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Navy boats makepit stop in Steveston

Three Orca-class navy boatsmade a supplies run into Stevestonover the weekend and someinquisitive members of the publicwere generously offered a tour ofthe vessels by junior and seniorofficers.

The 33-metre Orca boats areused primarily for training juniorofficers, however they can assistRCMP and the Canadian CoastGuard when called upon.

Captain Richard Cobb said theequipment used on an Orca is

similar to ships deployed beyondCanadian waters.

The Royal Canadian Navy paid$91 million for eight Orca boatsin 2004. Victoria Shipyards inEsquimalt, B.C. built the boats.

One boat can sleep 24 officersand its two Caterpillar dieselengines can propel it up to 20 knots,or 37 km/h.

Cobb also took the opportunityto discuss a scheduled visit for theupcoming Ships to Shore event,with organizer Loren Slye. Slye saidhe hopes to have the Orcas visit atleast once a year, as vessels generatevisitors to the village’s waterfront.

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Jack Triance, right, gets an early start behind the wheel of an Orca-class navy vessel. To see more photos,visit our online gallery at Richmond-News.com. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Cats claw back

FUNDING

Women’s centre in financial crisis

As city councillors doled out roughly$850,000 in municipal grant money Mondaynight, representatives from the RichmondWomen’s Resource Centre became the casein point for local community groups that havebeen left high and dry due to lack of resourcescaused by political buck-passing.“Our expenses have increased and our

grants have decreased. The situation hasreached a crisis level,” stated Mary Scott, anRWRC board member, speaking to the city’sfinance committee.

The 38-year-old centre is a non-profit groupthat strives to support women in variousfacets, such as job searches, immigrantintegration, education, and helping womenescape domestic violence.In its grant application it listed expenses of

$166,000 and asked for $54,000. On Monday,councillors approved $15,700.Last year, the centre closed its doors for two

summer months to stop the fiscal bleedingand does not open on Fridays anymore.Scott said more time is being spent

fundraising, just to keep operating.She added it was the city’s social

responsibility, but Mayor Malcolm Brodie’sopinion differed.

“I’ll politely disagree. It’s the provincialgovernment that’s responsible for socialservices in the city.“We want to be fair and compassionate to

everyone, but the standards you’re placing onthe city’s shoulders are too high,” said Brodie.Coun. Bill McNulty was equally

unimpressed with the province.“Christy Clark and her entourage have to

start coming to the table,” said McNulty.Scott acknowledged grants from the

provincial and federal governments hadevaporated and said about three quarters of allwomen’s centres in B.C. have closed recently.Brodie listed a number of organizations

he would have liked to give more money to

and noted a review of the funding source forgrants — gaming revenue from the RiverRock casino — is forthcoming.Under Brodie’s leadership, council has

spent 3.9 per cent of gaming revenue oncommunity grants since 2004.The city is currently sitting on an estimated

$15 million of unallocated money fromgaming revenue, which has largely beenallocated to the Richmond Olympic Oval andother capital projects, such as two firehalls,heritage restoration projects and the newMinoru pool and seniors centre.Last October, councillors ChakAu and Ken

Johnston promised to double the communitygrants portion.

Brodie says city not responsible, points to province to fund social services

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Council hikes property tax 3 per cent

Balancing act results in funding shortfall

Rising salaries, electronic book costs anda steep decline in book fines are puttingfinancial pressure on the Richmond PublicLibrary.On Monday, the city’s finance committee

approved a $200,000 temporaryboost to the library’s collectionsbudget, but not before questioningits practices.The library has an annual budget

of $9.37 million, $8.54 million ofwhich is paid for by the City ofRichmond.Last year the library collected

$67,000 less in book fines,representing a 25 per cent drop from2013. Another added pressure is a $165,000— or 2.5 per cent — salary and benefit hikefor library workers this year.All in all, the city is paying $289,000 (3.5

per cent) more this year than it did last yearjust to keep operating at the same level ofservice.

Chief librarian Greg Buss also said anelectronic book can be, on average, five timesmore expensive than a hard copy.Furthermore, Buss is faced with the

challenge of transitioning to e-books whilestill maintaining a print collection.In a report to the committee, he noted the

library’s print collection had declined by 33per cent since 2009.“The shift to digital services

has had a significant impact onlibrary revenues. As an increasingproportion of the book budget isreallocated to digital services, thequality of the book collection isdeclining,” noted Buss, who wantedthe extra $200,000 to supplementthe increasing costs of maintainingboth collections.

