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There is something about a crisis thatbrings out the best and the worst in us. We

saw that with the recent dog-mauling story.If you missed it, a pair of 21-year-old twins

(Kati and Jessi Mather) went for a walk withKati’s boyfriend’s dog (Yogi) and Jessi’s three-year-old son. One could imagine a bucolicscene, and perhaps it was, until somethingtriggered Yogi — a Rottweiler-husky cross —and he went nuts, literally ripping the flesh offKati as she, according to police, tried to drawthe dog away from her sister’s toddler.

Add to that show of selflessness, a neigh-bour and a young couple who ran to help.I wonder what I’d do in that situation. Whodoesn’t want to be a hero? But faced with asnarling, 80-pound canine, I’m not sure myresolve would hold out. It’s inspiring to know itholds out fine for some.

Both twins were seriously injured, Katicritically, so a friend of the young women setup an online fundraiser. The good intentionsquickly turned nasty as it came to light thatsaid twins already had a well-known socialmedia presence as “Twins that toke THC.”

As quickly as the pooch turned on hiscompanions, the public turned on the youngwomen, and all that concern and consterna-tion appeared to shift to Yogi — a dog de-scribed by one witness as a “killing machine.”

The dog’s owner has launched a petition tosave Yogi, which means that well-worn debatehas reared its head: there’s no such thing asa bad dog or a bad breed, just bad owners.As another famous Yogi said (that would beBerra), “It’s like deja vu all over again.”

Back to the twins; obviously, these gals aremaking some questionable choices, amongwhich was the decision to take the dog out inthe first place when, according to its owner, itwas not to leave the yard without him.

Even so, if we can show empathy andcompassion towards a dog that attacked threepeople, nearly killing one of them; if we canrecognize his behaviour may, at least in part,be a result of conditions in which he lived,surely we can extend at least a portion of thatgoodwill towards these young women.

This isn’t to say one needn’t take respon-sibility for their actions, or there shouldn’t beconsequences. But it is saying, let’s drop thevilification. It only shows our worst side.

I fear Yogi’s days may be numbered, butthese women have their lives ahead of them.They’re going to need support as they recoverfrom their injuries, and whatever other chal-lenges they may have.

The Chinese sign for the word crisis com-bines “danger” and “opportunity.” Clearly,this situation is fraught with danger. To thinkthere was a toddler in the mix is terrifying.

But perhaps there is opportunity as well,opportunity for all of us to show our best side— the side of courage and compassion.

Crisis showsourbest andworst

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Trammotorman ofthe 1940s passesaway just shy of92nd birthday.

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LETTERSto theEditor

Dear Editor,Re: “Language capability a responsibility,”

Letters, Dec. 30/31I would like to commend Tom Zheng for

his excellent letter in the Richmond News.Mr. Zheng has articulated very well the

need for all immigrants to integrate intoCanadian society.

One of the best ways to do this is tolearn and communicate in at least one ofCanada’s official languages.

Certainly, we should be proud of our heri-tage, culture, language and customs etc.However, at the same time, we must alsorecognize our civic responsibility of being aresident/citizen of Canada.

As Canadians, we must make every effortto learn at least one, if not both, of Canada’s

official languages — English and French.Our common language is the glue thatbinds all of us together as Canadians, re-gardless of our ethnic, cultural, geographi-cal or religious backgrounds.

Unfortunately, in Richmond, the contro-versy over Chinese language signage andnow this issue of Chinese-only strata councilmeeting don’t bode well for interculturalharmony, multiculturalism and inclusive-ness.

Let’s hope Richmond’s Chinese-Canadiancommunity leadership will accept the chal-lenge thrown down by Tom Zheng and takeappropriate steps in amicably resolvingissues like these.

Balwant SangheraRichmond

Dear Editor,Re: “Heritage buildings

secure,” Letters, Jan. 6.Richmond City Hall, and

its elected officials, lack allcredibility when, on onehand, a councillor goes onrecord to give assurancesthat Steveston will retain itshistoric image and heritagebuildings will be preserved,while, on the other hand,attempts to turn GarryPoint Park into a marina inorder to salvage the float-

ing dock and ugly pilingsthat are testament to cityhall’s past folly.

City hall seems moredetermined than ever totransform a historic Ste-veston into an up-markettourist destination.

Moncton Street is rapidlylosing its vintage character.

The Cannery Cafe hasfallen victim to developerswith deep pockets, whowill, I don’t doubt, be givena red carpet welcome

from city hall. One by one,buildings will be replacedand/or transformed intotourist boutiques.

It is not possible to trustand/or believe the rhetoricthat councillors currentlyspew out.

They are simply focusedon selling out to the high-est bidder.

Taxpayers beware.Alan Johnson

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First question of the year: the economyAn article published earlier this week in the Business in Vancouver paper suggests that BC’seconomy will lead Canada in growth, at 3.1%. Truth be told, however, in my view it is as difficultas ever to predict how things will go.The Federal Liberals seem content to let interest rates stay where they are, which should helpour exports to the U.S. and our tourism. Experts continue to call our local real estate market“unsustainable” or something like that, but prices seem to continue rising in many areas of theLower Mainland. Of course, mining and energy are not expected to grow given low oil andcommodity prices. But with the volatility in the Middle East right now, prices could changequickly, which could change the entire economy.Any person considering retirement or other types of planning, including selling a residence(and perhaps downsizing), should consider whether 2016 might be “the year.” If prices startdropping in 2017, for many the wait may result in a major loss. Otherwise, the search for stableinvestments with good returns will be difficult, regardless of how much the economy may grow.More than ever, this is a year to get advice, and not to gamble.

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Dear Editor,Re: “New enviro review could impact

bridge plans: MP,” News Jan. 6.Canada agreed to seriously tackling

climate change in Paris. We agreed that a1.5 Celsius increase in global temperaturewas our target.

