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It always feels great when people responddirectly to stories
weve run in the paper.That was no exception when I received a
let-ter Monday in reference to the column I wrotelast Friday about
connecting with neighbours.Dear Editor,Re: Connect, its good for
you really,
column, Dec. 4.Living in a Richmond cul-de-sac has given
us the gift of community spirit at its best. Itdoes take effort
to step outside and connectwith your neighbours, but we have taken
thateven further by adopting, creating a gardenand caring for it in
a trafc roundabout. Whileworking in our ower bed, people
drivingaround it, stop and thank us. Neighboursout walking stop and
talk to us. We havemet people of different ethnicities who,
eventhough they may not speak English, thank us,enthusiastically.
Be brave! Step out of yourhouse and say Hi.
The Myron Court GangSoon after receiving that short, but
inspira-
tional, letter, reporter Alan Campbell made hisway down to visit
the gang to see just how itwas storming the hood with its friendly
spirit(see page 16).In part, what I love about this letter has
to
do with what I didnt love about the ending oflast weeks column.
Its easy to say, as I did,lets do it. Lets create healthy,
integratedcommunities. But what exactly does thatmean? What does
that look like?Well, it means planting petunias in a round-
about; it looks like ornaments hanging on acity-owned tree.About
10 months ago, we tried to launch
a regular feature called NeighbourhoodWatch. The idea was to
zoom in on smallareas, maybe just a two-block radius, anddescribe
life in that zone. The feature didntreally take off. Actually, it
devolved into aseries of municipality stories city ofcialstalking
about plans for one street or another.The problem was, unlike
todays feature, the
ideas werent generated by the neighboursthemselves. It didnt
have that grassrootsquality.So, lesson learned, we want to try
again.
But this time you need to tell us what com-munity connection
looks like in your neigh-bourhood. And were not looking for
fundingdrives. Those are well and good, but our fo-cus here is on
the small, but profound, stepspeople take to connect to those with
whomthey share a street or two.It may be through celebration or it
may be
through protest. If you dont want fame in theRichmond News,
thats ne. Sharing storiesis good, but so is sharing a smile. This
isntjust about generating stories for the paper. Itsabout, as one
gang member said, challengingourselves to be brave and say hi.Email
us at [email protected]
with Community Spirit in the subject line.
Bebrave, stepout, say hi
VOICESColumn
So, when I was younger, itwould be Friday night goingto the Chan
to listen to theVSO play Vivaldi. And Satur-day nights would be for
goingto see JohnMellencamp.
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Dear Editor,Re: Know your neigh-
bour, stay healthy, News,Dec. 4.Richmond has been
called Canadas healthi-est city, and many healthindicators
support thisassessment.The recent article Know
your neighbour, stayhealthy, allows us to re-examine the reasons
forthis description.Richmond residents
live on average four yearslonger than the rest ofthe country,
have lowerrates of obesity, drink andsmoke less, while they areless
likely to report havinghigh stress levels to therest of Metro
Vancouver.A recent survey suggest-
ed that Richmond resi-dents dont feel connectedto their
community.Connectedness is an im-
portant factor on which thecity does focus, not only interms of
health, but alsoin order to create a vibrantand livable city.In
order to strengthen
our community, the cityhas been working hardwith our partners to
pro-vide facilities and pro-grams, and to support
ourorganizations.For example, we heard
the residents of Richmondwho said they neededaccessible spaces
to meetand socialize.When the city built the
new City Centre Commu-nity Centre, we created acommunity living
room asa welcoming communityspace, where people canrelax and
share.The citys other commu-
nity centres also providesimilar community gather-ing spaces.The
recently-completed
Terra Nova Play Environ-ment provides an innova-
tive play area that attractsmany families and com-munity
groups.The new Minoru Com-
plex, to be completedin 2017, will include aSeniors Centre
completewith community gatheringspaces.The numerous events
hosted by the city and itspartners demonstrate thecitys
commitment to creat-ing social connection.For example, the very
successful RichmondWorld Festival, open andaccessible to all,
cel-ebrates the diversity of ourcommunity.Several city
initiatives
seek to engage newcomersin community life.For instance, the
city
provides a multi-languageNewcomers Guide as acomprehensive
localizedguide to settlement inRichmond, including howto access
volunteer op-portunities.The city also works with
immigrant-service agen-cies, such as SUCCESS,
Immigrant Services Society(ISS) and RichmondMulticultural
CommunityServices to cross-promoteprograms and serviceswhile
jointly working oncommunity planning aswell as arts and
culturalinitiatives.Our city has a very
diverse geographic areaand population which canmake the creation
of socialconnections more chal-lenging.However, we will con-
tinue to encourage ourresidents to access ourfacilities,
programs, andopportunities that are opento everyone.The City of
Richmond
is committed to workingwith community organiza-tions and
stakeholders toimprove the lives of Rich-mond residents.By
improving social
connectedness, the cityimproves the overall healthof the
community.
Malcolm D. BrodieMayor
Dear Editor,I am old enough to
remember a time when atleast 75 per cent or more ofthe houses in
our neighbour-hood put-up Christmas lightsand neighbours would
inviteeach other to parties andsometimes exchange gifts.I took a
walk through
our neighbourhood streetslast night and there wasone stretch of
almost three
blocks where there wasnt asingle strand of lights to
beseen.Seems the illuminating
spirit of Christmases pastis close to disappearingaltogether
from Richmondsresidential neighbourhoods,and the unlighted spirit
ofChristmas future is takingover.This is just one example
of many that give clear
evidence of how our cultureis being negatively affectedby the
proliferation of theseunoccupied mega houses,and for those who
might nothave a problem with beingsurrounded by empty,
darkbuildings.I wish you a happy, albeit
quiet, neighbourless, disso-ciated, and isolated holiday!
