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Survey also finds city lags behindneighbours in GPs per patients

In just five years about 50,000 Richmondites may bewithout a family doctor, according to a community surveyconducted by the Richmond Division of Family Practice.The non-profit group surveyed Richmond residents and

doctors and found the city has fewer general practitioners thanneighbouring communities in Metro Vancouver.Richmond has one general practitioner for every 1,257

residents, compared to one for every 949 Vancouverites.Roughly 35,000 residents (17 per cent) don’t have a doctor

in Richmond and planned retirements of doctors are expectedto exacerbate the problem (the survey found at least 19 doctorswill retire within four years).According to a City of Richmond report on the survey this

week, city planners will explore opportunities to help improveaccess to family doctors.The goal of the survey was to help connect prospective

patients with doctors, increase capacity of the health caresystem and strengthen patient-doctor relationships.The survey was more anecdotal than scientific, as it

surveyed more women, middle-aged people and Caucasians,rather than the statistical averages in the city.The survey found only 15 per cent of doctors in the city

were outright accepting new patients.Younger people, new residents and immigrants (having

lived in Canada for less than 10 years) were less likely to havea family doctor. Many seek medical assistance outside the city.The biggest factor preventing people from visiting a family

doctor include: difficulty getting an appointment (40 percent), waiting times at the doctor’s office (29 per cent) andavailability (22 per cent).Increased access to counselling and psychologists was

the number one priority for doctors’ referrals (80 per cent),followed by geriatric community services (73 per cent).

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Graeme WoodStaff [email protected]

CHARITY

Christmas time is not always aboutthe gifts, food and general excess ofthe season.For many, it’s a time of reflection

and even closure for those who havelost someone dear to their heart.That’s why the Richmond Hospice

Association provides its Tree ofRemembrance each year at this time.“Getting close to the end of the

year, it’s a time for many people tothink about someone special in their

lives who they may have lost,” saidPat Miller, the association’s executivedirector. “It’s something most hospiceorganizations provide for theircommunities, and one we’ve offeredfor the past 15 years.”The lobby at Richmond Funeral

Home is again the site for the tree,where visitors can write their nameof the person they want to recall on apaper ornament card and add it to thecollection that grows steadily throughthe holiday season.“We don’t really have enough rituals

in our society today,” said Jennifer

Dufour, coordinator of volunteerresources with the hospice association.“Hopefully, this can become one ofthem each year for people.”While the tree is not primarily a

fundraiser, donations to the hospiceassociation can also be made at thesame time when filling out a card. Lastyear, the tree raised around $500.“This is not so much as a fundraiser

but a way of remembering someone,and that can be a very effective way ofachieving closure,” Miller said.Richmond Funeral home is at 8420

Cambie Rd.

Tree honours loved ones

Pat Miller, Richmond Hospice Association executive director, along with Jennifer Dufour (left) and Amber Davis,invite the public to come fill out a card for the Tree of Remembrance at Richmond Funeral Home. The cards areplaced on the tree to honour a loved one. Photo by Philip Raphael/Richmond News

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Is city getting enoughbang for its buck?

Next month, city planners will unveil areview of Richmond’s Affordable HousingStrategy to city councillors, who must thendecide on whether or not the city is receivingenough bang for its buck.The review will come on the heels of

some debate at council as to whether the cityis asking enough of developers to serviceaffordable housing, an important componentto the city’s local economy.According to the BC Non-Profit Housing

Association (BCNPHA), after the NorthShore, Richmond is the most expensive placeto rent in Metro Vancouver.Of the city’s 15,420 rental households,

