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Godzilla roars into townSteveston was once againtransformed into a movie setwar zone, this time for the re-make of original monster movieGodzilla.
News 3
Editorial 8
Letters 9
Destination Steveston 15
Youth Views 22
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Body found in riverThe Coast Guard and policehauled a body out of the southarm of the Fraser River Mondaynight after it was spottedby a fishing crew. 7
Richmond News coverageFor election stories about each of the Richmond rid-
ings, head to www.richmond-news.com. and click the B.C.Election tab under News.
To see maps, tweets and how the night unfolded, checkour Live Election page, also under the online News tab.
PHOTOS BY JOHN CORREA/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Members of the ELD Party (Environment Learning Development), above,question a rival ‘party’ during Homma elementary’s mock election debate. Left,the Steveston Supremes party gets set to make its feelings heard.
Steveston ‘provincial parties’ battle
With his finger pointing and voice raised, Jason Aginsky,of the Environment and Learning Development Party, tried topoke holes in the SJP’s platform to be elected to govern theprovince of Steveston.
In a retaliation Christy Clark would have been proud of,Katie Snell, of the SJP (Steveston Justice Party), challengedthe ELD’s masterplan to use revenue from underwater tidalpower off Garry Point to fund a new hospital in Richmond.
Such was the intensity of debate and depth of knowledgefrom each candidate, if you weren’t sitting in a Grade 6/7classroom in Steveston’s Tomekichi Homma elementary, youcould be forgiven for thinking you were in the Legislature’spublic gallery in Victoria.
In the run-up to yesterday’s B.C. election, the students inMichael Gilles’ split class formed five political parties forfive imaginary ridings to lay claim a seat in the fictitiousprovince of Steveston.
As well as the ELD and SJP, on the ballot there were theCPS (Construction Party of Steveston), the DPS (DemocraticParty of Steveston) and the SS (Steveston Supremes).
Each had five candidates bidding for a seat and each partyhad researched their platforms and made pre-election prom-ises, including: creating a surging economy through tourism;rapid transit rail from Steveston to Richmond city centre;cures for deadly diseases; jet fuel pipeline for and against;treating all citizens with respect and wind farms on GarryPoint.
Few got a free ride, however, and all parties’ fluffy pledgeswere tested and twisted during a fiery question and answersession, moderated by student teacher Brian Pantaleo andtimed by Gilles.
“Statistics show that students who study elections and poli-tics will be lifelong voters themselves and will take the issueshome and not be lethargic voters in later life,” said Gilles.
“It’s incredible how they took on the roles and they’vereally done a lot of research and have a really good under-standing of the issues.”
The class also took part in the province-wide “StudentVote,” which runs parallel to the actual election and has allparticipating schools mark a mock ballot for the actual candi-date in their riding.
Rapid rail, wind farms and tidal power topped agendas in Homma elementary’s mock election Monday
Advanced polls upIt’s slightly up, but maybe not as
much as BC Election and Richmond’s19 candidates may have hoped.
Four years ago, seven per cent ofregistered voters in the city voted inadvance of the provincial election.
Before Tuesday’s election, that fig-ure rose to nine per cent, with a totalof 11,644 people casting their bal-lot ahead of time out of the 129,954potential voters.
The Richmond Centre ridingenjoyed the biggest rise, with a 43 percent spike.
In 2009, the same riding sufferedsignificantly from voter apathy, havingthe second lowest turnout in B.C.
BY ALAN [email protected]
Homma election results:‘Province of Steveston’: The SJP (Steveston Justice
Party).Actual riding of Richmond-Steveston: Scott Stewart
(NDP) with a landslide 18 votes; Carol Day (BC Con) 8.
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Godzilla stomps through StevestonFilm crews descend for silver screen reboot of sea monster
He flattened Tokyo in previousmovies. And it looks like he’llbe doing a number on Steveston,too.
Godzilla, one of the mostfamous and enduring classicmovie characters since mak-ing his debut in 1954, was backbefore the movie camera lensesin Richmond this week.
The historic fishing villagewas transformed into a veritablewar zone with burned out carsstrewn across Moncton Streetand military vehicles rumblingthrough the area.
It’s director Gareth Edwards’reboot of a story marking thearrival of the massive sea crea-ture.
Bryan Cranston of BreakingBad fame is one of the co-stars.
Steveston was being madeover earlier this week to portraya section of San Francisco water-front.
Filming on the movie beganin mid-March in other loca-tions across the Lower Mainlandincluding inside BC Place
Stadium and Cypress Mountain.Other sites in Nanaimo and
Victoria are also expected to beused.
In Steveston Tuesday, RobynGermain, assistant manager at
Splash Toys said the front ofher store was transformed intoa watering hole called the WoodEagle Bar.
“It took them about eighthours on Monday and another
four to make the changes,”Germain said.
“They changed the front toblack brick, put a big sign up,and covered the windows in bigcream-coloured curtains.”
Despite all the additions,Splash Toys remained open forbusiness, letting customers in thestore via the back door.
Germain said she is used tothe disruptions like this sinceABC’s popular Once Upon aTime TV series frequently usesSteveston as the mythic locationof Storybrooke.
“They’re here about onceevery two weeks during the sea-son,” she said. “And the crews arereally good.
“With movies, they give youpretty good notice, about a monthor two in advance that they arelocation scouting.”
Filming Tuesday was expectedto get underway in the afternoonand move down the street.
The release date for this latestversion of Godzilla is scheduledfor May 16, 2014.
BY PHILIP [email protected]
Management at The Pantry res-taurant in north central Richmondsaid health and sanitation problemsthat resulted in a one-day closurelast week have been fixed.
But a former employee said thatwould not be enough to convinceher to eat there.
Megan Osborn told the Newsthis week she had been concernedabout the level of cleanliness atThe Pantry location attached to thethe Travelodge Hotel at 3051 St.Edwards Drive.
Osborn, who was waitressingthere and is two months pregnantwith her second child, said she wasspecifically concerned about the
presence of mice droppings aroundthe restaurant.
She said there were traces ofthe rodents in and around the foodstorage areas, and on the salad barstation — most notably, dried miceurine on food preparation surfaces.
Osborn, who was let go lastweek by restaurant managementjust prior to completing her three-month probationary period, saidshe was upset management askedher to conduct some of the cleanupduties as a result of the rodentproblem instead of using a profes-sional sanitization crew.
She questioned management’sdecision in light of the fact she was
pregnant and was told they couldchange her duties at any time.
“I said, ‘Yes you can. But youhave to remember I am pregnantand you wouldn’t want your daugh-ters cleaning up mice poo or bearound mice poo if they were preg-nant.’ And then they let me go.”
According to the VancouverCoastal Health’s Inspection Reportswebsite, The Pantry location under-went a routine inspection May 7that resulted in the closure order.
