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GardenCity and No. 4 roadsTuesday night.No one was injured inthe
fire which beganaround 10:30 p.m. androared through thenight. For
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Remy will rise from the ashes: developerThe developer behind the
project that
burned to the ground in a massive fireTuesday night has vowed to
rebuild it fromthe ruins.
Dana Westermark, of Oris DevelopmentCorporation, said he was
undeterred bythe inferno that ripped through the Remydevelopment in
the Cambie district and willbegin rebuilding it as soon as the
insurancedetails are completed.
Westermark said he remains firm on theproject, despite fears
expressed two yearsago by Richmonds fire department aboutits
ability to deal with a blaze on what is theprovinces only
six-storey wooden-framed
building.Were going through the process with
our insurers and then well build it againand fulfill the
expectations of our clients,Westermark told the News.
Were still fully committed to the six-storey wooden framed
building. When abuilding is under construction, very few ofthe
systems are in place that would providesafety that would be in
place if it wereoccupied. Were still confident of the safetyof such
a building.
Westermark, who said hed worked withthe fire department over the
last two yearsto alleviate their concerns, estimated the
fire started between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m.,the time between the
last visit from hissecurity team and the first report of the
fire.
He said he had no reason to suspect any-thing suspicious had
happened. No one wasinjured by the fire.
City of Richmond spokesman TedTownsend said it was too early to
come toany conclusions about the cause of the fireat the site on
Cambie between Garden Cityand No. 4 roads.
And he said it was also premature tosuggest the city should take
another look atthe safety of a building design that causedconcern
for Richmonds own fire depart-
ment.This is a construction site and there
are lots of combustible materials around,Townsend said.
And there were no sprinkler systems orfire prevention systems in
place that wouldhave been in place if the building was
occu-pied.
The fire spread very quickly and wasfully involved when the fire
crews arrived.By then, it was a containment operation.
Townsend confirmed there are severalother similar projects
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May 61889 The Eiffel Toweris officially opened to thepublic at
the UniversalExposition in Paris.
Biennale auction off, bike tour of art onPoor ticket sales
plagued event that was cancelled 2 weeks ago
Organizers of the Biennale public art exhi-bition had to cancel
their prestigious wrap-upgala auction due to poor ticket sales.
All of the art installations that had gotRichmond gawking and
talking over the last18 months including the controversialMiss Mao
Trying to Poise Herself at the Topof Lenins Head chrome bust were
to beauctioned off at a VIP $500 ticket event inDowntown Vancouver
last weekend.
It was hoped that millions of dollars wouldbe raised at the sale
for the artists and for thenon-profit Biennale, which would use
thefunds to stage the next exhibition in 2013.
Water #10, the tall chrome artwork on Riverand Cambie roads
valued at $600,000, hasbeen sold to an unknown Richmond
developerfor an, as yet, undisclosed fee.
But for the others; Lenin, Wind Waves(Garry Point Park) et al,
their ultimate destina-tions remain to be seen.
We had to cancel the gala auction twoweeks ago, said Biennale
spokeswoman
Miriam Blume.Two weeks before the gala, there was
around $65,000 in ticket sales. Although thatwas really good,
the gala was going to cost usmore than that to host.
And, as a non-profit organization, we hada decision to make go
ahead with the galaand not raise money or take the $65,000 anddo
something good with it?
Blume said that Vancouver is notoriousfor RSVPing late so they
hung on as long aspossible, as we knew people were pre-occupied
with the election and things like that.We decided to cancel.The
Biennale now has six months to sell
the artworks as per the contract with the art-ists. And it is
now advertising internationallyin industry magazines all over the
world in abid to sell off the artworks.
Lenin will definitely go, Blume said ofthe piece that caused
quite a stir at the inter-section of Alderbridge and Elmbridge ways
forthe last year and a half.
Wind Waves artist is getting lots of atten-tion in Chicago right
now, so Id be shocked ifher piece in Richmond doesnt go.
Lenin/Miss Mao was valued at $700,000,while Wind Waves had a
$400,000 price tag.
Blume said the pieces, which are strategi-cally dotted around
Vancouver and Richmond,can be sold for anything from hundreds
ofthousands of dollars to millions.
The big sculptures are more difficult tosell and it can
sometimes take months to final-
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McMath secondary drama and music students have been hard at work
preparing for its musical production, The 25th Annual PutnamCounty
Spelling Bee. This Broadway, Tony award-winning musical tells the
tales of six contestants who compete in their county spelling
bee,with the help of four volunteer audience members. Thanks to the
element of improv, no two shows will be the same. Tickets are
available atthe school or at the door. The show runs Monday, May 9
to Friday, May 13 in the rotunda of McMath secondary. Doors open at
6:30 p.m.,musical starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for
students/children and $10 for adults. For more information, call
604-718-4050.
BY ALAN [email protected]
see Ticket sales page 4
quote of the weekThe people ofRichmond havespoken, and I
likewhat they said,dont you?
Tory incumbentAlice Wong afterwinning in the
Richmond riding onMondays with 58per cent of the vote.
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Lenin/MissMao piecestirredmuch con-troversy inRichmond.
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warnedWednesday lunchtime to close theirwindows to keep out the
thick smokethat was still billowing from the ashesthat used to be
the Remy building.
The Remy project, two buildingscontaining 188 suites some
ofwhich were to be handed over to BCHousing for seniors rentals got
offto a controversial start at the planningstage two years ago when
the citysfire-rescue department expressed con-cern over its ability
to deal with a firein a six-storey wooden building.
They said their ladder trucks wouldnot be able to reach into the
fire prop-erly.
Richmonds chief fire preventionofficer, Dave Clou, told city
counciltwo years ago that he didnt know any-where else in North
America that hasallowed the construction of six-storeywooden
apartment buildings.
This hasnt happened anywhereelse that I know of, and theres a
rea-son for that, Clou told the News afterthe council meeting.
We have lots of buildings inRichmond higher than six storeys.But
theyre made of concrete, and iftheres a fire, its generally
containedto that floor.
