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So lets get that nasty word out there rac-ism.Theres been a ton of back and forth on this

recently. Last Friday, we ran a letter by EmilieHenderson in which she expressed concernthat a lot of the letters to the editor aboutnew immigrants and long-time residentswere just basically code for Chinese versusmiddle-aged white people. She added thatresidents were forgetting all the ways in whichRichmond has beneted as a result of the in-ux of new immigrants. Weve also seen a lotof heat from Coun. Chak Aus letter, in whichhe asks current residents to be patient withnew immigrants.Both letters, I believe, were an attempt to

bridge the cultural divide that seems to bewidening daily. Did it work? Well, lets see.A number of readers thanked Henderson

for her comments. One said that despitebeing born here and raised by parents whomoved here in their teens, shes feeling a newhostility towards immigrants and appreciatesHenderson addressing that reality.Another picked up on Hendersons dont-

throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bath-water pointabout immigration, saying she has beensubjected to racism, but that doesnt alter herview of Canada.However, other readers have taken issue

with the suggestion their legitimate concernsabout the changing nature of their neighbour-hoods are tainted with racism. They quiterightly point out that people should be ableto comment on mega homes and foreign realestate investments without being called racist.I would add that many who have commentedand organized a response to neighbourhooddevelopment have taken pains to ensure thefocus is on urban planning, not race.But, its also a fact the mega home debate

has given rise to racial tensions. Its notalways blatant name-calling or discrimination(although sometimes it is, particularly online.)Its usually a more subtle us-vs.-them attitude.They drive high-end cars; they buy megahomes; they referring to the Chinese asopposed to the rich, losing sight of the factthis is a class issue, not a race issue. Its notbecause a person is Chinese that they buya mega home, its because they have themoney to do so, and every level of govern-ment facilitates it. Be it federal immigrationpolicy allowing an investor class, or munici-pal bylaws dictating the size of homes, thesepolicies are whats changing Richmondslandscape.Our governments have repeated the mantra

were open for business. And thats ne;often that business is to the benet of all.But when open translates to unfetteredaccess and regulations are insensitive tolocal interests, resentment builds and is often,stupidly, directed at the easy target of skincolour.

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Maintaining community prideLETTERSto theEditor

Dear Editor,Re: See benets of immi-

gration, Letters, Aug. 14.I would like to thank

Emilie Henderson for herletter. Had these pointsbeen raised by someone ofChinese descent, I fear theperson would have beenrebuked as Coun. Chak Auwas in the letter, Wheresthe patience for long-tim-ers? (Aug. 12).I have called Richmond

my home for 25 years and Iwas only asked for the rsttime recently, No, whereare you originally from?Not only did this statement

seem to imply that I some-how wasnt from Richmonddespite growing up andspending most of my lifehere, but after discoveringI was born in Hong Kong,this person went on toassume (and I quote), ...then you must come frommoney.It is unfortunate that there

are increasing incidents likethese that create divisionamong people of differentcultural groups in our com-munity.Our city continues to

face issues about devel-opment and affordability

that affect immigrant andnon-immigrant middleclass families alike whocall Richmond home. I alsoreminisce about Richmondwhen it was less developed,when my neighbourhoodfelt friendlier. But to blamethese problems solely onnewcomers is to absolvemyself of my responsibilitiesas a Richmondite.A community that makes

Richmond a great placeto live requires all of uswho live here to build andmaintain it.

Irene YuRichmond

Dear Editor,Re: See benets of immi-

gration, Letters, Aug. 14.I want to say, Thank

you! to Ms Hendersonfor her letter which showsgoodwill to immigration.Although most of the im-

migrants do create benetsto Richmond and Canadiansociety, they are sometimestreated unfairly by some as

they try to settle in their newlife as a Canadian.I remember my son had

his hair cut by a (Cauca-sian) schoolmate becausehe didnt like my sonshairstyle.I was once held in a park-

ing lot because a lady feltthat my car hit hers although it didnt.I certainly would not

take those incidences as areection of my experiencein Canada over the past 25years, just as I hope otherswill not take the bad exam-ple of some new immigrantsas a reection of all.I believe a mature person

should look at the benetsof a multicultural society.

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Race is not relevant

Own a pig?Dont be one

Ive been wondering whats going on atthe east end of the main parallel runwayof the airport just along Russ Baker Way?Is that big pile of soil/dirt there to stopwayward planes from running into trafcon Russ Baker Way or are they building acoffee shop?

