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Big bust Richmond Mounties’ organzied crime team has cracked a major illegal drug ring in the city, leading to multiple arrests and seizures at various homes. News 3 Editorial 8 Letters 9 BC Votes 2013 14 Sports 17 Classified 20 Index 6 W E D N E S D A Y , M A Y 1 , 2 0 1 3 Y OUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL SPORTS , NEWS , WEATHER AND ENTERTAINMENT ! WWW . RICHMOND - NEWS . COM Election stumbles out gate Only 12 of the 19 candidates from Richmond’s three ridings attended Monday night at the city’s first English-speaking all- candidates meeting. And it was the conspicuous absence of many of the main protagonists — two were Liberal candidates — that caught the atten- tion of many in the standing-room only, 140- strong crowd. Each took turns responding to writ- ten questions from the audience at Minoru Place Activity Centre, while the organizer, Richmond Centre for Disability, moderated. ButTeresa Wat (BC Liberal), Frank Huang (NDP), both bidding for Richmond Centre, were missing, while Steveston hopefuls John Yap (BC Liberal incumbent) and Carol Day (BC Conservative) were also elsewhere. It’s unlikely their collective absences will do much to rectify the city’s unenviable posi- tion as being among the lowest in voter turn- out numbers in B.C. Through her campaign manager, Wat told the News she’d cancelled all engagements Monday after coming down with “gastritis,” an inflammation of the stomach or erosion of the lining of the stomach. Wat was apparently b ack on the campaign trailTuesday. Day’s representative passed on her apolo- gies to the crowd, saying that Day had been called in at the last minute to help her party leader, John Cummins, at the live TV debate in Downtown Vancouver. However, it’s the reasons given for the no- show of Huang andYap that’s bound to irk Richmond’s voters the most. Huang’s campaign manager,Tim Chu, told the News that, although the NDP can- didate was scheduled to attend the meeting, he chose, instead to go to a “leaders debate watch party,” to socialize with “high donors” to the campaign. “Our campaign is really rolling and there are a lot of donations coming in,” said Chu, when told that some voters might have been disappointed not to see Huang at the meeting. Yap told the News Tuesday he’d been out door-knocking Monday eve- ning and, similar to Huang, attended an event to “sup- port the team” in connection to the live TV debate. When it was put to him that some in the Monday night crowd suggested Yap didn’t attend due to the recent controversy surrounding his resigna- tion from cabinet in the wake of the “ethnic vote” scandal, he said, “It’s a very busy time of the year and we get lots of invitations to different events. “My focus has been on directly talking to the voters and getting out there door knock- ing. With this campaign, I’m trying to maxi- mize my time with the voters.” Yap said he couldn’t commit either to attending Wednesday’s or Thursday’s all-candidates meetings at the Shiang Garden Restaurant (hosted by the Canada Asia Pacific Business Association) and at Richmond secondary (hosted by the Richmond Teachers’ Association.) Yap said, however, he plans to attend next week’s meeting organized by the Touchstone Family Association. “I’m accessible to the public and they can con- tact me anytime,” addedYap. At the meeting itself, the candidates field- ed questions from a largely sympathetic audi- ence on a wide range of issues, from trans- portation for seniors to the proposed oil and jet fuel pipelines to wait times at Richmond Hospital emergency department and illegal dumping on farmland. The NDP’s Richmond-Steveston hope- ful, Scott Stewart, responding to a health- care worker’s question about overcrowding at Richmond Hospital, said more “acute care beds” are needed so such patients can be moved on to create space in emergency departments. Richmond East incumbent Linda Reid described the healthcare system as a “work in progress, as always,” and that Richmond has a “huge gift” in the hospital it has and that B.C. has a “phenomenal healthcare system.” The Green Party’s Richmond-Steveston candidate, Jerome Dickey, asked the audience if they agreed with BC Liberal veteran Reid’s latter assertion, prompting an ripple of “no” around the hall. On the subject of affordable housing, Dickey also insisted the provincial govern- ment simply “doesn’t put enough money” into the system to help with B.C.’s 18,000 homeless population. Off and running A new look Richmond Roadrunners lacrosse team produced a familiar result as it looks to be a powerhouse again this season. Big names snub meeting for TV debate parties BY ALAN CAMPBELL [email protected] 17 ALAN CAMPBELL/RICHMOND NEWS Only 12 of the 19 candidates from across Richmond's three ridings showed up at Monday night's first all-candidates meeting. see Stewart page 3, BC Votes page 14 “It’s a very busy time of year and we get lots of invitations.” — John Yap Scan page to tell us what you think 604-273-1071 ONLY VALID AT 5651 No. 3 Rd, Richmond www.carfixbc.ca ROYAL FLUSH $ 18 88 $ 109 AUTO WEST BMW EXCEPTIONALLY DRIVEN. IN EVERY WAY. Auto West BMW

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Big bustRichmond Mounties’ organziedcrime team has cracked a majorillegal drug ring in the city,leading to multiple arrests andseizures at varioushomes.

News 3

Editorial 8

Letters 9

BC Votes 2013 14

Sports 17

Classified 20

Index

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W E D N E S D A Y , M A Y 1 , 2 0 1 3

Y O U R S O U R C E F O R L O C A L S P O R T S , N E W S , W E A T H E R A N D E N T E R T A I N M E N T ! W W W . R I C H M O N D - N E W S . C O M

Election stumbles out gate

Only 12 of the 19 candidates fromRichmond’s three ridings attended Mondaynight at the city’s first English-speaking all-candidates meeting.

And it was the conspicuous absence ofmany of the main protagonists — two wereLiberal candidates — that caught the atten-tion of many in the standing-room only, 140-strong crowd.

Each took turns responding to writ-ten questions from the audience at MinoruPlace Activity Centre, while the organizer,Richmond Centre for Disability, moderated.

But Teresa Wat (BC Liberal), Frank Huang(NDP), both bidding for Richmond Centre,were missing, while Steveston hopefuls JohnYap (BC Liberal incumbent) and Carol Day(BC Conservative) were also elsewhere.

It’s unlikely their collective absences willdo much to rectify the city’s unenviable posi-tion as being among the lowest in voter turn-out numbers in B.C.

Through her campaign manager, Wat toldthe News she’d cancelled all engagementsMonday after coming down with “gastritis,”an inflammation of the stomach or erosion ofthe lining of the stomach. Wat was apparentlyback on the campaign trail Tuesday.

Day’s representative passed on her apolo-gies to the crowd, saying that Day had beencalled in at the last minute to help her partyleader, John Cummins, at the live TV debatein Downtown Vancouver.

However, it’s the reasons given for the no-show of Huang and Yap that’s bound to irkRichmond’s voters the most.

Huang’s campaign manager, Tim Chu,told the News that, although the NDP can-didate was scheduled to attend the meeting,he chose, instead to go to a “leaders debate

watch party,” to socialize with “high donors”to the campaign.

“Our campaign is really rolling and thereare a lot of donations coming in,” said Chu,when told that some voters might have beendisappointed not to see Huang at the meeting.

Yap told the News Tuesday he’d been outdoor-knocking Monday eve-ning and, similar to Huang,attended an event to “sup-port the team” in connectionto the live TV debate.

When it was put to himthat some in the Mondaynight crowd suggested Yapdidn’t attend due to therecent controversy surrounding his resigna-tion from cabinet in the wake of the “ethnicvote” scandal, he said, “It’s a very busy timeof the year and we get lots of invitations todifferent events.

“My focus has been on directly talking tothe voters and getting out there door knock-ing. With this campaign, I’m trying to maxi-

mize my time with the voters.”Yap said he couldn’t commit either

to attending Wednesday’s or Thursday’sall-candidates meetings at the ShiangGarden Restaurant (hosted by the CanadaAsia Pacific Business Association) andat Richmond secondary (hosted by the

Richmond Teachers’Association.)

