Matthew Hoekstra photoGraphic facilitator Sam Bradd completes a giant poster of ideas shared at the city’s community workshop on the issue of language on signs. See story, page 3.
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Bankrolled by gaming revenue, Council Community Initiatives fund is not a ‘slush fund,’ says councillor
by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter
River Rock Casino Resort has become the most prof-itable casino in B.C., leaving the City of Richmond with a problem other municipalities only dream about.
Policy-makers debated Monday what to do with the millions of dollars pouring into city coffers each year—a reward for having a casino in their jurisdiction.
City council decided to largely stay the course by saving most for capital proj-ects, but not before giving itself a bonus bank account.
Since the casino opened a decade ago, the city has fun-nelled much of its millions into capital reserve accounts, and to pay down debt from building the Richmond Olym-pic Oval, and now the Minoru Complex.
But high-stakes gam-blers have pushed gaming revenues to new heights. Richmond’s casino earn-ings totalled $21 million last year—nearly double earnings of five years ago—and there’s no sign it’s slowing down. B.C. Lottery Corporation predicts
continued growth in gaming revenue, fuelled by high-limit table games, in the next three years, according to its recent-ly-released service plan.
Richmond’s new spending plan endorsed unanimously by council this week strays little from the current prac-tice of squirrelling away most for capital projects, along with paying down debt and funding four RCMP officers. Council also agreed to de-posit $12 million of casino surplus into its capital re-serves account. What’s new is the so-called Council Com-munity Initiatives account.
With an initial investment of $3 million, the account would also receive two per cent of casino revenue an-nually, an amount estimated at $400,000 in 2016.
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Resolution asks federal government to ban port from buying farmlandby Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter
Richmond city council is asking for help in its fight to quash Port Metro Vancouver’s quest for farmland.
Civic politicians endorsed a resolu-tion Monday they hope will earn the backing of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association, the Union of B.C. Municipalities and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
The resolution requests the federal gov-
ernment to cancel the transfer of 92.8 hectares of East Richmond farmland—the former Gilmore Farm—to the port’s Richmond property. It also asks to ban the port from buying more farmland, and to set up a formal dispute resolution process between municipalities and the port.
Amarjeet Rattan, director of intergov-ernmental relations for the city, said the resolution sends “a very clear signal” to federal officials that these are “serious concerns” for Richmond.
Council ordered the resolution after blasting the port’s long-term plan, call-ing the federal body “a pending threat” to farmland.
That plan, staff found, offers no as-surances that farmland would be pro-tected from port expansion.
The port already controls a large area of East Richmond, and city hall has no power to stop its expansion.
“A concern exists that Port Metro Van-couver has not stated where in the Met-ro Vancouver region it will expand its holdings, if it will expand in Richmond and that it will not expand on agricul-tural land,” noted Rattan in his report this week. “All indications are that Port Metro Vancouver will continue to pur-chase more agricultural land in the city and throughout the Metro Vancouver region for their future expansion.”
Port officials say the plan, finalized last fall, responds to growth in Canada’s trade while protecting the environment and “contributing positively” to First Na-tions and local communities.
City seeks to enlist others in port fight
City’s share of gaming revenue •2003: $2.7 million (from Richmond Casino)•2004: $7.5 million (River Rock opened June 2004)•2005: $11.2 million•2006: $12.2 million•2007: $12.8 million•2008: $12.2 million•2009: $11.9 million•2010: $12.6 million•2011: $13.7 million•2012: $15.6 million•2013: $17.6 million•2014: $21.0 million
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Ideas shared at city’s first workshop addressing thorny issue of Chinese-language-only signs
by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter
One of the final speakers at Rich-mond’s first public workshop on foreign language signs summed up views at his table—and much of the room.
“Despite our disparate differences, we do genuinely want to find solu-tions. We have an interest in doing that collectively here,” said Robert Lum, one of 100 participants who gathered at John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse on River Road Thursday night.
Drawing a varied crowd, the cof-fee-fuelled workshop was ordered by city council last fall after it opted for consultation on Chinese-only signs before deciding whether to regulate language and possibly face a court challenge.
Moderator Joanna Ashworth said the workshop wouldn’t result in de-cisions or conclusions, but would “begin a conversation,” albeit “a difficult conversation with a lot of emotions.”
Some suggested a bylaw requir-ing English is needed, while others said foreign-language-only signs are a symptom of a larger problem. Some felt underlying racism in Rich-mond needed to be acknowledged, yet others said a simple inability to communicate is the real issue.
Henry Beh, executive director of the Richmond Chinese Community Society, said he favours education.
“It takes time to educate, but I know it works. We have to respect all our newcomers and welcome them,” he said. “They will have to learn our language, our culture as well, in ex-change.”
Richmond’s single largest ethnic group—with 91,000 residents—is
Chinese, according to the 2011 National Household Survey. The second largest of Richmond’s 161 ethnicities, at 15,100 residents, is English.
The crowd also heard nine of 10 residents can communicate in Eng-lish.
Richmond City Hall doesn’t regu-late language on signs of business-es, development sites or advertise-ments, but does require a permit for outdoor signs.
In recent months city staff visited over 600 City Centre businesses and found just 10 had signs with-out English, according to Cecilia Achiam, a city manager responsible for the sign file.
“In talking to people face-to-face we’re reminding people we’re an inclusive community, you need a sign permit to do business, and by the way, if you don’t have signage in English you are losing at least 50 per cent of potential customers,” she said.
Some shops, however, include English on a primary sign but have a storefront covered with other ma-terial—flyers, banners, sale promo-tions— lacking English. Surrey tack-led the issue of such “visual clutter” with a bylaw that, while not regulat-ing language, limits all signs to 25 per cent of a building’s face.
University of B.C. geography professor Dan Hiebert suggested Richmond’s collection of Chinese-language signs is linked to Canada’s immigration program. Of the city’s 117,000 immigrants, many arrived in Richmond under the business class program.
“You have a lot of people, more than 10 per cent of the entire pop-ulation of Richmond, come here through that particular program…where people are required to start businesses, often very soon after they arrive in Canada. That also tells us the language of many entrepre-neurs in Richmond is Chinese.”
Richmond isn’t alone in grappling with the language issue, Hiebert noted. Communities with large Chinese immigrant populations are located around the world, and
each have commercial districts with Chinese-only signs.