Ray ArnoldRichmond
" Richmonds new medical health ofcer, Dr. Meena Dawar, citedin
last weeks News several theories as to why the citys healthmay be
suffering, including the reliance on personal vehicles, asopposed
to using public transit. Photo by Graeme Wood/Rich-mond News
Mayor: City doingits share to connect
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In Canada we are hearing about pending legislationto legalize,
for recreational use, the drugmarijuana.In the US, while marijuana
remains prohibitedunder federal law, 23 states have eased access
formedical use and four states plus Washington, DC.now allow
recreational use.
Canadians recently elected a federal governmentcommitted in
campaign promises, a mandate letterto the new Minister of Justice,
and its first speechfrom the throne to creating a
federal-provincial-territorial process that will lead to the
legalizationand regulation of marijuana.
The director of an organization called theCanadian Drug Policy
Coalition apparently withsome connection to Simon Fraser
UniversitysCentre for Applied Research in Mental Healthand
Addictions reportedly called this move tolegalization long overdue.
The assumption reliedupon for this point of view is that the use of
thisdrug is epidemic and legalization will create anopportunity for
healthful regulations not availableor effective when use of the
substance is fullyillegal. This suggestion attempts to invoke
sciencebut is really just a matter of opinion.
Proponents of legalization of the drug cite twopositive
expectations. The first is more and betterresearch about the effect
of marijuana use on physicaland mental health, human cognitive
development,motivation, and productivity. We should also cometo
better understand its medicinal properties, if any.
The second expected positive result is themeasurable benefit
from the de-stressing on lawenforcement, the court system, and the
correctionssystem. (Note: rescinding any criminal law will havethis
immediate effect.)
This being said, road safety concerns cry outfor immediate focus
on the big gaping hole inregulatory control, namely, what level of
bloodTHC concentration-the psychoactive componentin
marijuana-renders a driver legally impaired.According to the (US)
National Institute on DrugAbuse we know:
(1) Marijuana is the illicit drug most frequentlyfound in
drivers involved in crashes,including fatal ones.
(2) The risk of being involved in a crash roughlydoubles after
marijuana use.
(3) Crash-involved drivers with THC in theirblood, particularly
higher levels, are threeto seven times more likely to be
responsiblefor the crash than drivers who have not useddrugs or
alcohol.
(4) The risk associated with marijuana combinedwith alcohol
appears to be greater than thatfor either by itself.
(5) Marijuana significantly impairs judgment,motor coordination,
and reaction time, andstudies have found a direct
relationshipbetween blood THC concentration andimpaired driving
ability.
Hound Labs, an Oakland, California companyworking with
scientists from UC Berkeley,Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies
Inc.,Colorado-based Lifeloc Technologies Inc., and achemistry
professor-PhD student duo at WashingtonState University are working
at developing an instantroadside marijuana breathalyzer. Bu what
will be thenational measure of amount linked to impairment?Despite
this unknown, however, where marijuana hasbeen legalized, certainty
about driving impairmenteffect has prompted the states of
Washington andMontana to set-at this point-an arbitrary limit of
fivenanograms of THC per millilitre of blood (ng/mL)and
Pennsylvania a one ng/mL limit.
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accidents the way alcohol used tocause motor vehicle accidents.
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LETTERSto the Editor
Will roadsigns soonbe inChinese?
We cant thankthe Mountiesspecial unitenough
Stop the smell
Letters PolicySend your letters to editor@richmond-news.
com. Include your name and city. The editorreserves the right to
edit letters for brevity,taste and legality. The Richmond News
does
not publish anonymous letters.
Dear Editor,Re: Phone line high-
lights fact some driversmight not read English,News, Dec. 3.It
blows my mind that
ICBC is spending $4.5 mil-lion on translation servicesfor
drivers who cannotspeak English.The rule should be, if
you are not procient inEnglish, you cannot driveon B.C.
roads.The onus needs to be on
wannabe drivers to havemastery of the languagebefore they get to
sit be-hind a steering wheel.If you cant pass an
English prociency test inB.C., you should not bedriving on our
roads.How else will you read
the road signs? Or arewe going to just translateeverything into
Mandarin,Punjabi and Cantonese?Thats not a viable solution.
Lauren KramerRichmond
Dear Editor,I am writing this letter to inform peo-
ple how wonderful the RCMP PropertyCrime unit is.I dont think
enough thank-yous can
even cover how much they helped usout with an ongoing issue we
had onour street (Kingsley Crescent.)Some people may be aware of
the
challenges we faced the past year fromdrug deals, stolen
cars/property, ght-ing, dangerous dogs, drug addicts
andoverdoses.The countless times the PCU came
over to talk, protect and be our voice isbeyond any job
description.The compassion and caring of Cpl.
Lee and his team is bar none.Its because of them, and the
close
relationship we built, that the owner ofa particular home
decided to sell andmove his business dealings and ten-ants
elsewhere.I am so thankful each and everyday
for the amount of hard work thoseofcers put in to help all our
families,neighbours, and friends.We will forever be grateful for
having
them on our side.Chantel, Thorn, Vaughn and Rhys Grabi
Richmond
Dear Editor,I reside on Ackroyd Road in an apart-
ment building whereby Canada Post hasa master lock to release
the mail boxes fordelivery of mail.All has been working ne, until
recently.