Yap said, however,he plans to attend nextweek’s meeting organizedby the Touchstone FamilyAssociation.

“I’m accessible to thepublic and they can con-

tact me anytime,” added Yap.At the meeting itself, the candidates field-

ed questions from a largely sympathetic audi-ence on a wide range of issues, from trans-portation for seniors to the proposed oil andjet fuel pipelines to wait times at RichmondHospital emergency department and illegaldumping on farmland.

The NDP’s Richmond-Steveston hope-ful, Scott Stewart, responding to a health-care worker’s question about overcrowdingat Richmond Hospital, said more “acutecare beds” are needed so such patients canbe moved on to create space in emergencydepartments.

Richmond East incumbent Linda Reiddescribed the healthcare system as a “work inprogress, as always,” and that Richmond hasa “huge gift” in the hospital it has and thatB.C. has a “phenomenal healthcare system.”

The Green Party’s Richmond-Stevestoncandidate, Jerome Dickey, asked the audienceif they agreed with BC Liberal veteran Reid’slatter assertion, prompting an ripple of “no”around the hall.

On the subject of affordable housing,Dickey also insisted the provincial govern-ment simply “doesn’t put enough money”into the system to help with B.C.’s 18,000homeless population.

Off and runningA new look RichmondRoadrunners lacrosse teamproduced a familiar result as

it looks to be a powerhouseagain this season.

see Steves page 4 see Dad page 4

Big names snub meetingfor TV debate parties

BY ALAN [email protected]

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ALAN CAMPBELL/RICHMOND NEWS

Only 12 of the 19 candidates from across Richmond's three ridings showed up at Monday night's first all-candidates meeting.

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Modellers bring maritime history to lifeSteveston club part of Doors Open event this weekend

Viewing life in miniature.It’s a fascination most people have undertaken

at one time or another, and to varying degrees.For a group of Steveston-based model enthu-

siasts their dedication to creating all manner ofscaled-down, sea-going vessels sometimes tran-scends the realm of hobby. It’s part history les-son, and a study in patience.

Those attributes, along with their finelydetailed works, will be on display this weekendduring the 6th annual Doors Open Richmondarts, culture and heritage festival.

“I’ve been building models since I was teen-ager,” said Tom Neilson, a retired engineer whobelongs to the Steveston Maritime Modellers.“We had a boat, but it’s much easier and lessexpensive building models than having a realone,” he added with a smile.

Although, one model he has worked on, aradio controlled mahogany-hulled racer, completewith navigation lights cost him upwards of $850,and 400 to 500 hours of his time to complete.

“This is, I would say, a very complicatedmodel to build, and quite pricey, as well,” Neilsonsaid.

“It’s also the fact that you are bringing his-tory to life,” added fellow club member GordonKibble. “You’re building something like HMSTriumph, or HMCS Fraser, or the Victory, as oneof our other members has done. You’re allowingpeople to look at this and understand what it waslike to live on a boat like that, work on a boat likethat, or to fight on a boat like that.”

One of those with a notable past he has builtwas the St. Roch, and Kibble launches into thevessel’s history without hesitation.

“It was an RCMP vessel, and the only vesselof any size to circumnavigate North America, inboth directions,” he said. “The voyage was donein two parts. The first took about three years, andthe second about a year and a half.”

The maritime history lesson then shrinksdown considerably with a pair of tiny warships.

Kibble proudly stated the 1/700th scale modelsare of the HMCS Fraser and HMCS St. Laurent.

The diminutive size of the model warshipscome with its own set of challenges, includingthe requirement for keen eyesight.

“You have good eyes, when you start out,”Kibble quipped. “And after much dropping ofparts, and the creation of an unprintable lan-guage, you wind up with getting the results youhoped for, hopefully.”

“In building one of these you take three stepsforward, and if something doesn’t fit, you takeone step backwards,” Neilson said. “So, patienceis a must.”

“Patience doesn’t come in the (model) box,but it’s a necessity,” Kibble added.

A total of 49 sites are participating in thisyear’s Doors Open, including Britannia HeritageShipyard where the Steveston Martime Modellersgroup meets in the Muraki Boatworks building.

Other locations are places of worship, art stu-dios and other historical buildings.

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On the prospect of jet fuelbeing shipped up the FraserRiver and piped throughRichmond to YVR, the Green’sRichmond Centre hopeful,Michael Wolfe, said he’d bewilling to “sleep in front of thebulldozers if need be” to halt theproject.

Stewart, who told the crowdhe was raised in a single-parenthome, said he’d like to see theminimum wage tied to the costof living and see fees reducedfor licenced childcare facilitiesto reduce the burden on families.

Most on the panel agreedthat more resources need to beplowed into the Agricultural

Land Commission to help itpolice the illegal dumping andinfill on farmland.

Meanwhile the Unparty’sMike Donovan spoke of a needto return the power back to thepeople via town hall meetingsand debate to reach a consensuson decisions that need to bemade.

Stewart: Tie min. wage to cost of living

PHILIP RAPHAEL/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Creating scaled vessels, is a passion for Gordon Kibble (left) and Tom Neilson, members ofthe Steveston Maritime Modellers.

Next meetings! Wednesday, May 1 at Shiang GardenRestaurant, 2200-4540 No. 3 Rd. from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Canada Asia PacificBusiness Association)! Thursday, May 2, at Richmond SecondarySchool, 7171 Minoru Blvd. from 7 to 9p.m. (Richmond Teachers’ Association)! Wednesday, May 8 at Vancouver AirportMarriott Hotel, 7571 Westminster Hwy. at 7p.m. (Touchstone Family Association)

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The ballot for the ridingof Richmond East got alittle more crowded for theMay 14 provincial election.

Three more candidates— two independents, andone Green Party of BCmember joined the fraybefore the April 26 dead-line — making it sevenin total for voters to pickfrom.

Filling the vacancyfor the Green Party afterPing Chan opted to switchhis allegiance to the BCExcalibur Party is DougPerry.

Also adding their names

to the race are independentsLloyd Chen and Cliff Wei.

They join incumbentB.C. Liberal Linda Reid,the NDP’s Gian Sihota, BCConservatives NathanielLim and BC Excalibur’sChan on the ballot.

The Green Party’s Perry,51, is a seasoned politicalcampaigner, having previ-ously run for the Greens atthe provincial and federallevels.

Perry, a doctor ofChinese medicine who livespart of the year aboard hissailboat near the DinsmoreBridge, said one of themain issues he sees in theriding focuses on closingloopholes which permit

development on agricul-tural land.

“What that does isdestroy agricultural viabil-ity of the land,” he said,adding he favours a changein regulations requiring theposting of a bond prior toany development on farm-land.

“That would ensure theland is brought back to theproper state when they’refinished,” Perry said.

He also picked out whathe saw as a steady declinein the standard living forB.C. residents as a cam-paign issue.

“It doesn’t matter howyou measure it, the stan-dard of living has declined,so has education, althoughthe government keeps say-ing they are doing a betterjob,” Perry said. “Thosepeople who work in theindustry, the teachers,don’t seem to think so.They’ve been complainingabout various cutbacks fordecades.”

Getting involved inpolitics for the first time isLloyd Chen, 49, who runsa Richmond-based import/export business calledCanada Sea Air Logistics.

He earmarked publicsecurity, crime and

Three more run in EastELECTION

BY PHILIP RAPHAELSpecial to the News

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transportation as three ofhis main issues.

Chen said programs suchas the local NeighborhoodWatch are good examples ofhow the public and policecan work together, but coulduse “more promotion.”

On transportation,Chen said high volumecorridors through the rid-ing like Bridgeport Roadand Westminster Highwayrequire attention.