Ashfield, Australia embarked on a path of social change by appointing a Chinese social worker to encour-age merchants to be inclusive. The city also offered free translation ser-vices and walking tours of business districts.
Another Australian suburb, Box Hill, organized community events and festivals, and started a cam-paign to de-clutter storefronts that included free graphic design consul-tation for merchants.
Richmond Hill, Ont., opted for a bylaw requiring at least 50 per cent of a sign’s text to be in English or
French. The city and its Markham neighbour also used zoning powers to encourage main street commerce and push shopping malls to the pe-riphery, said Hiebert.
“All three cases give us a sense that these municipal governments took this issue very seriously,” he said. “They put time, energy and money into the idea of social harmony.”
Richmond resident Kerry Starchuk has long called on the city to take action. The sign debate, she said, signals deeper issues that include a growing number of wealthy mi-grants displacing longtime resi-dents.
“I would like to see action because this is pretty serious,” she said. “We’re dismantling the community.”
Matthew Hoekstra photosSome participants at Richmond’s first workshop probing language on signs suggested a bylaw requiring English is needed, Others said for-eign-language signs are a symptom of a larger problem.
Fundraising awards luncheon set for Monday, May 4 at Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport
by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter
It takes great people to make a great city.20 of those people will be recognized for
their contributions to Richmond during the 22nd annual Ethel Tibbits Women of Distinction Awards, a fundraising luncheon scheduled for Monday, May 4 at the Radis-son Hotel Vancouver Airport.
The finalists are: Arts—Erin Ensor, Dawn Ewen and Patricia Rolston; Community (Professional)—Neena Randhawa, Jocelyn Wong and Lisa Yasui; Community (Volun-teer)—Amanda Bostik, Lois Bouchard, Mary Scott and Barbara Williams; Sports—
Carolyn Hart, Tina Keng and Dawn Silver; Business—Traci Costa, Shatha Dawood and Eva Sun; Youth—Anne Guo, Elaine Ho, Sa-sha Johal and Karnpreet Sanghera.
The Ethels has raised more than $300,000 for local women’s charities, including the primary beneficiary, Nova House, a shelter for women and their children escaping do-mestic violence operated by Chimo Com-munity Services.
The Ethels are named after Ethel Tibbits, the pioneering editor of The Richmond Re-view, who during the Second World War, took a strong stand against the internment of people with Japanese heritage, earning a reputation as a fearless firebrand.
Tickets are now available for the lun-cheon, by calling 604-247-3700, or e-mail-ing [email protected]
Tickets are $55 each, or a table of 10 for $500.
The Ethels will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, May 4, with the lun-cheon starting at noon.
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Sign forum stirs language debate
From Page 1Staff say the account is in-
tended for “one-time initia-tives,” specifically “environ-mental, heritage, arts and culture, safety and security and infrastructure projects recom-mended by council.”
But Coun. Chak Au called the fund “quite unfocused.” He in-stead proposed a social services stabilization fund—an endow-ment fund with a principal of $12 million to help local agen-cies “who encounter funding difficulties from time to time.”
But the idea failed to gain traction, as opponents noted the city’s grant program would get more money—an estimat-ed $600,000 more in 2016—as part of a new funding formula that gives the program 15 per cent of gaming revenue.
Coun. Derek Dang cautioned that once the city begins filling
funding gaps, it’ll be expected to keep that funding going, even if casino revenue dries up.
“This is a really nice problem to have,” said Dang of the city’s windfall. “We could do a lot of good. We could blow all of it all at once. But…once we start going down the path of stick-ing our nose into other govern-ments’ business, the next thing you know, we’ll be owning it.”
Coun. Carol Day called on staff to draft guidelines for the new council fund to ensure the money is used for community-driven projects. Council sup-ported that, but not her move to drop “council” from the ac-count’s name.
“I’m worried that the public will look at that as a slush fund for council, when in fact it is a com-munity initiative account,” she said. “I don’t think it should be a slush fund or an emergency fund,
I think it should be for community initiatives.”
The new account would be in addition to council’s annual con-tingency fund of $100,000.
Coun. Harold Steves warned casino money might not be avail-able in the future, given the Mus-queam Indian Band will gain title to the land the casino occupies in 25 years under a deal with the province.
“We are not guaranteed these funds in the future, and if we’re spending all the funds now then we’re in trouble in the future,” he said.
Council is expected to ratify the spending plan March 23.
River Rock Casino Resort is the biggest money-making gaming facility in the province. Burnaby’s Grand Villa Casino is the second most profitable ca-sino, but its earnings were just over half of River Rock’s total.
‘This is a really nice problem to have’
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Minoru Chapel OperaCity Opera Vancouver presents Classics of the Musical Stage
You are invited to hear classic opera music performed on Wednesday,
April 1 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the intimate and historic Minoru Chapel, 6540 Gilbert Road.
Great arias, songs and duets by Gershwin, Porter and Kern; here are your favourites in a single concert. With two of City Opera Vancouver’s most glamorous and accomplished singers — soprano Michelle Keobke and baritone Ed Moran — host and narrator Tom Durrie will guide audiences through an unforgettable evening of unforgettable music!
Admission is $20 adults, $18 students/seniors (+GST). Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Seating is limited. Purchase tickets at the door (cash only) or in advance at 604-276-4300 (Press 2), Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Quote course #938008 for 2:00 p.m. concert, #938058 for 7:00 p.m. concert. Credit card only. Sorry, no refunds.
The fi nal Minoru Chapel Opera concert will feature Burnaby Lyric Opera on May 6. For more information, visit www.richmond.ca/minoruchapel.
Development Permit Panel MeetingWednesday, March 253:30 p.m. in Council Chambers
Agenda Items:1. 11771 Fentiman Place – DV 14-676341 - Rogers
Communications Inc. - To vary the provisions of “Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500” to increase the maximum accessory structure height in the “Health Care (HC)” zoning district from 12 m (39.3 ft.) to 21 m (68.9 ft.) in order to permit the installation of a temporary telecommunications antenna pole at 11771 Fentiman Place.
