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8 NewsAdrian, 6, hopes to leave hismark on the commemorativecoin to celebrate Canada’s 150thanniversary.— Residents have their sayabout a bylaw regarding megahomes at city hall Tuesday.

16 BusinessLocal companypioneerstechniqueto install fibreoptic cable.

18 CommunityJohn Hopkins will wear a redTerry Fox T-shirt with reverencewhen he runs for the cause Sept.20.

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Can you hear that? No, it’s not the sound ofanother older, single-family home being

demolished in Richmond. It’s an exclamationof euphoria as the sun sets — or the rain/wind sweeps — over the horizon of a mara-thon, 10-week summer vacation.

In a bizarre twist, however, the “yippee”isn’t emanating from the gob of this parentwriter. It’s actually coming from a child, my13-year-old son, as it happens, who’s clearlyhad his fill of dad chirping in his ear aboutgetting out of bed, enjoying the summer, get-ting active, “when I was your age,” etc. etc.

Most likely, a more significant factor in his,dare I say, disconcerting desire to ditch thesummer, is the concerning sight of my headbanging off the dining table trying, in vain, tohelp him practise geometry ahead of his firstforay into high school.

He doesn’t get it. I don’t get it (math wassimpler in our day, right?). It’s a parent vs.child match made in hell.

So, it was with mixed emotions I read thisweek about an optional, flexible learningcurriculum to be implemented starting thisschool year for students up to Grade 9.

The provincial teachers’ union (BCTF), haslargely lauded the new format, which hasbeen devised, in part, by teachers and steersaway from traditional learning. It purports tolend teachers more wiggle room in terms ofhow/what to teach and places the emphasison hands-on activities and project-basedlearning, in a bid to better engage the stu-dents and tap into what personally excitesand motivates them. I’m all for that, espe-cially the motivational benefits.

The new format will be mandatory nextyear, with Grades 10 to 12 being included.

However, some parents are concerned thatthe new curriculum places the basics on theback burner and traditional report cards andletter grades will disappear.

More worrying, for myself, is that this transi-tion won’t be adaquately funded. The BCTFhas already warned that teachers will needsignificant training and resources to makethis work. The current B.C. government isn’tknown for splashing the cash when it comesto education and I worry the new curriculum,while admirable in its intentions, will be un-derfunded. And if there are no grades, in thetraditional sense, then how will universitiesdecipher between students.

If, however, the whole thing is consigned tothe recycling bin before my son figures outwhat an “angle bisector” is and why it’s im-portant, will he end up behind the eight ball?

It feels very much like the government isgambling with our kids’ futures with resourc-es it doesn’t have, or is unwilling to commit.

If that’s the case, it won’t be long beforeI’ve more than angle bisectors to worry about.

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Re: “More demolitionsthan ever for Richmond,”News Aug. 19

Grandstanding, innuen-dos, hearsay and rhetorichave become a standardpractice by our city rep-resentatives, as well as(let’s call them) concernedcitizens, when it comesto throwing stones at thehome building industry.

What is forgotten here, isthe flip side of demolition,which is building, beingprogressive, sustaining avibrant industry that con-tributes twice as much tothe cash register of our citythan even the casino does.

Yes, there is a slightincrease in demolition per-mits, but there is also a verygood reason for it.

To even suggest, thatthe upcoming insignificantchanges in the local bylawsare the main driver for thisactivity, ignoring all otherindicators/statistics that sayotherwise, is simply beingout of touch with reality andlacks common businesssense.

As a businessman and an

expert in the field of homebuilding, I follow closelytrends in the real estatemarket to build my ownbusiness model.

To make my point thatthis activity is strictly drivenby supply and demand— meaning the hottestreal estate market that wehave seen in decades —note some statistics fromthe Real Estate Board ofGreater Vancouver.

June sales were up29.1 per cent above the10-year sales average forthe month; it’s the fourthstraight month with morethan 4,000 sales, which isa first in the REBGV history;July sales were 33.5 percent above the 10-yearmonthly average.

Much of today’s activ-ity can be traced to strong

consumer confidence,low interest rates and areduced supply of homesfor sale.

With the above in mind,how could anyone in thisindustry, with any businesssense at all, stand by andnot take advantage of thehottest real estate market?

That would be like fisher-men staying home duringthe biggest salmon runever. It doesn’t make anysense to me.

If I had 100 old homesin my reserve, I would betaking out 100 demolitionpermits right now, becausethat makes good businesssense and at the same timethat is good for our city.

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Dear Editor,Why is the city so uncaring about our concerns?The city organized two public meetings on July 8 and 9

and asked residents and developers to provide input on theissue of massive homes being built in the city. Many resi-dents gave input about how these massive homes, which

are often built within two to four feet of the property line,block the sun from a neighboring property, and tower abovethe neighbour’s backyard.

After consultation with the public, the city’s planning staffsuggested one important way to reduce and scale down thesize of massive homes was to reduce the double height cal-culation for a single storey from 16.4 feet to12.1 feet. Whatthis meant was you could still build high, but after 12.1feet you would have to double count the built area. Thisreduced dimension would offer relief from massing and isline with the direction that neighboring cities (Vancouver,Surrey, Burnaby) have adopted.

Contrary to input from Richmond residents and advicefrom city’s own planning and design staff, all councillorsother than Carol Day and Harold Steves voted to pass thebylaw amendment that retains the 16.4 feet height beforedouble counting floor area.

I want to ask the council what has changed after this fourto six-month period of consultation with the public and withthe city’s planning staff? What have you done to offer relieffrom massive homes?

The only thing that stands out in the bylaw amendment isthat the overall height of the two-storey structure has beenreturned to 29.5 feet. However, most massive homes arenot two-storeys high. They are at-least 2.5 storeys tall andhow will the height of this structure be tamed by the newamendment?

These massive homespay much more atten-tion to fitting a three-car garage on the lotthan having a gardenor trees. In the recenttransit vote about 70per cent of Richmondvoted no. There mayhave been multiplereasons for not support-ing the transit vote, butI am sure that hav-ing three or four carsper household woulddefinitely pre-empt theneed/desire for transit.

These mega homesmay be “dream homes” for the builders/developers be-cause they yield high turnover profits, but the developeronly has a short-term connection with this structure. Theybuy the lot, demolish the old house and build a new onethat is sold for much more money. The builders work hardduring this process, but they seem uncaring about how thisnew structure impacts the neighbours. That is because it’snot the builder/developer that lives around this new housebut residents whose properties are adjacent to the newstructure. They are the ones to suffer the consequences ofunthinking plans that allow massive homes that are bothtoo tall, too wide and seem to be bursting out of their lot toimpose on the neighbors. These mega homes may be finewhen offset by surrounding acreage, but they are a night-mare especially for small to medium residential lots.

It is the city that needs to lay down guidelines and bylawsthat uphold the property rights of existing and new resi-dents equally. It is the city that seems to have turned itsback on the demands of the residents who suffer frombeing walled in by the massive new homes around them.I understand that some of us enjoy tall ceilings and bighomes, but these should be built on large lots that allowsurrounding neighbors room to breathe.

In the public meetings the developers tried to say thatopposition to these mega homes comes from those who arenot immigrant friendly and do not like the changing demo-graphics of the city. I disagree with this comment. I thinkthe massification of single family homes is significantlyresponsible for creating and exacerbating tensions betweenexisting and new residents, regardless of their ethnicity.

The city should be building bridges between neighbors,not tall, unbreachable walls.

Unless the city takes the role of a good steward andinvests more political will in listening to all its people, weare in danger of losing that essential ingredient of a robustcommunity: Goodwill and care for each other.

