Richmond News June 29 2016

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n The Wolff House, a tall, narrow, two-storey home built in 1898 in theQueen Anne style, has been leveled by a developer to make way for newhomes. The house was listed on the city`s heritage “inventory,” and consid-ered to be in good condition. Unlike the heritage “registry,” the inventoryprovides no legal protections. Left photo by City of Richmond; Right photo byGraeme Wood/Richmond News

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Heritage inventory a ‘hollow process’ if sites not protected: Erceg

It was considered historically significant anda rare example of preserved heritage in

Steveston from the turn of the 19th century.But now, the recent demolition of the

Queen Anne Revival style Wolff House onBroadmoor Street has sparked debate overhow well the City of Richmond is protectingits historical buildings.

“I was shocked when that house wentdown,” said Coun. Harold Steves, lastweek at a planning committee meeting.

At issue is what the city calls a heri-tage inventory, which aims to documentbuildings, artefacts and areas of historical

significance. Unlike the heritage registry,which protects 36 city-owned sites, theinventory does not provide legal protectionfor heritage sites.

At the meeting, confusion arose betweenstaff and councillors as to what the exactpurpose of the inventory was, with Rich-mond’s deputy chief administrative officerJoe Erceg finally concluding the inven-tory is a “hollow process” and “pointlessexercise.”

Erceg noted the city is in the midst ofreviewing its heritage protection measures.The intent of the study is to apply “morerigour” to heritage protection.

“With the way we’re going, we shouldscrap the inventory and not waste ourmoney,” said Steves.

The veteran councillor said everything on

the inventory list ought to be on the regis-try, for legal protection. This would meanbuildings deemed historical would need tohave alterations or demolitions approvedby city council.

Coun. Carol Day said the city ought toconsider protecting any pre-Second WorldWar building. Erceg replied that doing sowouldn’t be prudent as heritage preserva-tion is a very subjective issue.

“The heritage value of the Wolff Houselies in its historical association with thedevelopment of original residential fabricof Steveston, made possible through thewealth created by the boom of the fishingand canning industries established in the1880s,” notes the city’s inventory.

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Steveston lost one of its most revered resi-dents last week.

Kay Sakata, who celebrated her 100th birth-day in early March, passed away June 23, afew days after suffering a serious stroke.

She leaves behind a legion of family, friendsand just passersby who marvelled at herimmaculately tended garden on First Avenuenear Moncton Street, right in the heart ofSteveston Village.

“She had a phenomenal life,” said herdaughter, Carol-Lyn Sakata. “She was alwayssuch a positive person, and a consummategardener.”

Earlier this month, Kay was honoured asRichmond High School’s oldest graduateduring this year’s commencement ceremonyat the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts inVancouver.

At the event, Donna Matheson, RichmondAlumni Association president, read a speechKay and her daughter wrote.

“I never imagined I would be at a highschool graduation like this with almost 300students graduating,” Matheson told theaudience. “When I went to Richmond HighSchool, it was from Grade 9 to 12, and itwas located on Bridgeport Road. I lived inSteveston, by the river near where BritanniaShipyards is today. I took the Inter-urban tram

from Steveston to Bridgeport to go to Rich-mond High School. When I started RichmondHigh School, there were 35 pupils, but inthose days students had to quit school to goto work, so by Grade 12 there were only 11students who graduated. We were calledMatriculation Class of 1933-1934.

“To the graduating class of 2016, I wish youwell and if you want to live to be 100, I saybe happy, be thankful for all that you receive,and never think, or speak badly, of anyone.”

Carol-Lyn told the News her mother fell illon June 18 and was admitted to the emer-gency department at Richmond Hospital. Thefollowing Thursday, she passed away quietlyin her sleep.

“She was such a positive, happy person,”she said. “She was like that until the veryend.”

Kay’s daughter-in-law, Lise Mercier, addedthat she had a very strong love of life, enjoyedtravelling, playing gateball — a lawn gamethat is similar to croquet — and of coursetending to her garden that became a focalpoint for plant lovers to see as they strolledthrough the village. Many visitors came awaywith a cutting or two for their own yards suchwas Kay’s generosity and willingness to shareher love of gardening which came from grow-ing up on her family’s seven-acre farm thatwas located on Garry Street, near the village.

Kay went to elementary school at nearbyLord Byng. When her family was internedduring the Second World War in the B.C. Inte-rior, she met a handsome, young fisherman,Shozo Sakata, and the two were married inGrand Forks in 1949.

They returned to Steveston shortly after-wards and moved into the house on FirstAvenue. They had two children, Carol-Lynand Adam.

A good part of her working life, through the1960s and ‘70s, was spent at the local can-nery (B.C. Packers). And as a skilled seam-stress, she would teach sewing at the localBuddhist temple and on the second floor ofthe Hepworth building in Steveston Village.

But it was her love of gardening that shinedthrough. Many of the flowers she grew weredisplayed in the annual Steveston SalmonFestival’s Ikebana (Japanese flower arrang-ing) competitions. She also served as parademarshal at the Salmon Festival in 2006.

Kay was in her 80s when she declared tofamily that she wanted to see the world. Andshe had seen most of it, save for South Ameri-ca. She recently had her passport renewed inhopes of one day travelling again.

In her later years, she required the use of awheelchair, but with care attendants she stilllived in her own home.

When the News asked her in March if shehad any secrets to her longevity, Kay laughedand said, “I don’t really know. I never imag-ined getting to be 100. I guess being happyhelped.”