Susan Cush

Thank you for your great question,Susan. The large pile of soil visible at theeast end of the South Runway alongsideRuss Baker Way is associated with theRunway End Safety Area (RESA) Project.RESAs at YVR will help protect pas-

sengers and limit damage to an aircraft inthe unlikely event that an aircraft were tooverrun or undershoot the runway.YVR is currently in the rst year of a

three-year project to construct RESAs onthe South and Crosswind Runways.The majority of construction this sum-

mer has occurred during nighttime clo-sures of the South Runway and involvesthe excavation of large amounts of soil atthe runway ends. For efciencies duringexcavation and to minimize hauling of soiloffsite during the night, much of the exca-vated soil is stockpiled and then removedduring the day. More information on thisproject is available at www.yvr.ca/RESA.

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Dear Editor,I was sad to see that the letter of the week

See Benets, Letters, Aug. 14 has attempt-ed to break complex and sensitive issuesdown to the ever so easy race debate and,thus, help fuel that ugly beast.

The writer has written a paragraph thatdescribes this as a Chinese vs. probablymiddle aged white people issue.Truthfully, I nd that sad and igno-

rant. When you use that breakdown andsimple formula (race) as the basis of anyargument, you only serve to perpetuate it.Everybody knows is a generalization that

was made in that letter but who can speakfor everybody?No one knows the basis for other peoples

thoughts or ideas... and its best to try tounderstand them rather than categorize andattack them. The day we stop using racismto validate our points and disregard others isthe day we help to overcome it.The city is going through rapid and painful

(to some, and that counts) growing painsand that isnt an us vs. them problem. Its awe problem.Its handy and convenient to apply a racism

theme to it... but race just happens to be adescription, nothing more. The sort of stereo-typing and generalizing shown in that letter inorder to make a (positive?) point seems moredamaging than helpful.

I feel that Ms Hendersons intention mayhave been good, but her delivery was verypoor, offensive and misguided. As that long-time white (not sure why it should matter does it? Sorry? Nothing I can do to changethat?) resident, I assure her that I have two

(new to the area) lovely Chinese familiesliving on either side of me. We share com-mon property and, most importantly, com-mon goals and visions. The children call meAuntie, we share cakes and gifts over ourshared balcony, and we are living a harmoni-ous, respectful life.Suggesting that white longtimers are upset

because Chinese are here is so far off themark, but it highlights what is wrong withdiscussing issues at that level.In fairness, let me now be that everybody

Ms. Henderson has spoken for by putting myspin on this. I feel the concern being ex-pressed is based on something much differ-ent than where someone comes from or howlong theyve been here. Rather, its more thechanging pace of things... the ripping downof buildings and replacement with sprawlingcastles that our pennies will never buy. I dontsee this as a white people vs. Chinesepeople issue and, strangely enough, my Chi-nese friends tend to agree with me.I see the issue more as stemming from put-

ting dollars ahead of community when deter-mining value(s). And the rst step in resolvingissues is discussing them together (hence,letters and ideas). Some who are lookingmore to reap the benets of their investmenthere rather than investing in the communityare changing the face of this city. Thats aproblem. I have never had a shred of racismin my bones ever. And I am offendedsomeones short-sighted and misguided inter-pretation of recent expressed concerns is thattheyre somehow race-based.

D. WildeRichmond

Dear Editor,This evening I went for my usual walk

down the Greenway on Railway Avenue.I passed a young woman out for awalk with a pig on a leash. The womanseemed to have no control over the pigwho was running helter-skelter.The pig had defecated along 12 yards

of the greenway and she had failed toclean up after her pet.Apparently, she thinks that the

clean-up policy applies only to dogs,not to other pets. Would somebodywho knows the woman tell her that theclean-up policy applies to all pets.

Glen HerediaRichmond

Dear Editor,Joe Peschisolido is again running?

Who votes for a guy who, based on hisdoing exactly so in the recent past, willnullify your party-based vote by cross-ing the oor and becoming a memberof another? Richmond-Steveston Eastbadly needs a Rhino Party representa-tive to vote for.

George PopeRichmond

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As the City of Richmond grapples withnew noise bylaws for residential con-struction, another problem appears to haverisen to more noticeable heights as a resultof a housing boom within the establishedneighbourhoods of the city: Garbage andillegal dumping.New home construction sites are a magnet

for the likes of used tires, old mattresses,torn rolls of carpet, plastic rubbish, bottles ofmotor oil, bags of garbage and other items,all of which were noted by the RichmondNews within just three arterial road quad-rants of the city on Tuesday.According to city bylaw data, 2015 is on

pace for a record year for bylaw enforce-ment ofcers dealing with unsightly prem-ises. To July 31, the city had 364 unsightlypremises. Last year, it had 563 such casesfor the full year.Community activist Kerry Starchuk raised

the issue in April, citing the citys GoodNeighbour Policy, which states a clean upand close out non-binding rule applies toconstruction sites. The policy asks contrac-tors and/or land owners to collect and re-move construction waste on a regular basisand notes prompt clean up keeps the sitefrom becoming an eyesore.The problem appears to be two-fold. The

