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King County public art co-ordinator to kick off Lulu Seriesby Katya SlepianContributor

Cath Brunner has spent the past 25 years making the infrastructure around Seattle not only perform well but look beautiful as well and she’s looking to bring that same passion to Richmond when she speaks at City Hall as part of the 2014 Lulu Series.

Brunner, director of 4Culture’s pub-lic art program in King County, Wash., will deliver a talk in council chambers at Richmond City Hall tomorrow at 7 p.m. It will be preceded by a short spoken word performance by slam poet Johnny MacRae.

“I’m focusing my talk on (the benefi ts of ) art infrastructure,” Brunner says, “having projects like transfer stations, sewage treat-ment plants and highway infrastructure be-coming as much of a community amenity as they are a functioning infrastructure project.”

But more than just enhancing the com-munal aspect of infrastructure project, Brunner also hopes to improve how “green” the city is.

“There’s the environmental benefi ts; art-ists and design teams working together to promote innovative new types of green infrastructure which will go a long way to-wards protecting the environmental ben-efi ts we enjoy in King Country and that you enjoy in Richmond.”

Brunner is also hoping to get the whole family involved.

“We’ve done art projects where we’re working with school children, we’re mak-ing short fi lms and videos that are shown on public television. A lot of the work that we do with artists is designed to create an opportunity for families to come together and learn something about these issues.”

Brunner is the fi rst speaker in the 2014 Lulu Series: Art in the City. To fi nd more in-formation and to RSVP as the event is free but seating is limited, visit www.richmond.ca/culture/about/events/lulu.htm.

Richmond man gunned down in Coal Harbour

A 29-year-old Richmond man was gunned down in Coal Harbour Monday night in what Vancouver Police are describing as a targeted shooting.

Around 10:30 p.m., two men were shot as they sat in their car parked on Cordova Street near Thurlow.

When police arrived, one man was found in the car, while the other was found a short distance away, and both were rushed to hospital with serious injuries.

Richmond’s Tejinder Singh Malli later died in hospital. A 28-year-old North Vancouver man is in hospital in stable condition.

“The victims are known to police, are as-sociated to gangs and are connected to the drug trade,” Vancouver Police Sgt. Randy Fincham said.

Anyone with information about the shooting, and who hasn’t yet spoken to police, is asked to call Vancouver Police’s Major Crime section at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Malli’s family home in Richmond was the target of a Dec. 30, 2007 drive-by shooting that saw four bullets pierce the residence—including two into the front door, one that ricocheted before becoming lodged in a re-frigerator and another in a living room wall.

— Martin van den Hemel

Perjury trial begins for Taser cop

A trial began this week for the RCMP offi cer who stunned Robert Dziekanski with a Taser the night the Polish immi-grant died at Vancouver International Airport.

Const. Kwesi Millington is charged with perjury. He and three other RCMP offi cers confronted the agitated Dziekanski at the airport in 2007. All four offi cers were charged with perju-ry following their testimony at a public inquiry.

The Crown alleges the offi cers met privately to concoct a cover story.

One of the offi cers, Const. Bill Bentley, was acquitted last year. The other two have yet to go to trial.

Canadian Press is reporting that a previously unknown witness will tes-tify that the four offi cers met privately before testifying at the public inquiry.

Architect picked for pool project

Hughes Condon Marler Archi-tects will design Minoru Park’s new pool, seniors centre and fi re hall, Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie announced Monday.

The Vancouver-based fi rm won architectural and engineering service contracts totalling $6.5 million. Its recent designs include the aquatic centre at Hillcrest Park in Vancouver and the Killarney Community Pool in Vancouver. In Richmond the fi rm designed the Hamilton Community Centre expansion and Fire Hall No. 2 in Steveston.

The $79.6-million combined pool and seniors centre building is planned for the area of the Mi-noru Pavilion.

— Matthew Hoekstra

Participants pack the Olympic oval for a good causeby Don FennellStaff Reporter

Cancer has no bias. It aff ects anyone and everyone.

This year in B.C., more than 24,000 people will be diagnosed and more than 9,300 will lose their lives to the disease.

But, said BC Cancer Agency president and chief executive offi cer Douglas Nelson, events such as last Saturday’s Workout to Conquer Cancer—which raised $379,000 to power cancer research in the province—are making a diff erence.

“The great part about this is that the research really is work-

ing,” said Nelson. “Discoveries made in the last years are chang-ing the way people are diag-nosed and treated and changing survival curves and more often oncologists are sitting with their patients and have courage and confi dence to say cure.”

Last weekend’s day-long fi t-ness challenge at the Richmond Olympic Oval featured eight diff erent workout sessions for all fi tness levels. Men and women from throughout the prov-ince tested their strength and stamina during former Canadian Football League great Tommy Europe’s SHRED bootcamp, kick boxed with purpose, and stepped it up Zumba style.

Peter Twist, who led the morn-ing warm-up session, shared a personally inspiring story of his own battle with and defeat of cancer.

At the age of 47, the former Vancouver Canucks’ fi tness co-ordinator was at his peak strength as well as spiritually, emotionally and mentally. Every-thing, he said, seemed aligned.

But two weeks after he com-mented as such, Twist was diagnosed with stage four head and neck cancer—with a tumor a little bigger than a baseball by his brain stem.