“The collections budget has remainedconstant for many years and is no longerat a level to support both print and digitalcollections,” wrote Buss.The library allows people to take out as

many as 25 books and 10 e-books at one timefor three weeks, a policy Mayor Malcolm

Brodie says needs re-examining.“You have to use the resources you have

more effectively,” said Brodie.Buss said the library has reviewed that

policy and noted that decreasing those limitswould affect a small minority.

E-books are digital files that expire ona reading device (Kindle or iPad) after 21days, so the library can’t collect late fees.Furthermore, the library cannot lend an e-book to more than one person at a time; uponexpiration the e-book file is subsequentlyrestored in the library’s central database(hosted by a third party).Buss said publishers may charge more for

e-books because they can’t generate revenuefrom books being lost and damaged andsubsequently re-purchased.While the finance committee discussed

possible revenue streams, the RichmondNews asked Buss if the library was on aslippery slope when it’s being expected togenerate funds. Buss said libraries havetraditionally been funded by cities and act likea community co-operative.“The whole idea of late charges wasn’t to

make money or revenue. It was to ensure thematerial is fairly distributed. But then youbecome dependent on it,” said Buss, who toldcouncillors there are opportunities to makemoney via 3D printing.Buss said the library is still well used.

Richmond residents will pay close tothree per cent more in property taxes thisyear after a majority of city councillorsendorsed the city’s $277 million operatingbudget.

The 2.89 per cent tax increase includes aone per cent annual hike to fund the city’sreserves.

Prior to the November 2014 municipalelection, councillors Harold Steves, AlexaLoo, Bill McNulty, Linda McPhail, ChakAu and Ken Johnston said the city oughtnot to raise taxes to fund the reserve. Butat a finance committee meeting Monday,Steves, Loo, McNulty and McPhail voted infavour of the new budget at the behest ofthe city’s director of finance Jerry Chong,who warned of low reserve levels in 10

years should the tax plan not be continued.Johnston called for a spending review

and was joined by Au and Coun. Carol Dayin their opposition to the budget.

Day opposed the budget, saying she wasonly handed the documents three daysprior. She also expressed concern about theincrease.

Coun. Derek Dang and Mayor MalcolmBrodie voted in favour of the plan inNovember, just as they said they would.

Without the extra one per cent, Chongcalculated that by 2024 the city would haveabout $110 million less in uncommittedreserves after replacing needed buildingsand infrastructure.

While the Consumer Price Index wasonly one per cent, Chong noted municipalcosts exceeded the CPI.

Salaries and benefits for city employeesrose three per cent this year and fringe

benefits such as the Medical ServicesPlan, pension rates, electricity costs andWorkSafe BC premiums rose six per cent,in total.

Richmond still has a tax rate lower thanmost neighbouring municipalities, withSurrey being an exception.

The committee concurrently passed its$92.5 million 2015 capital budget, whichfollows the ambitious 2014 $129 millionbudget that featured a new Minoru pooland No. 1 Hall fire station.

This year the city will spend $49 millionon infrastructure, including $12 million onexpanding the Alexandra District EnergyUtility. It will also spend $12 million on theparks program, as well as $10 million onland acquisition.

Just over one third of capitalimprovements will be paid for throughdevelopment charges.

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The libraryaims tobalanceprovidingusers withdigitaloptions whilemaintainingits collectionof hardcopy books,said chieflibrarian.

Mayor Malcolm Brodie offered his annualaddress to the Richmond Chamber Tuesday.See www.richmond-news.com for the full story.Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

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Owner thwarts suspect

Richmond RCMP isn’t saying much aboutan attempted robbery by knifepoint at theSteveston Pharmasave, but it maintains thereis no threat to public safety.Spokesperson Cpl. Dennis Hwang said

police are investigating the Jan. 29 incidentbut could not reveal any other details, notingofficers are working on several leads.Pharmasave owner Peter Tong said a

man attempted to rob a store managerwith a pocketknife in broad daylight, atapproximately 4 p.m.Tong said the suspect demanded cash

from the register and lunged at the managerwith the knife, only to miss.The manager verbally resisted the suspect

and threw a bag of chips at him, Tong said.“I wouldn’t recommend that but

thankfully everyone’s okay,” said Tong.The suspect then said he had a gun, but

did not ultimately produce one from hisjacket.After causing the commotion the suspect

fled the scene without any money.Tong said it was important for him to tell

the public about the incident so everyone isinformed. Tong added he knows of no other

recent attempted robberies in the Stevestonarea.Tong gave the Richmond News a

description of the suspect but Hwang saidhe wanted to keep the description from thepublic for the time being.“We’re looking into a number of aspects.

