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Sharp designs forschool of design
The same architect firm that usheredRichmond City Hall into the 21st centuryof modernity, sustainability and energyefficiency will do it again for another ofthe city’s largest institutions.
During an open house Tuesday eve-ning at Kwantlen Polytechnic University,architect firms KPMB Architects andPublic Design gave a sneak peak of whatthe Chip and Shannon Wilson School ofDesign will look like.
“This building will make Kwantlenan international destination of fashionand technical apparel,” said KPMBarchitect Geoffrey Turnbull.
Boasting energy efficiency and green stan-dards, the new $36 million building will givethe campus a sleek new look inside and out.Large glazed windows willregulate temperature moreefficiently and bring lots ofnatural light into studio loftsand large warehouse-likeproject spaces for designstudents. The building willalso have operable windowswith natural ventilation anda green roof.
“The goal is to keep(energy consumption)as low as possible,” saidTurnbull.
The 4,900-square-metre facility willdouble the institute’s academic space and alsoeffectively promote more transit and pedes-
trian use by eliminating 50 parking spaces. Itwill be built by September 2015 on the north-west corner of campus and attach tothe existing main building via a bridge
walkway. The design is being touted asone that will draw international praise.
The project’s lead architect GlennMacMullin of KPMB also helped designRichmond City Hall, which opened in2000. He said it was not lost on himthat the school needed a sharp designgiven the nature of what the students arestudying.
“We’re basically trying to changethe image and look of Kwantlen at theRichmond campus and hopefully pro-vide an international building to invitepeople to it,” said MacMullin.
The building is named after Chip andShannon Wilson, the founders of the power-house clothing company Lululemon and one
of the wealthiest couplesin Canada. They donated$8 million to the projectwhile Lululemon addedanother $4 million. Toround out the budget, theprovincial government andKPU are each contributing$12 million.
“The donation stemsfrom our love of productand design and wantingGreater Vancouver to own
technical design,” said Shannon Wilson.Both Wilsons said the decision to donate
to KPU was also in part because Lululemonhas hired many of the school’s graduates and
because the school already has a good aca-demic foundation.
The donation has not been lost on the stu-dent body.
“Now I think we will have the facili-ties that will support and really strengthenthe curriculum. I really thank Chip andShannon,” said fourth year interior designstudent Taryn Chisholm, who is a studentrepresentative for the project.
While best known for its annual fashionshow, the design school’s expanding pro-grams are not exclusive to the trendy fashion-ista. Programs range from design marketing,interior design, product design and technicaldesign. While one student may be designingthe next (non see-through) yoga pant anotherstudent may be working on anything from aski boot to a kayak.
“If (fashion or interior designers) haveaccess to the technical aspects it will enrichwhat they’re learning and what they can offerin other areas of design,” said Shannon.
Chip quipped that the best designed brais probably the result of a feminine designerand a civil engineer — one that is attractivebut functional.
The building will increase the program’senrolment by about 50 per cent, according toa government statement. Currently, about 350students are enrolled in the programs.
The expansion will pave the way forgrowth elsewhere, such as bringing in moreinternational students and programs.
“When they move out, there will be spacefor new programs,” said Gordon Lee, vice-president of academics at KPU.
Mayor Malcolm Brodie also noted thenew building will foster growth in the city.
“It’s going to bring in students and it willbring in investments. …When an institutionin our city does well then the whole city ben-efits from that and this is a great example,”said Brodie.
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A Richmond woman charged with aggra-vated assault for allegedly putting glue inher newborn nephew’s ears is scheduled toappear in court next week.
Family members have told police thatWei Wang, herself a mother of two girls, wasmotivated by jealousy of the son born to herhusband’s sister and the woman’s husband,according to court documents.
They also told police Wang is wor-ried she’ll lose out on a family inheritancebecause she has no sons.
“(The victim’s father) explained inChinese culture it was favourable to haveboys and that women who gave birth to twodaughters were treated poorly,” RCMP wrotein an application for a search warrant of theextended family’s house in Steveston.
Glue was found in the seven-week-oldbaby’s ears on Feb. 4, after the parents hadleft him sleeping in his upstairs crib in thecare of his grandparents at 9:30 a.m.
The extended family of the grandparents,the two couples and their three children alllived in one house, and Wang and her hus-band were also home that morning.
The grandfather discovered the baby cry-ing in his crib and tried to soothe him withno luck. He handed him over to the grand-mother, who noticed what appeared like gluein his ears and hair.
Wang’s husband used a tissue to wipe theglue from the baby’s ears, and the baby criedwhen anyone touched his ears, according tothe search warrant.
The grandmother cut out the hardenedsubstance from his hair with scissors and
called the parents to come home, at 10:30a.m.
“(The grandmother) suspected it wasWang who put the glue in (the baby’s) ears.
“She said Wang didn’t come from a ‘goodfamily,’” and her family expected her to havea son, according to police.
The warrant also said the father had founda needle stuck in his son’s car seat with thepointed end out where the baby’s head wouldrest, and that it had nicked him.
The infant’s mother “in retrospect sus-pected someone had possibly tried to inten-tionally harm (him),” police said. The policeofficer also noted the two younger couplesdidn’t get along well.
Wang in her statement to police deniedputting glue in her nephew’s ears or having apoor relationship with his parents, and saidshe was happy with her daughters, aged fouryears and 20 months at the time.
She also told police her husband had beenthe only one upstairs where the baby hadbeen sleeping, where he had been playingvideo games. She said she hadn’t known thebaby was in the house until she heard himcrying.
She also told police she had left the homeat 10:30 a.m., before the other members tookthe baby to hospital.