On the list of observations wasone for inadequate insect/rodentcontrol. Officials stated the restau-rant was heavily contaminated withmice dropping in areas of the dry
food storage rooms, on dishware,on food contact surfaces, foodcontainers, in uncovered food prod-ucts, and in the salad bar area.
Pantry reopened after mouse droppings found
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Film crews took over on Moncton Street this week as a remake of theclassic film Godzilla is in the works.
BY PHILIP [email protected] Sanitation problems have been fixed: management
see Inspections page 4
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Golf course grounds keepers areback on the greens and fairways atQuilchena Golf and Country Club aftera lock out that stretched more than fourmonths came to an end last Friday.
CUPE Local 4964 spokespersonTom McKenna said the 19 unionemployees had planned increased actionon the lock out line to disrupt the club’sannual men’s tournament on May 11before talks culminated in a mediatedagreement May 10 and a return to work
Saturday.The workers — many of them long-
term employees — had been lockedout since Feb. 4 and had been workingwithout a contract since 2011.
McKenna said he believes the pros-pect of ramped up action by the lockedout workers, bolstered by a small armyof union supporters, played a role ingetting an agreement ironed out.
“The men’s tournament is usuallyseen as the start of golf season at theclub,” McKenna said. “And the idea ofhundreds of union supporters gatheredaround the entrance and handing out
leaflets in the surrounding neighbor-hood likely was a determining factor.It wouldn’t have made a good firstimpression of the season for the club’smembers.”
In the end, the agreement maintainedthat any changes in duties of golf clubstaff would not come at the cost of alayoff to the grounds staff.
McKenna said there had been con-cern from the golf course workers thatwork was being taken away from them.As a result, their numbers had spiraleddown from 25 to the current 19.
Golf course workers swing back into work
Fruit flies were alsoobserved coming from thefloor drain next to the dish-
washing machine, and theexterior wall surface wasdamaged and may have beenan entry site for rodents.
Jahan Mizra, manager ofThe Pantry location said ina telephone interview that aprofessional sanitation andpest control firm was hiredto clean up the premises andthat once all the work wascompleted Vancouver CoastalHealth officials inspectedthe restaurant a day later andgave them the okay to re-open May 8.
Mizra added that in theclose to eight years he hasrun the business, this was thefirst time an inspection hadresulted in a closure.
“We’ve never had issuesbefore, and we were asked todo certain things to clean up.They’ve been done, and doneproperly,” Mizra said.
A check of the VancouverCoastal Health websiteshows the restaurant hasbeen subjected to otherinspections that returned alist of observations includ-ing improper cleaning andsanitizing of equipment andutensils. All of those matterswere addressed and checkedby subsequent re-inspections.
Frequent inspections arealso done by The Pantry’sparent company.
“They are usually doneon a quarterly basis,” said
Peter Dhillon, executive vicepresident of operations andpartner in White Rock-basedRAAMP Hospitality BrandsInc. whose restaurant hold-ings include The PantryRestaurants, Mr. MikesSteakhouse Casual, andRockwell’s Grill & Bar.
Dhillon, who was on handwhen the News visited ThePantry Tuesday, said thatfor the St. Edwards Drivelocation the frequency ofchecks was being stepped upto every two weeks in lightof the current health inspec-tions. “We want to ensurethere are no concerns for ourguests. Now, everything isclean and ready to go.”
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But none of it could have happened without the help of aRichmond company, which has helped keep everyone’s votetop secret and safe from corruption.
In a world dominated by electronics, the cardboard box isstill the preferred method of gathering people’s all-importantvotes. And the Great Little Box Company (GLBC) has, forthe last 10 years, been making the ballot boxes and privacyscreens for Elections BC.
The Mitchell Island-based company — which makeseverything from corrugated boxes to folding cartons to pro-tective packaging — produced about 20,000 ballot boxes and3,000 privacy screens for yesterday’s election.
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A rainy weekend may have got the InternationalSummer Night Market off to a soggy start, but a busycoming long weekend list of activities is expected to getthings back on track.
The night market’s Florence Lee said clear skies lastFriday evening drew big crowds to the 10-acre site behindHome Depot (12631 Vulcan Way) where close to 200vendors set up shop for the first time this season.
But a change in the unexpected, warm early Mayweather put a damper on things Saturday and Sunday.
But not to worry, Lee said, as this weekend’s VictoriaDay long weekend will give market-goers four nights totake in the colorful and vibrant setting.
“We will be in operation Friday, Saturday, Sunday andMonday,” Lee said.
On Friday to Sunday, the market will be open from 7p.m. to midnight. On the holiday Monday the hours run 7p.m. to 11 p.m.
Normal operating hours for Sundays when there is nolong weekend are 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The market runs untilSept. 8.
Lee said there will be plenty of live entertainment thisweekend, including competitors in the Summer NightIdol (SNI) talent search.
Auditions were held last month at Lansdowne Centre,and elimination rounds and the grand finale will be heldon the International Summer Night Market stage.
Plus, there’s more ahead for the market with a grandopening set for Saturday June 8. That’s when the marketcelebrates cultural diversity with a variety of displays andentertainment.
For more information about the International SummerNight Market, visit summernightmarket.com.
Night market fans can also check out the debut of the
Richmond Night Market’s 2013 season which gets under-way May 17 at its location at 8351 River Road, adjacentto the River Rock Casino Resort.
Hours run from 7 p.m. to midnight on Fridays andSaturdays, and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays. TheRichmond Night Market is also open on long weekendMondays, and market days run each weekend until Oct.14.
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The crew of a fishing boat found a bodyfloating in the Fraser River Monday eveningnear the Massey Tunnel.
The discovery was made around 5:30 p.m.Monday, less than a kilometre from the tun-nel. The crew waited until the coast guard’shovercraft arrived from its Sea Island base.
The remains, according to RichmondMounties, are related to a missing Surreyperson and the body has since been turnedover to the BC Coroners Service.
Police, however, doubt it is the same bodythat on Friday slipped out of another fisher-
man’s net further upstream in Chilliwack.“We don’t believe it was a boating acci-
dent,” said coast guard maritime coordinatorTroy Haddock.
Anyone with more information can con-tact 604-792-4611 or leave an anonymous tipwith Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
— The Vancouver Sun, with files from theRichmond News, Chilliwack Times
Missing teenager foundA 17-year-old boy who was reported
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OpinionT H E R I C H M O N D N E W S
EDITORIAL OPINION
Empirical evidence took another blow to the face lastweek, just as the bruise from the last one is starting toshow.
On Monday, the federal government announced that theNational Research Council would no longer fund researchinto “pure science,” and instead will only focus on researchwith immediate applications for industry.