That means we are aiming for net zeroGHGs (greenhouse gas emissions) by2035. Hopefully, getting to zero by 2050.

To get there, all levels of government —federal, provincial and municipal, as wellas businesses and individuals — will haveto go all out to achieve this.

Building this bridge to replace theMassey Tunnel is not compatible with thisgoal for a number of reasons.

1) A 10-lane highway expands vehicleusage just when we need to reduce it andswitch to electrified mass transit.

2) It takes away much-needed funding($4 billion) that should be spent on carbonmitigation, especially in transport for theprovince.

3) Keeping a tunnel and having a masstransit rail crossing would prevent pro-posed LNG and coal expansion on theSouth Fraser — both of which are definite-ly incompatible with a 1.5 C future.

4) Keeping farmland intact helps lessenemissions and will help with food securityas places such as California, where muchof our fruits and vegetables are sourced,succumb to global warming-enhanceddroughts. It will encourage farmland inDelta, Surrey and White Rock areas to beurbanized.

5) The construction of the bridge itself

with the amount of cement needed for pil-ings (apparently they have to go a massivedistance down before they hit bedrock)and structure is huge in itself.

6) There will probably be more idling orabout the same for vehicles at the otherbottle necks resulting from the construc-tion as well as increased traffic encour-aged by the bridge.

It is time the Clark government got seri-ous about tackling climate change insteadof saying one thing and doing the oppo-site.

It’s time, also, that we made sure they donot get away with this sleight of hand. Weall now know it’s imperative that we get tonet zero GHGs by 2050.

Applying that criteria to projects such asthe Massey crossing is absolutely essentialif we are to meet this goal.

Paul MagnusRichmond

" An artist’s rendering of a new crossing toreplace the Massey Tunnel. Photo submitted

LETTERSto the Editor

" KathleenBeaumont

Dear Editor,Re: “Heritge buildings secure,” Letters

Jan. 6.I strongly disagree with Coun. Bill Mc-

Nulty’s position that heritage conservation inSteveston is adequate and therefore thereshouldn’t be any reason to question its ef-fectiveness.

This response smoothsover a system which is notworking, is without vision,and in need of significantchange.

The conservationstrategy is out of date, theSakamoto guidelines areancient. If these tools arenot upgraded to currentplanning standards, then the mechanismsfor approving future development in histori-cal Steveston will be ineffective resulting ina disjointed patchwork of development in ahistorical and high-profile area of Richmond.

Tourism is a rapidly evolving economicelement of Steveston Village which has notbeen taken into account in either the Ste-veston Conservation Strategy or the Saka-moto Design Guidelines.

If the tools and consultation process thatcouncil currently uses were adequate forthe task at hand, then there wouldn’t be anyreason for concern. People like me wouldnot leave the underutilized Richmond Heri-tage Commission out of frustration.

The city’s efforts to consult with commit-tees and the general public sounds good onpaper but are largely wishful thinking.

The heritage commission has repeatedly

called for an update to the Sakamoto DesignGuidelines and to my knowledge, nothinghas been done.

There have been changes to the conser-vation strategy, yet there continues to beproblems with excessive building heightsand scale.

The most significant heritage issues thatneed to be addressed in a fast-moving realestate market relate to city planners beingequipped with the right tools and mecha-nisms to do the job efficiently and effectivelyand aimed at protecting all elements ofheritage in the village, not just the listedbuildings.

By way of example, how much consulta-tion was undertaken on tree removal andconstruction of a new Japanese Garden inthe Steveston public park adjacent to theheritage post office?

Where were the design guidelines forredevelopment of the Japanese BenevolentSociety Building, which was designed, con-structed then redesigned then re-renovatedbefore the project was completed?

Directing funding resources to develop-ing effective planning tools and regulationswill save the city time and money in thelong term and further ensure outcomes thatprovide a cohesive heritage environment forboth Steveston residents, businesses andvisitors.

There is no question that council providegenerous funding to many heritage projects.It’s the process and the outcomes and thelack of vision that greatly concerns me.

Kathleen BeaumontRichmond

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LETTERSto the Editor

Erase ‘anytime soon’

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press my disappointmentin the people of Richmondfor their lack of supportfor the four days of excit-ing hockey these youngboys put on for free in theRichmond InternationalBantam Midget HockeyTournament held lastweekend.

They may not have theskills of the Canucks, butthey have shown com-mendable effort anddesire. The number ofpeople who showed up insupport was disgraceful!

G. HercusRichmond

Dear Editor,Re: “Banish silly expres-

sions,” Letters Dec. 18, and“‘Literally’ had enough,”Letters, Dec. 23/24.

Good for Victor Godin forkicking this off with his at-tack on the redundant andpompous “going forward.”

Another silly expressionis the crutch of a thousandmedia journalists: “not...anytime soon.”

The price of oil “may not

be going up anytime soon.”The economy will not

improve “anytime soon.”I think this hackneyed

expression is chosen for acertain sonorousness andmaybe because it lends asense of “closure” to an oth-erwise vague or inconclusivepiece of writing. Either way,it ends up being, in its ownway, pompous.

Steve BridgerRichmond

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Minoru ComplexA 110,000 sq. ft. multi-purpose facility featuring: two—25 metre swimming pools, a large leisure pool witha river run, multiple spray elements and play featuresincluding a mega soaker, and therapeutic featuresincluding two hot tubs, saunas and a cold plunge pool;

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a 7,000 square foot fitness centre; and outdoor plaza spaces, team rooms and an event room tosupport sports and special events.

Replacement Fire HallsBrighouse Fire Hall No. 1 and Cambie Fire Hall No. 3 havebeen designed to meet the community safety needs fortoday and into the future.