A 16-year-old girl who was an-nounced as missing last Fridayhas been found by RichmondRCMP. Mounties had asked thepublic for help in finding the girl,named Selena Lou.

On Tuesday afternoon policedid not issue details as to howand why Lou went missing.

“The Richmond RCMP wouldlike to thank the media, thepublic, and our law enforce-ment partners,” said Cpl. DennisHwang.

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n Selena Lou Photo submitted

PHILIPRAPHAELStaff [email protected]

Century of local history passes with Kay Sakata

Save-our-school protests continue

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With summer holidays around the corner, agathering of about 15 parents and students

of Whiteside elementary were not in a joyousmood Sunday. That’s when they protestedoutside Richmond City Hall the possibility theirschool may be closed to satisfy the provincialgovernment’s edict to save on education funding.

Randolf Richardson, a spokesman for thegroup, told the News he has no idea where hisdaughter, who is in Grade 3, would go next Sep-tember if her school is shuttered. It would alsohave a big negative impact on the community.

“This is one of the few schools that is closelyconnected with a community centre,” he said. “Ithas direct access for the children who can walkin groups to the South Arm Community Centrewhere there is after-school care.

“There are no major roads to cross and it’s insuch a great setting that lends itself to field tripsto discover nature,” he added. “And when you’rein that kind of setting and relaxed, it’s mucheasier to learn than being in a crowded school in

the heart of the city.”While parents and students held up hand-

made signs decrying school closures, Richard-son said it was heartwarming to hear supportivecomments from some passersby.

“Some told us they went to Whiteside and

would not like to see it closed,” he said.The pending school closures stem from the

Ministry of Education’s policy to increase theoccupancy rate of B.C.’s school districts to about95 per cent. Districts reaching that range areexpected to qualify to receive funds for requiredseismic upgrades, while those schools deemeduneconomical to operate are to be closed. InRichmond, that could involve as many as fiveschools from a list of 16, including Whiteside.

But while none have been specifically named,parents such as Richardson have been onthe offensive, touting reasons why their schoolshould remain open.

“That’s a very negative situation we’ve beenplaced in,” he said, “pitting schools against eachother.”

He also said the idea of upping the occupancyto 95 per cent is unrealistic.

“That takes a lot of flexibility out of the (school)system. You need some kind of contingency,”he said. “What if a school suffers a broken watermain? Those students would need to go some-where while repairs are being done. Ninety-fiveper cent is too high.”

nn Selena Lou Photo submitted

n Kay Sakata, seenhere celebratingher 100th birthdayin March, passedaway last week.Photo submitted

n Students and parents protest the possible closingof Whiteside elementary. Photo submitted


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They got all dressed up for nothing, butthe people behind a move to plant a

daycare inside a vacant Onni ImperialLanding building know it was a party theyhad to attend.

Mike and Agnes Lewis, towing a smallarmy of parent customers and a fewkids, faced mayor and council Mondayafternoon at city hall to appeal a previousrefusal of Generation Daycare’s businesslicence application for the Steveston water-front site.

Their application to relocate to thecontroversial Onni development from theirsoon-to-demolished site on nearby TritesRoad was denied on the grounds it didn’tmeet the mixed maritime use (MMU) zon-ing’s definition of “education.”

And even though the daycare ownerspresented a new business plan to council— complete with programs heavily ladenwith maritime themes — everyone’s eyes,including that of council, were on nextweek, when city staff will provide a reporton a proposed “spot rezoning,” potentiallyrelaxing the bylaw enough to allow thedaycare to open at the site.

“We are only here to discuss the busi-ness licence refusal, nothing else,” insistedMayor Malcolm Brodie before everyonehad settled into their seats.

Coun. Carol Day was the first to ask “Canwe table the appeal until after the rezon-ing?”

“No,” said Brodie, “it’s a yes or a no tothe question today.”

Going through the motions anyway, eventhough they may not now need an im-proved business plan if the upcoming spotrezoning goes through, Agnes questionedthe accuracy of the city’s definition of“education,” in its MMU zoning.

“(Education) is what we do in our busi-ness every day; problem-solving, socialresponsibility and more; and we plan toinvolve the community in every aspect ofour programs,” she told council.

She was, however, quickly reminded byBrodie that no one was there to “discussthe definition of education or the vision forthis property.”

Not able to dispute the bylaw’s definition,Agnes accepted there was really nothingleft to say.

“This might make more sense to put thisoff until after next week’s meeting,” Dayagain suggested.

“Is it possible for the applicant to re-apply for a licence after next week?”

After staff clarified that the applicantscan, indeed, re-apply if the zoning sub-sequently changes, council unanimouslyvoted to approve the city staff recommen-dation to again refuse Generation’s busi-ness licence application.

“I guess we had to go through the pro-cess, but it did seem like a bit of a wasteof time; next week will be more important,”Agnes said outside city hall after the meet-ing.

“We will need another big show of sup-

port next week andat any public hear-ing.”

Brodie told thedaycare owners andtheir supporters thatcouncil is expectedto hear next weekfrom staff with re-gard to the mayor’sreferral to look intothe possibility of aspot rezoning at thespecific ImperialLanding site.

If approved bycouncil, the matterwill go to a publichearing sometimein July.

The daycare is be-ing evicted on Sept.30 from its currentTrites Road locationafter its landlordapplied to rezone tobuild homes.

Spot rezoning means creating specialsite-specific zoning that would vary fromthe existing site and/or area zoning to allowadditional uses beyond what’s permitted inthe existing zoning classification.

Hence, it would be intended for thatspecific site only and not be intended to bea precedent for any adjoining properties.