Public safety doesn’t appear at risk,” saidHwang.He added that the suspect is not the high-

profile serial robber that has garnered recentprovincial and national media attention.“We’re looking into a number of aspects.

Public safety doesn’t appear at risk,” saidHwang.

Scene of the attempted robbery in StevestonVillage. Photo submitted

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‘Tough’ men tackle violence against women

Getting men to talk about it is the firstand, dare it be said, “toughest” step.Domestic abuse is the delicate topic of

discussion; a talking point that a Richmond-based organization is challenging men totake ownership of.As part of Chimo’s aptly-named “BC’s

Toughest Men” campaign, which waslaunched over the Super Bowl weekend,several of the province’s perceived “hardmen” are lending their voices to the issue.Men such as Chris Davies, holder of

B.C.’s Strongest Man title, BC Lions’Solomon Elimimian, ex Canuck RyanWalter and Richmond’s own up-and-comingMMA fighter and former Olympian wrestlerArjan Bhullar have put their collectiveweight behind the campaign.“This is an opportunity to raise awareness

of family violence and to highlight that thisis a male issue and engage men in some sortof dialogue,” said Mark Miller, executive

director of Chimo Community Services,adding that the campaign was initiallyabout trying to raise funds for second stagehousing (longer term — 18 months to twoyears) solutions for women fleeing familyviolence.“Men have to understand that it’s them

that need to be talking about it.“This gets men talking about the issue

instead of ignoring it. I feel, sometimes,they don’t want to talk about it for fear ofsaying the wrong thing.”Miller said they used Super Bowl

weekend to launch the campaign, as it wasa time when, traditionally, men get togetherto celebrate.As for the campaign’s title, Miller said

Chimo wanted to “challenge the approachto toughness.”“What does tough mean?” said Miller.“It certainly doesn’t make it tough to be

engaged in family violence.“We don’t pretend this is going to fix

the problem, but it’s a step in the rightdirection.“Managing your emotions and feelings,”

added Miller, is tougher than lashing out.Men can go online to Chimo’s website

and make a pledge not to be violent, saidMiller, and make a donation if they want to.

The goal is to raise $100,000 for second-stage housing in Richmond for womenand children escaping violent situations byMarch 8.

Some of B.C.’s toughtest dudes, including BC Lions’ Solomon Elimimian, back left, andChris Davies, front right, holder of B.C.’s Strongest Man title. Photo submitted

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ARichmond man whowas reported missing lastNovember has been foundsafe and well.Richmond RCMP thanks

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

Hot on the heels ofthe latest round ofIslamist attacks, this

week the federal governmentintroduced yet another anti-terrorism bill.Stephen Harper told the

country the bill will makeus safer, painting a pictureof jihadist terrorists lurkingaround every lamp post, theirnumerous diabolical plotsnarrowly thwarted by ournational security agencies.How many plots and what

type are details the Canadianpublic will conveniently neverhear about.But like other similar

measures, the bill expandsstate powers of surveillanceand detention of those deem tobe potential threats.Now, targets in the line of

security cross hairs don’t evenhave to be connected to aspecific threat.General advocacy of an

attack on Canada is enoughto get them locked up. Eventurning to “radicalized” beliefscould be enough to earn a visitfrom CSIS.Those are measures a

portion of the populationmight support, but they alsoborder on thought police.The term CSIS and

the government prefer is“disruption” — which couldnow involve everything fromdeleting websites and twitterpostings, blocking cell phonesignals, bugging apartmentsand longer periods of“preventative detention.”None of which seems

threatening, until it’s yourthoughts that are deemedunacceptable by the state.Lack of strong oversight is a

major flaw in this process.When Big Brother is

watching, someone else needsto keep close tabs on thewatchers in return.

