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Martin van den Hemel photoMore than 100,000 Lego and Duplo pieces will be used to replicate downtown Hong Kong inside Aberdeen Centre, courtesy certifi ed Lego professional Robin Sather. The HSBC building, right, took more than 60 hours to assemble, and wasn’t part of a kit, and was instead designed using regular Lego pieces.

Under proposal, Richmond to be split–sort of—between West and East; would no longer share an MP with Delta

by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

Richmond would no longer have to share one of its MPs with Delta under a proposed change to the federal electoral boundar-ies.

Every decade, following the completion of a census, electoral districts and boundaries are adjusted based on population shifts.

Boundary change commissions, who work

independently in each province and propose the new boundaries, will meet with Canadians starting in September to discuss the propos-als.

For Richmond, the proposal—if approved—means it would no longer have to share one of its members of parliament with Delta, a po-sition currently held by Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

The two proposed federal Richmond rid-ings would be named Richmond West and Richmond East, though the latter is a bit of a misnomer.

Richmond West would include all of Sea Is-land, and on Lulu Island, the southern border begins on Francis Road at the Dyke, run east until No. 4 Road, then north along No. 4 road until Cambie Road, then east on Cambie un-til Highway 99, and then follows Highway 99 north until River Road.

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Richmond will be get two ridings if proposed electoral boundary changes go through.

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A Hong Kong replica made out of Lego

By the time everything’s done, hundreds of hours of work, more than 100,000 Lego and Duplo pieces, and nine signa-ture Hong Kong high-rises will soar inside Aberdeen Centre atrium.

Also featuring the city’s picturesque backdrop, along with Victoria Harbour, the detailed display is part of In My Life, Pearl of the Orient—Hong Kong, which tells the story of the city’s historic evolution from small fi shing village to Asia’s World City.

Canadian Robin Sather, one of just 13 certifi ed Lego profes-sionals around the world, said it took 60 hours for him to assemble the HSBC building.

He and his team were busy Thursday, assembling more of the cityscape, work they’ll be doing through July 15th.

Asked what will become of the works after the display is taken down, Sather said he’s not sure.

Each tower will likely be sold individually. The other pieces could be auctioned off as well.

The rest of the exhibition includes: photo, art, and music exhibitions featuring historic icons of Hong Kong entertain-ment; a display of antiques and family treasures from the private collection of Mr. Roger Tsui; scale-model miniatures showcasing Hong Kong’s street food stalls; a “Monkey Hill” replica of the famous Kam Shan County Park; and a photo opportunity to sit in an old-style rickshaw.

For more about the display, visit aberdeencentre.com.—by Martin van den Hemel and Jamie Peng

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Over a dozen films and a host of special multimedia and arts programs includedby Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

Lilia Weslaty’s words come from the north-ernmost country in

Africa, but resonate with young people throughout the Middle East: “Even in the Koran, Satan has the right to speak.”

The 28-year-old journalist and blogger from the Republic of Tunisia is one of the characters featured in Zero Silence, a docu-mentary fi lm about young Arabs increasingly using the Internet to fi ght the corrupt regimes they live under—and one of over a dozen fi lms featured at this year’s Your Kontinent festival in Richmond.

“It’s a movie who summarize the importance of the word, to spread the word, to be connected and to be informed about what (hap-pens) in reality,” said Weslaty in a video interview with the Swedish fi lmmakers behind the one-hour documentary.

Weslaty was one of the many Tunisians who stood up to former Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, forcing him into exile after the 2010-2011 revolution in the country, known as having one of the world’s greatest levels of Inter-net censorship.

While Zero Silence probes

injustice and oppressive regimes through documentary fi lm, other fi lms showcased at the festival include dramas, comedies and animation—details of which were unveiled at a launch Thursday.

Rebranded last year, the festival is

entering its fi fth year at Richmond Cultural Centre. It’s a product of Cinevolution Media Arts Society, which continues its mission of demonstrating the interconnected-ness of the world and promoting intercultural understanding.

Billed as a community-wide cel-ebration of arts and culture, Your Kontinent has plenty more to offer beyond fi lm. And for those who need help wading through it all, community workshops, a guided tour and artist talks will all be available during the festival. Below are some highlights.

•Art in Containers. Four shipping containers will be placed in the woods outside the cultural centre, featuring various media instal-lations by local artists. This free exhibition runs from July 19 to 22.

•Margaret Dragu. Richmond

performance artist Margaret Dragu, winner of a 2012 Governor Gen-eral’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, is subject of a retrospective exhibition, July 19 to 22, that will showcase items that have been an inspiration in Dragu’s creative career. On July 21, Dragu will deliver a live performance, featuring music, video and audience participation.

•Youth Media Day. Filmmaking workshops for youth happen July 9 to 13 in the cultural centre’s media lab, and youth fi lm screenings and a panel discussion is set for July 20—also the day of a master workshop. Later that night is Multi-media Madness, featuring graffi ti projections, youth musicians, rap-pers and dancers—all presenting a made-for-youth party celebrating multiculturalism.

•Digital Carnival. Live music,

multimedia installation and large-scale video projections are all in store with Your Kontinent’s twist on Europe’s famous White Nights Festival. The cultural centre plaza will host the free event July 20.

•Dim Sum Movie. On July 21, the festival will combine fi lm and dim sum dining. The Raw and the Cooked, a documentary about Taiwanese cuisine will be featured.

•Extraction by Theatre Con-spiracy. This documentary theatre piece, set for July 21, covers China’s rise as an economic power and oil extraction in Alberta.

•Theatre Under the Sky. Set for July 22, this free program features theatre, live music and other art activities leading up to a family-friendly screening of Lost and Found and The Soul of Bread in the cultural centre plaza.

Lilia Weslaty, Tunisian journalist featured in Zero Silence.

Film festival returns to Richmond

Your Kontinent 2012•Richmond international film

and media arts festival•July 20 to 22 at Richmond

Cultural Centre•Presented by Cinevolution

Media Arts Society and City of Richmond

•Tickets $8 to $35, festival pass for $30, at the cultural centre or 604-247-8300

•More info at ykfestival.ca and 604-247-8300

Featured FilmsFriday, July, 20•Zero Silence: A Film About

the Free World. Sweden, 57 min. 12:30 p.m.

•RIP: A Remix Manifesto. Canada, 80 min. 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, July, 21•The Dance of Two Left Feet.

Philippines, 84 min. 12:30 p.m.•Hospitalité. Japan, 96 min. 3

p.m.Sunday, July, 22•Romeo Eleven. Canada, 89

min. 10:30 a.m.•Dendera. Japan, 119 min. 1

p.m.•The Long Goodbye. Taiwan,

100 min. 1 p.m.•Draw Yourself. France, 70 min.

3:15 p.m.•Canned Dreams. Finland, 81

min. 3:30 p.m.•Almanya: Welcome to

Germany. Germany/Turkey, 97 min. 4:45 p.m.

Demolition makes way for parking lot, future retail

by Matthew HoekstraStaff Reporter

Excavators are chipping away at the old IKEA location on Sweden Way in one of the largest demolition projects in Richmond’s history.

The 201,285-square-foot building housed the Swedish furniture store until a new lo-cation opened on an adjacent site in April on Jacombs.

On Thursday morning, work-ers sorted steel from concrete rubble by hand as heavy ma-

chinery continued to tear apart portions of the building that once housed 31 idyllic room settings and a warehouse of furniture in need of assem-bly.

Over half the building is al-ready down.

IKEA Canada spokesperson Madeleine Löwenborg-Frick suggested the land will pro-vide additional parking for the new store.

According to a city hall de-velopment report, most of the 4-hectare (9.9-acre) site is re-served for more parking stalls, while one-fifth of the land—fronting Bridgeport Road—is being sold for future retail and commercial use.

City spokesperson Ted Townsend noted some addi-tional land will be dedicated to minor road improvements.

