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and donate their time and tips for charity.
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Water Club runs underground
More reports are coming inof door-to-door conmen pur-porting to
raise money for theScouts.
Last week, the News warnedhow a well-dressed salesmanhad been
going around theSteveston neighbourhood armedwith a suitcase of
Starbucksproducts.
Each time, the man wouldclaim the sales were to benefitScouts
Canada, but would onlyaccept credit or debit cards.
Scouts Canada vehem-enently denied any associationwith such a
practice and policeasked people to contact them ifapproached by the
man.
But now it seems the conmanis not alone and may be working
the doors in pairs.On Dec. 11 in Steveston, the
RCMPs Crime Prevention Unitreported that two males wentto a
womans door saying theywere part of Scouts Canada,selling Starbucks
coffee andwere accepting debit as pay-ment.
The resident contacted bothScouts Canada and Starbuckswho stated
that this was not oneof their fundraising initiatives.
The two suspects were pull-ing a suitcase filled with cof-fee
and had a portable debitmachine with Scouts Canadaon it.
Another woman in theSteveston area, who contactedthe News after
reading lastweeks story, said she, too, had anear miss recently
with who shebelieves the same conmen.
Conmen working in pairs
This year marks the 10th anniversary ofa special Christmas
tradition at RichmondCentres White Spot Restaurant.
While most of us are enjoying a day off tocelebrate with family
and friends, 53 employ-ees at White Spot are donating their time
andtips to charity.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Christmas Day,White Spot will be
serving up all of its leg-endary dishes with every penny going to
theRichmond Hospital Foundation and Variety the Childrens
Charity.
Last year, $8,888 was raised during a four-hour period. That
includes all proceeds fromevery meal, tips and many generous
dona-tions from its loyal patrons, says restaurant
manager CharlieTsang.
The brainbehind the fund-raiser is franchiseeowner,
PrakashGanatra and hiswife Veena.
The idea wasmy husbands his family is verymuch involved
incharity work, said
Veena Ganatra, adding her husband donatesall of the food and
drinks so that all moneygoes directly to the two charities. It
justmade sense to him to give back.
Even though the mall is closed onChristmas Day, the restaurant
is able to openbecause it has its own outdoor entrance.
We took a vote that first year and askedif any of our employees
wanted to volunteerin shifts of two hours, and everyone wantedto
take part, she added.
Out of its 83 employees a resounding 53have signed up this
year.
In fact, White Spot CEO and presidentWarren Erhart rolls up his
sleeves every yearand comes out for an hour or two to show
hissupport.
Last year, he was washing dishes,quipped Veena Ganatra.
Besides the employees, Ganatras grownchildren and Tsangs
children also come outto take part.
Everyone is in the spirit and its just awonderful way to
celebrate Christmas Day,added Tsang.
From its inception, Veena Ganatra said,employees
enthusiastically came on board.
That first year, we told the servers thattips were theirs to
keep but no, they insistedon giving them back, she said.
For six years, 25-year-old server StephanieGreen has taken part
in the Christmas Dayluncheon.
I love it, the atmosphere is great andeveryone is in a good
mood, Green said. Ilike to stay for the whole time.
For 18-year-old Claudia Lau it just feelsgood to give back.
This is my second year and even thoughit gets pretty hectic and
busy, we all love
quote of the week
What I sawappalled me ... thattrip changed mecompletely.
Former RCMPforensic scientistBrian McConaghytalks about
thehorrific sceneshe witnessed inThailand, while
visiting Cambodianrefugee camps. Hewas so moved thathe went on
to foundan international
organization whichnow specializes inhelping victimized
Cambodianchildren.
A massage parlour, shut downthis week by the city, now appearsto
be merely operating under-ground.
The Water Club which usedto run its body-rub business fromthe
11th and 12th floors of theRadisson Hotel on Cambie Road finally
lost its business licenceMonday after continually
floutingbylaws.
The clubs owners had alreadyagreed to terminate its lease
withthe Radisson and had moved out ofthe hotel on Nov. 30.
But media reports on Thursdayindicate that the club is
continu-ing its seedy operations from anunknown location.
City of Richmond spokesmanTed Townsend said they are looking
into the reports that the club is stillin operation.
The problem, Townsendacknowledged, is finding out wherethe club
is operating.
If theres an unlicensed businesspracticing in Richmond, then
wecan take legal action against them,which includes issuing tickets
andfines and seeking an injunction,he said.
We do know (the Water Club)has vacated the Radisson andtheyre
not permitted to open upanywhere else in the city.
