GregCarr
2024-01-25 21:45:52 UTC
At Minoru Library 11:00 AM Grey haired old White man talking his gang crap including, " Anyone Who Messes With Jeremy Gets Horsewhipped." The guy had thick glasses and it took the library staffer 10 minutes to show him how the computer worked he had a magnifying device to look at the computer screen even though the letters were bigger than bold for the criminal creep. All the writing was Cyrillic (Russian) 672-399-4344 Olexandr Benza although if that was him or someone he was looking up I do not know. He left the library after 15 minutes. Deport the guy the govt is deporting 41 ppl a day lets ramp it up. Blind ppl make easy targets for robbery.
The washrooms at Minoru Park near the bowling green are open https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/WEQSCdq8AJI 24 hours after I posted about the problem though I never told the city about it way to go for reading my stuff and getting it done. Oddly there was a White guy around 50-60 hanging around talking on his cell phone as he walked by me he said while glancing at me, " It is not just us" . The city workers I mentioned yesterday were back at it by the mesh fence one made the silence sign the same guy who jumped up and down yesterday to get my attention. He then made the cocaine sign SIGH hey dude I am anti drugs I am one of the lucky ones I quit cocaine and crack and the other drugs no problem never had to steal to feed my drug usage always worked never went to jail over drugs booze whole different story not that it wasn't fun at times YEEHAW but over 14 months sobriety from liquor now. Know ppl that died at 19 from the needle or were shot dead by law enforcement while doing crime high on dilaudid or cocaine before age 35 and ppl that lost custody of their children either legally or otherwise because of drugs.
Having the continental breakfast today 7228 Westminster Hwy two geriatrics talking all sorts of drivel some guy stated," Jeremy was going to work hard and after 8 years buy a Harley. " Also stated some guy named Joe was going to hire a hitman. The H.A. will just steal it from the hair dye guy 43 yr old idiot that lives with his Mom again like that lame black S.U.V. he used to drive with the three Haney support stickers. Hey Jeremy remember when big 6 ft guys would yell their support of you only to have women on balconies scream them off the block? Remember thy little goon squad that did time you had babysitting you where are they now? Now it is short Asian male morons saying, " Jeremy doesn't want you around." Only to be told loudly ," What you say you child fucking homo? What was it like having your Dad shit in your mouth? " They walk away silent none of the 15 ppl on the street take the low earning criminals side this was on No.3 Rd. 3:20 PM yesterday. Listening to, " the smell of death surrounds you " on the headphones. As for the continental breakfast episode the woman reading her National Post on her tablet and the Asian were not impressed judging by the looks they were shooting the idiots. At the back of 7228 Westminster Hwy in the trees someone dumped a box of venetian flooring if anyone wants it. Fed 4 squirrels in Minoru Park though the crows got most of the peanuts.
Various ppl saying I know RCMP says this or RCMP told me that though they never have a the name of the officer. Reminds me of that Piggy Picton supporter in Alberta Diane Hicks who claimed to have ex cops helping her exonerate the rapist and killer.
https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/RtBzdrAdkIY/m/HRPPGMYgAQAJ
https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/Pdn-qFi8NVw/m/qxiFQHsKAQAJ Hicks claimed that the story would explode and ppl would be going to prison but 3 years later nothing happened. "Diane Hicks <***@shaw.ca>
To:
Greg Carr
Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 8:53 p.m.
Hi Greg
Thank you for this, since we last e-mailed each other, I'm now in touch with one of the investigators. Also in touch with 5 former RCMP officers, which 3
of them were involved in the case.
I can't say what's going on, but a major cover up.
Thanks again
Diane "
Was at the Pho An Nam 6820 No. 3 Rd. paid my bill $25.20 at 3:15 yesterday third time there. The guy running the till was talking about Hitler and being afraid of gangs all this while one of the 3 TV's the one I was watching was on PBS showing a story about Nazi's in America in the 1930's swastika flags flying with American flags and all sorts of brown shirted American's. Paid my bill lame ass asked twice for a tip didn't get one won't be going back. reminds me of the terrified Asians running the Gold Medal restaurant in Surrey https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/WcydcO94kto/m/_qmTQ_E6AgAJ
https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/1q9HY9vhW3s/m/nUvSZDgrAwAJ
Hey BC Restaurant Association the reason bankruptcies of restaurants are up 47% and half the restaurants are losing money or treading water is because unless the economy is good or booming ppl won't go to lame ass restaurants run by idiots. Why do some bars in Downtown Vancouver have 30 person lineups or more like Levels at 560 Seymour St. even the bouncers look like they could be fun and others have maybe 4 customers? https://www.themetpub.ca/ Is a self described dive bar 320 Abbot St I think it is the one with peep shows 25 cents signs at the back.
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Fifth generation Richmond family evicted from Sea Island home
Ferguson Road widening and improvements resulted in eviction.
Valerie Leung Valerie Leung
a day ago
The current barn on Bordeleau's former property will be removed soon.
Hugh and Harriet McDonald were one of the first people to live on Sea Island in 1876.
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Saying goodbye to your home is harder when five generations of your family have lived in it.
Richmond resident Sharon Bordeleau was given notice by Vancouver International Airport they needed to leave their farmland property on North Sea Island as the airport was expanding on the land.