Matthew Hoekstra photoExcavators work to demolish the old IKEA store on Sweden Way.

Old IKEA store is nearly history

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prise everything else, essen-tially all properties south of Francis Road, including all of Steveston, and east of No. 4 Road, save for a zigzag border near its northern edge that then follows Highway 99. It would also include the Queensbor-ough area of New Westminster, as well as Annacis Island.

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie likes the prospect of having two dedicated MPs representing Richmond.

“Richmond has grown to the size which would well support two MPs just for Richmond. So I think this is a very interesting proposal.”

Under the current system, the Delta-Richmond East MP’s loy-alties are divided, which can become an issue when two cities are vying for the same federal dollars.

Brodie said that the Richmond East name might need to be changed “to be more inclusive of the whole constituency.” He

noted that even with the in-clusion of Queensborough and Annacis Island, the Richmond East MP could adequately rep-resent the views of his or her constituents in Ottawa.

Former Richmond MP Joe Pe-schisolido believes the change will wind up helping the city overall.

“It is a win win. I believe it will be better for the residents,” Peschisolido said.

It’s a positive to have two dedicated MPs representing the constituents’ views of Rich-mond in Ottawa, he said, and no longer having to commute between two geographically distinct areas would make that easier.

A public hearing will be held in in Richmond, at the Best West-ern Abercorn Inn on Bridgeport Road, on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.

At these hearings, electoral boundary change commission-ers will be gathering opinions on the proposed boundaries and electoral district names.

Mayor likes proposed change


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Notice of Public HearingMonday, July 16 2012 - 7 p.m.

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1. Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8917 (RZ 04-265950)

Location/s: 8751 Cook Road

Applicant/s: Matthew Cheng Architect Inc.

Purpose: To rezone the subject property from “Low Density Townhouses (RTL1)” to “High Density Townhouses (RTH3)”, to permit development of eight (8) three-storey townhouse units.

City Contact: Edwin Lee 604-276-4121 Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 8917

2. Offi cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaws 8915 and 8916 (Affordable Housing Provisions in Special Development Circumstances)

Location/s: City Centre Area and West Cambie Area

Applicant/s: City of Richmond

Purpose: To amend the defi nition of affordable housing density bonus requirements for apartments and mixed use developments over 80 residential units to add a provision to provide a cash contribution towards affordable housing only in Council approved special development circumstances, while meeting the City’s affordable housing policy requirements.

City Contact: Dena Kae Beno 604-247-4946 Community Services Department

3. Offi cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 8910 Repeal of Housing Agreements (Mayfair Place and Cambridge Park) Bylaw 8911 Zoning Text Amendment Bylaw 8912 and Bylaw 8913 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8914 (RZ 11-591685)

Location/s: 6251 Minoru Boulevard, 6111 through 6651 Minoru Boulevard, 9331 – 9411 Odlin Road, 9566 Tomicki Avenue, 9399 Odlin Road, 9500 Odlin Road

Applicant/s: Polygon Carrera Homes Ltd. and City of Richmond

Purpose of OCP Designation Amendment (Bylaw 8910):

An amendment to the Development Permit Guidelines in the City Centre Area Plan is proposed to change the form of development for the subject site and six adjacent parcels (6111 through 6651 Minoru Boulevard) from “mid-rise” to “high-rise” residential, commercial & mixed use forms to more properly refl ect the form of development massing previously approved or anticipated with redevelopment of this area.

Purpose of Termination of Housing Agreements (Bylaw 8911):

To terminate Affordable Housing Agreement Bylaw 8677 for 9331 – 9411 Odlin Road and Bylaw 8687 for 9500 Odlin Road and 9399 Tomicki Avenue in exchange for a cash contribution to the City’s Affordable Housing Reserve Fund. This will mean there will be no affordable housing units in these projects.

Purpose of Zoning Text Amendments (Bylaws 8912 and 8913):

Bylaw 8912: To amend the maximum fl oor area ratio to 1.7 FAR for 9500 Odlin Road (“Cambridge Park”) and 9399 Odlin Road (“Mayfair Place”).

Bylaw 8913: To amend the maximum fl oor area ratio to 0.75 FAR for 9566 Tomicki Avenue (“Fisher Gate”).

Purpose of Zoning Amendment(Bylaw 8914):

To rezone 6251 Minoru Boulevard from “School and Institutional Use (SI)” to “High Rise Apartment (ZHR11) Brighouse Village (City Centre)”, to permit development of fi ve high-rise residential towers with a combined total of approximately 631 dwelling units including two towers with 296 seniors affordable housing units to be owned by the Richmond Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society and 335 market housing units in three towers on the lot to be owned by Polygon Carrera Homes Ltd.

City Contact: David Brownlee 604-276-4200 Planning and Development Department

OCP AMENDMENT BYLAW 8910

BYLAWS 8911, 8912, 8913

BYLAW 8914

4. Zoning Amendment Bylaw 8908(ZT 12-610945)

Location/s: 16540 River Road

Applicant/s: Virdi Pacifi c Holdings Ltd.

Purpose: Amend the Light Industrial (IL) zoning district to:

(1) Remove the site specifi c restriction

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items:

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related to the maximum number of commercial vehicles (40) that can be parked or stored on a site.

(2) Remove the site specifi c provision that requires all commercial vehicles that are parked or stored on a site to be used exclusively for the transport of agricultural produce from a farm operation within the City.

(3) Remove the site specifi c restriction that prohibits commercial vehicle dump trucks to be parked or stored on a site.

City Contact: Kevin Eng 604-247-4626 Planning and Development Department

BYLAW 8908

How to obtain further information:

• By Phone: If you have questions or concerns, please call the CITY CONTACT shown above.

• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, including staff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on the City Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2012.htm

• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supporting staff and Committee reports and other background material, are also available for inspection at the Planning & Development Department at City Hall, between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing July 6, 2012 and ending July 16, 2012, or upon the conclusion of the hearing.

• By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylaws may also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, by calling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays, commencing July 6, 2012 and ending July 16, 2012.

Participating in the Public Hearing process:

• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. If you believe that you are affected by the proposed bylaw, you may make a presentation or submit written comments at

the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you may send your written comments to the City Clerk’s Offi ce by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:

• By E-mail: using the on-line form at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm

• By Standard Mail: 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce

• By Fax: 604-278-5139, Attention: Director, City Clerk’s Offi ce

• Public Hearing Rules: For information on public hearing rules and procedures, please consult the City website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/hearings/about.htm or call the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 604-276-4007.

• All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Once the Public Hearing has concluded, no further information or submissions can be considered by Council. It should be noted that the rezoned property may be used for any or all of the uses permitted in the “new” zone.

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by Don FennellStaff Reporter

The last day of school is typically pretty unevent-ful. Packing up your desk. Bidding friends adieu for the summer.

But for Howard Debeck El-ementary principal Don Taylor, last Friday was chock full of emotions.

Taylor offi cially ended a 35-year career in education. He insists he’s not feeling sorrow, knowing he’ll remain connect-ed to the school, but acknowl-edges it will be different going forward.

“I won’t be shy about visit-ing, and I’m going to volunteer for things and co-ordinate the spring fair,” he says. “And I’ve made a commitment to throw out invitations for different events like lunch at Pajo’s, watching Wimbeldon, or play-ing tennis at South Arm.”

Taylor, 56, has always been

ahead of his time. At 22, he was not much more than a kid himself when he landed his fi rst teaching gig—at Daniel Woodward Elementary—in 1977. His fi rst class was Grade 7s.

“I easily remember my fi rst day of teaching,” he says. “ I had 30 kids, 12 year olds, in the class. I had a feeling of excitement and ‘Oh my good-ness, I’ve got to plan for seven subjects. What am I going to do?’”

But ever the innovator, Taylor drew inspiration from his own school days and set out to make learning both fun and rewarding for his students.

“Were our lesson as good as now? Not really...it was dry,” he says. “They valued mem-ory work, discipline and neat handwriting. I wanted to move away from the textbook and into more active learning.”