But today’s pure science is tomorrow’s life-changing tech-nology. Facing critical questions from the British minister offinance on the value of his research into electricity and mag-netism in 1850, a physicist replied, “Sir, one day you will taxthis.”
On Wednesday, Statistics Canada released the resultsof its National Household Survey — the first since theConservatives abolished the mandatory long-form census.
Instead of having a 94 per cent-plus response rate, it wascloser to 69 per cent.
That makes the data more skewed and less reliable to thepoint of being arguably useless — and we really need everybit of solid information we can get when making policy. Dowe really want to be 25 per cent less sure when deciding howto spend millions of dollars?
Funding scientific research should be for the benefit ofhumanity, not just industry.
And we ignore or obscure the reliable evidence around usat our own peril.
This Dark Ages approach to knowing and understandingthe world around us is going to leave a lasting stain. Even if afuture government reverses these absurd decisions, we are stillfalling behind on precious time and data.
Dirty tricks may be sign of things to come
In the dark ... ages
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It’s always challeng-ing filing a column on theeve of an election, since bythe time most people readit they have either alreadyvoted or know the elec-tion’s outcome.
So predictions can bea precarious proposition.However, I will offer oneprediction: this election willgo down as one the mostpivotal ones in B.C. history.
One of two scenarioswill occur: either the B.C.Liberals will mount one ofthe most stunning politicalcomebacks in Canadian his-tory, or the NDP will pulloff it doesn’t do very oftenin this province — actuallywinning an election.
Throw in the very realprospect that a third party(the Greens) and more thanone independent could beelected and the stage is setfor an historically importantvote. Both of the major par-ties are at a crossroads.
The NDP, according toreputable pollsters such asIpsos Reid and Angus Reid,had a strong lead in publicsupport heading into thecampaign’s final days. Theprospect of an election winlooks to be the best in morethan 20 years, and if theparty drops the ball on thegoal line and loses, the ram-ifications could be huge.
If the NDP can’t winunder the current circum-stances — facing an unpop-ular leader of an unpopulargovernment, and leadingin the polls for so long— the question of whetherthe party can ever win willcome up, and I’m not sure
what the answer will be formany people.
The B.C. Liberals facepossible extinction if theycan’t pull off a miracle win,or at the very least winenough seats to form a cred-ible Opposition. We’ve seenthe so-called “free enter-prise coalition” fall apartand disappear before.
This brings us to the twoleaders. If the NDP loses,Dix will undoubtedly facemany critics within his ownranks. The NDP is verygood at taking down itsleaders at the slightest signof weakness and Dix maywell face a revolt.
However, it may beChristy Clark who faces thesharpest knives. If she winsthen those knives will ofcourse be sheathed, at leastfor a while.
But if she loses, thefocus will be on how manyseats she delivered andwhether they are enough tosave her leadership. Thiselection will also be studiedby political scientists forother reasons, notably thecontrasting styles the twoparties took through thecampaign.
The B.C. Liberals ranan angry, relentlessly nega-tive campaign that routinelyissued false and mislead-ing statements about all
kinds of things. Clark wascalled on this by the media— national columnistssuch as Gary Mason fromthe Globe and Mail andBrian Hutchinson from theNational Post wrote scath-ing columns, and GlobalBC and other news outletsconducted “reality checks”that questioned the B.C.Liberal claims.
Yet, for all the criticism,the B.C. Liberals actuallywent up in public supportusing this approach. Ofcourse, an NDP victory mayoffer another source of anal-ysis for political scientists.The NDP ran a mostly posi-tive campaign that stressedtheir platform, and only atthe end did the party switchgears and hurl grenadesat the B.C. Liberal trackrecord. At no time, however,did the party engage in thekind of personal attacks thatwere routinely part of theother camp’s strategy.
But the NDP lostground during the cam-paign, according to thosepolls. A once insurmount-able lead shrunk to singledigits. Does that suggestpeople aren’t inspired by thepositive approach, and arelured by the negative?
We should know theanswers to these questionsabout 9 p.m. on electionnight. Whatever the out-come, it’s bound to havean impact far greater andfarther reaching than thelast two elections, and manymore before them.
Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalBC.
The Editor,Re: “Building bridges,” News, May 3.I would like to compliment you on your decision to tackle the
issue of Chinese-only signs.It is a debate which is often very controversial among resi-
dents and sweeping it under the rug does nobody a service.I enjoyed reading the perspective of the business owners, and
look forward to the upcoming installments in the series.Emilie Henderson
Richmond
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Bylaws for language signsThe Editor,
Re: “Building bridges,” News, May 3.It is interesting that this issue of Chinese signs came up
because I had just planned on writing a letter about it.I love Canada’s rich ethnic and cultural diversity, but there
should be a bylaw or law that signs must have English largestand other languages secondary.
Richmond is out of control. A bus went by with advertise-ments in Chinese only the other day.
English and French, then other languages apply for permit?Jon Vegt
Richmond
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ARTISTIC INNOVATION AWARDJeanette G. LeeAn award-winning sculptor, musician and former BC schoolteacher, Jeanette is passionate about collaborative communityart-making, especially when working with youth. In 2011,she made a significant contribution to the Richmond NaturePark with the creation of Green Symphony, a series of sevensculptures designed along themes inspired by the drawings andideas of local school children. The resulting work speaks to thePark’s plants, animals, microscopic and organic life and howeach life form interconnects with the others. She is also thecreator of House of Roots located at Paulik Park.
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VOLUNTEERISM AWARDNes and Tonette GatusNes and Tonette came to Canada in 1997 with a professionalbackground in traditional Filipino dance and music. Fromtheir passion and desire to give Filipino-Canadian youth theopportunity to discover their heritage and introduce this richfolk art tradition to all Canadians, the Philippine Cultural ArtSociety of BC was born in 2000. Since then, their members(children, youth and adults) have travelled across Canada andinternationally to perform as part of cultural and educationalexchanges, and folk art festivals. Moreover, their goal is todevelop tomorrow’s leaders; seasoned performers providementorship, coordinate tours and more for the society.
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CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AWARDGateway TheatreGateway Theatre has been producing professional theatresince 1984, and does much more than put on six plays eachseason on the Main Stage and Studio B stages. Their projects,like Sea of Stories, pair Richmond residents with professionaltheatre artists to bring stories of our city to life. SceneFirst,Gateway’s play development series, supports emergingplaywrights. Gateway mentors new performers, designersand students in their chosen crafts, provides expertise toamateur performing groups renting stages, loans equipmentand costumes to schools, and donates tickets to non-profitagencies.