“I had spent fi ve years intui-tively, while I felt my very best, feeling that I had cancer,” he said. “I spoke with many doctors about that, did preliminary tests,

all I got back was ‘You’re fi tter than a 20-year-old pro athlete. Go out and have some fun.’

“So listen to your body.”Funds raised for Workout

to Conquer Cancer support research initiatives, such as the work of Dr. Sam Aparicio. Recently, Aparicio and his colleagues reclassifi ed breast cancer into 10 distinct sub-types and work is underway to improve diagnostic techniques, pinpoint genetic targets and develop more eff ective treat-ment options.

“Change is happening right now in B.C. But, we can’t do it alone. Research at the BC Cancer Agency is made possible thanks to our partnership with the BC Cancer Foundation and the incredible generosity of people like you,” Aparicio told event participants.

Don Fennell photoHundreds were inspired to Workout to Conquer Cancer Saturday at the BC Cancer Agency fi tness fundraiser Saturday at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

by Jacqueline LangenContributor

Matthew McNair Second-ary School students were dismissed from class Monday morning, after an apparently intentional fire ignited in one of the school’s washrooms.

Richmond RCMP and Rich-mond Fire-Rescue are still in-vestigating the blaze, which broke out at about 11:30 a.m.

“Someone had seemed to light a paper towel dispenser on fire. It looks like it was deliberate,” said Richmond board of education chair Donna Sargent.

The fire was extinguished quickly as the school’s sprin-kler system activated imme-

diately. However, potential water damage may now af-fect the walls surrounding the perimeter. Richmond school administrators are currently assessing the dam-age.

No staff or students were in-jured during the fire, but Sar-gent was adamant that the repercussions of the situation will not be dealt with mildly.

“If this is just a prank, or a joke, there are consequences to this. Students need to be aware that isn’t something that goes lightly,” she said.

Richmond police, fire de-partments and school admin-istrators are still investigating and have yet to release any further details.

Workout to Conquer Cancer raises $379,000

CATH BRUNNER

“I had spent fi ve years intuitively, while I felt

my very best, feeling that I had cancer.”

— Peter Twist

Washroom fi re clears McNair

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Notice of Public HearingMonday, March 17, 2014 – 7 p.m.

Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items:

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1. Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9097 (RZ 13-647579)

Location/s: 11900/11902 Kingfi sher Drive Applicant/s: Chris & Mike Stylianou Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, to permit the property to be subdivided to create two (2) lots.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604.276.4108Planning and DevelopmentDepartment

BYLAW 9097

2. Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9098 (RZ 13-647357)

Location/s: 5111 Williams Road Applicant/s: Liang (Lance) Hui Purpose: To rezone the subject property

from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Single Detached (RS2/C)”, to permit the property to be subdivided to create two (2) lots.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604.276.4108Planning and DevelopmentDepartment

BYLAW 9098

3. Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9108 (RZ 13-641596)

Location/s: 4160 Garry Street Applicant/s: Penta Homes (Princess Lane)

Ltd. Purpose:

(1) To amend the “Town Housing (ZT35) – Garry Street (Steveston)” zone to:

(a) revise the required minimum lot area to 1,015 m2;

(b) introduce a minimum setback of 3.0 m to Yoshida Court; and

(c) introduce a minimum interior side yard setback of 2.0 m on the subject site only; and

(2) To rezone 4160 Garry Street from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Town Housing (ZT35) – Garry Street (Steveston)”, to permit a development containing fi ve (5) town houses, with vehicle access to Yoshida Court.

City Contact: Cynthia Lussier604.276.4108Planning and DevelopmentDepartment

BYLAWS 9108

4. Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 9110 and Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9109 (RZ 13-639815)

Location/s: 11320 Horseshoe Way Applicant/s: 1348 Productions Incorporated Purpose of Offi cial Community Plan

Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 9110: To incorporate policies within Richmond’s

Offi cial Community Plan to manage Health Canada licensed medical marihuana production facilities and medical marihuana research and development facilities in the City.

Purpose of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9109:

To create a new “Licensed Health Canada Pharmaceutical Production (ZI11)” zone and rezone the property at 11320 Horseshoe Way from “Industrial Business Park (IB1)” to “Licensed Health Canada Pharmaceutical Production (ZI11)”, to permit development of a medical marihuana production facility, licensed by Health Canada under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulation.

City Contact: Kevin Eng604.247.4626Planning and DevelopmentDepartment

BYLAWS 9109 AND 9110

How to obtain further information:• By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2014.htm• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning & Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing March 7, 2014 and ending March 17, 2014, or upon the conclusion of the hearing.• By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604.276.4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing March 7, 2014 and ending March 17, 2014.Participating in the Public Hearing process:• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. If you believe that you are affected by the proposed bylaw, you may make a presentation or submit written comments at the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you may send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Offi ce by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:• By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm• By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce• By Fax: 604.278.5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce• Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm or call the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 604.276.4007.• All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.Michelle JanssonActing Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce

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Most fees are double what Ontario charges

by Jeff NagelBlack Press

An alliance of business groups opposed to the new Multi Material BC recycling system are de-manding the province halt the planned May 19 launch and go back to the drawing board.

MMBC, an industry stew-ardship group, is poised to take responsibility for curbside blue box collec-tion—with more contain-ers and material types col-lected than before—while charging businesses for re-cycling the packaging and paper they generate.

It’s in a bitter fi ght with small business groups that complain they are set to pay punishingly high fees, which will then be passed on to consumers.