Still adhering to the standard curriculum, he made subjects

like language arts come to life by using platforms such as a school newspaper. And he in-troduced a radio show on the P.A. system that later found its way onto the real airwaves at CISL.

Whereas today’s teaching methodology centers around student interaction, it too was a relatively new concept when he began teaching. But as his youngest son Michael, 25, prepares to enter the teaching profession, Taylor is pleased with the current education model.

“Thirty-fi ve years ago it was about teacher control, whereas now kids are encour-aged to become citizens of their community,” he says. “We teach them about social responsibility and encour-age them to volunteer. They thrive in this (atmosphere). We are social beings and that’s what we value. (As a teacher/administrator) I’ve been able

to lead a life connected to childhood. How great is that? It’s been a privilege and has helped me retain the fountain of youth.”

Ken Whitehead was also just starting his teaching career, at Woodward, when he met Taylor. The two became fast and lifelong friends.

“A genuine guy, that’s prob-ably the best way I can de-scribe him,” says Whitehead. “Adjectives like organized and dedicated also come to mind. But most of all, he’s always put other people before himself.”

Both played on the same men’s soccer team in the Rich-mond senior league, of which Taylor was president for many years and helped to promote and expand. A championship trophy is now presented annu-ally in his honour.

“The league would not be going if it had not been for Don,” said Whitehead.

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Long-time Richmond educator Don Taylor retires

Don Taylor has retired after a long career in Rich-mond. He started teaching at Daniel Woodward El-ementary School in 9177.


Temporary Dike ClosureJuly 9 from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Public access to the dike will be closed between No. 2 Road and the Richmond Olympic Oval

• Monday July 9, 2012• 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.• Signage of detours will be posted onsite (detours are noted above)

The closure is required for work to be performed in relation to the River Green development.

We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions please call Richard Liddiard at Ledcor at 604-842-1455 or Kevin Connery at Richmond Parks at 604-244-4452.

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The City is updating its 2004 Arts Strategy to reflect today’s opportunities and challenges. The purpose of the strategy is to help facilitate the growth of the arts in Richmond by creating an environment and culture in the city that ensures the arts play a strong role in placemaking, community building, tourism and economic development.

We invite you to provide your feedback at one of the three Open Houses where highlights will be presented on the City’s Draft Arts Strategy.

Thursday, July 12 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. Friday, July 13 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday, July 14 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Richmond Cultural Centre Rotunda 7700 Minoru Gate

The Open Houses are your opportunity to be part of the process. Your input is appreciated.

For more information, email [email protected]

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Asphalt paving advisoryJune 1 to August 31, 2012 The City of Richmond has contracted Imperial Paving Ltd. to grind and pave the following location in Richmond from June 1 to August 31:

• Knight Street – North and south bound lanes of Knight Street Bridge to Cambie Road Overpass

Work hours will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged.

This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice.

Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca (City Services > Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2012 Paving).

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Taylor was influentialFrom Page 5

Chris Kennedy, now su-perintendent of schools in West Vancouver, was one of countless former students to be inspired by Taylor and who ulti-mately chose education as a career.

“Don has had a huge infl uence on a future gen-eration of teachers and coaches in the commu-nity,” says Kennedy, one of 38 students in Taylor’s Grade 7 class in 1985-86.

“He was always doing stuff for the kids and the school and kids loved him...We had activities and opportunities most schools didn’t—from school soccer teams to student newspapers to rips to Stardust Roller Rink. It never felt like he was doing something he had to do, he was doing something he wanted to do. “School and teaching were way more than a job, it was a way of life for him.”

When Kennedy began teaching and later became an elementary school principal himself, he says he would always think about Taylor would organize an activity and structured it like that.

The two reconnected last year at an evening professional develop-ment event.

“He was learning new things even as he was closing his 35-year career,” marvels Kennedy. “He is always enthusi-astic.”

While Taylor’s engaging personality is one of his most appreciated quali-ties, he was painfully shy as a child. A Richmondite through and through, he grew up on a then-rural acreage his dad and grandfather (both world war veterans) purchased on Francis Road. But once he enrolled at Fer-ris Elementary, then a two-room schoolhouse, his personality began to emerge. He moved to Blundell for Grades 4 to 7 and attended Palmer for Grades 8 to 10 before graduating from Rich-mond High in 1973.

Always keen to expand his horizons, he credits his participation in sports as further helping to shape his character.

Taylor also played for the fi rst Richmond Sock-eyes junior hockey team in 1972, and still plays on a pair of senior clubs—over-30 Blackhawks and over-50s Greyhawks. He also plays soccer on the over-50s Richmond United, but says he’d also like to do more golfi ng, cycling, hiking and new things such as dirt-biking.


If there was any uncertainty about whether we’re in a buyer’s market or not, the latest numbers released Wednesday by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver cleared that up.

And Richmond’s statistics show a sharp year-over-year decline in the de-mand for single family houses.

Last month, 76 detached homes changed hands, at a median price of $912,000.

That’s compared to June of 2011, when 158 were sold at a median price of $980,000.

Year-over-year demand for condos and townhouses also dropped.

113 condos were sold in June, com-pared to 139 a year ago, down nearly 19 per cent. Prices also dropped, down two per cent to $340,000.

The number of townhome sold also fell nearly 32 per cent, with a median price down 2.7 per cent to $545,000.

On the more optimistic side, while detached home and townhouse sales dropped between May and June of this year, condos managed to buck the trend.

Month-over-month condo sales jumped 21.5 per cent, from 93 in May to 113 in June, but the median price fell a little more than four per cent to $340,500.

Eugen Klein, president of the real es-tate board, said it’s currently a buyer’s market.

“This means buyers are facing less competition and have more selection to choose from compared to earlier this year.”

The number of sales in the Greater

Vancouver area for June were the low-est in the past decade, though prices remained relatively stable.

Veteran Richmond realtor Patsy Hui said the conditions are perfect for buy-ers, and characterized the recent slow down in real estate as a “little bit of a correction.”

“It’s a beatiful time to buy,” Hui said.Roughly one in 13 homes listed for

sale are being sold each month, a level not seen since 1996, Hui said.

But the slowdown in sales hasn’t resulted in a sharp decline in prices, Hui said, because most people in Rich-mond don’t have to sell if the price isn’t right.

At the same time, lots of people who have completed renovations on their homes, and reacting to the 30- to 35-per-cent jump in home values during the last property assessment, have listed it at prices that are simply higher than buyers are willing to pay.

So when’s the right time to buy?Hui said if you fi nd a really nice home,

and you can afford the payments for the next fi ve years, that’s the time to jump in, especially considering the interest rates remain at an all-time low.

It’s possible that in the next fi ve years, as the world’s economy recovers, home prices might shoot up again, she said.

“They always want to live in Vancou-ver,” Hui said of buyers new to the Lower Mainland. Selling points of this area in-clude the good weather, numerous res-taurants, the mountains and oceans.

As for people sitting on the fence about listing their homes when prices and sales are softening, Hui noted that if people sell at a lower price, they’ll also be buying their next home at a lower price.

Local house sales drop 52 per cent

More than 20,000 people came out to see vessels


From the City of Richmond’s per-spective, the Ships to Shore festi-val was a success despite the poor weather that started the weekend.

More than 20,000 people came out to see the tall ships, a strong number considering the rain on Saturday and otherwise overcast skies and cool temperatures.

City spokesperson Ted Townsend said as the weather improved, more people turned out.

And that translated into “good but not overwhelming lineups waiting on the docks to get on the ships and up above to get on the docks,” he said. “We were very pleased with the turnout.”

Feedback from everybody involved, from members of the public, to volun-teers, and sponsors has been “very positive,” he said.

In the coming days and week, staff will look at what worked, and what didn’t.

And then they’ll make a report to council, with a recommendation about whether to have a similar event again next year.