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If you’re not the kind ofperson who cares much for

your lawn and likes to party,Joe Wideski, 87, is your man.

Wideski’s career has takenhim from being part of thecrew that helped build theGeorge Massey Tunnel tohis current gig as a parkingvalet.

Impark has nothing on thisson of a Manitoba farmer.

More so, in a place he’sseen transform from a smalltown with a vast expanse offarms, tilled mostly by Euro-peans and some Chinese, toa farm-flanked city lived inmostly by Chinese and someEuropeans, Wideski is willingto adapt.

Wideski has lived on DoverRoad since 1974 and seenhis backyard shrink as de-velopment has encroached.And that’s fine by him.

“They (his Chinese neigh-bours) have their partiesdown there and when thathappens, oh, there’s all sortsof problems,” said Wideski.

The problems? A lack ofparking in Wideski’s Thomp-son neighbourhood; the roadis narrow and has no curbs,

so navigating it on a weekendis troublesome.

So, Wideski repaved hisdriveway a few years ago,and painted six diagonalparking stalls for his neigh-bour’s friends. Furthermore,he allows them to park onhis front lawn (which canaccommodate another fourcars). What about the tiretracks?

“Oh the grass, she comesback in three days. No prob-lem,” he said.

Wideski said local busi-nesswoman Elsa Wong, aneighbour from across thestreet, even helped him putup four multilingual (English/Chinese) signs at the front of

his house that read: “Safetyis no accident. Everyonemust back in.”

He said everyone abides,but just in case there’s anaccident, he’s installed a rowof tires along his neighbour’sfence.

Wideski said he loves hisneighbours and they all haveone another’s house keys, ifanything goes wrong.

Not to mention, Wideski’shouse is often full of parties,as well.

Winters are usually high-lighted by a big Super Bowlbash while summers arefull of zip-lining fun in hisbig backyard, with his greatgrandchildren.

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Arecord year for residential property salesin Metro Vancouver has translated into

a record year for assessed land values inRichmond, particularly for detached homes.

As such, owners of such homes in Rich-mond will pay a greater proportion of prop-erty taxes than those who own apartmentsand townhouses this year, following BCAssessment’s 2016 report on land values.

That’s because properties with detachedhomes in Richmond rose in value by almost14 per cent, on average, whereas apart-ments and townhouse units only rose byabout three per cent, on average.

Because one property tax rate is appliedto all residential properties and the rateis applied to assessed land value, higherpriced homes will pay a greater share of tax.Conversely, lower valued homes will pay alower share of tax.

The higher than normal increase fordetached homes is in response to a recordnumber of home sales in Metro Vancou-ver, as reported by the Real Estate Boardof Greater Vancouver (REBGV) earlier thisweek.

Regional sales of residential propertiesin 2015 reached 42,326, a 27.8 per centincrease from the 33,116 sales recorded in2014, and a 48.4 per cent increase over the28,524 residential sales in 2013, accordingto REBGV.

Notably, the record number of salescame in a year when the number of homeslisted for sale was below historical aver-

ages, according to REBGV president DarcyMacLeod.

“Home buyers were active and motivatedthroughout 2015 despite the pressureon supply of homes on the market,” saidMacLeod.

In Richmond, the benchmark price ofdetached homes rose by 26.3 per cent fromDecember 2014 to December 2015. Theaverage sale price of such a property nowsits at $1.3 million.

Since 2005 home prices have risen,on average, 134 per cent in Richmond,higher than any other municipality betweenWhistler and Hope, aside from Vancouverand West Vancouver (Richmond has alsooutpaced every municipality reported by theFraser Valley Real Estate Board).

Assessed values of apartments and town-houses (reported as strata units) rose by anaverage of three per cent.

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Acoalition of private liquor store mer-chants in Richmond is asking the City of

Richmond to impose a one-kilometre “sepa-ration rule” for all retailers of beer, wine andhard liquor.

Presently, the city does have a rule forfull liquor licences that states such retail-ers must be at least one kilometre from oneanother.

But Damian Kettlewell, of Richmond Li-quor Store, representing the coalition, madea presentation at a Richmond city councilcommittee meeting on Monday to explainthat new liquor regulations will allow grocerystores to obtain a special licence to sellonly B.C. wine, without having to navigatethrough the city’s rezoning process, includ-ing the separation rule.

Kettlewell said he fears similar arrange-ments could be made for local craft beersand once the grocery stores are capable ofselling B.C. products, subsequent pressurefrom international trade agreements willforce them to sell imported products.

“The city is concerned about land use andif grocery stores don’t need to go throughrezoning and public hearings, these licencescould evolve into full liquor stores,” said Ket-tlewell, who did not explain on what groundssuch a situation could unfold.

However, Kettlewell did present lettersfrom California, Chile and the EuropeanUnion to the provincial government that

outline legal concerns about how B.C. ismoving forward with preferential treatmentfor B.C. wines.

The EU letter to Attoney General Hon.Suzanne Anton notes it has a “number ofconcerns” with “discriminatory practices bythe different provincial liquor boards, mainlyin the form of differential application ofmark-ups, but also as regards to preferentialroutes to market for local products.”

Kettlewell said his group has received alegal opinion that the B.C. government isviolating international trade agreements andwill lose such a battle.

He said B.C. is set to issue 21 new specialB.C. wine licences this year.

Kettlewell argued that the separation rulewas initially put in place to prevent theproliferation of retailers selling a controlledsubstance. He cited opposition to the newliquor regulations by local health profes-sionals, such as Vancouver Coastal Healthpublic health officers.

In December, Dr. Patricia Daly, of VCH,successfully argued to Vancouver city coun-cil to not implement a pilot project for winesales in grocery stores in that city.

Richmond councillors were nearlyunanimous in asking staff “to investigate theimplementation” of a one-kilometre rule forall alcohol sales.