Naked customers and staff werediscovered in the past at the
clubduring random inspections by thecity and RCMP.
And gang members and drugtraffickers had been spotted usingthe
club regularly by RCMP offi-cers.
BY ALAN [email protected]
BYMICHELLE [email protected]
see Diners page 4
Staff will work for free, give up tips to raise charity
funds
... theatmosphereis great and
everyone is in agood mood. Stephanie
Green
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Diners: Line up out doorgetting involved for such a good
cause,Lau said. You see the customers havingfun and knowing they
are helping as well.
The kitchen can get pretty hectic, saidRobert Young, a
22-year-old University ofB.C. student, White Spot Red Seal
appren-tice and part-time kitchenchef.
My schedule is prettybusy but I can give a fewhours on Christmas
Day tovolunteer, said Young. Itsfestive and I feel like on asmall
scale Im making acontribution.
Raymond Amil, 28,knows all too well how busy it gets.
The chef has taken part in every singleChristmas Day luncheon
since its incep-tion. (In 2007, the fundraiser didnt happenbecause
Prakash Ganatra was ill).
Im here for the whole day and every-one is working together for
the cause, said
the new father of a two-month-old son. Itsbusy but the kitchen
crew has a great time.
To understand how crazy busy it gets,normally there are between
six to sevenin the kitchen on any given shift onChristmas Day there
are 15.
Last year, the 169-seat restaurant accom-modated four
seatingsover the four-hour fund-raiser.
We had line-ups outthe door last year, Tsangsaid. The last of
theguests left around 4 p.m.and a few of us stay toclean up until
about 5:30p.m.
Richmond Centres White Spot will beopen on Christmas Day from 11
a.m. to3 p.m. serving brunch and lunch with allproceeds going to
charity. The restaurant islocated at unit 1902-6551 No. 3 Rd.
For more information, call 604-278-3911.
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Richmond Youth Soccer Association held a Food Bank Drive at Hugh
Boydsoccer fields, which was supported by more than 600 players.
Pictured here arethe boys U10 Strikers team who made a large
contribution to the Food Bank. Alsopictured, from left in back row,
are Mike Fletcher, RYSA board member, MargaretHewlett, executive
director of the Richmond Food Bank, Laura Heroux, RYSA Boardmember
and Michael Malana, RYSA board member.
Its busy, but thekitchen crew has a
great time. RaymondAmil
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CN Police were in Richmond to urgethe public to take extra
caution at railcrossings and near tracks during theChristmas
holidays.
With harsh winter weather settlingin, CN is asking the public to
exercisecaution and care at railway crossingsduring this winter
season.
CN Police Inspector Dan Ritchie andthe Richmond RCMP were at the
No.5 Road crossing to raise awareness andeducate the public about
the importanceof railway safety and the serious risksassociated
with unsafe behaviour at rail-
way crossings.As of September this year, there
were 128 accidents at crossings acrossCanada, causing 21
fatalities and 18serious injuries, said Ritchie.
We strongly advise drivers andpedestrians to take weather
conditionsinto account and exercise extreme cau-tion when
approaching crossings andtracks during the winter season.
According to the TransportationSafety Board of Canadas report,
acci-dent rates tend to be higher during thewinter months. Poor
road conditions,
limited vision due to severe winterweather, and drinking and
driving afterholiday celebrations are some of thefactors for the
increase in accidents dur-ing the winter.
Rail safety tips for winter travel:! Slow down Break earlier
whenapproaching crossings as snow or icyconditions increase
stopping distances.! Listen for trains Rain and snow canmuffle the
sound of approaching trains.! Stay focused Pay attention to theroad
when driving or walking neartracks and crossings.
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Empty house up in flames
Two fires in two days completelyengulfed a shed and a house in
differentareas of Richmond earlier this week.
On Wednesday at about 5 p.m., AndrewCaras received a call from
his wifewho was helping their daughter delivernewspapers nearby at
the 3400 block ofSpringfield Drive.
She calls me up and said theres a lot ofsmoke here (at this
house), do you want tocome down and have a look?
Caras got into his car and drove a coupleof blocks to the scene
where he was met bya full-blown blaze.
There were flames on the roof, and onewindow blew out on the
upper floor, saidCaras.
Eight to 10 firefighters were extinguish-ing the fire from
outside through the sec-ond story window, and broke open the
frontdoor. He said the inside was very brightand guessed the
basement was burning aswell.
At 6 p.m. the night prior, No. 4 Rd. resi-dent Roland Hoegler
was at home when heheard the unmistakable sound of fire trucksirens
coupled with flashing lights flicker-
ing through his window.I went outside and had a look and
walked around and saw there was a bigfireball, said Hoegler.