Also running on the inde-pendent ticket is Cliff Wei, aformer senior executive witha state-run, telecommunica-tions agency in China beforecoming to Canada in 2004.

Some voters may alreadyknow him after he ran unsuc-cessfully in the 2011 civicelection for council.

Wei finished third lastwith a total of 3,841 votes.

On May 14, Wei said heis hoping to have a greaterimpact after expressing hiscampaign policies that focuson lower taxes to help stimu-late the economy.

“We can do a lot of thingsby lowering taxes. A tinymove in that direction bythe government can make a

huge difference to the peoplearound here,” Wei said.

With a revitalized econ-omy, Wei said the provincewould be able to addressissues such as increased sup-port for seniors.

“We have some greatprograms already set up byVictoria, but have to ask formore,” he said.

Wei added, he’d also liketo see some tax relief formiddle-income families whoare struggling to make endsmeet given current high liv-ing costs.

“There are a lot of thingsthe government can do toassist them, like after-schoolcare,” he said, adding childtax credits should also begranted to families regardlessof their income levels.

“Having a child is thegreatest social responsibility,

no matter how high or howlow their income is.”

Continued from page 4

Lloyd ChenCliff Wei

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Seven people have been chargedwith drug-related offences after aswoop at three locations by RichmondRCMP’s Organized Crime Unit (OCU).

Anees Mohammed, 21, ofVancouver has been charged with 10counts of trafficking, Imran Khan, 22,of Richmond, has been charged withtrafficking and three counts of pos-session for the purpose of trafficking.Aimal Ameeri, 23, also of Richmond,has been charged with possession for

the purpose of trafficking and fourcounts of trafficking.

Since the initial arrests, drug-relatedcharges have also been laid againstfour additional individuals, all fromRichmond: Ajmal Ameeri , 27, MadinaAmeeri, 20, Suriya Ameeri, 46, andSoheib Ghrebi, 21.

They were arrested in the 8000block of Citation Drive, the 5000 blockof Alderbridge Way and the 2000 blockof McKessock Avenue.

The warrants resulted in the seizureof cocaine, heroin and methamphet-amine packaged for street sale, along

with bulk amounts of heroin, cuttingagents and ecstasy tablets.

Several thousand dollars ofCanadian and United States currencywere also recovered. A vehicle used byone of the accused to allegedly trafficdrugs was seized as offence relatedproperty.

In December 2012, the OCU initi-ated a focused investigation of a groupwho were believed to be selling heroinand cocaine in Richmond.

Through the use of sophisticatedinvestigative techniques, police quicklyidentified three key players.

Illegal drug trade ‘impacted’CRIME

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Would you like to help shape Steveston’s future?You’re invited to learn about and comment on the City of Richmond’s Steveston Village ConservationStrategy update and proposed long-term Streetscape Visions for Chatham Street and Bayview Street.

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The public is being askedto help Richmond Mountiestrack down a man suspectedof breaking into an apart-ment building’s laundryroom.

On March 12, around 6a.m., the RCMP received areport that someone had bro-ken into the building at 8500Westminster Hwy.

After looking at surveil-lance footage, it was discov-ered that a man had brokeninto the laundry room andattempted to steal the moneycontained within the laundrymachines.

Several machines weredamaged in the process,however it’s believed nothing

was stolen.Police are not sure what

the man’s ethnicity is, butit appears as if he has shortbrown or black hair, browneyes, is clean-shaven andwas wearing a black andgrey jacket at the time of theoffence.

If you can identify him,call Const. Jonathan Chanat 604-278-1212 or anony-mously at 1-800-222-8477.

Laundry thief soughtCRIME

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A8 May 1, 2013 The Richmond News

OpinionT H E R I C H M O N D N E W S

EDITORIAL OPINION

For the first time in many a long year, the provincial elec-tion race in Richmond — a race which previously hadforegone conclusion written all over it in all three ridings

and has fostered one of the lowest voter turnouts in history— threatened to get interesting.

With incumbent Liberal Rob Howard stepping down,Richmond Centre is there for the taking and the predominatlyAsian populated riding has attracted seven candidates, anunprecedented six of whom are Asian and three independent.

Both the NDP and BC Conservatives are taking aim atRichmond-Steveston and have fielded credible, locally-grownrunners in former policeman Scott Stewart and former schooltrustee/activist Carol Day in a bid to wrest the seat from theunder-fire, long-time Liberal incumbent John Yap.

So it was with great surprise Monday night at the very firstall-candidates meeting that a mere 60 per cent of the candidatesbothered to show up.

Sure, there were excuses; some better than others. The BCLiberal’s Richmond Centre hopeful Teresa Wat was apparentlysick for a day, and we hope she’s feeling well enough over thenext two weeks to attend the remaining three public forums.

Day, who sped to the TV studio to help John Cummins atthe leaders’ debate, sent her apologies to the voters, missed awonderful opportunity to slap her main rival, Yap, while he’s upagainst the ropes.

And the reasons given by the NDP’s Frank Huang (RichmondCentre) and Yap — Huang mingled with “high donors” to watchthe TV debate, while Yap supported “the team,” also tuned in— will hardly sit well with Richmond’s voters, many of whom(judging by previous turnouts) are looking for reasons to switchoff, if they hadn’t done so already.

What seems to have been lost is that all-candidates meetingsare an invaluable tool for the voter to find out who the candi-dates are and to test their credibility.

There were some highlights Monday night, a few candidateshave done their homework and were accomplished speakers,and we’d encourage people to take time out of their busy lives topack the halls of the remaining meetings, as they did Monday.

Let’s hope all the candidates can take time out of their busycampaigns to meet the people who matter most — the voters.

Dix’s actions show he’s in control of party

Don’t forget who votes

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In a reversal of the 2009campaign, the NDP appearsmuch better organized thanthe B.C. Liberals this timearound.

When it comes to pro-viding coherent, under-standable answers to somestraightforward questions,NDP leader Adrian Dix candisplay a knack for doingprecisely the opposite.

His convoluted, hazyexplanation of how and whyhe publicly revealed hisposition on the proposedKinder Morgan project is aclassic example of just that.

He may eventually pro-vide a clearer response, butas of this writing that wasn’tthe case.

Another way of lookingat Dix’s Kinder Morganposition is that it demon-strates very clearly that he isin charge of his party, whichcertainly wasn’t always thecase under previous leaders.

Mike Harcourt andCarole James frequently leftthe impression that partyactivists, if not the caucus,were running the show andnot them.

That’s not the case withDix. His one-man band dic-tation of the party’s positionon a lightening rod issueshows who’s in control.

B.C. Liberal leaderChristy Clark has anextraordinary ability to takea bad issue and make itworse. She did that with thenotorious “ethnic memo”scandal, where she offered apersonal apology only afterdays of controversy.

And she did it againwhen it was revealed she

ran a red light with aVancouver Sun reporter andher young son in the car. Atfirst, she simply brushedit off when asked about bya reporters. The next day,after current and past mem-bers of her caucus expressedserious concern over whatshe had done, she admittedher actions were wrong. Thefact her admission came thesame day that five peoplewere killed when someoneran a red light in Surreyonly put her actions in aharsher light.

I am getting a strongimpression that some B.C.Liberal candidates are fer-vently hoping their partyloses this election to facili-tate the dumping of Clarkas leader. There remainsan uneasy tension betweenClark and many of hercolleagues and a numberof them are already plan-ning a strategy to deal withrebuilding the party undersomeone else’s leadershipshould it go down to defeaton May 14.