The battle took a new turn Monday, when the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and eight other associations launched a campaign in B.C. newspapers and on-line at rethinkitbc.ca to amplify the pressure on Victoria.

CFIB provincial aff airs director Mike Klassen predicted job losses and some business closures as a result of the MMBC regu-lations and fees.

“This is public policy run amok,” he said.

B.C. Agriculture Council vice-chair Stan Vander Waal said farmers can’t readily stop packaging strawberries and blue-berries in plastic clam-shells, because retailers insist that’s what con-sumers want.

“We have to wear the cost,” he said, adding MMBC fees will cost his Chilliwack farm $60,000 to $100,000 a year. “It goes directly against growing agriculture.”

Canadian Newspaper Association chairman Peter Kvarnstrom, who is publisher of a paper in Sechelt, warned the new system will be “cata-strophic” to B.C. commu-nity and daily newspapers, resulting in job losses in an already challenged indus-try and reduced service to communities.

Opponents say they support the aim of the program—to make gen-erators of packaging pay to recycle it—but they dispute the fees and say multinational consumer goods fi rms like Unile-

ver and Walmart control MMBC and are manipulat-ing it to their benefi t, not that of local businesses.

Most of the fees for con-tainer waste are double or even quadruple what businesses in Ontario pay to a similar agency.

Newspapers say they face a $14-million-a-year bite out of their opera-tions because of the 20¢ per kilogram they will pay on newsprint, compared to less than half a penny in Ontario. They contend a high proportion of news-print is already recycled in B.C. through blue boxes.

Kvarnstrom said news-papers are considering options to create their

own collection system—a move that could also de-prive MMBC of newsprint revenue and undermine the program’s viability.

Magazine industry reps also warned small B.C. magazines will pay not only for their own paper recycling, but will also ef-fectively subsidize big U.S. magazines like Harper’s or Vogue that will be exempt from MMBC fees on maga-zines mailed into B.C.

MMBC managing direc-tor Allen Langdon said MMBC’s higher fees are because they fully fi nance the program and ensure service for multi-family apartments and rural de-pots, in contrast to Ontar-io’s more limited focus on single-family homes.

He said B.C.’s successful container deposit system also means there’s less recyclable material left here for container stew-ards to collect and sell, so fees have to be higher to cover the system costs. Langdon said no business is forced to join MMBC, adding groups like the newspaper industry are

free to develop their own system.

Environment Minister Mary Polak said most businesses are exempt from the fees if they have under $1 million of retail sales, generate less than a tonne of material or op-erate out of a single retail outlet, while generators of one to fi ve tonnes per year pay fl at fees of $550 or $1,200.

She said property tax-payers will save money be-cause MMBC will now pay for recycling collection that local municipalities previously paid.

“The City of Richmond will save $1.5 million a year,” she said.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Richmond Review · Page 5

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New recycling costs imposed by Multi Material BC will ultimately hit consumers through hidden fee hikes, critics say.

“The public is largely unaware of the money that will come out of their pocket and ultimately go back to manufacturers,” said Corinne Atwood, executive director of the B.C. Bottle and Recycling Depot Association.

Unlike existing deposit-refund systems in B.C. on cans or electron-ics—which are subject to audits and transparent reporting—Atwood said MMBC can do what it wishes with its revenue, without accountability.

“It’s a licence to print money,” she said.Atwood has lobbied for years to ex-

pand the deposit system to include milk cartons and other containers, from hair

spray canisters to detergent bottles.She argues the refunds off ered would

ensure a high rate of recycling through depots, as with beverage cans now.

“If you put deposits on things initially the consumer would pay a bit more, but the people who bring it back will get their money back,” she said.

Instead, she said MMBC’s non-refund-able fees on packaging generators will infl ate prices with no recourse.

“With a hidden fee you don’t know what it is and there’s no opportunity to get that back—then you’re genuinely taking money out of families’ pockets.”

Atwood said she believes the gov-ernment likes the new system because if MMBC fees drive retail prices higher, the province will collect more sales tax.

—Jeff Nagel

Business alliance to battle MMBC recycling fees

Hidden recycling fees to hit shoppers

Mike Klassen, CFIB.

Opponents say multinational

consumer goods fi rms like Walmart control

MMBC and are manipulating it to their benefi t.

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www.richmond.ca/luluseries

Richmond City Hall Council Chambers, 6911 No. 3 Road at 7:00 p.m. FREE

TOMORROW! Join us for the City of Richmond’s annual series of talks about art in the city and its importance to creating connections between citizens and their communities.

Thursday, March 13 7:00 p.m.

Cath BrunnerPUBLIC [ART] WORKSVisual artists are joining teams that include transportation planners, engineers, scientists and ecologists to create infrastructure that transcends function to become a long-term investment in place-making and unique, multi-purpose community assets. Cath Brunner, Director of 4Culture’s public art program for King County, Washington, will showcase some innovative examples of art where you least expect it, but where it may have the greatest potential to positively impact the public realm and civic dialog. This talk will be preceded by a short performance by spoken word artist, Johnny MacRae.

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Notice of Partnering Agreement and Intention to Provide Assistance by Partnering Agreement

Community Charter Section 24

The City of Richmond hereby gives notice that the City intends to provide assistance to the Richmond Food Security Society, pursuant to Section 21 of the Community Charter. The nature of the assistance provided will be in the form of a Partnering Agreement between the City and the Richmond Food Security Society, whereby the Richmond Food Security Society will be providing the service of community gardens administration for the City, a service which City Council believes is necessary and desirable in order to provide this recreational activity offered in City parks.