Wang’s husband turned over to policethree small tubes of glue he found in a cabi-net in the laundry room. One of the tubes,which came three to a package, had beenopened and used and returned to the package.But he told police he didn’t think that gluematched the glue found on his nephew.
Wang’s husband said he had checked allthe house’s garbage cans but didn’t find anyglue.
Charged with assaulting babyNewborn’s aunt accused of pouring glue in his ears
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People have the right to be served, no mat-ter what their first language is.
That’s the view of the son of Hai XiaSun, who claims she was asked to leaveMcDonald’s on No.3 Road and GranvilleAvenue last week after an incident caused,according to the restaurant chain, by a “lan-guage barrier.”
The problem began when, after ordering ahot chocolate, Sun, 51, who’s lived in Canadafor 10 years, received a coffee instead.
And when she tried to have the mistakecorrected, she claims she was dismissed bythe manager on duty, who allegedly refusedto serve Sun because staff couldn’t under-stand her English.
The only problem her son, Frank Zhao,has with that explanation is that he says hismother was speaking English and has neverencountered an issue in 10 years in Canada.
“I think the point here is that peopleshould get served no matter what their firstlanguage is,” Zhao told the News.
“My mom was speaking English, butwill tourists coming here, who don’t speakEnglish, get refused service as well?”
Zhao said his mom, who has to speakEnglish first in her job in a local hotel, cameto Canada because of the respect the countryhas for different cultures.
“We respect very much the values ofCanada and I actually think we have a better
understanding of those values than perhapsthe manager in McDonald’s, because we’vecome from a different culture,” added Zhao.
Zhao said his mom is demanding therestaurant’s owner and manager issue apublic apology not only to Sun, but also toall Canadians whose first language is notEnglish. Once those terms are satisfied, itwill be the end of the matter. If not, “wewill consider all options,” said Zhao, hintingtowards taking legal action.
A spokesman for McDonald’s Restaurantsof Canada Ltd. said the incident was an“isolated occurrence” due to a “miscom-munication” and that the company takesSun’s allegations seriously. “We have sincebeen in communication with her son whohas expressed appreciation for our efforts toresolve the situation,” read the statement.
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“The thought thatthis was runningwithout the protectionof police ... was veryconcerning.
“Had there not been a fire, they couldhave continued to be operating after thatpoint as school was in session.”
No one was inside the home when thefire broke out on Tuesday evening and theschool, which is separated from the homeby a giant hedge, was not in session.
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A10 August 23, 2013 The Richmond News
OpinionT H E R I C H M O N D N E W S
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It’s been an expensive week for B.C. taxpayers.Last Friday, it became clear that we’re on the hook for
a $750-million settlement over power B.C. Hydro sold toCalifornia more than 10 years ago.
Apparently, helping out a neighbour when their power goesout isn’t always a good idea, as we’re now discovering.
B.C. Ferries executives are smiling after having their bonusesincreased by thousands of dollars, though taxpayers likely won’tbe after that cost trickles down our way.
And finally, it was discovered TransLink is paying hundredsof thousands of dollars for a lease in Surrey that continues until2019, after the transit authority moved the majority of its opera-tions to New Westminster as a cost-saving measure.
Cost-saving measure? While there is often overlap movingfrom one location to another, and we all know moving costs addup, but this is beyond ridiculous. It’s very easy to spend moneywhen you know someone else is footing the bill. And unfortu-nately, that seems to be the motto of our government and thecompanies responsible for our transportation, whether by boat orby bus.
Energy Minister Bill Bennett says we dodged a bullet by set-tling in the B.C. Hydro case, avoiding hundreds of thousandsmore in court costs.
Perhaps he’s right. But it would be nice if our fearless lead-ers (and the companies they pay with our tax dollars) were moreconsiderate of the costs to us. We’d like to see the heads of B.C.Hydro, B.C. Ferries and TransLink begin to treat our hard-earnedmoney with the same respect they do their own and practise alittle frugality. After this week’s spending spree, we won’t havemuch more cash to throw around.
Thank Zeus we’re not the same Canada
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As every kid who everwent through a mythologyphase can tell you, Theseusis the Greek hero who wassmart and tough enough todefeat the minotaur.
He’s also lent his nameto the Ship of TheseusParadox, an idea that haskept plenty of philosophersemployed since around 400BC.
By the time the Greeksgot around to writing thingsdown after their long darkage, they noted that the shipTheseus had (allegedly)sailed to Crete, was stillkicking around. It was akind of religious artifact forthe Athenians, and they hadto keep it seaworthy. Thismeant replacing old andworn out planks, sails, oars,masts... eventually, peoplestarted to ask, is it still thesame ship?
When we replaced thelast piece, did it cease to bethe same ship? This is aninteresting question for phi-losophers, but an even moreinteresting question if weapply it to politics.
Is Canada (to pick anexample completely atrandom) the same coun-try it was when Sir JohnA. Macdonald drunkenlystitched it together from ahandful of British colonies?
The obvious answer isno. Geographically andpolitically, Canada hasadded a heck of a lot of ter-ritory, people, and politicalinstitutions.
But politicians arealways trying to draw alink between Canada-as-it-exists-today and Canada-as-Sir-John-A-threw-up-on.
Witness last year’s gov-ernment movie-trailer-stylecommercials for the Warof 1812 anniversary. Thereis seldom a politician alivewho won’t at one point getup on a stump and pine forthe good ol’ days of somepast or other.
Note that for the Toriesthis probably means the1950s, for the NDP it prob-ably means the 1960s and1970s, and for the Liberalsit means any time whenthey were in charge.
For a lot of people, thereis a definitive version of“Canada,” and all changesshould be made with thisversion in mind, i.e. toreturn to that state or beguided by its values.