48 per cent of tenants are paying morethan 30 per cent (the standard threshold ofaffordability) of their income on housing.The city has a housing

crunch as well, accordingto the BCNPHA: 2,675rental households are toosmall for their occupantsand the city needs anadditional 3,560 morerental bedrooms.In Richmond, housing

demand (at least interms of homebuyers)has outpaced housing growth, accordingto the Greater Vancouver HomebuildersAssociation. And, only 10 per cent of newMetro Vancouver homes built from 2011 to2013 were “purpose-built rental.”The city currently has a three-pronged

approach to affordable housing, according toJohn Foster, the city’s manager of communityand social development.The first priority of the strategy is to

create subsidized rental units through city-sanctioned housing agreements, based on atenant’s (low) income.Second, the city tries to establish low-end

market rental units. Third, the city attemptsto create entry-level home ownership

opportunities, although Foster admits withthe latter “less attention” has been placed.Foster summarizes the problem as such:“We have a finite ability to provide housing

with a very high demand,” he said, notingRichmond is locked in by the river andprotected farmland.Furthermore, Foster says the city is “filling

a vacuum” left behind by provincial andfederal governments; Canada has no nationalhousing strategy and funding for co-ophousing projects is starting to expire.Foster says the city will be reviewing ideas

such as modest finishes, smaller units, andless parking (even no parking) in apartmentcomplexes, while seeking more coach housesin townhouse developments and secondarysuites in new single-family homes.The city currently allows developers to

pay cash in lieu of building affordable suitesin any development under 80 units (thoseover 80 must include five per cent affordable

units).That strategy came

under fire at a city councilmeeting on Nov. 24, whencouncillors Bill McNultyand Harold Steves votedagainst a single-familyhome development onMoncton Street wherebydeveloper Oris Consultingwill tear down one home

and build three while paying the city $1 persquare foot of building space to the affordablehome reserve (in this case $5,980).“The amount that the developer is paying

for this is really next to nothing comparedto what that suite could be worth,” McNultyargued.However, the bylaw was written as such

that the developer could choose cash in lieuof a suite.Then councillor, Evelina Halsey-Brandt,

noted in the meeting the city doesn’t haveaffordable housing agreements on single-family home suites — an issue that could bepart of the review.In cases of townhouses, developers must

contribute $2 per square foot.In the same meeting, council unanimously

approved a permit for a 15-unit townhouseproject partly owned by councillors KenJohnston and Derek Dang, who also choseto pay the city cash ($43,921) for affordablehousing.In apartments of less than 80 units, the city

charges $4 per square foot.According to Oris’ president Dana

Westermark “there is an argument for lookingat those fees and determining if they areright.”Westermark said the costs of mandating

five per cent of affordable units on 80-plusunit developments has kept pace with marketforces (inflation) because the units are built-in, however, the cash contributions have notchanged in a decade.Westermark said building homes requires a

certain profit margin to gain financing.Right now, he said the market isn’t as “hot”

as to pass on additional affordable housingcosts to the homebuyer. As such, he saiddevelopers would likely offer less money tothe seller for its land.He noted Richmond has the second highest

total package of development charges in theregion, after Surrey, and any policy changeshould factor in development costs.“If you start increasing fees more, you

dampen down development in Richmond.“I don’t know if that’s something the city is

inclined to do. The city derives a great deal ofincome from development. …I would expect

them to want to continue seeing developmentin Richmond,” he said.But he noted a housing strategy is

“important for the community and for thewhole economy” as entry-level jobs must bemet with adequate rental costs.The money the city has collected to date

has mostly gone to major, affordable housingprojects such as the nearly completedKiwanis Towers for seniors and the soon-to-be-constructed Storeys development, nearGranville Avenue and No. 3 Road, for low-income renters.Steves wants to see a policy shift away

from aggregating affordable housing intolarge projects.“We have to go with a strategy that

the developers should put in the suites orlaneway housing or whatever and not give usdonations to cluster all the poor people in onebuilding,” he told council.Westermark noted the 80-unit threshold

could be scaled. “No one’s going to build81 units,” he said, suggesting mandatoryaffordable suites in smaller developments.The review will also be introduced just

after council passed the first of four phasesof a housing agreement on a massive,planned 1,128-unit complex by developerPinnacle International at Capstan Village, lastweek. Capstan Village will have 17 unique,affordable units that will house artists, inaddition to 63 affordable units.There, 485 square-foot suites are being

listed starting at $270,000.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

