthe Game, log onto www.beyondthe-game.ca.

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The amount of sales aredown significantly from Juneof last year — but the priceof an average Richmondhome continues to rise.

Statistics revealed by theReal Estate Board of GreaterVancouver (REBGV) showa marked decrease in thenumber of properties soldlast month, compared to June

2009. However, the poorfigures failed to affect thesturdy year-on-year increaseof property prices in the cityin all three categories.

The biggest inflation inthe benchmark (typical prop-erty in each market) priceswas in the detached market,which enjoyed a 25.7 percent spike to $897,289.

Attached properties inRichmond rose 17.9 percent from last year’s June to$518,891.

While apartments expe-rienced a more modest rise,11.7 per cent to a benchmark$335,939.

Across the GreaterVancouver region, the hous-ing market also experiencedsteady activity to begin thesummer season.

REBGV reported thatresidential property sales inGreater Vancouver totaled2,972 in June 2010, a declineof 30.2 per cent compared tothe 4,259 sales in June 2009,but was still the second high-est selling June on record.

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a healthy balance betweenthe near record setting paceof June 2009 and the con-siderably slower activitywitnessed in June 2008, aperiod of recession as weall know,” Jake Moldowan,REBGV president said in apress release.

Compared to June 2008,last month’s sales representa 22.6 per cent increase overthe 2,425 sales recorded thatmonth, but are 30 per centless than the 4,244 sales inJune 2007.

June 2010 sales also rep-resent a 5.8 per cent declinecompared to the previousmonth’s sales totals.

“We didn’t experience anyrecord-breaking activity inJune, but we did see a stablesummer market,” Moldowansaid.

“The number of new list-ings coming on the marketis not as dramatic as wesaw over the previous threemonths and demand remainsat a healthy level for thistraditionally quieter time ofyear.”

House prices rise, but sales dipBY ALAN CAMPBELL

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Reid: Specialists doubled

physician. Nor are most ofthem looking for one. Manyopted out of family doctors.

Roughly 1.5 per centof Richmond’s citizens arelooking for a family doctor,according to the 2007 and2008 statistics. The provin-cial average of people whowant a family doctor andcan’t find one is three percent. In addition to increas-ing resources for familydoctors, the province is alsoincreasing the number ofgeneral practitioners it grad-uates, increasing funding to

train medical specialists andexpand its certification offoreign-trained doctors.

“You increase the num-ber of specialists’ trainingopportunities, you decreasethe wait times for patients,”Reid said.

When she was a healthcritic, Reid said it was verydifficult for doctors wantingto specialize in certain areasof medicine to get residency.

“We’ve doubled those aswell,” she said. “It used to be128 and today it’s 244 eachyear who will have the abil-ity to specialize.”

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The Summer Reading Club (SRC) is nowin full swing at the Richmond Public Library,with more than 4,800 kids registered so far.

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This year’s theme is “Reading Rocks!”To sign up, just visit any of the four RPLbranches. For information, check out thewebsite at www.yourlibrary.ca. As part of theSummer Reading Club, children can writereviews and have the chance to be publishedin the Richmond News:

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The global effort that coalesced last week aroundSakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sen-tenced to death by stoning for adultery, should give

human rights advocates cause for hope.When Ashtiani’s case came to the attention of the interna-

tional press, it triggered a surge of public outrage. Ordinarypeople around the planet expressed revulsion at the convictionof a woman on extremely dubious grounds and the metingout of a sentence which by any measure is barbaric. Onlinepetitions and other concerted campaigns came together withinhours.

The resulting pressure from the international communitywas so intense it caused the country’s hard-line regime toreverse the decision. The victory was a small one — Ashtianiis still, so far, sentenced to die by other means — and it isonly on behalf of one person. But the result shows that itis possible to use non-violent — and even non-economic— means to effect change in countries that are subject toextremist rule.

This is not to advocate for undue meddling in the affairsof sovereign states. But where fundamental human rights areat stake, the international community can and must use thesimple, non-destructive tool of public scrutiny to aid the vic-tims of oppressive governments.

Change by this approach is not easy, and it will inevitablybe slow, but, given the questionable effect of our ongoingwars on the lives of people where they are being fought, it isperhaps the most effective tool at our disposal.

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The legislature is a fairlyquiet place these days, asour politicians are scat-tered far and wide for thesummer. But their absencehasn’t ended the mainpolitical guessing game inthis province.

That game is about try-ing to figure out if thereis any hope of a revival ofB.C. Liberal fortunes, and ifso, who is going to create it.

A lot of names have beenkicked around, but it wouldseem only person has a real-istic hope of breathing lifeinto the party and return-ing it to competitive statuscome the 2013 election.

