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Steveston Village saw red July 1CANADA DAY

He hadn’t been a Canadian for more than20 minutes, and he was already saving hisnew country’s honour.At the main stage of the 2014 Steveston

Salmon Festival, standing before localdignitaries who had just officially welcomedhim and 39 others to Canada as new citizens,Isaac Chavez was quick to spot a Canadianflag falling to the ground.A gust of wind, combined with an unsteady

poll, partially felled the large flag in front ofthe stage, but Chavez grabbed it before it hitthe ground.“I was in the right place at the right time.

I guess I saved the day on Canada Day!”chuckled Chavez, a 32 year-old informationtechnology employee of the BC Governmentand Service Employees’Union.Chavez was born in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

and came to Canada in 1999 following highschool graduation. He took part in Steveston’scitizenship ceremony, which introduced 40new citizens from 26 different countries.Chavez had lived in Richmond for most of

his time spent in Canada, but recently movedto NewWestminster. His wife, Sarah, as wellas his parents, accompanied Chavez on hisspecial day.“My father had already emigrated here and

he gave me the opportunity after high schoolto give me a better life,” said Chavez.“It wasn’t difficult but it was a long

process. I was lucky my parents were ableto make the process a bit more streamlined.After three years, I got my permanentresidency and after, I guess, there was a bit ofprocrastination,” chuckled Chavez.The Honourable TrangAngie Nguyen,

who is an immigrant herself, conducted theceremony.“I think that’s one of the beautiful features

of Canada that we all see — its diversity,”said Nguyen, who fled Vietnam via apaddleboat as a child after being internedthree times in a communist re-educationcamp.The ceremony kicked off a hot, sunny

Canada Day celebration at the festival, oneof the best attended in its 69-year history.The Ships to Shore event was once again anadded bonus to the day’s events, as thousandslined up to catch a glimpse of three tall ships,as well as vessels from the Canadian CoastGuard and Royal Canadian Navy, amongothers.The two-hour parade down Moncton Street

featured a number of politicians driving by incars (save for the Green Party, which walked),marching bands walking in sync, communitygroups handing out candy and flags, andcommercial sponsors getting their name out.Meanwhile, festival goers enjoyed fair-style

food on the festival grounds and food trucksat the waterfront boardwalk. The wait forbarbecue salmon was a full hour at points inthe day.“The salmon is a given every year. We have

1,200 pounds and serve about 2,300 plates,”said Janice Froese, executive director of thefestival.Kids enjoyed various activities, but for

the first time in many years, there were nocarnival rides.

Froese said the company that usuallyprovides such entertainment shut down overthe winter. She hopes the car show (whichreplaced the carnival) will continue to providean event next year.“We have tough decisions to make next

year,” she said.Froese said organizers believe this year’s

festival was one of the best attended, withpossibly up to 100,000 people visiting thevillage.

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Isaac Chavez and his wife Sarah Chavez celebrate Isaac’s citizenship. Chavez, born inMexico, swore a citizenship oath on Canada Day. Photos by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Sammy the Sockeye was all smiles in thestifling heat. One hopes he drank a lot ofwater before and after the parade.

Canada’s next crop of swimming sensations from the Richmond Kigoos took to a floatduring the 69th annual Steveston Salmon Festival parade.

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She was so excited she could barely speakwhen the Richmond News called — and thatwas just her mom.Suffice to say, Taylor Scott and her family

are a little pumped after the 20-year-oldRichmondite was crowned Miss B.C. 2014at a pageant in Langley on Monday.Speaking from her family’s Terra Nova

home on Wednesday morning, Scott— a UBC fine arts student and Gilmoreelementary alumni — said she’s stillsuffering from a bout of the surreal.“I still haven’t been able to process it

all yet,” said Scott, who locals might alsorecognize as a part-time checkout attendantat Safeway on No. 2 and Blundell roads.“I had no idea (my name was about to be

called), I was just thinking how much I hadenjoyed the week.”At the moment the winner was about to

be called, Scott was standing amid a row of15 finalists.“I couldn’t even compute what Darren

(Storsely, the pageant organizer) wassaying,” Scott told the News’ sister paper,the Langley Advance, about the moment hername was announced.Her mom, Laurie, spoke of the

“incredible journey” her daughter has takenthe family on.“This child is amazing,” added the

extremely proud mom.Scott said the Miss B.C. event was

packed full of workshops about “inner

beauty” and about how to be role models.And while there’s no lack of bling during

portions of the show, the contestants musttake a weekend of workshops on topics suchas public speaking, self defence for women,manners and etiquette, self-esteem andassertiveness, and choreography.They also fundraise for the pageant’s

cause of choice, Cops for Cancer, raisinganother $24,000 this year.Once she graduates from UBC, Scott has

her eyes firmly trained on a career in actingand helping children as much as possible.