Please come to the city hall public hearing (Sept. 8) onthe massing and height bylaw to let your voice be heard.

Niti SharmaRichmond

It is the city that seems tohave turned its back on thedemands of the residentswho suffer from beingwalled in by the massivenew homes around them.

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The perfect (legal) storm?Last month, reasons for judgment were released the case Johnston v. Johnston Estate.The factsof the case are extreme.The married couple purchased a home as Tenants in Common (rather than as Joint Tenants,which is customary) in 1968. In 1971, they separated and the husband left the home. Shortlyafter, the wife began cohabiting with another person.The couple never divorced and never entered a Separation Agreement. Title to the homewas left as it was. The wife remained in the house and died in 2009. She never made a Will.The former husband then sought a sale of the home, under the Partition of Property Act.The Court analyzed the facts in great detail and concluded that, even though the husbandmade no contribution to the mortgage payments after he left the home (44 years ago!), he wasentitled to a half-interest in the home, which of course has increased in value dramatically(it is located in Vancouver).The Court essentially held that no agreement was ever reached denying the husband hisinterest – based on a weak attempt at negotiations in the 1970s. Overall, this extraordinaryfact situation reveals the value of planning ahead and “getting it done”.

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ReschedulePMV/VAFFCopen house

See you at city hall to talk mega homesQuestion ofthe Week

“I understand that most of Richmond is below sea level.Where are the highest and lowest elevations?”

— Robert Demorest

The first part of this question is actually an urban myth.In fact, most of Richmond is above sea level. On average,we are approximately one metre above mean (average)sea level. That said, water levels surrounding us can beaffected by many factors, from high tides to spring runoffand extreme rainfall, so we still need our dyke network toprotect us from potential flooding when those things oc-cur (particularly if they all occurred at the same time).

Lowest spots would be some agricultural areas suchas southern parts of No. 6 Road and Sidaway at slightlybelow one metre. Many redeveloped areas, such as TerraNova and Alexandra in West Cambie, are at two metresor higher. Port Metro’s Richmond Properties (at the southend of Nelson and No. 8 roads) and new Middle Armfrontages are at four metres or higher.

The highest spot would be Ecowaste (at Triangle Roadat the south end of No. 6 Road) which has areas higherthan 10 metres. Both the port properties and Ecowasteare former or current landfill sites, which is why they arehigher than other properties.

All new developments are now effectively required tobe built higher than pre-existing levels, particularly alongwaterfront.

—John Irving, City of Richmond, Engineering,Ted Townsend, City of Richmond, Communicaitions

Every week the Richmond News will post a reader’squestion and find an expert in the community to providethe answer. If you have a trivia question about Richmondemail us at [email protected]. Be sure to write“Question of the Week” in the subject line.

Dear Editor,Turn off the TV and get off the

couch. The City of Richmond needsto hear from you.

In new houses, excessive 16.4 footoverheight spaces counted as onestorey, will remain. This room heightcan accommodate a semi truck andtrailer and provides more clearancethan the George Massey Tunnel.

The proposed bylaw makes no

change to this awkward dimension.New building footprints in Rich-

mond’s established neighborhoodsare destroying mature trees, pushing20-foot walls to the property lines,and stealing privacy and sunlightfrom neighbours.

Future considerations to protectbackyards are only that, unless youspeak up.

City councillors need to hear from

you.They need to feel what you know,

that protecting backyards, trees,mature landscaping, privacy, andaccess to sunlight are as importantto them as they are to you.

See you at the public hearing at 7p.m, Tuesday, Sept. 8 at city hall.

John ter BorgRichmond

Dear Editor,Last week, on my way to the

PMV / VAFFC open house,I stopped for lunch and atree fell on my car. I wasunharmed, but was unableattend the open house. Also,it is my understanding thatthere was a power failure dur-ing the open house and nolighting for the presentation.

Based on this and thefact many people would nothave braved the weather toattend, plus the short notice,I request that the open housebe rescheduled.

Scott CarswellDirector of VAPOR Society


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City ofRichmond Notice

Board of Variance AppointmentsRichmond City Council wishes to fill positionson the Board of Variance

Persons interested in serving on the City of Richmond’s Board ofVariance are invited to submit an application, along with a resume,to the attention of the City Clerk’s Office.

Candidates for this 3-year volunteer appointment may come froma broad background and have varied experience. Prospective Boardmembers must be able to be objective, exercise sound judgement,and work collectively to render decisions.

The Board of Variance is appointed by Richmond City Council andis responsible to provide an avenue of appeal for those propertyowners seeking a variance from certain provisions of the ZoningBylaw where compliance with the bylaw would create unduehardship. These appeals are usually in connection with the sitingof buildings or additions, the re-construction or alternation ofbuildings as a non-conforming use, and instances of hardshipresulting from the potential early termination of land use contracts.

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When Adrian Chan growsup, he wants to be an

architect, a car designer andan engineer.

Little Adrian shruggedhis shoulders when it waspointed out he’s going to bea busy man when that daycomes.

Suffice to say, it’s hard toargue with anything this verytalented six-year-old says,given that he’s already wona national engineering draw-ing contest and is in the finalfive in the youth category ofthe Royal Canadian Mint’snational coin design contest.

And at home, he’s in goodcompany, too, with his sister,Noreen, 11, scooping thenational engineering prizefor her age and his dad,Anson, a design engineer inRichmond.

“Adrian has been drawingevery single day since hewas three,” said his mom,Christy Ho.

“When he wakes up, thefirst thing he does is draw.”

Adrian, who’s about to gointo Grade 2 at Diefenbakerelementary, was picked outof around 10,000 entriesfor the mint’s competition tohave a commemorative coinmade to celebrate Canada’s150th anniversary of Con-federation in 2017.

The six-year-old’s inven-tive drawing of an orca“whale plane” caught thejudges’ eyes and he will nowcompete against four othersin the “Our Future” category

for votes from the publicacross Canada.

“At school, we were talkingabout aboriginal culture soI thought I would draw awhale plane,” said Adrian,when asked why he chosehis design.

“It meant nature, com-munity and goodness to meand it could fly around theworld spreading goodness.The solar panels look cool,they could power the plane.”

If, indeed, Adrian’s coolcoin design is chosen, itwould take pride of placealong with his and his sis-ter’s prized collection in theirpiggy banks at their homenear Steveston Highway andRailway Avenue.

“They love designingthings and they also lovesports, such as ice skatingand swimming,” said theirdad.

“But both of them collectcoins and then save themin the piggy bank. They’realways on the lookout forspecial coins. Adrian hasbeen collecting coins sincehe was two and Noreen forthe last seven years.”

And, said their dad, bothAdrian and Noreen, whowants to be a software en-gineer when she grows up,the kids have been selectedto represent Canada in aglobal Toyota car designcontest.

Other finalists from Rich-mond in the Royal Cana-dian Mint contest includeStephen Hsia, in the OurCharacter category, andTimothy Hsia, in the OurWonders category.

The online voting systemis open now on www.Mint.ca/Canada150 and will closeon Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. (Pacific).

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City Appointments 2016Richmond City Council wishes to fill vacancies on thefollowing Advisory Committees/Boards/Commissions:

• Advisory Committee on the Environment (6)• Agricultural Advisory Committee (4)• Aquatic Services Board (3)• Child Care Development Advisory Committee (3)• Economic Advisory Committee (6)• Family and Youth Court Committee (15)• Gateway Theatre Society Board (2)• Heritage Commission (3)• Intercultural Advisory Committee (4)• Museum Society Board (2)• Parking Advisory Committee (5)• Public Art Advisory Committee (4)• Public Library Board (5)• Seniors Advisory Committee (7)• Sister City Advisory Committee (6)• YVR Aeronautical Noise Management Committee (1)• YVR Environmental Advisory Committee (1)

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In July 2012, Richmond’s Shminder Johalwas sentenced to 18 years in jail for cor-

rupting a local border guard and smugglinghundreds of kilograms of cocaine and threeguns into B.C. Just three years later, Johalhas been released on day parole under anow-abolished law allowing acceleratedparole for some first-time federal offenders.