2. 3011 No. 5 Road - DP 13-641791 - Urban Design Group Architects Ltd. on behalf of 0976440 B.C. Ltd., Inc. No. 0976440 - To permit the construction of a drive-through car wash and drive-through oil change service centre at 3011 No. 5 Road on a site zoned “Car Wash & Service Station (ZC35) – Bridgeport.”
3. 8180 Ash Street - DV 14-658670 - Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver - To (1) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) vary the minimum lot width from 12 m to 8.3 m for proposed Lot 5; and (b) vary the minimum lot frontage from 6 m to 0.38 m for proposed Lot 4, to 2.7 m for proposed Lot 5 and to 0.60 m for proposed Lot 6; and (2) permit subdivision of 8180 Ash Street into six (6) lots zoned “Single Detached (RS1/B)” for the purpose of developing single-family dwellings.
4. 2671, 2711, 2811, 2831, 2851, 2911, 2931, 2951, 2971 and 2991
No. 3 Road - DP 14-659747 - Dava Developments Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of a development with two (2) two-storey commercial buildings totalling 2368 m2 at 2671, 2711, 2811, 2831, 2851, 2911, 2931, 2951, 2971 and 2991 No. 3 Road on sites zoned “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the required manoeuvring aisle width from 7.5 m to 6.0 m (Section 7.5.5); and (b) reduce the required setback of parking from property lines abutting a road from 3.0 m to 2.7 m and reduce the required setback of parking from other property lines from 1.5 m to 0.0 m (Section 7.5.17).
5. 8600 and 8620 No. 2 Road - DP 13-644888 - Balandra Development Inc.- To (1) permit the construction of nine (9) townhouse units at 8600 and 8620 No. 2 Road on a site zoned “Low Density Townhouses (RTL4);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the minimum lot width on major arterial road from 50.0 m to 43.29 m; (b) reduce the front yard setback from 6.0 m to 5.4 m; and (c) permit seven (7) small car parking spaces.
6. 7571 and 7591 St. Albans Road - DP 14-658285 - Western Gardenia Garden Holdings Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of sixteen (16) three storey townhouse units on a consolidated lot including 7571 and 7591 St. Albans Road on a site zoned “High Density Townhouse (RTH4);” and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the minimum building side yard setback from 4.5 m to 3.9 m at the southeastern corner of the building; (b) increase the maximum bay window projection from 0.6 m to 0.9 m to the south property line adjacent to Jones Road; and (c) allow seven (7) small car parking stalls at the site.
7. 7008 River Parkway and 7771 Alderbridge Way - DP 14-677534 - Onni 7771 Alderbridge Corp. Inc. - To (1) permit the construction of a 324-unit apartment project in two (2) six-storey buildings over connected concrete parking structures located at 7008 Alderbridge Way and 7771 Alderbridge Way; and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning
Bylaw 8500 to (a) reduce the required exterior side yard setbacks for portions of partially below-grade parking structures from 3.0 m to 0.0 m on the west side of the site along Cedarbridge Way; (b) reduce the required interior side yard setback for limited portions of partially-below grade parking structures from 1.5 m to 0.0 m along the east property line of the site; (c) reduce the required rear yard setback for the attached below-grade parking structures from 1.5 m to 0.0 m on both sides of the future property line that will separate the two (2) future lots to be subdivided within the site; (d) reduce the required visitor parking from 0.20 spaces/dwelling unit to 0.15 spaces/dwelling unit for the development; and (e) reduce the requirement for the provision of one (1) WB-17 loading space to zero (0).
Please call 604-276-4395 for further information.
Let’s talk wildlife and natureSurvey deadline is Tuesday, March 31
Richmond residents are invited to participate in an online survey to help
the City understand the public’s knowledge, attitudes and activities around wildlife and nature in Richmond.
The survey and related information can be found at www.LetsTalkRichmond.ca from now until midnight Tuesday, March 31. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete.
Data collected from the survey will be used to help the City generate educational programs and policies that better refl ect the diverse interests of the community. Questions regarding the survey can be directed to [email protected] or the City’s parks department at [email protected].
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Community news covering March 18 to April 7, 2015
City Hall is closed Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6.
Public Works & Transportation CommitteeWednesday, March 18, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. Regular Council MeetingMonday, March 23, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. (closed meeting)
Council Chambers, City Hall7:00 p.m. (open meeting)
Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services CommitteeTuesday, March 24, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. Development Permit PanelWednesday, March 25, 2015Council Chambers, City Hall3:30 p.m. General Purposes CommitteeTuesday, April 7, 2015Anderson Room, City Hall4:00 p.m. Finance CommitteeTuesday, April 7, 2015Anderson Room, City HallFollowing General Purposes Committee meeting
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by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter
Lawrence Woo was introduced as the new federal candidate for the Liberal Party in the Richmond Centre riding on Friday, hours before a Richmond Cultural Cen-tre nomination meet-ing where he was ac-claimed.
A retired chartered ac-countant who lived in Richmond for 14 years and raised his children here, Woo currently lives in Vancouver, though his heart, family and friends remain in Richmond, he said.
“It is with great feeling that I have this chance to somehow come back to Richmond and repre-sent people in the Rich-mond Centre riding.”
Woo said he’s long been interested and in-volved with community work, and that’s afford-ed him the opportunity to connect with many people, to learn their aspirations, to hear their complaints, and just lis-ten to their thoughts on what can be done to im-prove the lives of people in our city, he said.
“I am concerned and I’m also worried about...where is our country going towards. The problems we are faced with, the difficulties we are faced with and the problems we are faced with today,” Woo said.
Woo said the Conser-vative government’s lack of leadership prompted him to step forward.
“The Tories are try-ing to divide us, cause all kinds of fragmenta-tion and try to scare us by using all these fear-mongering tactics. The Prime Minister of Canada coming out and criticizing someone for their wardrobe, and say-ing that it is offensive, to me, that is a really mind-boggling incident.”
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Lawrence Woo to run for Liberals
Martin van den Hemel photoRetired chartered accountant Lawrence Woo was acclaimed as the Liberal candi-date in the federal riding of Richmond Centre.
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March/April environmental sustainability workshopsRegister for free classesThese workshops will show you ways to reduce pesticide use and create a more sustainable community. The workshops are part of the City’s Enhanced Pesticide Management Program, Sustainability and Waste Reduction initiatives. These workshops are free, however, registration is required.