If, however, theres a fire near thetop floor of a six storey
combustibleconstruction building, we have no wayto get that high
and tackle it and stopit from spreading.
The province changed the regula-tions more than two years ago to
allowsuch a building to be constructed in abid to boost the B.C.
lumber industry-during the recession.
The former premier, GordonCampbell, carried out the
projectsofficial ground-breaking last summer,enthusing how safe the
building was,despite the concerns
Im confident the buildings will
be safe and secure and will expandthe use of wood materials in
B.C,Campbell said at the time.
The project was due to be finishedin December.
NewsProject:City, province supported wooden structure
It wasnt all bad newsfor the Biennale last week,though.
Blume revealed that theclients who bought $65,000worth of
tickets agreed to
donate the cash insteadto leave a legacy that theBiennale is now
planning toinvolve the public in.
The vast majority ofticket sales were from bigpatrons who bought
them inblocks, she said.
So we asked them ifwe cancel, would you con-sider donating the
moneyfor a sculpture that wouldprovide a legacy for one ofthe
participating cities?
The patrons loved theidea of leaving a legacy.
Now were workingtowards an event that willinvolve all the
community.
The event being craftedby the Biennale will be acycle tour of
all the sculp-tures.
As people go round,they can toss in looniesand twoonies to help
withthe legacy fund and alsovote for what they think is
their number one sculpture,Blume added.
Their choices will helpus choose the legacy.
Were looking at thefirst week in July for thelaunch.
The majority of peoplewho filled in a City ofRichmond survey
earlierthis year said they didntwant the city to use a publicart
reserve to buy any of theBiennale items.
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Firefighting crews were still on the scene of theburned-down
development 12 hours after the blaze startedTuesday night.
Ticket sales:To go towards legacy fund
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Firefighters dampen the smoul-dering ruin that was the Remy
project.
Go to www.richmond-news.com for more dra-matic photos of the
fire.
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Congratulations to the recipients of thethird annual Richmond
Arts Awards
Established to recognize the achievements andcontributions to
the arts by Richmond residents,artists, educators, organizers and
business leaders,the Richmond Arts Awards program is presentedby
the City of Richmond in partnership with theRichmond Arts
Coalition. Thanks to the RichmondNews and Rigamarole Wines for
their support.
ARTISTIC INNOVATION AWARDJeanette JarvilleSince her rst private
painting lessons at age 11, Jeanettehas been making art. Raised in
Richmond, she won a highschool scholarship to attend Emily Carr
University of Art &Design in 1992, where she would subsequently
win fourmore scholarships. Prior to graduating in 1996, she spenta
year in Berlin, Germany, studying painting, sculpting
andinstallation art as part of a student exchange program.Jeanette
is best known for her bold colour and dramaticgurative
compositions, typically painted in reverse onthe back of clear
acrylic panels. In recent years, she hasbeen part of Citys public
art program for utility boxes andCanada Line Art Columns. Jeanette
regularly donates hertime and artwork to charities and is an active
member ofthe Richmond Arts Coalition.
ARTS EDUCATION AWARDLeonard KayOver his 33-year career as a
music teacher in Richmond,Len has been an inspiration to countless
students. Hislongest stint was 20 years at Steveston Secondary
Schoolwhere he became known for his untiring and
inspiringinvolvement with the schools music program and theRichmond
Youth Concert Band, which toured nationallyand internationally. His
teaching career included coursesin Concert and Jazz Bands, Concert
Choir and VocalJazz, Music Composition, Guitar and Musical Theatre.
Anexecutive member of the BC Music Educators Association,his
students have competed in and received many festivalhonours at the
regional, provincial and national level.
VOLUNTEERISM AWARDNadeane TrowseIn 1998, Nadeane approached the
Richmond Art Gallerywith an extraordinary idea: a three-day
exhibition that wouldinclude anyone who wished to represent their
affection ofFinn Slough through art. Now in its 11th year, Art
AboutFinn Slough annually includes work by dozens of artists(nearly
600 visitors enjoyed work by 50 artists in 2011),music, food, guest
speakers and more. Nadeane is thedriving force behind this
community-based event whichshowcases and inspires artists of all
ages, backgroundsand abilities. Described by artist Margaret Dragu
as oneof Canadas rst artist/academics, Nadeane also teachesWriting
at the University of the Fraser Valley.
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CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AWARDSimon JohnstonSimon is Gateway Theatres
Artistic & Executive Director.Over the past 12 years he has
served on the RichmondChamber of Commerce, Tourism Richmond and is
afounding member of the Richmond Arts Coalition. Hestarted Gateways
innovative Studio series and playdevelopment programs to emerging
artists in professionaltheatre. Prior to Richmond, he worked in
Canadian theatrefor almost three decades as an artistic director,
director,writer and teacher at the National Arts Centre,
StratfordFestival and Banff Centre to name a few. He was awardedthe
Governor Generals Canada 125 Medal, was inductedinto McMaster
Universitys Alumni Gallery and won TheatreBCs 1995 National
Playwrights Award.
YOUTH ARTS AWARDNatalie LoSince she was four years old, Natalie
has played piano andtaken home prizes, including the Gifted Youth
Award fromthe Vancouver Academy of Music in both 2007 and 2008and
second prize in the International Piano Festival in 2009.She has
performed twice as a soloist with the VancouverSymphony Orchestra.
In addition to piano, Natalie plays theviolin (receiving the Silver
Medal for the highest mark inBC for Grade 6 violin) and the yang
qin. She is also an Irishdancer who has competed internationally.
Fluent in French,Mandarin and Japanese, Natalie is also an honour
rollstudent at McMath high school where she led a small teamin
raising over $6000 for Haiti earthquake relief.
BUSINESS AND ARTS AWARDCoast Capital SavingsOne of Canadas 50
Best Managed companies, CoastCapital Savings sponsors community
events that helpbuild strong families and healthy communities. In
additionto nancial assistance, the company often
providesenthusiastic volunteers to provide hands-on support infront
of and behind the scenes. Coast Capital Savings wasthe presenting
sponsor of the 2009 Winterfest Weekendat the Richmond Olympic Oval,
and has sponsored otherRichmond events including the Richmond
Childrens Festival,Rich City Idol and Steveston Salmon
Festival.