The Parole Board of Canada ruled in Julythat Johal could be released into a halfwayhouse because “there are no reasonablegrounds to find that (he is) likely to commit aviolent offence prior to warrant expiry.”

But a month earlier, another parole boardpanel denied Johal day parole, saying itbelieved the convicted Richmond man was“likely to commit an offence involving vio-lence” before his full sentence was up.

The June ruling noted Johal’s role as theleader of the drug smuggling gang thatpaid Canada Border Services Agency guardBaljinder Kandola to look the other waywhen drug shipments came through hisPacific Highway border station.

“You have no other criminal recordalthough police indicated that you haveworked alongside of family membersinvolved in a criminal enterprise and aresuspected of other similar types of drugoffences,” the June ruling stated. “Oneof these family members was killed in atargeted shooting in 2012 and another wasa victim of arson in 2015.”

Johal’s younger brother Jagdip wasgunned down in front of his family in Surreyin Sept. 2012. The murder remains un-solved.

Shminder Johal and Kandola werecharged in Oct. 2007 after police inter-cepted 208 kilograms of cocaine and threefirearms in a vehicle that had just crossedthe border. And officers found $225,000 inJohal’s home he claimed came from sellingcars to gangsters.

The June decision also said the Cor-rectional Service of Canada had assessedJohal’s “risk for general reoffending to behigh.”

“The board recognizes that the distribu-tion of illicit drugs is inherently dangerousand clearly harmful to society as it involvesthe use of violence between competitors tocontrol territory and settle disputes,” the rul-ing said. “The board finds it reasonable andlogical to conclude that the nature of youroffending involved the potential for violenceand likely the use or sale of firearms.”

Much of the same background informa-tion was restated in the decision grantingday parole. But the board in July concludedJohal had no history of violence and met thecriteria for release with some special condi-tions imposed, including not to associatewith known criminals or gangsters and toreport his financial information to his paroleofficer.

“You report distancing yourself from yourrelative who was deeply involved in crimi-nal violence that ultimately led to his owndeath,” the July ruling said.

“You indicated there is no threat of anygang member coming after you for restitu-tion as your superior in the criminal endeav-our took responsibility for the loss of theshipment.”

The July ruling said Johal “accepted re-sponsibility” for his crimes and now under-stands the harm drug trafficking inflicts.

Kandola, the former border guard who wassentenced to 15 years, was released lastDecember on accelerated day parole afterjust 30 months in jail.

The federal government eliminated theAccelerated Parole Review in 2011, mean-ing firsttime non-violent prisoners could nolonger get day parole after serving just one-sixth of their sentence. But the government’sattempt to impose the change retroactivelyfor those already charged or convictedwas struck down by the Supreme Court ofCanada last year.

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■This smallglazed porcelainpot, from theSong Dynastyin China, isappraised at$15 to $18million. It’s oneof 92 Chineseantiques tobe auctionedon Sept. 6,with proceedsbenefitingcharity.Photo submitted

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Canada’s Minister of State forseniors and the MP for Richmond

Centre, Alice Wong, opened hercampaign office Wednesday after-noon on Westminster Highway.

Wong, a member of the Conserva-tive Party of Canada, told her sup-porters the campaign will be a “verytight” race and she could use all thesupport they could give.

“I told them one of the secrets inmy campaign is word of mouth,”

she said. Wong was asked by theRichmond News to comment on herpriorities for the next session in Par-liament, should she be re-elected.She said Conservative values includelow taxes and discouraging drug use.

When asked what constituentswere telling her so far this campaign,Wong said the economy and com-munity safety were big issues. Shealso cited aircraft noise as an issuepeople have been speaking to herabout on the local level.

Wong touted infrastructure projectsas an important part of her party’splatform and pointed to infrastruc-

ture funding for some Richmondparks, including the lawn bowlingfacility, and road improvements asthings she has done for the commu-nity in her last term.

She said jobs and trades trainingare also a focus of her government.

Wong, the only incumbent in Rich-mond thanks to the new Steveston-Richmond East riding, is in charge ofthe seniors portfolio and has over-seen a transition to push back theeligible age of Old Age Security from65 to 67.

She introduced no bills in Parlia-ment’s last session.

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This year’s event takes on double mean-ing for the 75-year-old Richmond residentbecause it’s a way of honouring his latewife, Helen, a nurse who died of cancerin early 2012. Plus, Hopkins, who himselfwas recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer,

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Hopkins, who spent muchof his working life with withnon-profit groups, also ap-preciated the way the run’swere organized and how themoney is channeled towardsmedical research.

But it was Helen, a formerhead nurse when RichmondGeneral Hospital — as it wasfirst known — opened itsdoors in 1966, who got thecouple involved with fund-raising and running on theday.

“My wife was always arather quiet person,” Hopkinssaid. “But she was attractedto the run because her momhad passed away from can-cer earlier.

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For more information aboutthe Terry Fox Run at GarryPoint Park, visit terryfox.organd click on the “find a runsite” box. Registration is at9 a.m. and the run beginsat 10 a.m. Participants canchoose from a 10 km, 5 km,and 1km route.

Fox:A genuine Canadian hero! John Hopkins, with his dogMax, will be proudly wearing ared T-shirt at this year’s TerryFox Run at Garry Point Park.The shirt is to signify the longtime Fox Run supporter, whosewife died from cancer threeyears ago, is a cancer survivor.Photo by Philip Raphael/Rich-mond News

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As residents and local politicians preparefor an public hearing Tuesday about the

size of new luxury homes, the Royal Bank ofCanada, this week, released its 2015 secondquarter housing affordability report, notingthat housing prices in Richmond are closelytied to those in Vancouver.

In Vancouver, RBC concluded 91 per centof an average earner’s pre-tax income wouldbe required to maintain an average two-storeyhome. The national average is 48 per cent.

Earlier this year, Vancity credit unionproduced a report that named Richmond aspart of the Metro Vancouver area that is in thedepths of an “affordability crisis,” an issuethat some argue may well leave an entiregeneration high and dry while decomposingthe fabric of the community.

In 2005, a typical, detached home cost$400,000 in Richmond. The latest fig-ures from the Real Estate Board of GreaterVancouver show that Richmond’s averagehome price is now $1.2 million, a 17 per centincrease since last year and a 36 per centincrease over the last five years. Vancity notedif the current trend continues, homes acrossthe Metro area will cost $2.1 million, on aver-age, by 2030.

The Canadian Mortgage and HousingCorporation’s benchmark for “affordability”is spending about one-third of gross annualincome on housing, including utilities, insur-ance and property taxes. A 25-year mortgageon a $1.2 million home, at three per centinterest, will come to $5,700 per month.Add the aforementioned extra costs and twomedical doctors (median income of about$110,000 each) are priced out.

In other words, according to Gordon Price,the director of Simon Fraser University’s CityProgram, “the era of single-family homes forthe middle class is over” in Richmond.

Knowing this, the problem — and question— becomes; what do politicians, communityleaders and urban planners do, if anything?