The Partnering Agreement commenced on May 1, 2013 and has a term of three years.

Any inquiries concerning the proposed assistance may be addressed to [email protected] or:

Dee Bowley-CowanActing Manager, Parks ProgramsCity of Richmond5599 Lynas LaneRichmond, BC V7C 5B2604-244-1275

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From Page 1The plan does, however,

present a challenge for school offi cials. Hamilton Elementary School is al-ready full, and Richmond board of education chair Donna Sargent said popu-lation growth would boost the school population by over 300 students.

Sargent criticized the city for not identifying poten-tial school sites and defer-ring the “practical issue of providing for the needed school land and buildings to others.”

“Both land and buildings will be required to accom-modate the proposed population increase as the

current elementary school is near capacity,” according to Sargent.

Growth will lead to a greater need of bussing high school students. It might be necessary to pro-vide a similar service for new elementary students while the district awaits provincial approval for a

new school.“The board of educa-

tion fi rmly believes that schools are the hub of any community, and are one of the fi rst amenities that community members seek.”

The city’s policy planning manager Terry Crowe told council that staff are aware of the district’s needs. He pledged to work with school offi cials on the fi le, but also said the buildout of Hamilton could take up to 25 years.

From Page 1Parents have been receptive

to the idea of the new program, feeling that outdoor activity and environmental education are important developmental aspects not regularly seen in preschools today.

“Comparing it to other preschools that my nieces and nephews go to, some of them didn’t get any outdoor time,” said Lisa Kanavaros, a local parent, at the program’s open house last Wednesday. “There’s no motor skill activities, where as this

has a large focus on that,” Dawson and Vera hope the chil-

dren involved will come away from the program with a love of learning, a passion for the outdoors and a greater sense of community.

Amount of time spent outdoors will also help those parents who don’t necessarily have the time to take their kids out during the day.

“I’m sure these children will be sleeping better than any other child with all that fresh air, it’s just healthy,” said Angela Lim, president of the Thompson Community

Centre Association.Children ages three to fi ve year

are welcome and encouraged to join. Registration begins March 12, 6:30 p.m. at Thompson Community Centre.

Program options run Mon-day through Friday. Visit www.richmond.ca/naturepreschool for more information.

“It’s building a curriculum with diff erent materials. I think the end result is still the same, this is a diff er-ent path and journey to getting to that end result,” Lim said.

Preschoolers to learn about the outdoors

Hamilton Elementary School is already full

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An estimated 6,000 superhero stories could fetch a pretty penny Thursday

by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

Most of the comic books fi lling tables at Marvel Auctions could be had for a dime—at least in the 1960s.

They’re worth more today to collectors, who will be at the Rich-mond auction house Thursday to bid on an estimated 6,000 issues up for grabs.

Never before has Marvel off ered such a collection, according to auctioneer Marlin Martin. It in-cludes fi rst editions and consecu-tive editions of mostly half-century old comics in various condition—some worth hundreds of dollars each.

“For a collector that’s looking at continuous run material, there certainly is that here for them. For those who are starting out collec-tions, it’s obviously quite advanta-geous to them because you’re not running around all over,” he said.

Between Batman, Spider-Man,

Superman and Doctor Strange are lesser-known collectable titles, including Metal Men. In issue No. 1—whose cover price is 12 cents—robots Gold, Lead, Mercury, Plati-num, Tin and Iron battle their fi rst evil foes, the Missile Men.

Although the hobby of comic book collecting isn’t what it once was, there are still plenty of collec-tors out there, said Martin. Some collect for the thrill of the story,

others for profi t. Still others, said Martin, are in it for nostalgia.

“It’s kind of like, we’ve got our house paid off , we’ve got money, and I remember as a kid paging through these and reading them. We just didn’t realize they’d be worth anything at that time, or we would have saved them.”

The March 13 public auction be-gins at 5:30 p.m. at 4080 Vanguard Rd.

Matthew Hoekstra photoRoss Martin of Marvel Auctions is sorting through a thick comic book col-lection to be auctioned Thursday in Richmond.

Auction to draw comic collectors

Matthew Hoekstra photoThere will be plenty of Marvel Comics at Marvel Auctions.

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opinion

Proceedings here at the B.C. legislature were

briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk shows and twitter feeds.

No, it wasn’t the B.C. Liberal government forc-ing through legislation to allow industrial “research” for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanc-tioned wolf and grizzly kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that ritual combat are well known to weary parents.

It was muffins. More specifically, “free” muffins in a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and a rack installed to hold the said muffins at a cost of $733. (The muffins have since been cancelled.)

This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected Speak-er last summer. In fact it’s just the latest phase of a strikingly expensive refit to provide wheelchair access, which Reid has

championed.The new MLA lounge

replaces a seldom-used one at the top of steep stairs high in the 1898 stone structure. The new lounge is served by a ramp near the chamber exit to another under-used room in the library, and equipped with big-screen TVs to fol-low proceedings, similar to those installed in the legis-lature chamber last year.

Everything done here is expensive, from matching ornate woodwork to up-grading ancient plumb-ing and wiring. But the public, conditioned by media to expect corrup-tion and scandal, would

rather be outraged about free muffins.