With Coun. Linda McPhail absent, onlyCoun. Alexa Loo was opposed.

Loo told the Richmond News she thoughtthe rule was too bureaucratic and impededcompetition among businesses.! More at Richmond-News.com

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It was a familiar route —from Steveston to Marpoleand back again — aboardthe B.C. Electric Railway’stram 1220. In recent years,he did it with stories drawnfrom his experience inthe 1940s as a motorman(driver) along the route thatnot only provided an impor-tant transportation link, butinstilled a sense of commu-nity for those who climbedaboard.

Sharman passed away onDec. 15, a couple of monthsshy of his 92nd birthday.

He retired in 1987 fromB.C. Transit, where he was asenior vice president. But hislove and dedication to thetram is destined to live on inthe memories of those whoencountered him.

One was Ron Hyde, whointerviewed Sharman for hisbook The Sockeye Special:The story of the Stevestontram and early Lulu Island.

Hyde said Sharman alwaysspoke glowingly of his jobguiding the tram along theInterurban Line that was builtin 1902 and owned by theCanadian Pacific Railway.

In 1905, the CPR leasedthe line to the BC ElectricRailway Company whichelectrified the line and ranthe tram service until 1958.

Hyde said Sharman madeup one half of the two-person crew aboard Tram1220 which now sits safelyinside the Steveston Interur-ban Tram Building near thecorner of No. 1 Road and

Moncton Street.While Sharman drove the

tram, a conductor collectedfares from passengers, manyof whom became like familyas they made frequent tripson the handy service that,before the influx of cars inthe post Second World Warboom, was a prime transpor-tation route.

The initial cost of a returntrip to Steveston was 85cents, with trains runningevery half hour in rush hourand hourly at other times.

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perhaps the more riveting, especially in matterstechnological— as if this hasn’t become ‘the newnorm’! Nevertheless we are, in this latter half ofthe second 21st-century-decade, finally seeingtangibles in endeavours sharing a common sourceengineer/inventor/investor and entrepreneur,namely Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, CEO andCTO of SpaceX, CEO and product architect ofTesla Motors, founder, chairman, and the largestshareholder of SolarCity, backer of the Hyperloopproject, and the founder of OpenAl.

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Take Tesla Motors Inc., incorporated in 2003.The latest media reports indicate that in thefourth quarter of 2015, it delivered 17,400 vehicles,thereby exceeding its goal to sell at least 50,000electrically powered vehicles for the year by thenumber 580.

On a shared assembly line at its factory in Fremont,California, Tesla is now producing two all-electric

vehicles, the Model S sedan, and its latest offering,the Model X SUV, launched on September 29, 2015with 208 vehicles delivered by year-end. All thebig auto manufacturers have been involved, oneway or another, for decades in developing electriccars as one solution to the negative environmentalimpact of the internal combustion engine. All havestruggled with battery technology development,price points, ride quality and the chicken-and-eggproblem of charging infrastructure to permit somesemblance of support for long distance travel.

Only Tesla to date—albeit with help fromgovernment subsidization and the benefit oflater phase innovation—has produced a top ratede-vehicle on its way to being an entrenched andpopular status symbol. This in turn should helpwith the uptake of more affordable mass-markete-vehicles even if Tesla itself proves unable tomove from its super-luxury niche, as it hopes todo with its Model 3, due for unveiling this comingspring with production to begin in 2017.

One important component of the Model 3development is Mr. Musk’s goal to produce morepowerful, sleeker, and less expensive electriccar batteries in the world’s largest and mostadvanced battery factory he is building in CarsonCity, Nevada. The latest predictions are for the$5 billion “gigafactory” to open in late 2016.

Also included in this power source effort isthe goal to produce a relatively inexpensiveutility-scale battery that can store energy fromrenewable sources like solar and wind or fromthe existing grid for back up or for use wherethe price of electricity varies with usage rates.Since Tesla first announced its cheap utility-scale battery in the spring of 2015, it has beenflooded with over 100,000 reservations, which,if translated into sales would amount to over$1 billion in 2016.

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Hyde said Sharman knewmost passengers by name.

In the mornings there wasoften a double car servicethat would ferry childrenback and forth to RichmondHigh School.

One of those regular riderswas Coun. Harold Steves,who said he remembers rid-ing up front with the driver toget a first-hand look at whatit took to guide the tram.

“That was the place to be,all the kids wanted to beup there and chat with thedrivers, who were like familyto us,” he said. “They got toknow pretty much everyonewho was on their tram.”

There were even regularenquiries from the tramcrews asking if the young-sters had managed to finishall of their homework.

Steves said the tram linkalso made it possible foryoung, local hockey playersto make the trip into Van-couver to practise and playgames, since Richmond atthe time had no rink.

“We’d be up early to catchthe 5 a.m. tram that wouldget us to Kerrisdale Arenaand then take one back in

time for school at 9 a.m.,”he said.

But it wasn’t just peoplethe tram carried. Hyde saidthe route was an importantlink for local dairy farmerswho wanted to get their milkto dairies in Marpole.

“So, the milk cans wereloaded onto the tram andsent to Vancouver, andthey’d come back full ofspring water,” Hyde said.“They did that because youcouldn’t dig water wells inRichmond, and the famersneeded the water for theirlivestock.”

Mayor Malcolm Brodiesaid he met Sharman at nu-merous tram-related eventsover the years and marveledat his continued interest inhaving it preserved.

“He followed the historyof that tram. It was a veryspecial item for him, andhe always had time to tellpeople what it was like to beaboard way back in the day,and provide some guidancein getting it restored.”

In mid-December, citycouncil voted to spendaround $400,000 to con-tinue restoration efforts onthe tram, including a newroof, leather seating and

brass finishing.Brodie said that for most

people today in Richmond,the old tram service is onlyseen in glimpses.