Price notes the City of Richmond has somemechanisms available to it. However, what-ever the answer may be, it is clear that main-taining single-family home neighbourhoods isof paramount importance to Richmond citycouncillors, a majority of whom have recentlyshown a propensity to accept the pleas of

developers who have asked to maintain thecity’s luxury market for new homes.

And yet, regardless of what changes an an-ticipated bylaw amendment (set for the publichearing on Tuesday) to home setbacks andceiling heights may bring (some say noth-ing), a subtle transformation of Richmond’sneighbourhoods — or at least some of them— may soon occur with the subdivison oflarge lots into smaller ones. But the buck willstop there.

Coun. Bill McNulty is the longest-runningcouncillor for Richmond First, a civic

party that has long maintained — despitethis last decade’s immense rising costs forhousing — that Richmond must preserve the“character” of single-family neighbourhoods.Such an agenda is the lynchpin of the city’sOfficial Community Plan to 2041, which alsoincludes densification of the downtown core(City Centre) — a decision intended to act asa relief mechanism to the demand for morehousing in the region.

No greater is the need for that relief evidentthan in witnessing 20-year-old ‘McMansions’being torn down on arterial roads to makeroom for townhouses.

Furthermore, McNulty says developers arefrequently making requests to build town-houses in the neighbourhoods. But he won’thave any of it.

“Then we become a city of townhouses andforget about it,” says McNulty. However, he isopen to creating smaller homes.

“We need to take a second look at if weshould be subdividing lots,” he says.

Coun. Derek Dang says he can “see us go-ing for a somewhat modified smaller lot.”

Dang, a property manager, is at the forefrontof this movement, being part owner of a de-velopment that is subdividing one house intothree, new, compact homes in Steveston.

Coun. Carol Day tabled a pre-election plat-form in 2014 to build smaller homes withinthe neighbourhoods to improve affordability.

However, she also calls single-family neigh-bourhoods the “backbone” of Richmond.

“Probably 95 per cent of people I havetalked to would rather have more familiescoming to the neighbourhood, smaller lots,and more modest houses. And so, I thinkwe are going to see a big trend change andI’m hopeful we can be part of that positivechange,” says Day.

During the election, Coun. Harold Stevesalso stated he wanted to maintain single-fam-

ily home neighbourhoods. And he, too, sayshe’s concerned about housing affordability.

Price, whose program is funded and/orsupported by a range of interests, from realestate groups to municipalities to non-profitassociations associated with urban planning,says there are “somewhat conflicting desiresor agendas or ideologies at a time of change,with inadequate data in an extraordinarily dif-ficult political minefield.”

Price first acknowledges how single-familyneighbourhoods are, effectively, the “DNA” ofRichmond. And yet, while there is a desire tomaintain the civic nucleic acid that supposed-ly binds Richmondites, there is also pushbackto maintain land values.

“In other words, we want you to retain thesense that this is still middle class hous-ing, even though it’s been priced up…but ifyou do anything it better not affect our landvalues,” he chuckles.

Dang agrees, stating while many residentscomplain about mega homes, “you’ve gotpeople who don’t want to see their lots gosmaller because they think their lots are worthway more as they are…so there’s no hope.”

Finally — as Price notes — there is the is-sue of Chinese money.

“The issue, which no one wants to talkabout, is ‘oh my gosh, we’re being sold off toChina.’”

Dang himself was reticent to admit that hehears conflicting sentiments from residentswho complain about Chinese influence, butalso wouldn’t mind selling their homes toChinese buyers.

Meanwhile, Mayor Malcolm Brodie hasstated he has reservations on restricting theopen market, as many other Western nationshave done when it comes to real estate.

Day, now in her first term as a councillor,

was the only elected candidate to raise theissue of the need to address foreign invest-ment in real estate and work with senior levelsof government.

Price notes the housing affordability prob-lem is one driven by supply and demand andsolutions can be found at both ends.

On the demand side, wealth from China is,in Price’s opinion, a major factor driving uphousing costs.

Perhapsgoing one stepfurther in thissilent debateis South ChinaMorning Postjournalist IanYoung, whohas exten-sively trackedChinese wealthmigration toMetro Vancou-ver.

“Foreignbuyers probably aren’t to blame for Van-couver’s lack of affordability. But foreignmoney probably is. And cracking down on theforeignness of funds will prove much harderthan dealing with the foreignness of buyers,even if the will to do so exists,” wrote Young.

Young has pointed to programs such as the(now cancelled) Immigrant Investor Program,which he’s reported brought upwards of50,000 “millionaire migrants” to Vancouverfrom 2005-2012.

Young says politicians are “treading care-fully” as to not rock the boat of developersand real estate professionals who are benefit-ing from anecdotal stories of homes beingsold for well over the asking price.

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According to City of Richmond spokesper-son Ted Townsend, the city claims respon-sibility for tracking foreign money rests withthe provincial and federal governments.

While a referral to have the city researchthe matter was recently issued by a councilcommittee, Townsend said, “We continueto monitor developments in this area tosee what other governments may do andwill report back to council if the landscapechanges.”

Young notes data on immigration patternshas been all but kiboshed with the cancel-lation of the federal long-forum census priorto 2011.

Price says local governments need toopen the conversation on all foreign money— Chinese or otherwise.

“It requires extraordinary leadership, greatcommunication and a recognition of theproblems and what can be done. And if thewillingness is there, you can work throughthis. But at this point, it seems the desire isnot to talk about it,” says Price.

Simultaneously, a discussion on otherways a municipality can control housing

prices could also take place.According to Price, a former Vancouver

city councillor, the city has two major toolsto control affordability: form of developmentand taxation.

On the former, Price notes Richmond canrein in large homes by allowing the divisionof lots and/or controlling the size of suchhomes.

“Yes, it will affect land values and yes,that’s okay. You really do have to squarethat circle,” says Price.

“We need a community of diversity inorder to have a healthy community socially,if not just to provide people in the labourforce — the teachers, firefighters and baris-tas — a place in the community.”

Notably, the bylaw amendments beforecouncil will not address the actual livablearea of homes in the city, but only someaspects of building massing (volume) aswell as greater setbacks on larger lots.

They also don’t allow for more lot divi-sions. Dang says that would require exten-sive public consultation.

Price also notes there is also merit totaxation measures, such as raising propertytaxes, as a disincentive to foreign invest-ment or wealth migration to the city.

“I don’t think the argument will go veryfar,” says Price.

For existing residents, Price notes prop-erty taxes can be deferred for a marginalrate of interest (one per cent).

“Here you are, sitting on a piece of landthat’s accumulating value; you’ve donenothing to earn that but own it,” says Price,who suggests the extra revenue could beused foraffordablehousing, aresponsibilitythe federalgovernmentabdicateditself of in theearly 1990s.

Price saysthe conver-sation onsuch controls(build-ing form,densifica-tion, taxationand foreignmoney) willeffectivelyboil down tovaluing com-munity versus valuing property values.

“But you have to be honest about it,” hesays.

Among the forms of development present-ly being floated by the development com-munity, is neighbourhood-specific zoning.

Developer Dana Westermark is a pro-ponent of the city looking at different

zoning, building regulations and designprotocolsfor specificneighbour-hoods.

To date,Wester-mark callsRichmond’sapproach tozoning “ho-mogenous.”

“We needto start look-ing at placeslike Vancou-ver, whereindividualneighbour-hoods havedifferentrules. Kitsi-

lano is all duplexes and triplexes; Kerrisdaleis large homes; others allow granny flatsand coach houses,” said Westermark.

He explains that while a particular zoning

regulation may work for Westwind, it maynot work elsewhere, such as Broadmoor,where luxury homes are now the norm.