There are two ways to register:• Online at www.richmond.ca/register• By phoning the registration call centre from Monday to Friday,
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at 604-276-4300 (press “2” at the prompt)
If you register but cannot attend, please contact the registration call centre to make your space available for other participants to attend.
Pruning and training stone fruit, fig and persimmon treesSaturday, March 2810:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.REG# 889008, Free, 13+yrsTerra Nova Rural Park 2631 Westminster Highway
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Homemade cleanersWednesday, April 156:30 – 8:30 p.m.REG# 834510, Free, 13+yrsSouth Arm Community Centre 8880 Williams Road
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City AppointmentsTourism Richmond - DirectorsRichmond City Council is seeking applications for three (3) Director positions for the Tourism Richmond Association (Tourism Richmond).
Tourism Richmond Overview:Tourism Richmond is a non-profit, destination marketing organization (DMO) that promotes Richmond as a tourism destination. It is the City of Richmond’s exclusive tourism destination marketing services provider.
Qualifications:• Demonstrated executive-level work experience in one or more of the
following sectors: ∘ Food & Beverage ∘ Retail ∘ Transportation and Travel ∘ Tourism Attractions ∘ Accounting/Finance ∘ General Business• Commitment to community-wide Richmond tourism development• Strategic-level business planning and decision-making skills• Strong communications skills, including ability to represent Tourism
Richmond externally• Abilities and skills for special tasks, such as legal guidance and financial
expertise
Commitment:Attendance to approximately ten (10) Board meetings per year, in addition to Committee meetings and tourism industry events and engagements, is to be expected.
Applications and Process:To be considered for this opportunity, please submit a current resume, along with a cover page specifying how you will contribute to the development of tourism in Richmond.
Applications should be submitted to [email protected] no later than Friday, March 20, 2015. The final selection is expected to be confirmed by mid-April 2015.
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Free lecture at city hall explores aboriginal art and art in public spaces
by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter
Bleary-eyed pas-sengers arriving at Vancouver Interna-tional Airport from the United States are greeted by the keeper of the sky.
Hetux, an impressive wood and aluminum sculpture of a thun-derbird in flight cre-ated by Connie Watts, has been a fixture at the airport since 2000. With a wingspan over six metres, the thun-derbird represents Watts’ grandmother and mentor Louise Watts, whose determi-nation, creativity and generosity set a path for the younger Watts to follow.
At a free lecture Thursday at Richmond City Hall, Connie Watts will speak on creat-ing artwork for public spaces and present an overview of her experiences working with aboriginal artists
across Canada.Watts’ talk is the first
in a series of three lectures as part of Richmond’s annual Lulu Series: Art in the City program.
Watts has exhibited across North America, including a solo ex-hibition in Winnipeg titled Re-Generation—a culmination of her work to date—and as part of Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation—a 2005 group show that travelled throughout the U.S.
Watts, a Port Alberni artist of Nuu-chah-
nulth, Gitxsan and Kwakwaka’wakw ancestry, recently co-curated the Richmond Art Gallery exhibition Interweavings, which showcased work from emerging First Na-tions artists and their mentors. At a panel discussion during the exhibition, Watts said she uses art to tell a story and to show a personality.
“Everything that we created was alive, and that is the philosophy that I create every-thing with,” she said.
Country music art-ists Shanna Lynn and
Damian Marshall will perform as Georgia Rain to open tomor-row’s evening.
The March 19 talk begins at 7 p.m. at Richmond City Hall council chambers. Admission is free; reserve seats at [email protected].
Upcoming: Norman Armour, artistic and executive director of Vancouver’s PuSh International Perform-ing Arts Festival, on April 23; and Johanna Hurme, a founding partner of the Winni-peg architecture firm 5468796, on May 14.
Cooking program invites ESL moms
Family Services of Greater Vancouver is presenting a free cook-ing program for immi-grant moms with young children.
ESL Cooking for Moms takes place at East Rich-mond Community Hall, 12360 Cambie Rd., from April 14 to June 16, 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. Participants will have the chance to practise English, have fun cooking and learn about commu-nity resources and healthy eating while their children learn and play.
Register by calling 604-525-9144 or e-mail [email protected].
Prepare for spring planting
James Spears, VanDusen Botanical Garden’s master gardener of vegetables, will be talking about “The Kitchen Garden” at Richmond Public Library’s Ironwood branch Monday, March 30 from 6 to 7 p.m.
To register, call 604-231-6413 or to to www.yourlibrary.ca/events.
Connie Watts to open Lulu Series
Connie Watts will deliver a lecture at Richmond City Hall Thursday night.
Larry Goldstein / Vancouver Airport Authority Hetux designed by artist Connie Watts.
Get Ready Richmond Fire/Life Safety WorkshopsRegister for free workshopsLearn about fire chemistry, ways to prevent fires, suppression options and how to use a fire extinguisher to reduce the risk of loss and injury due to fires.
April 14 6:30-8:00 p.m. South Arm Community Centre 837209
May 19 6:30-8:00 p.m. Hamilton Community Centre 854959
There are two ways to register for these workshops:
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Raymond Chan helps Justin Trudeau
by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter
Former Richmond MP Raymond Chan sat quietly at the back of a meeting room at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel on Friday after-noon, smiling and nodding as Lawrence Woo was introduced as the new federal candidate for the riding who is set to challenge in-cumbent Alice Wong.
Chan retired from politics in 2008 after losing to Wong, but decided to take a behind-the-scene role in helping rebuild the Liberal Party following the 2011 federal election.
“He’s a very dedicated Canadian by choice,” Chan said of Woo. “With his background as a community
leader, who has spent most of his professional life supporting a so-cial charity to help integrate Cana-dians, that shows his commitment to serve the community.”
Chan said that Woo isn’t really a politician, and agreed that’s prob-ably a good thing. Woo, a retired chartered accountant, is the for-mer chair of the social services agency SUCCESS.
Rather than being a politician, Chan said Woo is a good person and intelligent man who has been involved in the local community for a long time.