As far as having a tall ships event again married with the annual Salm-on Festival, Townsend said it was a good idea.

“I think it worked and it can only get better as we move forward.”

The response received from ships and their crews have been very posi-tive as well, Townsend said.

For the owner of the schooner Mal-lory Todd, which suffered damage while being towed to the festival by

the Hawaiian Chieftain, all involved came away with a positive impression of the festival and the city.

“I can say, speaking for our vessel, crew and offi cers our visit to Rich-mond for Canada Day festivities was an overall fi ne success and grand pleasure to all concerned,” said Capt. George Todd, founding director of Sailing Heritage Foundation.


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Free posters, balloons and more to promote your activity and identify your venue.

For more information, contact Liesl Jauk, Cultural Development Manager, City of Richmond: [email protected] or 604-204-8672.

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Dr. Gustavo Jose Carvalho was fined $50,000by Martin van den HemelStaff Reporter

A Richmond doctor fi ned $50,000 this week for false billing for pa-tients he never saw, previously had his name erased from the B.C. Medical Register.

On Tuesday, the College of Phy-sicians and Surgeons of B.C. an-nounced Dr. Gustavo Jose Carvalho had admitted to unprofessional conduct which occurred between June and September of 2009.

Carvalho admitted to creating

false appointments for patients, and invoicing the Medical Services Commission for attendances of pa-tients he had not seen.

Carvalho received about $4,000 from the commission, an amount he’s agreed to reimburse, in addi-tion to the $50,000 fi ne, and the payment of $6,000 in costs.

He’s also been suspended from practicing between June 30 and Sept. 30, 2012.

In April of 2004, Carvalho’s name was removed from the province’s medical register for nearly 20 months for his conviction on in-dictable offences, namely crimi-nal harassment of another person, public mischief, and breach of the conditions of his sentence. He re-ceived a suspended sentence, a three-year term of probation, and

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shared with Delta.Under a new proposal to

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Richmond is a fast growing city, and it’s time our federal political representatives reflect that.

For a politician to split her loyalties with Richmond and Delta, as current MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay must now do, is prob-lematic. There are times, for example, when the two cities are vying for the same federal dol-lars, such as dredging at Ladner and Steveston harbours.

The current MP is also stretched thin, supporting two municipal governments, two chambers of commerce, two arts communities, and so on.

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Small scale organic farming for the community

On an overcast, muggy spring day, I stand in

a farmer’s field and admire small pea shoots that poke out of the ground.

Soon they will climb the netting that towers six feet above them. The con-stant whizz of traffic re-minds me that I’m not out in the country, but just off Steveston Highway.

I wonder about the family who owned the dairy farm that stood here before the land sat empty for 30 years, waiting for Allan Surette to turn it into a working farm again. I can still see the foundations of the old milking sheds and barn. Emily Pearson, a farmer with a small plot here, says while she doesn’t know the family who once farmed here, she feels like she does. She and Allan found everything from old farm equipment to a wallet embedded in the earth as they worked to clear the land and make it suitable to farm again.

Allan Surette has been building “Urban Edibles,” his farm and business,

for just over a year. Surette was inspired to start Urban Edibles after his own trial-and-error vegetable gardens at home, realizing that an abundance of nutritious food could be grown in a small amount of space. He now practices small-scale organic farming on the two-acre lot on Steveston Highway.

“The idea is to make the farm really acces-sible,” he tells me. “Show people that you don’t need a lot of space to grow your own food. A big part of the experience is being able to walk up and see things grow. This year we’re going to have U-pick peas, so people can pick their own. Espe-cially families with kids, if they don’t have their own garden at home, they can see and feel and be part of the farm.”

Children play a key role in this experience. Surette’s daughter encouraged him to grow new, unfamiliar vegetables -- what they call “edgy veggies,” such as sunchoke and kohlrabi. Surette wants others to join him in trying new vegetables. “I tell people, ‘Try this!’” They’re not familiar with kohlrabi, for example, so I tell them how to prepare it. Or let them try it raw.” In order to ensure his customers will have vegetables at their freshest, Surette plans to pick certain items such as salad greens upon request.

A Richmond resident since he was 13, Surette has observed the many changes the community has undergone in recent decades. “I fi nd it re-ally interesting that we’re

standing here on a farm and there are townhouses across the street,” he says. “Steveston Highway is this unique situation where one side is urban and the other side is rural.”

Despite Richmond’s agricultural heritage, Surette takes a risk operating an organic farm. “It seemed to me that there was a grow-ing demand for organic produce and not much grown in Richmond,” he says. “Just old-fashioned, conventional, pesticide-laden farming.” Surette claims that Urban Edibles has bridged this gap and been well received. The farm also supports fel-low small-scale organic farmers by allowing them to sell their produce at Urban Edibles.

Surette believes Rich-mond provides young farmers with an ideal

location to farm while remaining close to the city. “There is farmland available to lease, be-cause many farm-owners don’t farm. It’s economi-cally feasible to lease farmland, so there’s an opportunity for organic growers in Richmond to start without having to put a lot of money up front. I didn’t need acres and acres of land; I used a relatively small parcel.”

And Surette leads by example. With Rich-mond’s recent ban on ge-netically modified crops, small-scale organic farming might be more than a passing trend in Richmond.

Erin Hanson was born and raised in Steveston and is a fourth-gen-eration Richmondite. Her column will appear monthly.

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Erin Hanson photoAn old farm sat empty for 30 years waiting for Allan Surette to turn it into a working farm again.


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When road safety initiatives become law, those laws that regulate behaviour to minimize risk for other road users generally receive widespread if grudging support. Hand-held cell phone bans are an example. But those that regulate behaviour to minimize an individual’s risk in day to day life, rouse anti-nanny statists once again to battle. Although often advanced, the effi cacy of the safety initiative is usually not in contention. Laboratory testing, pilot projects, and dramatically improved statistical trends are tough to argue against.

It’s the principle of the thing. If choosing not to take advantage of a specifi c safety measure poses no risk to others, shouldn’t individuals in free societies be able to make that decision about their own safety? They ask why the state should have the right to make us buckle up our seat belts or wear specifi ed safety gear like bicycle helmets or motorcycle helmets—all of which are required by law in British Columbia.

And they question why already stretched law enforcement resources should be burdened with saving individuals from their own ‘bad decisions.’ They argue that, rather than mandating to regulate, the focus should be on educating to regulate, thereby respecting the right of educated adults to make decisions—presumably they will be good ones—for themselves.

This debate has resumed recently—with a twist, prompted by the City of Vancouver’s proposal to subsidize a public bike rental program to make 1,500 bikes available through 125 self-service stations throughout the downtown and along the Broadway corridor. At a cost of $1.9 million per year, the program would also provide helmets that would be disinfected after every use and replaced if involved in a fall or crash.

In jurisdictions where helmets are mandatory, however, bike share systems have tended not to fl ourish. Dublin, Ireland and Melbourne, Australia, cities of comparable size with programs involving about 600 bicycles are cited as proof of the problem. Despite Dublin’s cobbled streets, thousands use its bike share every day,

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I just had to reply to Tom Fletcher’s June 29 column, “‘Poverty’ declines, no one notices.” Note ‘poverty’ is in quotes. Apparently, al-though 2010 Census says people living in poverty decreased from 9.5 per cent nationwide to 9.0 per cent, it wasn’t a big headline. I should say! For a developed nation in the G8 this is nothing to be proud of.

Mr. Fletcher explains all of the hocus pocus around the LICO (low-income cut-off) is merely a political smokescreen. Instead we should under-stand that the most reli-able indicator of poverty is obesity. He goes on to lecture the poor by telling them if they only made better choices at the gro-cery store they wouldn’t have this problem. Finally he states “Which diet you choose isn’t a function of money, but rather one of education and self-discipline.”