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construction sites had garbage thrown onthem (such as tires and mattresses). Butthere were also instances in which the siteswere not fenced off and construction wastewas piled high. In many cases, walkingpaths along the road were impassable andlined with materials, including take-out foodlitter.According to city spokesperson Ted

Townsend, fences are required on construc-tion sites but can be removed once thebuilding does not create a hazard.In some instances unlocked portable toi-

lets are left outside of the temporary fence,close to the road. Townsend said toilets needto be off city-owned land but there are noother requirements.Such sites are noted and documented by

the city after complaints are received fromresidents.Starchuk said the city ought to be more

proactive, instead of reactive.Some people think Whats the use? So I

complain about it today, and its going to bethe same thing next week.Another problem that may arise in a

complaint-generated system is the fact thatmany sites do not have temporary addressesafxed to them.Townsend said contractors are required

to put the address on a temporary post orfence. Property owners that have unsightlypremises or no address can be ned up to$2,000. Townsend said the city does nottrack nes.

! The News visited several residential construction sites where garbage was becoming a problem forarea homeowners. Photos by Graeme Wood/Richmond News. Bottom left photo submitted

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Petty jealousy is at the root of fraud allegations involvingthe founder and chair of a local society working on devel-oping a seniors home supported chiey by volunteers.Thats according to Alan Lau, who heads up Richmond-

based Canadian Low Income SeniorsAffordable Housing Society. He is thesubject of a B.C. Securities Commis-sion hearing set for Sept. 8.People are jealous of what weve

been able to accomplish and theaward I was presented, Lau, 89, toldthe News Thursday.In Chinese, theres a saying that

the big tree draws the wind.The recognition Lau referred to was

part of the Award for Lifetime Achieve-ment and Community Champions handed out in March2014 to celebrate the work of the Canadian Race RelationsFoundation which bills itself on their website as Canadasleading agency dedicated to the elimination of racism and allforms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.Lau said he was the only award recipient from British Co-

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Aug.13.He is described as a Caucasian male with blue eyes

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(While the country is in the midst of a federalelection campaign, the News is focusing itsFlashback feature on previous MPs and inter-esting federal elections from the past.)

They became the Ofcial Opposition in theHouse of Commons in 2011. They handedConservatives a crushing defeat in Albertajust months ago. But New Democrats havehad it tough in Richmondthroughout history.Except for Bob Prittie.Prittie made his-

tory in 1962, becomingRichmonds rst federalMember of Parliamentto represent the NewDemocratic Party or its left-leaning predecessors.And he did it during

the new partys inauguralelection.Robert William Prittie

sailed into a seat in the rid-ing then known as Burnaby-Richmond underthe NDP banner. Prittie went on to win twomore elections, representing the Island Cityuntil his defeat in 1968.Since then, no federal NDP candidate has

won an election in Richmond.Before politics, Prittie, who died in 2002

at age 82, served overseas with the Royal

Canadian Air Force during the Second WorldWar. He later worked as a foreign service of-cer for Canada, then became a high schoolteacher in Burnaby, according to Library ofParliament records.He served briey as a municipal councillor

in Burnaby before entering federal politics.He ran, unsuccessfully, with the Co-operativeCommonwealth Federation in 1957 and1958, coming close each time.Prittie put his hat into the ring again in

1962. In a published platform ahead of theJune 18 vote, Prittie keyed on bleak employ-ment prospects for young people, blaming

automation for reducingjobs in manufacturing andofces.The New Democratic

Party believes that fullemployment and prosperitywill not be achieved untilwe have a federal govern-ment committed to the be-lief that economic planningis essential.He also criticized rival

parties for accepting corpo-rate donations, dismissedthe notion of supplying theCanadian armed forces

with nuclear weapons and sang the praises ofpublic health care.Sooner or later we shall have a complete

medical insurance plan. Sooner if we havea New Democratic government, because webelieve in the principle, and later if the otherparties form our government. They will act

only when forcedto do so.His platform,

and that of partyleader TommyDouglas, reso-nated with localvoters. Prittie wonwith 38.6 percent of the vote,followed byLiberal rival BillTrainor, Progres-sive Conserva-tive incumbentJohn Drysdaleand Social Creditcandidate HilliardBeyerstein.Richmond Coun.

