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Battle lines drawn for summer schoolRTA will ‘absolutely’ picket private school where district plans to hold international student program

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Anew battleground has been laid inRichmond as the bitter fight between theteachers’ union and B.C. government drags oninto the summer.The Richmond School District has decided

it will go ahead with its 400-student summerinternational program, starting July 7.Due to the teachers’ strike, the district has

been forced to switch the program’s venue tothe privately-run Richmond Christian School

on No. 5 Road, so the program’s 12 unionizedteachers don’t have to cross any picket line ata school district facility.Reacting to the news, however, the

Richmond Teachers’Association (RTA) saidit would “most definitely” set up a secondarypicket line at the Christian secondary school,teeing up a potentially controversial clashbetween teachers and fellow union membersnext Monday.“This is going to go ahead,” said the school

district’s director of international studentprograms, Richard Hudson.

“It’s a non-credit program, therefore thecollective agreement with the union doesn’tapply. We do run into potential difficultieswith picket lines so, therefore, we’re going tomove it off-site to Richmond Christian.”Hudson understands the union can set up a

secondary picket line, but believes the picket“would not be sustainable, as we can get aninjunction to cease and desist.”When asked if the union intends to set up a

secondary picket line at Richmond Christian,RTApresident Al Klassen said, “absolutely.”“The (school) district must expect a

reaction from the union on this,” addedKlassen.“I would say there’s some truth in

what they’re saying (about the collectiveagreement), but it’s not quite as straightforward as that. They’ll do one thing, we’lldo another, and then we’ll let the (LabourRelations Board) decide.”In terms of the finances at stake, Hudson

said about $600,000 will have been spenton airfares alone by the families of theinternational students.

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Joshua Berger, right, captain of theAdventuress sailing schooner, which wasmoored at Britannia Shipyards the pastthree days for the Ships to Shore event, tellsthe sordid story of the boat’s missing andrecently found bell from 1913. See page 3.Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News.Below, crew member Elizabeth Beckerholds the original bell. Photo by GordGoble/Special to the News.

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Hudson: District has reputation to consider

“We had to make a decision on Fridayas to whether to honour that commitmentor not,” said Hudson, explaining that the400 international students are enrolled forvarious periods of time throughout thesummer, mostly for language programsand tourism/cultural activities around theVancouver area.“These programs don’t generate huge

amounts of revenue for the district; maybein the region of $250,000 net.“It’s more about the district’s reputation

with the international programs and theeffect that might have downstream and thefuture capability to attract internationalstudents year-round.”The costs of the summer program per

student vary, said Hudson, from around$1,800 to $3,000, depending on whatthey’ve signed up for.“In terms of revenue stream; it’s not a

huge factor,” added Hudson. “As I said, it’smore about our reputation.”The year-round international student

program generates around $3 million profitfor the district, said Hudson, which helps

employ a significant number of staff as aresult.“We’re just trying to salvage this

program, which we feel is an important

one,” he said. “We appreciate it’s a difficulttime, but we still have a job to do.”No one from Richmond Christian School

was available for comment.

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Bribery with a bell rings a fine taleSHIPS TO SHORE

No one is too sure how salacious this storyreally is, but it all started in San Franciscoin 1936 with an older woman — describedas a swinger — a police boat captain, thewoman’s 10 year-old grandson and a longlost ship bell.“The story goes, in order to keep this

boy quiet, the captain gives this 10-year-old boy a bell. We don’t know exactly how(the captain) got it, maybe it got dredged upduring prohibition days,” said Joshua Berger,captain of the Adventuress sailing schooner,which was moored at Britannia Shipyards thepast three days for the Ships to Shore event.“The boy was never allowed to call his

grandma, ‘grandma.’He had to call her Lauraand he described her as a swinger. So we

don’t know what this meansbut this captain was hangingout with Laura,” he said.What we do know is that the

15-pound bell originally camefrom the Adventuress, builtin 1913. It was lost in a fire in1914 in San Francisco Bay andturned up again, in 1936, to beused as a bribe by the policecaptain, according to the boy,Alfred Lemos, a now-retired88 year-old businessman.“He said, ‘You want this bell, kid?’ I was

10 years-old then, and I think it was a bribeto keep me quiet,” Lemos told SFGate.comlast month, after he returned the bell to theexecutive director of Sound Experience,the non-profit company that operatesAdventuress in Washington State.