YOUTH ARTS AWARDShirley LiuA visual artist at Steveston-London Secondary School, Shirleyshares her talents with the community at large. She hasworked on murals for charity, designed t-shirts and buttonsto fundraise for the victims of the Japanese Tsunami, curatedArt Week exhibits at Aberdeen Centre, illustrated children’sbooks and volunteered her time for the school yearbook. Shehas received top marks in Art and won the top Youth awardat the Grand Prix of Art event in Steveston in 2011. Havingattended National Portfolio Day, she received pre-admissionto Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the OntarioUniversity of Art, Design and Media.
BUSINESS AND ARTS AWARDRBC Royal BankThe RBC Financial Group has supported the Richmond ArtGallery’s Family Sunday educational program since 2003and performs a critical role in supporting the gallery to fulfillits commitments to visual arts education in the community.Family Sunday is a free drop-in program for parents and theirchildren, held once a month at Richmond Art Gallery. It isrun by a dedicated group of volunteer Richmond high schoolstudents who, under the guidance of an artist facilitator,prepare exhibition-related activities and projects for all ages.To date, over 11,500 parents and children have participatedin the program and without the support of RBC, it would notbe possible to provide free activities to such large audiences.
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The Editor,As the trial of Karl Liggert wraps up,
it occurs to me that I have not heard muchcommentary about the role of BC Ferries inthis disaster.
I am alarmed to learn that the captain ofa ship or his second in command are not onthe bridge at all times.
I am also dismayed at the fact that itseems that workers who start with BC fer-ries directing the cars on and off the ferrycan end up steering the ship.
Once the ship hit the island, the emer-
gency response of the ferry crew thenseems to have been less than effective andefficient.
Am I the only person that feels that acomplete review of BC Ferries personnelpolicies and worker training is needed?
No wonder BC Ferries’ passenger num-bers are dropping.
Mary PhillipsRichmond
Question BC Ferries’ roleCOURT CITY HALL
Council should be ashamedThe Editor,
Richmond city councillors: Shame onyou! What happened to listening to the verypeople who voted you into office? Whathappened to listening to the voices of thevery people who helped to build this cityfor the past 50 years? Are we invisible anddon’t matter anymore?
Firstly, only one of you stood up for duallanguage signs ... was our country not builton English as our first language and Frenchour second?
Secondly, what happened to our bylawsthat protect our established trees? I just wit-nessed the removal of beautiful cherry blos-som trees from a property in our neighbor-hood to make room for another mansion!
These trees were at least 45 years oldand the previous owner kept them prunedand healthy, but they were in the way!
So, don’t look for my vote in the nextelection ... I’ll vote for people who care.
Patricia RozinskyRichmond
The Richmond News May 15. 2013 A11
Attention Lower Mainland Home Owners:23 of you are about to make an important financial decision...
“Frustrated Contractor ‘Giving Away’ $5136 Furnaces for$1181 with purchase of Off-Season Central Air ...”**
NO MONEY DOWN, NO PAYMENTS AND INTEREST FREE TIL 2014*(This is the Hottest AND Coolest Deal of the Century” ... especially if your furnace is over 8 years old)
Dear FriendI’m about to make you a deal that’s
hard to refuse if you’ve got an “older”(and probably less than optimally efficient)furnace.I’ll replace your old furnace AND heatpump as a “package deal” for at least$3136.00 less than you would pay any othertime of the year.
Sound too good to be true?It’s not and here’s why. I’m making
you what sounds like an unbelievable offerbecause it actually makes good sense for mybusiness. And you come out a winner, as well!
You see, I know from experience that inmy slowest months I actually end up losingmoney ... then I have to spend the rest of theyear trying to make up for it. Right now, Ihave no reason to believe 2013 will be anydifferent.
That’s why I’ve decided to give up tryingto make a profit during these months andminimize my losses ... so I can come outahead the rest of the year.So here’s how I can make the incredibleoffer at the top of this letter.
Every year the biggie furnacemanufacturers guesstimate how manyfurnaces to produce. Since there’s no way ofknowing what the weather will be like andother factors that affect sales, these guysalways have leftover inventory they have tohold onto until the next heating season.
I saw a great business opportunity in thisand went to one of these biggie companies(they won’t allow me to use their name inthis letter) and contracted for the purchaseof these furnaces that were going to just besitting around. Plus, I bought 23 heat pumpsall in the 3 most popular sizes used in LowerMainland homes.
Because of the number I bought andthe time of year I purchased them, I got anunbelievable deal ... rock-bottom prices.
Don’t get me wrong - these are brand-new, top quality, 2013 models. Not “seconds.”Not “blems.” Not builder-grade. These arepremium furnaces and heat pumps fresh froma name-brand factory with a full factorywarranty.How to Get Your Name Brand Furnace forVirtually Nothing
By putting together this furnace-plus-heat pump package (I call it the “HottestAND Coolest Deal of the Century”), goingthrough some heavy negotiations with the
manufacturer, and then committing to buying23 systems outright, I got BOTH the furnaceAND the heat pump at a price that wouldhave made Sam Walton proud. This meanswhen you buy one of these 23 new, premium-quality heat pumps I will “give” you thefurnace and ask you to pay only the $1181 inlabor it costs to install your furnace.Pick up your phone right now
Simply call me at 946-1000 at anytimeso I can come out and measure your home(to see if I’ve got the proper size unit).Remember ... I’ve got only 23 matchedsystems in 3 sizes so you’ll want to let meknow VERY SOON that you’re interested.When these 23 systems are gone, they’regone, and this offer is null and void. Call meright now so we can get the ball rolling!
As part of the deal, I’ll show you howmuch the heat pump costs ... how muchthe furnace WOULD have cost ... and yoursavings when you buy your new heat pumpand furnace as part of this special offer. Theprice I show you will include all installationmaterials and labor. There’s no fine print,nothing left out.Earlier I said that making you this amazingoffer is also good business for me
The way I look at it, by letting YOU winbig now, I’ll win at the end of the year. AndI won’t have to “make up” for the lost salesduring my slowest months.
I figure if I make you an absolutelyirresistible offer .. if your furnace is pushing8 years or more ... and if I barely mark upthe price I paid, I’ll accomplish 2 majorobjectives that will allow me to reduce mylosses the rest of the year. I’ll be able to ...
• Pay my overhead (rent, utilities,insurance and taxes) during the slowperiod
• Keep my service & installationtechnicians busy enough to pay them towork instead of sit at home.As you can see, when you take me up
on my “Hottest AND Coolest Deal of theCentury,” EVERYONE IS A WINNER!And by the way, there’s no obligation whenyou have me come out to measure yourhouse and explain the installation
If you decide you don’t want to takeadvantage of this incredible deal (althoughI can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want tosave this kind of money), it’s no problem.You’re not obligated in any way. In fact, justfor taking time to read this letter and havingme out to survey your house ... I’ll give you a
Very Special Free Gift Coupon ($50 value).Why? Even if we don’t do business togethernow, I want you to remember us in the future.If you’re thinking a new furnace (& heatpump) isn’t in your budget - don’t worry!You don’t have to pay me right now
Because I’ve tried to think of every reasonpossible why you WOULDN’T take me upon this spectacular offer, I’ve even madearrangements for a super bank rate financingplan. And I’m not “marking up” the interestrate like so many other companies do.