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Richmond is layingdown its welcome matagain this weekend.
The citys popularDoors Open event theonly of its kind in
BritishColumbia returns toprovide free visitor accessto more than
40 uniquearts, culture and heritagesites.
On Saturday andSunday, May 7 and 8, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
venuesthat are typically closed tothe public will offer
com-plimentary guided tours,tastings, samplings andactivities.
Considering Richmondis home of the Highwayto Heaven, the
multi-cultural stretch on No. 5Road lined with churches,temples and
mosques,Doors Open is a greatopportunity to learn moreabout the
citys variousreligious groups.
The Steveston BuddhistTemple, Nanaksar GusikhTemple, Nanak
Niwas
Temple, Trinity LutheranChurch and the RichmondJamia Mosque will
allbe hosting guided tourscomplete with brief semi-nars on their
respectiveBuddhist, Sikh, Christianand Muslim cultures.
And Richmonds small-est residents havent beenforgotten Doors
Openalso has a fun, kid-friendlyline up.
Got a budding artist onyour hands?
Head over to theRichmond Cultural Centrefor a childrens
animationworkshop with award-win-ning filmmaker Jeff ChibaStearns
(Saturday fromnoon to 3 p.m.).
Or if your little one ismore of a musician, planyour visit for
Sundaymorning (10 a.m. and10:45 a.m.) to participatein a drum
workshop.
Other family activi-ties include a view ofGrandpas Old Cars
JimRatsoys spectacular col-
lection of over 90 antiquecars produced between1906 and 1963 and
aneducational jaunt aroundthe Science World atAberdeen Centre.
Other free activi-ties during Doors OpenRichmond include:!
Making a leather medi-cine bag or dream catcherat Pathways
AboriginalCentre;! Paddling at the John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse;!
Complimentary fruitwine tastings at SanduzWinery;! Tai Chi,
fitness, artand ballroom classes atMinoru Place ActivityCentre,
Richmondsonly community centredesigned for those aged 55and over;!
Boatbuilding and quilt-ing at the RichmondMuseum;! Spoken word
andmusical performancesat Richmond City Hall;Sampling a
traditional
Buddhist lunch at theLingyen Mountain Temple;! Free guided tours
in thelabyrinth at the RichmondPeace Labyrnith at St.Albans,
backstage atThe Gateway Theatre andthrough the temple at
theVancouver InternationalBuddhist Progress Society;! Storytelling
at theBritannia ShipyardNational Historic Site;! Childrens
plantingworkshops at PaulikPark; Folk music at theSteveston
Museum.
For a full listing of allparticipating venues andDoors Open
details, pickup a brochure at any Cityof Richmond facility.
Or download a copyfrom richmond.ca/door-sopen.
Doors Open returns to cityCULTURE
More than 40 places will welcome visitors to give taste of what
they offer
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Three departing B.C. MPswill collect more than $3million apiece
in pensionsby the time theyre 80, partof the huge cost taxpay-ers
will bear for Mondayshigh-turnover election, saysthe Canadian
TaxpayersFederation.
The payouts to the threeMPs, calculated by the fed-eration based
on age, salariesand number of years in theHouse of Commons,
areamong the highest in thecountry.
The federation says thatwith 113 MPs, including 11from B.C.,
either defeatedor retiring, Mondays elec-tion will be one of the
mostexpensive in recent years interms of payouts.
Conservative JohnCummins, 68, who retiredin Delta-Richmond East,
isamong them.
Data collected by thefederation show departingMPs will collect
$4.9 millionin pension payouts in theirfirst year, with another
$4.3million issued in severancecheques.
And by the time those
MPs reach age 80, taxpayerswill have spent a whopping$115
million.
Five of those MPs,including three from B.C.,will have earned
more than$3 million by the time theyturn 80.
Retiring Liberal MP KeithMartin, 51, (Esquimalt-Juande Fuca)
will receive thehighest amount overall, at$3.9 million. Hes
followedby Conservatives Jay Hill,58, (Prince George-PeaceRiver),
and Chuck Strahl, 54,(ChilliwackFraser Canyon),each to collect $3.3
million.
Conservative Gary Lunn,54, who lost the battle inSaanich-Gulf
Islands toGreen party leader ElizabethMay, is close behind at
$2.2million, while departing B.C.Interior Tories Jim Abbott,68,
(Kootenay-Columbia)and Stockwell Day, 61,(Okanagan-Coquihalla)
eachwill receive $1.6 million.
Cummins will collect$1.3 million.
Even though losing anelection can be hard, MPsshould find a nice
softlanding with their golden
parachute, said DerekFildebrandt, national researchdirector for
the federation.
Fildebrandt said politi-cians do not make publictheir pension
amounts, sothe federation calculates howmuch theyll receive basedon
salaries, age and years ofservice.
They do not want us toknow how much they make,said Fildebrandt,
So wemake it our business to makesure the taxpayer knows.
Defeated or retiring MPsare eligible to collect a fullyindexed
pension at age 55 ifthey have served at least sixyears in the
House.
Those who have notserved the minimum yearsand receive no pension
col-lect a severance equal to 50per cent of their total salary.
Lump sum severancepayments range from a lowof $78,866 to a high
of$116,624, the amount defeat-ed Liberal leader MichaelIgnatieff
will receive.
The high turnover in thiselection affecting aboutone-third of
the cabinet makes it the most expensive
in pension payouts since the1993 vote, said Fildebrandt.
With the annihilationof one party and the neardestruction of
another -andbecause a lot of those thatlost Bloc seats had
beenthere since 1993 -this is apretty big one.
The federation argues thecurrent pension plan, whichrequires
taxpayers to pay $4for every $1 contributed byan MP, is too
steep.
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EDITORIAL OPINION
City has clear vision for art scene
Giving blood fills with good feeling
CHOICE WORDS
Election warning wasnt heeded
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Arts and culture benefitour lives in countless ways.They
encourage experiencesthat stimulate our thoughts,emotions and
intellect.