The bell still has the 1913Adventuress insignia clearlymarked on it and Lemoshad asked his adult sons tosearch the Internet for thelast whereabouts of the tallship. To his surprise, helearned the ship still operatesas an educational tool onenvironmental sustainabilityfor thousands of curiousmariners each year.While the bell was a family

heirloom for close to 80 years (used duringcocktail parties) Lemos decided to hand itback.“It’s a great story and we’re so pleased to

have the bell back,” said Berger.Adventuress was one of two tall ships

moored in Steveston for Ships to Shore.

“We sail the ship just as we would in 1913but we have some of the highest technologybelow for navigation, refrigeration and allthat sort of thing,” said Berger, sitting on thedeck at the helm of the ship’s wheel, notingthe original steering mechanisms.Berger hopes to secure the proper

paperwork from the Canadian Coast Guardand other regulatory bodies to offer the sameprogramming here that is offered in the U.S.“We’re working real hard to offer

educational programs up here. We have alittle ways to go to get through the regulatoryhoops here to carry passengers,” said Berger.If that happens, Adventuress could soon

carry Stevestonites away on short excursionsat the next Ships to Shore.One of the biggest goals of Adventuress

staff is to educate others on the Salish Sea’sunique ecosystem.

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Teachers plan to set up picket lines at private school where the district’s internationalprogram will be run through the summer. Philip Raphael/Richmond News

He said,‘Youwant this bell,kid?’ I was 10years-old then,and I think itwas a bribe tokeep me quiet,— Alfred Lemos

Remedial summer courses‘essential’: LRBAkey ruling handed down by the Labour

Relations Board (LRB) Friday deemed somesummer school classes for Grade 10, 11, 12as “an essential service.”The decision relates specifically to

remedial classes for those students looking tomake up for a course they may have failed.Richmond School District has around

4,000 students enrolled for various summerschool programs, including the remedialclasses.The loss of the remainder of the summer

school programs has no effect on the schooldistrict’s budget, as they were run on a cost-recovery basis.

Pickets down atyear-round schoolsThe full-scale strike continues, but at

least some teachers were back on the jobMonday after the B.C. Teachers Federationsaid pickets will come down at the fiveschools around the province that offer year-round classes — including Richmond’sSpul’u’kwuks and Garden City elementaries.

Richmond Mounties are calling for thepublic’s attention to a convicted sexualoffender living in Richmond,who must stay away fromchildren and is limited tobeing out in public only withsupervision.

Kosta Tsekouras, 32, is notto attend parks, public pools,playgrounds, schools ordaycares and is not to engagein any activity with anyoneunder 16 years-old, statedRichmond RCMP in a newsrelease Friday.

Tsekouras is tall at 6’3” andweighs 220 pounds. He hasdark brown hair and browneyes.

“Our concern here is thatMr. Tsekouras does have acriminal record with a sexualoffence conviction and several entries forfailing to comply with a probation order,”said Cpl. Stephanie Ashton.

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Tsekouras is not to be outside of hisresidence without a designated probationstaff member or family member. That

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“Under a probationarycharge they don’t use thosedevices,” he said.

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parolees and the devices themselves havebeen wrought with technical errors. Otherstudies have indicated devices hamperconvicts’ efforts to reintegrate into society.