Gilmore grad crowned Miss B.C.PAGEANT

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Richmond’s Taylor Scott reacts to beingnamed Miss B.C. 2014.


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Improvements to the Canada Line, morefrequent bus service and a B-Line bus fromBrighouse Station to Burnaby’s Metrotownare the likely major windfalls for Richmondresidents from a potential 10-year, $7.5 billionregional transportation plan drawn up byMetro Vancouver mayors last month.But whether these projects go ahead

remains up in the air as the Mayor’s Counciland the Ministry of Transportation andInfrastructure continue their game of ping-pong on how to secure funding.And for Richmond, moving forward,

the biggest concern will be how the regiondisperses mobility (road) pricing — anincreasingly popular idea.As it stands, the mayor’s plan would call

for close to $4 billion in government fundingfrom all levels of government, with therest being made up for through increasedridership revenue and new regional fees (to beapproved by a future referendum).Last Friday, the council wrote to Minister

of Transportation and Infrastructure ToddStone to express frustration over Stone’s

apparent stonewalling of the initial plan,tabled in mid-June.The council’s letter noted: “the Province is

abrogating its regional responsibility by nottaking a more active and supportive role in itsimplementation of transit and transportation.…It would appear that the Province has set astandard that is virtually impossible to meet.”Mayors also don’t believe a referendum on

new funding is “sound policy.”Stone has gone on record stating

reallocating the existing carbon tax toTransLink, the regional transportationauthority, is not an option.In a letter, posted online on June 24, Stone

also suggested asking the federal governmentfor $1.5 billion may not be a salient option.He suggested increasing property taxes andnoted he agreed with the mayors that mobilitypricing is a likely scenario in the future.So what does this all mean for Richmond if

indeed the plan does go ahead?Mayor Malcolm Brodie said, along with

the new B-Line, the city could also benefitfrom increased bus service (at least every15 minutes on major roads) and money forcycling and pedestrian infrastructure.The plan also calls for Canada Line

upgrades, such as more trains and expandedstation platforms, but when asked aboutthe single track between Lansdowne andBrighouse stations, Brodie noted it is animpediment to better service.Although most of the proposed projects

are for Surrey and Vancouver, Brodie saidresidents should expect to contribute just asmuch as anyone else living in the region.However, Brodie, doesn’t want to see tolls onbridges alone. “Living on an island we have

five (crossings). It does not seem right, nomatter where we go outside of the city that wehave to pay a toll,” said Brodie.He wants to see tolls strategically placed

throughout the region to ensure long-distancedrivers are paying proportionately more.Meanwhile, Brodie and fellow city

councillors (Coun. Harold Steves objecting)recently endorsed a preliminary set ofobjectives for the new bridge planned at theGeorge Massey Tunnel.Councillors want the bridge to have an

HOV lane, bike path and room for rapidtransit. It should also sport an “iconic” design.Green Party member Michael Wolfe said

moving forward with such objectives istantamount to accepting the jet fuel facility onthe Fraser River, something the city has statedit opposes. Brodie noted the city’s handsremain relatively handcuffed by not only theprovince’s decisions but also a limited amountof information being put forth by the Ministry.“One of the main problems ...is we have

very little information on it. The governmenthas been very definitive in saying that’s whatit will be, a bridge. So for me, step one is tolook at your objectives if there’s going to be abridge,” he said.

Road pricing must be fair for Richmond, says mayorTRANSIT


B-Line to Metrotown among some of the goodies Richmond could see if plan is finalized

Canada Line upgrades could involvebigger platforms and doubling tracks toBrighouse.

B.C.’s Minister of International Trade and MLA forRichmond Centre, Teresa Wat, toured several aerospacecompanies last week in a bid to grasp a greater understandingof what she says is a $1.2 billion industry in the province thatcompetes with overseas markets.She told reporters the government recently invested $5

million in the industry over the next five years in order togive it a boost as new rounds offederal grants will be dispersedto provinces.“We are well known for our

maintenance, repair and overhaul(skills),” said Wat.On her agenda was a visit to

Vector Aerospace on Sea Island,a company that focuses onthe maintenance of helicopterand fixed wing engines andcomponents. (See photos andvideo at richmond-news.com)

Notably, it has a number of contracts with the Departmentof National Defence and fixes components on the CH-124Sea King helicopters. In the years to come, Vector will also beworking on Canada’s new Cyclone helicopters.Vector’s Richmond facility employs about 300 people.