Onni and Richmond city council havebeen in dispute for around 10 years over

the developer’s efforts to have the siterezoned from MMU to commercial/retail,despite Onni agreeing to the MMU zoningwhen it got permission to build condos onthe upper floors.

The daycare owners and their parentcustomers told the Richmond News earlierhow the bid to move into one of Onni’svacant Imperial Landing properties is likelytheir last hope of staying in the area, as noother suitable locations can be found.

n Mike and Agnes Lewis stand outside Richmond City Hall, backed up bya group of parents and children who use their Generation Daycare facility inSteveston. Hopes are to move the daycare to the Imperial Landing site thathas been a decade-long source of zoning controversy between the City ofRichmond and developer Onni since it was built. Photo by Alan Campbell

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The inventory goes on tonote that the house, built in1898, was one of the oldestsurviving houses in Ste-veston, representing architec-ture that made its way fromEngland at the time.

Steves said he was particu-larly shocked the wood-framehouse came down, consider-ing it had been renovated.

The inventory, from 2000,noted the house had a newconcrete foundation, roof andwindows and was listed asbeing in “good condition.”

There are 96 items on theinventory. Most of the itemsare buildings, but othersinclude artifacts, such asthe cenotaph at RichmondCity Hall, and areas, such asBurkeville.

The city created a HeritageUpdate in 2011, which onlyprovided an overview of someof Richmond’s heritage pres-ervation efforts.

The inventory was lastupdated in 2005, accord-ing to online documents atRichmond.ca.

Four other homes on theinventory have also sincebeen demolished.

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Police are hunting an attacker whopounced on a 62-year-old man in broad

daylight as he arrived at his place of work innorth Richmond.

Shortly after 7 a.m. on June 24, Rich-mond Mounties were called to a report of aninjured man the 2000 block of Smith Street,near Bridgeport Road and Great CanadianWay.

Officers from the Greater Vancouver Tran-sit Authority Police Service (GV TAPS) werein the vicinity of Smith Street and discoveredthe 62-year-old lying on the ground bleed-ing.

The victim had been arriving at his work-place and had stepped out of his vehiclewhen he was struck violently with an un-known weapon several times.

According to police, the suspect fled thearea in a light-coloured import car. A secondsuspect may have been waiting in the get-away car.

The victim was rushed to hospital suffer-ing from injuries to his head and torso. Hisinjuries are not considered life-threatening.

Police cordoned off the area while theysearched for evidence and witnesses.

“We are highly motivated in locating thesuspect or suspects responsible for thiscowardly attack,” said Richmond RCMP’sCpl. Dennis Hwang. “We have several inves-tigators assigned to this case. At this point,we do not believe this attack was random.Robbery does not appear to be a motive.

If you have any information on this crime,contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212.To leave a tip, email [email protected] or to remain anonymous, callCrime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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cillor warns about going‘Donald Trump,’” News,June 15.

I wish to clarify astatement made in theabove named article. Thearticle stated that theRichmond Chamber ofCommerce had offeredtranslation services andno comment on theeconomic implicationsof Chinese-only signage.Our statement in full reads: “We know from ourmembers that businesses are most successful inRichmond when they are able to serve custom-ers in multiple languages. It is certainly a bestbusiness practice to ensure one of Canada’s of-ficial languages is included in public advertising.Chamber staff have already reached out to thisbusiness to see how we can help connect them

to translation servicesand marketing supportto ensure they introducetheir business to theRichmond communityin the best way possible.Unfortunately, our invita-tion was declined.”

Richmond has thegreat benefit of beingthe most ethnicallydiverse city in Canada.

As such, a number ofexcellent businessesexist to aid newcomers in

their introduction to the Canadian market. Fromtranslation services, marketing support and evenlanguage education companies, our chamberfeels strongly that Richmond’s businesses aremost successful when they work together toachieve their goals.

Barbara TinsonVice chair, Richmond Chamber of Commerce

LETTERSto the Editor

The Garden City ConservationSociety has a new president

— Sharon MacGougan. Thatmay make it easier for the City ofRichmond to join with the com-munity in conserving the GardenCity, the ecosystem of Richmond.

I’ve come to appreciate Sharonas a colleague, especially in herrole as vice president for the pasttwo years, so let me introduceyou.

A lifelong Richmond resident,Sharon takes special interest intrees and their various benefits.For instance, their branches arehome to songbirds, and their rootsystems are typically teamingwith life. Sharon is always sharinginsights on topics like that onFacebook.

Thanks to trees, Richmond’sneighbourhoods have beenvibrant natural networks, butmoonscaping by developerskeeps wiping them out. The cityhas an impressive ecologicalnetwork management strategy.The issue is turning thatstrategy into a reality. Ihave no doubt Sharonwill work with city staffand citizens to make thathappen.

In other words, Sharonbucks the trend in orderto help the Garden Cityecosystem to surviveand thrive — to helprestore the natural valuethat’s being wasted. That’s whatI’ve seen in action.

Unlike the previous president,me, Sharon is petite and soft-spoken. At the same time, she isan expert in White Crane Kung

Fu, which she has taught formany years.

Of course, conservationistsvalue diversity, and Sharonembodies diversity. For instance,she’s a retired band teacherwho wrote manuals for music

teachers, and her fictionwriting includes a novel,The Mayan Mysteries.

That title and Sharon’sattire in the photo hint ather immersion in Mexico,where she has visitedmany Mayan sacredsites, become an Aztecdancer, and grown inher lifelong gratitude forthe natural world.