That person’s name?Carole Taylor.Of all the potential heirs

to Gordon Campbell’sleadership, only Taylor canseparate herself from thecurrent government, par-ticularly over the issue ofthe HST.

When she was financeminister, she opposed bring-ing the HST to this prov-ince. Among her reasonswas a refusal to give up allkinds of exemptions to thetax, and reluctance to cedeauthority over the sales taxto the federal government.

But her potentialstrengths go much deeperthan that. As finance min-ister she racked up somehefty budget surpluses andgained a reputation as anable, pragmatic and non-ideological politician.

Her public image is onebuilt on achievement, like-ability and even glamour.But a key strength is herability to go to the voterswith clean hands, to makethe argument that she hadnothing to do with the

things that made the B.C.Liberals so unpopular overa relatively short period oftime.

Speculation aboundsover Gordon Campbell’sfuture. Personally, I thinkhe will announce sometimenext year or early 2012 thathe won’t be running again.

Of course, if there’s amiracle turnaround in thepolls he may well choose tostick around. But he oncetold me that he thought 10years in the premier’s chairwas a good benchmark ofpolitical success.

His departure would the-oretically mean a leadershiprace in the party. But theredoesn’t have to be one.

The NDP, for example,opted to let Mike Harcourttake over the party leader-ship unopposed in 1987.The New Democrats weremindful how much damagea messy leadership fightcan do to a party, particu-larly when things don’t goas planned and a long-shotcandidate whom no onereally wanted as leader endsup being just that (remem-ber Bob Skelly?).

The B.C. Liberals, how-ever, seem to have no end ofpeople whose ambition maylead them to reach for theleader’s position.

Cabinet ministers suchas Rich Coleman, KevinFalcon, Mike de Jong,Shirley Bond, George

Abbott, and even the belea-guered Colin Hansen all getmentioned when talk turnsto a party leadership race.

But they appear to allbe hamstrung by the falloutover the HST, and evenif the public grudginglyaccepts the tax, I’m not surethey’re going to forgive thepoliticians responsible for it.

Surrey Mayor DianneWatts is also talked about asleadership material, and cer-tainly the fact she’s not “oneof them” puts her in goodstead. But her inexperienceat the provincial level maycreate enough doubts.

This brings us back toCarole Taylor. She hasn’tactually said she’d evenbe interested in taking thejob, but that’s to be theexpected response as longas Campbell is still the boss.

And with Campbelllikely to remain leader foranother year or so, it is pre-mature for the B.C. Liberalsto allow any public specula-tion by their own people onthe leadership issue.

But privately, you knowthey’re all thinking about it.And if they want to survive,they had better have a gameplan.

It appears the best suchplan would see all thoseleader wannabes check theiregos at the door and allowTaylor to win by acclama-tion. That could set upan historic fight in 2013:Carole versus Carole. Notonly would that guaranteean elected female premierin this province for the firsttime ever, but it would like-ly ensure B.C. sticks closeto the political centre.

Keith Baldrey is GlobalBC’s chief political reporter.

The Editor,Re: “Disease expert dismisses Lyme diagnosis,” News, July

7.What kind of doctor makes a diagnosis without even seeing

the patient? Dr. Bonnie Henry has stated that she believes theGoertzens and others who wrote in concerning lyme disease, donot actually have lyme disease.

Why would she say this? Because she knows it is unlikelythat any of these people tested positive on B.C.’s Elisa test.Dr. Henry disregards patients with symptoms, some of whomrecall a tick bite. She does not believe the American statisticson lyme. She thinks American labs are giving out thousandsof false positives and American doctors are preying on vulner-able patients. All relevant factors are dismissed in deferenceto the be all end all state of the art Elisa. She cannot admit theElisa may be a flawed test. She says patients are looking fora magic answer. If I wanted a magic answer, it would not belyme, a disease which is, for the most part, unrecognized anduntreated in B.C. The only “magic answers” are the spuriouslabels doctors give patients when they can’t make a diagnosis,such as Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or in my case“stress”.

Dr. Henry may be a top doc in B.C. but she needs to rethinkher myopic blind faith in the much disputed Elisa test.

Sandra DeanRichmond

The Editor,A rose by any other name is still a rose. You can call what

the Goertzen family is suffering from by any name you want.That’s just semantics. But for heaven’s sake, let’s help Parkerfeel better with OUR medical system. The treatment that ParkerGoertzen is receiving in the United States is working for Parker.

I am Parker’s classroom teacher. He was a vibrant and ener-getic student last fall. Throughout the year he was so sick thathe had to crawl or be in a wheelchair. He did not attend schoolfrom January to June. Now he has many better days.

Let’s have the Canadian medical system help Parker feel bet-ter — then we can find a name for his disease!