If you start increasingfees, you dampendown development inRichmond.- Dana Westermark

Richmond strategy review could reveal if developersare paying enough into the low-cost housing pot

The City of Richmond relies on fees from developers for income, but some on council,such as Coun. Harold Steves, want to veer away from receiving donations for an affordablehousing pot, which, he says, clusters poor people together. File photo


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Smuggler walks free

By Jennifer SaltmanThe Province

Aman arrested inRichmond earlier this yearwith a suitcase full of khathas been given a conditionaldischarge.LibanAbdi Moalin, 46,

pleaded guilty to possessionof a controlled substance forthe purpose of traffickingand was sentenced Friday inRichmond Provincial Court.The conditional discharge

includes a year of probation.If Moalin abides by all ofthe conditions imposed, hewon’t end up with a criminalrecord.Moalin was arrested in

April after he left a Sea Islandshipping company with a 17-kg package of catha edulis,a plant native to East Africaand theArabian Peninsula.The leaves of the shrub aretypically chewed and held inthe cheek to release stimulantchemicals. It is legal in manycountries — it’s estimated asmany as 10 million people

worldwide use khat — but inCanada it is prohibited underthe Controlled Drugs andSubstancesAct.According to court

documents Moalin, anEthiopian-born Canadiancitizen who last lived inAlberta, has been convictedof similar crimes in the U.S.In 2006, a jury in Madison,

Wis., found Moalin guiltyof possession of a controlledsubstance with intent todeliver. Moalin was arrestedafter he took delivery of ashipment of khat plants froma friend in Italy.The shipment of 156

bundles of khat had beenintercepted by U.S. Customsagents and was delivered to

Moalin by a detective posingas a FedEx employee. Moalinlater told police the plantswere to be passed to anotherfriend in Minneapolis, Minn.He was sentenced to

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Keeping the kids rollingBy Philip RaphaelRichmond News

Cans of collected food,or a pile of used coatscertainly have their place asdonations to needy familiesat Christmas time.But when LisaAnderson,

one of the teachers atGingerbread House ParentParticipation Preschool, tooka look at a pair of tricyclesthat had logged many a mileat the Lassam Road facility,she thought they could haveplenty more life left in them,if given some TLC.Allison Ridley,

Gingerbread’s parent grouppresident, said the decisionto donate the pair of three-wheelers to the metal shopstudents at Richmondsecondary was perfect.“Lisa had heard of the

work the students had doneover the years, fixing thebikes in the metal shop, andthought that was the bestplace for them,” Ridley said.

“It was also a unique wayof making a donation tosomeone in need.”The trikes joined a group

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Preschool donates bikes to Richmond secondaryTheRichmondSecondarymetal shopteam, withthe donatedtrikes. Photoby PhilipRaphael/RichmondNews


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Twelve additionalCanada Line train cars andexpanded station platformsto accommodate three-cartrains are the highlights ofRichmond’s piece of thetransit plan pie proposed byMetro Vancouver’s mayors.The Mayor’s Council

is now asking residentsto approve an extra 0.5percentage point on theprovincial sales tax for itemspaid for in Metro Vancouver.The added revenue wouldpay for proposed transitinfrastructure improvements,the majority of which lieoutside of Richmond.The biggest proposals are

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“A few lessons havebeen learned.”John Horton, captain of

the Steveston Lifeboat,was candid whenexplaining to the Newswhy his vessel — with14 passengers and crewon board — crashedstraight into a seawall atthe beginning of Thursdayevening’s windstorm.Horton said moments

before the collision on thesouth side of the south armof the Fraser River around7:30 p.m., he was showing“trainees” how to de-tunethe radar when they hitthe wall, which has beenin place for decades anddirects the flow of theriver.Admitting it was an

inopportune moment toreset the radar, Hortonsaid, “mistakes will bemade and we made one.”Within minutes, the

vessel — which belongsto the charitable CanadianLifeboat Associationand is not part of officialrescue details along withthe Coast Guard andRCMSAR— was takingon water through a gapinghole and was badly listing.Amayday call was