Two backyards over, he saw smoke bil-lowing out of what he
described as a bigshed, with flames shooting up 40-feet inthe
air.
It (the shed) was about 20-feet wideand 10-feet tall, with a
sloped roof. (It musthave been) something in there that
caughtfire.
There were seven large fire trucksparked outside his property,
near theSalvation Army Rotary Hospice House,and firefighters
dragged hose to the backto fight the fire that eventually
reducedthe structure to a few two by fours. Theadjoining house on
the property seemedfine, he said.
Richmond Fire-Rescue acting investiga-tor Forrest Weissler was
about to enter theSpringfield property at press time to assessthe
damage of the house, which was emptyand had no one living in at the
time of theincident. He said there were no injuries ineither of the
cases, and although the inves-tigation is still ongoing, a
spontaneous firein an unoccupied house is unlikely. A fullreport is
expected some time next week.
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EDITORIAL OPINION
An editorial published Monday in the CanadianMedical Association
Journal, Stop the Violence andPlay Hockey, conflates fighting with
head traumaand muddies the waters of a needed debate before it
evenstarts.
The tragic story of Sidney Crosbys layoff due to con-cussions
has not been sufficient for society to hang its headin shame and
stop violent play immediately, writes Dr.Rajendra Kale.
Kale may be an expert on chronic trauma encephalopa-thy, an
Alzheimers-like condition of increasing concern toall sports where
head injuries are common, but clearly heis not a hockey fan or he
would know Crosbys concussionshad nothing to do with fighting.
A re-evaluation of fighting in hockey may yet takeplace, but the
National Hockey League is rightfully moreconcerned about dangerous
hits to the head. A rule changehas been made this season, but it
does not address thefundamental shift that has taken place in
Canadas game.Improvements in sports nutrition and training as well
aslighter but harder padding means stronger men are hittingeach
other with better weapons. Then the league crackeddown on hooking
and holding so these men could skateeven faster. Then the league
removed the blue line andrefused to instigate a no-touch (no-hit)
icing rule. Theresult: stronger men with better weapons are now
hittingeach other at speeds of 30 km/h.
If the league wants to convince the world it is seriousabout
protecting its players, it would immediately go tono-touch icing,
mandate the use of soft pads and either rein-troduce the blue line
or find other ways we cant believewere saying this to slow down the
game.
Christmas music: A silent night may be best
Hits not fighting the issue
CHOICE WORDS
Taxpayers duped again
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At this time of the year,Christmas carols bring usjoy and cheer
(and helpsend X particles to Santa,to strengthen him in hisbattle
against Frosty seelast weeks column).
But I think its impor-tant to create categoriesfor everything.
Christmascarols are not just onegeneric lump. They can becompared
and contrastedto one another, in waysthat illuminate the season.And
if that doesnt shedenough light, we can burna pile of Justin
BieberCDs.
So here are the types ofChristmas carols, as deter-mined by the
least musicalperson you have ever met.
Ancient carolsThese are songs which
have endured for centu-ries. In the middle agesand early modern
times,carollers (also known aswassailers) would go fromdoor to
door, singing avariety of different songs,and demanding wassail
fortheir efforts.
Wassail has booze in it.Yes, in the past, Christmaswas basically
alcoholicHalloween. Truly, wehave lost the meaning ofChristmas.
ClassicsThese are songs that
have stood the test of time.From Silent Night to WhiteChristmas,
theyre rela-tively modern, but with atleast a few decades
undertheir belt.
Of course, many ofthese songs were cranked
out in a hurry, by peoplewho had no idea theydbe sung for years.
FranzGruber was just fiddlingwith his guitar and worry-ing about
finding cash topay for the busted organwhen he plucked out
StilleNacht.
The Get Out Of MyRecord Contract EarlyChristmas Single
A lot of bands sign fouror five album deals withlabels, realize
they hatethe contracts, and then tryto escape. So they do
threealbums, maybe a greatesthits and B-sides collec-tion, and
then, of course, aChristmas album. This willbe a half-hearted
affair,recorded in three days inJuly in a stuffy studio. Itwill
likely include at leastone
Christmas love songA song that has nothing
to do with Christmas, butwith the desire of somehot young singer
to bewith some other hot youngperson. Mistletoe may bereferenced,
but this is basi-cally a generic pop song.You could generate oneby
randomly combiningthe words Santa, love,miss you, snow, andbaby in
various ways.Boy bands cranked out
so many of these thatit noticeably increasedlandfill volumes in
NorthAmerica in the late 1990s.