So I thought I’d take him up on his “choice” argu-ment and checked out some food prices. Assum-ing I am poor and obese (i.e. living under the LICO) I realized that after pay-ing for rent, utilities and transit my food choices were considerably nar-rowed. Shall I choose lean burger at $11 per kilo or regular at $5.50? Shall I choose pure fruit juice at $2 per litre or fruit drink at $1? Butter at $4 or margarine at $2? A loaf of whole grain bread at $5 or white wonder-bread at $3? So many choices to make! But as a self-disciplined person I only purchase what I can afford. Even if it is loaded with fat, sugar, carbs and empty calories, it’s a lot cheaper than real food.

And when I bring home the food to my substan-dard apartment, I use my hotplate to prepare it, choosing whether to fry it or boil it. Nutritious food and a proper oven are often a luxury to a person living under the LICO.

Mr. Fletcher should know this is called “food insecurity” and a lot of people in Canada are experiencing it. Nutritious food is too expensive for many. The health of tens of thousands of Canadi-ans is being threatened because good food is not affordable. I would say the reality is “Which diet you choose is a function of money, not education and self-discipline.”

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not there because we want to be.

I had an issue where I had to get an IV drip at Richmond Hospital. Of course as I waited and finally got my drip

put in, my parking ran out. So of course I had no way of renew-ing now that I am in a room on a IV drip. When I came out I had a $48 ticket. Where is

the justice?Greedy companies

and government charge for everything. What’s next...getting charged for the air we breath?

Then I go to secu-rity and they say that parking is not consis-tent and they do not always check so don’t worry about it? OK, so now I am told there is no consistency.

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tend the recent forum on TaxiSavers in Vancouver, I am writing to TransLink to make directors and managers aware of my most recent experience with HandyDART and taxis.

I recently went on a vacation, and to get to and from the airport, I booked HandyDART. The trip to the airport was no problem but my return pickup did not happen.

I had requested to be picked up June 19 at 9 p.m. as my fl ight was due to arrive at 20:24.

I asked the dispatcher what would happen if we were a bit late in arriving and she asked me to call and advise them. As it happened, we were about 20 minutes late and as with airline prac-tice those of us in wheel-

chairs are always the last to be taken of the aircraft. As soon as we landed and I was able to use my cell, I called the dispatcher and explained that I had arrived and was waiting to be helped off the aircraft. This was at about 8:50 p.m.

The dispatcher told me that the driver was there and waiting for me. I asked that she contact him and ask that he wait, as I would be there by about 9:20 p.m. She said he would be going off shift at 9:10 p.m. so if I wasn’t there by then, he would leave. I again asked her to let him know that I had arrived and to wait for me.

After going through customs and going out-side at about 9:25 p.m. I did not see a HandyDART bus so asked one of the attendants if he had

seen one. He indicated he did see one but it had left about 15 minutes ago. I am very disap-pointed at this lack of fl exibility on the part of HandyDART, especially when it comes to airport pickups. HandyDART had my fl ight times and could easily have checked my arrival and made the nec-essary adjustments to my pickup! I also did my part by calling and advis-ing the dispatcher of my ETA but there was no fl exibility on their end.

I ended up taking a taxi but because I had arranged transportation with HandyDART, I did not have my TaxiSavers and as such had to pay full fare for my trip, over 10 times what it would have cost me on Handy-DART!

So my request is this. Please improve Handy-DART as it very much needs it, but not at the expense of eliminating TaxiSavers. The Tax-iSaver program must be maintained as everyone

has been asking since it became known that TransLink was ‘scrap-ping’ it.

I too hope that these forums and ‘engage-ments in meaningful dialogue’ are not just a palliative exercise, and Translink will do the right thing.

Vincent MieleRichmond

lettersTransLink shouldn’t scrap TaxiSavers program Bad plan for bike park

Editor: I have just found out that the bike park at the

end of No. 2 Road is slated to become a condo development. What on gods earth are the city’s road planning people thinking about?

Surely the obvious use of this land if it’s not to be for the kids is to have No. 2 Road progress through it and make a gentle turn east to join Dyke Road. This would eliminate two right angle turns two stop signs and a dogs leg bend that presently exist to get from No. 2 road to Dyke Road. Is this too simple?

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Richmond’s Archibald Blair Elementary Division 1 Grade 6/7 class won the top prize for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 tonnes as a part of the city-wide Climate Change Showdown.

The students’ efforts were recognized at the June 25 council meeting where Mayor Malcolm Bro-die presented them with a sustainability certifi cate of achievement.

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Two days after Joey Chestnut scarfed down 68 hotdogs in 10 minutes on Coney Island, locals are ready to set a new record right here in Richmond.

Six meat-mad competitors will step up to the trough tonight at the Summer Night Market in the ultimate chow-down. Each will race to fi nish 10 fried chicken breasts compliments of Church’s Chicken.

Competitors are given plenty of elbow room and water to help swallow the fried fare, and a winner is declared—by a panel of original recipe experts—once the bones are licked clean.

“They have to fi nish it to the bone,” said market organizer Paul Cheung. “Before you know it, these guys fi nish it in just under two minutes. It’s crazy. I don’t know how they do it.”

The fi nger-licking affair begins at 7:45 p.m. on the Vulcan Way market main stage.

On Wednesday in New York, Joey “Jaws” Chest-nut retained his mustard-yellow belt in an annual hotdog eating contest, tying his personal best and earning him a $10,000 prize.

The Summer Night Market’s prize is more modest, as the chicken-eating winner will get, well, more chicken—in the form of a gift certifi cate for a family picnic pack.

Cheung said the contest has been held in previ-ous years, and now could be held every two weeks.

“In the past, the people who have been winning our eating contests, it’s always the skinny people,” he said.

Contestants willing to subject themselves to the eat-off are usually the younger set—teenagers and early-20-somethings—but one previous contest saw RCMP offi cers battling for poultry preemi-nence.

Competitors can sign up through the market’s website, or register on stage when the market opens at 7 p.m.

The market is located at 12631 Vulcan Way, be-hind Home Depot. Admission is free.

Hours are 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Satur-days and 7 to 11 p.m. Sundays.

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Jerry Springer comes to Richmond


It’s one of many clips shared online by fans of The Jerry Springer Show. A young man professes his love for a woman he knows only from her Internet profi le. She ap-pears on stage to reveal she’s actually a man.

“I’ll try anything once,” the young man shrugs, before embracing his new partner on stage.

The man behind the out-rageous American TV talk show, Jerry Springer, has been at the helm since 1991, and recently signed an extension keeping him there through fall of 2016. Next Thursday the 68-year-old will host the fi rst of 10 shows of The Price is Right Live—an in-teractive casino game at River Rock Casino Resort based on the popular TV game show.

The outrageous antics and physical battles quarterbacked by count-less guests catapulted the charismatic and un-assuming host to pop culture icon status years ago.

Springer will be in town July 12 to 21 at River Rock Casino Resort hosting the casino game The Price is Right Live.

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Whitecaps’ doubleheader here SundayFrom Page 20

Marquez meanwhile, hopes to play a lot after watching fellow Richmon-dite Caleb Clarke (currently trying out for a pro team in Germany) come off the bench and score a brilliant goal in last year’s match, a 3-1 Vancouver victory.

“This my chance now,” he laughed. “Last year I sat on the bench and it would be fun to show the hometown crowd where I’m at.”

Marquez is inspired to fol-low in the footsteps of his dad, who played pro soccer in Chile. And the talented young striker is doing a pretty good job, having represented his home prov-ince as a member of the Whitecaps residency since 2010. He scored two goals and assisted on another in the under-23 team’s 2012 season opener, 3-0 over defending PDL champion

Kitsap Pumas on May 4, which earned player-of-the-week honours.

“I think my strengths are more as an attacking player,” he said. “like to score whenever I have the ball.”

Marquez, who is weigh-ing a possible opportunity to play at a university in Oregon next season, as-pires foremost to play for the Major League Soccer version of the Whitecaps but would also welcome a chance to try out for a team in Europe. But at just fi ve-foot-nine and 155 pounds, he knows he’ll have to put on some considerable weight and get stronger.