sent and the volunteerRCMSAR crew arrived tosave nine of the passengersstill on board, despite thedarkness, pounding rain,and 60 km/hr winds.Five other passengers

and crew had already been

evacuated into a dinghyand were recovered by theCoast Guard’s hovercraft,that had arrived onlyminutes later.Everyone involved was

taken safely back to shorewith no serious injuries.The wall hit by the

lifeboat — which is mainlyused for ceremonial dutiesbut does help tow brokendown vessels to safety— is barely visible athigh tide, but is known toeveryone navigating theFraser.Horton said a “very

experienced” formertugboat skipper was at thehelm at the time.“He’s been up and

down this stretch of waterfor half his life,” addedHorton, talking to theNews Friday morningwhile out at sea, surveyinghis stricken vessel, partof which was still abovewater.

“We were just about tomake a turn when we wereswept towards the wall.There was a tremendoustide last night.”Horton claimed there

was a wealth of experienceon board with formermerchant navy and regularnavy seamen part of thecrew.“Everyone was very

professional after ithappened. We know whatwe’re doing; but mistakesare sometimes made aren’tthey?” he said.Horton defended the

decision to head out on atraining mission, despitea windstorm warning ofwinds up to 90-kilometresper hour.“The sea was at about

one and a half feet and(winds) 25 to 30 knotswhen we headed out, thebad stuff wasn’t cominguntil later,” he claimed.“We sometimes have to

train in bad weather.”Horton claimed the

lifeboat took part in 31

“rescues” this year, despitenot being part of theofficial rescue detail whensomeone at sea issues adistress call.He wouldn’t go into

exactly what lessons havebeen learned from theincident.“I’m not prepared to say

right now, it’s too early.”RCMSAR coxswain

Kevin Robertson creditedhis crew for their “great

response” and wasthankful that no one wasseriously injured.“Despite the difficult

conditions, the extensivetraining of RCMSARcrews ensured a saferescue for all involved,”said Robertson.On the weekend, the

vessel was hoisted onto abarge and taken to a dockin NewWestminster to beexamined.

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Lifeboat crew hit seawall during radar drillSteveston vessel quickly took on water near harbour, 14 people had to be saved by official rescue team

Alan CampbellStaff [email protected]

The Steveston Lifeboat lies stricken last Friday morningafter smacking into a supporting wall on the south arm ofthe Fraser River during Thursday night’s windstorm.Photo by RCMSAR ! More photos online at Richmond-News.com

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

Christmas, as we allknow, is a time fordigging into your

pockets, wallets and pursesand finding change or notesto service the jingle of theSalvationArmy kettlesor Richmond Food Bankdonation box.Heck, at every checkout

we slide through right now— supermarket, toy store, fastfood outlet — we’re asked ifwe’d like to donate a loonieor toonie to a charity of thepremises’ favouring.And judging by our online

poll on the checkout charitychallenge, many of you havehad quite enough of such

ambush tactics for raisingfunds.It all gets a bit much, we

hear you; charity beginsat home, etc. etc. and halfthe time we have no ideawhere that donation actuallygoes — most likely out ofRichmond.For those still in the mood,

however, a quick look throughtoday’s paper will present youwith a few hyper local optionsto give the gift of Christmas toRichmondites in need.Richmond Hospice

Association provides its Treeof Remembrance, wherevisitors can, for a donation,write the name of the person

they want to recall on a paperornament card and add itto the collection that growssteadily through the holidayseason.On Christmas Day itself,

if you don’t fancy cooking,the ever-generous staff atthe White Spot in RichmondCentre are once againdonating their time to serveyou Christmas lunch, with allproceeds going to charity.And on Boxing Day, if you

can’t stomach the sales, whynot give blood at ThompsonCommunity Centre.We hope you’ve got a little

bit more spirit left in the bankto give.