The master lock is broken and CanadaPost is responsible for
repairing the lock.It was their abuse that caused the prob-lem in
the rst place.Numerous calls have been made to
Canada Post, which had left a notice stat-ing that mail will not
be delivered as theirmaster lock is broken and therefore
themailboxes are not secure. Hence, therewill be no mail
delivery.Numerous promises have been made
by Canada Post to repair the lock andrecommence delivery but
this has nothappened.Customer service is obviously not a
priority for Canada Post, especially at thistime of the year.So,
I wonder how long the residents of
the 84 suites at 8700 Ackroyd Road willhave to wait for delivery
or maybe theythink Santa will deliver!We are all frustrated and
annoyed at
being treated this way by a crown corpora-tion.
Nora WrightRichmond
Open letter to Metro Vancouver (regional dis-trict),My family
lived in Richmond for over 25 years
and we have kept in touch with friends andneighbours.In the last
four years, the impact from this
composting operation has impacted their lives andhas bothered me
when visiting them and drivingnorth and south on Highway 99,
pending winddirection.The smell has progressively been getting
worse,
the history of this operator has been less than agood corporate
citizen, the intensity of the odourhas been relentless and needs to
be controlled.This facility cannot be allowed to continue pol-
luting the air for the benet of a large corporationthat is not
even a Canadian company.I strongly disagree with Metro Vancouver
al-
lowing this company to continue to release aircontaminants into
our air shed.This company should rst and foremost have to
reduce the amount of product coming to their fa-cility, or
purchase new technology that will containthese emissions.If Metro
Vancouver holds other air quality permit
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Garry Point Park enthusiasts may want totip their hat to the
memory of Doug Sand-berg the next time they are out for a
stroll.The long time city councillor, who died
Nov. 30 at age 67, was one of the leaders ofa group in the
mid-1970s that managed tokeep the site free from
development.Current city councillor Harold Steves said
he was friends with Sandberg before hebecame politically active
they used to hunttogether on Sturgeon Banks but it was theGarry
Point issue that brought Sandberg intothe political spotlight.A
developer wanted to put big, seven-
storey buildings there and we fought againstthat, Steves said,
adding that, at the time, hewas the sole voice on council opposing
theplan.I needed some support to get these
buildings stopped, and I got Doug to run forcouncil. And it
worked, Steves said. Dougwas always very community-minded and
wasone of the few who had that vision for a parkat Garry
Point.While Steves and Sandberg both served on
council they were also competitors when itcame to the provincial
arena for the NDP.I think we both ran for the local nomination
at one point, Steves said. I ended up beat-ing Doug, and he then
became my campaignmanager.Thats just what friends do.Sandberg
served on city council during two
eras from 1977-1981 and 1987-1996when the elected ofcials were
known asalderman.We came from different ends of the
political spectrum, but we managed to worktogether to get things
done that were for thebest of the community, said fellow
aldermanKiichi Kumagai, adding he also remembersSandberg as a
staunch environmentalist.He was always straight forward, and I
loved
working with him because of that.Longtime city councillor Bill
McNulty said
he got to know Sandberg during his rst termon council.
He was a mentor to me in many ways. Hekinda took me under his
wing and showedme how things worked at the city, McNultysaid. We
may not have shared the samepolitical views, but he was committed
to hiscommunity and stood up for it.McNulty quipped that Sandberg
also
enjoyed raw meat when it came to spiritedpolitical
discussions.He never did it with me, but he was not
afraid to debate issues and eat others alive sometimes even his
own teammates.Sandberg graduated from high school in
Vancouver (Sir Charles Tupper) and earned aB.Sc in biological
sciences at SFU.He worked as an air pollution specialist in
the B.C. government Environmental Labo-ratory starting in 1968,
and later becamea steward and local chairperson with theprovincial
executive of the B.C. GovernmentEmployees Union.While on city
council, Sandberg was a
member of the Health and Environment Com-mittee, Personnel
Committee, and Parks andRecreation Commission.Among the
responsibilities he lled in the
community, Sandberg was elected vice presi-dent of the Steveston
Community Society,was a founding member of the StevestonHistorical
Society, and a steering commit-tee member of the Gulf of Georgia
CanneryHistorical Society.
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Aging Oklahoma: its not so differentHeres what I know about
Oklahoma: a) great basketball team (used to be in Seattle); b) good
state forcollege football (the Sooners); c) the old, good song
about being 24 hours from Tulsa.
Of course, theres much more. An article in the Tulsa World
newspaper earlier this week discusses agingin Oklahoma. Experts
there think that Baby Boomers need to know seven things about
preparing forthe end (so to speak):
1. Start talking when youre healthy. There is a lot of talk
about the bucket list, but not about incapacity.2. Learn the
options. Almost half of U.S. deaths occur in hospice care, but
little is known about it.(Cost is a factor!)
3. Document your wishes. That means Wills, Powers of Attorney
and Representation Agreements, etc.4. Organize finances and give
access to the right people.5. List out your key people (the people
whom others will need to contact when the time comes).6. Let your
key people know what to do with your body.7. Keep talking.
This advice seems sound to me, and hardly to be confined to
Oklahoma.