A defender and some-times midfi elder, Rodriquez is generally more defensive-minded but also has the ability to contribute to the offence. That combination along strong leadership qualities have earned him a soccer scholarship, begin-ning in late August, at the University of Milwaukee.

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“We’re looked up to by the under-12s, under-14s and under-16s and it’s im-portant to always be trying to set a good example for the younger kids,” he said. “But it’s also important to be playing in Richmond because it shows them it’s possible (to get to this point), get a scholarship or go into a pro league.”

As was the case last year, the game will precede the Whitecaps FC’s match, also against Victoria, in W-League play. The women’s match begins at 4 p.m.

Richmond youth soccer grads Declean Rodriquez (far left) and Carlos Marquez will suit up for the under-23 White-caps men’s team against Victoria noon Sunday at Minoru Park.Bob Frid/Vancou-ver Whitecaps photos


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From Page 24Colette was the only Richmond

player on the team, but Reza hopes they’ll soon be plenty more who aspire to play at the highest level of youth soccer.

“If we didn’t have the high per-formance league I don’t think she would be as good a player as she is now,” he said. “Drawing from a big pool means playing with better players and that’s helped her.”

But Reza acknowledges it’s not for everyone. Nothing is, he stressed.

“The players do fi tness once a week and also have three practices and a game during the week. If you also want to do

something else, like dance, you can but this is high performance and you have to spend the time. I don’t expect someone coming for two days a week and calling it high performance.”

The Fusion (which also had teams in the under15 boys’ fi nal, losing 1-0 to Surrey United, and under-18 girls’ fi nal, a 4-0 loss to Surrey United) co-hosted the provincial fi nals with BC Soccer last Saturday and Sunday.

League president David Haber said last weekend he was quite happy with the progress made during the inaugural season, but added it is an ongoing pro-cess that is constantly being reviewed.

High performance league demands commitment

Don Fennell photoColette Mofakham leads the Fusion celebration Sunday.


Migin Kan 604-760-9192

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This bungalow located on a well maintained quiet cul-de-sac screams home sweet home. Features 3 nice sized bedrooms, fi replace, bay window in living room with privacy. The yard is well groomed & maintained with a beautiful deck for all your entertaining needs — yes fellows, the shed in the back can hold your extras. Plenty of parking here: 2 front, 2 back, lane access, close to shopping, parks, transit & entertainment. Will look at all offers.

IRONWOOD BEAUTY | 9831 SEAVALE ROAD

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“COLONY BAY”NEW PRICE!! Beautifully maintained TOP FLOOR 2 bdrm, 2 baths, 1060 sf! Vaulted ceilings in Liv area, Gas fi replace, 2 balconies,Hardwood fl oors in Liv/Din area. Bright SE Exposure. Fully rainscreened buildings; one of the best complexes in Richmond!

“COLONY BAY”Very elegantly updated suite in mint condition with a bright West & South exposure with a quiet outlook onto greenspace! Featuring 2 Bedrooms, 2 Full baths in approx 1070 sq.ft. Great fl oor plan & shows really well! Fully rainscreened & “like-new” complex!

“MELROSE”In very desirable “MELROSE”, this one bedroom 655 sq.ft. apartment is in great shape. Spacious fl oor plan. Liv/Din with Gas fi replace, Contemporary Kitchen, Good size bedroom with Walk-in Closet. Lovely colour schemes, laminate fl oors. Quiet West facing outlook. Covered parking & Storage Locker.

“PARC ELLISSE”Seldom available 2 level loft-style apartment in a great location close to Richmond Centre! 2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, Lovely Liv/Din area with vault ceilings! Upper fl oor with a huge Family Rm/Den area with access to your private Roof top Deck! Almost 1,250 sq.ft, Huge Storage Locker & Secure parking!

HUGE LOT - VIEW PROPERTY - SUBDIVISION POTENTIAL!One of a kind Fabulous View Property with Rezone/Subdivision potential to 2 Lots! Super 9,903 sq. ft. south back lot right next to the Dyke 85.2’ Frontage, 109’ Depth, the lot is wider -97’ at rear. Superb location in Steveston/Seafair area. Property being offered mainly for Land Value; HUGE BONUS is the full Side X Side revenue generating Duplex in good condition with each side featuring 3 bedrooms, 1.5 Bathroom on Upper Floor, 2 Bedrooms & Full Bath in Basement. This is unique opportunity. Absolutely a gem of a property in Richmond! Owners relocating...PRICED TO SELL!!

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Super spacious 1 bedroom apartment at Westwater Views in Steveston. Features 9’ ceilings, wood fl oors, gas fi replace, renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite counters. Large bedroom, laundry/storage room. Western exposure. Two parking stalls. Steps to the Steveston Boardwalk. $399,900

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Elegant 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home for the most discerning buyer. Custom built for the original owners. Fabulous NEW kitchen, opening onto family room and overlooking private landscaped garden and patio. Featuring Bamboo cabinets, Travertine tiles, Silestone counters and stainless steel appliances. Lovely Master bedroom with spa inspired en-suite and heated tile fl oor. All new fl ooring 2011, new roof 2004, newer hot water tank (2008). The home is situated on an EXTRA LARGE lot with circular driveway, offering easy access and plenty of off street parking. $1,148,000

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Executive rancher in Steveston Village- where you get not only a home,

but you become part of a friendly caring community. Beautifully landscaped, fully fenced, gated yard and double garage. The

house sits on rarely available, two 33x120 lots with two double driveways, one at the front and other at the back with

lane access. Many recent upgrades. Where else can you commune with nature, yet be close to the airport and downtown Vancouver. Close to schools, transportation, Community Center,

shopping, trails, parks and waterfront. Asking $1.599 M.Stornoway. Spectacular

renovation. Two bedroom, two bathroom, 1st

fl oor unit in solid well maintained and trouble

free building next to South Arm Park and Community Center. Sunny and worm with west-ern outlook. Recreational facility plus 2 pools. Secured parking. Adult oriented 19+yrs. Quick

possession possible. Asking $309,000

Westwater Views. Absolutely gorgeous top

fl oor south east unit. Sunny, bright and warm

1379 sf, 2 bedroom 2 bathroom condo with vaulted ceilings, overlooking open space towards Mt.Baker and Brittania Shipyards. Many recent upgrades. Short walk to Steveston Village, Dyke

and transit. Asking $499,900

Marquise Estates. Spacious 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, very quiet inside unit, 9’ ceiling, many updates, crown

mouldings throughout, new light fi xtures, designer colors, gas fi replace. Near Kwantlen College, public transit and RAV line, & Save-On Food , Lansdowne Mall. Call now.

Asking 319,000

Super spacious, bright & clean 1 bedroom in the heart of Richmond.

Open & functional fl oor plan. Close to transportation schools and recreation.

Dorchester Circle. Top fl oor, bright & clean 2 bedroom in the heart of Richmond. Open & functional fl oor

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Bosa Properties is bringing innovation to one of life’s little annoyances with its automated parking system at its Jameson House development in Coal Harbour.

“The parking garage would have been 12 levels” if Bosa had gone with a conventional parking system, says Senior Vice-President Daryl Simpson.

There are 250 parking spots in the development, and two transfer stations to move the cars. Simpson says the wait time to park and retrieve the car is about two minutes, but it depends on how many others are waiting.

“It’s quicker than driving around and around,” he says, adding that this

system is the first of its kind in Canada, and the second-largest in North America.

Homeowners pull into the garage and drive their car onto one of the stations. Then, you lock their car and type in your PIN. You can then go up to your home while the machines move the car into one of the spaces below. When you want to retrieve your car, you go back to the garage and type in your PIN. Your car will appear, and you’re on your way.