No possible justification for torture

No one gets up inthe morning, pullson their socks, and

thinks, “Today I’m going tobe evil.”Everyone, absolutely

everyone, from nursestending to Ebola patients to killers forhire, thinks they’re the good guy.Everyone makes up a narrative that

justifies what they do.That includes the CIA agents and

contractors who spent almost a decadesystematically torturing prisoners.They were fighting terrorism, keeping

the world safe for democracy.They did that by locking up people

without trial, and by inflicting pain.The U.S. Senate has just released its

voluminous report on torture conductedin its network of secret jails for suspectedterrorists.Suspects’ rights were violated on a

massive scale — they were held formonths in barren cells, with buckets fortoilets, shackled to walls, kept in near-

freezing conditions.They were subjected to

“enhanced interrogationtechniques,” a politeeuphemism for beatings, near-drownings, and psychologicaltorment of every kind. The

CIA paid two “consultants” $81 millionto come up with tortures and to help carrythem out.An incomplete partial list is necessary

here, because merely repeating “torture”does not convey the awfulness of whatwas done. Be advised, this is ugly stuff.! CIA employees played “Russianroulette” with at least one inmate;! They made another inmate stand onbroken feet;! Inmates were kept awake morethan 180 hours, resulting in terrifyinghallucinations;! Several detainees were locked in smallboxes for hours at a time. One man waslocked in what amounted to a coffin;! Prisoners’ families were threatened,including threats to rape or murder their

mothers;! Prisoners were slapped in the face andstomach, or “walled,” which is being heldby the collar and slammed face first intoa wall;!At least one prisoner froze to death.! Several prisoners were given “food” orwater rectally, or suffered “rectal exams.”If this was done in Canada, the criminalcharge would likely be sexual assault oraggravated sexual assault. To make itperfectly clear, the CIA paid people torape prisoners.There are plenty of apologists for this

treatment. Those people can go to hell.Here’s a handy guide to whether torture

is justified: Is it torture? Then no, it is notjustified.It is never justified.It wouldn’t be justified if it worked

(which it doesn’t).It wouldn’t be justified if the victims

were the scum of humanity (which manyof them weren’t).One of the detainees was the mentally

challenged brother of another prisoner,

kidnapped solely to force his sibling toprovide information.What will happen to the people

responsible for this?Nothing. Absolutely nothing. There are

really no plans, as far as I know, to arrest,try, or jail any of the people responsiblefor a decade’s worth of atrocities. TheCIAwill protect its own, and plentyof Americans think the victims had itcoming, anyway.But surely this is the end of U.S.

sponsored torture, right?Of course not. If it isn’t still going on

now – the CIA lied to the White Houseand Congress repeatedly before – then itwill start up again soon.There’ll be another terrorist act, and it

will be “necessary.”Because there are no bad guys.

Everyone’s righteous. Get up and go out,blow up a plane or a truckload of soldiers,half-drown a man and beat him, it’s all ina day’s work for the good guys.Matthew Claxton is a reporter for the

Langley Advance.

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Dear Editor,Re: “Don’t play head

games,” News, Dec. 12.Congratulations on

an excellent article onmanaging concussions inthe Richmond News.Cody Kusch and his

team are state-of-the-art inconcussion management.I would like to offer a

further view.“First line of attack is

defence” — as per theheadline on the feature— is only true after theevent.Current research

indicates that rotationalforces, those that cause thebrain to twist, are a majorfactor in concussions.There is a way, now well

established in cycling,particularly mountainbiking, and in snowsports, including skiingand snowboarding thatreducing concussions usingMIPS helmets is the bestavailable prevention.I strongly encourage

to parents to insist onthe MIPS or similartechnology in reducingrotational forces for their

children’s and their ownhelmets for all sports whereconcussions are a concern.I also strongly support

the described program tointervene with the childrenwho have a concussion tominimize the long-termeffects.Reducing the harms

through prevention andtreatment are goals we canall support.

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A QUICK LOOKBACK AT YOURNEIGHBOURHOODAIRPORT IN 2014AS 2014 DRAWS TO A CLOSE, YVR wants to take this

opportunity to thank our Richmond neighbours for hosting

and visiting us at some of the best community events this

year. The YVR Flight Crew attended a total of 7 community

festivals in Richmond, including Burkeville Daze and

Steveston Salmon Festival. YVR proudly sponsored and

donated more than $169,000 to the Richmond community.