Lotti SmithRichmond

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The Editor,A month has passed since

the local rampage of protest-ers opposed the idea of add-ing new facilities onto thegrounds of South Arm Park.

Everyone is prob-ably aware of Eve Rolletde Darantes, who has beenforming a petition againstthese future changes.

As a teenager myself,I see this renovation as ablooming opportunity topromote more exercise,especially during the summerseason when many us have alack of physical activity.

My friends and I havealready started to see thechanges being made and notonly do we think it’s a greatidea for us teenagers but alsofor the multiple families liv-ing in the area.

Many of us know MinoruPark, the only public facil-ity that has a large runningtrack, is overpopulatedat times and not easy toaccess for South Arm resi-dence. Hence, building newfacilities here will be moreconvenient for locals. Inour generation, obesity is a

growing factor that we mustdeal with.

Every year it’s harder toboost exercise in our com-munity especially when tech-nology is growing and whenwe have arcades around thecorner of every neighbour-hood.

So, instead of pointing outall the negatives to recreatingour park, why not look onthe bright side and notice thefuture benefits.

People of all ages wouldlove to come to experiencethe new facilities, and it willdefinitely be more familyfriendly.

Besides, there are plentyof smaller residential parksnear schools with largeamounts of land that otherlocals can use and call theirown “paradise”.

Diamella HsiungRichmond

Reclaim people’s powerBC HYDRO

The Editor,To quote the B.C. government’s TV power propa-

ganda, “50 years ago our province had a vision.”Indeed, we created a public utility called B.C. Hydro

from the privately owned B.C. Electric. It broughtB.C.’s natural power to the people.

While it is true that dam building caused environ-mental destruction and social harm, it also createdmuch benefit. The boomer generation enjoyed employ-ment and economic prosperity with the world’s cheapestand cleanest hydroelectric power.

This cheap power was also exported to create publicrevenue to pay for our social, educational, environmen-tal, and cultural needs, which made B.C. the so-called“Best Place on Earth,” for everyone, not just rich inves-tors. Small wonder the world wants to live here!

However, our current B.C. conservative-Liberalgovernment has subverted that vision by turning publichydro revenue into private profits for their corporatebackers.

The privatization of B.C. Hydro and the licensingof expensive, environmentally destructive, privatelyowned, Individual Power Projects (I.P.P.s) puts the profitin their pals’ pockets. Next thing you know we’ll bere-fighting the Kemano completion, raising the KenneyDam on the Nechako River, battling to save FraserRiver salmon — a battle we thought the Rivers DefenseCoalition won almost 20 years ago.

Capital never sleeps. Neither do its minions. Thepublic, however, has been asleep at the wheel for toolong. It isn’t just fish that are headed for a fatal crash.Time to wake up and reclaim “B.C.’s power for thepeople,” people.

Ramblin’ Ryan LakeGnarly Old Dudes of Steveston (GODS)

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The EditorI am finding the views expressed by vari-

ous writers regarding urban agriculture, theALR etc. as rather one sided. By that I meanthere are a few parties who are given a dis-proportionate amount of column space, butwithout rebuttal, thus the public is only hear-ing one side of the story.

Mr. Jim Wright, who I dialogue withoften, does have a very open mind. However,others are given a public platform with sub-jective views on this topic which currentlyare going unchallenged. I have studied theALR over the past five years; it’s not pretty.

Examples:❚ Of all the allowable uses, a single fam-

ily home with a .6 floor area ratio is one ofthem, and has been for 20 years. The City’sview that densification on non-ALR landwill save “farmland” is a big lie. ALR prop-erties and especially the smaller ones, haveevolved into a highest and best use as singlefamily lot. Thus, the more the City densifies,the more large homes on land deemed ALRwe will see. The City is trying to penalize alegal use and cover its own butt.

❚ Richmond’s ALR contains some of thesmallest lots in all of Richmond. Some ofthese are less than 3000 sq. ft.

❚ Richmond Agricultural ViabilityStrategy (2003) states that, on averageRichmond Agricultural land producesapproximately $18,000 per hectare (i.e. justover two acres ) or, say, $9,000 per acre.

❚ What is the profit? Likely less than 10per cent.

❚ A two acre ALR parcel is selling forover $1 million. No new farmer who wishesto farm as a primary source of income canafford to farm

❚ Garden plots provided by the City:Given these plots are accessible on all foursides, a lot of land is wasted simply to pro-vide such access. As another party noted,what is the carbon footprint for these partiesto start and maintain these garden plots?

❚ Legal tax evasion via “Farm Status.”❚ 1400 of Richmond’s 2400 ALR parcels

are less than two acres.❚ Given the benchmarks, which are inher-

ently discriminatory to smaller properties,far too many people hobby farm, and floodthe market with commodities that impactreal farmers. Too many are into blueberriesand the prices are collapsing.