This mindset is much,much worse in the UnitedStates, where arguing aboutwhether the constitutionshould be interpreted asits original (slave-owning)farmers intended.
This is clearly stupid.In terms of the Ship of
Theseus Paradox, mostpeople recognize that theship is not the same mate-rially, but many believethat democracy consists ofreplacing the old boards andplanks (replacing dodder-ing old fools of politicianswith bright young fools ofpoliticians) which keeps it
seaworthy.There is another opinion,
which I hope is more firmlybased in reality.
In the days whenTheseus sailed to Crete, hisship was top of the line.Today it would be consid-ered a curiosity.
Canada, as most othersuccessful countries, hasn’tsurvived by simply replac-ing the old with the identi-cal, but with superficiallynew.
Since this country wasfounded, we have extendedthe vote from land-owningwhite males to women, FirstNations peoples, and visibleminorities.
We have stopped hang-ing people. We created theRCMP, made them wearpillbox hats, and thenstopped doing that. Mostof us now acknowledgethat letting adults marrywhomever they love doesnot cause chaos. We havelearned that lead paint andchrysotile asbestos are notthe best materials for build-ing a baby nursery.
We’ve added so manylaws, customs, and institu-tions over the years thatCanada today would beunrecognizeable to thefounders of this country.It’s as if we started with theship of Theseus, and keptupgrading it until it turnedout to be a 300-metre high-speed catamaran.
Is Canada the samecountry?
No, no it’s not, and thankZeus for that.
Matthew Claxton is areporter for the LangleyAdvance.
The Editor,Re: “City should park new decal program,” News, July 31.Upon reading of Mr. Pan’s story, I personally think that it has
the following problems:1. It is bad enough to be “disabled” (I call them “less fortu-
nate”.) And it’s like adding salt to the wound by labeling them“more inclusive” — another way of saying “more disabled.”
2. If this new program is for “applicants who have to demon-strate their inability to operate the pay parking machines,” thenI think the city should issue the PWD decal for the people with“X-linked spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda.” It’s a conditionthat impairs bone growth of the spine and the ends of long bonesin the arms and legs with skeletal abnormalities and short stat-ure. The adult son of my friend is only 135 cm and he always hasa very difficult time reading and operating the parking machinedue to his height.
3. The fact that the PWD program is only for the residentsof Richmond is very short-sighted. First of all, the “disability”sign is internationally recognized. The city must have forgottenthat non-residents of Richmond coming to Richmond are hereto spend money. They are creating business/employment oppor-tunities for the locals, which indirectly are paying for the city.Excluding them is to discourage them to come to Richmond.
I highly suggest the city reconsider the PWD program.Edmund Leung
Richmond
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The Editor,Re: “Railway corridor anti-progress,”
Letters, Aug. 14.I just read yet another Letter to the Editor
against the Railway Avenue Greenway.As a Richmond resident who lives
near Railway & Granville, I have used theRailway Avenue Greenway a number oftimes already (when there’s no construction),and I feel I must put in my “two cents” insupport of the project, as I believe the prosfar outweigh the cons.
I will start by stating that I, like others,would have preferred for the city to haveused a non-toxic, environmentally friendlysurface for the Greenway’s pathway ratherthan asphalt, although I don’t know what theperfect environmental/cost efficient answerwould be for a pedestrian/bike/blade/boardfriendly path.
Moving forward, I think the new RailwayAvenue Greenway Project should be rec-ognized for the many long term benefits toRichmond residents and visitors alike:
The Greenway supports and creates com-munity – people come out to one communalpathway that connects one end of Richmondwith the other (and many neighborhoods inbetween). The Greenway creates a place forpeople to come together. It beckons peopleto come outside their front doors, make eyecontact, and say “hello” to their neighbors.
The Greenway gives people an opportu-
nity to discover their own neighborhood, andventure into other parts of their communitythat they may not typically walk or ridethrough (leave the car at home!).
The Greenway supports a healthy, activelifestyle. Families can safely go out togetherto bike, walk, blade and board together. Youcan’t do that with young children on the bikelane or sidewalk (with peace of mind).
Groups of cyclists can safely ride as apack on the Greenway — which cuts downtraffic congestion on the already narrowRailway Avenue (because when there’s apack of cyclists on Railway, the cyclistsinevitably swell out into the roadway causingtraffic to slow).
The Greenway is still in development — Ihope to see water refill stations/fountains,washrooms (at the half-way point?), andmore tree-lined paths (to clean the air, pro-vide shade). Light posts to light the corridorin the fall/winter months (that aren’t toobright so as to respect the residents there).Also “bridges” over the ditch to connect allthe bus stops to the Greenway.
When it comes to the Railway AvenueGreenway, yes, let’s think about how we cando it better next time (if more of these com-munity-connecting corridors are to be builtin Richmond), but for what we have now,I’m a supporter.
P. BlackmoreRichmond
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The park has been there forthe community since 1956. Itis part of our daily lives.
It’s a place to gain healthand share our stories with ourneighbours. It’s the heart ofour community.
We can’t afford to lose it.Please don’t take it away fromour community.
Please email our mayor andcouncillors to support savingthe five-acre park for commu-nity use.
Melody PanOn behalf of Steele Court
residentsSave Our Park at Old
Steveston Secondary SchoolSite Action Team
Save our healthy parkThe Editor,
I would like topass on my thanksand appreciation to allthe people involved inmaking last weekend’sMaritime Festival oneof the most enjoyablefestivals my husbandand I have experi-enced.
There was every-thing from storytelling, dancing, and
characters on stilts,plus many moreactivities that are toonumerous to mentionthat entertained every-one from the young tothe older generation.
It was a great effortby everyone involvedand we can’t wait fornext year’s festival.