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KPU president undertakes review of paymentsEDUCATION

Embattled Kwantlen PolytechnicUniversity president Alan Davis sayshe was “unaware” that pre-employmentconsulting contracts given to himand another executive “might benon-compliant in some way withBC public sector regulations.”Last week, Davis released a

statement indicating he wouldconduct his own review ofthe issue, using “independent,external resources as required.”Davis said this is one of his

latest steps to ensure a “strongculture of transparency andaccountability at KPU.”His statement followed a damning report

from the Ministry of Finance, one whichFinance Minister Mike de Jong called“troubling.”The report found the university did

not properly disclose the $50,000 pre-employment contracts given to Davis andthen vice-president Dr. Anne Lavack,which put them over the maximum annualpermissible salary approved by the PublicSector Employees Council. The moneywas only indirectly disclosed through otherfinancial documents.At about $225,000 per year, Davis makes

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OPINIONSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at [email protected]

To the surprise of noone, TransportationMinister Todd Stone

has told the Lower Mainland’smayors their transit plan is anon-starter if it means dippinginto the province’s carbon taxto pay for it.The carbon tax was meant to

be an incentive to get peopleout of their cars — becausepeople tend to take morenotice of climate-friendlypolicies when they are hit inthe pocketbook — but whatgood is collecting the tax ifyou’re not going to reinvest itin building an efficient transitsystem as a viable alternative?

So we’re left with theprospect of a referendum if themayors want to pay for trainsand buses with new forms offunding.A referendum is

questionable in severalrespects.The mayors who came

up with the plan are alreadyduly elected to represent theirconstituents.The B.C. Liberals, more

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in and campaign this one tosuccess.We also note that multi-

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The kids are alright — adults are a mess

We’ve had a numberof letters in recentweeks – pretty

much every paper around theprovince has, I’d imagine– from students worried aboutthe labour dispute between teachers and thegovernment.These letters sometimes lean towards

supporting the teachers, sometimes towardsthe government, but for the most part, thestudents just want the dispute to be overwith. Those students who are inspiredenough to write letters are also the type whotake their education seriously. So it must bea shock to these kids to see empty rhetoric,anger, petty vindictiveness, and unrealisticdemands from the adults.Ultimately, the kids seem to suggest that

the grown-ups should, y’know, grow up andsolve things.Sorry, kids. I know you’re missing out

on some schooling right now, but you aregetting an irreplaceable lesson in what

adults are actually like.This is what people become

once we turn 18, 30, 40, or 99:we’re jackasses.It’s a credit to children that

they have faith that adults aremore emotionally mature, more rational,more reasonable.We’re not, by any stretch of the

imagination.Adults are jaded, and cynical, and

poisoned by either failure or success, bothof which seem to be toxic.Too much failure leaves you bitter and

angry, resentful of anyone who’s donebetter than you. You delight in the failuresof others, because it makes you seem lessalone down in your misery pit. And ofcourse, anyone who did well must havecheated to get where they are, scammed acorrupt system.Success seems to make you jealous

of your privileges, full of yourself, andit gnaws away at your compassion and

empathy like a rabid, mangy sewer rat, untilyou’d rather watch someone starve on thestreet than toss them a coin. Luck or helpfrom others is forgotten the higher youascend, until you’re in an elite club of self-made snobs who owe nothing to anyone.You can weave between the Scylla of

self-recrimination and the Charybdis ofpomposity, but it ain’t easy. Adulthood, ifyou let it, slowly eats your soul.It’s certainly taken a few bites from both

sides in the teachers dispute, both of whomhave considered the other side the enemyfor so long they’ve lost sight of reason.The hatred from one side is just fuellingthe other, at this point. It’s a toxic spiral ofretribution.To the adults out there: have you ever

seen a model UN or met some of the brightyoung kids who organize student councilsor run charity events? They’re amazing,aren’t they? Bright, positive, convinced thatthey can make a difference.And then they grow up and the world

starts to wear them down, and before youknow it, way too many of them have turnedinto adults like the rest of us sad sacks ofcrap.Out of all this justified cynicism, I think I

can put forward an idea to end this teachers’strike before it drags on through a hot andmiserable summer.We’ll replace the adult negotiators on both

sides with kids aged 12 to 17. Take about twodozen of them, and randomly assign them tothe government or teachers sides.Give both sides access to the demands

and proposals, and the relevant budgetssaying how much is really available. Tossthem an adult accountant or two to helpthem with the technical stuff.I’ll bet you anything if we sat those kids

down and let them go at it, they’d hash out afair deal in a day or two.The kids are alright. It’s the adults who

are a mess.Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the

Langley Advance.