Greece fights against debt bondage

Phrases you didn’thear before the year2000: viral video,

unfriended, cord cutting, andimportant Greek election.Not that national elections

weren’t important to theGreeks themselves. Butjust like Canada, Greece issomewhere in the second or third tier ofcountries.A handful of big countries can change

the world economy by fiddling with theirinterest rates, that can make or breakinternational treaties, that can threaten warand send armies scrambling.But Greece? Fewer than 11 million

citizens. Centre of ancient and modernculture and art, yes, but not an economic ormilitary powerhouse.Yet the election of Alexis Tsipras as

prime minister and leader of the Syrizaparty has sent shock waves throughEurope.Greece was one of the many, many

countries that went a bit mad during the

early years of the newcentury.Cheap money fueled

foolish spending whichfueled debts both public andprivate. That’s no different,really, than the story acrossmost of the world.But when the crash came,

when the U.S. housing bubble burst, it hitGreece very hard. They were part of theEuro community, using the same currencyas France, Germany, Italy, and most of theirEuropean neighbours, giving them feweroptions to pay off their debts.Greece has faced more than five years

of punishing austerity as they struggle toget out from under a 320 billion Euro debt.Unemployment is 26 per cent. Economicoutput has shrunk by 25 per cent. Socialservices have been slashed, minimumwages cut.It is not a fun time to be a Greek.The Germans have been particularly

adamant that Greece pay back its debts andcut its expenses, since they’ve shouldered

a big chunk of the cost of bailing out theirsmaller neighbour.Tsipras plans to reverse many of the

changes that have been demanded as part ofthe austerity measures. The minimum wagewill go back up, the sale of governmentassets has been frozen. Predictably, themarkets in Greece have dropped.But why should we pay attention to what

the markets think? Didn’t they get us all inthis trouble to begin with?Tsirpas is still waiting to fight with the

real monster, the noxious hydra he’ll haveto slay to make his changes stick.Greece is going to have to default on

some of its debt.In virtually any version of our economic

system, debt is going to be a reality.For the economy to work, we need atleast a reasonable certainty that people,corporations, banks, and nations will makegood on their debts.But it’s obvious that not everyone will.

Sometimes, through incompetence orfraud or simple bad luck, there will be norepayment.

And we have to decide how to handlethat.The Greeks are probably aware of how it

used to be dealt with — in ancient Athens,people who couldn’t pay their debts weresold as slaves.Centuries later, most of Europe hosted

debtors’ prisons. We now allow people todeclare bankruptcy, rather than enslavingor imprisoning them.So, if individual punishment (beyond a

ruined credit rating) is inappropriate whenit comes to debt, why is it okay for Europeand the IMF to collectively punish theGreeks?Because they are being punished,

whether they spent the fat years recklesslyspending, or if they were frugal savers whopaid their mortgages on time every month.After all, it hardly seems appropriate

to blame the Greeks for their mess, whenthousands of bankers and traders lied,schemed, grew massively wealthy, and gotoff Scott free.Matthew Claxton is a reporter with the

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Lansdowne sitecould housenew hospitalDear Editor,Re: “Searching for a new target,” News Jan. 30, 2015.I read with great interest the story by GraemeWood in

Friday’s Richmond News regarding Lansdowne Centre.I had thought that such a large piece of land would

eventually be where a new hospital would be built,because if we are to believe the estimates of the futurepopulation of Richmond it will certainly be needed.Our present hospital has been stretched as much as

possible and I cannot imagine how it could be expandedmore except by using part of Minoru Park which iscurrently undergoing big changes, supposedly to last formany years to come.Lansdowne is very central for transit for people who

would be visiting patients or people who have to go forregular treatments.So, I do hope the city forward planners think deeply

about the important buildings needed in future, as at themoment, all that appears to be considered is how manypeople can be squashed onto our tiny island.I have lived in Richmond for 33 years and have seen

many changes in that time.

S. MorganRichmond

Involvementkey to definingRichmond’s futureDear Editor:Re: “To punish or prevent,” Opinion, Jan. 30; “Stop

the development ‘insanity,’” Letters, Jan. 30Three cheers for both your editorial opinion and your

publication of Ray Arnold’s letter to the editor withrespect to life here on Lulu Island.If only more folks of our city and country cared half

as much, I can only imagine how much infinitely betteroff we’d all be.Instead of serious self-inquiry and a genuine

commitment to political change, residents of Richmond,British Columbians and Canadians as a whole are fed asteady diet of mass-media hyperbole, hysteria and liesfrom those we elect to lead us.Until more of the masses make a point to read

newspapers like the Richmond News and then decideto get involved on issues that are important to ourcollective sanity, I’m deathly afraid, like the astute Mr.Arnold, for the future of this place.Unfortunately, I’m reminded of a salty old friend who

always said, “He who hath the money, honey, calls thetune.”