Diva songNot actually a specific
type of composition, thediva song can be anythingfrom the oldest
carol tothe shallowest pop con-fection. It doesnt matter.Its not
about the subjectmatter, its about the singershowing off her (or
occa-sionally his) pipes. Expecther to hit seven or eightnotes
where one would do.Technical virtuosity willsubstitute for any
actualemotion, holiday-relatedor otherwise.
Holiday glurgeExemplified by The
Christmas Shoes. If I wascaught in a bear trap, andThe Christmas
Shoes wasplaying on a loop on anearby stereo, I wouldgnaw through
my own leg,then use the leg to smashthat stereo to bits.
Novelty songsHonestly, the best kind
of song after the classics.Porky Pig singing BlueChristmas. Bob
and DougMcKenzie trying to countto 12. Grandma and herterrible
encounter with areindeer.
But if youre some kindof Grinch who doesnt likeeven singing
pigs, I adviseturning off the radio untilafter the holidays.
But be warned: ArbourDay is coming, and thecarols for that
holiday aremuch, much worse thanthose for Christmas.
The Editor,Re: Tories need a tragedy before they act, Editorial,
Dec.
14.I take exception to your editorial on the Attawapiskat
reserve situation. The band has received $34 million oftaxpayers
money each year over at least the past three years.They have the
equivalent of three mayors and 19 councillors,all very well paid,
as evidenced by their financial books, togovern just 2,000
people.
They pay a social worker $66,000 a year. The band
leadersprioritize an ice arena and a $75,000 Zamboni over
adequateaccommodation for their members. Construction of a
schoolwas started but had to be torn down because of soil
contami-nation.
Debeers Mining, who operates a mine nine kilometresfrom the
reserve and employs some of its members, has sentmodular,
all-weather housing in past years to help out. Thethanks they
received was to have the mine road blockadedbecause the gesture was
deemed inadequate.
I agree that the existing system is not working andrequires
change, but I feel that the Canadian taxpayer is, onceagain, being
abused.
It will be interesting to see what the present audit willreveal.
I suspect this is just the tip of the iceberg.
L.B. BlackRichmond
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Are Deltaport meetings just formality?The Editor,
Is it worth attending thenext round of Port MetroVancouver
meetings on theDeltaport Terminal, road andrail improvement
project?
This question is the sameone that one of our VAPOR(theYVR
anti-jet fuel in theestuary group - also involv-ing PMV) members
askedme the other day.
I question why PMVwould hold another RobertsBank Port Metro
Vancouverpublic input opportunityat this time in that many ofus had
to scramble to meettheir Nov. 10 deadline forcomments on their
proposedexpansion of their containerhandling infra-structure
atRoberts Bank and on back-up farmlands.
My rushed commentson their container handlingupgrade at
Deltaport tookthree hours to put togetherand they will get much
lessout of me in a meeting ofseveral parties in just twohours (i.e.
at the plannedRichmond session.)
If this is an importantinput meeting, why hold it inthe late
morning of a workday?
One of our VAPOR mem-bers said they would like toattend but it
would destroy awhole day of work for themand they cannot afford
it!
The times of the othermeetings are also a bit odd the Vancouver
one begin-ning at 7:30 a.m.??
One issue that one runsinto with agencies trying tocontrol
expenses (i.e. staffovertime) is to hold meetingsduring normal
civil servantwork hours and public con-venience is ignored or
dothey do it for other reasons?
I would see the meetingas an attempt by Port MetroVancouver to
show howclose they are to the publicconsultation process andhow
open they are to meetwith the public and above all
to express their attention toenvironmental protection.
I, however, would notbelieve that!
I feel this meeting canonly be window dressingwith no real
purpose thatwould allow us to expressany new views on this
devel-opment.
You will recall the veryaggressive pro-developmentarticles that
the new PMVCEO (R.Silvester) had in theBC Business magazine andin a
half page op-ed in theVancouver Sun.
The most one will getout of these sessions is thatyou will be
able to see somemodels, maps etc. of whatthey are going to do, and
thatis probably not to be alteredby public input.
However I would strong-ly note that this review is outof context
of the entire planto greatly expand the RobertsBank Port
(Deltaport) com-plex. This small phase is justanother foot in the
door.
This must be said at thepublic consultation meet-ings. We should
attend toshow that we object to theapproach PMV is taking
toundermine a compete assess-ment of what they haveplanned for
Roberts Bankand the entire associated areaas affected by their
ultimateport development project.