Sharon has ongoing involve-ment with Amnesty International,with a focus on indigenous is-sues. She is a former chair ofAmnesty International Canada.And she has remained a habitu-

ally happy person.As the new Garden City Con-

servation president, Sharon leadsa close-knit group of capable di-rectors. Along with thousands ofsupporters gained throughout thepast nine years, we happily giveour best efforts to the GardenCity community.

Often, the community putsthe city in a position to succeed,as with the Garden City Lands.These days, a great need is tosucceed together in turning thetide for the Garden City ecosys-tem, along with respect for thelegacy name “Garden City.”

Sharon MacGougan will leadwell, and together we will suc-ceed.

Until the annual general meet-ing last Thursday, Jim Wrightwas president of the Garden CityConservation Society. He is still adirector.

Dear Editor,Richmond Hospital will be em-

barking on a major addition soon.This hospital has been serv-

ing our community for over half acentury. It has top-notch and mostdedicated professionals and sup-port staff.

However, the facility is gettingold. Also, the population of Rich-mond has increased consider-ably during the past few years.Richmond Hospital Foundationhas been doing an excellent jobin fundraising and other activitiesfor the betterment of the hospital.Planning for an acute care towerwith the most modern equipmentand facilities is very timely.

Of course, such a huge projectwill require a lot of financial andmoral support from the community.India Cultural Centre of Canada’sGurdwara Nanak Niwas has beenan integral part of this communityfor almost 30 years. As such, thisplace of worship has launched afundraising campaign for the Rich-mond Hospital Foundation. Theresponse so far has been great. Inthis context, I would like to urgemembers of our community, to do-nate generously to this worthwhilecause.

Donors can come to India Cul-tural Centre of Canada’s GurdwaraNanak Niwas, 8600 No. 5 Road,Richmond, to donate. If by anychance, any potential donor isunable to come to the Gurdwara,he/she should leave their con-tact information. They can do soby phoning the Gurdwara (SikhTemple) at 604-274-7479 or me at604-836-8976.

Balwant SangheraRichmond

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Open letter to mayor andcouncil,

I’ve read a few articles in thenewspaper this week that makeme realize how fairness in realestate is being replaced by whoyou know and who you manageto talk to — or who you cansway politically.

Whether it is the Onni devel-opment and the daycare, or thePolygon development pre-salefiascos, or the many otherunfair practices that happenwhen money and real estate areinvolved, it seems that city hallcould do much more to combatthese unfair practices.

Although the city needs to dofar more to address childcareneeds and make sure spacesexist in new developments (orsubsidize spaces in schools!), itneeds to be based on fair anddue process, not on who you

talk to and who youcan sway politi-cally.

And the Poly-gon developmentpre-sale? Seriously,this fiasco shouldmean that Polygondoesn’t get ap-proved for futuredevelopments inRichmond. It ispatently unfairand unsafe tostart selling to customers justbecause they show up at aworksite. They could have toldthe customers to join their emaillist. They could have given themthe dates for the sales officeopening. But they didn’t do anyof that…they start selling onan active construction site. Itis ridiculous. There should beramifications for doing some-

thing so unfair, unsafe andunscrupulous. There is no waythat people just showed up withno inside information.

Mayor and councillors, I amasking you to take action onthese unfair practices and worktowards making Richmond afair and equitable place to liveand do business.

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I wonder if parents havelearned Clark lesson?

LETTERSto the Editor

Dear Editor,With a provincial election on the

horizon, it would be worthwhile for theparents of children who attend publicschools in Richmond to take a close lookat Premier Christy Clark’s agenda foreducation in this province and then ob-jectively assess how it has and will affectyour children’s futures.

While public funds and tax breaks inBritish Columbia are used to help privateschools expand and prosper, our publicschool system is being forced to try andcope with all the logistical and educa-tional challenges and impediments thatresult from ongoing cutbacks and schoolclosures.

Every parent wants their children to getthe best possible education and for themto be fully prepared and motivated tosucceed in adult life. And because theyonly get one pass through an educationalsystem (sorry - no RESET button herefolks) it is vitally important that the gov-ernment dedicate itself to providing thebest possible learning environments andopportunities for our children.

But given what has become evidentabout our Premier’s education agenda,parents in B.C. should be concernedthat the disparity between the levels ofsupport she is giving the private schoolindustry compared to the public schoolsystem will result in graduates of private

schools being much better prepared toachieve their career goals and succeedlater in life than will be the case for thosewho pass through an underfunded anddisrespected (by the government) publicschool system.

While Clark hypocritically manufacturesphoto-op setups amongst children whoare probably being adversely affected byher educational policies, she appears tobe wholly unconcerned about the gap thatis widening between the haves and thehave-nots in the world of education in thisprovince.

But perhaps that is to be expected in aleader who apparently graduated from theMarie Antoinette ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ In-stitute and a government that is guided bythe principles of elitism and entitlement.Increasing stability and security for thosethat can afford it, and progressively less ofthe same for those who can’t.

To those parents of public school stu-dents who voted for Clark in 2013, I canonly ask if you might have finally learnedyour lesson.

Perhaps this time your vote might reflecta concern for your children’s future andbest interests, instead of a knee-jerkresponse to some ambiguous politicalbafflegab, disingenuous promises and atoothy, perpetual grin.

Ray ArnoldRichmond

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City: Roadwork completed when developments finishLETTERSto the Editor

Dear Editor,Re: “Thanks to the kind strangers who came to my aid,”

Letters, June 22.This letter is intended to provide an update on ongoing

improvements to the intersection of Minoru Boulevard and

Gollner Avenue, which was commented on in a recent letterto the editor.