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The sun is showering Richmond withgolden splendour as you and yourfamily head down to picturesque
Garry Point Park.You reach the scattered driftwood near the
shoreline and put down your picnic basket,pull out a gingham table cloth and plunkdown your lunch that includes a chilledbottle of wine, its glass exterior starting tosweat in the noon day heat.
You pop it open, pour a glass for you andyour spouse and toast the perfect family dayout.
There’s no need to look furtively overyour shoulder for the local constabularyintent on confiscating your beverages. Andthere’s no glaring looks of disapproval frompassersby. That’s because this is the nearfuture — or at least a possible version of it.A future where B.C.’s liquor laws have beenamended to allow public consumption ofalcohol.
And how things have changed in this par-ticular world of tomorrow — you can alsotake your kids with you to the local bar dur-ing daytime hours so you can dine togetheras a family.
And on your way home you can stop offat the friendly, local corner store near yourhome and grab that bottle of Baileys to capoff your evening coffee.
Could this be?The changes in this
future time are presentlybeing considered by theB.C. government which issoliciting input from thepublic and commercial sec-tors on what they wouldlike amended when itcomes to how we buy andconsume alcohol.
According to B.C.’sMinistry of Justice, whichoversees liquor regulations,the restrictions are “outdated and ineffi-cient.”
“Right now, some of B.C.’s liquor laws goback many years,” said Attorney General andMinister of Justice Suzanne Anton in a pressrelease announcing the consultation processkickoff in early August.
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“Once the public consultation processbegins in September, British Columbianscan let us know how they would like to seeB.C.’s liquor laws reformed.”
Richmond-Stevston Liberal MLA JohnYap has been given the responsibility asparliamentary secretary for Liquor PolicyReform, to meet with groups including FirstNations, local governments and police overthe coming two months and then condense itin a final report by the end of November.
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It’s all part of the blurring of the linebetween restaurants and pubs.
“Basically, what it means to us is thosewith a restaurant licence end up getting a lotmore benefit than a pub licence,” Thompsonsaid. “Meanwhile, we end up paying a higherpremium — we end up paying more for ourlicence.”
Thompson said many restaurants todayhave a lounge section that essentially oper-ates in the same manner as a pub, “only witha lot less scrutiny, and a lot less taxes andfees.”
“As the laws have changed over thepast 10 years, more and more restaurants
are becoming more likepubs,” he said. “They arealmost able to operate inthe same way.”
The differences, insome instances, havebecome so insignificantthat Thompson learned apub in North Vancouveris planning to switchfrom its current licenceto become a restaurantbecause of the boost itcan get in business.
But in general, a lot of the laws are finethe way they are, Thompson said.
“We’ve grown to deal with them.”Yet some still defy logic and hamper solid
business practises.One such stumbling block for the owners
of multiple pubs is not being able to transferstock from one of its locations to another.
“That’s a bit of a hindrance for no realreason that I can conceive of,” Thompsonsaid.
Also, not being able to purchase hard-to-find or niche market products from a privateliquor store is an impediment.
“That would give us an advantage ofnot having to buy product by the case lot,”Thompson said, adding bars like his stockonly a small amount of rare products on theshelves.
“You may get a customer ordering it onceor twice a year, but it’s worth having there ifsomeone wants it,” he said.
Open all hoursIncreased pub opening hours would be
better for business, you may think?On the contrary, said Glenn Jensen,
who has been in the hospitality industry inRichmond since the mid-1980s and runsLegends Pub.
Jensen said longer hours for pubs doesn’tinterest him, “That just usually means yourcustomers come in later,” he said.
What he’d prefer to see is a clear indica-tion of the future of liquor being sold inprivately owned corner and larger grocerystores.
Jensen, who also owns a private liquorstore in the Terra Nova area, said a movetowards corner store sales would significant-ly impact his business, unless he, and otherprivate liquor store owners, were granted ter-ritorial rights.
Also opposed to increasing the num-ber of outlets where alcohol can be sold isGennesse Langdon, manager of the Buck &Ear Bar & Grill in Steveston. But it’s not thepotential competition she is concerned about.
“I come from a small town (Yarrow)
where we don’t have a (B.C. Government)liquor store,” she said. “And there are twogas stations and a convenience store, and allthree have started selling liquor. So, I cantell you personally that’s definitely changedbusiness.”
Langdon said she saw a steady increaseof floor area dedicated to liquor in the stores.
“The grocery store stopped selling asmuch food as they used to. Pretty much mostof their produce aisle became liquor,” shesaid.
“I think in a place like Richmond, wherethere are so many liquor stores, I don’t seethe need to increase that. And I find foryounger people who are not of legal drink-ing age, going into those stores, they can beoverwhelmed by all the liquor around them. Idon’t necessarily think that’s appropriate.
“Kids have enough stuff to worry aboutwithout having booze pushed in their faces.”
Cheers and jeers to relaxing alcohol lawsLIQUOR
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Publicans blow the froth off the provincial government’s proposed changesBY PHILIP [email protected]
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Gennesse Langdon, above, manager of the Buck & Ear Bar & Grill in Steveston, andGlenn Jensen, below, owner of Legends Pub, are opposed to selling alcohol at corner stores.
“I think in a placelike Richmond,
where there are toomany liquor stores, Idon’t see the need to
increase that.”— Gennesse Langdon
If new, relaxed liquor laws are to becomea thing of the future, the government has tomove forward with caution on the potentialfall-out effects, said a pair heading up localsocial service groups.
“To me, it’s always dangerous whenyou relax the liquor laws and make liquormore available at more times and in differ-ent places,” said Michael McCoy, executivedirector of Touchstone Family Association,a non-profit community based social serviceagency that for the past 30 years has focusedon preserving and enhancing family relation-ships.