“I decided to help the Liberal Party to rebuild after the 2011 election and I think I can contrib-ute more to the party and to the community and the country by helping (Justin Trudea) rebuild. That’s why I’m staying in the back-ground, and helping him build the
team across the country.”Asked what advice he’s offered
Woo and other new Liberal can-didates, Chan said: “I encourage them to be themselves, because most of them worry that they have not been in the political en-vironment. I”m a good example that you can be forthcoming and open, and at the same time be ac-countable to the electors, and the citizens will see through all of the haze and support you. You don’t need to be a ‘politician’ to be suc-cessful in politics.”
Chan said he’s particularly en-joyed his retirement life. He first came to Canada at the age of 17, and worked two or three jobs at a time as a young man.
“It was always go, go, go. For me to have that time for myself (in re-tirement), it’s a very very valuable experience in life.
From Page 5Woo took issue with
the Conservatives claim-ing the country’s econo-my is fine.
“I can tell you this is all incorrect...When you look just at the surface, you probably see things that seem to be OK. But this is just a mirage. If you dig deeper into the situation, you will know that things are not okay. Things are actually in re-ally bad shape.”
Since taking over the government in 2006, the Conservatives have run up “all kinds” of deficits, increasing the federal debt by $160 billion.
That debt needs to be repaid, he said.
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Woo has served as the chair of SUCCESS, one of the province’s largest social services agencies, and is a founding member and former chair of the SUC-CESS Foundation.
Woo started his ac-counting firm in 1983 and practiced in Van-couver until 2009, when he became vice presi-dent of a commercial real estate management company.
According to a press release from the Lib-erals, “With only one individual having fully completed the Liberal Party of Canada’s open nomination process, the Richmond Centre federal Liberals will be announc-ing the (acclamation) of Lawrence Woo as their candidate for the 2015 federal election.”
Conservative Alice Wong is the current MP for Richmond, which will be redrawn to be-
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March has been a good month for the
B.C. NDP, and it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that.
Opposition critics fired a shot amidships at the B.C. Liberal government when they began questioning the lack of progress by the new Auditor General for Local Government.
This experimental vessel was launched in Premier Christy Clark’s leadership
campaign, and two years after it set sail, it is listing, taking on water and in danger of sinking.
The original idea was to expand the B.C. Audi-tor General’s office so it could check the financial performance of local gov-ernments too. Business groups were concerned about municipal taxes going up too quickly, with staff growing even as the province grappled with a hiring freeze.
Mayors and councillors began to talk of mutiny over that plan, protesting that their budgets are al-ready required to balance and are subject to annual audits.
But this will be “perfor-mance auditing,” Clark insisted, not just mak-ing sure the figures add up. It will determine the public is receiving “value for money” on projects like arenas and services like police, by comparing different communities’ results. A new AGLG office opened in Surrey.
The “value for money” promise is on the rocks. The government appoint-ed a quasi-independent board (hello, BC Ferries and TransLink) that hired chartered accountant Ba-sia Ruta, a veteran of the federal Auditor General office who had also served as chief financial officer at Environment Canada and had done local govern-ment audits in private practice.
NDP local government critic Selina Robinson started asking why this of-fice has spent $5.2 million and produced only one audit out of a promised 18. Community Minister Coralee Oakes, a former Quesnel councillor in her first cabinet post, allowed that there had been some rough water but there is smooth sailing ahead.
Then came a big leak, in the form of a “work environment review” of the good ship AGLG that was given to the NDP by a seasick crew member.
It described chaos below
decks, with “shifting priori-ties and unclear direction,” as well as “wasted time and work” and “inefficient use of consultant and staff resources.”
Worse, the review noted a human resources moni-tor had been stationed at the office for most of January to maintain a “respectful workplace for all employees.”
“A peacekeeper,” as NDP leader John Hor-gan described the grim scene. “This is like we’re in Cyprus.”
Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to conduct a per-formance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer. Ruta seems to be decisive when protect-ing her job, if not when hiring, running the office or meeting her own work targets.
Whatever goodwill had been restored with local governments over this experiment is likely gone. Municipal staffers have been dealing with new
auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets, and now they see signs that what they have contrib-uted may well have been swept overboard.
Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the hori-zon. An audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, acrimonious meetings.
Clark addressed the situ-ation in her last question period before the legis-lature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on.
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B.C. ViewsTom Fletcher
Over the weekend, there were numer-ous protests against
the federal government’s Bill C-51, which proposes a number of new measures to combat the prospects of terrorism.
The Conservative government has proposed giving additional powers to the RCMP and CSIS, the Canadian Security Intel-ligence Service. Many of those protesting say these new powers will strip privacy from many Canadian residents. They also argue that both the RCMP and CSIS do not have sufficient inde-pendent oversight.
The Liberals have already said they will support the bill, and make amendments if they are elected as the government in the election this fall. NDP MPs, on the other hand, are stalwart foes of the bill.
The very different reactions from the two opposition parties speak volumes about the perceptions of this bill. The Liberals are clearly banking on the broad support among Canadians for more counter-terrorism measures, in the wake of the attack on Parlia-ment Hill last fall and numerous homegrown terror plots.
The NDP, on the other hands, is
taking its traditional principled approach, in standing up for civil rights over enhanced anti-terrorism measures. The prin-cipled stance gets them plenty of positive mentions, but often does not translate into votes. Virtually
all polls show the NDP will finish third in the election, barring a last-minute shift by voters.
The need for enhanced anti-terror-ism measures is pretty clear. Howev-er, there should be more oversight of both CSIS and the RCMP, should
they be granted new powers. At the very least, there needs to be a Parliamentary committee with MPs from all sides taking an ongoing close look at just how these new powers are being used.
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Seanna Nichol photoProtesters at the StopC51 demonstration organized by the BCGEU, Leadnow, and OpenMedia in Victoria.
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Editor:Racial harmony was the objective. Sign language
was the topic. The process was slick. Mayor and council, we were told, are deeply interested in what weighs on your heart provided you take no more than five seconds to share it, three words or less to say it and it can be written on a post-it note to be pinned to the big board. And lest you actually talk about what’s on your mind, here are the questions you must answer. Crowd control parading as dialogue! A sign of the times!
Eighty percent of the time the audience was talked to, most of which I could have happily done without. And yet, the evening had a bright spot—the last three minutes by the last presenter made it all worth it. It was the story of Markham,
Ontario, a town very similar to ours with the exact same problem – Asian dominance crowding out all others. Markham, according to the UBC professor who studied the issue, has resolved that problem through strong, pro-active civic leadership.