The Richmond ArtsStrategy, originally adoptedin 2004,
articulates a visionfor the future of arts andculture in our city.
It identi-fies arts and culture needswithin the community
andencourages strategies andpriorities to meet thoseneeds. The
strategy includesa vision: Richmondbelieves that a diversity ofarts
experiences, and thearts and artists who expressthem, are integral
to anenriched quality of life.Therefore, Richmond is awelcoming and
inclusivecommunity where cultureand arts activity are cel-ebrated
and supported.
The arts strategy is nowbeing updated for comple-tion this
fall.
One reason why somany people want to liveand work in Richmond
isbecause of our dynamiccultural scene and facili-ties. Just look
at this yearsbusy cultural line-up as weenter the spring and
summerseasons.
For decades, the GatewayTheatre, Richmond ArtGallery and
Richmond ArtsCentre have provided out-standing cultural
enrichmentto our community, as theyare supported by our
activevolunteer networks.
Recently, the third annualWinter Festival of the Artslaunched
the season with amultitude of events. Fromvisual, performing,
liter-
ary, and media arts andarts festivals, workshopsand courses,
there has beensomething for everyone.
The popular MinoruChapel Opera nights andLulu Art in the City
serieshave just wrapped up suc-cessful programs spanningfrom March
through May.
New to Richmonds artsroster is theYouth DanceAcademy. Launched
lastfall, the group is similar to aprofessional dance companyas it
provides young dancerswith many opportunities tocreate, rehearse
and per-form. The dancers held theirfirst public performancein
January and more areplanned.
Also new this year is theRichmond Media Lab. Thispromises to
give students ofall ages hands-on experiencewith leading media
technol-ogy. And theres more forthe summer, so mark
yourcalendars.
The NewAsia FilmFestival has been trans-formed into the
RichmondInternational Film andMedia Festival, set for July21-24. In
its fourth year,the festival is expanding itsintercultural and
interactivevision to include interna-tional feature films, a
youthfilm-making project, a com-munity outreach film pro-
duction, outdoor screeningsand more.
And you will not wantto miss a site-specific per-formance of
Mortal CoilSocietys Salmon Row.This production, plannedfor Aug.
17-27, featuresBritannia Heritage Shipyardsetting as its stage. The
castof actors and communitymembers promise to delivervibrant
performances usingpuppetry, masks and projec-tions as they explore
topicalissues including immigra-tion, ethnic conflict andlabour
history.
Also, the city justannounced the recipientsof Richmonds third
annualArts Awards each win-ner and 75 other nomineesin six
categories having allmade major contributionsto the arts in
Richmond.The awards are designed torecognize those individualsand
organizations commit-ted to cultivating greaterunderstanding of the
valueof the arts, encourage excel-lence and build new leaderswithin
the arts community.
Generally, the arts andculture scene is one impor-tant catalyst
for a healthyand balanced community.Richmond has increasedits
programming, whileit encourages communityorganizations through
itsgrants program, along withsupport for local festivals,symposiums
and arts recog-nition events.
All residents benefitfrom a vibrant arts and cul-ture
community.
I hope to see you at someof the events this summer.
The Editor,Re: Conservatives lack real leadership, Letters,
April 29.Well, it appears that letter-writer Nancy Forhan was
un-successful in warning her fellow constituents of
aConservative ideological agenda. Her assertion that PrimeMinister
Harper expected Canadians to blindly trust himwas ridiculous if for
no other reason than he has been inpower for five years now. As for
Canadians having a clearchoice in Jack Layton, if parliamentary
voting is any indica-tor, it seems Canadians dont have much of a
choice at all, ashe routinely whips his caucus to toe the party
line, rather thanallowing his MPs to vote with their
conscience.
B.W. LondonRichmond
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brevity, clarity, legality
and good taste. Letters must includethe authors telephone number
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CITY SCENE
MayorMalcolmBrodie
Follow us on
The Editor,Re: NDPs Jackaman vows to dog Wong, News, May 4.So
Dale Jackaman thinks Conservatives are plain loath-
some and Richmond voters have ignored that fact. Well,
Mr.Jackaman, you just insulted the 58 per cent of Richmond vot-ers
who acknowledged the good job the Tories have done sofar. By the
way, last week, one of your campaign workers lefta voice mail
message on my residence answering machine,asking me to vote NDP.
Hopefully, when the next electioncomes up, you wont be wasting that
call on me.
Gordon R. HeckRichmond
Jackamans comment insulting
The history of medicine is basically a history of being
oftenwrong, with a short postscript about being right.For thousands
of years, the best medical advice youcould get was, Rest, and hope
it gets better on its own. Beyondherbs, some chemicals and change
of scenery, there was littledoctors and healers could do. In some
extreme cases, they optedfor bloodletting, believing that if you
rid your body of some flu-ids, it would balance the system. Now we
know that this cure wasoften worse than the disease. Yet they were
onto something.
Around the time that doctors and scientists figured out
thatbleeding was either useless or harmful, they found a good
reasonto keep drawing blood. They learned how to do transfusions.
Thetale of scientists learning how to type, store and transfuse
bloodis another one of those unglamorous tales that has helped
mil-lions.
These days, the modern heroes are twofold: there are thenurses,
doctors and lab technicians who keep a close watch onthe system to
keep it safe. Then there are the donors themselves.
All you have to do is lie there. Theres a little pinch, some
bor-ing waiting, and then you get rewarded with a cookie.
CanadianBlood Services is, as usual, trying to increase the number
of peo-ple who donate. The blood drop symbol on pages 14, 19, 20
and22 is one part of their most recent campaign. There is a
steadyneed for donors, as stored blood isnt just needed for
injuries orsurgical patients. There are regular blood transfusions
neededfor cancer patients in treatment, among other users of
bloodproducts. Bloodletting may be medically worthless, but
donatingblood can leave you feeling like youve made that
difference.