“And the reason we arefinishing off the restorationthis year is that it’s suchan important artifact in ourhistory,” Brodie said, addingwhile he favoured havingit become a running tramonce more, it would havebeen an expensive proposi-tion.

“It’s destined to be a staticdisplay. But there’s some-thing special about the tram.It just runs away with yourimagination,” Brodie said.

Steves said he also wouldhave liked to see the tramrun again and believes therestill is a possibility that, inthe future, it could roll alonga short line from BayviewStreet to the Gulf of GeorgiaCannery.

If that time does come, itwould likely bring an evenbroader smile to Vic Shar-man’s face.

A memorial service forSharman is being held at 1p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 9)at Trinity Baptist Church inVancouver (1460 West 49thAve.).

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Richmond will hold a Public Hearing as noted above, on the following items:1. RICHMOND ZONING BYLAW 8500,

AMENDMENT BYLAW 9508 (RZ 15-690379)Location/s: 10631 Williams RoadApplicant/s: Kenneth Kevin McWilliamPurpose: To rezone the subject propertyfrom “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “CompactSingle Detached (RC2)”, to permit the propertyto be subdivided to create two (2) lots, withvehicle access to/from the existing rear lane.City Contact: Cynthia Lussier,

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

• On the City Website: Public Hearing Agendas, includingstaff reports and the proposed bylaws, are available on theCity Website at http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/hearings/2016.htm

• At City Hall: Copies of the proposed bylaw, supportingstaff and Committee reports and other backgroundmaterial, are also available for inspection at the Planningand Development Division at City Hall, between the hoursof 8:15 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, exceptstatutory holidays, commencing January 8, 2016 andending January 18, 2016, or upon the conclusion ofthe hearing.

• By Fax or Mail: Staff reports and the proposed bylawsmay also be obtained by FAX or by standard mail, bycalling 604-276-4007 between the hours of 8:15 am and5 pm, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays,commencing January 8, 2016 and ending January 18, 2016.

Participating in the Public Hearing process:

• The Public Hearing is open to all members of the public. Ifyou believe that you are affected by the proposed bylaw,you may make a presentation or submit written commentsat the Public Hearing. If you are unable to attend, you maysend your written comments to the City Clerk’s Office by4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing as follows:

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

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omposed and unhurried, EyalLichtmann finds the comfy, red fauxleather armchair in a quiet corner of

Waves Coffee House on No. 3 Road andWestminster Highway.

Moments earlier, Lichtmann had beenthrust in front of yet another TV camera tofield questions about a dog called Yogi, inthe care of the Richmond Animal ProtectionSociety (RAPS), who is seemingly on deathrow after a mauling incident last week in alocal park.

Despite being only a few weeks into thejob, the new CEO and executive directorat RAPS appears to be taking the mediakerfuffle in stride, as he settles down to talkto The News.

Which is just as well, because Lichtmann’sarrival at the 27-year-old society — whichhas been without an executive director sinceRAPS’ founder, Carol Reichert, retired twoyears ago — has coincided with a catalogueof bold promises to modernize and grow thenon-profit organization.

And according to RAPS’ president FearnEdmonds, the new CEO will not be paid fromthe no-kill charity’s shoestring budget, 40 percent of which comes from the City of Rich-mond contract, now entering its 10th year.The rest comes purely from donations.

Instead, Lichtmann’s salary will have tocome from a wealth of Richmond corporatesponsorship he believes is out there, waitingfor RAPS to tap into to fuel his vision of abigger and better future for the shelter.

No one, however, including Lichtmann, isunder the illusion the transition is going tobe easy, especially at an organization whichdoesn’t have its troubles to seek, with spiral-ling vet bills, temporary animal accommoda-tion and vehicles in need of repair.

“I want to re-invigorate the entire organiza-tion from top to bottom. I want to take RAPSto the next level,” said Lichtmann, while ac-knowledging the sterling work of the currentstaff, volunteers and board of directors.

“In the short-term, we need more so-phisticated systems with our hardware andsoftware…to keep better track of things likedonations and animal inventory.

“We need more sponsors from the cor-porate world in Richmond; it could be a lotmore. I raised tens of millions of dollars insponsorship in my previous role.

“And we really need to know what it coststo care for an animal at RAPS. We need toknow what it’s going to cost us if someonedrops off 50 animals, so we know how muchwe’re going to need to find.”

Lichtmann, by his own admission, has noanimal welfare experience, other than the

rescue husky-cross, Levi, and two rescuecats, Toby and Lorax, he, his wife Mandy and

his three young daughters — all of whomvolunteer at RAPS — have at their homenear No. 1 Road and Westminster Highway.

In order then to realize his ambitions forRAPS, he’ll have to dip into his resume inthe non-profit sector where, most recently,as the CEO and executive director at theVancouver Hillel Foundation, he raised $10million in 18 months for a major capitalproject at UBC.

It’s such connections and know-howthat Lichtmann will need to obtain his loftygoals, such as RAPS becoming the standardbearer for animal care in Canada and hous-ing an education centre for people to learnhow to care for animals.

And to further entice the flow of corporatesponsorship, the new CEO’s long-term targetis to achieve a third-party seal of approval.

“We want to find a way to get the organi-zation accredited, so everything has to berun even more openly and ethically,” saidLichtmann.

“It’s a badge of honour to show potentialdonors that you’re highly efficient in ev-erything you do. All levels ofgovernance and reportingmechanisms need to beopen and transparent. Notthat it hasn’t been. We justneed to take it to anotherlevel.

“When you’resmall, youcan be organ-ic and makedecisionson the fly;whenyou getbigger,youneedproperpro-cesses inplace.”