I predicted in this spacesome time ago that one ofB.C. Conservative leaderJohn Cummins’ biggestchallenges would be to findcredible candidates for hisparty and not people thatwould prove to be embar-rassing to the party. Well,

he’s had had to dump fourcandidates for so-called“bozo eruptions”, mostlyinvolving their use ofoffensive language in thecampaign. To say this hasbeen a blow to the party’scredibility is an understate-ment, but given the resent-ment to the B.C. Liberalsthat seems entrenched inparts of the electorate, thatcredibility hit may not beenough to seriously erodethe modest rise in the B.C.Conservatives’ standing inthe polls.

Has Green party leaderJane Sterk undergone mediatraining or something? Hertelevision and radio appear-ances seem more polished(there was a consensusamong many commentatorsthat Stern stood head andshoulders above the otherleaders in the radio debate)than in 2009. We’ll see ifthis pays off at the ballotbox.

Now that Clark cannottake action against any ofher party’s candidates ifthey choose to stray fromher message and run theirown campaigns (the dead-line for refusing to signtheir nomination paperspassed last week) it will beinteresting to see if any dojust that. Cabinet ministerDr. Moira Stilwell, forexample, has considerablecredibility when it comes tohealth policy and so she’sannounced her own policieson that front. We’ll see ifothers follow suit.

Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalBC.

The Editor,Re: “Immigrants should prepare for career setbacks,”

Opinion, April 24.This was refreshing to read an article that tells it like it is and

doesn’t beat around the bush on this matter of immigration.My parents were both immigrants to Canada many years ago

and had to make many adjustments (learn a new language, finda job, etc).

The expectation was that they (as immigrants) would makeadjustments to fit into their new country. It certainly was noteasy, but they worked hard to make a new life in this country.

There are still immigrants that come to Canada with thatmindset, but there seem to be many now who are coming toCanada with a strong sense of entitlement. They seem to feelthat Canada and Canadians are obligated to accommodate themin every way. It seems to me that in some ways “the tail is wag-ging the dog” instead of the other way around.

Rick SudermanRichmond

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The Editor,Re: “Time to kick liars to

curb,” Letters, April 26.It’s unfortunate that the

closer we get to the provin-cial election, the more unin-telligible arguments become.Case in point, the recentrambling, anger-filled letterfrom Eric Hanson publishedin The Richmond News.

As much as Mr. Hansonwants to take issue with it,voters like me are happythere is a coalition partyin this province that standsagainst the NDP.

It was that way with theSocial Credit, it continuesto be that way with the BCLiberals. Many people justdon’t like or trust the NDP.

In addition, as much asMr. Hanson wants to chastisefiscal discipline, the 2010Olympics and a strong busi-ness environment, those val-ues actually speak to a largenumber of voters.

I was also surprised at hisreference to there not beinga balanced budget within thelast 12 years.

Records show there werefive. There certainly wouldhave been more if not for theglobal economic downturn.

Rather than usingMr.Hanson’s method ofputting politicians in their“graves”, I believe everyvoter has a right to have theirsay. That is the fortune of liv-ing in a democracy.

I stand behind John Yapin the election. He has myvote. Other voters will makeup their own minds based ontheir own beliefs of who isbest to represent them.

Trish HedstromRichmond

Onni continues to ignores community

Liberalsrepresentmy voice

The Editor,Undeterred by continuing

negative feedback from thecommunity on their manypast efforts to maximizetheir profits by re-zoning thewaterfront Imperial Landingproperties, Onni is having yetanother kick at the can.

The community messageto Onni in the past has beenthat there must be a substan-tial benefit to the communityin return for re-zoning.

Onni’s idea of a substan-tial benefit last time aroundwas a $50,000 donation tothe Steveston CommunityCentre in return for the mil-lions they would reap overtime from re-zoning the per-

mitted ground floor uses inthe six buildings from MixedMaritime to Commercial/Retail.

Commercial/Retail zoningwould also generate a lot oftraffic in what is presentlya residential neighbourhoodwith many young children.

Onni pointed to the largeunderground parking garageunder the buildings, but thenadmitted that they wouldcharge for parking whilethere is two-hour free park-ing on the surrounding resi-dential streets.

Onni continues to say thatit welcomes feedback on howthe re-zoning could “bet-ter serve the community’s

needs.”At one of the previous

community meetings orga-nized by Onni, they sug-gested yet more coffee shops,pharmacies and restaurants,not exactly underservedneeds in Steveston.

On the other hand, thoseattending showed consider-able support for a suggestionfrom the community thatOnni provide rent free use ofthe entire ground floor of oneof the two eastern buildingsfor a new Steveston Library.

Together with two-hourfree parking in the under-ground garage, this wouldbe a major improvementin community services for

Steveston’s growing popula-tion, much of that growth theresult of Onni’s own ImperialLanding project.

City council shouldcontinue to reject Onni’s re-zoning proposals until Onniincludes free community useof one of the buildings andfree two-hour parking in theunderground garage.

Residents should continueto show up at all of Onni’scommunity feedback eventsto send the same message.

Eventually Onni will gettired of looking at all thatvacant space and do the rightthing.

John RostonRichmond

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Car accidents often result in obviousphysical injuries – for example, brokenlimbs caused by the sudden impact. Thelaw is clear that you can recover damagesfrom the person at fault, includingcompensation for pain and suffering.

But occasionally an accident can resultin more subtle, less obvious injuries.These cases are often more difficult (andsometimes impossible) to verify objectively.Even though medical examinations maynot pinpoint a physical cause, you may stillexperience ongoing pain, sometimes longafter the accident and after the normalrecovery period has gone by.

Can you still recover damages for yourpain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of lifewhen your pain is subjective only? Yes.

Take the recent case of a fit and active23-year-old Surrey woman, whose car wasrear-ended in an accident in September,2006. The only minor damage to her carwas to the rear bumper. While she wassomewhat in shock and felt “a little sore,”she was able to exchange insuranceinformation with the other driver and driveherself home. The next day, she visited awalk-in medical clinic and was given aprescription for shoulder and upper backpain.

Over the next four years, sheexperienced and reported persistent painin her shoulder and mid/lower back on theleft side, which radiated to her left hip. Forthe first year after the accident, she wentfor 13 physiotherapy treatments. However,most of the medical examinations andtests – including a CAT-scan, MRI andX-rays – couldn’t find any direct link to aphysical injury causing her pain.

Her doctors determined she hadsuffered soft tissue injuries in the accident.Although the normal recovery period forthose tissues to heal had passed, she

continued to find it uncomfortable to sitfor long periods of time, couldn’t playhockey or volleyball anymore (though shecould swim and do yoga), and was moreirritable due to her ongoing discomfort.Although she could and probably wouldimprove over time by following a structuredexercise program, she would never be ableto regain her pre-accident level of fitness.

The BC Supreme Court rejectedthe defence argument that she wasexaggerating her symptoms or pain. Thecourt found her to be a credible witness,whose testimony was consistent with thereports of her physicians and the evidenceof other witnesses.

“The absence of objective physicalfindings is not determinative of whether[she] continues to suffer from chronicpain,” said the judge. “Since pain may wellbe a subjective phenomenon not easilymeasurable by independent objectiveindicia, the assessment of [her] soft tissueinjuries to a certain extent turns on theassessment of her subjective complaintsand reported symptoms.”

The court also rejected the defenceargument that the severity of her reportedinjuries was inconsistent with the minordamage to her car. The negligible vehicledamage was only one factor to beconsidered, said the court; the extent ofher injuries was to be assessed on theevidence as a whole.

After considering all the testimony, thecourt concluded that she was entitled tocompensation. She was awarded $40,000for her pain and suffering, plus another$22,000 for lost future earnings and care.

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For the past 31 years, RichmondSearch and Rescue volunteers havededicated countless hours to the worthycause, scouring the waves for vesselsgone adrift and pulling people out ofcold water.

The organization is completelyvolunteer-run, like the other 40 or soSearch and Rescue stations throughoutthe province.