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LETTERSSEA ISLAND

The Editor,Re: “No special need to move son: Mom,”

News, June 25.As a parent at Sea Island elementary whose

family has been impacted by the situationdescribed in the above article, I wish toprovide some clarity.My son was the student who the little boy

featured in the article attempted to strangle.This was witnessed by another parent whoreported it to both me and the principal.No teachers or EAs were present when thishappened, so that parent had to step in.The class teacher phoned me after school. I

was understandably upset, as this was not thefirst incident of the year involving my son andthis other little boy.Burkeville is a small community, where

many parents know each other and ifsomething happens between children, weusually try to approach each other directly toresolve it.It was in this light that, when talking to

the teacher about the situation, that I said itmight be helpful to get a few of the concernedparents together with the boy’s mother so shecan help us understand what plan is in place tomanage her son’s special needs. But, I added,such a meeting may not be possible withoutthe mother feeling ganged up on — andganging up was absolutely not what I wanted

to have happen. My intent was to work withthe mother, and I certainly never suggestedshe not be there.Moreover, neither I, nor any other Sea

Island parent I’m aware of, called the schooldistrict asking to have this child ‘kicked out.’School district staff are professionals with

experience in school composition. On thatpoint, the incident with my son happenedwhile there was a gap in direct teachersupervision, and that is clearly a serious safetyissue given this child’s particular needs. Aschool must be able to support special needsstudents, while keeping other children safe atthe same time. This is not a reflection of thechildren with special needs or their parents,it is a reflection of the limited resourcesavailable to our school system.I empathize with this mother, and the

unique challenges she faces as a parent.As two parents who both care about all ofthe children in this community, I wouldlove to see us come together and work ona resolution, instead of give in to hearsayand suspicion about mythical, “vociferous”parents trying to get a child kicked out ofhis school, none of which is accurate. I trulyhope for the best in this situation, for all of thechildren and parents involved.

Stacey PanlilioRichmond

The Editor,As a member of the public, I attended

the Richmond Centre for DisabilityCommunity Hot Dog Day today, June26th.

I just want to say that I had the besttime. When I got to the parking lot ofthe RCD at about 11:30 am, the helpers,volunteers, and some of the members,were dancing to the great guitar musicbeing played by two disability members– it was a “happening” place with smilesall around!

As I sat in the warm sun listening tomore songs by Sinatra, Elton John andAnne Murray, I munched on one ofthe best hot dogs I’ve ever had, enjoyedseeing the planes flying high in the blueRichmond sky, and noticed the happysmiles on the members’ faces as theyparticipated and joined in the fun.

The helpers were dancing withsome of the members, just horsing

around, and I sat there thinking whata wonderful job executive director EllaHuang, helper Dave and the volunteerswere doing for the Richmond Centre forDisability members.

I put a penny or two in the donationbox, filled out a raffle draw ticket andhappily went on my way, grateful andappreciative for my inclusive Richmondcommunity and my dear country ofCanada.

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Of the 1.12 million privatesector employers in Canada,approximately 98 per centof them have less than 100employees. They contributemore than 30 per cent toCanada’s GDP and in 2011, they employed five millionpeople. That’s 43 per cent of the private sector labour force!Between 2001 and 2011 small businesses created 43 per centof all jobs!That’s the good news. The bad news is that many of these

businesses do not have plans in place in event of disagreement,retirement, disability or death of their owners. Family ownedbusinesses face additional complications when trying to be fairin transitioning to the next generation.It is clear that small businesses must start thinking like big

businesses. I see four key areas of improvement:1. Set up your business to be “turnkey.” Like many

teenagers, one of my first jobs was working at McDonald’s.From day one, none of my training was left to chance. It wasall hard-coded into a set of procedures manuals. Most smallbusinesses out there could increase their value exponentiallyby taking good notes the next time they visit the GoldenArches. This turnkey model will also form the foundation forother business decisions.2. Structuring the organization tax-effectively. To take

advantage of tax incentives like the Small Business Deduction,the Capital Gains Exemption and preferential treatment ofdividend income, small business owners need to spend timewith their tax and legal advisors.3. Shareholder agreements. Shareholders have common