As is typical with roadworks projects, final repaving orasphalt lift of this intersection is scheduled to be completedonce all other construction activity is concluded. This is

done for both practical and economic reasons as it doesnot make sense to commence the asphalt lift if it is simplygoing to be torn up again in the near future in order tocomplete other necessary works.

I am pleased to report that the asphalt lift of this intersec-tion is scheduled to begin the week of July 4. This will bringthe intersection up to finished standards, eliminating all un-even pavement.We thank the public for its patience duringthe reconstruction of this intersection. These improvementswill also ensure that grading of sidewalk and curb access tothe intersection meets all safety standards.

On another note, pedestrians can be assured that thenew traffic signals at the intersection provide adequate timefor crossing of the intersection, meeting Canadian stan-dards for safety. Pedestrians who find themselves havingdifficulty crossing in time may be entering the intersectiontoo late in the “flashing hand” phase of the signal opera-tion.

The white “walk” light indicates when pedestrians arepermitted to begin crossing by stepping off the curb whileensuring all vehicles are stopped. In Richmond, the stan-dard duration of the walk light is eight seconds but for somedirections it can be greater when different modes of signaloperation are in effect.

The walk light is followed by an orange “flashing hand”pedestrian clearance indication. This clearance durationis timed based on a specific pedestrian walking speed tocross the entire intersection. If a pedestrian steps off thecurb and begins crossing just as the hand starts flash-ing, there should be adequate time to finish crossing. If apedestrian ignores the “flashing hand” and starts crossingafter it is on, there may not be adequate time to cross safelyif they proceed at a normal walking pace or slower.

For more information on how traffic signals and crossingtimes are determined, please visit Richmond.ca/services/ttp/signals/faq.htm.

Victor Wei, P. Eng.City of Richmond

COMMUNITYin Focus

n The public is being asked to voice their ideas on how StevestonPark’s playground should be redeveloped. Photo submitted

SHELLEYCIVKINA seniors moment

Retirement a timeto venture out ofcomfort zone

Starting July 1, the public is encour-aged to provide feedback to the

City of Richmond on concept optionsfor the future renewal of the StevestonCommunity Park Playground.

Two concept plans will be displayedat a drop-in style open house on Fri-day, July 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. aspart of the Steveston Salmon Festival.The open house tents will be locatedbeside the playground that is locatedon the west side of the Steveston

Community Centre, at 4111 Monc-ton Street. Those attending the openhouse are encouraged to talk with citypark planners, review the conceptplans and project display boards andcomplete the survey. There will alsobe activities for children to share theirideas about what they would like tosee in the future playground.

From July 1 through July 17 atmidnight, the public can also visit Let-sTalkRichmond.ca to find up-to-date

information, view the display boardsand complete an online version of thesurvey.

Information gathered via the websiteand during the July 1 open house willinform the development of a preferredconcept plan that will be presented tocity council for approval.

For more information, call the city’spark department at 604-244-1208 orvisit Richmond.ca/parksprojects.

Feedback sought on playground

Yesterday I pretended I was an explorer. I called up afriend and asked if she wanted to discover Vancouver with

me. We did something we’ve never done before: we startedat Broadway and walked all the way up Main Street to 30thAvenue, and then back down the other side.

Naturally, we stopped to look at all the hip new res-taurants (snapping photos of menus for later reference),quaffed lattes at tiny coffee bars, sampled savoury sconesat cozy cafes, and browsed unique little stores like TheRegional Assembly of Text; Devil May Wear; and Much andLittle.

Scarfing, shopping and shlepping our way down MainStreet, we stumbled across places we never knew existed,then realized what a narrow view we have of our surround-ings.

The point is, now that I’m retired, I have time to broadenmy horizons. With the weather turning warmer, I may havea SeaBus voyage in my future. Or maybe a SkyTrain ride toNew Westminster Quay. Or a drive to Deep Cove. Or a hikeup the Grouse Grind. (Yeah, right. A 60-year-old with badknees hiking the Lions. I think not.) What I’m getting at isthat there’s a big huge world out there just begging to beexplored.

It’s kind of ironic that I’ve travelled the world, yet I’venever kayaked around False Creek, cheered on the Zuc-chini 500 races at the Salt Spring Island Fall Fair, orattended the Apple Festival at UBC. Talk about a shelteredlife! I’m committed to more adventure in my life, even if it’sonly tame, day-long outings. Maybe I’ll venture outside mycomfort zone and take a mini-road trip with a friend – kindof like Thelma and Louis, but on a smaller scale. And lessviolent. It’d be nice if Brad Pitt was in on it, too. Maybe I’llgo to the Harrison Hot Springs Sand Castle Competition. Orvisit the quaint town of Nelson and see new sights, meetnew people.

Nearly six months into retirement and it’s STILL a hugenovelty. It’s like I’m waiting for someone to pinch me andtell me I’m dreaming. I feel like an entirely new person –happier, calmer, healthier, and in better shape than I’vebeen in years. It makes me realize how much more there isto life than just work. And doesn’t that speak volumes aboutmy previous work/life balance. Or conspicuous lack thereof.

If I had to give advice, I’d say this: don’t wait till retirementto enjoy life to the fullest. Get out there and show up for life,because regret is a colossal waste of energy. You heard it


nThursdayExplore the Middle Arm

Dyke on June 30 from 7 – 8p.m. during one of WalkRichmond’s events in thegreat outdoors. Following

the Fraser River, this walkpasses the Richmond Olym-pic Oval and offers spectacu-lar views of the North ShoreMountains. Meeting spot:Playground at Dover Park,

5855 Dover Crescent (acrossfrom the Richmond WorksYard). For more information,call the Richmond Fitnessand Wellness Association at604-238-8004.