About half of Vector’s entire workforce of more than 2,700employees is based in Canada.At issue for Wat is how to remain competitive with

emerging aerospace markets, particularly from the BRIC(Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries.Vector spokesperson Chelsie Aichelberger said her company

is responding to emerging markets by “establishing a footprintwith fixed wing and rotor wing maintenance repair andoverhaul shops in Brazil and Singapore.”

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Police say they received a reportfrom YVR’s air traffic control onMonday afternoon about a square,unmanned aircraft flying over arunway on the north side of the airport.Investigators have been searching tofind the person responsible but havenot yet located anyone.Meanwhile, Transport Canada

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investigate a video posted on YouTubethat shows a drone flying too closeto a commercial aircraft landing atVancouver International Airport.Richmond RCMP Sgt. Cam

Kowalski said Wednesday thatinvestigators are looking for theperson who took a GoPro video of theaircraft, and have a “serious chat” withthat individual. He said drones canhave dire consequences if they comeinto contact with a plane.“It’s like birds — they can get in the

engines, but these things are biggerand heavier and metal,” he said. “Thisis very dangerous. Unless somebodyreports them there is no navigation andpilots don’t know they are there.”Kowalski said this latest case is not

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OPINIONSend your story ideas or photo submissions to Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds at [email protected]

What does it take to stop the NorthernGateway oil pipelines?For Prime Minister Stephen Harper,

the answer seemed to be nothing. Scholarsalleged a report on the pipeline was replete witherrors. Scientists anticipated smog belching upover Asia and across the planet. Just one daybefore Ottawa endorsed the pipeline, a studyrevealed a catastrophic breakdown in the varietyof life on the sea floor near the West AntarcticPeninsula. The breakdown’s culprits are glacierssurrendering sheets of ice to climate change.But while potential environmental devastation

was dismissed like the buzzing of flies, a recentSupreme Court ruling may not be so easilyignored.Last week, the highest court in Canada

unanimously granted the land claim of theTsilhqot’in First Nation. The band now has titleon 1,700 square kilometres in

B.C.’s Interior. The broader importanceof that decision for B.C. rests in the route ofthe Northern Gateway pipeline, which wouldtraverse multiple First Nations territorial claims.After a legacy of dealing with First

Nations through obfuscation and neglect, thegovernment must now justify any incursion onAboriginal title lands.That has huge implications for a project like

Enbridge’s pipeline, currently opposed by manyFirst Nations.Some pundits predict the decision will merely

produce a period of prosecution and payouts.Others see it as a possible death knell for large-scale resource developments. Either way, theruling is a game changer. If First Nations chooseto use this power to enjoy the economic fruits oftheir land, they have the backing of Canada’s topcourt. We just hope it isn’t fruit of a poisonedtree.

It is time for property tax reform in B.C.

We have all receivedour property taxnotices by now, and

although we appreciate theservices, I’m sure we all wonderhow we’ll continue to affordto live in the Lower Mainland, let alone ourchildren.It is not just property taxes; it’s also the cost

of housing and land. Peter Ladner’s columnin Business in Vancouver on June 17, 2014talked about Vancouver (meaning the MetroVancouver area) as being “the most expensivehousing market in NorthAmerica,” as quotedfrom The New Yorker. Ladner’s column goesfurther to quote Landcor Data Group’s findingin 2008 and 2010 that between 46 per centand 74 per cent of people buying condos over$2 million and homes over $3 million werepersons identified as affluent investors from89 other countries. The valuations are higher

here because of Vancouver’srole as a “hedge city” forglobal investors looking for aclean, livable, safe and climate-protected place to park theirmoney. “There aren’t many of

those places,” Bing ThomArchitects plannerAndy Yan told the NewYorker. “So let’s raisethe parking fees.”Foreign ownership is happening in other

countries as well, and many are taking steps tomitigate the subsequent rise in values. Britainhas introduced a “stamp of duty” of up to 15per cent on purchases of more than £2 millionby foreign buyers through corporations. Nextyear, they will be bringing in a new capitalgains tax on property owned by foreignproperty investors. Paris, NewYork, HongKong and several Canadian provinces havesimilar methods to differentiate betweenresident and non-resident property purchasers.