❚ The City treats the ALR as a land bank,the 136 acre Garden City Lands is a primeexample. How can the City claim 136 acresis not viable for farming, yet put the bootsand screws to far smaller ALR propertieswith Bylaw 8500 and claim it is savingfarmland?

In my view, the ALR is on par with driv-ing a 40-year-old car, i.e. it is out of touchwith reality, and in need of overhaul.

It is time the public be provided somefacts regarding the ALR and food security(latest buzzword) and not idealized fiction.

Farming is a business, not a charity, andof all the allowable uses, if agriculture is noteconomically viable, other uses will be cho-sen, which is exactly what we are seeing. Tochange this with discriminatory red tape forpoltical gain and dividing Richmond citizensinto two classes of property owners simplyshows city hall is going to the dogs.

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think so! The government seems to think music is not veryimportant and no one will miss it. Think again!

Normally, kids aren’t too worried about teachers leaving,but Mrs. L.- B. is a different story. She does a plethora ofthings for us; she teaches guitar for Grade 6/7 students, hasa band for Grade 6/7 students, she has a jazz band for Grade7 students, and she teaches miscellaneous percussion instru-ments to all students. Upon the cutting of the majority ofthese musical subjects, there won’t be much for Mrs. L.-B.and the other spectacular music teachers in the school dis-trict to do, which is a shame because the teachers really lovetheir jobs. They also enjoy hearing the improvement in the

musical ability of the students. It will be a great loss unlesswe take action.

On behalf of the students in School District # 38, I wouldlike to let the government and everyone else know that, yes,we love music and, no, we do not appreciate the fact that thegovernment is cutting music programs. As John A. Loganonce said, “Music is the medicine of the mind.” If that istrue, shouldn’t we take care of ourselves by ensuring thatmusic is a daily part of our healthy diet of education?

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On Saturday, with her easel in placeand paintbrush in hand, local art-ist Rita McArthur drew quite a

crowd.McArthur was painting in the gardens

behind the Steveston Post Office andMuseum, and onlookers seemed eager tosee what she was creating on her canvas.

“Some people who came up to mewere aspiring artists who were askingme lots of questions about art,” saidMcArthur on Monday morning.

The longtime Steveston residentwas taking part in this year’s StevestonMuseum’s Summer Music Series.

All day, people came to watchMcArthur dip her brush in acrylic paintsand fill in the outline of the historicMarine Garage building at the cornerof Moncton Street and Second Avenue.(Circa early 1950s).

“I chose to paint the Marine Garagebecause it has a real retro feel to it andI believe it expresses the feeling ofSteveston,” said McArthur, who adds shecarries her camera everywhere on the offchance she will capture a scene for futureworks of art.

“It’s like the garage is stuck in a timewarp. There’s lots of nostalgia to it … youexpect to see a guy from the sixties comeout to clean your windows.”

McArthur is well known for her imagesof Steveston.

“I paint many Steveston subjects, suchas the London Farm House, Finn Slough,Garry Point Park and Prickly Pear gardenshop,” she said.

“As an artist, I am captivated by thevillage atmosphere, the shops and thesmall town feel on Steveston.

“The lively market with the stalls orthe tug boats going up and down the riverreally appeals to me.”

She also added that art lovers arealways drawn to her paintings of the his-toric Japanese fishing village.

“Anytime I have a show, I bring threeor four paintings of Steveston,” she added.

McArthur only began to dabble inacrylics in the last few years.

Prior to that, she worked only in water-colour.

“I like to try different styles and tech-niques and although I was very comfort-able with watercolour, acrylics have fluid-ity and I can convey more energy in mypaintings than I can with watercolours,”she added.

When you see her work, it’s hard toimagine that McArthur only took uppainting in 2001 after retiring as an assis-tant to the vice president of RichmondHospital.

Born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland,she immigrated to Canada nearly threedecades ago.

The seed of a future artist was sewnearly.

McArthur said Glasgow was hometo some of the best art galleries in the

country, including the world-renownedKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.Her mother used to take her to that galleryat least once a month.

“The museum houses some of theworld’s finest collections and I was fas-cinated with the impressionists,” saidMcArthur.

“Also, in high school, our teachers tookus on many field trips to various art gal-leries.”

“I always loved arts and crafts, even asa child, but I never thought of getting seri-ous about it,” said McArthur.

However, it was always one of her“bucket list wish” to someday try herhand at painting.

“I really didn’t care whether I had tal-

ent or not, I just wanted to create,” shesaid.

Surprisingly, McArthur said she foundshe did possess artistic flair.