Hamilton residents will becelebrating the upcominglong weekend a little earlyand the rest of the public isinvited to join them for theHamilton Night Out on June

30 from 6:30 – 11 p.m.at McLean Neighbour-hood Park (22500McLean Avenue). Thefamily event includesinflatables, carnivalgames, prizes, ac-tivities, food and more.The evening will endwith an outdoor movieat McLean Park. Formore information, callthe Hamilton Commu-nity Centre at 604-718-8055.

Ahoy mateys! Thesixth annual Ships toShore Steveston eventinvites all landlubbersto come an enjoy athree-day festival fromJune 30 to July 2 whenvisitors are invited totour the vessels, enjoydockside programs,entertainment, a chil-dren’s area and celebrateCanada Day with a fireworksshow over the Fraser Riverat 10:15 p.m. The CanadianNavy, classic yachts andhistoric schooners and morewill visit the docks at Impe-rial Landing and BritanniaShipyards. All of the actiontakes place in and aroundImperial Landing Park 4000(Bayview Street). For moreinformation, call 604-244-1208.

n FridayCome enjoy Canada’s best

birthday party July 1 at theSteveston Salmon Festival(4111 Moncton St.) from6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Onaverage, more than 70,000people from across Rich-mond, Metro Vancouver andthe Pacific Northwest spendthe day in Steveston. Theday begins at 8:30 a.m. witha citizenship ceremony wel-coming 30 new Canadians.At 10 a.m. the big CanadaDay parade winds throughhistoric Steveston Village,which features more than100 entries including floats,marching bands, celebri-ties, politicians, communitygroups, vintage vehicles andmuch more.

n UpcomingWant to try yoga in the

great outdoors? The Yogain the Park event gives youthat opportunity July 6 from7 – 8 p.m. at the ThompsonCommunity Centre (5151Granville Ave.). Ages 13 andolder are welcome to takepart. For more information,call Thompson CommunityCentre at 604-238-8422.

nOngoingThe Pacific Woodwork-

ers Guild members meeton the third Tuesday of themonth (except July andAugust). The guild’s goal isto impart basic woodworkingskills & knowledge to thosewho show an interest anddesires for woodworking.New members and guest arealways welcome. Mem-bers meet at 11060 No. 2Road. Come and watch thepresentations, get involvedin the discussion and enjoythe refreshments. The guildwill be introducing their newPWG 101 Woodworkingclasses this spring. For moreinformation come out to ourmeeting or go to the PacificWoodworkers Guild Webpage: PWWG.ca/ and clickon the contact tab.

n When your mom is a music legend,being a tough act to follow is indeed atask. But that’s one Rhonda Ross willbe planning when she opens for hermom, Diana Ross, who will be head-lining at the River Rock Show Theatreon June 30. For more details aboutthe show and tickets, visit online at:RiverRock.com. Photo submitted

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The City of Richmond invites your input on the future renewal of the

Steveston Community Park PlaygroundThe planning process for the future renewal of thispopular playground is still underway and we want to hearfrom you. Two concept plan options will be presented tothe community for input at an open house on July 1.

Following the open house, the preferred concept planwill be presented to Council for approval. Please shareyour feedback with us.

Open House: July 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.as part of the Steveston Salmon Festival

The open house tents will be located beside theSteveston Community Park Playground, which is located on the west side of the Steveston CommunityCentre, 4111 Moncton Street.

Attend the drop-in style public open house to review the concept plan options and project informationboards, for one-on-one interaction with City staff and to complete the survey.

Bring your kids: There will be activities for children to express what they want to see in the futureplayground.

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There is a lot of concern about theft ofvegetables from community gardens

within the City of Richmond.Even our very own volunteer-managed

Paulik Park continues to experience theftof perennial plants, from time to time.

There are a lot of assumptions out thereas to who is doing the pilfering from com-munity plots. Until there are quantifiablefacts available to the public, what can theaverage citizen and groups like Rich-mond Garden Club do?

The key to changing mindsets, culturalpractices, in my opinion, is continualcommunication and education to makeeveryone aware of the results of tak-ing someone’s hard-earned harvest forthemselves.

The anger, frustration, feelings ofdisrespect, by community gardenersand volunteers leaves a bad taste in ourmouths.

With the movement towards growingour own food and the lack of gardenspace in many of our homes, communitygardens have become very important.

Richmond Garden Club is looking forways to increase awareness of respectingcommunity garden spaces. Many of ourmembers take their love of gardening intoother educational opportunities within ourcity.

Gary Lake, a member of our garden

club, volunteers in the Richmond School-yard Project, an organization led by chefIan Lai, who initially started the programin 2006 to teach children where theirfood comes from.

I spoke to Lake about this very valuableteaching opportunity. He is very passion-ate about educating young people to un-derstand all about the food cycle, abouthow to grow food, how to be respectful ofother people’s gardens and also how tobe responsible for the environment.

These children also learn about thevalue of eating local produce!

Lake teaches the program at two Rich-mond elementary schools, throughout theentire school year. Some of the activitieshe does with the children depend a lot ontheir grade level.

For example, in the fall, the childrenharvest squash grown in their school’sgarden beds. They then make squashsoup!

Lake uses this time to talk about dif-ferent classes of vegetables — a botanylesson for the older children.

He teaches the children about the dis-tance fruits and vegetables travel to get totheir tables.

Produce that has traveled far can pres-ent environmental issues.