Otto LangerFishery biologist and
aquatic ecologistFor the complete letter,
go to www.richmond-news.com.
The Editor,To counter the negative coverage of
our health care system, I would liketo cite my experience with
RichmondHospital and its cancer clinic.
Last January 2010, I was quite sickand was admitted to the
RichmondGeneral. I was diagnosed with coloncancer which has
metastasized to mylungs. Words are inadequate to expressmy
appreciation for the compassionatecare from the highly skilled
professionalsand staff of the hospital.
We are blessed to have an oncologydepartment in Richmond. It is
not simplya convenience but is, in fact, an enor-
mous resource and energy saver for a sickperson to not have to
go to Vancouver forregular treatments.
The chemotherapy I am given throughoutpatient care at the
Richmond CancerClinic has given me my life back. I feltwell within
four months, and I have beenable to do everything I used to do.
Thebattle with cancer is ongoing, but to feelnormal again is a
precious gift.
A huge thank you to Dr. John Yun andthe staff of the cancer
clinic for the out-standing job they are doing.
Olivia MottRichmond
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Last week I went toSteveston-London secondarysannual Breakfast
with Santa.
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festive tradition meant toget students and staff into theholiday
spirit.
Former students and alumnimembers are also invited to take part
in eat-ing breakfast and taking pictures with Santa.
This was the first time I entered theschool since graduating
months prior.Walking down the halls and into the gym forbreakfast
was so familiar yet so different.
It was nice to be able to catch up withformer teachers and
update them on howmy new life as a post-secondary student wasgoing.
It was also interesting to see formerclassmates and to hear about
their variousadventures in the few short months after
graduation.Being back at Steveston
London bought some mixedfeelings. On one hand, italmost felt as
if I never left.Everything seemed so familiarand so much the
same.
On the other hand, look-ing at all the present students
and new additions to the school, made highschool seem like it
was so far away likeanother lifetime.
With new goals and new priorities inmind and a semester of
post-secondary undermy belt, the day-to-day life of high
schoolseemed so distant.
Attending Steveston-Londons annualBreakfast with Santa helped
bring warmgreetings to the holiday season. At the sametime, it
reminder me that a new chapter in mylife had started.
Breakfast epiphany
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It was a banner weekfor those of us who liveat the intersection
ofculture and immigration,although not much of thenews was very
uplifting.
First was the contro-versy here in Richmondabout whether our
childpoverty statistics have beeninflated by unreported off-shore
income. One letter tothe editor of the RichmondNews reported
anecdotalevidence that some familieswhom Statistics Canadacounts as
impoverishedare doing quite well, thankyou, because they are
actu-ally supported by someoneworking offshore who isapparently not
letting CRAin on the secret.
Another letter writerresponded incredulouslythat the Canada
RevenueAgency is quite clearin their documents thatworldwide income
is tobe included when filing,going on to say that Ifwhat the letter
writer saysis true and the povertystatistics are too high,
thenthousands of households inRichmond must be under-reporting
their income.
I cant saywhether thereare thou-sands of suchhouseholds ornot,
but I alsoknow fami-lies living inbig houses inRichmonds nicest
neigh-bourhoods who willinglyconfide that they pay notaxes or
health care pre-miums because they areimpoverished, at
leastaccording to their taxreturns.
Under-reporting ofoffshore income is notnecessarily restricted
to theimmigrant community, ofcourse, but that seemed tobe the
implication.
Not to change the sub-ject, (and Im not tryingto be a wise guy
or courtgratuitous controversy)but what exactly is childpoverty and
how is it dif-ferent from family povertyor poverty in general? Dowe
secretly harbour anunderground society ofCinderella children,
wear-ing rags and sleeping onthe kitchen floor whiletheir families
are living thehigh life?
The use of the termchild poverty always strikesme as an attempt
to usechildren regardless ofwhether the motives arenoble or cynical
to makean already dire situationseem somehow more terri-ble. If
anyone can enlightenme as to how child povertyis different from
poverty, Iwould appreciate it seri-
ously.Next, is
the ongoinghonour kill-ing trial inKingston,Ontariowhere thehead
of the
household allegedly had histhree daughters and firstwife drowned
in a canal fordisobeying him, therebydishonouring the family.
This case is mirroredby another in Belgiumwhere a young woman
wasshot by her brother, at theurging of their father andmother, for
refusing anarranged marriage to some-one in Pakistan she hadnever
met, instead movingin with a young Belgianman with whom she
hadfallen in love. Interestingly(frighteningly?) in Belgiumit is
apparently a crimeto attempt to arrangea marriage. There aresome
scary cross-culturalclashes brewing in Europe(with Julys massacre
inNorway the most recent)that Canada has managedto avoid with its
less con-frontational approach tocultural difference.