While I can’t promise you this, it’spossible that with this financing plan yourmonthly investments in a new system couldbe more than paid for by the savings you seeon your monthly utility bills.My Disappointment-Proof Guarantee
Talking about lower utility bills, I’m sosure you’ll see at least a 25% cut in yourheating and cooling bills (in reality, it maybe more like 35%+), if you don’t I’ll pay youtwice the difference for 2 years.
Not only are you getting a new, first-quality furnace virtually free, plus a first-quality heat pump at a great price, I guaranteeyou’ll lower your heating and cooling billsby at least 25% or I’ll pay you double yoursavings for 2 years. (This alone shouldconvince you that these systems are someof the very best quality and most efficientavailable).But you’ve got to act fast ... call me at946-1000 right now! This offer ends
May 15th no matter whatDon’t wait to call me. Here’s why. I have
only 8 of each of the 3 sizes. When all of theair conditioners are sold and all the furnaces“given away” in a certain size, the “HottestAND Coolest Deal of the Century” is over.
And if I still have any of the 23 systemsleft on May 31st, this offer still ends. Thereason is that my business only slows downfor a short time. Since these furnaces cost meso little, if I’ve got any left, I’ll sell them nextwinter at last year’s prices and still come outahead.So call me right now at 946-1000
Thanking you in advance,Scott Campbell
OwnerP.S. Remember, there’s no obligation and -
even if you change your mind once I measureyour house and give you the estimate - youstill get that Free Gift Coupon worth $50.
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News
Sprott Shaw College opened the doorsto its Richmond campus last Friday and setsights on doubling its student roll.
A small, but well-equipped campus,Sprott Shaw has around 70 studentsenrolled with a goal to hit the 150-mark by December.
Specializing in groominghealth care assistants and earlychildhood educators, the cam-pus at 7920 Cambie Rd. housesdomestic and international stu-dents.
“Sprott Shaw’s proven trackrecord of providing training that meetsthe needs of learners and employers, hasbrought students from around the world,right here to British Columbia,” saidMichael Evans, director of InternationalEducation for Sprott Shaw College.
The new campus includes five class-rooms and is equipped with the latest, state-of-the-art, equipment and technology.
YVR launches fasterpassage to U.S.
Automated passport control kiosks couldspeed up wait times for people travelingfrom Vancouver to the U.S. via YVR.
The Vancouver Airport Authority (VAA)and U.S. Customs and Border Protection(CBP) announced Tuesday the new programdesigned to expedite the customs process.
Eligible passengers traveling from
Vancouver to the U.S. will, according toVAA and CBP, clear customs more effi-ciently, while still ensuring a high standardof safety and security.
Instead of filling out a declaration cardand taking their travel documents to a CBPofficer, passengers who are eligible andchoose to use Automated Passport Control
can proceed directly to a self-servicekiosk in the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection pre-clearancearea.
Travelers will follow the on-screen instructions to scan theirU.S. passport, answer the customs
declaration questions using thetouch screen, receive a receipt con-
firming their information and proceed tothe CBP officer to finalize processing.
The program is the first of its kind inNorth America and aims to help travelersmove more quickly through the CBP pre-clearance inspection process by allowingpassport information at a self-service kiosk.
“Travelers will still speak with a CBPofficer after using the (kiosks), howeverthis will allow for faster processing andincreased focus on the traveler,” saidThomas S. Winkowski, acting CBP com-missioner.
CBP and VAA worked together to imple-ment “Automated Passport Control,” as it’scalled.
The airport developed the concept andbuilt out the technology, while CBP ensuredits security and privacy requirements wereincorporated.
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I’m a very patrioticCanadian. Although Ilove to travel outside ourborders, it’s always greatreturning to the truenorth, strong and free.
During a trip toEurope two years ago,the Canadian flags on our backpacksattracted nothing but positive feedbackabout our great country. Having saidthat, I will try to tone it down and blendin a bit more on our next trip!
When it comes to investing though,I prefer global diversification. Don’t getme wrong. Even though Canada rep-resents only four per cent of the globalstock markets, it comprises one third ofmy own portfolio.
That’s eight times what Canada rep-resents in the world’s economy and, Ibelieve, patriotic enough!
Our economy is relatively young andquite focused on a few dominant sec-tors, namely the financial, energy andmaterials industries.
We are woefully under-diversifiedin regards to information technology,healthcare, consumer goods and utili-ties. Consequently, our stock markettends to be more volatile over timewhen compared to the United States or
Europe. We also missout on the dynamics ofthe emerging markets.
Many Canadiansconcentrate their invest-ing within these bordersbecause of familiarityand because Canadiancompanies dominate ourlocal news.
They choose Canadian stocks andmutual funds — or use several bro-kers who, by default, often focus onCanadian stocks.
Many of these investors may notconsider their portfolios to be undiver-sified. Yet, from a global perspective,limiting one’s investment universe to asingle stock market is a concentratedstrategy with possible risk and returnimplications.
Let’s compare a portfolio of 100per cent Canadian stocks to a globalportfolio diversified as follows: 30 percent Canadian stocks, 30 per cent U.S.stocks, 30 per cent international stocksand 10 per cent in U.S. Real EstateInvestment Trusts.
Over the past 22 years, the Canadianstocks had an 8.77 per cent compoundrate of return versus 9.14 per cent forthe global portfolio.
That’s not nearly as significant as thefact that the Canadian stock portfolio
was 21 per cent more volatile than theglobal one.
Diversification should not be definedby how many stocks or funds an inves-tor owns — or how many brokers oneuses.
A diversified portfolio shouldinclude asset classes that are exposedto different risk factors throughout theworld.
Investors typically use bonds toreduce the risk of Canadian equityportfolios. They are missing the ben-efits of global diversification. Whileadding fixed income to a portfolio willreduce risk, it will also reduce expectedreturns.
Global diversification is a more effi-cient means of risk reduction. Once theequity portfolio is globally diversified,an investor may consider adding fixedincome to further reduce the portfoliorisk, given one’s risk preference andfinancial profile.
Most of us like the idea of travellingaround the world. Let’s start with ourinvestment portfolios!
The opinions expressed are those ofRichard Vetter, BA, CFP, CLU, ChFC.Vetter is a senior financial advisor withWealthSmart Financial Group/ManulifeSecurities Incorporated. ManulifeSecurities Incorporated is a member ofthe Canadian Investor Protection Fund.
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However, two Steveston shops are keepingit old school, speaking to the growing popu-larity of vinyl records and second-hand booksin the face of iTunes and e-books.