Prior to this, MLAs had to troop down to the basement dining room to put muffins and coffee on their expense accounts, or have an assistant fetch them. The outraged talk shows didn’t mention that. There are access issues in the dining room too, a fact more difficult to ignore with Children and Family Develop-ment Minister Stephanie Cadieux, Paralympian Mi-chelle Stilwell and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan now elected to serve using their wheel-chairs.

A costly new outside ac-cess ramp assisted Kenny Michell, who visited last week to tell his harrow-ing story of the Burns Lake sawmill explosion that nearly burned him to death in 2012 and left him in a wheelchair.

The NDP brought a delegation of survivors and family members of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George. They supported the opposi-tion’s demand for an independent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counselling for long-suffering wives to seeing

someone punished for alleged negligence.

The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors also said they had enough evidence for charges, but the compa-nies or executives would be able to show “due dili-gence” that would likely result in acquittal.

What that means in Eng-lish is that the explosion risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by either mill operators or WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills are now subject to more scrutiny, and a coroner’s inquest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what lessons can be learned.

Back to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline, or one of several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park.

It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain com-pleted a major twinning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It crosses Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park, without in-cident or scandal to date.

But back to muffingate, as it’s become known around here. I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in seri-ous issues. I wish I did.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfl etcherbc Email: tfl [email protected]

Forget the issues, pass the muffi ns

EDITORIAL: Lower income brackets are being left behind

B.C. ViewsTom Fletcher

The recent StatsCan report trumpeting a 44.5 per cent increase

in the worth of Canadians has left many, mostly lower-income Canadians, scratch-ing their heads.

According to StatsCan, the net worth of Canadian families jumped to $243,800 in 2012 from $168,700 in 2005. In Brit-ish Columbia, the median net worth of families is pegged at

$344,000.The statistics certainly paint

a rosy picture for the Canadian middle class.

What most headlines avoid are the statistics for the people in the top and bottom 20 per cent.

In 1999, the median net worth of individuals in the bottom 20 per cent was $1,300, while that of individuals in the top 20 per cent was $763,700.

In 2012, the median net worth of the bottom 20 per cent was

$1,100, a drop of 15.4 per cent from 1999.

By contrast, the median net worth of the top 20 per cent in 2012 was 1,380,000, an increase of 80.7 per cent.

The report attributes the increase in median net worth for the higher quintiles to above-average increases in real estate values.

This explains why the lower quintile has not seen a dramatic increase in their net worth, they

can’t afford to own real estate, much less now than in 1999.

The headlines may say Canadi-ans are better off in 2012 than they were several years ago, but the reality is too many Canadi-ans are actually worse off.

The disparity will continue to exist until an effective jobs plan is put in place, which includes improving access to affordable day care and eventually afford-able housing.

—Black Press

Tom Fletcher/Black PressInjured mill worker Dirk Weissbach and his wife Kathleen (left) and NDP leader Adrian Dix (right) listen as Maureen Luggi speaks to reporters about the death of her husband Robert at Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake in 2012.

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Editor:I was shocked to read that Carol

Reichert, founder of Richmond Ani-mal Protection Society, has opted to resign.

Carol is among the most dedi-cated animal advocates I have ever met. Carol has managed to com-bine skilled management with her compassion for all animals. Having a no-kill shelter in Richmond is, as far as I’m concerned, a huge achievement.

The city owes kudos to Carol and her staff and volunteers. Together, they have a tightly knit family who accept and care for any animal. Why? How about Carol’s leadership and demonstration of commitment?

Despite personal tragedy (her home exploded and burnt last year, and she lost her own pets in the fi re), Carol has taken the helm with fi rm resolution of putting the needs of animals ahead of her own.

Carol is an amazing example for all of us to follow. I have been lucky enough to adopt three birds and one dog from RAPS, and foster birds over holidays. Carol has always been a model of animal advocacy, studiously doing home checks, and ensuring the right match is made. She is also full of compassion for her senior animals and those labeled as “dangerous” (open to discussion!), ensuring they are not overlooked or forgotten.

The City of Richmond is losing an extremely valuable asset with Carol’s resignation. I hope she is

recognized in the future with an award to thank her for her amaz-ing contribution to the city and residents of Richmond.

Carol, good bye, you will be sorely missed. It will take huge feet to fi ll your vacant shoes! Enjoy your retirement and please remember how many pet and adopter match-es you have assisted with, and thank you for taking the high road and refusing to kill any animals that go through RAPS.

Brittani Faulkes (and Molly, Robert, Sparkplug,

and Blingo)Richmond

Carol Reichert is a dedicated animal advocate.

City owes Carol Reichert thanks Dogs’ treatment is a disgrace

Editor:Re: “Seized dogs haven’t

been walked in months,” Friday, Richmond Review. 

These dogs are being punished for being dogs and the punishment is completely out of propor-tion to their sins which were very minor.  They got out and scared some kids—no one was hurt—and nipped the hand of a worker at the construc-tion site, causing a small bruise. They are beautiful animals that have not done anything except to seize an opportunity to run around like fools and have a great time. 

I understand the owners took full responsibility and have secured their yard to prevent the dogs from escaping. According to your excellent article, the experts agree that these dogs are not dangerous and are suff ering real injury by being caged and away from their loving home.

Fine the owners and return the dogs with a stern warning.  This state of aff airs is a disgrace.  Thank you for drawing our atten-tion to it.