For instance, Westwind residents couldagree to subdivide lots and allow smallerhomes to be built, or allow for duplexes inorder to maintain green space.

Some neighbourhoods could accept moredensity (coach houses, granny flats, du-plexes or townhouses) than others, he says.

As a result of introducing new forms ofdevelopment, lower housing costs could al-low people moving into that neighbourhoodto “be more consistent with the existing de-mographic than the people moving in rightnow where (new) houses are two or threetimes more costly than the existing housingstock,” says Westermark.

Furthermore, he suggests localized homedesign controls would allow for such neigh-bourhoods to maintain a consistent form.

“You could do a lot to preserve the char-acter by looking at different housing forms.It’s a conversation that needs to be had,”says Westermark.

Notably, the City of Richmond’s chiefplanner, Joe Erceg, who was unavail-

able for an interview, has said previouslythat such a process would be a complicatedone.

But Price says such a plan would stillneed to attract a variety of people within thecity.

“One cannot isolate people in separateparts of the community,” he says.

Such zoning could create ghettos of haveand have-not neighbourhoods; a problemRichmond is already increasingly strugglingwith according to poverty critics, as wellas Steves, an outspoken critic of the city’saffordable housing plan, which has shown adisposition to pool affordable housing fundsinto large projects.

City council has asked city staff to in-vestigate whether the affordable housingstrategy requires more funding. Preliminaryrecommendations from staff showed thatdevelopment charges for the strategy willgo up.

Also, presently, only developments ofmore than 80 units must include five percent of built affordable units (rent controlledaccording to a tenant’s income). Whetherthat changes as well, or whether councilfinds a new direction, will be a politicaldecision.

“What kind of social stratification are wewilling to accept? …It crunches down toideology,” says Price.

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Westermark: Different rules for different ‘hoods

! When homes on large lots are torn down, the type of zoning determining what can be built on thesite could vary by neighbourhood in Richmond, according to local developer Dana Westermark.

! Gordon Price, left, director of Simon Fraser University’s CityProgram, says Richmond could control large home proliferation byallowing the division of lots. While local developer Dana Westermark,right, believes Richmond should use Vancouver as a template forthe future.

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In the race to bring ultra-fast data connec-tions — for Internet-streamed entertainment

and other new and coming forms of com-munication — right up to residential door-steps, a Richmond-based tech firm is literally“breezing” its way through the task.

Lite Access Technologies Inc. is pioneeringa technique to install fibre optic cable usingcompressed air to blow the fine strands offlexible glass or plastic that are thinner thanstrands of human hair along great lengthsof special ducting that can be embeddedin streets and other areas with much lessdisruption than usual methods.

The process is called micro ducting, andMike Plotnikoff and Mike Priest have beenguiding and refining the process over the lastthree years.

It consists of pumping air into special tubesinserted into the micro ducts which createa cushion and reduces friction inside. Thisallows the fibres to float and travel, snag-free,around bends at speeds upto three feet per second.

“As long as you don’tkink a tube, then everythingfloats perfectly through,”Plotnikoff said. “And it’s alldependent on the route,but ultimately it’s done in avery short time.”

And just how far they can“blow” a cable depends onhow much fibre optic cablethe manufacturer puts on aon a spool.

“We say we can go un-limited distances. But what does that mean?”Plotnikoff said. “Well, we can blow fibre...(the entire length that)...the fibre has beenmanufactured. And that’s usually about sixkilometres.”

Traditional methods of laying data cableusually involves pulling it along the length of a

tube and that is limited by the tensile strengthof the cable, said Plotnikoff. That can result ina distance of 500 metres.

But it’s not just the greater distance air-blown fibre can travel which makes the LiteAccess method attractive — it’s also easier toinstall.

That’s because of the micro-trenching pro-cess they use is a less invasive and quickerway of cutting into the ground to lay down thecable.

Traditional installations require a back hoeto dig a trench to drop in a two or three-inchdiameter pipe through which fibre is pulled.

A Lite Access micro-trench is made usingspecial cutting equipmentand is one and a quarterinches wide and 12 to14 inches deep. And themicro ducts they installinto the trench, which aremanufactured in Scotland,is a mere inch wide.

“It’s (micro-trench) onlyplaced about 12 inchesdeep because furtherdown, at 16 and 18 inches,you run into gas lines,sewer and power,” Priestsaid, adding that can cause

slow downs.“It can cause problems, especially in resi-

dential areas. Neighbours get all upset,” Poli-tinikoff said. “We’re in and out in no time.”

It’s also less expensive, he said, adding theycan cut 250 to 500 metres of micro-trench aday at a fraction of traditional methods.

The average cost for traditional trenchingone metre is around $750. Access Lite cando it for around $125.

And when it comes to upgrading thecables, which have a 20-year lifespan, blow-ing replacement fibre along the entire lengthof an existing duct does away with splicing innew cables, which can lead to degradation ofsignal, making it less effective.

“The air-blown fibre is the most future-proofmethod of technology available today,” Plot-nikoff said. “We can blow out old fibre andblow in new very quickly. Repairs can also bedone very effectively.”

And that’s been a deciding factor for clientsthat include many overseas, as well as somein Richmond where Lite Access has beeninvolved with some private developments.

Recently, the firm was awarded a contractfor the supply and installation of a 9.65 km fi-bre optic network for the township of Langley.

The network will connect the city’s civicfacilities to its operations centre, operationsbuilding and the RCMP.

Roughly 60 per cent of Lite Access’ busi-ness is done in North America. The remain-der includes Asia-Pacific, Central and SouthAmerica.

“Fibre is the way to go today with thebandwidth limitations with copper (wire),”Plotnikoff said. “With added data uses suchas Netflix (streamed movies and TV shows),apps and cellphones, fibre is needed today tosupport all of those demands. That’s becauseyou can have unlimited amounts of band-width pass along a piece of glass comparedto a copper cable.”

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BUSINESSIn focusInstallingdata links is a ‘breeze’! Mike Priest (background) and MikePlotnikoff display the microduct used in theirfirm’s fibre optic cable installation process,which is speedy and less invasive thantraditional methods. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News

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It appears Richmond residents are abit more savvy, or are more motivatedthan their Lower Mainland counterpartswhen it comes tapping into government-assisted education savings for young-sters.

According to a recent study by VancityCredit Union, 52 per cent of locals, asof this March, took advantage of theCanada Learning Bond.

Burnaby was in second place with 49per cent, and at the bottom of the 20city list was Chilliwack with 27 per cent.

The Canada Learning Bond offers a$500 RESP contribution to childrenfrom low-income families, plus an ad-ditional $100 every year until age 15, upto a maximum of $2,000. With a 2014participation rate of 37 per cent, thatmeans 165,663 eligible children in B.C.are not currently benefitting from theprogram.

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Barry Hartman,co-founder of 505Junk and winnerof 2014 YoungEntrepreneur of theYear Award from theRichmond Chamberof Commerce withbusiness partnerScott Foran, willbe among thoseaddressing G20 leaders and policymak-ers in the cause of youth entrepreneur-ship. Hartman, the only participant fromRichmond, will also have a chance tomeet and network with more than 600entrepreneurs from around the globe.


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“Richmond is a great com-munity to be a part of, and inthe past, our station has al-ways ‘managed’ to fundraisein various ways,” he said,via an email. “We startedthis particular fundraisingevent last year, not only asan additional avenue to raise

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Fortunately, Canadianparents have many investment vehicles attheir disposal to help pay for their chil-dren’s higher education, ranging fromRetirement Savings Plans (RSPs) to Reg-istered Education Savings Plans (RESPs)and Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs).