The growth Lichtmann speaks of will bealmost immediate, as he’s already looking

for more office space and extra support staff,both of which will have to, initially, be sup-ported through donations and volunteering.

And it’s no secret the current shelter, nearthe foot of No. 5 Road, is out-dated andbursting at the seams, with several, tempo-rary mini-shelters erected for the animals.

The City of Richmond is funding a newtrailer, to host more animals, which will beinstalled at the current RAPS site by the endof February.

However, plans for a sorely needed,custom-built new shelter is dependant, saidcity spokesperson Ted Townsend, “upon thecity’s prioritization of its capital needs for thenext phase of development.”

Townsend said that prioritization will be upfor council review and approval “early thisyear.”

Lichtmann said he would love to be in-volved with the design of any new shelter, toensure it’s capable of handling the growth ofRichmond as a whole.

Edmonds, who has volunteered on theboard at RAPS for the best part of 20

years, said the organization was simply tiredof struggling and stumbling along financiallyfrom month to month and it “couldn’t affordnot to hire” Lichtmann, when he offered hisservices.

“(The CEO) didn’t necessarily need to besomeone with an animal background, moresomeone from a non-profit place of exper-tise,” said Edmonds.

“Eyal came to us to offer his experience.After a long meeting, it made sense to bringin someone like him to lead us.

“He’s going to raise enoughfunds to fund himself, so we’re

not concerned about money coming outof the budget. We simply don’t have thatmoney and Eyal knows this.

“Without this move, we would survive; butwe’d never be able to do all the things...tobetter help the animals of Richmond.”

Edmonds said the organization and thecity has grown so fast that changes neededto be made to “best serve the community.”

“We really need to expand and work withthe Chinese community to offer educationalprograms; but to do that, we need a differentapproach,” she added.

“Our pub nights and bake sales are great,but they only do so much.”

Edmonds said the rising cost of vet carehas been the biggest challenge over theyears, but it’s not something that, as a no-killshelter, they can afford to skimp on.

“We will never compromise our policy.There are animals here that we’ve had inour care for a long time and many of themeventually find new homes.”

The current two-year contract with thecity expires at the end of January 2017

and there has been speculation that the BCSPCA — which had the contract in 2007,before being undercut by RAPS — might bidagain when the RFPs go out later this year.

However, BC SPCA’s spokesperson LoriChortyk said she’s not aware of any suchplans, citing that they already have a suc-cessful education and adoption centre inRichmond.

Animalcharity

RAPS’ newCEO says sheltermust growas it enters 10th year of city contract

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futurefaith into

" RAPS president Fearn Edmonds said the no-killshelter can’t afford to keep stumbling along.

" RAPS’ new CEO and executivedirector, Eyal Lichtmann, right,said the organization needs a‘top to bottom’modernization inorder to attract bigger sponsors.Photo by Gord Goble/Special tothe News

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ByAlanCampbell

Many local residents have voiced concerns about losingtheir sense of community.

The feeling of connectedness — to one another, to theplace — which is the basis of a community, is waning in Rich-mond, for a myriad of reasons.

Mayor Brodie (Letter, Dec. 10) has a formulaic solution forthis problem.

He lists ways in which he believes the city is providing itsresidents with possibilities for connecting — new sports-grounds, playgrounds, gathering places, facilities.

Yes, there are lots of new buildings and new grounds, butmonuments alone can’t heal a fractured community spirit.

Feeling connected doesn’t happen instantaneously.It’s not a condition that materializes upon command — it

blooms slowly.A basic prerequisite of connectedness is familiarity.We, however, are rapidly losing what is familiar about

Richmond, what many of us loved most about this place, whatkept us here.

We’re seeing the face of Richmond change practically in theblink of an eye — green spaces are gobbled up by parkinglots and highrises, perfectly sound houses are demolishedand healthy big trees are felled to make way for constructionsthat don’t attempt to blend in with the old neighbourhoods.

The gated mansions are way out of scale and often standempty or function as hotels.

They represent values and priorities that many of us finddisturbing.

The worst of it is that we seem to be helpless to stop thistrend.

With the physical structure of our familiar community disin-

tegrating all around us, how can we not feel disconnected?The importance of what’s familiar seems to be overlooked by

those in power.And yet the origin of the word indicates that it’s been a key

element in the lives of humans for thousands of years.Familiar, familiarity, family all derive from the Latin “famu-

lus,” meaning servant.In ancient Rome, the household was a hierarchy of mem-

bers — imagine a pyramid with the supporting base formedby the servants, and at the apex the paterfamilias (literally fa-ther of the family), guiding and protecting those in his charge.

In the 17th century the term family came to refer to personsrelated by blood, regardless of whether or not they were partof the same household.

A familiar place, familiar surroundings, can give us comfortand security, as well as a sense of identity, of belonging.

And when we feel comfortable, secure and as if we belong,we also feel connected.

Think more about what is familiar and you’ll soon be think-ing of heritage, a word that together with inheritance, heredi-tary and heirloom comes from the Latin for heir, “heres.”

A much discussed aspect of Richmond’s heritage is its his-toric sites — our rapidly diminishing inheritance. StevestoniteKathleen Beaumont, formerly of the Richmond Heritage Com-mission, reveals the gravity of the situation in a recent story inthe paper (“As Cannery Cafe closes ...”, Dec. 18), focusing onthe sale of Steveston’s century-old cannery cookhouse, whichbecame the Cannery Cafe, a familiar rendezvous for locals.

My wish for the new year?A halt to irreverent destruction and misguided development,

so that what was once a strong community spirit won’t betotally snuffed out.

Sabine Eiche is a writer and art historian (Members.shaw.ca/seiche)

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Eva Garcia Mockford is shedding light on anew fashion idea.

The design student at KPU’s Richmondcampus is using her research to not onlyhave her creations emit light, she is alsoexploring the possibilities that one day ourclothing will be “smart.”