The Langley Advance editorial
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Safer options are possibleThe Editor:
Open letter to Mr.Adrian Pollard, direc-tor of Engineering
FSMManagement EngineeringGroup Incorp.
I have been advised thatthe VAFFC has asked BCEAO to suspend
your EAreview for 120 days so asVAFFC can alter your pre-ferred
option to re-directthe jet fuel pipeline fromits previously stated
align-ment across Richmondfarmland and residentialneighborhoods to
now followHighway 99 toYVR.
I have advised othersthat the locating of a fuelline in
residential subdivi-sions was simply foolishwhen other options
thatare totally viable and mademore common sense buthave not been
adequatelyconsidered. I hope this wasnot a ruse by VAFFC to
upsetRichmondites so you couldmake a compromise.
Richmond neighbor-hood area and the public andRichmond city
council would
be foolish enough to back offfrom your project.
This would leave the pro-posed VAFFC Fraser Riverbarge-tanker
transportationand fuel terminal (at the eastfoot of Williams Road)
andthe pipeline (now to maybego along another non resi-dential
route) more or lessintact as originally proposedto the detriment of
the FraserRiver and its globally signifi-cant estuary.
Also if this new rumoredpipeline alignment is the
onlyconcession, the issue of pub-lic safety is still not
assured.
Could I please ask forclarification on where yourapplications
sits in thatVAFFC has caused greatneedless anxiety for thosethat
live in Richmond andDelta and has upset a largegroup that are
concernedabout this proposals and therather callus attitude to
oneof the worlds great estuar-ies that now needs restora-tion and
not more industrialdevelopment of this sort.
The negative response
that you have seen is just thetip of the iceberg. I ques-tion
the wisdom that youmay have had on your teamwhich would allow such
aproposal to proceed to thispoint. Many of us includ-ing some of us
that puttogether VAPOR (VancouverAirport Pipeline Oppositionfor
Richmond) are not eco-freaks. We see the need fora healthy and
competitiveairport.
Unfortunately, you havemissed an opportunity toconsult on
several optionsyou had before you have triedto stuff an especially
badoption though an environ-mental review process thatis less than
what is requiredunder the circumstances.
You should put your pipe-line down Highway 99 butit should
continue down thehighway to Interstate 5 andto the ARCO Cherry
Pointrefinery to augment the fuelyou can continue to receivefrom
the Burnaby Chevronrefinery though the existingKinder Morgan
pipeline.
That is most logical andwill create the long term saf-est fuel
delivery system youare after and will cause theleast risk to people
and theFraser estuary.
I would urge you to goback to square one anddevelop a reasonable
and log-ical proposal that will havethe support of the public
andthose that have succeeded inprotecting what is remainingof the
Fraser River estuary.
I look forward to a moreacceptable proposal with bet-ter
consultation and a projectthat most of us can supportor at least
not oppose.
This latter goal shouldhave been one of yourmajor objectives
before youselected the study team thatproduced the reports and
theconclusions that we simplycannot support.
Otto E. LangerRichmond
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Safer options are possibleThe Editor:
Open letter to Mr.Adrian Pollard, direc-tor of Engineering
FSMManagement EngineeringGroup Incorp.
I have been advised thatthe VAFFC has asked BCEAO to suspend
your EAreview for 120 days so asVAFFC can alter your pre-ferred
option to re-directthe jet fuel pipeline fromits previously stated
align-ment across Richmondfarmland and residentialneighborhoods to
now followHighway 99 toYVR.
I have advised othersthat the locating of a fuelline in
residential subdivi-sions was simply foolish
when other options thatare totally viable and mademore common
sense buthave not been adequatelyconsidered. I hope this wasnot a
ruse by VAFFC to upsetRichmondites so you couldmake a
compromise.
Richmond neighbor-hood area and the public andRichmond city
council wouldbe foolish enough to back offfrom your project.
This would leave the pro-posed VAFFC Fraser Riverbarge-tanker
transportationand fuel terminal (at the eastfoot of Williams Road)
andthe pipeline (now to maybego along another non resi-dential
route) more or lessintact as originally proposedto the detriment of
the FraserRiver and its globally signifi-cant estuary.
Also if this new rumoredpipeline alignment is the
onlyconcession, the issue of pub-lic safety is still not
assured.
Could I please ask forclarification on where yourapplications
sits in thatVAFFC has caused greatneedless anxiety for thosethat
live in Richmond and
Delta and has upset a largegroup that are concernedabout this
proposals and therather callus attitude to oneof the worlds great
estuar-ies that now needs restora-tion and not more
industrialdevelopment of this sort.
The negative responsethat you have seen is just thetip of the
iceberg. I ques-tion the wisdom that youmay have had on your
teamwhich would allow such aproposal to proceed to thispoint. Many
of us includ-ing some of us that puttogether VAPOR
(VancouverAirport Pipeline Oppositionfor Richmond) are not
eco-freaks. We see the need fora healthy and
competitiveairport.
Unfortunately, you havemissed an opportunity toconsult on
several optionsyou had before you have triedto stuff an especially
badoption though an environ-mental review process thatis less than
what is requiredunder the circumstances.
You should put your pipe-line down Highway 99 butit should
continue down the
highway to Interstate 5 andto the ARCO Cherry Pointrefinery to
augment the fuelyou can continue to receivefrom the Burnaby
Chevronrefinery though the existingKinder Morgan pipeline.
That is most logical andwill create the long term saf-est fuel
delivery system youare after and will cause theleast risk to people
and theFraser estuary.
I would urge you to goback to square one anddevelop a reasonable
and log-ical proposal that will havethe support of the public
andthose that have succeeded inprotecting what is remainingof the
Fraser River estuary.
I look forward to a moreacceptable proposal with bet-ter
consultation and a projectthat most of us can supportor at least
not oppose.
This latter goal shouldhave been one of yourmajor objectives
before youselected the study team thatproduced the reports and
theconclusions that we simplycannot support.
Otto E. LangerRichmond
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With its beaches, sunshine,mountain viewsandopen countryside,
Tsawwassen shouldbe famous formore than the ferry.