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Under the Canada Education SavingsGrant (CESG) program, the RESP wouldreceive a basic CESG of 20 per cent of

annual contributions thatthe parent makes to theRESP; up to $500 peryear until the end of thecalendar year in whichthe child turns 17, to amaximum lifetime benefitof $7,200.

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Understanding why wet roads are more slipperyhelps the discussion. Friction—the resistance tothe relative motion of two surfaces in contactwith one another—can have various causesand physicists have found the problem ofdetermining which one plays the primary rolein helping tires stick to the road surprisinglydifficult. The latest solution from a team ofItalian and German physicists proposes thatthe loss of friction on wet roads arises becausewater fills in the tiny irregularities on the roadsurface.

On dry roads the tire rubber pushes down into thetiny pits on the road’s surface. This deformationof the rubber combined with vibrations causedby the irregularities of the road surface thenheat up the rubber. This heat takes away someof the tire’s kinetic energy, or energy of motion,thereby producing the friction necessary forenabling a driver to control the car.

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the tire and the road surface. Hence it becomesmore difficult for the driver to control the car.

The calculations based on this theory showed a20% to 30% loss of friction for tires braking onwet roads without skidding. This descriptionnotes that, “this research applies to the limitedloss of friction that drivers experience whenthere is not too much water on the road andthe vehicle is not traveling too fast” (less than60 kmh or about 35 mph).

The theory addresses as well our generalobservation that at higher speeds or when thereis more water on the road, the more dramaticloss of friction known as hydroplaning canoccur. When a vehicle is hydroplaning the tiresaren’t in contact with the road surface, merelythe skin of water on top, meaning the driver’sability to control the vehicle is essentiallyminimized.

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• Wet roads can double your stoppingdistance, so reduce your speed by as muchas a half.

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• If you find yourself hydroplaning, don’tbrake to slow down. Release the acceleratorto allow the wheels to turn freely and yourmomentum to gradually decrease.

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But up until some de-cades ago, nobody wouldhave dreamt of giving youan epiteth like foodie if youate genuine food, becauseit was common practiceto cook from scratch. Andthe taint of elitism certainlydidn’t apply.

For instance, in Germanyin the 1950s, even if yourincome was low, you atereal food — especiallypotatoes, onions, turnipsand cabbage, or whateverhappened to be abundant.Meat was too expensive fordaily consumption — eggsand fish (then known as thepoor man’s meat) provided

protein.The renewed focus on real

food — growing, cooking,eating it — is largely in reac-tion to processed and fastfoods and the direction inwhich food production hasbeen heading for the lastdecades.

And it’s not limited toNorth America — rememberthat the Slow Food move-ment began in Italy, ignitedby the news in 1986 that aMcDonald’s was to open atthe Spanish Steps in Rome.

However, even if foodie isa new term (joining other“cute” labels such as techie,groupie, selfie), the idea ofhaving specific words to de-scribe someone interestedin food is hardly new.

As early as 1586, a personconcerned with refined eat-ing and drinking was calledan epicure. The term de-rives from the ancient Greekphilosopher Epicurus, who

taught that man’s naturalaim was pleasure leading toa mind free of anxiety and abody free of pain.

According to Epicurus,pleasure was attained by liv-ing (and eating) simply. Hisviews on eating and drinkingwere soon distorted as advo-cating luxurious dining, andthat corruption has endured.

Another ancient Greek,the grammarian Athenæus,

gave us the word deipnoso-phist (documented 1656),signifying a master of theart of dining. It’s based onhis miscellany of writingsentitled “Deipnosophistae,”much of which deals withgastronomy.

French is the source fortwo more words to describea person focused on foodand eating — gourmet andgourmand.

Gourmet, documentedfrom 1820, signifies aconnoisseur of food andwine and has as its sourcethe Old French “groume,”

meaning wine-taster.The Middle French “gour-

mant,” meaning glutton,gave us the term gourmand.

In use by 1491, gourmandrefers to someone fond ofeating (the verb gormandizemeans to eat like a glutton).

Thus, although oftenused synonymously, they’rein fact very different — agourmet is concerned withquality, a gourmand withquantity.

In June 2014, the NewYork Times food columnistMark Bittman published apiece, “Rethinking the word

‘foodie’.”It hit a nerve with his

readers, provoking morethan 260 comments, somevery witty (one reader styledhimself a “gastronaut”),about the implications of theterm foodie.

So what, exactly, is afoodie?

It’s still open to discus-sion, but here’s my favouritecomment to Bittman’s story– “A foodie is a groupie whotakes a selfie while diningout.”

Sabine Eiche is a writerand art historian

Call yourself a foodie,and you’re also li-able to be branded astrendy, not to mentionelitist, because foodthat’s genuine andof good quality is notcheap nowadays.

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They came in droves and they came thirstySaturday night, all for a taste of some of

the region’s best craft beers, not to mention agood cause.

The 3rd annual Steveston Beer Fest,hosted by O’Hare’s Gastropub at the Gulfof Georgia Cannery raised in the vicinityof $12,000 for the Richmond ChristmasFund, as libation-seeking lushes paid for anall-access pass to about 40 tasting booths ofregional craft breweries or beverage import-ers, including some from the United States.

And the event appears to be putting thevillage on the craft beer map.

“It’s about recognizing Steveston as a craftbeer savvy place. Almost all the attendeesare from the village,” said event organizerGrant Bryan.

Befitting of the local event, Richmond’sfirst, planned production brewery, Fugglesand Warlock, took first prize for the best

summer ale competition.Fuggles and Warlock plans to open near

Ironwood this November, producing its sixbeers, complete with a tasting room (pendinga city permit).

“There was no presence of a local breweryhere yet, and (Richmond) is close to the dis-tribution network and it’s a growing marketfor sure,” said Fuggles and Warlock ownerGlen Hutton.

The best beer, as voted by the masses,was the company’s The Last Strawberry ale,whereby each batch (4,400 litres) uses 500pounds of Fraser Valley berries.

Berry-infused beer was all the rage at theevent.

As distributor Brian Berry noted, B.C. hasall the fruit needed to make the specialtybrew work well.

“This year, we turned to fruit beers and,you know what, it’s fun,” said the appropri-ately-named Berry.

While Richmond is the second lowest percapita purchaser of alcohol — based onschool district boundaries — according to2011 government data, craft beers have be-

come increasingly popularin Metro Vancouver, withmany small breweriesbubbling up in East Van-couver, in particular.

“It’s an exciting andevolving industry, notdriven by guys in theboardroom. It’s movingfast,” exclaimed Berry.

While city councillor BillMcNulty sold the 50/50raffle tickets, the holidaycharity’s chair, Wayne Duzita, took in theevent, which he says is one of the fund’sbiggest contributors.

“The crowd that comes out to the beerfest is a totally different crowd than whatyou see in Richmond …It’s a young,upward-mobility, kind of crowd, turningthat corner of life and career — I call it theno-wrinkle crowd,” quipped Duzita, whomingled amongst the historic setting, whichmany noted provided a unique backdrop forthe event.

“This (festival) feels like a real community,

which is nice,” said Berry.Also at the event was lo-

cal beer and wine stewardRyan Lewis.

“Steveston is full ofpeople who are real savvywith their beer and wine.People were fighting to gettickets; it’s a very well at-tended event,” said Lewisof the sold-out festival.

The event includedsome import brews as

well, including one from the label TXOTX(cho-ch) — a Spanish cider import, whichprovided a funky, sour, and yeasty profile.

Many of the products available at the fes-tival can be found at local restaurants, par-ticularly in Vancouver. Meanwhile, O’Hare’skeeps all of them in stock and a few of thelarger breweries are in BC Liquor stores.