Harold Steves re-members workingon Pritties 1962campaign. Steveswas in charge of silkscreen printing for thecandidates signs.That was the rst election I ever got in-

volved in, he said.Steves said the NDP, and the CCF before

it, appealed to rural voters and rural waswhat Richmond was at the time.John Diefenbakers Progressive Conserva-

tives ended up winning the 1962 election,and the NDP nished with just 19 seats. Butthe minority government proved unstable andlasted just 132 days, according to Parliamentrecords.

Prittie served as Richmonds MP until 1968,when he was defeated by Liberal Tom Goode.Prittie then returned to civic politics, servingas Burnabys mayor for ve years.John Reynolds, a longtime Conservative

politician who represented Richmond in theHouse of Commons in the 1970s, narrowlyprevented a return of an NDP MP in 1972.Running for the Progressive Conservatives, hebeat NDP challenger Ken Novakowski by just1,440 votes.Richmond was quite small compared to

today, he told the Richmond News. We builta good base with young families.

MATTHOEKSTRAContributor

! Bob Prittie, third from right, became the federal NDPs only successfulcandidate in Richmond in 1962. City of Richmond archives.

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1. New residents of Richmond or students moving within Richmond and changing schools or non-Richmond residents wishing to apply to go to Richmond schools, should register as soon as possibleat the Central Registration ofSce at the Richmond School District Board OfSce - 7811 GranvilleAvenue, Richmond, B.C. V6Y 3E3, 9am-3pm, Monday-Friday. Additional hours 3pm-8pm will beadded August 24-September 10, 2015, Monday-Thursday.

2. Parents or legal guardians must personally attend along with their child, when registering for school.The following documents are required at the time you register your child:

a. Students Original Birth Certi>cate translated into English by a CertiWed Translator, ifnecessary.

b. Students and Parents Original Proof of Status in Canada bring one of the following:1. Valid Permanent Resident card (or proof of renewal application payment) with passport or

Record of Landing with passport (if PR card not issued); or2. Canadian passport or Citizenship card or Canadian birth certiWcate; or3. Letter of Acceptance from the Superintendents ofWce prior to registering, if you have a work

permit or study permit or refugee status.c. Current Residential Address bring one of the following: 1. Current property tax notice and

utility bill; or 2. Signed formal long-term lease/rental agreement and security deposit; or 3. Signedcontract of sale and purchase with possession date, subjects removed and a copy of depositdraft.AND Canadian bank account or credit card, or employment within the community (pay chequestub), or life or health insurance (eg. MSP), or home owner grant, or provincial car registration ordrivers license/service card.

d. Other documents required for each student: 1. Last school report card or school transcriptof marks; 2. Any immunization record (health record); 3. Any reports needed to request extraclassroom support; 4. Any legal custody documents; 5. Letter of consent to register the child fromthe absent spouse who has joint custody. 6. Notice of Assessment remitted as a B.C. Resident.

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3. An English Language Assessment appointment will be scheduled, if necessary, once registration iscomplete. The student placement process is as follows: 1. Place a student at the catchment school.2. If there is no space at the catchment school, the student will be placed by a representative of theboard at a nearby school.

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Developed by two Toronto entrepreneurs, Roverfocuses on connecting drivers with owners ofprivate parking spaces, as the airBNB ofparking. Giving you access to privately sharedspaces at great rates. Exposing sharing andfriendliness all across the country.

But the critics are already vocal. Torontosbylaw office has simply said, Its not legal,the alleged illegality arising from unlicensedoperation of a commercial lot. Tim Wootton,a Rover co-developer has responded that thebylaws in issue were developed long before theInternet even existed, never in contemplationof the sharing economy, but to prevent driversfrom parking on lawns, not on stopping ahomeowner from making a little extra moneyrenting a driveway spot for a few hours.

Concerns have also been raised aboutthe potential nuisance for residentialneighbourhoods, and revenue loss formunicipalities. A typical comment: Increasedtraffic in residential zones? Increased noise?Increased litter ? Increased pedestrianinjuries/fatalities? No thanks. Lower cityrevenues means everybody will have to paymore taxes....

Enthusiastic support, however, has comefrom Albert Koehl, an environmental lawyer,and author of the 400-page online book,

Road Follies, understanding, challenging,and reforming Ontarios failed road transportmodel. Mr. Koehl likes Rover because itunlocks huge amounts of underutilized orunused space in urban areas [ enabling] thecity to liberate an equivalent amount of parkingon public road space for other communitypriorities, such as wider sidewalks, safe cyclingconditions or green spaces.