Both The Beat Merchant Record Store andVillage Books and Coffee House provide anopportunity to join a community of musiclovers or avid readers.
In this day, their products also make forunique gifts with a personalized touch.
“I think it’s great when I see people buy-ing gifts for others,” said Angela Hill, whoco-owns Village Books with her husbandRon. “Looking for a book takes time, itbecomes a very personalized gift.”
In the same vein, a record can be the per-fect gift, according to Frankie Nielson, ownerof The Beat Merchant and self-proclaimedmusic lover.
“It’s a fantastic gift,” he said. “For a musiclover, there’s nothing better than discoveringa band you’ve never heard of before, and lik-ing it. You just have to feel out the person’stastes and then anything along the same linesas that, should be fine.”
His store is covered wall-to-wall withrecords and CDs, just as Village Books isfilled with novels, nonfiction, short storiesand poetry.
Both owners see the desire for a tangibleand collectible item part of the reason peopleare sticking to books or going back to theirrecord piles.
“A woman came in the other day and said,‘I’ve spent thousand of dollars on iTunes, buthave nothing to show for it,’” said Neilson.“They want something tangible to add to acollection.”
Much of the resurgence in vinyl interestwas sparked by younger generations whorummaged through their parents’ old collec-tions and prefer the warmer sound.
And Neilson is sure to tell them that lis-tening to records is a different experiencethan being on the go with an mp3 player.
“I tell them they need to go home, switchoff the TV, turn off their phones, pour them-selves a drink, and listen for about 20 min-utes,” he said. “After that, you’ll need to getup and flip the record anyway, so then youpour yourself another drink.”
Each store also becomes a venue for acommunity, a gathering of sorts for custom-ers to share interests and recommendations.It adds a social aspect to somewhat solitaryactivities.
Every customer who walked into The BeatMerchant one Friday afternoon, didn’t leavewithout talking to Nielson about favouritebands and albums.
Hill often finds out about new books fromher customers, as well.
“There are a lot of avid readers aroundhere,” she said. “I overhear strangers talkingto each other about books they’ve read or thereaction they received when giving a particu-lar book as a gift.”
Village Books also encourages readers toexchange their used books for store credit,adding to the community sense.
“Even if it’s a book they didn’t like, theyoften say, ‘But I’m still glad I read it,’” shesaid.
The store is soon to be getting new releas-es to add to their collection.
Unplug and get connected in Steveston VillageBY YVONNE ROBERTSON
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FrankieNielson (left)owns TheBeat MerchantRecord Storeand Angela Hill(bottom) co-owns VillageBooks. Bothstores cre-ate a sense ofcommunityamongst theirpatrons.
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The bracelets, calledStory designed by Kranzand Zeigler of Denmark,are leather wrapped charmbracelets, for the trendy andfashion forward individual.
“Unlike the Pandoracharm bracelets, these onescan stand on their own,you don’t need to add toomany charms to them,” saidstore owner Huong Nguyen.“People are really excitedabout it.”
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Due to its location, manytourists pass through thestore to browse, but aren’table to take any of the furni-ture home with them.
“This is a way for themto pick something up fromSteveston,” said Nguyen.“They can start their ‘Story’here.”
The bright colours of thebracelets add an element
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And in taking the funa step further, around thecorner is the Monkey TreeEmporium — a mish mashof humorous gifts for thelight and quirky.
Owned by Odile Gagne,the store started out sell-ing silk plants and trees toanswer the demand at thetime.
However, 12 years later,Gagne added the word“emporium” to the end toencompass the now
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“I saw the word means astore that sells a variety ofgoods, so I thought, well thatworks for me,” she said. “I’mtrying to put the fun backinto shopping.”
Gagne holds up a “what-ever clock” with the numbersjumbled to the bottom andthe word “whatever” alongthe top. It’s one of the morepopular items.
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“Just about anyone canenjoy things from here,” shesaid. “When looking forproducts to sell, I usuallylook for uniqueness.”
The Monkey TreeEmporium also sells kitchenware, art pieces and otherknick-knacks.
Like Pieces Giftware, itbecomes a one-stop shopwhere one would be hard-pressed not to find a littlesomething for someone else.
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For the environmentallyconscious, there’s no short-age of gift ideas in Steveston.
Start at Pieces Giftwareand stroll down MonctonStreet to find locally-madeand re-usable products, oreven just a greener way toget around at Village Bikes.
“We sell a lot ofCanadian-made products,”said David Gordon, whoowns Pieces with his wifeSarah.
Gordon walks aroundthe store, navigating effort-lessly through winding pathsof shelves of trinkets andlocally made jewelry.
He points out a photoalbum shaped as a clutchthat’s been enjoying somepopularity.
Currently in demand iswork by local artist Jill Hall.Hall takes what she calls her“castaways” — old furnitureitems — and repurposesthem into something else.In one instance, she trans-formed an old headboard andfootboard into shelves.
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Though selling solelyCanadian products is a dif-ficult business, according toGordon, he tries to hold asmany as possible.
The store has items byMatt & Nat, umbrellas fromThe Umbrella Shop, heatingpads from Warm Buddy inWest Van and fridge magnetsfrom Salt Spring Island.
A couple of blocks awayat Village Books and CoffeeHouse, co-owner Angela Hillsaid buying second-handbooks also keeps the envi-ronment in mind.
“People like the ideathat the materials are beingrecycled and resold, as well,”she said.
Another way to buy forthe greener person is to gopractical or look for some-thing that will get them outinto nature.
Bikes and accessoriesbecome great gifts, espe-cially to get in and aroundthe Steveston area.
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Martyniuk also addedMother’s Day last weekendhad many customers comingin looking to by accessoriesfor their bike-riding moms.
“It’s great for the environ-ment,” he said. “And it’s agreat way to save money andget exercise.”
From the West Dyketo Garry Point Park, it’s agreat way to experience theuniqueness of the village ontwo wheels.
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One whiff of the mouth-watering smellsat the Alegria Café had people asking ownerNarbada Langham what products she used.
It prompted her to set up a sectiondevoted to selling spices and jams, as well astastefully wrapped gift baskets.
“These would be for the organic foodlover,” she said. “It’s for the person who’sconscious of what they eat, but also loves tocook and try new things.”
Currently keeping her occupied are newforays into the world of honey. She getsit from Honeyview Farm just outside ofChilliwack and uses it in several menu items.
“I don’t like to use sugar, so I can usehoney in a lot of different foods,” saidLangham, who’s owned Alegria for about 10years.
The ideal gift for her would be to pair ajar of honey with some jam and then addsome spices.
To expand the idea, pick up some dishesand serving items from The Spotted Frognear the water on No. 1 Road.
The dishes are one of the more populargifts in the store, according to owner HuongNguyen.