economic interests. They also encounter potential conflictswhen they disagree, want to retire, get disabled or die. Propershareholder agreements are designed to navigate through theseopportunities and obstacles in a way that is fair. Because theyare often thrown together quickly upon start-up, it is importantto review them periodically and as the business changes. .4. Risk management. Because shareholder agreements deal

with the possibility of disability or death of an owner, thebusiness needs to assure that it has the cash to purchase theshares from a disabled owner or from the estate of a deceasedshareholder. Since it is either impossible or foolish for mostbusinesses to carry large amounts of idle cash, it makes bettersense to assure there is enough life and disability insurance inplace to make good on the agreement.This is not nearly as complicated as it sounds if you bring

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Richmond pianists tell a tale of two keyboardsCOMMUNITY

They may be separated bya span of 16 years, but a pairof musical prodigies fromRichmond share a commonlove for the piano and wereinvited to put their fingersto the test at a national

competition.David Han Xiang Xu,

23 and seven-year-oldThomas Zhang performedat the National Finalof the Canadian MusicCompetition (CMC) inQuebec City recently.This was the first time at

such a prestigious event forZhang who goes to school at

Spul’ u’kwuks elementary.Zhang’s piano teacher,

Chling Lin, said her youngstudent’s rise to prominenceis especially remarkablegiven he only startedreceiving formal instructionjust over a year ago andbegan at the Grade 1 pianolevel.“He was just a

beginner when he was inkindergarten,” Lin said,adding that before comingto Canada from China withhis parents Zhang had notbenefitted from privatelessons and only tinkled theivories daily for about 10minutes after school.“Thomas could only play

pretty simple pieces, at first.

Not more than one page ofmusic,” Lin said. “But hecould already play with twohands.”Showing a keen desire

to improve, Lin said heryoung student put in plentyof practice time at homeand tapped into his naturalability to focus on a task athand to progress.“Thomas, he has this

incrediblepower ofconcentration,”Lin said. “He’svery mentallystrong and quickto learn things.He’s also verygood at math.Both of hisgrandparents aredoctors back inChina. So, he’s naturallyvery smart.”Armed with that, Zhang

began greatly improving hissight reading of music andstarted to make an impact atregional music competitionsagainst others who wereoften three to four yearsolder than him.Currently,

Zhang hasgraduated to aGrade 9 pianoplaying level,which is usuallyattained by thosein their mid tolate teens.“He has natural

born talent for thepiano. Plus, he’sgot small hands right nowthat can move pretty fastacross the keys.In the national finals

competition in Quebec,Zhang performed fivepieces — four solos and oneconcerto.Almost 500 musicians

took part in the CMCcompetition, starting atregional competitions heldacross the country. The topscorers advanced throughregional and provincialrounds of competition,performing different piecesin each round, before thefinal 268 — those whoachieve the minimum scoreof 85 per cent — qualifiedfor the national final.Top performers at the

three rounds of competitionshare a total of more than$100,000 in scholarshipmoney to help them furthertheir musical education.This is the second time at

the event for Xu.“I think I did alright,” said

Xu, who had just returnedfrom competing in Quebecwhen the News interviewedhim in late June. “I don’thave the results just yet.”While waiting can be

hard, Xu said it is a reliefto be home and out of thespotlight, for now.Although he has been

playing sincehe was four, headmits to beingsomewhat uneasywhen it comes toperforming.“When I am

playing, I haveto really focuson the music, ofcourse. Whenyou’re on stage

there’s a lot of pressure,”said Xu, who moved toCanada with his parentswhen he was 11.Xu added he has to

consciously deal withbattling the nervousness atthe outset of a performance.But most of the time, thatdoesn’t last too long.

“It usuallyjust takes me aminute or twoto get into themusic, then Idon’t have toworry so muchabout where Iam,” he said. “Ienjoy it when Iget into that zoneof playing.”