The amount of land consumed by parking is aparticular bugbear for Mr. Koehl who, havingdug out the statistics for Road Follies, is wellinformed on the subject. His book cites thefollowing statistics:

If all people in the world owned cars at therate of Americans (771 cars per 1,000 people)the required parking space would be thesize of Greece or England. (This from DonaldShoups High Cost of Free Parking)

The average car is parked 95% of the timecompared to mass transit vehicles in motionand serving a transport function for much ofthe day.

In Toronto the average curb side or on-streetparking space is 12.1 sm/130 sf and the averageoff-street space is 32.5 sm/300 to 350 sf, thedifference arising from parking lots needingaccess aisles and landscaping.

Surprisingly, given the amount of spaceneeded for parking, there is no accurateinventory of parking spaces in the USA orCanadanor an estimate of the total landarea taken up by such parking. However,extrapolating from the most careful recentestimates: the total number of parking spacesin the US is about 1.15 billion.

Assuming 4.5 parking spaces per car inOntario means each car consumes 1,085 sf,which is more than the living space devoted tothe average human.

...by Cedric Hughes, Barrister & Solicitorwith regular weekly contributions fromLeslie McGufn, LL.B

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! Anita Georgy, of the Richmond Food Security Society, sayseating local food is healthier. Graeme Wood/Richmond News.

NEWS in the City

City considers police force Challenge yourself to eat localAlocal food eating chal-lenge and fundraiserfor the Richmond FoodSecurity Society kicks off onMonday.Any member of the public

can sign up for the Rich-mond Eats fundraiser, whichruns Aug. 24-30.Participants must only eat

meat raised and producegrown in Richmond.As well, participants may

eat seafood caught by localshermen (at FishermansWharf, for example).There is one caveat: par-

ticipants may choose threeexceptions to supplementtheir diets (such as cookingoil or bread).Anita Georgy, the societys

executive director, said thechallenge will bring attentionto the role local food plays inthe community, as well as,raise awareness to the foodgaps in the system.Society board director

Stephanie Dunn said shehas already begun to shopfor the challenge. Dunn hasvisited Canada Berries to

pick up some wine madefrom locally grown berries.Shes also noted the FowlFarmer will have Richmond-raised chickens for sale onAug. 28.There is a myriad of pro-

duce to be had locally, suchas berries, potatoes, toma-toes, beets, carrots, beans,kale, peppers, leafy greensand squash. There are alsoegg farmers in Richmond.The society provides a

list of all the local farms inRichmond to make shop-

ping easier.Participants are asked to

raise funds for the society,which oversees communitygardening initiatives andagriculture research. Thegoal is to reach $10,000.To register or simply

donate go to Raiseathon.ca/RichmondEats.Dunn will also appear on

the Early Editon on CBCRadio One Monday morningat 6:50 a.m. to speak aboutthe challenge.

Graeme Wood

Would Richmond benet from forming itsown city police force, or should it staywith the RCMP?Thats the question local council members

will be contemplating in the coming weeksand months after Mayor Mal-colm Brodie announced recentlythat the city was continuing toresearch the feasibility of formingits own independent municipalpolice force.And while it can be a polarizing

issue, Andy Hobbs, a longtimemember of the Vancouver PoliceDepartment and Richmondresident said its one worth lookinginto.Hobbs, a former local school

trustee who ran unsuccessfully forcouncil in the 2014 civic election,told the News there are pros and cons to bothmodels of policing. But from his experiencewith the VPD, the main benet of establishinga local police force would rest with having lo-cal control in terms of nances and gover-nance.It puts the governance in a local environ-

ment, rather than in some cases being as faraway as Ottawa, said Hobbs. The bottomline is you have control over your budget. So,if you decide youre going to have 10 lesspolice ofcers, then the department has 10

less police ofcers. Thats entirely within thecitys decision-making process.In the end, the city cuts the cheque.Where a nationally based police force has

an advantage would involve the RCMPsscope of responsibilities, history and experi-ence which could come into play during largescale events such as a disaster natural orman-made, Hobbs said.Theres a capacity in the RCMP that you

can rely on, he said. And some-times that can be a good thing.So too is the RCMPs diversity of

personnel who can come from allregions of the country.But whichever organization

ends up policing Richmondsstreets, Hobbs said a key to itssuccess relies on the ability toadapt and change with the needsof the community, something heacknowledges the RCMP in Rich-mond has spent a lot of effort onand achieved good results.As for what he thinks city

council will ultimately decide, Hobbs said thechoice between the two is so close it could goeither way.I think some people are super-conscious

about changing the status quo, he said. Butat the end of the day I think council will votesincerely for what they think is the best modelfor Richmond.The city is currently three years into a 20-

year contract with the RCMP which containsa two-year out clause if the decision is madeto make a change.