Markham uses all of its civic powers—licensing, by-laws, rezoning, education, negotiation, and it works. For example, they have prevented malls from being exclusive to one ethnic group on the premise that a community that shops together stays together. If our mayor and council wish Richmond to be a model of inclusiveness and racial harmony they should copy what has proven to be effective under very similar circumstances.
Nick LoenenRichmond
Editor:I recently attended
the workshop on the signage issue in Richmond.
Other cities in Canada, such as Richmond Hill and Markham, Ontario, dealt with the signage issue back in 1990 by implementing a bylaw that requires that signage be half English and/or French. Why did our city council not do the same?
I know that our council always throws the Charter of Rights and Freedoms up as a roadblock to dealing with this issue. Has the Charter impeded on the issue being dealt with in other parts of our country? We need to come up with a solution before issues escalate any further than they have to date.
The City of Richmond needs to have more town hall meetings and they need to start listening to the people of Richmond and we all need to start listening to each other. We need
to re-establish the sense of community in Richmond.
In my view, the signage problem is indicative of a much deeper problem in Richmond. The frustration of many
people in that room was palpable and it is up to our elected officials to make it better and take their collective heads out of the sand.
Joanne TeraguchiRichmond
Editor:The off-shore undertakers have
done their work. The developer-hearse drivers are ready, willing, and eager to transport the body. The coffin holding the remains of the concept of the traditional Canadian neighbourhood has been fitted together. All that is left to do is pound in the final nails and have the realtor-pall-bearers escort it to the gravesite.
The epitaph will read: “Here lies
a way of life that was too easily surrendered. Absence of foresight, lack of concern for educated community planning, greed, and stupidity contributed to its demise. Those who believe in the teachings of enlightened and responsible development grieve its squandered potential and its passing.”
Everyone say amen.Ray Arnold
Richmond
RIP neighbourhoodsSignage issue is indicative of a deeper problem
Richmond could learn lessons from Markham, Ont.
Matthew Hoekstra photosParticipants at Richmond’s first workshop, including Andy Hobbs (centre) and Matt PItcairn (right), discuss options for language on signs.
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Cocaine smuggler’s bid for lighter sentence denied
Court rejects Shminder Johal’s bid to reduce 18-year sentence
by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter
A Richmond man’s bid to have his 18-year prison sentence reduced was unanimously rejected by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia last Wednesday.
Shminder Singh Johal was convicted of conspiracy to import cocaine, importing cocaine, importing firearms and bribing a border services officer in con-nection with a conspiracy to import more than 200 kilograms of cocaine into Canada from the United States nearly eight years ago.
According to the ruling, Johal recruited two men to help him in his scheme to import the cocaine and firearms.
Johal was sentenced to 18 years in 2012, while one of the men he schemed with, Baljinder Singh Kan-dola—a Canada Border Services Officer—received a 15-year sentence for, among other things, accepting a bribe while employed as a border services officer. The third man, Richmond’s Herman Riar, who acted as the courier, pled guilty in provincial court to multiple charges and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Johal, who was 38 at the time of his sentencing in 2012, owned companies that imported car parts from the United States, and regularly crossed the border at the Pacific Highway Crossing, the court ruling states.
Johal got to know Kandola during those frequent trips, and the two gradually became friends and even-tually became co-conspirators in the cocaine smug-gling plan.
The plan involved Johal and Riar driving separate cars to Bothell, Washington, loading car parts into Johal’s car and cocaine into Riar’s. The trio took extra steps to ensure they weren’t discovered.
“Johal would in constant contact with Kandola on dedicated phones, supplied by Johal, equipped with special ‘puk lock’ security systems which make it ex-tremely difficult to retrieve the records in the phones. They would speak in Punjabi as a further security measure. Kandola would tell Johal when they could come through the border through his booth. Johal would go through first; Riar would follow. Kandola would pretend he did not know them, ask some ques-tions, and then wave them through.”
But unbeknownst to them, their operation had been under surveillance for four months.
The three men were eventually arrested on Oct. 25, 2007, after Johal and Riar entered Canada through Kandola’s booth.
“In the trunk of Riar’s car were 208 kilograms of coaine and three firearms. The cocaine was worth $5 million to $6 million if sold by the kilogram. Around $225,000 in cash was later found in Johal’s home.”
In his bid for a reduced sentence, Johal argued that his sentence “should be similar to sentences imposed on similar offenders for similar offences in similar cir-cumstances,” the court ruling said.
Johal argued his role was equal to that of Kandola, and that since Kandola received a 15-year sentence, his should be reduced down from 18 years.
And Johal referred to a fourth party, Vancouver’s Charles Lai, who in his sentencing in the U.S. District Court in Washington state, was described as the mas-termind behind the scheme, and received just a 13-year sentence.
But Chief Justice James Bauman, in dismissing the appeal, said the information from Lai’s sentencing hearing “cannot reasonably be expected to affect the result,” the court ruling said.
“The U.S Attorney’s off-hand description in Lai’s sen-tencing hearing of Johal as a ‘driver’ and ‘runner’ does not somehow displace (sentencing judge) Mr. Justice Romilly’s findings. Similiarly the sentence imposed on Lai by the U.S. District Court is not a helpful bench-mark in British Columbia. It is the product of a very different sentencing regime and it was based in part upon the plea agreement,” Bauman ruled.
Funding from Community Gaming Grant earmarked for Richmond Addiction Services Society
Local families affected by parental mental illness and addictions will receive more sup-port, thanks to a $100,000 community gam-ing grant from the province to Richmond Ad-diction Services Society.
“We are extremely pleased that Richmond Addiction Services Society and the Support-ing Families Affected by Parental Mental Ill-ness and Addictions community table have again received this incredibly important fund-ing,” executive director Richard Dubras said. “Without this funding and support, the Rich-mond community would lose very important services and support to really resilient chil-dren, youth, parents and their entire families.”
Richmond Centre MLA Teresa Wat said Rich-mond Addictions Services provides valuable support and resources to individuals and families in Richmond.
“Their approach includes involvement of the whole family in treatment, and integration of alternative therapies, such as yoga and medi-tation, to give those working through their ad-dictions the best chance of success,” Wat said.