One brewer described the micro/craftbrewing business in Vancouver as “collab-orative, not competitive.”

For more information on the fund, go toRCRG.org.

THEPULSEWE’VE GOT OUR FINGER ON IT

It’s about recognizing Steveston

as a craft beer savvy place.

Almost all the attendees are from

the village

– G B

Raising glasses, and funds, for Christmas charity

! Plenty of craft-style suds were flowing for a good cause at the third annual Steveston Beer Fest heldSaturday night at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. The event is a fundraiser for the Richmond ChristmasFund. Photos by Gord Goble/Special to the News

GRAEMEWOODStaff ReporterGWOODRICHMONDNEWS.COM


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From roller backpacks to rolling in homework, high schoolis a period of time for teens to find themselves. With sum-

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For example, Grade 8 Trey Taylor will be attending McMathsecondary come fall. When asked what going back to schoolmeant to him, this charismatic long boarder described thesocial opportunities associated with high school.

“I’m excited to meet new friends and to annoy mybrother’s friends cause that’s a hobby of mine,” said Trey.“[I’m] also excited for 7-11 with the boys… and the girls ifthey want to come as well!”

While Trey’s high school career is just beginning, “back toschool” means a final goodbye for seniors Jessica Zawadaand Montana Leonard. The two friends have been incrediblyinvolved at McMath, especially in leadership and athletics.

“I am really excited about all the grad events and gettingcloser with my grad class,” explained Jessica. “Most of all,I am super excited, but sad to play my final year of high

school basketball as a wildcat.”As for Montana, her future is set and

she’s looking forward to savouring herlast year.

“In May, I signed with the Univer-sity of Calgary to play soccer for theirvarsity team after I graduate,” statedMontana. “I’m super excited to join anew team and have a chance to helpthem win a national championship!”

On the other hand, recent gradu-ates Cody Preston and Noelle Ho willbe pursuing their passions in post

secondary at Capilano University and FIT (Fashion Instituteof Technology) in New York, respectively.

For Cody, high school wasn’t the end of his stress. The18-year-old filmmaker plans on moving out and paying forthe majority of his tuition, which means a lot of work in thefuture.

“My clothing company, The Essentials, is going to helpfund my schooling,” stated Cody. “I work on a constructionsite at the moment and will continue the work throughoutthe year.” (If you would like to learn more about The Essen-tials, make sure to e-mail Cody at [email protected]).

So, whether you’re walking the hallways of high school forthe first time, or closing those doors forever, all would agreethat “back to school” means “back to work.” While I’mnot the one to give future highschoolers advice, my friend,Noelle Ho, summed it up perfectly.

“High school was a time for me to find out where my nichewas. During this time, everything was always changing. Yourinterests may change, but you also find what your passionsare,” she said.

“Most of all, you will look back and notice how much youhave matured since you first started. I feel that high schoolis a time where inconsistency is definitely okay, because it ispart of the process that helps you discover who you are andit helps you prepare for the real world.”

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! Trey Taylor (centre) is about to embark on his high school careernext week at McMath secondary. Photos by Rachel Kwan/Specialto the News

! Cody Preston

! Trey Taylor (centre) is about to embark on his high school career

! Noelle Ho is off to New York City and the Fashion Institute ofTechnology.

! Jessica Zawada is looking forward to her senior year of basketballat McMath secondary.

! Montana Leonard(left) has her sights seton a national soccerchampionship with theUniversity of Calgary.

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■ After logging plenty of ice time last season as a rookie with the Richmond Sockeyes, bluelinerRyan Jones is looking to earn a roster spot with the Vancouver Giants. Photo by Gord Goble

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Mark BOOTHSports [email protected]

Former Sockeye looks totake a Giant step to WHL

Ryan Jones is at the stage of his hockeycareer where he wants to create his ownpath.The 17-year-old blueliner was on a similar

journey as his older brother — includinga year in the B.C. Major Midget HockeyLeague, followed by a stint of junior “B”with the Richmond Sockeyes. Mitch Joneswent on to play two seasons in the B.C.Hockey League before earning a scholar-ship to Northern Michigan University.Ryan’s desire is to realize a dream he has

been chasing for years.He signed with the Vancouver Giants

midway through last season and is now at-tending his third straight training camp withthe Western Hockey League club — thistime looking to earn a roster spot.“My brother had great things to say about

junior ‘A’ and college but I have wanted toplay in this league since I was a little kid,especially with this team,” said Jones afterhis first on ice session last week at theLadner Leisure Center. “I just didn’t think Icould pass up this opportunity.”Under the watchful eye of scouting direc-

tor Terry Bonner, Jones has been on theGiants’ radar screen since his days in repminor hockey. Vancouver added him to its

protection list soon after the 2013 WHLBantam Draft.The Giants liked what they saw during

his year in Major Midget with the GreaterVancouver Canadians and even more soafter me made the jump to the PacificJunior Hockey League with the Sockeyes— signing Jones midway through lastseason. That gave him the opportunity toparticipate in Giants practices on a regularbasis.He hopes to be added to a Giants’ Junior

B pipeline that includes Milan Lucic, MitchBartley and another former Sockeye —Carter Popoff.“He has a good chance (of sticking

here),” said general manager Scott Bonner.“He has done everything we have asked ofhim and he exceeded our expectations lastyear. We have had some luck with guyscoming out of Junior ‘B.’“I like it when defenceman come in here

at 17. Just look at our history with a guylike Cody Fransen. They are more matureand more stronger.”What also impresses Bonner is Jones

happens to be a multi-sport athlete.Following his family’s rich history, includ-

ing his father Randy being a perennial WLAall-star, Jones’ played intermediate ‘A’ thispast season with the Delta Islanders andfinished second in team scoring.

See Jones page 29


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■ After being protected soon after the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, Ryan Jones is currently attendingthe Vancouver Giants training camp for a third straight year. Photo by Gord Goble

Jones: Blueliner goes from lacrosse to hockey seasonFrom page 28

“He just checks a lot ofthe boxes for us,” continuedBonner. “We don’t want guys

who just want to be hockeyplayers. To me, it’s too easyto get burned out if theydon’t do anything else. A lotof these kids here have done

other things.”Jones was even called-up

twice to play for the Junior“A” Islanders, however, hedoesn’t want to look beyond

the upcoming hockey sea-son.“Although I’m passionate

about hockey, I didn’t feel likeI had to give up lacrosse,”said Jones. “I still enjoyplaying and it’s good for myfitness. For sure, I have to besmart about it too.”He added his season in

Richmond accelerated hisdevelopment, especiallylining up against 19-and-20-

year-olds on a regular basis.“It was a great year for

me. I really didn’t know whatto expect coming in as a16-year-old. I was fortunate(head coach) Judd (Lambert)gave me a great opportunitywith the ice time.“Going up against older

guys helped a lot. I wasable to get use to the speedalmost right away in MajorMidget but in Junior ‘B’ you

are facing guys who are a lotstronger, basically men.”Icing…Jones’ former team begins

the PCHL regular seasonon Tuesday in Ladner as theRichmond Sockeyes take onthe Delta Ice Hawks.Two nights later, the Sock-

eyes will host the Grand-view Steelers in their homeopener, 7 p.m. at MinoruArenas.

The Quilchena Golf and Country Club is now home to thenew Lanagra Falcons collegiate program.The Falcons will be part go the PACWEST Conference

which featured six men’s teams and four in the women’sdivision. The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades wonboth titles last season.“We’re excited to be able to offer new programming in the

form of a golf program,” said Jake McCallum, Director, Ath-letics and Intramurals at Langara. “Our golf program will offerstudent-athletes a new venue to compete at a high level in agrowing post-secondary sport.“We hope to be able to draw upon athletes from across

Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, and other nearby munici-palities.”Quilchena will serve as the program’s training facility while

the club’s PGA Class “A” Professional Tom Flockhart hasbeen appointed head coach.Flockhart brings a wealth of experience to the Falcons.