The homes at Jameson House are now sold out, but with the popularity of the automated parking system, it’s only a matter of time until the technology is used elsewhere.

by Kerry Vital

Whether you’re looking for a vacation spot for the whole family or a place to retire after years of hard work, you need look no further than The Cottages on Osoyoos Lake, located right on the shores of the beautiful lake.

“We found a spectacular waterfront property at a very affordable price, on Canada’s warmest lake,” says Eric Van Maren, Partner of Van Maren Construction Group. “Most people from B.C., and many from Alberta, are familiar with Osoyoos and have vacationed there in the past. A property like The Cottages just can’t be purchased in the Okanagan.”

With over 1,500 feet of waterfront, 500 feet of beach, two swimming pools, a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse, 20 acres of lawn, boat slips and walking trails, the Cottages are the perfect spot for families of all sizes.

There are three different styles of home available, Van Maren says, and thus truly something for everyone.

“The Meadow homes are most appealing for second-home buyers,” he says. “They have lots of open space between the homes where younger children can play with newly made friends. You’re never more than a few minutes walk to the lake and clubhouse.”

The Lakeside homes are made for people who want to live right on the water, while the Hillside homes appeal to those looking for somewhere to live year-round, and are larger.

There are 14 different two- to four-bedroom floorplans to choose from, ranging from 1,281 square feet

including the screened porch and open deck to over 3,000 square feet.

Expansive windows on every home and cottage let the natural light pour in and allow you a beautiful view of your surroundings, while the nine-foot ceilings contribute to a great sense of space, no matter the floorplan or how many visitors you have. You will never feel cramped in the homes at The Cottages on Osoyoos Lake. All of the homes offer wood-clad vaulted ceilings.

Vinyl-plank flooring throughout the main living space (with hardwood as an optional upgrade) is ready to stand up to plenty of foot traffic, while the plush carpeting on the upper floors is soft and luxurious.

Each home includes a Wireless Smart Home Automation/Security system, which allows you to remotely access your cottage from your smartphone, computer or tablet. It gives you the ability to lock or unlock your doors,

adjust the thermostat and view the inside of your home from a video camera in the centre of the home.

The Lakefront homes include some upgrades as standard items, including hardwood floors on the main level and granite countertops in the kitchen, among several other things.

The screened porches at the Cottages are referred to as summer rooms, and overlook the landscape. They are perfect for a mid-summer snooze, catching up with a good book or a quiet cup of coffee watching the sunrise.

There is no shortage of ways to wile away your time in Osoyoos. The surrounding area itself is rich in things to do, from touring the amazing nearby wineries to floating around on Osoyoos Lake. Hiking and biking trails are

abundant, or you can book a round of golf at one of the golf courses. If you’re around in the winter, winter sports on Mount Baldy are only about 40 minutes away, or you can venture a bit farther afield to Penticton’s Apex Mountain.

The price has been one of the biggest draws for people who have already purchased a cottage.

“Where else could you get a 930-square-foot detached home, a three-minute barefoot walk from the lake for under $305,000, including all applicable taxes?” asks Van Maren. “Our prices are lower than many new apartment condos that aren’t even on the water.”

Cottages start at $305,000. For more information, visit osoyooscottages.com or call 1-855-742-5555.

Submitted photosThe Cottages on Osoyoos Lake feature wood-clad vaulted ceilings, above, and vinyl-plank flooring thoughout the main living areas, left. Outside, the expansive windows let the light pour in. Many homes are just a barefoot walk from the lake, top, making them the perfect vacation spot.

Waterfront living at The Cottages on Osoyoos Lake

Spending the summer at the cottage

Bosa Properties brings parking innovation to Jameson House

Parking without the hassle

“ We found a spectacular waterfront

property at a very affordable price, on Canada’s warmest lake,” says Eric Van Maren.


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PACIFIC Home Warranty is looking for a New Home Construction In-spector, M-F. Approx 4 over night stays/month. Email hr@pacifi cwar-ranty.com or fax 604-574-4779.

WAREHOUSEPERSON

M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd., An International valve and fi tting company headquartered in Surrey, B.C., has an immediate opening for Warehouse Person to our growing team full-time.

Please visit our website www.mastewart.com &

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138 LABOURERSWORK with water pumps, willing-ness to learn and understand tech-nical instructions, attention to de-tails, capable of working in a fast-paced environment and willing to go the extra mile. Fax resume to: 604-324-0086

156 SALES

Inside Sales,Quotations& ActuationProfessional

M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd.An International valve and fi tting company headquartered in Surrey, B.C. has an immediate opening for a qualifi ed Inside Sales, Quotations and Actuation Professional to our growing team full-time.

Please visit our website www.mastewart.com

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130 HELP WANTED


157 SALES - INSIDETELEMARKETING

INDUSTRIAL REP.For distribution of Gardner Denver Blowers for WestRon Blowers, Compressors, Pumps Port Coquitlam location. We supply to cement, grain, pulp & paper, mining and sewage treatment facilities through BC.

• Advancement Opportunities• Benefi ts Program • Competitive

Wages • Business Allowances

Please apply with Resume:[email protected]

Fax: (1)403-291-6116Visit us at: www.gotpump.ca

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

BUNDLERRequired Monday - Friday for a Fraser Valley logging com-pany sort yard. No experience necessary. We will train. Summer position, potentially could turn into long term.

Competitive Wages!Please fax resume:

(1)604-796-0318 or e-mail:[email protected]

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT &DIESEL ENGINE MECHANICS

Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Posi-tions avail. in Surrey & Kamloops. Also, Elk Valley as resident men. Detroit Diesel / MTU experience an asset.Union Shop ~ Full Benefi ts.

Forward Resume to Annish Singh: Fax: 604-888-4749

E-mail:[email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad cred-it? Bills? Unemployed? Need Mon-ey? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Accep-tance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD?Guaranteed Record Removal

since 1989. Confi dential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

CONCRETE Removal /Replace. Garages, sidewalks, patios. Call Santino (778)892-5559

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

STAMPED CONCRETE

FPatios FPool Decks FSidewalksFDriveways FFormingFFinishing FRe & Re

All Your Concrete Needs30yrs exp. Quality workmanship

Fully Insured

Danny 604 - 307 - 7722

260 ELECTRICAL

SCOTGUARD ELECTRICAL LTD.Expert In Electrical Repairs

& Troubleshooting • Panel Upgrades • Reno’s

* Guart. Work * Licensed * Bonded * BBB Approved

~ No job too small ~ 6 0 4 - 7 2 0 - 9 2 4 4

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

269 FENCING

PARM LANDSCAPING LTD. Cedar fencing installed, gates, repairs, complete lawn maint.

Comm/Res. 604-271-5319

PHIL’S FENCING: Custom blt cedar fences/gates/lattice. Repairs, decks & stairs, 604-591-1173, 351-1163

S & S LANDSCAPING & FENCING

Factory Direct Cedar Fence Panels for Sale & Installation. 8291 No. 5 Road, Richmond. 604 275-3158

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

HARDWOOD FLOORREFINISHING

✶ Repairs & Staining ✶ Installation

✶ Free Estimates

Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224

www.centuryhardwoodfl oors .com

281 GARDENING

GARDENING SERVICES 21 yrs exp. Tree topping, pruning, trim-ming, power raking, aeration, clean-up. $15/up. Michael 604-240-2881

MAAN LANDSCAPING

~ NEW LAWNS ~ FENCES - Chain Link & Cedar

Patios, Ponds & Waterfalls,Drains, Retaining Walls,

Pruning, Hedging, Trimming30 yrs. exp.

604-864-8682 or 604-835-4498

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

COMPLETE Handyman Services. Tile, drywall, carpentry, paint, fl oor-ing. All repairs. Dan 604-761-9717

DANICO CONSTRUCTION LTD.

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Additions/ExtensionsBASEMENTS

KITCHENS & BATHSHARDWOOD FLOORSFINISH CARPENTRY

SPECIALISTSOver 25 Years Exp.