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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for aDisposition of Crown
LandTake notice that the City of Richmond, has applied to the
Ministry of Forests, Landsand Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO),
Surrey for a licence to undertake asurvey and geotechnical
investigations for future dike upgrades situated on ProvincialCrown
land located at Steveston Island together with that part of SECTION
18,BLOCK 3 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST. DISTRICT LOT
6119,GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST., that part of DISTRICT LOT
6359, GROUP 1, NEWWESTMINSTER DIST., that part of DISTRICT LOT
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WESTMINSTER DIST., that part of DISTRICTLOT 6315, GROUP 1, NEW
WESTMINSTER DIST. DISTRICT LOT 6120, GROUP 1, NEWWESTMINSTER DIST.,
that part of SECTION 9, BLOCK 3 NORTH, RANGE 7 WEST, NEWWESTMINSTER
DIST. DISTRICT LOT 6118, GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST., thatpart
of DISTRICT LOT 6242, GROUP 1, NEW WESTMINSTER DIST..
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on this applicationmay be submitted in two ways:
1. Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database
website at:www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp.
2. By mail to the Senior Land Ofcer at20010428 153rd Street,
Surrey, BC V3R 1E1.
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Natural ResourceOperations until January 13, 2016. Comments
received after this date may not beconsidered.
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consideredpart of the public record. Forinformation, contact
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inSteveston and West Rich-mond should expect a signi-cant increase
to the assessedvalue of their homes.The recently nalized
2016 assessments are indi-cating signicant increasesfrom 2015,
said assessorJason Grant, in an online
statement.Homes in Richmond
could see a 15-20 per centincrease for the 2015 as-sessment,
which is based onmarket values as of July 1.The assessment ofce
provided examples of what toexpect. For instance, in
WestRichmond a home onceworth $1.65 million is nowworth $1.86. In
the Ste-veston area, a home valuedlast year at $852,000 is nowworth
$1.02 million.Grant said many home-
owners in Richmond (thosewhose homes rose 15 percent above the
average hike)will get an early notica-tion to prepare them for
theincrease, which will mean agreater tax burden.
The market for singlefamily homes between July1 and the end of
Novemberhas continued to rise dra-matically, so property
ownersshould be reminded thattheir 2016 assessments arebased on the
market value asof July 1, 2015.
NEWS in the City
Some property assessmentscould rise by 20 per cent
Back road to Babylon mulled
Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]
As many as 10 new religious institutionscould be built in the
near future alongRichmonds Highway to Heaven, a portionof No. 5
Road between Blundell Road andSteveston Highway.As such, the City
of Richmond is plotting
to revise its No. 5 Road Backlands policy,which may include the
construction of a farmaccess road adjacent to a proposed wideningof
Highway 99.The city is proposing to entrench the back-
lands policy which dictates that religiousinstitutions on the
Highway to Heaven mustfarm the back two-thirds of their properties
by making it an ofcial bylaw under the Of-cial Community Plan,
according to a recentstaff report.The institutions must farm the
land in order
to receive tax exemptions. However, the reportnotes that farming
activity on the majority ofthe properties has been limited. In many
cas-es the backlands which are protected bythe Agricultural Land
Reserve are farmedintermittently or by inexperienced volunteers.The
city has never revoked the exemptions
from any of the institutions for not fully com-plying with the
policy.As such, the city wants to establish a more
robust green zone and become more pro-active in ensuring the
backlands are farmedto adequate standards.The city is asking
property owners to volun-
tarily donate their backlands to the city so that
it can be farmed (by the city or via an agree-ment between the
city and a farmer).If owners do not want to do that, the city
is
offering to come to an agreement whereby theowner or an outside
farmer farms the land.For instance, the report notes developers
of the former Mylora West golf course site areproposing to build
ve separate communityinstitutions (which is what the present
zoningpermits) along No. 5 and dedicate the back-lands of the
course to the city for it to farm.Meanwhile, Lingyen Mountain
Temple is
proposing a revised expansion plan, whichwill include a farming
plan of its own.In order to create the more robust green
zone the city is proposing to build a farmroad along the eastern
most-portion of thelots, right along Highway 99. But for this
tohappen, the city needs more details fromthe Ministry of
Transportation regarding thewidening of the highway.According to
the report, the ministry is
looking to obtain up to 18 metres of landfrom the highway,
westward, to expand lanesleading up to a proposed bridge at the
GeorgeMassey Tunnel.Last month, the city wrote to the ministry
to
voice its opposition to the highway wideningplan.The city will
also clarify residential use along
the Highway to Heaven.Under the new bylaw the city would
prohibit
congregate care, senior housing and single-family homes, all of
which have been pro-posed at some point in time by the
institutionsand/or property owners.
Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]
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The City of Richmond is headhunting fora new sign/business
licence inspector todeal with Chinese-only signs and applicantsbest
apply with a helmet and protectivepadding.The full-time, one-year
position, adver-
tised online, has a long list of duties andskill requirements,
however its the postedworking conditions that may draw
peoplesattention and, perhaps, lead them to closethe tab.Those
working conditions include: Dis-
agreeable situations, which include abuse,threats, rudeness and
the risk of potentialviolence.City spokesperson Ted Townsend said
the
working conditions are in line with other jobpostings for bylaw
enforcement and do notapply specically to the new sign
inspector.Still, he noted that from time to time the
potential for physical confrontations withbylaw inspectors is a
reality.Since this is a new position, I cannot pro-
vide specics regarding potential frequencyof physical harm, said
Townsend.After decades of Chinese-only signage
and ads sprouting up in the city, a criticalmass of residents
protested, leading to arecent debate within the community and
atRichmond city council as to whether or notsuch signs should be
banned.Earlier this year, council decided not to
ban foreign-language signs. Instead, itchose to educate business
owners to pro-mote English on signs as a show of com-munity
harmony. Council also directed citystaff to implement a recommended
clutterbylaw.It remains unclear what the clutter bylaw
will entail, but it could address the likes ofoutdoor posters,
ags and banners for ad-vertising purposes either with an
outrightban or some form of regulation.Clutter is dened in many
different ways
in the jurisdictions that have such regula-tions. How we will
specically dene whatis and isnt clutter is part of the work
weregoing through now in drafting the bylaw.Its extremely complex
as theres so manydifferent types of things that can be
postedpermanently or temporarily on a businessstorefront or window,
said Townsend, viaemail.Townsend said the new position (a
tempo-
rary one, approved by council for one year)will address the
revised sign bylaw dealingwith clutter and also provide
educational
outreach.As such, the city requires the applicant to
speak uent Chinese.The position, which pays about $70,000,
involves routinely visiting new and exist-ing businesses and
encouraging them toinclude English on their business
signage,advertisements and other forms of commer-cial
communication.The applicant will also be expected to
develop educational materials related tosignage.Meanwhile,
community activist Kerry
Starchuk, who spearheaded a petition toinclude English on
business signs, said shequestions whether any noticeable
differencewill occur with the clutter bylaw, which shesaid could be
grandfathered in, creating abureaucratic mess.She said there are
many other Chinese
signs and advertisements out of the cityscontrol, such as
Translink ads.Furthermore, Starchuk, who feels Chi-
nese-only signs are unharmonious, said sheis hoping the city can
address another po-tential problem regarding business
signage.Starchuk believes real estate agents are
playing fast and loose with for-sale and openhouse signs on
public property.According to the sign bylaw, an open
house is allowed one sign on a street corner,however some real
estate companies areplacing multiple signs of different real
estateagents for one open house.They guerilla-campaign right
through the
neighbourhood, said Starchuk.
" The citys new sign/business licence inspectorwill be on the
lookout for those sidestepping thecitys wishes to promote community
harmonyby including English on signs. Photo by GraemeWood
NEWSin the City
Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]
Sign cop can expect abuse
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On Monday, Richmond RCMParrested a 32-year-old-woman,alleged to
have been operating a chopshop in an industrial area of
northRichmond.A joint investigation by the Rich-
mond RCMP Property Crime Unit andthe Vancouver Police
DepartmentAuto Crime Enforcement led to the
arrest.Ofcers executed a search warrant
on Monday afternoon in the 11000block of River Road and found a
dis-mantled Acura sedan, a Honda coupeand an assortment of auto
parts.A chop shop, as it is commonly
referred to, is a location used for strip-ping vehicles down to
thpeir compo-nent parts. These parts may then bere-sold.
Individuals that are associatedto a chop shop may also be engagedin
re-VINing the identication of a
stolen vehicle or badly damaged ve-hicle, said Cpl. Dennis
Hwang.This particular location appeared
to specialize in Japanese vehiclesand parts, but some domestic
vehicleparts were also recovered, addedHwang.According to ICBC, on
average, dur-
ing the past ve years, about 6,000vehicles are stolen each year
in theLower Mainland, however the num-bers have been declining year
overyear.
" An artists rendering shows a proposed trail design for
theGarden City Lands. Photo submitted
NEWSin the City
Cops bust north Richmond chop shop
City projects on tap
" A ti t d i h d t il d i f th
Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]
Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]
The proposed 2016 capital budget, tabled by city staff at anance
committee meeting Monday, is the lowest in fouryears, at $104
million. Funding for the projects will comefrom various sources,
including: Reserves ($62 million);surplus ($12 million);
development charges ($27 million);and external sources ($4
million).Among the projects are:
! No. 2 Road widening - $7.3 million Using a $3.5 millionfederal
infrastructure grant, the city will add an additionalturning lane,
where warranted, between Steveston High-way and Dyke Road. A bike
lane will also be installed. TheTwo Road makeover will be complete
by the end of 2017.! Dyke Road widening and Fraserwood Trail
connection - $1million This project is aimed to alleviate some
concernsfrom the newly formed Dyke Road Residents Association,which
is concerned about McRaes Environmental Servicesoperating its
worksyard across from the residential area.Seven hundred metres of
road will be widened and a multi-use path will be built for
pedestrians and cyclists.! Water main replacements $11 million
Richmond canget soggy and various routine projects will help keep
the citydry.! Garden City Lands Phase 2 - $3.1 million Work will
com-mence on ensuring the bogs water systems protect the
bogecosystem. Trees will be planted along the perimeter trailand a
trail network and picnic areas will be created.! Parkland
acquisition - $8 million This money may beused toward properties
along the Fraser Rivers Middle Arm,for a future park, however,
according to parks manager MikeRedpath, the city is also in talks
with the Richmond SchoolDistrict to purchase land that could be
deemed as excessfollowing school closures.! Strategic land
acquisition - $21 million Land deals aremade behind closed doors,
however the city likely needs topurchase land for a new museum.
" Proposed one-time additional expenses fromcity reserve
accounts:! Steveston Harbour log debris removal - $30,000:
Althoughthe harbour is a federal responsibility and a poorly
main-tained sheer boom is contributing to debris entering the
har-bour, the city will spend its own money to protect its
assets,namely a pier at the end of No. 2 Road.! Richmond World
Festival - $300,000: If approved, the sec-ond coming of the
city-planned event will likely take placeon Labour Day weekend.!
Heritage inventory - $150,000: The last time the cityreviewed its
heritage buildings was in 1989. This money willbe used to determine
what buildings should be protected.! Update expired Community
Wellness Strategy - $75,000:City staff will create a recreation and
sport strategic plan toguide the planning and delivery of wellness,
sport and rec-reation services. This will complement an updated
wellnessstrategy.! Richmond museum development plan - $200,000:
Percouncils request, the city is exploring building a new mu-seum.