He has been a member of the PGA of Canada since 2002and has a strong background in teaching, coaching, andcompeting.“I look forward to the opportunity to share my experience

and be a positive influence on our student-athletes. It will bea challenge as a first-year team, but our goal is to qualify forthe national championship,” he said.The golf program is not the first Langara athletic team to

have ties to Richmond. Last season, both the men’s andwomen’s soccer teams played out of Hugh Boyd.

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Chocolaterie Bernard CallebautSeptember 1 – 30, 2015Location: Blundell Centre, Unit 188, 8120 - No. 2 RoadDrop by for some tasty chocolate delights and make a donation to support thehealth of our growing community.

CityWear OpticalSeptember 1 – 30, 2015Location: Parker Place, Unit 1715 - 4380 No. 3 RoadLook good while supporting local health care! Proceeds from two pairs of glassesfor $128 will support Richmond Hospital Foundation.

Cowell Auto GroupSeptember 1 – 30, 2015Location: Cowell Auto Group dealerships, Richmond Auto Mall, 13611 Smallwood PlaceHelp“drive” improvements to local health care! Purchase a 2015 model at anyCowell Auto Group dealerships (Cowell Volkswagen, Audi of Richmond, Jaguar Richmond,and Land Rover of Richmond) and $25 will be donated to Richmond Hospital Foundation.

Kin’s FarmMarketSeptember 1 – 26, 2015Locations: Richmond Centre, Blundell Centre, Broadmoor VillageTake a step towards a healthier lifestyle by purchasing fresh produce and aRichmond Hospital Foundation Pin for $2.

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RichmondWorld FestivalSaturday, September 5, 2015Location: Minoru Park, 7191 Granville AveEnjoy fun face painting or beautiful henna (by donation) and test yourknowledge of local health care at Richmond Hospital Foundation’s booth.

Grind for the MindSaturday September 12, 2015Location: Grouse GrindSign up to hike the Grind and raise donations to help improvemental health services here in Richmond! Don’t want to hike?Pledge a donation to a hiker or team! To sign up or to findout more,visit www.grindforthemind.com.

Community Cares Month Donation DaySaturday, September 26, 2015Locations: Aberdeen Centre, Parker Place, Richmond Centre,River Rock Casino Resort, Yaohan Centre.Make a donation of $30+ at one of our support booths and receive aMATCHING FREE PLAY voucher (up to $50) from River Rock Casino Resort!(Terms & conditions apply. ) Know your limit. Play within it. Must be 19+

This September, visit our community partners in Richmond, who aresupporting our cause to improve your local health care.

Donate Today: 604.244.5252 or donate online: www.richmondhospitalfoundation.com

NCIX Computers & ElectronicsSeptember 1 – 26, 2015Location: Aberdeen Centre & Lansdowne CentreGet all the gadgets you need for Back to School! Purchase aCommunity Cares Product and 100% of the proceeds fromyour purchase will go to Richmond Hospital Foundation to helpimprove patient care. For details, visit their store in AberdeenCentre or Lansdowne Centre.

River Rock Casino ResortRiver Rock Donation DaysSeptember 11 – 26, 2015Every Friday & Saturday: 4 PM – 8 PMSaturday, September 26: 12 PM– 10 PMLocation: River Rock Casino Resort,8111 River RoadMake a donation of $30+ at River RockCasino Resort and receive a MATCHING FREE PLAY voucher (up to $50).Visit the Richmond Hospital Foundation booth located in the main entrance foyer to make your donation.(Terms & conditions apply.) Know your limit. Play within it. Must be 19+.

Above left, Natalie Meixnerand Minister TeresaWatpresent SteveWu, Presidentand Jeff Chiang, CategoryManager at NCIX Computers& Electronics with aplaque honouring them asCommunity Cares MonthPresenting Sponsor.

Above right, left to right:Alasdair Douglas, VicePresident, Marketingand Chuck Keeling, VicePresident, StakeholderRelations & ResponsibleGaming, Great CanadianGaming Corporation, presentthe 2015 Community CaresAward sponsored by RiverRock Casino Resort to AspacDevelopments Ltd. for theirphilanthropic leadership inthe community.

Be sure to check out the beautiful Audi on display at Richmond Centre, courtesy of Cowell Auto Group.Their staff will be there to hand out flyers – use the voucher to book a test drive and $25 will bedonated to Richmond Hospital Foundation!

Make a donation anytime in Septemberto support your local health care in Richmond

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Here for you and your family. When an emergency strikes.Registered Nurse (left) and Patient Care Coordinator (right) at Richmond Hospital Emergency Department.

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“Donation Day”Saturday, September 26

All Day Donation Phone Line (9 am – 11 pm)Call in to make a donation to Richmond HospitalFoundation: 604.244.5252

Donate $30 or more at River Rock Casino Resort andreceive a MATCHING FREE PLAY voucher (up to $50)!September 11 – 26, 2015Every Friday & Saturday: 4PM – 8PMSaturday September 26: 12PM – 10PMVisit the Richmond Hospital Foundation booth locatedin the main entrance foyer to make a donation.Know your limit. Play within it. Must be 19+. Terms & Conditions may apply.

Telethon on Fairchild Television in the evening(8 pm – 10 pm). TELUS Channel 2801 &Shaw Channel 517. Free of charge for non-subscribers.

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Community Cares MonthDonate throughout September

September is Richmond Hospital Foundation’sCommunity Cares Month, a month-long fundraisingpromotion that reaches into our community like noother event in Richmond. With multiple fundraisingevents and promotion in English, Cantonese, andMandarin, Community Cares Month unites membersof our diverse community for a common cause—todonate to improve patient care at Richmond Hospital.

Makeadonation at oneof ourMall DonationBooths or River RockonSaturday, September 26 to receive amatching FREE PLAY voucherfrom River Rock Casino Resort, or visit River Rock’s Donationbooth any Friday or Saturday in September to donate.Aberdeen Centre • Parker Place • Richmond Centre • Yaohan Centre

Dr. VictorWong is a Gastroenterologist at Richmond Hospital who screens for colon cancer Dr. Teddi Orenstein Lyall is a Richmond Hospital Cardiologist who provides life-saving care and treatment for patients

Dr. Richard Chan (left) is the Head of the EmergencyDepartment, who, along with his team, are herefor you and your family 24 hours a day

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Aspac DevelopmentsLtd. donated $100,000at Richmond HospitalFoundation’s CommunityCares Month Celebrationheld at Aspac’s elegantRiver Green PresentationCentre on September 1.Left to right are RaymondLi, Senior Vice President,Aspac DevelopmentsLtd., and NatalieMeixner, President &CEO, Richmond HospitalFoundation.

Far left: (Left to right)Minister TeresaWat,MLA Richmond Centreand Raymond Li.

Left: Mayor MalcolmBrodie presents officialproclamation to NatalieMeixner and declaresSeptember “RichmondHospital FoundationCommunity CaresMonth” in the City ofRichmond.

Amit Sandhu, CEO ofRichmond-based AmpriReal Estate DevelopmentGroup (left), and RosyShang, Vice President &Investment Advisor for TDWealth Management andChair of Richmond HospitalFoundation’s Starlight GalaCommittee (right), speakabout the importance ofphilanthropy and improvinglocal health care.

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