But what’s different from otherunits is that the RCMSAR Station 10volunteers do approximately five timesthe prevention, boating safety and com-

munity work than any other unit alongthe coast, according to coxswain BrianHobbs.

“It’s something we’ve definitely doneon purpose,” said Hobbs. “We’ve takena proactive approach within the com-munity to get involved so people knowwho we are.”

To recruit more volunteers andprovide safety tips for the upcomingboating season, the station is hosting anopen house at O’Hare’s Gastropub thisSaturday (May 4).

The event hopes to raise awarenessand answer any questions current orprospective boaters may have.

“The open house will highlight our

work and give people a chance to meetthe crew,” said Hobbs. “Hopefully, it’llalso spark some interest in joining.”

Hobbs joined the crew nine yearsago, as a way to give back to the com-munity and learn some invaluable boat-ing and rescue skills.

The training process takes about fourto five months. Then volunteers needto be on call one night a week, and oneweekend a month.

“It’s really cool,” said the Richmondresident who works for the City ofVancouver. “It’s a good cause and reallythe only emergency team in Richmondyou can volunteer with.

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“We have a lot of fundoing it, there’s good cama-raderie between us.”

The team consists ofabout 20-30 volunteers— accountants, policemen,salespeople by day, searchand rescue members bynight.

Even when not respond-ing to calls, whichever crewis on call will take the boatout to train and get moreexperience.

“One of my favouritethings is to see membersmaster new skills, the thingsthey’ve been struggling withduring training,” said Hobbs.“You see their sense of prideand we’re all here for sup-port.”

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an influx of kayakers andpaddle boarders can affectthem,” he said. “So we’re try-ing to promote education andawareness leading up to thisseason.”

In preparation, the teamhas extra training sessionsfor new volunteers and is onhand to provide tips to thecommunity at events such asits open house.

Hobbs said the maincauses are a lack of pre-paredness and knowledgebefore heading out on thewater. The station’s two ves-sels are scheduled to makeappearances throughout thissummer including RichmondYacht Club Sail Past andShips to Shore.

The open house atO’Hare’s runs from 11 a.m.to 11 p.m., with proceeds ofa select menu going towardsthe organization. For moreinformation, visit www.rcmsar.org.

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Teresa WatBC Liberal

Richmond Centre B.C.Liberal candidate TeresaWat is convinced her mediabackground trumps being aRichmond resident when itcomes to connecting withvoters.

“The whole mission ofour radio station is to bringup all the issues facing theChinese-Canadian communi-ty and to try to inform themwhat the mainstream issuesare, so they can understand,”said the CEO of Mainstream

BroadcastingCorporation’s CHMBAM1320.

“I want our Chineseaudience to understandwhat’s going on inthe English-speakingcommunities, so I’vebeen reaching out to

both communities across theregion, including Richmond.”

If elected, she wouldencourage more dialoguebetween cultures. As animmigrant, but also aCanadian for 23 years, Watsaid she understands bothsides. Chinese-speakingimmigrants could make moreeffort to learn an officiallanguage, while English-speaking residents canacknowledge the challengesone faces when moving to anew country.

But, like her party’splatform, her primary focusremains on the economy.She sees possible revenue inRichmond’s tourism indus-try and economic growth inAsia.

“The Vancouver Airportis a good example,” shesaid. “Every flight comingto our airport provides 100to 150 direct jobs, and 400indirect jobs, depending onwhether people are cominghere for tourism or conven-tion purposes. With morepeople coming, they willsee Richmond as a place forthem to invest and come herefor a vacation.”

With rapid growth expect-ed in Richmond, particularlythe city centre, over the next30 years, education, trans-portation and health care willbe impacted.

Funding for these sec-tors will be generated by

Richmond becoming theAsian-Pacific gatewayand job creation, accord-ing to Wat. Part of the B.C.Liberals platform is toreduce the debt, while keep-ing taxes low.

“With more businessin Richmond, we’ll get therevenue and have more fund-ing,” she said. “So that’s whythe priority is to promote theeconomy. We have limitedresources, we can’t keep onborrowing money.”

Although the Liberalscontinue to defend claims ofa balanced budget, FinanceMinister Mike de Jong prom-ised to re-table the samebudget after the election.But when the NDP claimeda balanced buget in 1996, itbecame a $235-million defi-cit after the election.

A pre-election $495million budget in 2009turned into a $2.8 billionrecord deficit after GordonCampbell was elected.

Besides the economy,Wat also plans to focus oncommunity safety and polic-ing, and seniors’ care, as shesaid these issues have beenpriorities for the riding’s con-stituents.

“Our senior population isgrowing. We need to ensurethey have the education andprograms and care they needand deserve. I also want tomake sure they can get thisfrom the comfort of theirown homes.”

Wat looks east for revenue

Richard LeeIndpendent

The lack of a recognizable name and theabsence of a connection between them andRichmond was the catalyst for Richard Leeto enter the race.

Lawyer Lee, whose law office has beenin the Richmond Centre riding for eightyears, sat down with the News momentsafter filing his candidacy papers Friday atthe city’s Election BC office on No. 3 Road.

He said the BC Liberals and NDP’s deci-sions to respectively parachute Teresa Watand Frank Huang into the picture was all themotivation he needed.

And he believes those two selections willdo nothing to correct the riding’s embarrass-ingly low voter turnout (second lowest inB.C. at last provincial election).

“I actually think it would be even worseif the likes of myself didn’t step up,”insisted Lee, a former Merritt and Burnabyschool trustee, who ran unsuccessfully formayor of Richmond in 2011, albeit garner-ing a healthy 9,000 plus votes.

“Neither Ms. Wat or Mr. Huang liveor even work in Richmond and that turnspeople off. In my humble opinion, they arenot known names and faces in this city andit’s not as if they’re going to bring in morevoters.”

And the people who voted last time don’thave a connection, suggested Lee, because“all the candidates are different.”

“I have had a law office here since2005 and have lived here since 2006 andhave served as a Salvation Army volunteerand on several health-related committees,”added Lee.

On the issue of population growth andthe possibility that 40,000 people will move

into Richmond by 2040 — many of whomwill descend to the Richmond Centre riding— Lee would like to have “more reliableforecasts” with regard to what school capac-ity is needed.

“We need to hire very competentpeople and I think we need to bepro-active in so much that the devel-opers have to be part of the planningprocess.

“We should not be encouragingthe development without the infra-structure growing with it or in placealready.”

On the subject of multiculturalism in thecity, Lee said, “we all have to lead by exam-ple and every one of us has to be a bridgebetween the different cultures in Richmond.

“It rubs me the wrong way when I hearcandidates saying they will be that bridge.”

When the city’s Chinese media outletsheard Lee was intending to run, he wasapparently asked why he was running, asthere were already four other Asian candi-dates. “It was suggested that I would simplysplit up the Asian vote too much,” said Lee.

“It never crossed my mind to refer to itas the Chinese vote. A vote is a vote andthose votes are mine to go and get.”

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Chanel DonovanUnparty

Hold town hall meetings, strikeup debates, come to a consensusand let the people decide how torun B.C.

That’s the view of the Unparty— The Consensus-Building Party,a grass-roots organization quite lit-

erally made at the home of ChanelDonovan and her husband MikeDonovan about 20 months ago.

So while Chanel is running inRichmond-Centre, Mike is stakinga claim in the Steveston riding.

“My husband and I debate allthe time about the political sys-tems in Canada,” said Chanel,

an accountant who was born andraised in Shanghai before immi-grating to Canada in 1997.

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Frank HuangBC NDP

Frank Huang, the BC NDP’s candidate forRichmond-Centre, said that as a newspapereditor he is used to having his finger on thepulse of the community.