Mary C. BeaussartRichmond

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Re: “Threat to No. 5 Road green zone,” Letters, Feb. 19.

The temple proposal in-cludes a covenant on the temple-owned 8.29-acre property located at 10320 No. 5 Road that will re-strict the use of the entire property to agricultural in perpetuity. A consolidat-ed parcel of agricultural land allows the temple to farm greater quantities of any given crop in a much more effi cient manner than working on smaller non-contiguous pieces.

In addition, the temple has retained a profes-sional agrologist to advise on how to ensure that the best agricultural viability for the lands is attained. The proposal will include a signifi cant investment by the temple on the main temple site at 10060 No. 5 Rd. with the instal-lation of a subsurface drainage system on the backlands agricultural area of the temple site. Additional investment at the 10320 No. 5 Rd. prop-erty will improve drain-age and remove other restrictions on agriculture, including:

•the installation of surface drainage,

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•increases in topsoil depth by approximately 30 centimetres, and

•surface grading to ensure sloping to the ditches.

All of these proposed improvements will make the land able to support all crop varieties that can be grown in Metro Vancouver.

We have been advised by our agrologist that these improvements will improve the temple site and the 10320 site to a land capability for agriculture of Class 2. These improvements will have a lasting impact on agriculture along No. 5 Road by providing a rela-tively large acreage with improved agricultural capability for present and future generations.

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lettersGreat medical care followed accidentEditor:

On Feb. 20 I tripped and fell head fi rst onto a concrete fi re lane that is designed to carry fi re engines safely around our complex on Jones Road. I sustained a cut on my

forehead that required 24 stitches and staples. Needless to say there was considerable bleeding (estimated by a paramedic to be one litre) and it was very diffi cult to stem the fl ow.

Fortunately I had workers and another owner there who attended to me quickly. Thank you Rick.

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Rescue arrived, followed by B.C. Am-bulance. The care these two groups of excellent emergency response teams was beyond reproach. They treated my wife and I with the utmost of care and courtesy.

Upon arriving at emergency I was seen in a very reasonable time. The emergency doctors and nurses were very caring and reassuring. I do not

remember all their names, the only ones I recall are Dr. Ackroyd, Dr. Vetter and nurse Chris.

Upon getting home we had home care nurses followed by clinic visits to change bandages. These nurses were excellent also. We want to thank all of you for running a very effi cient and very clean system.

We are very lucky to have lived and

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What could have been much worse was made very acceptable by all the great people who helped us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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With snowfall earlier this month it

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Transition into the new season by updat-ing your wardrobe with some of spring’s best trends.

Winter was all about punk and grunge aes-thetics, but set your distressed motorcycle leather jackets aside this season and go for a sporty bomber in-stead. One of spring’s biggest trends is the athletic look, so take a few style cues from the recent Olympic Games and incorpo-rate sporty pieces into your attire. Satin varsity jackets were paired with metallic

trainers at the Marc by Marc Jacobs show, while Balenciaga’s collection included track shorts, muscle tees and tanks. Even the usually glamorous Tom Ford added a few sporty elements to his collection, such as a loose leather net tank reminiscent of a bas-ketball jersey. The key for wearing spring’s sporty trend is to fi nd pieces with athletic silhouettes in unusual fabrics, such as leather, silk, neoprene and mesh.

If your style is less sporty and more dressy, then the metallic trend may better suit your taste. High shine dresses and metallic detail-ing were all the rage on the runway this season. Lustrous satin, lamé and brocade silks made up the major-ity of Lanvin’s spring collection. Proenza Schouler, on the other hand, presented a more subtle approach to metallics by add-ing silver and bronze strips to pleated maxi skirts. Don’t be afraid to break out the metallics for daytime. Try adding some shiny accents to your offi ce wardrobe with metal-lic accessories such as belts, bags or jewelry.

Another huge trend for spring is the crop top. DKNY showcased sporty midriff -baring tops in pastel blue while Diane von Furstenberg paired her collection of bustier tops with printed knee-length skirts and pants. Over at Narciso Rodriguez, the crop top was more understated and showed only a hint of skin. For a simple and less daunting way to try the crop top trend, wear the top with high-waisted skirt or pants. It’ll limit the exposure of skin but still allow you to play with proportions.

One trend everyone can get into for spring is the oxford shirt. A true classic, collared button-ups graced the runways in a variety of

styles and outfi t com-binations. Boyfriend-style dress shirts were worn over boxer shorts at Alexander Wang, while Christian Dior revealed a more feminine version of the button-up with an oxford shirtdress. Prabal Gurung modernized the silhouette of the shirt with structured sleeves, and paired it with minimalistic pencil skirts for a clean, clinical look. A ward-robe essential, the oxford shirt is a great layer-ing piece for any style. Pair a crisp white dress shirt with a cardigan and pleated skirt for a preppy look, for example. Or go rocker chic by coupling an oversized button-up with leather leggings.

In terms of prints, pop art was a favou-rite among the de-signers. Inspired by art murals, Prada’s collec-tion featured portraits of women on dresses, skirts and coats. It also revived colour-block-ing for the season. The

other collection that ignited the fashion as art trend is Chanel, with patterned fabrics resembling paint swatches. And, as usual, fl orals are back for spring. However, this season’s fl orals are less subtle and more of a statement piece. Marni created layers of textured petals for her ensembles and Mary Katrantzou also added a 3-D eff ect to her fl o-rals using embroidery and decoration.