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PHILIPRAPHAELSta Reporter

! Andy Hobbs


! The diagramshows wherethe City ofRichmondhas spent its$148 million ofcasino moneysince 2004.The River RockCasino andResort posted a15 per cent de-cline in gamingrevenue in itssecond quarterthis year, whencompared to2014. Imagesubmitted.

NEWS in the City

River Rock revenue down

The River Rock Casinoand Resort posted a 15per cent decline in gam-ing revenue in its secondquarter this year, whencompared to 2014, which,notably, was the casinosbest quarter on record.This years second

quarter numbers from theRiver Rock are still well

above any quarter postedin 2013.The casino raked in

$32.9 million, from Aprilto June, compared to lastyears gure of $38.8 mil-lion.For the rst half of 2015

gaming revenues are downseven per cent over lastyears record performance,

which saw the City of Rich-mond take home a cool$21 million for its munici-pal gaming fund.Late last year the Great

Canadian Gaming Corpora-tion, the River Rocks par-ent company, spent $2.5million to attract big gam-blers, most of who originatefrom China where baccaratis a popular game.The casino renovated

the Salon Prive VIP gam-ing area to provide 3,500square feet of high rollergambling.As well, the casino added

15 additional VIP baccarattables.Furthermore, the casino

also replaced six stand-up tables with sit-downtables to accommodate themid-level premium massmarket.The casino saw the

lowest amount of moneywagered on tables ($282million) or at least thelowest amount of chipspurchased in ve quar-ters.This was attributed to a

decrease in high-limit play.Richmond receives 10

per cent of net gamingrevenues from the casino,minus certain costs suchas BC Lottery Corporationoverhead and support, andcasino operating expenses.Each year, the city bud-

gets for less money than itreceived the year prior. For2015, the city has bud-geted to receive $18 mil-lion from gaming revenue,meaning an annual loss ofabout 14 per cent is thecushion.Next year, a new spend-

ing formula approvedby council this year willallocate about 70 per centmore money to socialgrants while maintainingthe policy of mostly fund-ing infrastructure from therevenue stream.Earlier this year, a $3

million Council Commu-nity Initiative Account wascreated from a $15 millionsurplus of unallocatedfunds.The other $12 million

will be put in the capitalreserve account for infra-structure improvements.Starting in 2016, two per

cent of revenues will beused to top up the com-munity initiative fund,annually.Over the next 10 years,

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Numbers still up from 2013

NEWS in the City

Local actor takes to stage on Granville Island

Aproduction of Jesus Christ Superstarat the Waterfront Theatre on GranvilleIsland has a bit of Richmond avour toit with the addition of local actor RyanLino, who is playing various roles in theAndrew Lloyd Webber play.Linos roles include an apostle, a leper

and a Roman guard.The play looks at the last few weeks of

Jesus Christs life, but Fighting ChanceProductions takes a modern twist to theclassic, including incorporating rock

music.The story of Jesus has always been

very important to me personally, so it wasa fantastic experience to see it be ap-proached in this new light, said Lino.The play itself focuses a lot on the

political impact that Jesus had during histime, so [directors] Ryan Mooney andAnna Kuman decided to further augmentthis by having the show set in present-day where our society puts so muchemphasis on media and celebrity status.The set is constructed entirely of scaf-

folding to give an authentic rock-concertfeel, said Lino.It ties very well with such a high-

energy and aggressive production, which

our directors really take advantage of withtheir dynamic choreography, said Lino.The show is running at the Waterfront

Theatre on Granville Island until Aug. 22,from Tuesdays to Sundays.Tickets range from $20-35. See more

information at the Fighting Chance Pro-ductions website.Lino, 22, is a graduate of Cambie sec-

ondary school and went on to graduatefrom the Capilano University School ofMotion Picture Arts.He has participated in the Vancouver

Fringe Festival and more recently had arole as Milky White in Into the Woods atthe Jericho Arts Club last April.

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While some fair-weather West Coasterslament September for its days of earlyonset autumn, one Richmond artist is choos-ing to celebrate the month through sustain-able and community-engaged art.Its a time when we can come together and

celebrate Richmonds rich agricultural heri-tage, says Marina Szijarto about Septembersfull harvest moon.We can create a harvest moon celebration

bringing in different components a potluckof ideas and a potluck of creations.Szijartos Harvest Full Moon project com-

prises of a series of workshops and drop-insessions, culminating in a procession andcelebration on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the newCity Centre Community Centre at 7 p.m.The procession begins at Lang Park (at

Saba Road and Buswell Street) where individ-uals will carry lanterns and willow-woven starsand moons made in the workshops to thenew community centre on Minoru Boulevard.I didnt want to impose a vision onto the

community, says Szijarto. I wanted to workwith the community to do something, as acommunity-engaged artist, thats my process.