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Volunteers step up for skating tributeby Don FennellSports Editor
Volunteer.The standard dictionary
defines such a person as one who freely offers to
take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.
Typically altruistic, these individuals step forward simply to help make a dif-ference.
While the principal players in Saturday’s Con-naught Skating Club fun-draiser at Minoru Arenas for skating legend Karen Magnussen were the skaters themselves, the efforts of a talented team of volunteers played an equally essential though less discernible role.
There were the ticket takers. The spotlight oper-ators. The producers, and the costume makers. The music engineers, and the venue decorators. And that’s just a start.
They didn’t get a chance to take a bow, but they de-served to.
Predictably, Karen Mag-nussen Tribute: A Benefit Show was an emotional-ly-charged program. The brainchild of talented Connaught director of skating Keegan Mur-phy—ably assisted by a pair of ever-energetic co-producers in Eileen Murphy and Aundrea
Feltham—the evening was a fundraiser for the legendary Canadian fig-ure skater who was the world ladies’ champion in 1973. Tragically, the now 62-year-old Magnussen is in the fight of her life after her lungs were burnt from inhaling gas after she es-caped a North Shore rink following an ammonia leak. At the time she was doing what she loved most—coaching. Now, she is forced to endure an almost-constant struggle with rheumatoid arthritis and other serious, degen-erative health issues.
Connaught held the tribute, which featured some 100 club skaters demonstrating their im-mense talent in individual and group performances, in place of a traditional spring show held every second year. With the skilled efforts of the vol-unteers, many of them parents of the skaters, it proved to be the ultimate team effort.
•More photos on Page 16, and video at richmon-dreview.com.
Behind-the-scenes efforts assure Karen Magnussen benefit show is a major success
Don Fennell photoAnya Li, 6, was one of the many talented Connaught figure skaters who performed to great applause dur-ing the club’s fundraiser for Karen Magnussen Satur-day at Minoru Arenas.
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by Don Fennell Sports Editor
So close.That’s the heartbreak-
ing consolation for a pair of Richmond high school basketball teams after the dust settled in the an-nual provincial senior boys’ championships Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.
The storybook finish the Richmond Christian Eagles seemed to be writ-ing ended prematurely Friday night, when the No. 1-ranked team lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kelowna Chris-tian Knights 68-58. The Ea-gles settled for third overall by defeating Credo Chris-tian 70-54 in the third-place game Saturday morning.
The story was a paral-lel one to that of the R.A. McMath Wildcats are concerned. Entering the triple-A tournament as the fourth-ranked team, the Wildcats narrowly edged Dr. Charles Best Blue Dev-ils 73-70 in the opening game Wednesday but gained momentum from it and just missed reaching Saturday’s championship final. McMath lost Friday’s semifinal game—a thriller that went down to the buzzer—78-75 to Fleet-wood Park, which went on to win the tournament title.
McMath finished fourth overall, losing the bronze medal game 77-61 to Charles Hays on Saturday.
Richmond Christian, which was presented with the single-A tournament’s most sportsmanlike team award—an honour that is sadly often overlooked—placed two players on the first all-star team—guards Joacquin Arguelles and Sam Cabuay.
McMath’s Anthony Demch was joined by fel-low Richmondite Owent Vint of the Matthew McNair Marlins on the triple-A sec-ond all-star team. McNair dropped its final game of the tournament 80-68 to Wellington on Saturday.
H.J. Cambie Crusaders competed in the provincial double-A tournament last week, losing to Bodwell 70-46 Friday after defeat-ing Mt. Elizabeth 102-51 on Thursday.
Eagles, Wildcatsclaw way to top 4Richmond teams impress at B.C. boys’ hoops championships
Richmond Christian’s Samuel Cabuay takes the ball to the hoop in Satur-day’s bronze medal game versus Credo Christian in the B.C. single-A high school senior boys’ bas-ketball championships at the Langley Events Centre.Gary Ahuja photo
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by Don FennellSports Editor
The numbers tell an in-credible story.
In their five seasons as student athletes at Ot-tawa’s Carleton Univer-sity, the Scrubb brothers won five national bas-ketball championships. The fifth, all consecu-tive, was earned Sunday at Ryerson University where the No. 1-ranked Ravens defeated No. 3 Ottawa Gee-Gees 93-46
in the Canadian Inter-university men’s hoops final.
Earning his second Jack Donohue Trophy as tournament MVP, Philip—who was also
selected player of the game, paced the Ravens with 28 points. Thomas, who is the CIS defensive player of the year and
also a previous tourna-ment MVP, added 20 points in the win. Both brothers were selected tournament all-stars.
Scrubb brothers stand tall, againSiblings lead Carleton to national title
Philip (above) and Tom-my Scrubb won their fifth university men’s hoops title Sunday.
Spurred by support, Chan wins golf openerTwo Richmond golfers enjoyed
auspicious debuts at the 2015 Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour season opener last weekend at the University Golf Club.
Kathrine Chan won the girls’ 14-and-under division after firing
rounds of 75, 74, 76 (225) to win by 10 strokes. “Support from my mom and friends really helped me a lot for this 54 hole tournament,” said Chan at the end of the three days. “I feel very grateful to have my division title. This gave me a good experience and
it will help me a lot throughout my golf career.”
A final round of 70 pushed Zaahi-dali (Ziggy) Nathu, 17, of Richmond to victory in the boys’ 17-19 division (78, 74, 70=222) with a five stroke winning margin.
Skating for Karen
Three-time Canadian champion Mitchell Gordon.
Karen Magnussen’s daughter Jennifer (right) and sis-ter Judy were recognized at Saturday’s tribute show.
Don Fennell photosA Connaught skater performs in Karen Magnussen Tribute: A Benefit Show.
Fans look with admiration at part of Karen Magnussen’s extensive skating memorabilia on display at the show.
Ever the showman, Shawn Cueves had fans in stitches.
Competitive stream skaters showed their performance skills Saturday at Minoru Arenas.
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Community Worship
CATHOLIC
Eastern Catholic Church : Everyone Welcome!