“I started by taking an art class at thePhoenix Art Gallery,” she added.

“Then I joined the Richmond Artists’Guild and the Riverside Art Circle.”

Two years later, McArthur sold herfirst painting during the Finn Slough ArtShow.

“After the show, I received a call fromartist John Beattie whose wife loved mypainting of a little white house in FinnSlough,” said McArthur.

“Then, I got a call from the owner ofthe house, and he wanted it … I ended itselling it to him.

“But John Beattie was the first to tellme I had talent … it was a thrill to knowthat a fellow artist thought I was goodenough, good enough that he wanted tobuy my painting.”

McArthur has always favoured paint-ing buildings; she’s captivated by historicstructures.

“I like to paint my impression ofthem,” she said. “I’m also attracted tolight and how light interacts in a setting,more specifically the contrast of grada-tion.”

Her mantra is sunlight on paper — theway light and shadows dances off build-ings.

“I was on a street in Provence,France and I was immediately taken bythe shades hitting the structures,” saidMcArthur.

“I could have sold the painting I did ofthat scene six times, but I’m not ready topart with it yet.”

McArthur was the first painter in aseries of artists who will gather for theSteveston Museum’s Summer MusicSeries, which are held in front of themuseum (located in the post office), 3811Moncton St.

The series continues on July 24 withnew, traditional crafts and wraps up onSaturday, August 7 with an arts and craftsday. For more information about upcom-ing painters and musicians, call the muse-um at 604-718-8439. To contact McArthur

Rita draws on Steveston’s village atmosphereART

McArthur was first of a series of talents to be showcased at the local museum


Artist Rita McArthur only took up painting in 2001 after retiring from RichmondHospital.

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Richmond Pony Clubmeets monthly at 7p.m. on the secondWednesday of the monthat Steveston CommunityCentre. All horse-lov-ers and riders are wel-come to attend for funactivities and to learnabout horses and stablemanagement. For moreinformation, call Melanieat 604-671-1142.

The Richmond ArtistsGuild meets the sec-ond Wednesday of themonth at 6:45 p.m. atthe Richmond CulturalCentre, #180-7700Minoru Gate. New mem-bers are welcome. Formore information, visitwww.richmondartists-guild.com or call JenniferTaylor at 604-241-1120.

ThursdayJoin SignaramaRichmond as they fireup the barbecue to raisemoney for Canuck PlaceChildren’s Hospice onThursday, July 15 fromnoon to 4 p.m. at #145-13988 Maycrest Way.Call David Newmanat 604.273.7445 or [email protected] for moreinformation and detailsabout this event.

FridayThis summer, everyFriday, if you’re travel-ling out of YVR or arelooking for somethingfree and fun for your fam-ily, come to the airport’sdomestic terminal from8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for facepainting, listen to the lat-est beats from live DJsand sample treats fromsome of YVR’s shopsand restaurants. Therewill also be prize drawsand kids and adultscan explore the publicobservation area thatfeatures unobstructedviews of YVR’s busyairfield, telescopesto zoom in on all theaction and an inter-active model of Sealsland.

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Open Air SummerSeries presents smoothjazz singer, SibelThrasher on Friday, July16 at the Gulf of GeorgiaCannery in Steveston.All concerts start at 6:30p.m. and admission bydonation. Put on by theSteveston Folk Guildand the Beatmerchant.For more information,call Dave McArthur at604-272-9294 or FrankieNeilson at 604-204-0044.

The Russian CulturalClub “Erudite” invitesRussian-speaking teensto learn more about allthings Russian. They meetat Cambie Community

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UpcomingThis summer the EastRichmond CommunityAssociation and CambieCommunity Centre hoststhe free Summer FunNights on Tuesday, July20 at the King GeorgePark Gathering Place atNo. 5 and Cambie roads.There will be live Acadianmusic featuring TheMessytones, a barbecue,a caricature artist, facepainting, bubble blowingand other fun activities.

For more information, callthe association at 604-233-8399.

Cherelle Jardinepresents MusicalExpressions SummerConcert Series onFriday, July 23 with MaeMoore, Megan Metcalfeand Kenny Hess atthe Britannia HeritageShipyard. Show starts at6:15 p.m. Tickets are $25;available at the shipyard,5180 Westwater Dr. or bycalling 604-276-4300. Formore information, visitwww.cherellejardine.com.

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The StevestonMuseum’s SummerMusic Series - A his-toric twist on modernfun - happens Saturday,July 24 from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. at 3811 Moncton St.There will be exhibits fromseven local individualsand craft groups. Manyof the groups use tradi-tional craft methods dat-

ing back centuries. Bringyour lunch, a folding chairor blanket and come andenjoy great music and art.For more information, call604-718-8439.