Bear GouldenRichmond

Open letter to city council,Recently, a number of newspaper articles have appeared

concerning local neighbourhoods.My wife and I have been residents in our home in the

Windjammer Drive neighbourhood sinceApril 1978, andhave raised two children here. In our neighbourhood, ahouse sale means the purchase of a lot to build a three-storey, monster/mega house as our lots are too small to besubdivided.However, from defining and enriching human/social

evaluation, this is very destructive! The neighbourhood isbeing torn apart. If a purchaser is buying a house for a home,this is great!The current reality is that the longer-term neighbours are

at the end of the earning of income stage, and are on ratherfixed and deflating incomes. An increase of property valueof 12 – 14 per cent in this neighbourhood is economicallythreatening. One of my retired neighbours has begun todefer his municipal property taxes to maximize his fixed anddeflating income, and to remain in his home.The city council does have the authority and the duty to

protect its neighbourhoods. Growth should be measured withhuman and social criteria as well as economy and density.

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Meet Barbara Reid, author/illustrator of The Party and TheSubwayMouse.Create your own plasticine art page for theChildren’s Arts Festival digital book.$15 per child (6-10 years) includes General FestivalAdmissionAccompanying parent must purchase General FestivalAdmission ($5 on site)10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m................................................ SOLDOUT12:45–2:15 p.m......................................................................907508

2. Creativity ClassesRegister for a hands-on interactive class led by aprofessional artist. Price per child, per class, includesGeneral Festival Admission. These sell out quickly!Register in advance at www.richmond.ca/register or604-276-4300. Note: no refunds.Time Creativity Class Price Barcode3–4 years10:30–11:30 a.m. Storytelling and Song $10 90730810:45–11:45 a.m. Art Mash Up SOLDOUT2:30–3:30 p.m. Tiny Tutus $10 9069592:30–3:30 p.m. Tree Frogs SOLDOUT5–6 years10:30–11:30 a.m. Tree Frogs SOLDOUT11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Storytelling and Song $10 9073581:00–2:00 p.m. Dynamic Poster Prints $12 9074101:15–2:15 p.m. Tiny Tutus $10 9069586–9 years10:30–11:30 a.m. Groove Dance $10 90691511:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Cartooning $12 90691111:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Clay Family Trees $15 90720811:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Tree Frogs $12 9070581:00–2:00 p.m. Groove Dance $10 9069171:30–3:30 p.m. Puppet Making I SOLDOUT1:30–3:00 p.m. Cartooning $12 9069122:00–3:30 p.m. Clay Family Trees $15 9072092:15–3:45 p.m. Dynamic Poster Prints $12 9074112:15–3:15 p.m. Musical Theatre $10 9074089–12 years10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Everything But a Brush $15 90715810:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Puppet Making II $15 90725811:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Aboriginal Beading $15 90691311:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Groove Dance $10 9069161:30–3:30 p.m. Everything But a Brush $15 9071592:00–3:30 p.m. Aboriginal Beading $15 906914

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Experience the magic of Shadow Play as stories celebratingChina’s rich cultural history are brought to life throughpuppetry and light manipulation.$15 per person (5 years & up) includes General FestivalAdmissionAudience members 11 years and under must beaccompanied by a paying adult.11:00–11:45 a.m. ..................................................................9154082:00–2:45 p.m. .......................................................................915458

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COMMUNITY

Roadmap to post-secondary success

It takes more than just good grades and a vague idea ofwhere they can take you to help navigate the road to the rightpost-secondary school.