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Corporate Taxes
Accounting andManagementConsulting
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260 ELECTRICAL
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280 GARAGE DOOR SERVICES
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281 GARDENING
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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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300 LANDSCAPING
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320 MOVING & STORAGE
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320 MOVING & STORAGE
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
509 AUCTIONS
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Richmond Review · Page 19Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Richmond Review · Page 19
Councillors Chak Au, Derek Dang and Bill McNulty have the first meals served at Pepper Lunch Canada with Mayor Malcolm Brodie.
Bill McNulty and Derek Dang pose with Pepper Lunch founder Kunio Ichinose (centre).
by Katie LawrenceAround Town
Japanese restaurant Pepper Lunch has made its way to Canada, opening its first
North American location right here in Richmond.
On the menu are items like Japanese-style steak, salmon, chick-en, and seafood, certified Angus beef, pepper rice, pasta and curry rice.
Founded in 1994 by Kunio Ichinose, Pepper Lunch has grown into an international restaurant chain, with 350 locations spanning 13 countries.
Pepper Lunch Canada owner Christopher Sy was excited about opening the first Canadian location at 150-5951 No. 3 Rd. and sharing the Pepper Lunch brand with the Lower Mainland.
“What’s good about Richmond is there is a lot of cross-culture in terms of food, people, and it’s a nice place to start a new chain,” he said. “I would like to invite people from Richmond
and all over Vancouver to come try the first Pepper Lunch in Canada. I think you will enjoy your food.”
What sets Pepper Lunch apart from other restaurants is the way they have improved on the hot plate meal.
“Although DIY (do-it-yourself ) cooking is nothing new, the Pepper Lunch brand specializes in creating sizzle plates that hit hungry mouths with big flavours, finest quality cuts of meat, and unique sauces. People can literally see exactly what they are eating and decide how they want it cooked. It is definitely an amplified version of DIY steak,” said Denis Sy, general manager of Pepper Lunch Canada, in a press release.
The Sy brothers and the Pepper Lunch Canada team are already look-ing to open a second location, with downtown Vancouver and Burnaby as possible options.
Katie Lawrence covers the social scene. She may be reached at [email protected].
Pepper Lunch opening Japanese DIY steak comes to Richmond
Denis Sy, Mama Sy, and Christopher Sy received mes-sages of prosperity.
An offer on the hardest-working van.THE 2015 SPRINTER 2500 144” CARGO VAN. TOTAL PRICE* STARTS AT $44,960*. LEASE OR FINANCE AND RECEIVE 3 YEARS NO-CHARGE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.†
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:• Best-In-Class Cargo Capacity3
• Best-In-Class Payload Capacity3
• Best-In-Class Fuel Efficiency4
© 2015 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Lease offer based on 2015 2500 144” Cargo Van (Stock #S1573605). National MSRP $41,300. *Total price of $44,960 includes freight/PDI of $2,895, dealer admin fee of $595, air-conditioning levy of $100, PPSA up to $45.48 and a $25 fee covering EHF tires. **Additional Options, fees and taxes are extra. 1Lease example based on $573 per month (excluding taxes) for 60 months. Lease APR of 4.99% applies on approved credit. Down payment or equivalent trade of $5,000, plus first payment and applicable taxes are due at lease inception. Cost of borrowing is $6,718. Total obligation is $44,106. Lease offer only valid through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. 2Please note the $3,000 discount has been applied/included in the calculation of the monthly lease payment, it is only valid on 2015 Sprinter Cargo Vans delivered before March 31, 2015. †Three years of scheduled maintenance covers the first 3 factory scheduled maintenance services or 3 years, whichever comes first; and is available only through finance and lease through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Scheduled maintenance interval for model year 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is the earlier of 1 year or 25,000 km. The specific maintenance services included are described in the applicable Owner’s/Operator’s Manual and Service/Maintenance Booklet. 3Based on a comparison of the Automotive News classification of full-size commercial vans. 4Based on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard Testing of 2014 model year Sprinter 2500 cargo van, 144” wheel base, standard roof, at 50% load capacity, and at highway/city speeds according to the standards of the “CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW HEAVY–DUTY MOTOR VEHICLES [Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations – Part 1037]” as conducted by Mercedes-Benz in September 2013. Stated fuel consumption based on highway driving cycle. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Not for comparison purposes. Fuel efficiency test results determined using Government of Canada approved test methods are not available. Offer is non-transferable, non-refundable and has no cash value. Certain limitations apply. Vehicle license, insurance, and registration are extra. Dealer may lease or finance for less. Offers may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. See your authorized Mercedes-Benz Vans Boundary Dealer for details or call the Mercedes-Benz Vans Sales and Service Centre at 604-676-3778. Offer valid until March 31, 2015.
Mercedes-Benz Vans Sales and Service Centre | 3550 Lougheed Highway, Vancouver, BC D#6279 604-676-3778 | vancouversprinter.ca
Lease APR Lease Payment Includes
5.99%1 $5731 $3,0002
60 Months $5,0001 Down Delivery Credit
**Fees and taxes extra.
4.99%1
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ALL PRICES IN EFFECT FRIDAY, MARCH 20 UNTIL
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
*Prices of products that feature the MAXspecial logo are exclusive to registeredM&M MAX customers. Simply presentyour MAX card, or sign up for a FREE
MAX membership in-store or online, totake advantage of these MAX discounts.
CHICKEN STRIPS27-33 PIECES1.36 kg/3 lb
SOLIDWHITE CHICKENNOT CHOPPED& FORMED
129999save $6
CRISPY FRIES1 kg/2.2 lb
499
BUTTERMILK DILL SAUCE350 mL
399
GARLIC BREAD330 g/11.6 oz
299
SUPREMEHOMESTYLELASAGNA907 g/2 lb
899save $2
ITALIAN STYLEBEEF MEATBALLS130-140 PIECES1.36 kg/3 lb
1299save $3
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Quality food Affordable prices.
Sparkle Bean Curd Stick 170g
Maggi Seasoning Sauce-Yellow 800ml
Del Monte Fruit Mix 2.84L
Superior Fried Tofu 350g
Superior Org. Extra Firm Tofu 350g
Fresh Pork Lean (3LBs Up)
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Searay Squid Wings400g
Mangos
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Paradise Turon with Ube 454g
Manila’s Best FFW Milkfish
800g Up
USA Fuji Apples
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Mazola Corn Oil 2.84L
Victor Oranges
$899ea