Council has recently had in-camera meetings on theissue, suggesting
the city may be looking to purchase landfor the facility.
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indicates industrialland in the Lower Mainland will likely
beexhausted within the next 10 years and itscalling on provincial
and regional leadersto embrace a shared responsibility formanaging
the growth of Vancouvers tradegateway.Via a news release, the port
states that a
study by Site Economics Inc., a real estatedevelopment
consulting rm, indicatesthere is only roughly 1,000 acres of
vacantindustrial land available in the region.The port claims it
will need 1,500-3,000
more acres of such land in the next ve to10 years to meet
demand.Without sufcient trade-enabling indus-
trial land to meet growing demand, we risk
hitting an economic brick wall, with seriousconsequences for our
quality of life here inthe Lower Mainland, said PMV Presidentand
CEO Robin Silvester.The demand for Canadian trade is
growing, and container trafc through thecountrys Pacic Gateway
is expected tonearly double over the next 15 years, theport
claims.The port and the City of Richmond are at
a stand off over the ports lack of com-mitment to keeping the
230-acre GilmoreFarms in east Richmond from being devel-oped for
port purposes.Richmond and a majority of B.C. munici-
palities have called on the federal port tocommit to not
developing any provinciallyprotected farmland.
NEWSin the City
Those living with autism spectrum dis-order in B.C. will soon be
getting morehelp and support, in part at a new Rich-mond facility,
thanks to two major initiativesannounced Monday (Dec. 7).The rst
initiative is the Ready, Willing &
Able program, which aims to help adultsliving with ASD nd jobs
and employmentopportunities.The program, funded by the federal
government, will be delivered in B.C. by thePacic Autism Family
Centre Foundation inpartnership with the Autism Society of B.C.The
second initiative is a $150,000 dona-
tion from LifeLabs toward the constructionof a clinic, located
at the Goodlife FitnessAutism Family Hub on Sea Island.Staffed by
specially trained lab techni-
cians, the clinic, overlooking the MiddleArm of the Fraser
River, will be designed forpeople with ASD, who often have to be
fullysedated during blood collection procedures,delaying their
diagnosis and treatment.Both programs will be delivered through
the Pacic Autism Family Centre, a pro-posed centre of excellence
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music, its nowonder.When the Hugh Boyd grad sat down with
the News at the Ackroyd Starbucks locationthis week, he said
there was always music inhis family home.My mom would always be
singing around
the house, he said. For my dad it wouldbe CBC, almost
religiously classical music.And my mom was a big rock and roll
fan,he said. So, when I was younger, it would beFriday nights going
to the Chan (Chan Centrefor the Performing Arts) to listen to the
VSOplay Vivaldi. And Saturday nights would befor going to see John
Mellencamp or BruceSpringsteen, and everything in between.Neither
of his parents played instruments,
but their love for music rubbed off on theBhate and his older
sister, Tahara, 28.She studied piano and drew her brothers
interest.She was always playing and practising,
and Id lay on the oor beside her and listen,Bhate said. That was
the inspiration to pickit up.While he did, percussion soon became
his
passion.
I also tried trumpet, then clarinet, untilsomeone nally put a
drumstick in my handand it kinda went from there.And where that
leaves him right now is a
busy run up to a Dec. 19 performance at RoyBarnett Hall at UBC
where Bhates band the 45th Ave Jazz Band will be performingThe
Nutcracker Suite in a jazz style.If that raises a few eyebrows and
begs some
questions, youd be in the majority.Outside of the local jazz
community, when-
ever Ive advertised the show, I get back theglazed eyes and
question, What do you meanThe Nutcracker jazz? Bhate said.The idea
was developed by jazz icons Duke
Ellington and Billy Strayhorn two of Bhatesmusical idols who
arranged the music andrecorded it back in 1960.But does it
mesh?Theres so much material in classical mu-
sic that jazz players can work with, he said.Its very rich in
its repertoire. So, its not a bigstretch to take the basic harmonic
and me-lodic concepts that Tchaikovsky explored andjust rearrange
it for a large jazz ensemble.The fundamental principles of each
piece
in the suite are not changed. Its more abouthow they are
presented with the instrumenta-tion, the general feel and groove,
he said.For example, The Arabian Dance, in the
original Nutcracker is re-imagined with aswing, alto saxophone
in the middle, whichreverts to a Calypso-Latin beat, Bhate
ex-plained.
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Because of its complexity,the jazz version of The Nut-cracker is
not usually takenon by community-sized jazzensembles.Its quite
difcult in its
scope as a full suite becauseits a lot of rehearsal
andpreparation.Music for the show arrived
in September and rehears-als began in late October.Two to three
dress rehears-als will precede the concert,and Bhate said he is
lookingforward to getting on stageand performing.Its really special
to bring
the idiom of a large jazzensemble to a larger popula-tion,
because, in generalmedia, you dont hear a lot ofbig jazz bands. I
think peoplewill be intrigued and verysurprised how well the two
gotogether that these familiarmelodies in The Nutcrackercan be
re-imagined.Bhate knows the concert is
a pretty ambitious undertak-ing, due to both its
difculty,length, and need to recreateit as accurately as possible.I
really ask a lot of the
players and myself becausethe music is so dear to me,making sure
all of the details
are there, he said. But Ithink with every concert ex-perience
that I put on thisis my third year with the band I grow, learn some
stuffabout running the band. Butout of all the concerts andseasons
Ive spent with thisensemble, I feel particularlyspecial about this
one.As for what the future holds
for him?Every day is an adven-
ture, he said. And everymusical experience I getto have, I am
thankful for,he said. My life right now
is very involved in differentaspects of music.He is conductor of
the
Vancouver Pops SymphonyOrchestra. He is working ona degree at
UBC in classicalorchestral performance. Hedirects the jazz band and
stillkeeps a hand in piano.I cant disconnect any part
of my musical life. So, ideally,Id like to keep all of this
go-ing as long as I can and seewhere the musical journeytakes me,
he said, andenjoy every second of it alongthe way.