The BC Chamber of Commerce recentlypassed a resolution called Property TransferTax reform:Affordable housing is good forthe Economy. The paper details the history ofproperty transfer tax, which was introducedin 1987 when the average home price inVancouver was just over $100,000. It wasdesigned to have most of the land transfertax burden on luxury home buyers. Now,96 per cent of Greater Vancouver’s propertypurchases are above $200,000. “BC’s landtransfer tax has the dubious distinction ofbeing the highest land transfer tax in thecountry and the upper end of the tax that wasoriginally intended to affect only five percent of buyers now affects virtually everyonewho purchases a home.” The transfer tax ona modest $350,000 home inAlberta (cashpurchase) is $120; in Saskatchewan it’s$1,050; in Ontario it’s $3,725. However,in BC, it is $5,000. The resolution calls for

increasing the Property Transfer Tax rate forforeign purchasers while bringing in a newPrimary Residence Grant. The total moneycollected would remain neutral.Right now, BC’s Land Transfer Tax money

goes entirely into the provincial coffers. Thereis little incentive for the province to change itstaxation methods as it is not affected directlylike cities such as Richmond, Vancouver andBurnaby with our unaffordable housing andno way within our mandates to make changes.Many other provinces, however, have variousways they share this land transfer tax withtheir cities.It is time, not only for Property Tax

Reform, but also for an appropriate shareof this revenue to go to cities to help offsetsome of the costs downloaded onto them,particularly to help make housing moreaffordable for all of us who make BC ourhome.

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The Editor,Recently, the Liberal government and the liquor

commission, headed by MLA John Yap, made severalchanges to the Liquor Act.Most of these made sense, but one did not — minimum

pricing per ounce on beer, wine and liquor.One of these changes is up to 25 cents per ounce on draft

beer. This doesn’t make sense. For example in the pub whereI visit, the price of draft sold for $4.75 including tax beforethe change.As I understand it, they will now be forced to raise it to $5,

plus 75 cents tax — a new cost of $5.75 or $1 more per pint.Happy hour on draft, what a joke. They would now have to

raise it to $6.25 a pint to reduce it by 50 cents at happy hour.This same scenario applies to many formerly reasonably

priced establishments, such as some pubs and veterans clubs.This will have a huge effect on pensioners, people on fixed

income and veterans. Many of these people supported theLiberal government in past elections, and I am sure many willbe reassessing this choice.What happened to free enterprise?What’s next? Aminimum price on hamburgers because

they are considered unhealthy?Surely the government will take a second look at these

changes as it applies to draft beer.JimWilsonRichmond

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The Editor,Re: “Highway to Heaven

showcases harmony,” News, June27.“Sanghera remembers when the

Indian Cultural Centre of Canada....was the first religious institution tobe built in the area about 30 yearsago.”

The humble little church (TrinityPacific Church) on the southwestcorner of Williams Road and No. 5Road has been in this location forover 40 years and is, therefore, theonly religious institution that cangenuinely call itself the first in thearea.In all those years, this “little

church that could” has beenministering to the faithful and doingother good works.I am not a religious person but felt

the need to set the record straightand give credit where credit is dueto “the leader of the pack.”

Alan HallidayRichmond

The Editor,Those who believe the BCTF is trying to impose a

particular ideology on our education system should recognizethat governments commonly impose their idea of what rolepublic schooling should play in supporting their own socialand economic agendas.These goals are achieved through the processes of

determining which subjects should or should not be included,or emphasized or minimized in school curricula, which fieldsof study should be funded more than others, how teachersare trained and evaluated, which school boards are deemedmost worthy of support (relative to political compatibility),and which programs are most likely to be afforded the latestequipment and technologies to work with.

It would therefore be naive to believe that the BCTFis the only party in the current conflict with an ideologicalagenda.Given the players involved and the fact that while

governments come and go some teachers have been workingin classrooms through the passing of three or four differentgovernments, it is left to us to try and determine whichagenda, in relative degrees, has more to do with a concernfor the welfare and education of our children than theother – the one promoted by teachers who work with thosechildren every day, or the politically motivated one primarilydedicated to achieving re-election?

RayArnoldRichmond

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That’s because the flatlands of Richmond are welland truly alive with the sound of music.In fact, when it comes to a plethora of local, livemusic gigs, Richmond rocks.With the expectation of some great weather inJuly and August, organizers have put togetherplaylists to delight audiences with all mannerof musical stylings dotting the calendar in localparks, plazas and the two, bustling night markets.