Ive spoken before inthis column about thedynamic tension
betweenupholding mainstreamCanadian values and thestruggle to find
space andacceptance for newcom-ers cultural beliefs andcustoms.
I draw the line at hon-our killings, but things area little less
clear when it
comes to our last topic forthis week, ImmigrationMinister Jason
Kenneysannouncement that Muslimwomen must bear theirfaces to take
the oath ofcitizenship.
The issue is fraught withsymbolism and culturaland religious
overtones the Canadian values ofopenness and equality jux-taposed
against deeply heldconvictions about mod-esty. Although I
personallybelieve that we should beable to identify exactly towhom
we are granting citi-zenship, I think that this isone instance
where a littlemore patience and sensitiv-ity could have been used
tosearch for accommodationsthat would satisfy bothsides.
This is exactly the typeof issue that defines wheth-er we engage
immigrantsto help them make the tran-sition to Canada (allowingfor
Canada to make sometransitions of its own) orwhether we adopt a
hard-line if you dont like it,you can always go homeattitude to
those whomweve invited to join ushere.
Dr. Joe Greenholtz isa Regulated CanadianImmigration
Consultant(RCIC) and a director ofthe Premier CanadianImmigration
Co-op. Healso sits on the Richmondintercultural AdvisoryCommittee.
He can bereached at [email protected].
Hows child poverty different than poverty?
IMMIGRATION
JoeGreenholtz
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me.
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Amagical time in the island cityKICKER
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Santa was given sometall orders this year, so theBrighouse
Library ensuredthey had a box to hold themall. Eric Burr, 8, left,
triesto drop off his letter, butthe opening is out of reach.He
wants a solar panel forChristmas and his littlebrother wants a
(Nintendo)Wii game. Decorated boatsfloated down the Fraser,above
and next page, aspart of the Christmas CarolParade.
Siena Malerba, 5,hangs onto dad, Tony, inan effort to stay on
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Winter weather bringsa host of challenges.Shoveling the
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When family gatheringsinspire fear and loathingin the pit of
your stomach,its probably not becauseof the appetizers . . .unless
youre like my sonand had a bad mushroomexperience in early
life.
With the people weought to know and lovethe best, we can easily
fallinto patterns of seeing oneanother and from these,dysfunctional
routines ofinteracting.
Its a game we all play,following rules we neverchallenge.
But like a dream ora shared delusion ourvision for greater
possi-bilities is limited and wefeel trapped in our roles.
We forget that wealways have a choice including the choice
toparticipate in the game.
That doesnt mean weshould just stay home or leave the party
early say after the first insultor after the third rerun ofthe same
argument.
Instead, we can chooseto play a better game.
My personal favouriteis Spot the Difference.The object of the
gameis to recognize in another
person the positive chang-es you had not noticedbefore; the more
differenc-es you can spot the better.
If we catch the spiritof the game, everyones awinner.
When we open our eyesand see past the filters ofour shared past,
we per-ceive more of the whole
person.When we deliberately
let go of our preconcep-tions of someone weveknown for years, we
mayrecognize that they havebeen shaped by a varietyof experiences
over theyears and grown beyondthe younger version weremember from
the past.
And if this improves theway we treat one another,our most
important rela-tionships will continue to
evolve.We feel most alone
when we are not under-stood.
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We feel most alonewhen we are notunderstood.
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Not so long ago, lighting the JewishMenorah in public could get
a Jewridiculed, ostracized, jailed or muchworse.
How wonderful that in a country likeCanada, we can practice our
faith openly,said Rabbi Yechiel Baitelman, of Chabad
ofRichmond.
On Wednesday, Baitelman lit the largemetal Menorah at Richmond
City Hall tosignify the beginning of the annual eight-dayJewish
festival of Hanukkah. (In Hebrew,Hannukkah means dedication).
Also known as the Festival of Lights,Hanukkah commemorates the
re-dedicationof the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, at the timeof the
Maccabean Revolt during the 2nd cen-tury BCE 2,300 years ago.
It is highlighted by the illumination of theMenorah each night
of the holiday.
In ancient times our ancestors rededi-cated the Temple in
Jerusalem with theMenorah, he said, adding light representswarmth,
safety, friendship and togetherness.Today, we rededicate ourselves
to makingthis world a better and brighter place.