Its a way of changing the landscape, evenif its only for an evening, so that the publicre-owns it in a different way. Those who arein the procession or see the procession, itllchange how they see that environment. Evenwhen its gone, you still have that memory.Theres a necessity for a collective visual.Szijarto was brought on as an artist-in-

residence by the City of Richmond to raiseawareness for the City Centre CommunityCentre, which has its grand opening Sept. 19.She chose to focus on the harvest moon as

its a celebration important to both Westernand ancient cultures. Her project also com-memorates Richmonds rich agriculturalheritage, while shedding light on environmen-tal sustainability.Those who attend the workshops dont have

to participate in the procession, and viceversa. But, the items created in the work-shops will be carried from the Lang Centre tobe displayed in the City Centre CommunityCentre where therell be music, performanc-es, and food in honour of the harvest.People are innately drawn to come togeth-

er in some sort of celebratory or participatoryway, says Szijarto whos beeninvolved in art projects acrossthe Lower Mainland. We needthat. Everybody needs that. Itspart of who we are.

An engaged communityis a healthy community

A main component of Szi-jartos practice is to engage thepublic with her work and createart thats interactive, while alsoraising awareness about issuesimportant to the place shesworking in.Art plays a crucial role in

bringing together a communityand connecting the people wholive within it, she says.I just found it really interest-

ing as an artist, to be able toactually have your ideas andyour visions and your objectsseen by people who wouldntnormally see them.On the street, you nd

people say and do amazingthings when they interact with

your work. What youget back is way biggerfrom the community.You see how a creationgrows. An idea will bemore than I can everimagine because itllinclude so many morepeople.Szijarto is part of an

emerging movement ofcommunity-engagedartists who strive toinvolve the cities theywork in through theirpublic artworks.The Lower Mainland

is at the forefront ofthis movement, as oneof the biggest areas forcommunity-engagedart, according toSzijarto. Artists in Vancouver and across theregion produce work thats recognized acrossthe country.Although she still has an appreciation for

gallery-based artwork and sees its value,Szijarto moved away from doing gallery workbecause she felt it kept art separate.Art isnt outside of the culture. Art is part

of it and is just another form of being able toexpress whats going on within the communityyoure involved in.One such Vancouver-based artist who prac-

tises social engagement is Cameron Cartiere,known for her work in sustainability.Cartiere, an associate professor at Emily

Carr University, co-founded chART PublicArt a partnership between the communityof Marpole and Emily Carr, focusing on thesustainable, cultural, environmental, social,and economic impacts of public art within acommunity.Along with her graduate students, Cartiere

transformed a bus shelter in Vancouver into apublic art display by transposing large photos

YVONNEROBERTSONContributor

! Marina Szijarto (left, top) held a workshop on sustainability, as part ofher Harvest Full Moon project. Photos by Yvonne Robertson/Contributor.Cameron Cartiere redesigned a bus shelter in Vancouver. Photo submitted.

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New vision: Looking at ephemeral side of public art in Richmond

of clouds. Once installed, Cartieres teamreceived feedback from the public abouthow the piece improved their commute andgenerally put them in a better mood.Ultimately, public art makes our place

look better, more livable, more vibrant, saysEric Fiss, City of Richmond art planner. Wehave a variety of art to help us rememberour history, tell our stories. The city becomesthe living room of a community.Szijarto also made her case for the need

for the role of art in a community, stressingits importance. If we want a healthy city, wehave to have connections with each other.Both economically and socially, people

have to feel like theyre partof a city. Thats what werepaying for, peoples well-being. If were not creatingways for people to cometogether to share and cel-ebrate, what are we doing?

A new art form, a newcommunity centre

With community-engagedart growing and changingthe artistic landscape of theLower Mainland, the City ofRichmonds public art planis evolving with it.The new City Centre Community Centre

is part of this vision for a more artisticallyengaged public.It differs from other community centres in

that it has dedicated music rooms, an artstudio, and two public art pieces.We really see it as a place where people

can come hang out, get to know their neigh-bours, and build an appreciation for thearts, says Kirsten Close, the centres coor-dinator. Were bringing the arts into a com-munity centre setting, accessing a differentpocket of the population. Art provides aunique way to address a communitys needsand issues, and facilitate discussions.Community building and environmental

sustainability were key focuses when de-signing the new centre, according to Close.Were absolutely going to be doing more

community art pieces, says Fiss, about theCity Centre Public Art program. Thats animportant area. Many artists are working inthat eld to have more participation with thecommunity in their art projects. The Harvest