One of the more established events is held at theGulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site inSteveston (western end of Moncton Street) wherethe Music at the Cannery series opens tonight(July 4) with local children’s entertainer CharlotteDiamond who will be playing with her son Matt(see accompanying story on the next page). Theseries runs rain or shine each Friday evening untilAug. 27 when Harpdog Brown & Jordan Edmondstake to the stage. Shows start at 6:30 p.m., andadmission is by donation.The idea to host an outdoor concert at the cannerysprouted in the mind of Frankie Neilson sevenyears ago. Neilson, who runs The Beat MerchantRecord Store, said when he decided to open hisshop in the historic fishing village he discoveredthere was a lack of live music locally.“And I kinda looked around for some ideas andsaw that the cannery had this open space next tothe main building that wasn’t in use. I thought itwould be a superb venue for an open air festival,”he said. “So, I chatted with the folks at thecannery and they were up for it.”Neilson said the cannery’s wooden deck, which issurrounded on three sides by wooden buildings,makes for good acoustics and can hold up to 160people.“It’s usually packed out each time,” Neilson said.“We’re into the seventh year and everyone looksforward to it. It’s become a bit of a tradition. Plus,I thought it would be a nice thing to do for thecommunity.”It’s also been somewhat of a springboard for someperformers.“We had Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer playtwice at the cannery very early on in their career.And now they’ve got their third CD out and theyare on a major tour this summer,” Neilson said.“That’s the great thing about these types of

shows. They can give new artists a chance.”And that’s vital in today’s music business wheretechnology has provided the opportunity forwide exposure to the digital masses, but oftenfew chances at the traditional live gig, saidNeilson who at just 17 was a recording engineerat the Marquee Studios in Soho, London’s redlight district, before joining Elton John’s recordlabel DJM as assistant A&R Manager (Artistand Repertoire) for four years in 1974 and wasresponsible for searching for new artists andbands.“There’s nothing that beats the thrill of playing liveand having a rapport with the audience,” Neilsonsaid. “The music industry is not how it used tobe with the technology today,” Neilson said. “So,if you can lend somebody a hand and help themalong the way, then that’s a good thing, right?

The response to the cannery’s series from live

music lovers has been so good over the years thatNeilson said he has been trying to carry over thesweet sounds to the winter months, but has notfound an appropriate venue.“We tried some shows inside the cannery whenthe (2010) Winter Olympics were on,” Neilsonsaid. “The problem though was that it was so coldit’s hard to keep the instruments in tune.“We had a trumpet player who was constantlytuning, even with the heating on. It would take afair bit of renovation to bring that site up to a goodstandard for a concert, which is a shame, becauseit’s such a great venue. It has that history in everypiece of wood there.”Reviving that historical link between the cannery– built in 1894 — and live music is a wonderfuloffshoot, said Karen Lee, public programsmanager with the cannery.“Over the years there were plenty of cannerydances where the workers would unwind from

their jobs,” Lee said, adding the chance to exposethe cannery to more people through the concertseries is a benefit.“We wanted to make the cannery more accessibleand also have people experience the outside ofthe buildings,” Lee said.For Neilson, the music is the prime concern andhe sponsors the series and helps book the talenttaking the stage.“Because I run a record store, you get peopletalking about music and what they’ve heardlocally. So, I am always writing names down in mylittle blue book throughout the year,” said Neilson,adding he also taps into his connections in thebusiness to seek out new performers. “It’s a fairamount of work over the two months, and I reallyget going in February and March.”Having Diamond open the cannery series is aninspired choice, one that was a few years in themaking, Neilson said.“I always thought I should try and get her for thesummer. But with one thing or another we’ve kindof missed,” he said. “It’s a nice way to start off aseries with someone who is well known, local andhas this background of playing with Pete Segerand a folk background we want to try and gearmore towards the show than just her children’smusic.”Other Steveston-based outdoor music eventsduring the summer include Britannia Shipyards,National Historic Site (5180 Westwater Drive)where Petunia and the Vipers perform musicranging from rockabilly to western swing on July17, while unique Indo-folk music by Ranj Singh isset for Aug. 21. Both shows start at 7 p.m.

Richmond’s making its own kind of musicPlenty of outdoor gigs keep the sweet sounds playing through the summer

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see OUT ‘N’ ABOUT › page 11

Outdoor concerts, left, are becoming more popular in Richmond,just like they were with dance parties of the past, above, at the Gulfof Georgia Cannery.

The Concert in thePark at GardenCity Park alwaysdraws a sizeablecrowd.


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And over at Steveston Park (4011 Moncton Street)on July 17 and Aug. 21 is Steveston’s Summer FunCommunity BBQ/Concert in the Park. The eventruns from 5-7 p.m.

Tunes in the parkLinking the backdrop of one of Richmond’s fineparks with live music, is the City Centre Concertsin the Park at Garden City Park (6620 Garden CityRoad — Garden City Road and Alberta Road).Suzi Rosenberg, recreation leader with theCity Centre Community Association, said theWednesday night performances debuted in 2003as a city-wide initiative with a single concert thathas grown to a full-fledge music series today.Since 2011, it has been drawing plenty of familieson a weekly basis through the summer from thearea neighbourhood to the open cozy, amphitheatrewhich has stepped seating so visitors can get agood view of the performances.“We get around 100 or so people coming down foran evening,” Rosenberg said, adding the focus ison giving local talent a venue to perform.On July 9, Drum Syndicate, a world percussiongroup, kicks off the series. Admission is free.