And when it comes to Richmond, hisvolunteer time spent with the RichmondHospital Foundation has left him with akeen sense of how he’d like to see heath careaddressed in the city — one of several issueshe was asked to comment on as the May 14B.C. election nears.

Huang, who left his job with the GlobalChinese Press to run for the NDP, said he’dfavour a new location for Richmond Hospitalto accommodate expanded services.

“I’d also want more attention paid toseniors (healthcare),” he said, adding thatin conversation with local seniors groups itbecame apparent to him that current fundinglevels are not adequate. “Seniors arevery important to the community andthe government needs to spend moreto deliver more and better services.”

Also in need of a jolt of increasedgovernment support is the educationsystem, Huang said.

“An NDP government is planningto set up a grant system for skills trainingbecause quite a lot of students have (tuition)debts before they start working. And gettingthat first job is very important. If they canget one, then they can stand a good chanceof going on to a very good career.”

Taking a page out of the environmental-ists’ handbook, Huang said improving publictransit is a key block in his party’s agendasince increased ridership would decreasevehicle emissions and fossil fuel consump-tion.

But just where increased funds would bespent to benefit Richmond residents, Huangwas not sure.

On providing affordable housing, Huangsaid he has an idea that has a specificRichmond angle — regulating absentee land-lords.

He said many overseas investors havebought properties locally which has helpeddrive up the price of local properties, andsome don’t end up living in them for long,producing a double whammy of rising hous-ing costs and a shortage of housing inven-tory. To address that, Huang said increased

funding for more low income hous-ing is on the “to do” if the NDPforms the next provincial govern-ment.

As for the low voter turnout inRichmond-Centre during the lastelection, Huang said he believesmuch of that is a result of a cultural

divide in the community where the majoritydoes not speak English.

“But this time (election) is really good.There are a lot of Chinese candidates run-ning in this riding, and they are encouragingpeople (Chinese-Canadians) to come out andvote,” he said. “But many of the Chineseimmigrants, especially those from mainlandChina, they don’t know much about the(local) politics.”

That has led Huang to incorporate notonly a crash course in what he sees as theissues during his campaign encounters withnew voters, but a discussion on what itmeans to participate in an election.

Editor has finger on pulse the party and ignore thepeople’s needs.

“In a consensus, wewould bring the views of thepeople from town hall meet-

ings via debate and by reach-ing a consensus.”

The Unparty’s philosophyis a true democracy, addedChanel, who also won aB.C. Small Business Societyaward in 2003 for a business

plan for her winemakingcompany.

“We might not all likethe decisions, but everyonewill feel a part of it and thatthey’re being treated equal-ly,” said Chanel.

Unparty: For consensus-buildingContinued from page 14

Michael WolfeGreen Party

Born and raised in Richmond like thelocal products and made-in-Richmond solu-tions he advocates, Michael Wolfe believesbeing a familiar face in the Richmond Centreriding can work to his advantage and improvevoter engagement.

“Give a familiar name, a familiar resident,a familiar neighbour and the opportunity torepresent the public,” said the Green Partycandidate. “Richmond Centre has such a lackof continuity in representation. It’s hard tobecome a leader in something when you keepchanging your captain.”

He said in order to properly engage vot-ers, candidates and MLAs need to be presentbetween elections, attending open houses andgoing council meetings.

There needs to be more effort to connectto voters.

“Our MLAs should be sleeping overnightat the FarmWatch to really understand what’sgoing on there,” said Wolfe. “Our electedofficials need to see what it’s like, get first-hand experience of going to the food bankregularly, for example. I want to be part ofthese processes, so I can fully understandthem.”

As rapid growth in Richmond is projectedover the next 30 years, Wolfe also put forth

ideas about how he would reallocate fundingto accommodate for increased pressure onhealth care, education and transportation.

“Health care is by far the paramount issuefor Richmond Centre,” he said. “If someone’snot doing well, health-wise, they’re not goingto take a course or worry about transportation.”

Besides, improvements in healthcare spill into transportation and edu-cation, as it includes better accessibil-ity to facilities and a focus on preven-tion through education.

As a secondary teacher, Wolfe saidthis could start at a school level, wherestudents have more exposure to healtheducation.

“We subsidize a lot of industries that arehighly pollutant to our communities and bod-ies,” he said. “We need to put a higher strainon products, behaviours and activities that areharmful to our health.

“The Lafarge Cement Plant is our largestsource of pollutants in the community, andthey’re currently exempt from the carbon tax.We could be collecting carbon tax from someof these sources and direct that funding intohealth care.”

Additional funding could also come fromcutting administrative costs andreducing payout plans for MLAs,according to Wolfe.

A focus on community-basedeconomies would further encouragepeople to buy local and stay withinRichmond, reducing their ecologicalfootprints. To encourage local busi-

ness, Wolfe believes the province should pro-vide tax breaks and incentives.

This would include implementing betterwaste management systems for businesses,where, like individuals, not all of a business’swaste would go to the landfill.

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Gary Law said the colour purple on hiscampaign signage says it all.

Borrowing political ideals from a broadspectrum of parties rather than being tieddown to a single ideology is a true indicationof being an independent, said the candidatefor Richmond-Centre.

“I have he red of the (BC) Liberals, blue

of the (BC) Conservatives, and mix in a littleof the NDP’s orange. And that gives me thecolour purple. Plus, I like purple,” said theaffable Law who is taking a leave from hisjob as a Burnaby RCMP officer to run in theMay 14 provincial election.

On a more serious political note, Lawsaid he has a solution for low voter turnout

in the riding of Richmond-Centre, judged tobe second worst in the 2009 provincial elec-tion. Law said better communication with theconstituents — most of whom do not speakEnglish as a first language at home — wouldbe the first step.

“Especially with people from mainlandChina, they didn’t have the freedom to vote,”said Law. “That’s their mentality. They thinkthat even though they are in Canada, what’sgoing to change if I vote?”

To help try and counter that, Law saidhe got his campaign machine moving early,starting in January with brochures thatcatered to both Chinese and English-speak-ing voters. Increased candidate recognitionshould also play better at the polls for newCanadians hesitant to exercise their franchise.

“I do believe this time voting rates willbe better, based on the fact we have seven

candidates inRichmond-Centre,and six are Chinese-Canadians,” Lawsaid.

In the realm oftransportation, Lawsaid he believesthe current publictransit system is

performing well, “But what it is lacking isaccountability.” To achieve that, Law said thedecision-making process on public transitshould be returned to local mayors ratherthan the TransLink board.

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On the ballot for the BC Conservatives isLawrence Chen who lived in Richmond from2007 to 2011 and now calls Surrey home.

Despite the geographical detachment,Chen says he is in tune with Richmond,specifically the Richmond-Centre riding,and thinks voter apathy locally is culturallylinked.

Chen said he believes many Chineseimmigrants are focused on their own cir-cumstances and are reluctant to engage inpolitics.

“I will stand up and encourage theChinese community to get involved in theprovincial election by talking to them. Tellingthem it is very important to look after ourprovince, look after our community,” Chensaid. “If you only stay at home, it’s not good.You have to be involved in the election.”

Chen was active locally in provincialpolitics, forming the National Alliance Party,as well as being a member of the ChineseOverseas Association.

In 2008 Chenran in the fed-eral election asan independent inRichmond, and inthe same year hadan unsuccessfulbid for mayor inRichmond, finish-ing in third placewith 1,811 votes.

On the subject of addressing Richmond’sprojected rise in population, Chen said hewould like to see the incoming provincialgovernment provide increased funding foreducation, health care, transportation andaffordable housing.

How that would all be funded, Chen saideliminating waste from government wouldbe one source. He ruled out higher taxes asa means of supplementing increased govern-ment spending, adding the BC Conservativesfavour cutting out the provincial carbon tax.