“The serving pieces and dishes don’tneed to coordinate with the room and they’reuniquely designed,” said Nguyen, compar-ing them to other items in the furniturestore. “So if you don’t completely know theperson’s style, they’d make a great gift forthe new homeowner.”
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Much as I’m ashamed to admit it, I’vefailed my Class 7 road test twice. Most ofmy friends have heard the stories (and theexcuses) multiple times, but I’ve reassuredthem that this summer is the year that I’llget it.
The problem, I think, is that I’ve accept-ed the title of “bad driver.” And so now, aspathetic as it will sound, I get nervous atthe very idea of taking the test again.
Some sort of panic sets in at the thoughtof inescapable failure… so I shy away frompractising and anything that has to do withthe test. And yes, I recognize this logic isskewed.
The last time I took the test, my instruc-tor had told me that he really wanted to
pass me, but there were justa few little things I had topolish up on before I earnedmy licence.
Someone with a healthymindset would have takenthat feedback with hope andcourage, practised the littledetails in question, taken thetest again and passed.
Unfortunately, I was deaf to everythingexcept the fact that I had failed and hadreturned home discouraged and frightenedby the idea of driving.
They say if you fall, you have to get upright away and try again. It’s true.
So I guess this article is just as much a
pep talk to myself as it isencouragement to anyoneelse out there who is settingtheir sights on a goal theylet slip in the past.
Like my driving instruc-tor said, there were just afew little things; shoulderchecking, waiting just alittle longer at stop signs…
etc.Taken individually, these skills are harm-
less and hardly intimidating at all. They arethings I can easily practise and perfect.
So, whether you’re a struggling studier,amateur photographer, imperfect athlete, orfrantic intern; or if the idea of doing math,
or writing essays, or speaking publicallymakes you rather ill… try to avoid accept-ing a reputation for being ‘bad’ at what youdo and don’t get discouraged.
You’re not. There are most definitelyjust a few (or more) little things you haveto practise and get the hang of. And onceyou have those things under control, therest will be a piece of cake.
There’s no shame in baby steps, espe-cially when the alternative is not movingat all.
My next road test is booked for July. Sofingers crossed and we’ll see how it goes.But um… you might want to stay off theroad after that.
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Here’s another way tothink about the issues of eth-nic enclaves, of signage, ofexpectations around integra-
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We used to get immi-grants in Canada. Now we
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to Canada as an opportunityfor a better life. The samemotivations have spurredmost everyone who’s cometo Canada since the Frenchhelped themselves to Quebecin 1608.
With immigrants, there isan implied contract that theywould make it a priority tojoin the mainstream.
While some easily madethe necessary adaptationsand were quickly accepted,it took most a long time toget a chance to earn a seatat the table. It’s only in thelast 30 years that membersof first the South Asian, thenthe Chinese, and now theFilipino communities havebeen elected in significantnumbers, a tangible signthat a community has goneestablishment.
In the process of evolvingto join the mainstream thosecommunities have also lefttheir mark on Canada.
That is how multicultural-ism actually works — notthe multiculturalism thatpeople thought they weregetting where “heritage”
cultures stay politely on theother side of the –Canadianhyphen to be paraded (liter-ally) at annual festivals andnational days.
Canadian culture isdynamic and it also evolvesas it absorbs influences;everything from pop cultureto ideas whose times havecome. Values are debated,re-evaluated and updated.
You can’t expect to keepadding cream to your coffeewithout changing its lookand flavour.
Today’s migrants cometo Canada because theycan. It’s one of a variety ofoptions available to themdue to their education, expe-rience, profession and/orwealth.
Canada is competingin the global marketplacewith the U.S., Australia, theU.K., and New Zealand for
wealthy businesspeople,investors and well educated,mobile, employable skilledworkers.
Migrants feel they aredoing Canada as much of afavour in choosing us as weare in accepting them, andhave much less or no senseof obligation to submergewho they are in order tobecome who we are.
Many business immi-grants keep most of theirlives overseas while theirfamilies live in Canada.
But before you accusethose migrants of abus-ing Canada’s hospitality orwhatever, keep in mind thatthey have chosen the prod-uct Canada offered themin the global marketplace— immigration programsdesigned by the Canadiangovernment to meet strate-gic goals. Multiculturalismcomes out differently whennot everyone is invested inparticipating.
The RichmondIntercultural AdvisoryCommittee (RIAC) is hold-ing a public forum on May22 to explore whether mul-ticulturalism is working in
Richmond, the third eventin RIAC’s Does RichmondWelcome All Cultures?Do All Cultures WelcomeRichmond? series.
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One thing is for certain about this week-end’s Richmond City Baseball Victoria DayBantam AAA Tournament. The host teamwon’t be sneaking up on anyone.
A year ago, theRichmond Chuckersloaded up their line-upwith youth and still bat-tled their way to a berthin the provincial champi-onships. Now, with sevenreturning players, theexpectations are muchhigher and the U15 repteam has a bullseye on itsback.
“The dynamics havereally changed,” admit-ted longtime coach AlexKlenman. “Last year wekind of snuck under theradar and got a bunchof wins. Now everyoneexpects us to be better and are excited toplay us. It’s an adjustment the kids havehad to make.”
So far the Chuckers have lived up to theearly season hype. They take a 12-4 recordinto this weekend’s tournament that features12 teams including three other league pow-erhouses — Vancouver (10-3), Abbotsford(9-3) and Cloverdale (9-3) — along with
the Okotoks Red Dawgs, an elite travelingteam from Alberta.
“All the big teams will be here exceptfor Tri-City and Okotoks will have many ofthe top Grade 9 players in Alberta as thereare no (player boundaries) for their pro-gram,” said Klenman whose team begins
play Friday (5:30 p.m.)against White Rockbefore facing OkanaganSaturday (11:30 a.m.).
The Chuckers are ledon the mound by right-hander Tyler Hoefer.Klenman received ahuge endorsement forhis program when the 6-foot-1 right-hander optedto stay in Richmond forhis second-year at theBantam level rather thanmake the jump to hishometown North DeltaBlue Jays’ premier juniorteam.
So far Hoefer hasbeen lights out with 77 strikeouts in 53innings pitched and a paltry 0.91 ERA. Healso has outstanding control, issuing justeight walks to date. When he’s not on themound, he plays shortstop and is among theteam’s top hitters with a .435 batting aver-age and 15 RBI.
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Spencer Rankin and Mitchell Rennie have also been bigproducers at the plate thus far. Rankin has a team best 23RBI to go along with his .459 average. Rennie has threehome runs and is batting .455.
“Spencer is our emotional leader and a real fireplug,”said Klenman. “Mitchell has a long swing and a lot ofpower.”