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Here is Ray Crawford’s winning submission inour Memories of Empire Stadium contest:

I have many fond memories of Empire Stadium —unfortunately my fondest memory, my first time at EmpireStadium, has nothing to do with the BC Lions.The first time I set foot inside Empire Stadium was on Saturday,Nov. 26, 1960 for the 48th annual Grey Cup Game. In 1960 Iwas 10 years old and this was the first time that I attended aprofessional football game. It was the first time that I attendedany professional game. The Ottawa Rough Riders defeatedEdmonton 16 to 6 to become the 1960 Grey Cup Championsand Ron Stewart of the Ottawa Rough Riders was the GreyCup’s Most Valuable Player.

Before the game there was the Grey Cup parade. My dadwas a sea cadet officer with the Captain Vancouver Corp inStanley Park and the cadets were part of the parade. I wasseated in an area with some friends of my Dad’s and watchedthe parade. As I watched the parade it was like waiting forChristmas morning; I couldn’t wait to get to Empire Stadium.

Finally the parade ended and my dad, still in uniform,got me and we went to the game.

Arriving at Empire Stadium the sounds, smells,and the entire goings-on put my head on a pivot, for Idid not want to miss any of this first-time experience.We waited in line with our tickets and then waited inline at the concession stands. Now well prepared withhotdogs, Coke and peanuts, we walked through thesmall tunnel entrance and for the first time I couldsee Empire Stadium from the inside. Both teamswere on the field warming up. Punters were punting,kickers were kicking field goals, quarterbacks werethrowing to receivers, linemen were going over theirblocking techniques and there was just so much to

watch at one time. I had been to a three-ring circus but this wasso much more.

My dad pointed out Vic Chapman. When you are a child youmay sometimes refer to parent’s close friend as Aunty or Uncle,even though he or she is not a blood relative. Vic Chapmanwas my Uncle Vic. He had a girlfriend who worked at the BayTheatre on Denman Street and she was friends with my mother.Many times Uncle Vic had been at our house. Dad remindedme that it was Uncle Vic who had given us the tickets to thegame. As Uncle Vic was practising close to the track, my dadencouraged me to go down to the rail and wave to him. I wentdown the stairs, zigzagging between the people trying to get totheir seats and as I got to the rail I called out to Uncle Vic. Howhe heard me above all the noise I do not know. He ran over andasked me how the seats were. Someone then called to UncleVic and he said he had to go as the two teams disappeared intotheir dressing rooms.

I returned to my seat and my dad encouraged me to eatmy hotdog as we sat waiting for the game to begin. Then theannouncer asked for our attention and there was such a fanfaregoing on before the game. Introductions of the many importantpeople that were there that day, the introductions of the starting

lineups for both sides, the flip of the coin for the kickoff, the V.I.P.kickoff and then finally the kickoff and the game was on.My eyes never left the field. The action was a continuous assaultupon both my vision and hearing. Hearing the pro-Edmonton,crowd gasp as the ball was thrown to a receiver and then a quiethush as the ball fell through his fingertips. The grunts and thegroans, the hits and the misses, the running, the catching, thekicking, the punting football now had me mesmerized. I lovedeverything about it. I wanted nothing to change. To me, footballhad to be played in this way in this stadium.

Over the years there were many more times that I visitedEmpire Stadium. I watched the Lions roar; there were concerts,and track and field events. As a high school football player Iplayed at Empire Stadium against the Notre Dame Jugglers inthe 1969 Shrine Bowl. Unfortunately we lost. I believe that wewere the last game on real grass at Empire Stadium. A few yearslater as a player for the Vancouver Meralomas, I returned toEmpire Stadium to play in the Junior Big Four Football League.At that time the field was artificial turf and when you hit theground it really hurt. It was quite something for me to play forthe Vancouver Meralomas. For it was with the Meralomas thatmy Uncle Vic had played part of his football career. His picturestill hangs on the clubhouse wall in the president’s room.

Yes, Empire Stadium holds many memories for me. I wassad the day they tore it down. But now I rejoice at the realizationthat I will take my 22-year-old, son to a Lions game at EmpireStadium. It won’t be like 1960, it won’t be for the Grey Cup, butit will be the continuation of a tradition. My dad took me to myfirst game at Empire Stadium and even though I have taken myson to the dome, he has yet to experience Empire Stadium: thesounds, the smells, the whole experience of watching footballoutdoors in a grand old stadium. Life goes on and shall foreverchange, but sometimes I think they should just leave somethings alone. Empire Stadium should remain and be used as asports and entertainment complex at least until my son can takehis son to Empire (Stadium) Field.