As for texture, the trends this season are pleats, fringe and sheer fabric. Dries Van Noten’s spring show encompassed all three trends. The designer showcased ruffl ed and pleated metallic skirts,

fringed tassel accents on embroidered tops, and veiled skirts with sheer fabric overlays.

Spring is great time to refresh your wardrobe, so have fun with fashion and try out a few trends this season.

Celia Leung is editor of Coco & Rico, a Vancouver based magazine focusing on local fashion, beauty and arts. She writes monthly on style and fashion in The Richmond Review. Reach her at [email protected]

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‘There’s always someone bigger’

by Don FennellSports Editor

Angus Reid ventured back to elementary school Thursday to make a point—there’s always someone bigger.

On the eve of his retire-ment from the Canadian Football League following a 13-year playing career that included two Grey Cups and four all-star nods, Richmond’s Reid de-livered a lighthearted yet poignant keynote address Thursday at the inaugural Richmond KidSport Build-ing Community Champi-ons fundraiser.

“I always thought I was the biggest kid in town because I was a big kid, but sports let me know I wasn’t the biggest,” said the for-mer B.C. Lions’ off ensive lineman, who at six-foot-one, 305 pounds was one of the smallest players at his position in pro football.

Reid was 10 years old and in Grade 5 at Vancouver

College in the mid-1980s when his school sched-uled a basketball game at Garden City Elementary. It was a game, Reid said, that would change his life.

“While I was the biggest kid I was also pretty ath-letic. Sport was pretty easy for me and I loved it. And basketball was my sport. I was Charles Barkley, minus the 36 inch vertical leap,” he said. “I fi gured this would be a pit stop on my way home.”

Reid was warming up with his Irish teammates, confi dent another victory was in store, when he lined up for the jump ball. Then out came a player bigger than himself.

“This guy’s T-shirt says ‘coach’ and I think, ‘real funny, the coach isn’t al-lowed to play.’ But no big deal, I kind of show up and we win,” said Reid. “But there’s Bobby (Singh), who I’m convinced is the coach, (dominating) for the rest of the game. This was the

biggest man I’d ever seen in my life. We lost the game and I’d never lost a game in my life.”

Reid went home hoping his older brothers, who he idolized, would indulge him about how he and his teammates lost to “this huge guy.” Instead, they said, “What are you going

to do about it?”“I really loved sports but

I realized then that just showing up wasn’t going to cut it anymore,” Reid said. “There’s always go-ing to be someone big-ger or better than you. I’ve never been the biggest guy again, but I learned that if you want some-

thing in life you’ve got to work and work at it. Sport is the greatest for teaching kids to put their heart and soul into something and to push themselves. And the neat thing about sport is it’s a safe environment to learn those lessons be-cause you can fall and get back up again.”

Reid said he’s heartbro-ken to see that it’s becom-ing increasingly challeng-ing for kids to get involved in sports for reasons that are real “but shouldn’t be why kids aren’t playing.”

“We’re here tonight to make sure any kid that needs that opportunity has it,” he said. “We’re not here to produce pro athletes or develop superstar players. If that happens, fantastic, but instead amateur sports should be about helping to develop strong, bal-anced and mature adults who understand how to get what they want in life. I achieved what i wanted to achieve, knowing I’ll never be the biggest kid in town.”

Angus Reid shares his story of perseverance and the power of sport at KidSport fundraiser

Don Fennell photoRichmond’s Angus Reid refl ected on his athletic career Thursday at Richmond Kid-Sport’s Building Community Champions Fundraiser at the Hilton Vancouver Air-port Hotel. He was the keynote speaker.

Kajak honoured

Richmond Kajaks throw-er Asianna Covington was honoured last week as Sport BC’s top female high school athlete for 2013.

“She has worked hard to deserve this award, break-ing the B.C. high school discus record in 2013 (as a student at Little Flower Academy) which had stood for 42 years,” said her coach Richard Collier.

Covington is now attend-ing University of Georgia on a track and fi eld schol-arship.

—Don Fennell

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“It takes a village to raise a child.”

—African proverb

by Don FennellSports Editor

Talk to any successful ath-lete, even those in an indi-vidual pursuit, and they’ll point to the importance of teamwork.

And it’s because of the work by a team of individ-uals that more Richmond kids will be able to get into the game going forward.

Starting with a seed planted by Sanjeet San-dana, sales manager at the Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel, to the vision of Jenn Scott, the organizing skills of Kathy Nakhleh and Al-exa Loo, and the support of a caring and gener-ous sports community, nearly $30,000 was raised Thursday in the inaugural KidSport Richmond fund-raiser Creating Community Champions.

“To the kids this means we’re now in a position to be able to help more kids than maybe we would oth-erwise have been able to,” said KidSport Richmond chair Bob Jackson.

The local KidSport chap-ter has already processed 50 applications for fi nan-cial assistance during the fi rst two months of 2014. Jackson said if that trend continues, it could become a record-breaking year. The most requests received by Richmond KidSport was 286 in 2012. Last year, grants were provided to 230 youth.

The idea for the Creating Community Champions fundraiser was spawned at a regular meeting of Rich-mond Sports Council late last year. After listening to Jackson explain the chal-lenges Richmond KidSport was facing in the wake of reduced or lost grants, San-dana suggested the Hilton might be able to assist in a fundraiser. The hotel stepped up by donating both a room and meals, and Sandana announced following Thursday’s din-ner a fi ve-year commit-ment to the event.