First-year Catcher Noah Or’s off-season work has paidoff in a big way thus far. He leads the team with a .585 bat-ting average and a .785 slugging percentage.
“He is exceeding expectations across the board,” saidKlenman “Noah worked very hard to perfect his swing,and he is one of the better hitters in the league already.”
Klenman has been coaching baseball for 22 seasons,including nine at the Bantam AAA level. He figuresthis current group represents the best chance of going tonationals since 2008 when Richmond won the regular sea-son pennant but stumbled out of the gate at provincials andeventually bowed out in the semi-finals.
“It’s as a good of shot as we have had since then. Wewere fortunate to get all seven of our first-years back,” headded.
Klenman will found out more about his team’s destinythis weekend.
All games take place at Blundell Field with the finalslated for Monday afternoon.
Continued from page 25
Chuckers: season offto impressive start
Boyd grad selectedby Als in CFL draft
Hosam Shahin showed up at Hugh Boyd secondaryschool in his Grade 10 year having never played organizedfootball before. He not only went on to earn a full-ridescholarship to an NCAA Division One program but nowhas a pathway to a professional career.
Last week, the former Trojan standout was selected14th overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL Draft.Shahin will be entering his senior season this fall at RiceUniversity where he is coming off acareer best campaign that saw himrecord 45 tackles and six sacks as theOwls starting defensive tackle. The6-foot-3 290-pounder is on a full-ridescholarship at the Houston, Texasschool. He red shirted his freshmanseason, therefore making him eligiblefor the CFL draft as four-year player atthe university level.
“He’s a pick for the future,” saidAlouettes general manager Jim Popp. “He’s a solid hardnose interior guy.”
Despite his lack of experience, Shahin quickly became adominant force in the Trojans program, first working underjunior varsity head coach Peter Adams then senior coachBruce Haddow.
He helped Boyd win the provincial junior championshipin 2006 then was a key member of a senior team that reachthe quarter-finals in his senior year. He was credited with63 tackles, including eight sacks, and was listed on Scout.com’s Northwest Hot 100 list.
He potentially could be lining up alongside anotherRichmond native in the Alouettes starting defence. Middlelinebacker Shea Emry was a CFL all-star last season.
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Watson named to tour teamRichmond’s Kaelan Watson is one of 19 players named
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Richmond Roadrunners are enjoying atwo week break in their B.C. Intermediate“A” Lacrosse League regular seasonschedule with three impressive perfor-mances to date.
On the heels of wins over Nanaimo andPort Coquitlam, the Roadrunners doubledthe Delta Islanders 18-9 last Wednesdayat Minoru Arena in an early season show-down of unbeaten teams.
Braeden Jensen had a big night on thescoresheet with eight points, incluidng sixgoals. Spencer Bromley added two goalsand five assists, while Jayden Campbell
scored four times and set-up another. TylerVogrig was prominent in a playmakingrole with a goal and five assists.
Tyler Varley, Jonathan Carey, PatrickSzabo and Joshua McLaughlin, with apair, had the other Richmond goals.
Graham Husick was solid in net andhad excellent defensive support in front ofhim, led by team captain Brad Hoffman.
The Roadrunners return to action nextTuesday when they visit the CoquitlamAdanacs.
Their next home game is May 29against Burnaby at 8 p.m.
Roadrunners off to 3-0 start
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Richmond Roadrunners dumped the Delta Islanders 18-9 in B.C. Intermediate “A”Lacrosse League action last week at Minoru Arena.
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MARKETING ASSISTANTSt. John’s School has anopening for a full-timeMarketing Assistant. Theposition will contribute tostudent recruitment, fund-raising, communications andmarketing of the school.Experience preferred. Pleasereply by May 20, by emailwith cover letter and resumeto: [email protected](preferred) or by mail to: 2215West 10th Ave, Vancouver,BC, V6K 2J1. No phone callsplease. Please visitwww.stjohns.bc.ca for moredetails.
1293 Social Services1293
Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who needa stable, caring home for a few months.Are you looking for the opportunity todo meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEACommunity Services is looking forqualified applicants who can providecare for youth in their home on afull-time basis or on weekends for respite.Training, support and remunerationare provided. Funding is available formodifications to better equip your home.A child at risk is waiting for an open door.Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628
1310 Trades/Technical13101ST YEAR to JOURNEYMANsheet metal workers, plumbers &electricians needed, Kindersley,Saskatchewan. Top wages,benefits, RRSP’s, room foradvancement, positive worka t m o s p h e r e .
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TWO FULL TIME positionsavailable immediately for anImport Auto dealer in the interiorof BC. Service Advisor -minimum2-3 years experience. Apprenticeor Journeyman Technician- Bothapplicants must have goodattitude, quality workmanship.Email [email protected].
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Connie Smith, (far left) manager at Black BondBooks in Lansdowne, and Black Bond employeesPauline Darley (dress) and Helen Johnson (back right),stand with Richmond Food Bank employee HajiraHussain. They helped raise money for the food banklast weekend. For each book sold, a donation was madeto the food bank. They will be fundraising again nextSaturday, May 18 from 1 to 2 p.m.
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Sheldon Lai and Logan Numerow, Grade 12 students atMacNeill seocndary, compete in B.C.’s Brightest MindsCompetition at Playland at the PNE. Brightest Minds bringsteams of two from across B.C. to compete in a critical think-ing science competition.
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Fine ChoiceFoods wasfeatured onthe FoodNetwork’sFood Factory.The showlooked behindthe scenes ofthe making ofthe business’vegetarianspring rolls.
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Piper Jim Wishlove leads the way for the annual Hike forHospice at Garry Point Park. The hike raises money for programsand resources offered by the Richmond Hopsice Association forthe many year-round, free programs it provides to Richmond resi-dents.
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Hilary Wong,geologicalengineer-ing student atUBC, has beennamed the ValeUndergraduatein EngineeringScholarshipwinner for2013.
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Tony Cheung (left), Richmond resident, competesagainst Randy Kwa (right) at the 2013 Pokémon SpringRegional Championships in Vancouver last month.Cheung came home a champion after a weekend ofhead-to-head battles.
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Dr. Davidicus Wong (left), a Richmond doctor,stands with his long time patients Donna and AlbertGomes after the Walk with your Doc in Vancouver,organized by the BCMA. The event was the first of 70physician walks that took place throughout the prov-ince during the beginning of May to promote fitness.
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Haneu Kang took part in the Richmond Scotiabank MSWalk last month. The walk raised around $35,000 this yearand about 100 people took part in this event. The funds sup-port MS research to find a cure and also provide supportiveprograms and services to those affected by MS.
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Yaohan Centre raised$3,000 for RichmondHospital Foundation. Thecentre held a concert featur-ing AM1470 host BrendaLo. Donations go towardsimproving patient servicesand local health care inRichmond.
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