In lighting the eight-branch Menorah, itreminds us of the power
of light, goodnessand kindness. In other words, Baitelmansaid,
Hannukah publicizes the universalmessage that ultimately good will
prevailover evil, freedom over oppression and lightover
darkness.
The Rabbi said that children and someadults often ask him if
Hanukkah is likeChristmas.
Although the two religious holidays havesome similarities both
begin on the 25thday, but on different calendars, have lightsas a
central theme and involve gift giving Hanukkah predates
Christmas.
Hanukkah happened 400 years before thebirth of Jesus Christ, he
added.
In its Hanukkah outreach campaign,Chabad of Richmond joins
thousands ofChabad centres across the globe that are stag-ing
similar public displays of the Menorah
and its symbolic lights.Whereas most Jewish celebrations are
held privately in synagogues throughout theworld, Hanukkah is a
very public one in
many countries around the world.This is the 13th year Baitelman
has pub-
licly lit the Menorah, in part to educate Jewsand non-Jews about
this important cultural
celebration.One of the reasons, said Baitelman, is to
spread the miracle and message of Hanukkah.Originally from
NewYork, Baitelman
immigrated to Canada on his religious teach-ers urging.
I moved here 18 years ago because myteacher encourages his
students to inspire andteach the ABCs of Judaism.
I heeded the call and landed here inRichmond.
The Rabbi will celebrate Hanukkah withhis wife and seven
children, six boys andnew baby daughter, ranging in age from
threemonths to 18.
During Hanukkah, children receive gelt(money) from parents and
relatives eitheronce or everyday of the eight-day celebration.
I give my children Hanukkah gelt everysingle day (over eight
days), Baitelman said.Giving them money is a wonderful
learningtool. They learn about responsibility and giv-ing back.
Since it is traditional that Jews give 10per cent of their
income to charity, the Rabbiwill encourage his children to ask
themselveshow much of their gelt will they give away.
Meanwhile, the Rabbi estimates that inRichmond there is
approximately 4,500 Jews.
This year, many Richmond Jewish fami-lies will have a special
Hanukkah celebrationon Saturday night. Many in his congregationwill
spend the evening eating traditionalfoods and playing a customary
game ofdreidel a popular childrens game. Adreidel, Baitelman
explained, is a four-sidedspinning top with a Hebrew letter on
eachside.
During Hanukkah, the children bet onwhich letter will be showing
when the dreidelstops, he said. Children usually play forgelt.
They will also celebrate by eating specialfoods traditionally
made with olive oil (likepotato pancakes called latkes and
donuts).
Menorah lighting reminds Jews of power of kindnessFAITH
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The Menorah lighting at city hall, with children singing
Hanukkah songs, above.Below, Rabbi Yechiel Baitelman hands out
gelt, or Hanukkah money, to the children.
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During this season,it is good to know thatCanadians continue to
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According to a recentBMO report, 71 per centare planning
charitabledonations equal to orgreater than last year and61 per
cent feel they havea good or strong under-standing of the tax
ben-efits of charitable giving.
These are encourag-ing statistics, however itsimportant to
rememberthat philanthropy can bemanaged to enhance ben-efits for
both charity anddonor.
Canadians choos-
ing a Charitable Givingor Donor Advised Fundhave an endowment
setup wherein they make anirrevocable gift of cashand other assets,
which areinvested to maximize theworth of the contributionand
increase its value.
Donors make grant rec-ommendations on whichregistered charities
receive
donations, and these havean immediate tax benefitthat can be
carried forwardup to five years.
To ensure enduringlegacy, the charitable foun-dation can be
named ben-eficiary of the registeredplans and successors canbe
named to assume theadvisory role.
After passing, the plansassets are transferreddirectly to the
foundationand the estate receives atax credit for the value
ondisposition.
This can offset tax onincome and effectivelybypass probate,
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Gifts: Charityis beneficiarybenefiting the estate.
With gifts of life insur-ance, the charity is namedas
beneficiary in a perma-nent life insurance policy.
When the donor passes,the charity receives thepolicys cash
surrendervalue plus any net accu-mulated dividends andinterest.
The executors receivea tax credit for the valueof the donation,
which canbe applied to a final taxreturn with a provisionto carry
back any unusedportion to the precedingtax year.
If the charity is desig-nated as owner of the pol-icy, all
pre-miums paidto the policyafter dona-tion gener-ate ongoingtax
credits,provid-ing a moreimmediatetax benefit,but no further tax
creditsaccrue to the estate.