And just this month, the Sea Island community provided

500 food hampers to Quest Food Exchange to support

families in need this holiday.

From all of us at YVR, we

wish our neighbours a happy

holiday and a happy New Year.

2014 WAS THE YEAR OF THEDREAMLINER AT YVRWITH REGULAR BOEING 787 SERVICES INTRODUCED TO YVR FROM JAPAN AIRLINES,

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES AND AIR CANADA. Icelandair also introduced its new seasonal

service with a unique Viking welcoming.

THIS YEAR MARKED THE 25TH

ANNIVERSARY FOR OUR INCREDIBLEGREEN COAT VOLUNTEERS.THEIR EFFORT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YVR WAS NAMED THE BEST AIRPORT

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The second annual Fire on Ice Fundraiser at Richmond Ice Centre on Dec. 7 raised a totalof $6,428 as the Richmond Sockeyes Alumni took on Richmond Firefighters, beatingthem 9-2. Funds raised were divided between the Sockeyes’ Alumni Scholarship Fundand Richmond Firefighters Society. On hand for the game’s puck drop was (left to right)Firefighters’ Mark Brevner, Corey Parker, Local 1286 president, mayor Malcolm Brodie andSockeyes’ Alumni Brooke Odenvald. Photo submitted

PAGEANT WINNERS

Local artists gave theRichmond Food Bank aboost recently when theypresented a cheque for$2,350 raised at its GuessWho? showing on Nov. 8that presented paintings forsale, but kept the identityof the artists anonymous.On hand for the chequepresentation to the foodbank’s Margaret Hewlett(second from right) wereRichmond Artists’ Guildmembers (left to right) PatThorson, Loraine Wellman,and Marv Skelton. Photosubmitted

John Yap, MLA for Richmond-Steveston presented a cheque for $40,000 to Erin McRaeand ‘Miles’ for the Richmond Therapeutic Equestrian Society. Photo submitted

Members of theSeafair Peewee A1hockey team tappedinto the generosityand caring of thecommunity Dec. 6as their 3rd annualFill Our HockeyBags with Fooddrive at two Save OnFoods (Ironwoodand Terra Nova)locations collected$1,410.15 in cash,plus 334 itemsof food for theRichmond FoodBank. Photosubmitted

Holiday gifts came earlyfor Lord Byng and Hommaelementary schools inthe amount of $4,950thanks to the generosity ofO’Hare’s GastroPub. Erinand Grant Bryan (far right)donated proceeds fromtheir inaugural StevestonWine Fest on July 18. Bothschool PACs along with theRichmond Christmas Fundbenefited.Photo submitted

Richmond residentsJessica Hsu and Zoe Guwere among the winnersat the recent Miss ChineseVancouver Pageant 2014held at the VancouverConvention Centre. Hsu(right) was named secondrunner up and also took theDazzling Flair Award. Gu(centre photo) was winnerof the Best Posture Award.The overall winner wasWinner Erica Chen (centre,far right photo) who willrepresent Vancouver in theupcoming Miss ChineseInternational Pageant 2015.Photos submitted


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If you’re completelystumped as to what charityshould benefit from yourgenerosity this Christmas,why not give the gift that’sinside you — blood.On Boxing Day,

the Canadian BloodServices (CBS) is invitingRichmondites to showtheir support for hospitalpatients and blood donors byparticipating in the Wrap ItUp Red Holiday Campaign.As part of the nationwide

push for more blooddonations, CBS willbe hosting its clinic atThompson CommunityCentre, 5151 Granville Ave.on Friday, Dec. 26 from9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.A total of 91 appointments

are open right now and CBSis asking the community toshow their appreciation andconsider donating bloodduring the holiday season.Richmondites and

Canadians are also invitedto get into the action bytaking a photo or videoof themselves wrappingsomething up in red, statingwhy they are supportingCanadian Blood Servicesthis holiday season, andsharing it on Twitter,Facebook or YouTube usingthe hashtag #WrapItUpRed.Collecting blood during

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management and staff willcontinue a decade-longtradition of donating theirtime, tips and proceeds tothe Richmond HospitalFoundation and Variety – TheChildren’s Charity.Everyone is invited to

enjoy a Christmas Day lunchbetween 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

White Spot management and staff at the RichmondCentre restaurant have given up part of their ChristmasDay for the last 10 years to raise money for charity.