“I think that when we’re talking aboutaddictive substances, you have to look atwhat is the risk to families and children,”McCoy said. “To me, it’s about the messageyou are giving young people. You walk into acorner store — what do you buy, a bottle ofpop or a bottle of beer.”
McCoy added that 80 per cent of thechildren who are abused in B.C. live in alco-hol or drug abusing households. It’s a starkfigure he believes underlines the core of thesituation — the way alcohol consumptionhas become a “normal” part of society.
It’s a viewpoint shared by RichardDubras, executive director of RichmondAddiction Services, who cited the manner inwhich alcohol is treated at a societal level inthe United Kingdom.
“There, you are allowed to have minorsin a pub,” Dubras said. “That’s normaliza-tion of content. That’s saying consumptionof alcohol is normal, that everyone does it.
And as soon as you do that to young people,they assume it in their culture that drinkingalcohol is normal.”
Dubras likened it to the use of what heterms “power walls” to sell tobacco products— an impressive display of items in a retailenvironment designed to attract maximumattention from consumers.
“You can’t power wall (tobacco) anymore.All the cigarettes are locked away,” he said.“Prevention evidence shows, the less visiblethe drug, the less likely people will see itas normal. So, as soon as you decrease thenormalization of alcohol consumption, youlessen the impact alcohol is going to have.”
Dubras also suggested dropping the costof drinks with less kick to address liquorconsumption.
“We would very much benefit, as a com-munity, if we were paying less money forless intense alcohol,” he said.
Dubras contended such a move wouldlower consumption of higher alcoholic valuebeverages.
“In looking at harm reduction, if peopleare drinking beverages with less alcoholcontent, then they are going to be sufferingless consequences,” he said. “Everyone has alimit of how much they can drink. Certainly,there’s a population that drinks to get drunk.But when we’re looking at the vast majorityof those who are drinking, they’re drinkingfor taste and a little bit of the effect.
“So, if you’re going to be at a restaurantconsuming a glass of wine, it’s much safer tobe drinking one at six per cent alcohol thanat 12 per cent.”
On whether the laws should be relaxed toallow minors into pubs, with their parents,
during the daytime, Dubras is opposed to theidea.
“I think it’s important to have clearboundaries as to where adults go and wherechildren go,” he said.
“We have to weigh the benefits of eco-nomic growth against the consequences toyouth, families and adults. And that’s some-thing I will be closely watching.”
McCoy concurred. Having youth in thosetypes of environments adds to the acceptanceof alcohol consumption as normal in society,a fact that saddens him.
“I feel very dismal about the situation on
alcohol, because we have enculturated it,” hesaid. “We don’t talk about it as an addictivesubstance. It’s just alcohol.”
McCoy predicts there will likely be aloosening of current liquor laws in B.C.And if that occurs he’d like to see an hon-est investment by the government to addresscounselling support regarding responsibledrinking.
“If they (the government) increase thesale of alcohol, then they should proportion-ately increase the funding to support pro-grams that deal with issues around alcoholand alcohol abuse.”
Proceed with caution,warn advocates
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Would opening up a pub to minors accom-panied by their parents during the daytimeoffer any plusses?
The Pumphouse Pub’s ScottThompson is not a fan.
“Minors allowed into pubswith their parents? Not oursin particular,” he said. “I don’tthink that’s something we’dwant to go for because wedon’t really feel it’s an appro-priate place for children tobe.”
The Buck & Ear’s Gennesse Landgon dif-fers, citing the tourist nature of Stevestonwhich attracts plenty of young families to thehistoric fishing village.
And that is one demographic her businesscould capitalize on if restrictions were eased.
“Obviously, there are a lot of logisticalissues that would go along with it,” she said.
“But I think that’s an issue that could eas-ily be worked out. Staff here already check
for IDs to make sure theyare serving customers of thelegal drinking age.
“But it would definitelychange the way our businesswould operate, especially inthe daytime.”
The government’s LiquorPolicy Review consultationsare expected to end by Oct.
31.More information on the process can be
found at the B.C. Minsitry of Justice website(newsroom.gov.bc.ca/ministries/justice/)
the Friday Feature
Allowing children into pubs?BY PHILIP RAPHAEL
“I don’t think that’ssomething we’dwant to go for...”
— Scott Thompson
Publicans divided on serving alcohol around minors
PHILIP RAPHAEL/RICHMOND NEWS
The Pumphouse’s Scott Thompson doesn’t fancy doing this when there’schildren in the immediate vicinity.
Relaxing laws could be more trouble than it’s worth
BY PHILIP [email protected]
PHILIP RAPHAEL/RICHMOND NEWS
Scenes like this pic-nic, complete with achilled bottle of wine,could be a recipe fortrouble, according to twoRichmond experts inthe family and addictionfields.
FILE PHOTO
Richard Dubras,executive director ofRichmond AddictionServices, said the relaxedattitude the UK has toalcohol is not the wayforward for B.C.
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The Spirit of Rhythm takes the termensemble to the next level, with mul-tiple instruments and no vocals, nor asingle musical solo.
The piano ensemble concert meansthere will always be two pianos on stageand up to four acclaimed pianists play-ing them.
“When you’re performing, it canbe very stressful,” saidRichmond pianist andco-organizer of the show,Victoria Francisco. “Butwhen you have someoneto share the stage with,the stress is divided. Inthat same way, the joy andsuccesses are multiplied asthey are shared amongstall the performers.”
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As for herself, Francisco has beenplaying the piano since the age of three,growing up with a pianist for a motherand a violinist for a father.
“The house was always blasting withdifferent kinds of music,” she said.
The show will feature a variety ofcultures, such as, Chinese and Korean.