COFFEEwith...Jaelem Bhate
Concert:New, yet familiar soundsFrom page 14
" Jaelem Bhate feels all music is connected, and while hedirects
a jazz band, he enjoys all styles. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond
News
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A16 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015 RICHMOND-NEWS.COM
Goodwill, alive nGoodwill, alive nkicking...
Cul-de-sac crews traffic island adoption solicitscross-cultural
gesturesBy Alan Campbell
Afew of them untangled the Christmas baubles dangling from some
branches, onestood the decorative black heron back up after it
keeled over due to the wind,while the rest inspected little
birdhouses and the sign erected in their honour.It was 8:30 a.m.
the school run rush and as the gang of ve (theres usually six)shued
around their little roundabout, a procession of parents en route to
nearby DeBeck elementary honked their horns, waved and smiled,
apparently in appreciation, atthe invaders on the Dayton Avenue
trac island.Warming to their transient audience, the group
acknowledged the gratitude andrecognition with hand gestures and
polite nods of the head.Individually, the trio of retired couples
are highly motivated and community-spirited.Collectively, their
ocial title is the Myron Court Gang,who are frequently
spottedhanging out in and around their cul-de-sac o Dayton Avenue,
near Garden Cityand Blundell roads, and are not known to
police.
In order to maintain the integrity of their gang, their modus
operandi, if you will, was toadopt and beautify a roundabout about
100 yards from their 20-house cul-de-sac in abold bid to reach out
into the community at large.The result, said one of the gang
leaders, has been astounding.Its amazing who we are connecting
with, even though we often are not speaking thesame language, said
Myron Court Gang co-founder Lynda Pasacreta, of spending timeon the
roundabout, which they took under their collective wings three
years ago.People have been coming up to us with birdhouses,
decorations, a decorative blackheron, from an Asian couple, and an
Asian family allows us to use their water to hydratethe plants in
the summer.At rst, a few people were concerned about stu getting
stolen, but the wholecommunity is now invested in this little
roundabout and every time were out here,people are walking past us
smiling, saying thank you, often in their own language.Grandparents
out walking their grandchildren give us the thumbs up, even
thoughthey may not speak English.Pasacreta said she had enough of
looking at the roundabout, with garbage strewnover it and vehicles
running over top of it.So, she approached the City of Richmond,
which erected a sign on the gangs behalfand now supplies them with
mulch and plants.Its heart-warming; this is really happening in our
little community and it would begreat to know if its happening
elsewhere in the city, she added.
The Myron Court Gang Pasacreta, her husband Dan, Sharon and Ron
Meredithand Don andWendy Taylor have been welcoming new neighbours
and newimmigrants to their 1986-built cul-de-sac for going on 14
years.Pasacreta said its not that dicult to foster a sense of
community; its just about
beingbraveand stepping outside now and again.We are a very
friendly group and involve everyone.We have a walking group
everyTuesday, sometimes ending up in a pub, said Pasacreta, who
retired in 2012 as presidentof the Better Business Bureau.We have
pot-luck nights, Christmas parties and street parties in the
summer.There are Jewish families, Taiwanese, Chinese, Muslim,
Christian, were all here.Living in a cul-de-sachas given us the
gift of community spirit at its best.It does take eort to step
outside and connect with your neighbours. Step out of yourhouse and
say, Hi.
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Got community spirit?If you organize neighbourly get togethers
orevents, let the News know about it by
[email protected] with the subjectCommunity
Spirit.Or call 604-249-3342.Whoknows, your good example may spread
to othercommunities and neighbourhoods across the city.
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RICHMOND-NEWS.COM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015 A17
I have the powerof light
Dad-of-four making up for childhood withoutelectricityBy Alan
Campbell
When Lorenzo Lagaspi was growing up in the Philippines, there
was noelectricity in his home, let alone Christmas lights.As a
child, he remembers the rst time they had power over the festive
season, whenhis mom bought a tiny set of Christmas lights.At that
very moment, Lagaspi said to himself maybe one day.Well, it turns
out, by no coincidence one would assume, hes now an electrician.And
when the News caught up with Lagaspi outside of his detached,
single-familyhome in South Arms Rosemary Avenue, the dad-of-four
stood, arms folded insatisfaction, admiring his mini-festival of
lights as they ashed and ickered to thebeat of Mariah Careys All I
Want For Christmas, is you.But it doesnt stop there; Lagaspi, whos
been putting on his display for a decade,decided this year, in
addition to adding choreography, to tune his performance intoan FM
frequency, with a range of around 100 metres.I usually just do the
display, but I want to really showmy appreciation for living
hereand giving something nice, I hope, back to the community, said
Lagaspi.I didnt have this opportunity growing up, so I really like
to make people happy.Ninety-nine per cent of the lights, said
Lagaspi, are recycled or bought on the cheap andsecond-hand from
Craigslist.I found out on a website last summer that you could
match up your lights with music,he added.Its all sequenced through
a 24-hour laptop link, which is set on a timer to come on at4:30
p.m. until 10:30 p.m.I think my neighbours are OK with it, I hope
they are.Lagaspi starts putting up his display in the rst week of
November and lights it upocially every year on Dec. 1.Ill probably
keep adding to it, I cant resist it.