Fondest memories of Empire Stadiumprove to be a winner for Delta man

BC Lions coach Wally Buono presents Ray Crawford of Delta with tickets to

the Lions’ July 10 home opener against Saskatchewan at Empire Field.

Crawford also won two BC Lions jerseys, a parking pass and a pre-game

tour along the sidelines. Photo by Sharon Doucette/The Now


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Richmond Olympic Oval welcoming the world againYonex Canada Open badminton championships will feature players from 33 countries competing this week

Richmond has quietly become Canada’shotbed for badminton and now it’s ready tohost the world.

The Yonex Canada Open is underway atthe Olympic Oval with preliminary matcheswrapping up tomorrow. The quarter-finalsare slated for Friday and the the tournamentconcludes on Sunday afternoon with champi-onship matches.

With two training facilities in Richmond,ClearOne Badminton Centre is not onlyhome to many of the country’s top players,but is also attracting international talent.

“Badminton is Richmond’s sport,”declared ClearOne president Bobby Milroy— a former international player for Canada.“Of all the sports in Richmond, we areconsistently producing world class players.Some already live here and some are movinghere.”

It was several months ago when Yonexapproached Milroy with their desire to hosta tournament. The leading manufacturer ofbadminton equipment wanted to be part ofmore than a run-of-the-mill Canadian event.

The Yonex Canada Open was born andthe initial response has been more than orga-nizers could have imagined.

The hope was to attract about 100 play-ers for the inaugural event but instead it’s

at capacity with 254 participants and largerepresentation from Asia.

“The interest is way greater than we everexpected,” continued Milroy. “We would behappy with 15 countries and we got 33. Wewere hopeful to get one world champion andwe got a lot more. Not only that, but it’s thebest Canadians and up-and-coming young-sters from countries like Japan and Korea.

“We’re thrilled and we’re stressed. We are

trying to take badminton to another level inthis country and I think that’s one of the rea-sons we got to (host) the event.”

Milroy admits securing a world classvenue has brought the tournament instantcredibility but it wasn’t easy. The Oval justrecently completed it’s transition from aspeed skating track to a multi-purpose sportscentre and Milroy has been working closelywith Oval general manager John Mills over

the past few weeks to put everything togeth-er. The end result is the Yonex Canada Openbeing the first major post-Olympic event atthe Oval.

Five courts will be in play, including acentre court which will host all the high-lighted matches. Two practice courts willalso be available.

“It’s been a rush for the Oval to accom-modate us and John has put in some latenights which we are very thankful for,”added Milroy. “Yonex came to us and saidthey wanted to do a Grand Prix but wantedit at the international scale, not a second ratetournament. We’re doing it at the Oval withClear One as the operator and the three offus combined to pull it off.

“In my career, I haven’t seen somethinglike this done in Canada and I played for 14years. We’re hoping for a great turnout andI think people will be surprised to see theworld class level of play.”

The playoff round matches on Fridayand Saturday will run from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.The finals will go from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. onSunday.

Ticket prices include $10 for preliminaryrounds (Wednesday and Thursday), $15 forquarter-finals (Friday), $20 for semi-finals(Saturday) and $25 for finals (Sunday).

They can be purchased at the door or byvisiting the tournament website: www.canad-aopen.ca.

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Jacky Ruan (left) and Zhu Lin answer questions during Sunday’s Yonex Canada Openpress conference at Aberdeen Centre. Lin wil be among the players to beat in the women’ssingles competition. The 26-year-old from Shanghai won the world championship in 2007.


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Wong amateur runner-up at U.S. OpenAn outstanding 2010 just

keeps on getting better forRichmond’s Christine Wong.

Fresh off an 11-strokevictory at the B.C. LadiesAmateur, the product of theQuilchena Golf and CountryClub was among just sixamateurs to make the cut atthe U.S. Women’s Open inPennsylvania.

Wong fired rounds of77-75-78-75 on the brutallytough Oakmont CountryClub course to finish tiedfor 55th and earn low ama-teur runner-up honours.

She also was amongjust two of 10 Canadiansto make the 36-hole cut,needing a birdie on herfinal hole, the par-5 9th, to

extend her tournament. ProfessionalAlena Sharp finished tied for 48th.

The Team Canada DevelopmentSquad member is coming off a ter-rific freshman season at San DiegoState University.

Next up for Wong is representingB.C. at the Royale Cup NationaleWomen’s Amateur Championship atKingsville Golf and Country Club inOntario, July 26-July 30.Christine Wong

Busy month of championship actionbegins with Midget “A” ProvincialsThe Richmond Girls Softball

Association is all set to host fourmajor tournaments over the next threeweeks, starting with the ProvincialMidget “A” Championships thisweekend at London Park.