“It’s a matter of determining what bestfits the student,” said Robin Barton, auniversity career counsellor.“There’s also the question of finding

out if the student likes exams, or do theyprefer group projects? Do they want tobe in a big city or a small town?Andhow important is it that they know theteacher?”The way schools approach their

programs can also greatly determine astudent’s decision. For example, UBC’s

Sauder School of Business plunges students directly intobusiness courses, whereas at the University of WesternAlbertastudents can spend the first two years studying arts, and thenfocus on business, added Barton, a Steveston resident who isputting his 15 years of experience as a university counsellorat high schools to use with a newly formed service calledOsgoode Consulting.With schools having different deadline (many are in

February) and application requirements — some ask foressays, others lean much more heavily on academic records— the process can seem overwhelming.“One thing I encourage parents and students to do is apply

to a range of universities that meet their social and academiccriteria.”It’s also a chance to turn the tables.“Remember, you’re interviewing the university as much as

they are interviewing you,” Barton said, adding that, if donesuccessfully, the student should be satisfied with their choice.“In Canada it’s a $30,000 gamble that, if it doesn’t pay off,

you’re going to have to start from scratch and apply to anotheruniversity and convince them that this time you’ve got itright,” Barton said.Barton aims to provide a clearer route to selecting schools

that are a good fit for the student’s academic and career plans.

There’s also often a lot of emotion invested when post-secondary school selection talks happen in a household, so itcan help if families start early— ideally when a student entersGrade 10. That allows time to explore universities and careersstarting in Grade 10, leaving the Grade 12 year as the time setaside for applications.For more information about Osgoode Consulting, call 604-

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Gateway Theatre will once again be filled with musicas Valley Song brings songs of hope to the MainStagethis week. Set in post-apartheid South Africa, in a

valley where properties are still owned exclusively by whitepeople, 76-year-old Abraam ‘Buks’ Jonkers continues to tillthe land he will never own.

Bringing the valley songs to life is sound designer Cathy Nosaty, who composed original music for thelyrics written by Athol Fugard. Cathy may be new to the Gateway, but she and director Jovanni Sy goway back, having worked together at the Banff Centre and the Factory Theatre in Toronto. When Jovanniasked her to come on board Cathy was “thrilled at the opportunity to work with him again and to explorethis beautiful play with himself, the actors and the creative team.”

To create the charming melodies that audiences will hear during the show, Cathy looked to the characterof Veronica, Buks’ golden-voiced granddaughter who can’t wait to star on the Johannesburg stage:

“When I first read the script I was very moved by the character of Veronica—she’s an innately,enormously musical young woman who trusts music to lead her throughout her life as she exploresand grows. Being a musician myself since a young age, I could relate to a character who feelsstrongly about the role of music in her life. I was very excited by the challenge of creating songs forVeronica that are true to her character. Her songs are sung a cappella (without instrumental accom-paniment) and as the play progresses her songs reflect her thoughts and experiences as she dreamsof a singing career and a life beyond her ancestral home.”

She also delved deep into the lyrics Athol Fugard so beautifully wrote years ago in to his first post-apart-heid play. “I marvel at the way he creates theatre that is relevant artistically, emotionally and politically.Athol Fugard’s career spans an intensive and complex period in the history of South Africa.”

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CAVU Kitchen Bar’s impressive menu and casual-cool atmosphere is exactly what you’re looking for when deciding on arestaurant. Its central location at the Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel since its opening a couple of months ago has made it ahaven for airline crews and travelers. For Richmond locals, it has become the new local hot spot.

Chef Alex Hancock’s modus operandi at the newly opened CAVU is about creating a home for guests returning from a journey,offering them unique and creative West Coast dishes with a fun international twist.

“With CAVU we wanted to break away from standard hotel style food and give people a piece of downtown Vancouver withoutthem actually having to go there,” said Hancock.

Take the Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew for example; a spiced tomato coconut broth packed with jumbo prawns and Atlanticlobster served with jasmine rice. Or try the Lamb Kofta; a shank smothered in seer n’ sumac jus served with peppers, carrothummus and a mint salad.

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If we keep going you won’t have enough air miles to finish this meal...CAVU stands for ‘Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited’, anaviation term for favourable flying conditions. It also describes the restaurant’s ability to appeal to a wide array of palates,which is helpful considering its sees guests coming in from around the world.

Hancock uses only the freshest ingredients, and with his breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner menus carefully selected toinclude about a dozen items each, his goal is always quality over quantity. His menus are designed to focus on the tastes andingredients of the season, which means now is an excellent time to sample his fall-winter creations.

“We always look at what we are currently doing and figure out ways we can kick it up a notch. We are constantly evolving,”said Hancock.One Hancock creation that has now made its way onto the main menu is the Lobster Burger, an epic eight-ounce beef pattytopped with arugula, mayo, herbed mornay sauce, and yes, lobster.