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Various analysts aresaying the Canadian for-estry industry is
poisedfor growth.
Although the industryhas long been an under-dog, many factors
areconverging to supporthigher prices in the yearsahead.
Canaccord Genuity has a bullish outlook on the lum-ber market
for mid-to-late 2011 and 2012.
They believe that supply side constraints, such asthe
implications of the mountain pine beetle in westernCanada, will act
as drivers for upward pressure on priceslater in 2011.
The gradual U.S. housing recovery offers a source ofexport
growth because 25 per cent of the demand for ourlumber is derived
from U.S. home remodeling needs andthat figure is expected to turn
up sharply in 2011.
According to Canaccord Genuity, increased exportsto Asia should
also absorb available Canadian lumber.Government of B.C. statistics
indicate that Canadian off-shore export shipments this year are
growing at a rate of34 per cent.
China is one of the biggest drivers of Asian growthand, in
January 2011, shipments of British Columbiassoftwood lumber to
China were double the volumeshipped a year earlier.
TD analysts state that China has surpassed Japan asthe largest
export market for North American lumber;acquiring 46.3 per cent
from North American offshoreexports.
Although China primarily uses lumber for industrial
applications, TD believes there is significant room forgrowth in
the wood- frame housing market.
Last month the B.C. governmentwas in Beijing showing
anenergy-efficient modular build-ing to promote the advantagesof
wood con- struction inthe mid-rise residentialbuildings thatform
70per
centofChinashousing develop-ment.
In this walk-up apartment sectorChina averages up to seven
million housing starts annu-ally.
According to RBC analysts, Canada was the largestsupplier of
lumber to Japan in 2010, with 38 per cent oftheir total softwood
lumber imports.
The Japan earthquake and tsunami will also impactthe
industry.
Japan will have to rebuild and their reconstructionefforts,
while possibly long range, will include Canadianlumber. Wood frame
construction has many earthquake-tolerant properties and wood is a
material of choice forJapanese builders.
In their 2010 review, PriceWaterhouseCooper says theglobal
forestry industry should see a rise in the numberof mergers and
acquisitions attuned to growth as marketsevolve.
They point to consolidation in the industry, geograph-ical
diversification into new growth markets, reposition-ing, and a flow
of institutional money into timberlands.
The forestry industry has direct benefits for inves-tors. Timber
has traditionally been a good hedge againstinflation and has
provided stable risk-adjusted returns.As well, many forestry
companies offer decent dividendsto their shareholders.
Investors wanting exposure to the forestry sector havea number
of options.
For broad exposure, they can opt for exchange-tradedfunds. The
iShares S&P Global Timer & Forestry Indexfund (NYSE: WOOD)
provides diversified exposure pri-marily through the U.S. and
Canada.
For more targeted exposure, investors can look atindividual
companies.
Canaccord Genuity analysts prefer AbitibibowaterInc. (TSX: ABH)
and Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX: FTP)in the pulp and paper sector, and
EACOM Timber Corp.(TSXV: ETR) in the lumber sector.
Kim Inglis is an investment advisor, CIM withCanaccord Wealth
Management, a division of CanaccordGenuity Corp., Member Canadian
Investor ProtectionFund. Inglis can be reached at
www.reynoldsinglis.ca.
Wise up to Canadian timber as demand rises
FINANCES
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andCN Police Const.CalvinShamper hopped aboard a trainWednesday to
promote RailSafety Week, a public appealto help reduce rising
numberof trespassing incidents andfatalities.Trespassing
fatalitiesin Canada are at a three-yearhigh and CN Police are
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Caregivers have rights lots of them.
Discuss these witheveryone you know.
Most likely they willagree with them and giveyou some support.
Heregoes.
You have the right to:! Put your health first.This is not
selfish, it issmart.
When you look afteryourself your quality oflife will improve and
sowill your efforts at care-giving. Everyone wins. Itstime to
exercise and exer-cise your rights.! Express your
feelingsappropriately either to theperson you are caring foror a
friend or a profes-sional.
That means express-ing your resentment, youranger, feelings of
disap-pointment, depression,helplessness. Get them offyour chest
and off yourback.! Ask for help from fam-ily members, friends
andprofessionals. Most peoplelike to be helpful.! Set
boundaries.Say no to certain requestsor to unrealistic
expecta-tions of your loved one.! Say yes to your owninterests and
things thatyou may have put on holdwaiting for someday.Someday
never comes.! Watch out for beingmanipulated in subtle ornot so
subtle ways.
For example: yourelderly relative may use aversion of the
following tomanipulate you.
At my age I donthave many friends left orYoure the only one whoI
want to see! Do it anyway.
You have the right to do
things you enjoy even ifthe person you are caringfor doesnt have
as muchto enjoy.! Take a vacation evenit means being away forthree
weeks.
Consider respite care,friends, relatives, paidor unpaid whatever
ittakes.! Talk about your con-cerns and about your joyswith the
person you arecaring for.! Listen when you havesome energy. Choose
notto listen when you aretired and dont have muchto give. Real
listeningtakes real energy.! Laugh even when thegoing is tough.
The bottom line. Theseare your rights. Read themevery day so
they sinkin deep enough that youbegin to live by them.
Jan Gazley RN, BScN isa nurse with over 24 yearsof experience
includingcaring for people withdementia.Contact her
atonetoonehomehealth.ca or604-786-6165.
Wendy Thompson MA isa gerontologist, caregiverconsultant and
coach,published author and for-mer Olympian. Her prom-ise is to
help make yourcaregiver life easier. Sheis available for
consultingand coaching at 604-275-0091.
Be aware of your rightsHEALTH
CAREGIVER CORNER
JanGazley
WendyThompson
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Arts CalendarMay 8
Asian Heritage Month2011: Drum for the World
Drum Syndicate presents ahands on intercultural
drummingexperience. Choose from one oftwo drumming workshops
whereyou can try out all sorts of per-cussion instruments. Open to
all.
Drum Syndicate is a worldpercussion trio that invite you tojoin
in the excitement. Playinghigh-energy traditional musicfrom around
the world, DrumSyndicate bring percussive heatto anywhere they
play. This freeevent.