To help battle that senseof nerves, Xu said oneremedy is to perform asmuch as possible. And thatcan end up with impromptuperformances with hisfriends.“We’ll do that when we’re

in school. We’ll play foreach other,” he said.He also enjoys listening to

piano music.So, what’s on his playlist?“I also listen to violins,

oboes and operas. It’s notjust the piano. And I lovejazz a lot,” he said, addingpop is not his style. “I couldlisten to it, but I don’t reallyenjoy it,” he said. “WhenI listen to classical musicI can hear so many thingsin a performance. It canbe very passionate. Whenit’s pop music, it’s onlyentertainment.”This May, he graduated

from Eastman School ofMusic in NewYork.

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’98A Islanders attracting talent from afarGIRLS SOFTBALL

Rep team’s roster includes two players from Vancouver Island as Richmond takes aim at podium finish at provincials

These days, rep “A” girlssoftball coaches are as muchsales reps as they are mentorsof the game.

A competitiveenvironment on and offthe diamond was createda number of years agowhen Softball B.C. decidedto allow cross boundaryplayers for “A” ball with nolimitations. No longer couldassociations post tryoutdates for their elite rep teamsand expect the top players tojust show up. Coaches had to“sell” their programs.

Richmond Islanders 98Acoaches Briana Adams and

Jessica Mack have not onlyhave been successful inkeeping a core of local talentin intact, they have beenable to attract players fromas far away as Victoria andNorth Vancouver. The endresult is the team enjoyinganother successful season asit prepares for the upcomingprovincial championshipsin Surrey and the CanadianFastpitch Open at SoftballCity.

“We got lucky a coupleof years ago when we wentto nationals and picked upsome players,” explainedAdams. “It proved to bea real positive experienceand they enjoyed ourteam environment and thecamaraderie among the girls.

We also have a reputation ofalways being a competitiveteam and that’s reallyimportant too.

“Unfortunately for ourtwo Victoria girls, their agegroup team didn’t haveenough players to continueand there weren’t many(Vancouver Island) optionsso they were looking forsomething else. It’s a hugecommitment from both ofthem and lucky for us theyare a pitcher and a catcher.”

Amazingly, the Island“imports” play the majorityof mid-week games thanksto terrific support from teamparents who are willing topickup and drop-off thegirls at the Tsawwassen ferryterminal. They also stay with

their Richmond teammatesfor weekend tournaments.

The expectations bar wasset high this season with thehope of representing B.C. atthe U16 Bantam Nationals inBrampton, ON. The injurybug bit the team at the worsepossible time and a shortbench couldn’t get the jobdone at the recent nationalqualifying tournament.

Richmond failed to landone of the three berths upfor grabs and now will turnits attention to finishing theseason on a strong note atprovincials (July 25-27) andthe Canadian Open (July 11-16) which is an invitationaltournament.

This marked the first yearthere as been a nationalqualifier. Typically it goesto the top finishers atprovincials

“I don’t think even theteams that qualified are very

happy with this format,”said Adams. “Typically youare starting your seasonin February/March withthe aim being to peak forprovincials (in late-July), notthe first weekend of June.

“We ran into injurytrouble and our best effortdidn’t get the job done. Wewere all very disappointed.Nationals is where we allwanted to be and we knewwe were not going withstill two months left in ourseason. But we’re reallypleased with how well thegirls have responded. Nowour goal is to medal atprovincials and have a goodshowing at the CanadianOpen.”

Adams grew up in theRichmond Islanders repsystem and played up tothe senior “A” level beforeretiring last season. Mackalso was a standout in the

Islanders’ organization andplayed collegiately in the U.S.

The process of providingopportunities for theirplayers to potentiallycontinue their careers at aschool north or south of theborder has already begun.The Islanders attended ashowcase tournament inLas Vegas this season andthe Canadian Open hasalways been well-attendedby college programs. Anumber of players will alsobe heading south for anupcoming prospects camp inCentralia WA.Extra innings…Richmond Girls Softball

Association will be hostingthe Provincial U19 “C”Championships, startingFriday at London Park. The16-team event features twolocal entries — RichmondAttitude and RichmondPanthers.

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Megan Palmer delivers to the plate during recent action for the Richmond ’98A Islanders.