A Charitable RemainderTrust best benefits olderdonors who wish
to donateto charity but still requireincome from their
invest-ment.
The charity will receivethe capital on death, butthe donor gets
an immedi-ate tax benefit and con-tinues to receive incomeduring
their lifetime.
Donating securities isa tax efficient method offinancing
philanthropy.
The donations areexempt from capital gains,and the donor
receives acharitable tax receipt forthe full market value ofthe
donated securities.
Consider an investorwith a $100,000 stock
position originally pur-chased for $20,000.
There are two options:donating the cash afterselling the shares,
ordonating the shares direct-ly to charity.
If the investor sellsand donates the pro-ceeds to charity,
capitalgains taxation has animpact. Assuming a 44per cent marginal
tax rate,the investor is left with$82,400 net proceeds
todonate.
The tax credit generatedby the donation would be$35,600.
If the investor donatesthe shares directly to acharity, both are
better off.
Bydonatingthe sharesdirectly, theinvestor isnot subjectto
capitalgains tax.
Thismeans thecharityreceives
$100,000 worth of sharesand the investor gets a$43,200 tax
credit.
The extra value to theinvestor of donating sharesis $7,600.
This strategy applies toall publicly traded secu-rities,
including stocks,bonds, and mutual fundinvestments.
Kim Inglis, CIM,PFP, FCSI, AIFP isan Investment Advisor&
Portfolio Managerwith Canaccord WealthManagement, a division
ofCanaccord Genuity Corp.,Member CanadianInvestor Protection
Fund.www.reynoldsinglis.ca.The views in this columnare solely those
of theauthor.
Continued from page 25
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Richmond wrestler Arjan SinghBhullar has moved a step closerto
competing at the 2012 SummerGames in London by capturing hisweight
class at the Canadian Olympictrials.
The five-time national championand 2010 Commonwealth Games
goldmedalist prevailed in the 120 kg classover Sunny Dhinsa in a
best-of-threematch.
This is the second time Bhullarhas prevailed at the Olympic
trials.He also won in 2008 but lost out onthe opportunity to
compete in Beijingafter a narrow defeat to a Cuban wres-tler. He is
one of four athletes fromthe prestigious SFU-based BurnabyMountain
Wrestling Club to win at thenational trials joining John
Pineda(60kg), Hiaslan Garcis (66 kg), andMatt Gentry (74 kg).
The Olympic trials came with a bigchallenge for Bhullar of not
only fac-ing a tough opponent but also dealingwith some injuries
which seemed topop up at the worst possible time.
Preparing for the trials was a lotmore different and difficult
than lasttime. Both me and my opponent, whois also a teammate from
SFU, knewwe were going to face each other inthe finals and that
made it a little bitawkward to prepare, stated Bhullar,who will now
give his body some restand then start preparing for the PanAm Games
in Orlando being held inMarch.
A placing in the top two guaran-tees an entry to the 2012
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China andFinland, which will also serve as qual-ifiers. The top
three in those eventswill advance to the Olympics.
Bhullar is excited about his chanc-es of going to London.
I truly believe deep down that it ismy destiny to wrestle in the
Olympicsand win a medal for Canada, he said.I have been successful
at every otherlevel and I truly believe that this isgoing to be my
year.
Bhullars last international victorycame at the Commonwealth
Games inNew Delhi. Most of his family andmany relatives attended
and no doubt
if he wins the Olympic qualifier theywill again be cheering for
him andCanada in London, England.
In addition, a film crew will bepresent. A documentary Journeyto
the Olympics is being shotwhich will be broadcast nationally.
All I have to do is make sure I domy part, which is win, stated
Bhullarjokingly.
Besides wrestling, Bhullar has beeninvolved with community work.
Hewas chosen, along with some B.C.Lions players, to take part in a
feder-ally and provincially funded programcalled EvaBC. This
program isgeared towards and stands for EndingViolence against
Women.
Statistically B.C. has the high-est rate of violence against
women inCanada and almost all the perpetratorsare men, said
Bhullar.
In addition, Bhullar was recentlytrained by the Esteem Team
whichis part of a national program thatinvolves elite level
athletes that speakto the youth and children in the com-munity.
This is an effort to inspirethem to succeed and have
positivegoals.
Bhullar moves closer to London bywinning Canadian Olympic
trialsPanAmerican championships are next for five-time Canadian
champion
BAL S. SANGERHA/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Arjan Singh Bhullar is closing in on the opportunity torepresent
Canada at next years Summer Olympic Gamesin London by winning the
recent Olympic trials. Bhullar isthe defending Commonwealth Games
champion.
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