Night market musicIf it’s music showcased with a lot of flash andglitter you want, Richmond’s two summer nightmarket locations are the place for you.At the International Summer Night Market,located on a 10-acre site at 12631 VulcanWay (behind Home Depot on Sweden Way),organizers said there is a great variety of actstaking the stage on the Friday to Sunday marketnights, ranging from hip-hop and rock bands toclassical Chinese and pop music.It’s an effort to reach out to as many groups andcultures as possible, organizers said.On July 4, local singer-songwriter, and RichmondNews columnist, Anna Toth — who hasrecorded with local talent including: Gentleman’sVibe and Matt Dennison from the hit youtubecomedy channel IFHT and collaborated withmembers from the Juno award winning band-The Strumbellas — is scheduled to performfrom 9:30 to 10:15 p.m.With three market nights a week andentertainment to include some national nightcelebrations for a number of countries, thelist of live music entertainers is constantlybeing updated. Visit the night market’s website

(summernightmarket.com) and click on thecalendar for the most current information.The International Summer Night Market chargesa $2 entry fee for adults. Children 12 years andunder, as well as seniors 60 and over, are free.Over at the Richmond Night Market — locatedat 8351 River Road, beside the River RockCasino and Resort — the stage presents a greatopportunity for up and coming performers to getexperience playing in front of a sizeable crowd.Many of the acts are those that have sent invideos of their performances for night marketstaff to review. Each night there can be as manyas four different performances covering a widevariety of styles.

Playing some goldenoldiesProviding an outdoor venue to play somefavourites from a bygone era is the Minoru PlaceActivity Centre which hosts the Concert in thePlaza on two evenings (July 21 and Aug. 6) thissummer around the fountain in the courtyardoutside the Richmond Cultural Centre.Sonja Pickering, recreation facility clerk at

Minoru Place Activity Centre said the eventshave been held there for more than a decadeand draw mixed ages to hear great tunes.“It’s a wonderful setting that provides anopportunity for different generations to come outand interact,” Pickering said.

Music adds vibrancy forvisitorsMusic drifting through the air on a warmsummer evening is a great way of showcasingwhat Richmond has to offer not only locals, butvisitors, as well, said Tracy Lakeman, CEO ofTourism Richmond.“It helps make the city more vibrant for visitors,”Lakeman said. “It gives them that addedflavour of not only our music scene and talentin Richmond, it also gives them more to do.And we’re always looking for opportunities forthe visitors to explore the cultural side of ourcommunity and spend more time here.“And music is such a great vehicle forentertainment.”

! For the full listings of outdoor concerts in

Out ‘n’ about: Parks, markets provide venues

Richmond’s First Lady of children’sentertainment will be going nauticalfor an upcoming concert at the Gulf of

Georgia Cannery this Friday (July 4).Charlotte Diamond will be the opening concertfor the Music at the Cannery Series, a showfor all ages said Diamond, who in additionto performing some of her mainstays (I am aPizza, Four Hugs a Day, Listen the Water) willinclude the song Octopus, which is now in herrecent kids’ book Slippery Fish in Hawai’i.“It will be a family show and will alsoinclude some of my folk songs about the seaand fishing, such as Where the Coho FlashSilver All Over the Bay by Lloyd Arntzen andWhen the Tide Goes Out the Table Is Set by

Brian Robertson which I recorded on my CD,Charlotte Diamond’s World.The event at the cannery holds a special placein Diamond’s heart.“My husband, Harry Diamond, was acommercial salmon gillnetter and troller for20 years before joining me to work for ourcompany, Hug Bug Music,” Diamond said.“He still speaks fondly of his memories offishing on the coast and in the Fraser River.When I was still teaching high school at NewWestminster secondary, I used to fish up northwith him during the summers.”

Diamond added she also has a keen interestin folk music and the history of the B.C. coast.“I had the pleasure of opening for Pete Seegerat the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 1983 to asold-out audience,” she said. “I was inspired

by the way he engaged an audience with onlyhis voice and a banjo. Everyone was singingalong, in harmony.“That experience showed me the power ofmusic and singing as a way to bring peopletogether. Two years later, in 1985, I launchedmy own musical career with the recording of10 Carrot Diamond.”Diamond’s appearance at the cannery will befollowed up a week later (July 11) when sheperforms a mini concert and book-signing atSplash Toys in Steveston (3580 Moncton St.).Show time is 11 a.m.Since the event coincides with Costa Rica’snational day in the Steveston World CupVillage, Diamond said she will be singingsome songs in Spanish.“La Bamba, Soy una Pizza (I am a Pizza), andCeilito Lindo,” said Diamond. Charlotte Diamond headlines July 4.