FridayRichmond Mayor

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Ugly Society in its quest toraise funds for CWF.

Christmas is coming,so get your skates on! TheThompson annual youth(ages 13 to 18) skate takesto the ice at MinoruArenafrom 9:15 to 11 p.m. andfeatures a live DJ, prizes andgames. Admission and skaterentals as $2 each.

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SPORTSSend your story ideas or photo submissions to ‘Richmond’ sports Mark Booth at [email protected]

Marlins capture Cambie ClassicHost Crusaders make impressive run to final before falling to top 10 AAA ranked city rival

It’s taken a week forthe Cambie Crusaders toprove they are easily themost improved team inthe Richmond Senior BoysBasketball League.

Coming off a 1-8 regularseason campaign a year ago,the Crusaders served noticein their league opener withan impressive 95-69 winover eight-time defendingchampion RC Palmer.They then proceeded toplace second at their ownCambie Classic Tournament,falling 79-65 to McNair inSaturday’s championshipgame.

The Marlins, sitting at No.10 in the latest provincialAAA rankings and poisedto climb higher, tookcontrol of the final with abig second quarter to erasean early Cambie lead. Theywere led by Grade 12 guardKevin Yang who earnedtournament MVP honours.Owen Vint was named to theall-star team.

The Crusaders reached thefinal with an 89-70 win overGladstone. Justin Dhillonled the way with a rarequadruple double — scoring

26 points, grabbing 11rebounds, dishing out 14assists and creating 11 steals.Riley Paulik added 18 pointsand seven rebounds, whileLevin Ursel (12) and TamDhaliwal (11) also hit fordouble figures. Dhillon,Ursel and Paulik were later

named tournament all-stars.Cambie had opened the

tournament with a 65-53win against Seycove.

McNair’s road to thechampionship began withan impressive 90-73 winover AAA No. 7 ByrneCreek. The Marlins then

won a hard-fought battleagainst Argyle in the semi-finals, 73-68.

Palmer was also partof the eight-team event,opening with a 73-54 loss toArygle before reboundingwith wins over Byrne Creek(82-77) and Seycove (71-64).

In the final RichmondLeague games before theholiday break on Wednesdaynight, Burnett visits Boyd,Richmond Christian is atMcMath and Steveston-London travels to Palmer.

All games start at7:30 p.m.

An all-Richmond final at the Cambie Classic saw the McNair Marlins defeat the host Crusaders 79-65. Both teams are off toimpressive starts to the senior boys basketball season. Photo by Mark Booth

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Richmond Sockeyesare streaking towards theholiday break.

The Pacific Junior HockeyLeague club remainedperfect in December (4-0-0)with a 5-3 home ice winover the Langley Knights onMonday night at MinoruArenas. Richmond has nowwon 12 of its last 14 gamesand taken over top spot inthe Tom Shaw Conferencewith 24-5-0-2 record.The second place NorthVancouver Wolf Pack (23-3-0–2) sit two points backbut do enjoy three games inhand.

Troy Kaczynski continuedhis outstanding seasonby scoring a pair of latethird period goals to snapa 3-3 tie. The 20-year-oldRichmond Minor productnow has 33 goals and 61points in 29 games — bothtops in the league.

The Knights had pulledeven with goals 62 secondsapart midway throughthe final stanza. MatthewBissett also scored twice,while Tyler Andrews had theother.

Nathan Alalouf made 21saves for the win.