Chen currently works as a hunting safetyinstructor and examiner for the B.C. WildlifeFederation.

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It took the RichmondRoadrunners about 20minutes to put to rest anythoughts of them takinga step back in the B.C.Intermediate “A” LacrosseLeague this season.

The hosts scored earlyand often, opening up an 8-0 first period lead en routeto a 22-5 destruction of theNanaimo Timbermen onSunday afternoon at MinoruArena.

The Roadrunners rolledto a 15-3 regular seasonrecord a year ago and fea-tured some outstandingtalent who have moved ontothe junior “A” ranks includ-ing Jordan Gilles, ShawnHanley and scoring cham-pion Cody Nass. However,the program’s overall suc-cess hasn’t gone unnoticedas head coach Greg Renniecontinues to stockpile newtalent.

On display in the openerwas rookie Tyler Vogrigwho blitzed the Timbermenfor nine goals and fourassists. The Vancouvernative had 32 points as aMidget call-up a year agoand played for Team B.C. infield lacrosse last summer.

“We lost some amaz-ing talent from last year’steam,” said Rennie. “Jordanmight already be the besttransitional player in junior‘A’ and Cody is a phenom-enal player. “But youngerplayers look at our program,see how we are preparingkids for the next level andwant to be here.”

“When we combine ourown Richmond players withwhat we have brought infrom elsewhere, I expect

us to be right in the mix.Everyone says Maple Ridgeis the team to beat this sea-son and I can’t what to havea go at them (on May 31).”

Rennie’s returningveterans include SpencerBromley who was secondin team scoring last seasonwith 74 points in 15 games,including 36 goals. Theback end will be led by cap-tain Brad Hofmann who isone of the league’s top tal-ents and already more thancapable of being a full-timeplayer at the next level.

He was called up bydefending junior “A”champion Coquitlam lastSaturday and was the team’sleader in the face-off circle,

winning 17 of 24 draws.“He might just be the

best player I have evercoached,” said Rennie. “Heis such smart player and isjust the real deal.”

In net, the Roadrunnerswill lean on returneeRyland Hood who shouldalso see plenty of action asa call-up this season.

Richmond will get plen-ty of scoring punch fromlocal product ChandlerBradley who was selectedseventh overall by the DeltaIslanders in February’s B.C.Junior “A” Midget Draft.Rookie Nick Jensen wasalso picked by Delta.

If there is one trendRennie wants to change

it’s his team’s shortcom-ings at provincials. Thetournament’s top seed fin-ished a disappointing fourtha year ago and have yet toearn a medal in two straightappearances.

“The focus has beenon getting into position tomake the provincials,” headded. “Maybe we need tolook closer at our last fivegames as ones we have towin to make sure we aregoing in with some momen-tum.”

The Roadrunners returnto action tonight when thePort Coquitlam Saints visitMinoru Arena at 8 p.m.Home games are typicallyWednesday nights.

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Richmond Roadrunners rolled to a 22-5 win over the Nanaimo Timbermen on Sunday to open the B.C. Intermediate“A” Lacrosse League. Richmond returns to action tonight when Port Coquitlam visits Minoru Arena at 8 p.m.

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Richmond golfer Christine Wong is clos-ing out her outstanding university career instyle — qualifying for her fourth consecu-tive NCAA Central Regional Championship.

The senior at San Diego State Universitywill be joined by teammates EmmaHenrikson and Paige Spiranac at nextweek’s tournament at the University ofOklahoma’s Jimmie Austin Golf Club.Wong will be in the hunt for one of twoindividual spots up for grabs for the NCAAChampionships scheduled for May 21-24 inAthens, GA.

The McMath secondary graduate rankssecond on the Aztecs and 12th in the con-ference this season with a 76.41 strokeaverage, having amassed five top-20 fin-ishes and three top-10s. She was third atlast week’s Mountain West Women’s GolfChampionships in Rancho Mirage, CA.

After starting her championship relative-ly quiet with rounds of 78-74, Wong cardedthe Aztec’s lowest score of the tournamentwith a final-round even-par 72, posting an8-over-par 224 total. This allowed Wong tojump four spots on the day, bringing her towithin one-stroke of making a playoff forthe victory. Unfortunately for her, two oth-ers posted 223 totals, leaving her one-strokeshy of what could have been a remarkableand memorable swan song for her SDSU

career.The 2011-12 MW Women’s Golfer of the

Year, Wong was an all-conference choice forthe fourth consecutive season, landing onthe second team during her final campaignas an Aztec.

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MARKETPLACE2060

For Sale -Miscellaneous2060

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MOBILITY SCOOTER, RascalOutgo 550, paid $4000 sell$1200. Walker $100. Both excel-lent cond 604-272-4718

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 -MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEYwith your own bandmill - Cutlumber any dimension. In stockready to ship. FREE Info & DVD:www.NorwoodSawmills.com/4 0 0 O T 1 - 8 0 0 - 5 6 6 - 6 8 9 9Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDING - BLOWOUTCLEARANCE SALE! 20X22$4,188. 25X26 $4,799. 30X34$6,860. 32X44 $8,795. 40X50$12,760. 47X74 $17,888

One end wall includedPioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422

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2060For Sale -

Miscellaneous2060

STEEL BUILDINGS/METALBUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28,30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120,60x150, 80x100 sell for balanceowed! Call 1-800-457-2206www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

2080 Garage Sale2080

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Sunday, May 5,9 am - noon

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RichmondSPRING SALE!

Sat. May 4th, 9am - 1pmSouth Arm United Church

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baking, silent auction &pancake breakfast.

REAL ESTATE6008

Condos/Townhouses6008

6008-02 Abbotsford6008-02

IMMACULATE TOP fl 963sf 2br condo, insuite laundry, +55building, $121,500 604-309-3947see uSELLaHOME.com id5565

TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-stelaundry, 45+ building Mt. Bakerview $85,000. 778-822-7387see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

6008-14Maple Ridge/Pitt Mead.6008-14

IMMACULATE 2446SF 4br 4bat/h. Incredible view, huge masterbr $405,000, 604-466-3175 seeuSELLaHOME.com id5226

6008-18New

Westminster6008-18

TOP FLOOR quiet side of bldg650sf 1br+den condo nr Hosp,& Sky train $244K 778-241-4101see uSELLaHOME.com id5580

6008-28 Richmond6008-28

STEVESTON VERY large 1284sf 2br 2ba top fl condo amazingmtn views, $455K 604-275-7986see uSELLaHOME.com id5376

6008-30 Surrey6008-30

NEWTON 723SF 1br groundlevel w/private entry, insuitelaundry $139,900 604-984-8891see uSELLaHOME.com id5546

6008Condos/

Townhouses6008

6008-42S. Surrey/White Rock6008-42

PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids,pets ok. $309,000 778-294-2275see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

6015For Sale by

Owner6015

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AGASSIZ NEW 2350sf 3br 2.5Bath, high end finishing, hugemaster $349,000 604-729-0186see uSELLaHOME.com id5603

CULTUS LK gardener’s dream1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

6020-14Langley/

Aldergrove6020-14

$739,900 YORKSTON Southarea Langley, 1 yr old, 3865 sq ftCstm design 7 bdrm + 5 bthrm +Legal 2 Bdrm Suite. Call778-298-8108.See Propertyguys.com ID: 76108

6020 Houses - Sale6020

6020-14Langley/

Aldergrove6020-14

FORT LANGLEY 2300sf 5brw/suite above 3 additionalrental units $965K 604-882-6788see uSELLaHOME.com id5533

6020-32 Richmond6020-32

22351 SHARPE Ave Richmond,3 storey, 2425 sq ft, 5 bdrm, 4bath Set up to have a suite,$778,000. Call 778-835-0019 seePropertyGuys.com ID: 76019

6020-34 Surrey6020-34

FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmtsuite $539,000. 604-727-9240see uSELLaHOME.com id5617

GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2baw/basement suite on huge 8640sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553see uSELLaHOME.com id5608

GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek,main floor master br, $729K

604-581-5541 see:uSELLaHOME.com id5506

6030 Lots & Acreage60303418 Blueberry Drive,Whistler, BC. Bare Land

approx 13,500 sq ft. Panoramicviews from Whistler to Mt.