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Lulu Series showcases urban art

Richmond’s artscommunity will behonouring the talented andthe supportive at the seventhannual Richmond ArtsAwards this May.

The public has until March16 to suggest nominees— perhaps an artist whodeserves recognition, a

volunteer extraordinaire, orcommunity-minded businessthat has supported the arts,beyond expectations.

The awards, which startedbeing handed out in 2009,will celebrate excellencein six categories: Businessand the Arts, Volunteerism,Cultural Leadership, Artistic

Innovation, Arts Educationand Youth Arts. All artisticdisciplines are eligible,including culinary arts, crafts,environmental arts and newmedia.

For more information onthe Richmond Arts Awards,visit richmond.ca/artsawards,or call 604-204-8672.

The artist behind YVR’s signatureThunderbird, a leading performing artsfestival boss and an acclaimedWinnipegarchitect are the highlights of this year’s 2015Lulu Series: Art in the City.The line-up will feature discussions on art

in the city and its importance to establishingconnections between citizens and theircommunities.On March 19, First Nations artist, designer

and curator, Connie Watts will present anoverview of her experiences working withAboriginal artists across Canada, as well ascreating her own work for public spaces incities.Preceding her talk will be a short

performance by country music artists DamianMarshall and Shanna Lynn performing asGeorgia Rain.On Thursday, April 23, NormanArmour,

artistic and executive director of Vancouver’sPuSh International PerformingArts Festival,will discuss projects that show how the arts,and in particular festivals, can be a centralplayer in expressing and shaping a city’sevolving sense of itself. His talk will bepreceded by a short performance by stage andrecording artist, Veda Hille.And on May 14, Johanna Hurme, founding

partner of Winnipeg’s internationallyacclaimed 5468796 architecture firm willpresent a series of case studies, projects andprocesses to demonstrate how designingfor long-term vision can help create a betterworld. Preceding this talk will be a briefperformance by the flamenco guitarist BaraaSafaa.All events are free and will be held at

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The first 2014-15 session of the Immersed in the Arts...Reach toTeach program culminated Jan. 30 with a superb luncheon for allthe participating students from Steveston’s Westwind and EastVancouver’s Admiral Seymour elementaries, along with theirteachers, dignitaries and staff from the program organizers atArts Connection and the Community Arts Council of Richmond(CACR). The program, which has been running for two years,brings together students from both schools for more than 20 hoursof creative and collaborative arts activities spread out over fourmonths. Guests at the luncheon heard from students and teachersabout how important the program is for inspiring the arts in thestudents and forging new friendships across municipal and socialboundaries. The program’s upcoming spring session will bringstudents together from Grauer and General Currie elementariesin Richmond and Admiral Seymour in Vancouver. Photos by AlanCampbell/Richmond News

KUDOS

Expert knitters at the Richmond JewishCommunity’s Kehila Society have beenknitting an assortment of warm winterblankets, scarves and gloves for Rose’sAngels, a local organization foundedin memory of Rose Lewin by thesociety and Courtney Cohen, Lewin’sgranddaughter. Volunteers with Rose’sAngels will be distributing the knitwear,along with bundles of dry food andtoiletries, to needy locals through CHIMOCommunity Services, St. Alban’s Church,Richmond Family Place, Turning PointRecovery Society and the Jewish FoodBank. Photo submitted

Members of the Richmond Dodgeball League recentlydropped off food they had collected, plus $447 for theRichmond Food Bank Society. Photo submitted

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On behalf of City of Richmondemployees, Mayor Malcolm Brodie andCouns. (above from left to right) BillMcNulty, Linda McPhail, Carol Day andHarold Steves present Margaret Hewlett,executive director of the Richmond FoodBank Society, with a cheque for $3,690— one of many donations raised by Cityof Richmond employees. Photo submitted

Richmond Public Library received a $33,000 donation from its dedicatedFriends of the Library group Jan. 28. The proceeds were derived fromfive successful book sales in 2014 and will be used for several specialitems on the library’s annual ‘wish list.’ Photo submitted

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

Hoop bragging rights in the city startsthis week with the Richmond Bantam andJuvenile Basketball Championships nowunderway.