Richmond also recordeda 4-2 triumph over RidgeMeadows last Friday.Among the goal scorers wasJacob Wozney who recentlyre-joined the club from theNanaimo Clippers of theB.C. Hockey League. The18-year-old local producthad 34 points in his rookiecampaign a year ago.

The Sockeyes host theGrandview Steelers onThursday (7 p.m.), then playtheir final game of 2014 onFriday night at Abbotsford.

StreakingSockeyeswin again

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FIELD HOCKEY

A hat trick from Richmond field hockeystandout Kaelan Watson powered Canada to awin over South Africa and first place at last week’sFour-Nations Invitational in Toronto.

The event was a tune-up for the 2015 IndoorWorld Cup, slated for Leipzig Germany inFebruary. Canada entered two teams in thetournament as head coach John D’Souza

attempts to finalize his roster of just 12 playersheaded to Europe. Watson was already a near lockto make the team. She only enhanced her chancesby finishing second in tournament scoring withfive goals

“This was a really good work out for testingthings out,” said Watson. “Seeing what was goingto work, what wasn’t, and I think we made the

most of it.”It was back in 2013 when the 25-year-

old McRoberts graduate made a full-timecommitment to Field Hockey Canada’s outdoornational team program after a standout CIScareer at the University of Toronto. She was afour-time First Team All-Canadian.With files from Field Hockey Canada

Watson shines for Canada in tune-up tourney


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WHITE SPOT RICHMOND CENTRE CHRISTMAS LUNCHEONA GIFT TO LOCAL HEALTH CARE

ike holiday gifts, Christmastraditions come in all shapesand sizes and for White SpotRichmond Centre, tradition meansthe restaurant will be open once

again this year on Christmas Day for lunch.For the 13th year, White Spot RichmondCentre will open its doors from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. with all staff time, tips and netproceeds being generously donated toRichmond Hospital Foundation.

A staff-led event, more than 50 staffmembers choose to generously volunteertheir time and donate wages and tips ona day when most families are celebratingat home. “The credit goes to the staff formaking this happen. It’s a team effort,”says Prakash Ganatra, owner of White SpotRichmond Centre. “Staff feel very proudof this event. More than 80 percent ofthe staff here will volunteer. White Spot’sown CEO, Warren Erhart, also joins us.

We recognize everyone sacrifices a lot tocome here on Christmas Day.”

Originally from India, Ganatra emigratedto Canada in 1973 and has worked almostexclusively at White Spot. “When I camefrom Bombay, hardly anything was openon Christmas Day here. I wanted to providean opportunity for somewhere for peopleto go—people who may be single and ontheir own, seniors, people without familiesnearby.”

For Ganatra and team, the day is thebusiest of the year. “Guests come from allover the Lower Mainland. And they comeearly—three quarters of the restaurantfills up by 11 a.m. The success of the eventwould not be possible without them. Andit’s all because they know it’s for a goodcause.”For the entire team who puts in the hardwork, that cause is personal. “Staff said,

‘we live in Richmond. We use RichmondHospital. Anytime we have an emergency,we go to Richmond Hospital,’” saidGanatra.

Since the event’s inception in 2001, stafftips and net proceeds from the eventhave totaled more than $90,000 to helpimprove local care at Richmond Hospital.

“We rely solely on Richmond Hospital,”says Ganatra. “But health care costs aregoing up. Taxes are going up. We can’texpect government to do everything. Thehospital needs newer equipment, newerfacilities. The government has only somuch. The general population is gettingolder. The population is growing. We willall use Richmond Hospital.”

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How can you and your company getinvolved in improving health care inRichmond?

To take an active leadership role tosupport Richmond Hospital, please contactRichmond Hospital Foundation to learnmore about sponsorship opportunities tohelp purchase new medical equipment,improve patient care services and helpsave lives right here at home.

Prakash Ganatra, OwnerWhite Spot Richmond Centre

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Help support the health ofRichmond residents andmake a donation to helpthose in need of care.

If you would like moreinformation about makinga donation, please visitrichmondhospitalfoundation.comor call us at 604.244.5252


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