Times: 10-10:30 a.m. and10:45-11:15 a.m.
Location: Richmond CulturalCentre, 7700 Minoru Gate
For more information contact:City of Richmond
Phone: 604-276-4000
May 9Music In Our Schools
presented by Richmond SchoolDistrict featuring Hugh Boyd
sec-ondary and elementary schools.
Time: 7 p.m.Tickets: Adults $8, eyeGO
(students) $5Location: Gateway Theatre,
6500 Gilbert Rd.Website: gatewaytheatre.
comPhone: 604-270-6500
May 10
Music In Our Schoolspresented by Richmond SchoolDistrict
featuring McRoberts sec-ondary and elementary schools.
Tickets: Adults $8, eyeGO(students) $5
Location: GatewayTheatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd.
Time: 7 p.m.Website: gate-
waytheatre.comPhone: 604-
270-6500
May 11Music In
Our Schools pre-sented by Richmond SchoolDistrict #38
Featuring MacNeillSecondary School and elemen-tary schools.
Time 7 p.m.Tickets: Adults $8, eyeGO
(students) $5
Location: Gateway Theatre,6500 Gilbert Rd.
Website: gatewaytheatre.com
Phone: 604-270-6500
May 13Tong MooDo Black BeltCeremony pre-sented by TongMoo Do
MartialArts School
A cele-bration
to
hon-our
thosepeople who
are receivingtheir black belts. This
will be a night of martial artsdemonstrations and the BlackBelt
Ceremony.
Time: 6:30 p.m.Tickets: Available through
school onlyLocation: Gateway Theatre,
6500 Gilbert Rd.
Website: gatewaytheatre.com
Phone: 604-270-6500
May 14Nature In Your
NeighbourhoodThe Nature In Your
Neighbourhood roadshow iscoming to the Public WorksOpen House.
Children mustbe accompanied by an adult.This event is for all ages
andits free.
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Location: City Works Yard,
5599 Lynas LaneContact: Richmond Nature
ParkPhone: 604-718-6188Website: http://richmondna-
tureparksociety.ca
May 14Young Stars Festival 2011
presented by Vitta PianoYoung Stars Academy
Children aged eightto 13 performing Bach,Chopin, Liszt,
Mendelssohn,Rachmaninoff andShostakovic. Music for Pianosolo, Piano
Duo & Violin.
Tickets: $15Location: Gateway Theatre,
6500 Gilbert Road RichmondWebsite: gatewaytheatre.
comPhone: 604-270-6500
see Arts Calendar page 20
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Arts CalendarChopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn,Rachmaninoff and
Shostakovic.Music for Piano solo, Piano Duo& Violin.
Tickets: $15Location: Gateway Theatre,
6500 Gilbert Rd.Website: gatewaytheatre.
com
May 15Nature in Your
NeighbourhoodThe Nature in Your
Neighbourhood road showis coming to Garden CityCommunity Park.
Free admis-sion.
Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.Location: Garden City
Community Park, 6620 GardenCity Rd. Richmond
Website: www.richmond.ca
May 16Music for Moms presented
by Richmond Youth ConcertBand
Annual concert for Momsfeaturing full concert band, jazzensemble
& the RichmondElementary Honour Band.
Time: 7 p.m.Tickets: Adults $10 &
Student/Senior $7Location: Gateway Theatre,
6500 Gilbert Rd.Website: gatewaytheatre.
com
May 16-2039th Annual MusicFest
Canada National FinalsDuring the weeklong event
MusicFest will bring togethermore than 10,000 of Canadasfinest
young musicians whowill perform for recognition asthe countrys
foremost musicalensembles.
May 17-8 p.m.- PacificSymphonic Wind Ensemble
May 18-8 p.m.- Aliqua VocalEnsemble
May 19-8 p.m.- FacultyAlumni Big Band
May 20-8 p.m.- VancouverSymphony Orchestra
Location: Music Festvarious locations in Richmond
&Vancouver
Website: www.musicfest.ca
May 17-July 5Angela Gooliafs Mis-
under-stand-ing(s)Using exaggeration, multiples
and scale, her work providesopportunity for viewers to exam-ine
their own role in a repetitivereality based on the currentneed to
stay connected.
Location: Richmond City HallGalleria, 6911 No. 3 Rd.
Website: www.richmond.caPhone: 604-276-4000
May 19Steveston Folk Guild at the
Britannia Heritage Shipyard
- ILLITERATTYIlliteratty performs poetic,
silly, angry, fun original folkmusic, featuring Earle
Peach,Albert Klassen, Wanda Mundyand Rev Nixon on
percussion.Illiteratty did a short tour ofVancouver Island lastyear
to many enthusi-astic audiences.
Time 7:30 p.m.Tickets $8
at the door;Childrenunder12
free.
Location:ChineseBunkhouse, BritanniaHeritage Shipyard,
5180Westwater Dr., Steveston
Phone: 604-272-9294Email: dave@stevestonfolk.
orgMay 21-22
Richmond Arts CentreAnnual School Dance Recital
Each year in May, childrenand youth in our dance pro-grams
present a series of per-formances which highlight theircourse work
throughout the year.
Location: Gateway Theatre,6500 Gilbert Rd.
Website: www.gate-waytheatre.com
May 22Around theWorld pre-
sented by
RichmondArts Centre
DanceEnd of year dance
recital performances.Tickets: $16Time: 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5
p.m.Location: Gateway Theatre,
6500 Gilbert Road RichmondWebsite: www.gatewaythe-
atre.com
May 23-24Imaginarium presented by
Defy GravityEnd of year dance recital
performances.Tickets: $20Location: Gateway Theatre,
6500 Gilbert Rd.Website: www.gatewaythe-
atre.com
May 27Danceology 2011 present-
ed by Dance CoEntertaining routines by
Dance Cos Recreational,Competitive, Intensive, andCompany
Dancers.
Tickets: Adults $25.25 &Youth -18/Seniors $19.75
Location: Gateway Theatre,6500 Gilbert Rd.