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When I became anadult, got a job andmy own place, I

noticed that suddenly I had alot of keys: for home, the car,storage locker, bike lock, theoffice. Keys were the symbolof a busy, grownup life.Within the last few years as high tech

devices have multiplied, I’ve noticed I havea lot of chargers: for laptops, phone, tablets,my Kobo. Chargers are the symbol of aconnected grownup life.They’re also a pain. You never have a

charger around when you need one, and yourphone or tablet loses power just when youneed it the most. Fortunately, there are a fewthings you can do to make your phone ortablet run longer on a charge.Your phone communicates with the world

through on board radios, but you seldomneed all of them running at once. Unless youare using a mapping app or want the world toknow exactly where you are when you postto Facebook, turn off the GPS or “locationservices” as it’s often called. (On theiPhone, it’s found under the Privacy setting.)Location is useful for apps like Yelp, soremember to turn it on again when you needit. You can also individually disable locationservices for specific apps.Unless you’re one of those guys with

one of those stupid looking earpieces, turnthe Bluetooth radio off. Most people don’teven know this radio is running becausemost people never use it. But it’s sucking upenergy (and is coincidentally a security riskfor hackers).Finally, turn off theWi-Fi receiver when

you’re away from home or a fixedWi-Fisource. On the road your phone will defaultto your carrier’s signal, and theWi-Fi radiowill use up power scanning for newWi-Fitransmissions. But when you come across aWi-Fi signal you trust, or are back at home,turn it on.One of the biggest uses of power on your

device is the screen. Turn offauto brightness and choosea lower brightness level.Limit screen time as much aspossible. Darker wallpapersand background menus onyour device screen are also

said to use up less power than bright ones.Always remember: The more you use

your phone and the more ways you use it,the more power it uses. Taking pictures,especially with the flash, will drain yourdevice quickly. So will long voice calls toyour peeps. So, too, will apps like Facebookand Twitter enabled to push notifications atyou non-stop.Apps can sometimes be the source of

mystery power drains. Often it’s because ofa bug or an update that went awry. If yoususpect an app of being an energy hog, turn itoff or reinstall it and see if that fixes the drain.Before charging your device, turn it off

first. (Confession: I didn’t know this untilI researched this column.)Avoid chargingit to 100 per cent (ditto) and don’t leave itplugged in once it’s charged. Batteries arecranky and complicated and apparentlyprefer an uncomplicated recharge tosomewhere between 40 and 80 per cent,according to Lifehacker and other onlinesources like Battery University.In fact, they should stay charged in that

range, which is hard for people on the gowithout convenient access to a power outlet.I routinely charge my phone overnightbecause I want it a full power when I beginmy busy day. It’s a hard habit to break.Drain your device once a month. This

has something to do with resetting how thebattery keeps track of available power andwill help increase battery longevity. I setaside one Saturday a month to discharge mydevices. It goes with Saturday cleaning andchores — just another part of being grownup.Barry Link is the editor of the Vancouver

Courier

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SPORTS

Clarke sisters continue family all-star traditionSOCCER

Two more members of the Clarke familywill be wearing Team B.C. colours thissummer on the soccer pitch.

Ebony and Jade Clarke have been namedto the provincial U14 and U16 teamsrespectively following the completionof phase two of B.C. Soccer’s ProvincialDevelopment Program. The roster of 20players on each team will train in the comingweeks in Burnaby, leading up to a CanadianSoccer regional championships at the end ofthe month.

The girls’ older brother Caleb spent sometime in the provincial selects program beforebecoming one of the first-ever recruits ofWhitecaps FC Residency and eventual signinga professional contract with the MLS Club.

Their sister Summer also played for B.C. —on her way to earning a full-ride scholarshipto Louisiana State University where sheenjoyed a productive freshman season.

Last July, Ebony helped the Richmond All-Stars capture the U13 Coastal and Provincial

“A” Cup championships.Four other Richmond players also were

named to provincial team rosters. Theyinclude: Montana Leonard (U16), JohnJoseph (U13), Jonah Pang (U14) and LiamRobinson (U16). Joseph and Pang both playfor Fusion FC of the BCPSL, while Leonardand Robinson suit up for Surrey Unitedteams.Corner kicks…Six teams will be hoping to make the most

of home field advantage this weekend as theRichmond Youth Soccer Association hoststhe Les Sinnott Memorial Provincial “B”Championships.