The children learn how to harvestmason bees in November and December.The mason bees are in the pupae stageinside their little houses. The childrenseparate the pupae from the mud.

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Lake finds this a great time to talkabout the value of bees and the differenttypes of bees.

When the weather allows the studentsto go outside, he talks about using theright soil.

He teaches them the differencebetween dirt and compost. Along withwater and sunshine, you need good soilto grow healthy produce.

During the growing season, Laketeaches the students to work in theirschool’s garden beds. He first helpsthem to understand what is a weed andtalks about seed germination.

There are so many science lessonsthat can be taught during all of the stu-dents’ gardening activities, but the most

important values he teaches is to haverespect for their gardens and for eachother’s gardens!

Richmond Garden Club members arepassionate about teaching the love andrespect of gardening to their childrenand grandchildren. We even have ayoung granddaughter who loves attend-ing our garden club meetings with hergrandmother!

Lake’s and the Richmond GardenClub’s work with young people shouldhelp develop a more respectful environ-ment.

Lynda Pasacreta is the current presi-dent of the Richmond Garden Club.For more information on how to join thevolunteer club, email [email protected], or visit RichmondGar-denClub.ca.

n Garden clubvolunteers and or-ganizer of the Rich-mond SchoolyardProject, Gary Laketends to his masonbees which play arole in educatingyoungsters aboutthe value of eatinglocal produce.Photo submitted

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The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain, is a liltingstory of the life of Ernest Hemingway and

his first wife, Hadley Richardson.Written from Hadley’s perspective, we

get an inside look to what it was like to bea woman in the 1920’s married to achauvinistic, self-obsessedman who is trying to make aname for himself in the literaryworld.

It truly has the feel of anautobiography, although it ismerely based on McLain’s his-torical research of the couple.

The love story opens in 1920when Hadley and Ernest firstmeet. It starts as one of thoseboy pursues girl stories, in whichErnest chases and finally mar-ries Hadley. Their marriage isone of deep love for each other,and lasts, perhaps longer than itshould because of two things, the time periodin which it occurred and Hadley’s deep feel-ings for Ernest.

While Ernest goes off every day to write the“one true sentence” he seeks, Hadley is leftin their meagre apartment to amuse herself.

Although Hadley’s trust fund finances theirearly married life, and Ernest seeks her hon-est opinion of much of his writing, she is nothis equal, and her identity is tightly tied to her

husband.Eventually, she does return to her music

and is just finding herself, going as far asplanning a concert performance when theirmarriage reaches a turning point whichcauses her to cancel.

The best times of their marriage seem to bewhen they escape Paris for the Alps and havesome real family time. It is during these holi-days that Ernest is not so obsessed with his

own writing and is occupied withother activities, allowing them tobe truly together.

However, Ernest’s frequentaffairs and quick temper wearon Hadley, finally culminating inher ability to end the marriageon her terms.

I enjoyed this story, and wasable to sympathize with Hadleyas she put up with Ernest’sbehaviour.

At times I was frustratedwith all she endured, althoughthe writing is very matter offact and guides the reader to

realize a woman’s limitations within the lifeand times of 1920’s Paris.

The ending comes just as we are ready togive up on Hadley’s happiness, and I wasglad that later on she did find someone whoappreciated all she had to offer.

For other popular reading suggestions,check out Richmond Public Library’s websiteat YourLibrary.ca.

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If it wasn’t for a chanceconversation with her

music teacher in her seniorhigh school year, Ajaye Jar-dine’s life may have lookedvery different today.

As a leading light in theRichmond Islanders pro-gram, Jardine, now 26, washeading down the path ofuniversity softball, or some-thing of that nature.

But it wasn’t until herband teacher at McNairsecondary pulled her to oneside and insisted that shepursue a music career thatJardine took the craft seri-ously — even though hermother, Cherelle, is steepedin the industry.

And after four very suc-cessful years performingacross Canada and be-yond with her mom as TheJardines duo, Ajaye is nowmaking a name for herself

in the country/roots musicscene and will take to theSteveston Salmon Festivalmain stage on her own thiscoming Canada Day.

“This is my first home-town (solo) gig; I’m soexcited,” Ajaye told theRichmond News on Mon-day.

“I have performed a fewyears ago at the SalmonFestival with my mom, butthis is the first time here onmy own.

“I’ll be performing mynew solo single, as well asquite a few new songs; Ihave some amazing co-writers.”

Ajaye, who lives insoutheast Richmond, saidher mom, who is now hermanager, has been workingtirelessly to get her daugh-ter’s name out there.

“My dad is also a hugesupporter; I’m prettyblessed to be surroundedby all these great people.I’m kind of enjoying the rideright now.”

Even though she wasperforming as The Jardines,Ajaye said her new careeronly really took off whenshe visited Nashville — thehome of country music —

in 2013.“When I went (to Nash-

ville) and recorded an EP,it was kind of a foundationproject,” she said.

“The Jardines was a dif-ferent sound; I’m now in thecountry scene as a solo art-ist and it’s all very exciting.

“Definitely having mymom in my life, music wasalways around me, but itwasn’t my focus.

“Nashville was a life-changing experience; every-one I met and talked to toldme it was time to pursue acareer as a solo artist and

my mom accepted thatit was time to spread mywings.”

Ajaye recently receiveda recording grant and hasjust laid down her official,debut, solo single called MyWay.

“I’m working on my de-but, solo album also and onJuly 6, I’m doing an Albertaradio tour before playing atthe Calgary Stampede.