The McNair Marlins will look to continuetheir dominance on home court as they hostthe juvenile boys tournament. The Marlinswent 11-1 during the regular season, withtheir only loss coming to Richmond High(9-2) back in December. Steveston-London

(7-5) and RC Palmer (7-5) are also in thetitle hunt with the final slated for Thursdayat 5 p.m.

The unbeaten McMath Wildcats arelooking to complete a dominating seasonat the juvenile girls tournament at Cambiesecondary. McNair (8-2) and the hostCrusaders (6-4) are other contenders. Thefinal goes Wednesday at 5 p.m.

The host Ravens are the team to beat

in the Bantam Boys Championships atMacNeill secondary.

The Ravens rolled to a 9-1 league recordbut had four teams hot on their heels.McMath and McNair each finished at 8-2,while Steveston-London and McRobertswere 7-3. It should add up to a highlycompetitive tournament, with the final setfor 5 p.m. on Thursday.

McMath also rolled to a perfect regular

season record in the Richmond BantamGirls League and is the heavy favouriteat Hugh Boyd this week. Boyd (6-2),Richmond Christian (6-2) and Steveston-London (6-2) are also expected to be inthe title hunt. The Bantam girls final goesWednesday at 5 p.m.

The top teams from each of the fourtournaments will represent Richmond at theVancouver and District Championships.

Juvenile and Bantam city hoop championships underway

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Wildcats serve notice at own tourney

It took bringing some provincialheavyweights to their own gym forthe McMath Wildcats to show justexactly what they are capable of.

Facing a steady diet of elite AAAsenior boys basketball teams, thehosts captured the annual WildcatInvitational with an entertaining77-71 come-from-behind win overthe No. 3 ranked Fleetwood ParkDragons on Saturday afternoon.The victory capped a perfect4-0 run over the three-day event,including an 89-77 victory againstthe No. 1 Abbotsford Panthers.The results will no doubt movethe No. 6 Wildcats up the rankingswhen they are released later thisweek.

McMath has been a fixture inthe top 10 since the start of theseason and are also cruising alongin Richmond League play withan 8-0 record heading into thefinal week of action. Yet, headcoach Bik Chatha wanted to seesomething more out of his team.He witnessed an uninspiringperformance at last month’sChancellor Tournament where theWildcats were bounced out in thequarter-finals, then humbled 73-49 by the No. 2 ranked St. ThomasMore Knights in consolation play.

The Dragons seemeddetermined to spoil the hometownparty when they lit up theWildcats’ zone defence for 32points in the opening 10 minutes

to take a 16 point lead. However,an aggressive man-to-man defencecooled off the Surrey visitorsover the final three quarters andMcMath chipped away at thedeficit — eventually jumpingout in front for good in the finalquarter.

“The guys just persevered,” saidChatha. “We started a 2-3 zonethe last time we played them (andwon) but they were just shreddingit apart. We seemed to play betterin (man-to-man) defence and itwas an unbelievable performanceon our guys part.”

Impressive Grade 11 point guardIdo Gortier led the comeback onhis way to securing tournamentMVP honours. Anthony Demchhad another strong outing afterpouring in 41 points in the winover Abbotsford. The seniorearned a spot on the first all-starteam.

The road to the title alsoincluded wins over Britannia(73-57) and NorKam (86-73).Momentum has been establishedfor the upcoming post-season andChatha warns his team has notime to rest on its laurels.

“We are happy (with the result)but by no means are we satisfied,”he said. “I think we can still playbetter, especially defensively, andwe need to start games the way wefinish them.

“Against Abbotsford, wemanaged to put it all together butteams are so tough in triple ‘A’ andwhen you get to the top (teams),

the differences are so slight.”Chatha would love another

crack at STM in the LowerMainland playoffs but firstmust focus on what is expectedto be a highly competitive citychampionships, starting nextweek at Burnett. That’s where

another meeting with the McNairMarlins looms. The teams met inthe season opener with McMathwinning 75-70. The Marlins havenot lost since and enter this week’splay with the same ranking as theWildcats.

“STM tore us apart last time

and we would look forward to theopportunity to play them again.“McNair has lost only two allseason like us and that potentiallycould be a real tough game.

“Basically, we have to play likethis all the time to get where wewant to go.”

With coach Bik Chatha looking on, Anthony Demch had a leading role in the McMath Wildcats capturingtheir own invitational, including a 77-71 win over Fleetwood Park in the final. Photo by Mark Booth

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