All proceeds from both shows gotowards the Richmond Food BankSociety. The ensemble will playthroughout the day at Lansdowne, anddonations will be accepted. Tickets forthe Vancouver show are $30 and can bepurchased by contacting 604-910-9324or [email protected].
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You have to dig deepinto our English languageto find the roots of the wordbusiness. It sprouted fromthe Anglo-Saxon “bisig-nis,” formed from the word“bisig,” meaning busy.
Business is recorded asearly as 1477 with a mean-ing that we still use – tradeor occupation. But the word grew branchesthat spread widely.
A century later, business also signifiedcare and attention, anxiety and uneasiness,and — in the 1600s — trouble.
Though that meaning is now obsolete,business and trouble still intertwine oftenenough.
Have you noticed that there have beendevelopments in the retail business rangingfrom straightforward manipulation to inva-sion of privacy — in other words, spying?
The manipulation is becoming increas-ingly obvious. In a local drugstore, beforeyou can reach the post office counter, youhave to run a tight obstacle course pastawkwardly-placed shelves laden with snackfood.
In a local supermarket, you’re forcedto manoeuvre around a mountain rangeof merchandise at the entrance, and whenyou’ve finished shopping you have to steerthrough a long, narrow channel that’s linedwith candy bars to reach the self checkouts.Am I alone in not appreciating these strata-gems?
However, such ploys are innocent intheir transparency when compared to thetactics chosen by retailers to target you,personally.
Store cards allow supermarkets, drugstores, department stores, etc., to keep tabson what you buy. I used to think, naïvely,that the purpose of these cards was simplyto allow you to benefit from special offers— perhaps retailers wish all customerswere that ingenuous.
While store cards have been around
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The company guaranteed satisfaction,yet my complaint went unheeded. Instead,they added insult to injury, pursuing mewith their ad on every webpage I visit. I amnot amused.
And now there’s predictive analytics, awhole new “science” permitting retailers totrack your shopping habits, even your per-sonal habits, in order to market to you aseffectively as possible. Predictive analyticsrelies on the study of habit formation.
An article published in the New YorkTimes in February 2012 quoted the com-ment of Eric Siegel, founder and chairmanof Predictive Analytics World: “We’re liv-ing through a golden age of behavioralresearch. It’s amazing how much we canfigure out about how people think now.” Hemight have added — without letting themknow we’re doing it.
There are shopping malls in the Stateswith a system allowing them to track youthrough stores via your cell phone. As ifthat weren’t bad enough, a new softwareused with security cameras analyzes andmonitors your browsing habits and your“happiness levels.”
Furthermore, the marketing industryis studying the possibility of using facialrecognition software to identify the sex andage of shoppers.
I believe I’m going to have to start wear-ing dark glasses and a false beard when Igo shopping. How about you?
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Discussions about public transit in MetroVancouver always seem to boil down to onething: funding.
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“It’s absolutely critical that TransLinkfind more sources of sustainable, reliablefunding,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie, whosits on the Mayors’ Council for RegionalTransportation.
The Mayors’ Council represents the view-points of the region. It appoints the commis-sioner and board of directors, who overseethe management of affairs.
TransLink is currently in the process ofimplementing its new fare gate system —which so far sits unused at Canada Line sta-tion in Richmond — as a way to reduce fareevasion, according to Jiana Ling, TransLinkspokesperson.
However, the system has met with somecontroversy in its efficacy as a source of sav-ings. Installation cost $171 million and main-tenance is estimated at $12 million a year.
Studies have shown four per cent of faresare evaded, which means an annual savingsof only approximately $10 million per year.
The method of paying at the gates, thecompass card system, has also come underfire. The minimum balance on the card mustbe $6 and if riders use cash on the bus, thetransfer won’t work at the gates, meaningthey have to pay twice.
TransLink estimates about 6,000 riderspay the bus by cash and anticipates mostof these riders will transfer to the compasssystem, according to Ling. However, criticssay it’s an attack on lower-income riders, whousually pay with coins.
“The card provides further discounts…forcustomers,” wrote Ling. “[It] allows custom-ers to load any fare amount and receive adiscount.
“As for the $6, this is only a deposit thatcan be used when your card has run out ofmoney. Having $6 on the card allows custom-ers to tap into their reservoir, in case theyforget to reload their card. The $6 ensurescustomers can travel three zones and get onelast trip back home.”
In the meantime, Brodie and the Mayors’Council have been proposing long-term, reli-able funding solutions, which include a trans-portation improvement fee, a restructuring ofthe carbon tax system and tolls.
So far, the Ministry of Transportation, themain source of funding, according to Brodie,has dismissed them.
Instead, Premier Christy Clark and theministry announced a referendum in early2014 to determine where funding should go.
“The referendum is the complete abdica-tion of the province’s responsibility,” Brodiesaid. “It’s important to have a public perspec-tive, but a referendum is not the way to do it.”
The coalition, Get OnBoard BC, is cam-paigning to engage the public leading up thereferendum.
“It can be a good opportunity for ameaningful discussion and a way to get thismoving forward,” said Lee Haber, campaigndirector. “But there needs to be more actionfrom the province.”
The ministry has yet to determine howsuch a referendum will look.
Ideally, Haber would like to see a visionfor the transit system before looking forfunding solutions. “If you have a vision anda plan, then someone can say, ‘this proposedbus route in my neighbourhood will help memove faster.
“Then people are more likely to supportextra funding. Just raising taxes first won’twork, people won’t agree to it.”
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The ICBC Driver Licensing Office at5740 Minoru Blvd. will be moving toLansdowne Centre. The office has beenin operation at its Minoru location since1972, when it ran alongside the provin-cial vehicle inspection facility.