Website: www.gatewaythe-atre.com
May 28Showcase 2011 presented
by Dance CoThis special show show-
cases the best of best, in agreat evening of inspiring
perfor-mances.
Tickets: Adults $25.25 &Youth -18/Seniors $19.75
Location: Gateway Theatre,6500 Gilbert Rd.
Website: www.gatewaythe-atre.com
Phone: 604-270-6500
May 29Richmond Hospital
Foundation Race for LifeRichmond Go-Kart Family &
Friends Fun Day benefiting theRichmond Hospital
Foundation.Unlimited go-kart racing, a hotdog, a drink, and ice
creamPLUS, face painting, balloonanimals and much more. Tickets$30
each or $100 for a family offour. Reserve at 604-244-5252.
Location: Richmond Go-KartTrack, 6631 Sidaway Rd.
Website: www.richmondgo-karts.com
Phone: 604-278-6184
May 29SOS Childrens Village RunJoin us at Richmond Olympic
Oval to support SOS ChildrensVillage BC. Collect pledges
andparticipate in the Family Walk,5K or 10K Walk/Run to helpmake a
difference for over 9,000BC children and youth in fostercare.
Location: RichmondOlympic Oval, 6511 River RoadRichmond
Website: www.richmondoval.ca
Phone: 778-296-1400
Continued from page 19
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I was speaking withsomeone in the communityrecently who asked me
totalk about how we bringawareness into our relation-ships and what
that mightlook like.
To begin with, aware-ness or consciousness isalways here. It is
who weare, but most of us are notaware of what is reallyoccurring
in any givenmoment because there istoo much activity going onin the
mind.
However, when we domake a choice to live lifein awareness,
relationshipsare definitely one of thebest ways we can discoverwho
we are, what triggersour emotions, what oldpatterns or
conditioning
we stay stuck in and moreimportantly, what keeps usfrom
discovering peace andfreedom in our lives.
Life is a mirror; every-where you look you cansee aspects of who
youare being reflected back toyou.
Everything you experi-ence in life, positive ornegative is a
reflection ofyourself.
Relationships are a greatopportunity to embrace themirror
approach and nothold your partner account-able for your state of
being.If you think your partneris selfish, does that meanyou too
are selfish? Checkit out, maybe it does ormaybe the mirror is
askingyou not to be judgementalor to look at some otheraspect of
yourself.
A big shift can occurin a relationship when youboth take
responsibility forwho you are and you mightdiscover love grows
moredeeply.
Theres also a pointwhen you agree to tell thetruth and own
whateveractions or words youhave contributed toa situation, it
dif-fuses the tensionin a relation-ship.
Its whenwe dont
ownor takeresponsi-bility for whowe are that it cre-ates
suffering.
When one person in therelationship is consciously
working through someissues the other partner cansimply hold the
space with
love and kindness andnot take the situa-tion personally,but
rather, sup-port the otherperson asthey seek
to dis-
cov-er
what iscalling for
their attention.A common
situation in relationshipsis when one partner isexpressing a
feeling and
wants the other person tofix it.
This void I am speakingabout can be present formany years and we
oftengo looking for anythingand everything to fill it.
If youve tried this strat-egy, youll know it doesntwork. It
might for a while,but eventually the void thatwanted your attention
willcontinue to return until youchoose to meet it yourself.
It will never be filled byany job, person or activitybecause its
actually yourown heart calling YOUhome, so how can anyoneor
anything else fill it?
When we depend onothers for love, it is alwayssubject to change
and withthe changes of a partnercoming and going or notshowing up
the way youwant them to, you willcontinue to experience
theemptiness, but when youdiscover that love is alwayshere, its
alive in you, thenit doesnt matter what
comes and goes, your free.If youre seeking love,
simply begin by giving itto yourself, discover theways you can
make your-self happy. You can alsobegin to ask yourself wheredoes
the source of I amnot loveable or I am notgood enough arise
from?
Gangaji, a teacherwho travels the worldspeaking on this
subjectmatter has a short videoyou can view; you maydiscover parts
of yourselfin what she has to
sayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdvwiQiVJI.
Other options could beworking with a therapist,energy healer or
simplybeing still and going withinto discover the answers ofwhat is
true for you.
Lorraine Wilson is aRichmond resident, lifecoach, guest speaker
andgroup facilitator. For moreinformation visit
www.keepinglifesimple.org
Take responsibility for what you need and feelRELATIONSHIPS
KEEP IT SIMPLE
LorraineWilson
A22 May 6, 2011 The Richmond News
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Reg Roebuck spentdecades as a senior execu-tive telling others
what todo.
Now, the retiredRichmondite does exact-ly what Im told to
do.
Roebuck and his wifeCarole are RichmondHospital Auxiliary
vol-unteers who spend count-less hours working at theSteveston
Thrift Store.
Monday morning, theNews went to visit thecouple and even
beforethe doors opened at thethrift store, the place wasbuzzing
with activity andlaughter.
There were already 15volunteers busily sortingdonations of
gently useditems everything fromclothing to small applianc-es,
jewelry to childrensbooks and toys and every-thing in between
mend-ing, going through boxesupon boxes of donations,and pricing
items readyfor sale. (The thrift store
has more than 70 volun-teers).
We have donationscoming in six days aweek, said Carole.
Reg does a lot, includ-ing loading and unload-ing pieces of
furniture orpicking up larger piecesfor people who cant makeit
here.
Meanwhile, Carolestopped to introduce
eighty-something LauraChapotelle.
Every Monday morn-ing, the feisty seniorleaves her home in
Ladnerladen with home bakedgoods she bakes for thevolunteers.
For the past 30 years,Laura has brought us deli-cious baking for
our cof-fee break, said Carole.
Rewards of volunteeringBYMICHELLE HOPKINS
[email protected]
see Funds page 24
CHUNG CHOW/RICHMOND NEWS
Carole and Reg Roebuck share a cuppa at theSteveston Thrift
Store where they volunteer each week.
The Richmond News May 6, 2011 A23
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