Shellmont Christmas Parade rolls onMeanwhile, just a few blocks
to the east, the annual Shellmont Christmas Parade isall set for
Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., setting o fromWoodward elementary.One of its
founders, Je Joseph, said the grass-roots community event has come
a longway since its inception in 2008, when he and a few of his
buddies took a walk from aChristmas party to check out a decorated
house.We decided, while all dressed up for the party, to pay a
little visit to the Ho, Ho, Hohouse nearby, said Joseph.It was like
a mini pilgrimage and we thought, why not have our own parade?Why
not indeed? The very next year, Joseph, along with Alex MacFarlane,
SteveScarrow and David Langer held their own parade with about 20
people, all dressedup for Christmas.In 2010, it took on a more
formal persona and last year around 80 people took part,from
neighbours, friends, family and even some strangers.Weve got
posters up in the neighbourhood and many other strangers come
jointhe parade as its moving along,added Joseph.A guy fromTexas,
who had a few hours to kill at the airport one year, spotted astory
about the parade in the paper and came out to take part.
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display at his South Arm home this year. Below, heinspects his new
control box. Photos by Alan Campbell/Richmond News
Got community spirit?If you organize neighbourly get togethers
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NEW 2015 GMC SIERRA DOUBLE CAB4x4, V8, remote start, Nav,
Bluetooth, 8 colour screen, rear vision camera,20 Aluminum wheels,
heated/cooled seats, leather, heather steering wheel
DUECK PRICE
$30,449MSRPDUECK/GMDISCOUNTCONNECT & WIN CASH
$3,006$34,505
$1,050
100 TrucksAvailable!
#5CK5753
NEW 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADODUECK PRICE
$23,449MSRPDUECK/GMDISCOUNTCONNECT & WIN CASH
$596$25,095
$1,050
RWD, auto 2.5L engine, 4.2 colour display,6 speaker stereo
#5CL9392
NEW 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOXRemote start, Power sunroof, heated
seats, rearview backupcamera, deep tinted glass, Chevrolet MyLink,
fog lights, TrueNorth EditionDUECK PRICE
$22,905 #5EQ6443RMSRPCASH PURCHASEDISCOUNTCONNECT & WIN
CASH
$4,200$28,155
$1,050
4Available!
NEW 2015 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB4x4, 5.3L V8, A/C, rear locking
differential, deep tinted glass,remote keyless entry, cruise,
tailgate lock
DUECK PRICE
$30,949MSRPDUECK/GMDISCOUNTCONNECT & WIN CASH
$3,596$35,595
$1,050 #5CK3196
100 TrucksAvailable!
NEW 2015 CHEVROLET TRAXSunroof, AWD, remote start, A/C, leather,
rear visioncamera
#5TX2513M
DUECK PRICE
$16,730MSRPCASH PURCHASEDISCOUNTCONNECT & WIN CASH
$3,000$20,780
$1,050
72Available!
$10,000
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RICHMOND-NEWS.COM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015 A19
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Check out some of the reasons why Nissan is
Over the last 12 months in the non-luxury segment.THE FASTEST
GROWING BRAND IN CANADA
Richmond Nissan 13220 Smallwood Place Richmond Auto Mall (604)
273-1661DL#8390FIND YOUR BOXING MONTH SALES EVENT AT
PANPACIFICNISSAN.COM
Option codes are as follows: 2015 Murano (LSCG15 CCOO), 2015
Armada (7CT675 CCOO), 2016 Rogue (46BG16 AAOO), 2015 Titan (3CCG74
AA00), 2015 Pathfinder (5XBG15 AA00), 2015 Versa Note (B5SG15
AE00), 2015 Sentra (C4LG14 AE00), 2015 Altima (TYLG15 AA00). All
advertised prices are based on customer choosing the NCF standard
finance or lease rates. NCF discounts do not apply to cash
transactions or NCF special rate finance or lease. Boxing Month
Bonus only applies to NCF finance or lease transactions.Cash
transactions do not qualify for the Boxing Month Bonus promotion.
The 3 Years No-Charge Oil & Filter Change is not included on
European models, Nissan GTR and 370Z. There will be an extra charge
for any V8 model. Vehicles may be subject to dealer locate. All
prices are plus $549 processing fee, and all applicable taxes.
Financing is only on approved credit. Standard finance rates are
based on 5.99% and standard lease rates are based on 4.69%. 3 Years
No-Charge Oil & Filter Change available only untilJanuary 4,
2016. Boxing Month Event ends on January 4, 2016. People who
purchase or lease a new Nissan at Richmond Nissan in the month of
December (December 1, 2015 to January 4, 2016) will qualify for
draw to win your first 12 months payments on us, to a maximum of
$500 per payment for 12 months. Cash purchases will qualify for
$6,000 equivalent value. Vehicles must be purchased or leased
between December 1, 2015 to January 4, 2016 and customer must take
delivery by January 4 to qualify.
2015 NISSAN TITAN SV CREW CAB 4X4 2015 NISSAN PATHFINDER 3.5 S
4X45.6 V8, all power options, factory bed liner,A/C, premium sound
system, alloy wheels
7 passenger, V6, alloy wheels, dual a/c,premium sound, all power
options
Or 0% Fin.
Up to 48 mo.
MSRP
CashDiscount
$48,358-$12,000