According to management at theshopping mall, ICBC’s licensing officeat Ironwood Mall will also be shift-ing to Lansdowne Centre to provide amore centralized location in the city forthose being tested for their BC Driver’sLicence or renewal applications.
Bronwyn Bailey, marketing managerat Lansdowne Centre the shoppingcentre is looking forward to welcomingthe new licensing service which will bemore convenient for clients to access.
“We have plenty of parking and thelicensing office is in the space previouslyoccupied by Home Hardware which wasclose to one of our main entrances,” she said.
Also on tap to open this fall is the newTarget department store.
Bailey said re-development of the two-storey, 138,000-square-foot site whereZellers, and originally Eaton’s was locatedis on schedule. Last week, the new store’ssign was put in place. And for the last monthnewly hired staff have undergone training.
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The Jaguar XJ has been around sincethe late ’60s. For most of that time, itfeatured a very definitive three-box look.Even as the other areas of the XJ saw sig-nificant changes, the model could alwaysbe distinguished by its traditional appear-ance.
As a result — Jaguar, and specificallythe XJ — developed a stigma of being a
bit “old-fashioned,” but thatall changed with the currentgeneration of styling.
The fresh exterior is pro-gressive and the sweepinglines are certainly a departurefrom the past models. In fact,the new generation of XJs arequite stunning in comparisonto more traditional designsbeing utilized by its competi-tors.
For 2013, the base modelreceives a more fuel efficientV6 and a new, intelligent
all-wheel drive system. An eight-speedtransmission is mated to all engines in
the range and a start/stop system is stan-dard on most models. Also, the upgradedMeridian sound system is available as anoption for every model.
DesignThis mid-cycle refresh has not affected
the exterior at all —Jaguar felt the current, bold styling waspopular enough with buyers.
For those unfamiliar, the XJ’s bodyis dominated by its rearward slopingroof, giving it an almost four-door coupeappearance. The panoramic glass moon-
roof provides a pleasing element bothinside and out.
This is also the area where you willfind the car’s most polarizing aestheticfeature: its blacked-out C-pillars. Theseare meant to visually give the impressionthe windows seamlessly wrap all the wayaround the car.
The XJ’s headlights are Xenon bulbswith LED day-time running lights. Therear lamps are full LED’s designed tolook like 3 cat claw marks.
However, it may be what you can’t seeabout the body which has the most inter-esting news; Jaguar utilizes aluminiumbody panels to make the XJ one the light-est cars in this class.
PerformanceThe most notable change with this
mid-cycle overhaul is the loss of the natu-rally-aspirated 5.0-litre V8 from the basemodel.
It has been replaced by a more fuelefficient supercharged V6, which willalso power the new F-Type sports car.
The 3.0-litre engine produces 340-hp
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and 332 ft-lbs of torquewhile achieving com-bined fuel economy of10.8L/100km.
Even though horse-power is down 45-hp, thearchitecture is based onJaguar’s acclaimed V8’sto provide a refined andsmooth power delivery.
The Supercharged andSupersport trims retain thesame supercharged V8’s aslast year, producing 470and 510-hp respectively.
The XJ Supersportremains the fastest modelwith a claimed 0-100km/htime of just 4.7 seconds.
Potentially, the mostexciting change for the2013 XJ is the addition ofJaguar’s Instinctive All-Wheel Drive system, stan-dard on V6 models.
This enhances all-sea-son traction while keep-ing the sporty agility andsteering feel of a rear-wheel drive car.
In dry conditions, it hasa rear bias, but the systemcan transfer 50% of thetorque to the front wheelsif need be.
Even with its alu-minium body, the XJ stillweighs nearly 2 tonnes.
Despite this, the steer-ing is light and quick.The XJ manages its bulkthrough direction changesbetter than its competitorsand its balance is impres-sively neutral.
Especially if youengage dynamic drivingmode, which firms up thesuspension and gives youquicker throttle response.
The XJ admirablycombines the comfort andserenity you expect from“old-fashioned” Jag’s, withdriving dynamics modernsaloons should be enviousof. The XJ offers drivingexcitement that its imme-diate competitors can’t
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EnvironmentThe cabin is fresh
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While previous XJ’sappeared large on the out-side, interior space was infact limited compared toits rivals.
This is not an issue forthe current XJ, especiallywith the long-wheelbasemodels.
Rear leg and headroomis ample and there’s plentyof space upfront for eventhe tallest drivers.
To help everyone maxi-mize the driving enjoy-ment, the driving positionand steering-wheel areergonomically optimizedand nearly perfect. And afirst for Jaguar, a digitaldashboard display replacesthe traditional analoguegauges.
The central touch-screen display is good, butthe XJ’s German rivalsboast better units. Also,some trim pieces, the airvents for example, aren’tup to the same quality asits competitors.
The updated navigationsystem and Meridian ste-reo are welcome improve-ments.
Another weakness ofprevious XJ’s, trunk vol-ume, has been correctedwith the current genera-tion; at 520-litres, its trunksize is more than theBMW 7-Series’ offering.
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With no local Ducatipresence for almost threeyears, Richmond Ducatimanager Jamie Nichollssaid it was high time theItalian motorcycle brandreturned to Lulu Island.
This Saturday, Aug. 24marks the official grandopening of the 2,000square-foot store, at 2145-
21000 Westminster Hwy,that combines retail space, ashowroom and a full servicearea manned by a certifiedDucati master technician.
“We had a soft open-ing Feb. 15, we’ve beenopen and operating for sixmonths,” said Nicholls.
“What’s different nowis we’re done the renova-tion process — we had ateam from Ducati come inand literally measure everysquare-inch of the building.They took that info and sentit to Italy where their designteam put together Ducatiidentity fixtures for us.They were built in Italy andshipped over here.”