Meanwuile, at the Provincial “A” Cup inBurnaby, Richmond United’s boys metroprogram will have teams competing in theU13 and U14 divisions.

At the Provincial “B” Cup girlschampionships in Chilliwack, the RichmondGirls Soccer Association’s U13 Riot will belooking to reach the podium.

Richmond outfielder Joseph O’Krafka isin California this weekend as a member ofB.C. Minor Baseball’s U16 Selects team.

The provincial squad is participating inthe NorCal CABA U16 4th of July WestRegional Tournament in Fremont.

The tournament is the culmination ofB.C. Minor Baseball’s goal of providingmore skills development and highperformance opportunities for U16 playersin the three-year Midget Division (U16-U18).

O’Krafka playing for U16 BC team in California

Ebony Clarke, who helped the Richmond All-Stars win last year’s U13 Provincial “A” Cup,has been named to B.C. Soccer’s U14 provincial team. She played this past season for U14Surrey United of the B.C. Premier Soccer League. Photo by Mark Booth


Thank you to all who participated and supported Richmond Hospital Foundation in theScotiabankVancouver Half Marathon & 5k Run.You helped us raise over $20,000 for RichmondHospital.Our medical teams deeply appreciate all that you do to improve the health of our community.

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BALL HOCKEY

Golden finish for SnipersA team from the

Richmond/South DeltaMinor Ball HockeyAssociation captured thegold medal in the PeanutDivision at the recent WestCoast Minor Ball HockeyProvincial Championshipsin Victoria.

The Snipers capped aperfect tournament with a2-0 victory over Tri-City inthe championship game.The event featured seven

teams from across theprovince.

Team captain Ryan Smithand Marcos Navarro wereawarded game MVP awards.Regular season top scorerTaren Sandhu set the paceoffensively, leading to goalsfor Braden Hodgins andNavarro. Helped by strongdefensive support, HarrisonBerger produced a shutoutand several difficult saves.

The team also includes:

Josh Payawal, ConnorTownsend, Priya Karan,Davis Lee, Dyllon Dholliwar,Andrew Cop, Josh Bath,Cohen Koldenhof, NateLongauer, Niko Kumasaka,Gabriel Begg, Dylan Karan,Carter Marsh and KyleJohal.

The Snipers are coachedby Daryl Karan, withassistance from James Begg,Mike Martin and TomBerger.

Player registrationand information on the

Richmond/South DeltaMinor Ball Hockey

Association can be found atrbha.ca.

The Snipers celebrate their first place finish at the West Coast Ball Hockey provincials.

In her career-first swim meet,Richmond Rapids paraswimmer EmilyDe Boer has made the qualificationstandards to compete at this year’s Can-Ams —a paraswimming-focused eventfeaturing top-level teams from all overthe world.

At the Rapids-hosted West CoastOpen, De Boer achieved the time inthe 100 metre breaststroke, while alsoreaching the standards for provincialsin both the 100 breaststroke and 100

backstroke.Since the athletic classification of

paraswimmers is a rigorous and multi-step process, De Boer had actually beentraining for three seasons before she wasable to post a sanctioned time.

These performances marked DeBoer for participation in B.C.-wideprograms. She was invited to attend aprovincial camp, which included bothprovincial and national team headcoaches, and a group of her fellow B.C.

athletes. De Boer also earned herself aspot on the B.C. Summer Games team,slated for later this July in Nanaimo.

She will join 45 of her Rapidsteammates in Victoria this weekend forprovincials —her first championshipmeet. This marks one of the largestgroups of swimmers the Rapids haveever taken to provincials, which bodeswell, as the club looks to repeat itswinning performance at short-courseprovincials.

Rapid swimmer secures Can Am invite

Richmond Rapids Emily De Boer


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Come and enjoy the World Cup atmosphere!62 teams representing countries such as India, China,

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Party with Uruguay, Bosnia, SpainURUGUAY

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Why pick Uruguay? Only

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Smallest countryin World

Cup; first to winit; it’s in

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Why pick Spain? I’ve got

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Business: Shady IslandSeafood Bar and GrillWhy pick Bosnia?We like

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they drink beer!)Star player: I’ve no ideaNational Day: July 6:Serving Bosnian kebabs with

naan, drinks specials.

Thirty-twobusinessesin Stevestonhave adopteda nation forthe World Cupof soccer andare hosting aNational Dayeach day.

! Go to Richmond-news.com/world-cup for all the StevestonWorld Cup Village news orvisit worldcupsteveston.com.


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