The host Islanders are made upprimarily of young women rangingin age from 17 to 19. After winningbronze at the 2009 Nationals, theexpectations will be high.

Having just completed theCanadian Open Fastpitch Futures(U19) International Championship atSoftball City in Surrey, where theyplaced 11th out of 19 high caliber

teams, the team finds itself well pre-pared.

Coach Mark Nomura believes hissquad will be up for the challengeand is looking forward to the toughcompetition it will face, startingFriday.

The tournament will be a roundrobin format with eight of the eleventeams advancing to the double knock-out playoff round. Playoffs will starton Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with thechampionship game scheduled for4 p.m. on the Sunday.

With 48 teams participating in thefour upcoming tournaments, RSGA

president Gary Rosval expects thingswill be busy. He is pleased howassociation has been able to organizeso many tourneys with much of thecredit going to dedicated volunteers.

He is encouraging the public tocome out and support the local teamsand take in some high caliber ballover the coming weeks.

The championship calendar alsoincludes Richmond hosting the Senior“A”, Junior “A” and Junior “B”Provincials — July 23-25. Richmondis also hosting the Western CanadianBantam “B” Championships in earlyAugust.

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We wish to thank all applicants fortheir interest and effort in applyingfor the above noted positions,however, only candidates selec-ted for positions will be contacted.

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6020-06 Chilliwack6020-062 BR, 2 bath, 55+, gated complex,Chwk. double garage, 1200sf,gas fp, updated, Low strata fees$269,900, 604-392-6608 msg

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For Sale - Langley Retail Strata,New Construction, aprox 1040sf$416K. Drive by #106, 19909 -64th Ave Call Gord 604-649-6495

6030 Lots & Acreage60301/4 ACRE lot for sale

40 mins from Vancouver inPoint Roberts, WA. Info at

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N. WEST. All services paid, incldsu/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey &eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. NoHST. $329,000. 604-726-0677.usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

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#34 - 7850 King George Blvd. 2BR. 55+ years old. 1 pet ok!$36,900. Lorraine Cauley, RoyalLepage North Star, 604-889-4874

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POINT ROBERTS Wash, US. NrTsawwassen. RANCHER 2200sf,reno’d, beautiful 70ft WaterfrontOcean! By Owner. 604-690-4979

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1021 HOWAY ST.NEW WESTMINSTER

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DELTA WEST4895-55B St, Ladner

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QUIET BUILDING, 2 bdrm aptw/balcony, ht, hw, cable, prkg,locker, NS, NP, suits seniors,close to all amenities, lease,604-241-3772

6540 Houses - Rent65403 BR clean lots of storage, fencedyard, appls, Ironwood, bus route,no pets, ns, $1475, 604-275-6240

6540 Houses - Rent65406 BR, 3 bath, nr school, buses &Amberdeen Ctre, avail Aug 1. bigyard, 604-618-2015..618-6147

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CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St,3 bdrm, 1 bath, cozy HOUSE on49x171’ lot, excellent investmentproperty in heart of town, close toshops & schools............... $888/MSOUTH SURREY/WHITE ROCK –15532 Madrona Dr., 3 bdrm,HOUSE, on Cul-de-Sac in quietfamily neighborhood, huge yard,new roof, double garage.. $1,688/MCall Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

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FOR LEASEOffice Space 621 sqft avail June1st . 4840 Delta Street, Ladner.

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1 BDRM own entry, no wd nopets, ns. nr Bridgeport & McCle-od. $600 incl heat & hydro. availAug. 1, 604-278-2724

1 BR ground level suite for rent,$700. NS/NP. Near Cambie & #5.Avail immed, 604-278-1505

1 BR Shell & Williams, n/s, n/p.c/u incl. Close to all amen. $650,avail Aug 1. (604) 323-6491

1 BR suite, new, ns, np. $750 inclhydro, nr Saunder & Garden City,Refs, Aug 1 604-272-5943

2 BDRM spacious private laundryn/s, n/p, ref required $1000 #4 Rdand Francis 604-719-4418

2 BR bsmt, 4 & Williams, nrschool, no w/d, n/s, n/p, $900 inclutils. Aug 1. 604-271-4046

2 BR grd flr, sep entry, new homesuit single $900 util incl’d, refs, ns,np, couple neg. 604-241-5999

3 BR upper, exc loc. & cond. nrIronwood & schools, large fencedyard, ns, np , 4 appls, fp, Sep 1,$1300+utils, 604-277-5058

RICH 1 BR bsmt ste, living rm,priv entry, share laundry, incl utils.Avail Now. ns/np. 604 304-0489

RMD 1 br bsmt ste, brand new, nopets, n/s, $850, nr Rchmd Centre.Avail Immed. 604-418-0696

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