Everything from theart-adorned walls to the redshelving to the brand newthemed coffee bar hint atthe company’s Italian racingpedigree.
Nicholls said the redeco-rating is one of the perksof being a Ducati-exclusivedealership, unlike the otherthree businesses located inVancouver, Kelowna andVancouver Island that carryother manufacturers’ prod-
ucts.After the now-defunct
Richmond Motorsports, thatalso used to carry the brand,shut down, he said therewas a public outcry to bringsomething back.
“Ducati North Americastarted getting inundatedwith phone calls and emailsfrom people in the areawho used to have bikespurchased and serviced inthe Richmond area,” saidNicholls, who is a motorcy-cle mechanic by trade. Heoriginally became involvedwith the company afterreceiving a call from one ofthe shareholders whom heknew from his days at theracetrack.
Doors on Aug. 24 openat 9 a.m, and The Beat 94.5FM will be broadcastinglive from 3 p.m. until clos-ing.
There will also be a bar-becue and prizes given outthroughout the day, with agrand prize of a brand newPirelli rear tire with freemount and balance. Visitwww.ducati-richmond.comfor more information.
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The newly deco-rated RichmondDucati showroom isready for the officialgrand opening onAug. 24.
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Fuel efficiency numbersfor the XJ AWD and the XJLPortfolio are 13.0L/100km
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Thumbs UpThe interior of the 2013
XJ is as posh as past gen-erations, and the exterior isimpressive. Interior spacehas also been increased andthe XJ’s driving experiencereally sets it apart.
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The Terminal City Rollergirls are about tomake B.C. roller derby history once again.
This time, it’s with their first everSummer Slam Tournament on Saturday andSunday at Minoru Arena. This year’s themewill be The Lord of the Rinks, and teamsfrom the mountains of Mordor to the realmsof Rivendell will battle it out on the flattrack in one action-packed weekend of derbyawesomeness.
Why is this tournament different fromother roller derby tournaments? Well,because it’s a house team tournament. Alongwith all-star travel teams, most city rollerderby leagues have house teams who all playeach other for the local league championshipevery year.For instance,the TerminalCityRollergirlshouseteams are The Bad Reputations, the FasterPussycats, Public Frenemy and the RiotGirls.
Fourteen house teams from the FraserValley, Victoria, Kelowna, Penticton,Bellingham, Wenatchee (WA), Portland, theYukon and, of course, the four TCRG houseteams will be competing on two tracks atMinoru
Along with the scheduled bouts, there isa Vancouver Junior Roller Derby demo bout,a skating skills competition and a drop-inscrimmage for any experienced player whowants to join.
“Fans can look forward to more rollerderby in one place than the Lower Mainland— or British Columbia for that matter — hasever seen,” says tournament director andhouse team player Pam “Tiki Timebomb”Berg
“It’s the ideal event for both the casual
derby fan, who wants to pay a standardadmission and catch a couple of games at atime that works with their schedule, or forthe derby nerd who wants to watch as muchderby as humanly possible over the entireweekend.”
The Terminal City Rollergirls isVancouver’s first female roller derby league.Created in 2006, TCRG is a member-owned
and operated, non-profit organization con-sisting of close to 100 skaters, a team ofsharp officials, incredible volunteers, gener-ous sponsors, and an army of passionatefans. TCRG skaters are a group of strong,smart and diverse women who play hard andtrain even harder. Four house teams competeannually for the TCRG Mercury Shield. TheTerminal City All-Stars charter team is made
up of some of the best skaters in the leagueand represent Vancouver in the Women’s FlatTrack DerbyAssociation, the internationalorganization that determines global rankingsthrough sanctioned competitions leading upto yearly championships.
Doors open at 9 a.m. each day. Single-daypasses for Saturday or Sunday are $15 andfull weekend passes are $25.
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Summer Slam roller derby tourney at Minoru this weekend
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Roller derby action will be served up all weekend at Minoru Arena as the Terminal City Rollergirls host the Summer Slam Tournament
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Richmond Roadrunners battled the Delta Islanders in recent Novice Advanced minor lacrosse action.
Richmond badminton player Christin Tsai and her coachDarryl Yung are among the nation-wide recpients of SuncorEnergy/Petro Canada 2013 Fuelling Athletes and CoachingExcellence (FACE) awards.
The recognized athletes and their coaches represent abalance of summer, winter and team sports with selected ath-letes coming from six provinces across Canada.
Working together with the Canadian Olympic Committee(COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and theirNational Sport partners, the FACE program provides devel-oping, pre-carded Canadian athlete and coach pairings with$8,000 in grants. The FACE program has provided more than2,400 Canadian athletes and coaches with over $8 millionin direct financial support. These resources help athletesachieve national carded status and coaches improve theirskills over the long term.
“We would like to congratulate each of the 2013 FACErecipients,” said Steven Keith, Director, Loyalty andMarketing Partnerships, Suncor Energy. “For the past 25years, we have been fortunate to support athletes and coach-es by providing funding so they can focus on achieving theirdreams.”
“It’s a good day for sport, anytime our partners candedicate resources that go directly to Canadian athletes andcoaches,” said Marcel Aubut, president, COC. “The COC isproud of our relationship with Petro-Canada, an organiza-tion that has contributed to our budding athletes for 25 years.There is no doubt that the sport movement is transformingand gaining momentum in Canada, and they have been at theforefront of that much needed change.”
Coaches who receive grants often use the funding to buildtheir skills or purchase equipment that can be used to benefitmultiple athletes within the same sport discipline.
In the past, the FACE program has provided financialgrants to Canada’s top athletes such as Hayley Wickenheiserand Kristina Groves.
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