DanicoConstruction.com604-313-8050

HOOT & OWLCustom decks/Concrete work

CUSTOM TILE WORK or BATHROOMS

Reno’s/Additions/KitchensDrywall work/rubbish removal Email: hoot&[email protected]

Gary 604-339-5430

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

DBathroomsDKitchensDCountertop ReplacementDEntrance DoorsDFrench DoorsDSidingDSundecksDLaminate FloorsDEnclosuresDCeramic TileDCustom MouldingsDReplacement WindowsDInterior Painting

WE GUARANTEEno-hassle

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Moon Construction Building Services. Your Specialists in; • Concrete Forming • Framing

• Siding 604.218.3064

NEW & REPAIR. Bath & Kitch, fl rs, tiles, moulding, dry-wall, painting, plumbing, wiring. Job guaranteed. WCB ins. Patrick 778-863-7100.

288 HOME REPAIRS

GENERAL SMALL HOME Repairs plus Pressure washing (sidewalks). (Richmond)Reynaldo 778-318-8769

320 MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person*Reliable Careful Movers. *RubbishRemoval. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks

Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

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SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

MILANO PAINTING & RENOS. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,

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Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

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329 PAINTING & DECORATINGAAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

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ABOVE THE REST “Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est.

Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB.

Call (778)997-9582

338 PLUMBING

$38/HOUR PLUMBING, HEATING plugged drains. Big & small jobs. Local & license. Call (778)549-2234

1ST CALL Plumbing, heating, gas, licensed, insured, bonded. Local, Prompt and Prof. 604-868-7062

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MIN. EXPRESS PAGING SYSTEM

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341 PRESSURE WASHING

Always!pressure washing, window cleaning, Gutter, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

POWER WASHING, Bird Control Resi/Com. Lic/Insur. Free Est: Call Dean 604-839-8856

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

SIDEWALK Pressure Washing Parking Areas, Driveways, Patios

$5 Million Liability. WCB. 604-802-9033

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

A EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB

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EXCEL ROOFING LTD.

All kinds of roofi ng work. New Roof, Reroof, Repairs.

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(778) 878 - 2617

FIVE STAR ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.(604)961-7505, 278-0375

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, As-phalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362

JJ ROOFING SPECIALIZING IN RE-ROOFINGWCB Insured. 3rd Party Liability, BBB Member. Jas 604-726-6345



LIFE TIME metal roof, 3.5/sf, patio cover, sunroom, replace double glass windows, Andy 6047157525

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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551 GARAGE SALES

Moving Sale7460 Bates Rd. Richmond

Sat. & Sun. July 7 & 8th

8am - 5pm (Rain or Shine)Fridge, din. table, desk, chairs,

mattress, paintings, decora-tions, jewellery, cosmetics,

clothing, and more...... Everything Must Go!!

RICHMONDGARAGE/MOVING SALE

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Antique iron bed, 50’s wringer washer, furniture, linens, stuffed toys, Xmas items, kitchen, hse-hold, wash tubs, clothing. All must go!

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551 GARAGE SALES

RICHMOND, Garage Sale. Sat. July 7, 9-1. 7500 Decourcy Cres. Bdrm furn, misc clothes, plus more

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DOWNSIZINGEverything Must Go

GARAGE SALESat, July 7th, 10am-3pm#94 - 3031 Williams Rd.LOTS OF STUFF

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, NO HST Summer Sale. 604-782-9108www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

FIBERGLASS SUNDECK & BOAT repair gel-coat and fi berglass.

Ricky cell 778-389-5935 or 604-583-4209

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374 TREE SERVICES

Tree removal done RIGHT!• Tree & Stump Removal

• Certifi ed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck

• Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging

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PETS

477 PETS

AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER puppys, show, & com-panion avail. (604)532-7844

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

HUSKY WOLF X pups. 14 wks old, 2 M & 1 F. $300. ea. 1st shots & de-wormed. Glenn 604-308-3396 Abbt

LAB MASTIFF PUPPIESVet checked and fi rst shots. $500. Cash only. Call 604.864.6144

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

SMOOTH MINI Dachshunds. Born May 11/12 Family raised. 1st shots, dewormed. $750. 604-855-6176

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

533 FERTILIZERS

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure $160/13 yds or Well

Rotted $180/10 yds. Free Delivery Richmond area. 604-856-8877

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

STRAWBERRIESGreenvale FarmsTake 264 St exit off Hwy #1 &

follow yellow signs (6030 248 Street, Aldergrove)

OPEN Mon.- Sun. 8am to 6pm

604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351

STRAWBERRIESu-pick $1.50/lb, ready-pick $2/lb

4200 #6 Rd. Richmond50 Acre Farm (near Cambie)Open 7 days/week, 8am-9pm.

www.birakfarms.ca

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548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES starting at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

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660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm apts, ht, hw, cable, prkg, locker, coin laundry, elevator, steps to all transit, shops, schools, NS, NP, lease, frm $885 RMD 604-241-3772

GREAT STEVESTON Waterfront condo, 2 bdrm+den, 2 bath, h/w fl oors, 6 s/s appl, sec parking. Np/ns. Available July 15. 604.6571788

736 HOMES FOR RENT

BROADMOOR executive 4 bdrm., 2.5 baths, well kept, 5 appl., $2800 mo. Sept. 1. C.21 Prudential 604-351-9452

750 SUITES, LOWER

RICHMOND 1 bdrm suite nr Cam-bie Plaza, bus, park, schools, ns/np, no laundry, $750/mo incl utils & cable. Avail now. Call 778-855-9904 or 604-279-9904.

RICHMOND, #4 / Francis, newly re-no’d 2 bdrm, NS/NP, avail. July 15. $1000 incl utils & lndry. 1 prk spot. Phone (604) 271-3444.

RICHMOND, Hamilton. 2 bdrm, new paint/fl ooring, $1150 incl. utils, & net. NS/NP. 778-397-0020

RICHMOND, Hamilton area, reno’d 2 bdrm, washer, NP/NS, $1,000 incl. utils.Avl. Immed. 604-517-3986

RICHMOND nr Bridgeport & Shell, 2 bdrm gr/lvl suite, avail Aug 15th, ns/np, n/laund, $850 incl utils/cable. 604-270-1450 or 604-821-1450.

RICHMOND. Railway/Granville. Lg 2 bdrm, wall-to-wall carpet, f/p. Nr schools/shops/bus. $850+40% utils. Avail. Immed. 604-277-4194

752 TOWNHOUSES

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806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

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818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1995 BUICK LESABRE LTD load-ed, a/care, leather, premium cond. Private $3700 obo 778-565-4230

2009 Saturn Astra XE, 4 dr h/b. Automatic. Options. Silver. 18,000 kms. $8,800/fi rm. 604-538-4883

830 MOTORCYCLES

1976 VESPA 150. Restored, runs great, very clean, new seats & Speedo. $2500. Call 778-378-4776.

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838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1986 - 33’ Empress Motorhome, 60,000 Km. Excellent cond., $14,000 obo. Phone 604-765-0182.

1989 FORD E250 Van Amera camper van, fridge, stove, furn. bathrm. Only 142,000 km. New front brakes. Everything works.$5500 obo: (604)520-6512

2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $31,000. 604-856-8177 / 604-308-5489(Aldergrv)

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Metal Recycling Ltd.• Cars & Trucks • Scrap Metals • Batteries • Machinery • Lead

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Mama sita mix

65¢ea.

Frozen Tilapia (Net Weight18lbs.) $149

/lb

$26/box

Whole Milkfish (Taiwan) $249

/lb

$35/box

AA Head-on shrimp$399

ea.

Frozen Grated Cassava

2FOR$150

Frozen Shredded Young Coconut$149

ea.

Bulacan Tosino

2FOR$550

Malunggay stick

Sigarilyas (wing bean)

Lucky Me Pancit Canton

6FOR$2Sarangani Bay Daing Baby Bangus$349

ea.

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