Jackson said the eff orts of “a great team of volun-teers to go the extra mile” was enlightening. He said it shows what can be achieved when everybody pitches so that kids can have a successful experi-ence.

“I think we’re well-placed for another successful, even better event next year,” said Loo, Richmond’s lone Olympian at the 2010 Winter Games and a prominent fi gure be-hind Creating Community Champions.

“For me personally, rais-ing funds for kids to get into sport is very impor-tant,” continued Loo. “Sport has given me the chance to challenge myself to be the best I can be and I learned the value of hard work, teamwork, resilience and community involvement. This is a real opportunity for us as a community to give back.”

•Video at www.rich-mondreview.com.

Fundraiser nets $29,000 for KidSport

Scorching Sockeyes win away from return to fi nal

Don Fennell photoThough foiled on this scoring chance Sunday, Ayden MacDonald leads the Richmond Sockeyes in playoff scoring with six goals and 10 points in seven games.

Three consecutive 4-3 victories over North Vancouver Wolf Pack, albeit two of them in overtime, including Game 3 Sunday at Minoru Arenas, has defending Pacifi c Junior Hockey League champion Richmond Sockeyes a win away from a return to the fi nal. Game 4 is 7 p.m. tonight at Harry Jerome Rec Centre, with Game 5 if needed, also at 7 p.m., Thursday at Minoru.

—Don Fennell

Local trio commits to UBC football

Tuesday was national signing day for U.S. col-lege sports teams, but it was University of B.C. Thunderbirds that made the big gains locally.

Three Richmond residents—brothers William and Spencer Latu and Josh Sangha—have com-mitted to play for UBC’s football team beginning in the 2014 season.

–Don Fennell

Students hope for net gains at Palmer academy

by Katya SlepianContributor

Kids who grow up in Richmond dream of playing hockey in the NHL and Chase Eichen hopes that tak-ing part in the R.C. Palmer Hockey Academy will make that happen for him.

“I want to be in the NHL,” the grade eight student says of his plans after high school.

The program, which is in its third year, includes both on- and off -ice components. The on-ice program will have the students practicing drills and skating while the off -ice program is a strength and conditioning based class which is meant to improve the students’ on-ice performance.

Travis Trottier says that his fi rst year in the program has really helped him improve on “basic skills [he’d] been struggling on at the beginning of the year.”

“I really like it, I’m getting a lot better,” adds Quintin Long, “I’ve improved in every way, they do everything here.”

But Ryan Strachan, the program’s strength and conditioning coach, says the benefi ts of the hockey academy extend off the ice.

“(The hockey academy) puts them in a diff erent environment from what they have on their com-munity teams...so there’s a social component to it, in terms of just interacting with other kids. We also have someone who comes in and works with them on the leadership component [of the program].”

On Thursday, the R.C. Palmer Hockey Academy is hosting an information meeting for anyone looking to learn more about the program. The meeting will take place at R.C. Palmer in room 131 at 7pm.

Ryan Maslow is one of the cur-rent students in R.C. Palmer Sec-ondary’s hockey academy.Katya Slepian photo

Information session Thursday at the school

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Breakfast perfected. Dinner done right.

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Lingyen Mountain Temple is here to serve

• This year alone, The Lingyen Mountain Temple has collected 24,500 pounds of food for the Richmond Food Bank and made a donation of $5,000. The Temple holds food drives on the first Sunday of every month.

• The Temple’s application for expansion includes agricultural improvements to the backlands fruit tree orchard, including the proposed installation of sub-surface drainage.

• An 8.29-acre parcel of land will be dedicated to farmland indefinitely and will include improvements to drainage, irrigation and agricultural capability of the land.

For detailed information about the Lingyen Mountain Temple’s agricultural proposal, please visit: www.placespeak.com/lingyen

International Women’s Day celebration

Breakfast at Cora’s is always a great way to start the day, espe-cially when it helps raise money for a good cause, as it did at the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre’s sec-ond annual breakfast fundraiser in celebra-tion of International Women’s Day.

Around 80 people attended the fundraiser, held last Saturday, which featured a meal and live entertainment by The Resisters.

“It went well,” said Colleen Glynn, the president of the board of directors of the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre.

“The singers who appeared, they led us in singing ‘Bread and Roses’ at the end.”

The breakfast fund-raiser helped to raise money, through ticket sales and a live auc-tion, for the resource centre and its various programs aimed at sup-porting, educating and training women.

Coun. Bill McNulty attended the event as the auctioneer, auc-tioning off a variety of donated items, includ-ing wine, tea, gift cards and a Whitecaps jersey.

“We’re the only wom-en’s resource centre in town and one of the few left in the province,” Glynn said. “Contrary to what some believe, women’s equality has not been fully achieved.”

Glynn believes that it is important that the resource centre stick around until it is.

Amanda Oye covers the social scene for The Richmond Review. She may be reached at [email protected].

Ruth Smillie and Florence Yau.

Penny Menezes and Iveta Williams.

Nicole Blackall and Clyde Mulhall.

Regina Brennan, Barb Coward and Janet Hall, members of The Resisters who performed at the event.

Carol Van Puyenbroek and Gail Thompson.

Coun. Bill McNulty conducted the live auction.

Around TownAmanda Oye

Breakfast raises money for Richmond Women’s Resource Centre

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