Currie. - $1,747,000 - email:[email protected]

6035 Mobile Homes6035

OWN THE land, Chilliwack,1092sf, 2bdrm rancher stylemobile home, kids OK, $179,900604-824-7803see uSELLaHOME.com id5541

6040Okanagan/Interior6040

MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detachedshop, view $895K 250-378-8857see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

6050Out Of Town

Property6050

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3bareno’d home w/side suite on 2lots $239,900 778-887-4530see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

NOVA SCOTIA’S Eastern Shore.Waterfront Lots for Sale ExcellentClimate Near the Atlantic Ocean.Three Bedroom House for Sale orRent www.sawmilllanding.com.w a t e r f r o n t @ b e l l a l i a n t . n e t1-902-522-2343 1-902-328-4338.

REAL ESTATE6065

RecreationProperty6065

HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hrfrom Vanc incl lot & 5th wheelski, fish, $134,500. 604-209-8650see uSELLaHOME.com id5491

6065RecreationProperty6065

LOT & Trailer. This little gem islocated 120 miles from Van, pool- C.H, hiking, fishing, history ofCaretaker, maint $775/yr,$30,000 obo. Lot 33 - 30860Trans Canada Hwy Yale BC. Ph1-604-792-6764

6030 Lots & Acreage6030

8BDRM/4BTH 11860 LadnerTrunk Road 10 Acres N. DeltaClose to horse trails, parks and

golf facilities. 4500 sq.feetThriving equestrian centre

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LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmtsuite $1,150,000 604-825-3966see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

6065RecreationProperty6065

OCEAN FRONT boat access only2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30minfrom W Van $799K 778-998-9141see uSELLaHOME.com id5424

The Richmond News May 1, 2013 A21

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a Sudoku, the numbers 1 through9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You canfigure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes.

SUDOKUSUDOKU

ACROSS1. Fulmar7. Maple fluid10. Most saponaceous12. Icelandic island13. Stressed pronunciation14. Ginseng genus15. Seizes16. Loose Arabgarments17. Title of respect18. Operatic solo19. Fleur-de-lis flower

21. Pad used as a floorcovering22. Sine curve27. In the year ofOur Lord28. Day or sleep awaysupervisor33. Carrier’s invention34. Infant bed36. Fiddler crabs37. English monk 672-735(alt. sp.)

38. Precise and prudish39. The beak of a bird40. Point that is one pointN of NE41. Blighia sapida44. Russian political prisoncamp45. Unselfishness48. Arabian Gulf49. Unsupported50. Thieving bird51. Alarm and dismay

1. Cigarette bundle2. Fencing sword3. Cannisters4. A way to drench5. Point midway between Eand SE6. Confined condition (abbr.)7. Yemen capital8. Actresses Ortiz & Alicia9. Photographs10. Exposing folly toridicule11. Egg-shaped instrument

12. Established custom14. St. Patrick’s, Macy’s orRose17. Female sibling18. Gather lots together20. Total23. Allowance for intervals24. Medieval philosopher25. Jupiter satellite26. Invest with knighthood29. Sodium30. Women’s __ movement31. Singleness

32. Saves or delivers35. The bill in a restaurant36. Of a city38. Former name of Belau40. Class of comb jellies41. Height x width42. Pick out from others43. German port, bay & canal44. Jacob’s 6th son45. Goat or camel hairfabric46. One circuit of a track47. 3X = 1 TBS

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5505Legal/Public

Notices5505

LAND PARCEL Sale By TenderSW 17-28-29W1 RM of ShellRiver, MB. 80 acres. Hay/P a s t u r e / B u s h F o r F a r m /Recreation/Acreage. Highest orany Tender not necessarilyaccepted. Closes 05/17/2013204-937-7054 (Roy).

6508 Apt/Condos6508

1 BR condo, May 1st, Waterside& Dover Cres, secure prkg, top flr,$1000 ns, cat ok. 604-218-5685

6602Suites/Partial

Houses6602

1 BR suite, new lrg, ns, np. $795incl hydro, nr Saunders&GardenCity, ref, now 604-272-5943 eves

2 BR grnd lvl @ 4th & Granville,no ldry, ref’s, suits single, ns/np,avail Now, $900 incl heat / hydro,couples rent neg. 604-244-7862

BROADMOOR, 1 bdrm ste, gtdpatio, 1 blk to bus/shops, ns/np,$750 inc util 604-272-1134

9102 Auto Finance9102

9125 Domestic9125

2011 Hyundai Sonata LimitedAffordable Luxury 35,600 kms.2.4L GDI DOHC. $19,999. Email:[email protected] (604) 794-3428.

9145Scrap CarRemoval9145

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash paid for fullsized vehicles. 604-518-3673

THE SCRAPPERSCRAP CAR &TRUCK REMOVALCASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

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9155Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

1997 LANDROVER Defender(s)9 0 , 5 s p d d i e s e l , m i n t ,160,000km, from desert $23,9001-780-945-7945 [email protected]

9160Sports &Imports9160

1997 TOYOTA Camry LE. 4 drs,4 cyl, auto, a/c. Well maintained.Aircared. $3700. 604-936-1270

2002 JAGUAR XType, 4 dr, 6 cyl,153K, silver w/blk leather int, noaccidents, $5500, 604-644-8648

9515 Boats9515

1989 19’ Bayliner Capri Blue, 2.3litre IO Fresh water cooled, newwindshield/canvas/swim grid,trailer. $8,375. 604-837-7564

HOME SERVICES8015

ApplianceRepairs8015

FRIDGES/STOVES, D/W, Wash-ers Dryers, Plumbing, Garb’s.Reasonable rates 604-916-6542

SERVICE & PARTS. Licenced &Insured. Washers, Dryers, Stove,Fridge, Dishwashers. 604-346-8925

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8060 Concrete8060

L & L CONCRETE. All types:Stamped, Repairs, PressureWash, Seal Larry 778-882-0098

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8080 Electrical8080

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8087 Excavating8087

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8090 Fencing/Gates8090

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8160 Lawn & Garden8160

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HEDGES TRIMMEDGood Prices

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ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick,drains, foundations, walls, mem-branes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

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MAY

Prices in this ad good until May 5th.

43 5FRI SAT SUN

Prices effective at all British Columbia Safeway stores Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5, 2013 only. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be availableat all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slig htly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarksof AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Canada Safeway Limited. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchaseto Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defined by all Safeway Club Cards thatare linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specified advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits,regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free. Online and in-store prices, discounts, and

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®

Assorted varieties. 4 Litre.Plus deposit and/or envirolevy where applicable.

LucerneMilk

Valid May 3 - May 5, 2013

Limit of one coupon per transaction. Offer valid in all BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Safeway Stores. Coupon must be presented at time ofpurchase and cannot be combined with any other coupon offer. Limit of one coupon per purchase. Void if reproduced and where prohibited by law.Coupon cannot be doubled or redeemed for cash. Cashiers: Ensure all applicable items are scanned as well as the coupon and Club Card. Discountwill automatically come off once all purchase requirements are met, coupon is scanned, Club Card is scanned and “total” key is pressed.

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LucerneMilkAssorted varieties. 4 Litre.Plus deposit and/or envirolevy where applicable. 150

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