Mockford, 36, said she envisions a day, inthe not too distant future, perhaps within fiveyears, when a jacket with embedded, wear-able electronics would be able to communi-cate with other devices around it.

“Your jacket might be able to keep yousafe when you walk the streets,” she said,“by talking to a driverless car, telling it thatyou are crossing the street and that it has tostop for you.”

If that sounds like too much science fic-tion, Mockford said it’s not as advanced asyou may think.

The research she hasbeen doing to develop acycling jacket that has lightemitting panels as part ofthe garment, has led herto explore the future whereother types of electronics— such as an array of tinysensors — can becomepart of the garment.

She said the applicationscan go in almost any direc-tion, but the increasinglylow cost of electronic sen-sors could see them beingused effectively in health-care settings for tasks such as monitoringand relaying a patient’s vital signs fromremote locations inside a healthcare setting,or even from home.

It could usher in a whole new world ofintelligent textiles, Mockford said, whosemajor, term-end project as a graduatingstudent at KPU’s Wilson School of Design, isher Lumen Jacket.

The jacket is made from lightweightGore-Tex — a material that allows it to be

waterproof andbreathable —that features aseries of laser cutpanels along thearms and at thebase of the neck.

Shining throughthe small panelsare thin sheets ofelectrolumines-cent materials,similar to thoseused in flat panelnight lights, al-though these areflexible so theydon’t inhibit bodymovements.

When lit —the panels arehooked up to a small battery pack — theyemit a soft blue light. When turned off, theydisappear.

Mockford said she isworking on a way to get apower source that is muchless bulky than the AA sizebatteries it currently uses.Cellphone technology,which uses lithium ionbatteries is one option.

Aside from exploring theoffshoot to “smart wear”Mockford said she waslooking to design a cyclingjacket that would appeal tovarying types of consum-ers. During her research,she identified three dis-tinctly different groups of

riders. The first was those who bought intothe world of cycling and came fully “kittedout” with clothing and equipment for theirtwo-wheeled commute and did not mindhow they appeared.

The second group was a little less gung-hoand preferred their attire to be a little moresubdued. And the third group was reluctantto buy into the cycling culture and its as-sociated garments and took to the streets asthey would on a normal day without a bike

under them.But, in short, whichever group people

belong to, there are a lot of cyclists, andpotential customers, out there.

According to Statista, an online market-ing firm, there were 46.6 million cyclists inthe U.S. in 2013. And the National BicycleDealers Association in the U.S. pegged salesof bikes and related equipment in 2014 at$6.1 billion.

Mockford said her jacket design wouldmost likely appeal to “early adopters,” thosewho were keen cyclists looking for the nextadvance in rider wear to add to their ward-robe. She also believes the middle groupwould be enticed by the way the jacket“hides” the light panels under a sheer toplayer of material so that the luminescentareas are only visible when turned on.

She’s also been experimenting with blackreflective strips manufactured by 3M thatcreate a more subdued look than the moretraditional silver-coloured tape which candeter more conservative, fashion-consciousbuyers.

To help guide her design, Mockford ap-plied her past degrees in sociology andvisual arts. She also connected with MIT’s(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)media lab where she attended the univer-sity’s Disrupting Mobility Global Summit andDesign Hackathon.

Your jacket might be ableto keep you safe when youwalk the streets by talkingto a driverless car, tellingit that you are crossing thestreet and that it has tostop for you.– E G M

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" KPU design student Eva Garcia Mockford dis-plays her cycling jacket that she developed for anend-of-program project that incorporates electrolu-minescent materials into laser cut panels (below) onthe arms and back of the neck. Photos by Philip Ra-phael/Richmond News (Below right) Early sketchesof the Lumen jacket.

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Richmond’s Sunberry Fitness, awomen’s fitness centre in Richmond,was included in the Top 10 Best OnlineMarketing in the Small Business BCAwards Competition. The company isthe only “brick and mortar” business tomake it to the semi-finals in the com-petition. According to the firm, all of itsdigital marketing is an extension of thefitness centre’s main business and isdone in-house.

“We’re very honoured to be ac-knowledged for our digital marketing,especially considering that we do it byourselves as a team,” said owner NancyLin. “Our online marketing is an exten-sion of our overall business philosophyand approach to fitness, which is tohave fun and celebrate women’s poten-tial in life.” Sunberrry’s digital marketingwas notable for its hosting of excitingevents and featuring them online. Forexample, Sunberry this year hosteda Madonna Black Light Disco Party,Bunny Yoga Fundraiser (featured in TheDaily Bunny) and an Anniversary ZumbaParty.

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Vancouver International Airport istaking off with a new “green” idea whenit comes to parking at the terminal build-ings. Instead of car owners getting atraditional paper ticket when they stowtheir vehicle, they are being issued witha plastic token with an electronic chipembedded inside. Before returning totheir vehicle customers have the optionto save time and money by paying withcash, debit or credit at a self-serve auto-mated pay station. They simply drop thetoken into one of the pay stations thenfollow the prompts on the user screento pay the required amount. They thenretrieve the token which is needed tobe deposited into the parkade gate tobe granted exit via an express lane.Alternately, customers can also submittheir token to a cashier at the exit andpay their parking fee.


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Environmental Assessment of the Proposed George MasseyTunnel Replacement Project

Open House and Invitation to CommentThe British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Ministry)is proposing to replace the George Massey Tunnel with a new bridge,improveHighway 99 fromBridgeport Road in Richmond toHighway 91 inDelta,and replace interchanges atWestminster Highway, Steveston Highway andHighway 17A (proposed Project). The proposed Project is subject to reviewunder British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act.

The Ministry must obtain an environmental assessment certificate beforeany work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior tosubmission of an application (Application) for an environmental assessmentcertificate by the Ministry, the Environmental Assessment Office ofBritish Columbia (EAO)must first approve Application Information Requirements.