Moon project is taking that even anotherstep forward. Well denitely be doing moreas we get better at it and plan to have moreof these artist-in-residence programs wherethe community is engaged.Due to the urry of development in the

city, Richmond is in a unique position whenit comes to paying for all this art.Funding for public art mostly comes from

the pockets of private developers, says Fiss.Similar to other municipalities, each newdevelopment has to either have public artbuilt into it, or the developer can put moneyinto a reserve that the city then uses to fundpieces elsewhere.The large Quintet development, a ve-

tower complex in the city centre, fundedthe public art pieces in thecommunity centre lobby,after the developers putmoney in the reserve.Funding for the Harvest

Full Moon project alsocame from this develop-ment.Theres so much

development happeningand because of that, itshelped to create a healthyeconomy for public art,says Cartiere.Theres also opportunity

to really do things different,not only the nancing for it, but theres sortof a collective will to let it happen, an amaz-ing environment.

Sustainable art, activist art

But beyond community engagement, bothSzijarto and Cartiere see art having a moreactivist and educational role in a society.Their particular focus is raising awareness

surrounding environmental and sustainableissues.Szijarto held one of her workshops for

the Harvest Full Moon project last Saturdaycalled Plant Technologies at Garden CityPark.About seven participants braved the rain

warnings and gathered on the grass to learnabout Richmonds plants and how they canbe used to make art.She came armed with an overowing

cart of handmade baskets, jewelry, oils,and books. She used basket-making as animportant example of artistic and economicsustainability.

The person who receives the basket usesit, but its not forever, itll break down andthats part of the understanding, she says.It can literally get tossed and not do

anything negative to the environment.Theres respect for the environment, respectfor craft, craftsmanship and making art. Itkeeps things local. If we lose how to makethings, when we reach peak oil time, weregoing to be in a difcult position.Richmond is home to a plethora of vegeta-

tion and unique materials such as willows,rushes, and reeds. Willow, in particular, caneasily be regenerated. After being picked,during the right season, willow can beplaced back in the ground and it will re-rootitself.Doing things like live willow sculptures

and environmental artwork would be acompletely natural t in Richmond, saysSzijarto. If were going to talk about the ideaof public art, itd be interesting to talk aboutcreating things that are ephemeral. Whenyou look at plant-based artworks and materi-als, theres the impermanence of it. We canreect on the impermanence of reality.It also regenerates. You have this big

sculpture, but after ve years its gone andyou have to get another one, instead of hav-ing this giant gure thats up there for 100

years. Its an interesting idea oflooking at what permanent art isand how public art is seen.Back in 2013, Cartiere created

Duck Abacus using an old busshelter and 3,000 rubber ducksthat had been left over from ariver race fundraiser on Vancou-ver Island.If unused, the ducks would

have been thrown away. Theartwork currently sits near aplayground in Vancouver andserves as an educational toolabout sustainability and environ-mental impact.Now, shes working with bees

in Richmond through the BathSlough Pollinator Project. Earlierthis summer, she transformedthe slough into a colourful pas-ture of wildowers to serve as avital food source for the bees.She will also be leading

a number of bee-themed,community-engaged programs,exhibitions, and events in thecity this fall.Public artists in Richmond

are required to meet certain

environmental standards, according to Fiss.Materials cant be used if they are deemedwasteful.However, Fiss added that most artists are

right at the forefront of sustainable practicesand want to discuss these issues in theirwork.By using things like local plants and

reusable materials, were using art as a wayto do educational work and different typesof advocacy for the environment, saysSzijarto.She has seen rst hand the value of social-

ly engaged art when shes used it to buildhealthy connections amongst both seniorsand street-entrenched youth in Vancouver.I really have seen a change, she says. If

you go into communities and you work withstreet youth, you see peoples lives turnedaround. People get off drugs, people nda home. Its amazing. It can really changelives.Szijartos next drop-in workshop, Stars and

Full Moons, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 5at Minoru Park during the Richmond WorldFestival.Participants will learn how to create willow

woven stars and moons for the procession.Learn more about the Harvest Moon Projectat harvestfullmoonproject.wordpress.com.

! Cameron Cartiere stands near her Duck Abacus, an art piece that now sits near a playground inVancouver to educate on sustainability. Photo submitted.

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! Another Harvest Full Moon project workshop took placeearlier in July called Star Making, where participants usednatural materials to make stars for the procession on Sept. 26.Photos submitted.

I really have seena change....You seepeoples lives turnedaround. People get odrugs, people nd ahome. Its amazing.

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