1. New residents of Richmond or students moving within Richmond and changing schools or non Richmondresidents wishing to apply to go to Richmond schools, should register as soon as possible at theCentral Registration office at the Richmond School District Board Office 7811 Granville Avenue,Richmond, B.C. V6Y 3E3 9am-2pm (Monday-Friday). Additional hours 2pm-8pm will be added August18, 2014 – September 12, 2014.

2. A parent or legal guardian must personally attend along with their child, when registering for school.The following documents are required at the time you register your child:

a. Student’s Original Birth Certificate – translated into English by a Notary Public, if necessary.b. Student’s and Parents’ Original Proof of Status in Canada – bring one of the following:

1. Permanent Resident Card (Maple Card) or Passport with Record of Landing (if applicable) or2. Canadian Passport or Citizenship Card or3. If you have a work or study permit, or have refugee status, a Letter of Acceptance from the

Superintendent’s office must be obtained prior to registering.c. Proof of Residency* – bring one of the following:

1. Current property tax notice or current property assessment2. Formal Rental or Lease Agreement3. Signed Contract of Purchase and Sale with possession date and subjects removed

And1. a bank confirmation letter or customer snapshot showing name and current address, or2. a current utility bill

* We reserve the right to request additional proof of residency if required.d. Other documents required for each student:

1. Last school report card or school transcript of marks2. Immunization record (health record), if available3. Any reports needed to request extra classroom support4. Any special custody documents

3. An English Language Assessment appointment will be scheduled, if necessary, once registration is complete.The student placement process is as follows: 1. Place student at the catchment (neighbourhood)school 2. If there is no space at the catchment school, the District Administrator for student placement willplace the student at a nearby school.

4. Late Returning Students: Parents of a child who is currently enrolled in a Richmond school and isreturning to school, for critical reasons, later than 12 NOON on Wednesday September 3, 2014 but on orbefore Friday September 19, 2014 must advise the school in writing by June 27, 2014 of the late returndate to hold the student’s place in the school. Forms are available at schools.

5. A student must be registered by June 13, 2014 to be guaranteed a placement in his/her catchment school.

For further information please contact the Central Registration officeat 604-668-6058 or 604-668-6087.

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The Richmond Chamber ofCommerce swore in its 89th board

of directors June 25. Named tothe executive were: chair, GerardEdwards (vice-president, Incisive

Marketing Inc); vice-chair, RobAkimow (director of advertising,

Richmond News); corporatesecretary/treasurer, Fan Chun

(chief financial officer, Dr. Battery).Photo submitted

AHOY MATEYS!

Britannia Shipyards and Imperial Landing were awash with visitorsto the annual Ships to Shore event last weekend. (Clockwise fromabove) Members of the Jolly Tars jazz/pop combo from the NadenBand of the Royal Canadian Navy, performed at Imperial Landing.Pirates cruised the waters in mini brigs. Bob James, past chair of theBritannia Heritage Shipyard Society, poses in front of the “Iona,” alocal ship currently undergoing restoration. Sylvie Savineau, a crewmember on the Fraser Lifeboat, has a laugh while discussing lifepreservers with visitors. And visitors streamed along the gangwaysto see a collection of vessels. Photos by Gord Goble/Special to theNews

Garry Point Park was a great place for a mid-June walkas the Canadian Liver Foundation held its second annualStroll for Liver fundraising event. More than 150 registeredwalkers completed the 5K walk, which raised more than$15,000 for liver research, education and awareness. Photoby Elmir Valley

Receiving thanksfor his recent golf‘mini-marathon’ of54 holes over oneday in support ofthe ALS Society ofBC, was Greenacres’pro Derek Whipple(far left). On handto congratulate himwere ALS patientSheila Tynanher,her wife Margret,and ALS of B.C.executive directorWendy Toyer.Photo submitted

A collection of 80 aircadets belonging to the 609Steveston Squadron showedtheir stuff at the group’sAnnual Ceremonial ReviewJune 4 at the RichmondCurling Club. The eventwas an opportunity forthe cadets to display whatthey have learned over thepast year for their familiesand guests, which includedRichmond East MLALinda Reid and Coun. BillMcNulty. Photo submitted

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