Key to the Application Information Requirements is the identification ofvalued components to be studied and the areas within which the studieswould occur. The selected valued components are presented in theProject Description and Key Areas of Study document that the Ministryhas prepared, and EAO invites the public to submit comments on.

In order to provide information about the valued components selection,EAO invites the public to attend two Open Houses:

Sandman Signature Hotel Vancouver Airport – Round Room10251 St. Edwards Drive, Richmond, BCTuesday January 26, 20162:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Delta Town and Country – Ballroom6005 Highway 17A (at Highway 99), Delta, BCWednesday January 27, 20162:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

There are 31 days for the submission of comments by the public in relationto the Project Description and Key Areas of Study document. The commentperiod will begin on January 15, 2016, and end on February 15, 2016.

All comments received during this comment period in relation to theProject Description and Key Areas of Study document willbe considered.

The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potentialeffects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that mightresult from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as partof the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intentis to receive feedback about the studies or information required for acomprehensive environmental assessment.

EAO accepts public comments through the following ways:

• By Online Form at:http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pcp/index.html

• By Mail:Michael ShepardProject Assessment ManagerEnvironmental Assessment OfficePO Box 9426 Stn Prov GovtVictoria BC V8W 9V1

• By Fax:Fax: 250 387-0230

An electronic copy of the Project Description and Key Areas of Studydocument and information regarding the environmental assessmentprocess are available atwww.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the ProjectDescription and Key Areas of Study will also be available for viewing at:

All Municipal Libraries in the City of RichmondAll Municipal Libraries in the Corporation of Delta

If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additionalcomment period during the Application Review stage when you will alsobe able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.

NOTE: All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Projectare considered public and will be posted to the EAOweb site.

1Walk Richmond-Terra Nova: Jan.9 at 10 a.m.:Get 2016 off onthe right foot witha walk through

one of Richmond’s mostpicturesque neighbour-hoods — Terra Nova — withWalk Richmond’s event onSaturday (Jan. 9) morning.From 10 - 11 a.m. Get someexercise and see a variety ofsights as the walk starts atTerra Nova Trail (2271 RiverRoad) and will explore theTerra Nova Dyke Trail, com-munity garden, rural parkand adventure playground.And don’t forget your cam-era or binoculars since thewalk travels through excel-lent habitat for birds andother wildlife.

2Tusks and Horn-City Centre Com-munity Centre:Jan. 13, 6:30-8p.m.:

Delicate rice paper andrhinos? The two don’t imme-diately mix. But local artistMing Yueng has fashionedsome original paintingsthat capture the majesty ofthe endangered NorthernWhite Rhino species in her

showing “Tusks and Horns”on display now at thenewly opened City CentreCommunity Centre (5900Minoru Blvd.). On Jan. 13the show officially openswith an event from 6:30 - 8p.m. Yueng, who teachesChinese freestyle paintingat the community centre,said she hopes to raise thepublic’s awareness aboutthe precarious future the

rhino endures. All ages arewelcome to this free eventand refreshments will beserved.

3Meet the Brans-combe HouseArtist-in-Resi-dence: Jan. 14 at7 p.m.

After three years living andworking in San Francisco,acclaimed visual artist,Rhonda Weppler is return-ing to the Lower Mainlandfor a year as the inaugu-ral Artist-in-Residence atBranscombe House. To kickoff her 11-month residency,a special launch evening isopen to the public and willinclude a short receptionat the Richmond CulturalCentre

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■ After entering the holiday break with four straight defeats, including a pair of losses at the RichmondOlympic Oval to the first place Cariboo Cougars, the Greater Vancouver Canadians are looking to start thenew year off on a better foot this weekend with a pair of games in Nelson against the Kootenay Ice.

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round-robin play in the 14 team compe-tition, defeating Kelowna (6-3) and fallingto the Burnaby Winter Club (5-3), beforeproducing ties against Phoenix (3-3) andCloverdale (2-2).Meanwhile, the Islanders’ Pee Wee

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NEW 2015 SIERRA DOUBLE CAB4.3L V6, 2WD, A/C, Power Windows,Cruise Control, Rear LockingDifferential, Tailgate Lock, Power DoorLocks, 4.2” Colour Screen with USB,Mobile Internet Connectivity, TraileringSpecial Equipment –

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$1,000

DUECKCASHPRICE

$17,999

NEW 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE10 Airbags, A/C, 5 star rating, tirepressure monitor, OnStar, XM Radio,bluetooth for phone

1202000000000

5 CHEVROLET CRUZEire

Radio,

#5CR7487


$1,000

DUECKCASHPRICE

$16,780

NEW 2015 CHEVROLET TRAX10 Airbags, USB Port, TractionControl, Oil Life MonitoringSystem, PowerWindows, RemoteKeyless Entry, OnStar

#5TX7060


$1,000

DUECKCASHPRICE

$22,4950555

DUECK

NEW 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOXRemote start, Power sunroof,heated seats, rearview backupcamera, deep tinted glass,Chevrolet MyLink,fog lights, True North Edition

#5EQ9967

MSRP $32,149DUECK/GMDISCOUNT $645DISCOUNT BRANDLOYALTY

$1,500

DUECKCASHPRICE

$29,995

NEW 2015 GMC CANYONRemote start, SLEConvience package,A/C, Steeringwheel controls, XMRadio,OnStar

##5CN7034


$1,000

NEW 2015 CHEVROLET MALIBURemote keyless entry, Bluetooth,6 speed auto, Tire PressureMonitoring,cruise control

DUECKCASHPRICE

$20,895

EVROLET MALIBU,

DUECK $$$$$20 8920 89#5MA3863

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Richmond News January 8 2016