“And in August, I’m head-ing to the Island to play atSun Fest in the CowichanValley.”

n Country mu-sic performerAjaye Jardine,a Richmondresident, willput her talenton display onthe SalmonFestival’s mainstage this Fri-day. Photo byAlex TownsendPhtotography

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and to demand something better.”The BC Chamber, which rep-resents 36,000 B.C. businesses,passed a policy to tackle B.C.’sPST problem at the organization’sannual general meeting and confer-ence, held this year in Kelowna,May 29 to 31.The policy calls for the prov-ince to launch a dialogue towarda made-in-B.C. VAT. For B.C.’snearly 400,000 businesses, movingto VAT means:Having a real shot at being aworld-class company, as VATenables them to invest, tax-free, innew equipment, technology andbusiness space;Shining on the world stage, asVAT removes the extra layers of

tax that are currently embedded intheir goods and services, sti\ingB.C. companies’ competitivenessin global markets; andRegaining precious time to strat-egize and work on their business– time saved from battling the cum-bersome and confusing PST.“Right now, our tax system pe-nalizes our businesses for investingin the new technologies and equip-ment that position us to competeglobally – and that’s concerningfor our whole economy,” saidKirkbride. “We need to give ourcompanies the opportunity to beworld class – or else prepare forthem to pack up shop and moveelsewhere.”Kirkbride noted that the “made-

in-B.C.” part of the VAT means thatBritish Columbians can opt to cre-ate strategic exemptions to the tax.“We’ll have the opportunityto customize the tax to our ownneeds,” she said. “We can createexemptions for restaurant bills, orpromote B.C. values such as greenbehavior or exercise. If it’s our tax,we can customize it to suit B.C.,right now in 2016,” added Kirk-bride.The BC Chamber’s policy alsocalls for some short-term reformsto the PST to stop its two mostharmful impacts on companies:penalizing investment in businessequipment and technology; andwasting businesses’ time through achallenging administrative burden.

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The 20-year-olds are best friends whogrew up together onpowerhouse Seafair Mi-nor rep teams. Sandhuhas played for the lastfour seasons in the West-ern Hockey League whileDosanjh has played inthe past three. Both areback home preparing fortheir final year of juniorwith the Tri-City Ameri-cans and Prince GeorgeCougars respectively.

They have added anew wrinkle to theiroff-season schedule bylaunching the ProLineHockey Academy — a week long hockeyschool at the Richmond Ice Centre July18-22. The camp will be divided up intotwo sessions — Hockey 3-4 (players

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“We have been through it all here,playing at Seafair, and I was also withRichmond Minor until Hockey four,”said Sandhu. “We have met a lot of greatpeople and great staff along the way.

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“This is somethingwe just decided to dotogether. We thought itwould be cool to shareour knowledge and ex-periences with the kidswho are playing wherewe started, too.”

What makes thiscamp so unique is hav-ing instructors who arestill active as players,are familiar with thestructure of both local

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Sandhu and Dosanjh are two of just fiveRichmond hockey products who played

in the WHL last season.“I remember when I was younger, go-

ing to games and looking at those playerslike they were gods,” smiled Dosanjh.“We may not realize that right now, butkids look up to us and being out therehelping them means a lot them. Hope-fully, (helping) their future as players aswell.”

Both have experience instructing athockey schools thanks to their WHLteams typically hosting youth camps.The plan for ProLine’s inaugural year iskeeping the number of participants at areasonable level.

“We just thought two (age) groups fornow and keeping it small,” explainedSandhu. “We will be focusing on skatingand the other half on skills instructionthen putting it together in game situa-tions. Fundamentals is so important atthose age levels and we know that now.

“Just sharing our knowledge is going tobe great for them. I think we have bothseen it all — guys who have gone on toplay in the NHL and coaches with NHLminds too. It’s great being able to teachkids on what it takes to get there.”

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forward throughout his career and iscoming off his most productive seasonwith 48 points and 19 goals.

Dosanjh has earned a reputation as asolid stay-at-home defenceman who canprovide the physical aspect of the gameas well.

Sandhu made previous stops in Everettand Red Deer before spending the pasttwo seasons in Kennewick, WA with theAmericans.

Dosanjh had played his entire WHL ca-reer with the Vancouver Giants until be-ing traded to Prince George last season.

“I was always living at home and play-ing in my hometown city, which is cool,”added Dosanjh. “But I think gettingtraded was another needed experiencefor me. It got me to move away fromhome, which I had never done before.Tyler used to always say how much morefun it was and now I finally understand.”

The cost of the ProLine Academy is$225 for players and $75 for goalies. Itincludes a ProLine t-shirt and jersey. Formore information email [email protected].

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Camp invites were based on performanc-es at the U16 B.C. Cup in Salmon Armback in April.

This fall, 20 players from the provincialcamp will be selected to represent B.C. atthe 2016 Western Branch Challenge Cup,to take on Alberta, Saskatchewan andManitoba.

Notable players who have suited up forU16 B.C. team include NHL regulars DanHamhuis, Martin Jones and Sam Reinhart.

The news on the camp invite came justdays after the boys were selected in the2016 Western Hockey League BantamDraft.

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Wozney, a defenceman, went in the ninthround (181st overall) to Edmonton.

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Fresh Pork ShoulderButt(2Pcs & Up)

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530ml

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Salu Salo Banana Chips150g

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Paradise DriedMango454g

Fresh Pork Shoulder Butt(Bone in)

279lb

White NectarineRed Seedless GrapesHoneydewMelons

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HX Frozen Prepared Eel7oz

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399

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Fresh Beef Flank Steak(U)

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