They moved out in November from the property that held 150 years of family memories.
Bordeleau had been leasing the Agricultural Land Reserve property from the government since 1980, but the story of the property goes back to the 1800s.
She is a great-granddaughter of pioneer Hugh McDonald who arrived on Sea Island in 1876 and was one of the first Europeans to live on the island.
The property and farm were owned by McDonald, whose family, originally from Glengarry, Scotland, had been farming for three generations in Ontario.
McDonald worked as a lumberman in the Vancouver area - which was largely forest at that time - to earn money to build a home, a large barn, outbuildings and to buy animals and equipment to work the farm.
Bordeleau, who is also a director of the Sea Island Heritage Society, said her great-grandfather had to dike and ditch his property to plant crops and prevent “seasonal flooding from the Fraser River.”
“His story was the same as all the pioneers that settled on Sea Island,” she said.
“They were hard-working, family-loving and had the intent on building community."
That was until the pioneers and their families were slowly “purged” from Sea Island between the 1930s and 1950s.
The Vancouver International Airport was expanding and each family was “expropriated by law with no recourse,” Bordeleau told the Richmond News.
“It was a sad time because my dad passed away from cancer before he got to leave the island or see the final check of the property when we were expropriated,” said Bordeleau.
However, after the takeover, the lack of residents became a problem for Sea Island, according to Bordeleau.
“It just became a place for people to party and four-wheel drive and it was getting out of control,” she said.
So, the government decided to lease the farmlands back to whoever wanted to return.
“My husband decided at that point that he’d never been a farmer, but he’d been around farming enough that maybe he and my brother would want to get the farm back,” Bordeleau explained.
They leased the property the family had originally owned in the 1800s, in addition to another farmland lot.
For 43 years, Bordeleau, her husband and her children lived on the leased land the airport wasn’t using.
But then, in 2023, they received the final move-out notice.
“We’re the very last people who are associated with the pioneers who ever lived on the island. They’ve all been sort of wiped out.”
Bordeleau called the situation “a bit silly” as the progress of the airport land has been slim to none aside from the third runway that was built and the Cora Brown subdivision being taken out.
“It would have been nice at one point to have a tourist sign or something to acknowledge there were families (living on Sea Island) or life before the airport as recognition for our Sea Island history," Bordeleau added.
Alyssa Smith, communications manager with the Vancouver Airport Authority, said YVR has worked with the Bordeleau family for many years and has "come to know them quite well."
"Starting in 2021, YVR and the Bordeleaus have had continued discussions about future plans for the airport and the leased land specifically, which is along Ferguson Road to the north of YVR," said Smith.
In 2023, YVR and Metro Vancouver began a jointly funded project to improve and widen Ferguson Road as part of the Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion while including a multi-use pathway for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.
The road improvement project impacted a part of the Bordeleau family's leased land.
"As a result, in mid-2023, YVR and the Bordeleau family entered a Surrender of Lease, whereby both parties mutually agreed to transition the property back to the airport," said Smith.
"In that agreement, YVR provided forgiveness of certain lease costs to assist them with their relocation."
Smith added that when the family moved, YVR created a special art piece constructed from the original barn on Bordeleau's former property.
"We recognize and understand the deep connections the Bordeleaus have to YVR, Richmond and Sea Island."
The road is expected to be repaved and realigned from the McDonald Road Junction to the west end of the airport and access to Iona Beach Park.
There will be dedicated lanes for cyclists and pedestrians. The project is expected to be completed by April 2024.
There are also diking and drainage work plans for the north side of Sea Island.
https://www.richmond-news.com/in-the-community/fifth-generation-richmond-family-evicted-from-sea-island-home-8137802 Too bad for the Bordeleau family I know that Grauer's family has a sign a good, big one on the walking trail in Terra Nova Park they lost property to the expropriation they also have a school and street named after the family. https://seaislandhome.org/Grauer-family-sea-island.html
Richmond supportive building residents blast management
Aster Place resident told city councillors how building is being run is causing 'animosity and friction.'
Maria Rantanen
Aster-place-resident
Tracy Handford brought concerns about the management of Aster Place to city council on Monday.City of Richmond/YouTube screenshot
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“Outright lies:” this is how one resident, speaking in Richmond city council chambers, described the CEO’s depiction of operations at a supportive housing building.
City council was holding a public hearing on renewing the temporary-use of a city-owned lot where the supportive housing building, Aster Place, is located - on Bridgeport Road near Costco.
Julie Roberts, CEO of Community Builders, which is contracted by BC Housing to operate the building, outlined to city council how the mental-health workers deal with residents, for example, working with their families and on residents’ goals. She also described how people transition to other types of housing and how the safe-consumption site works.
After her presentation, however, Tracy Handford, who’s lived in the building since it opened in September 2022, said the CEO’s depiction of the living conditions were “sugar-coated and many of them were outright lies.”
She told city council the people living there just want a roof over their heads and an opportunity to better themselves and “pull it together.”
“It just isn’t a pleasant situation in that building,” Handford said.
She also questioned the qualifications and professionalism of the mental-health worker at the building. She also criticized the food, saying “we’re not eating healthy,” with a lot of frozen dinners and bruised fruit being served.
Rob Coburn, another resident at Aster Place, said he’d never seen the CEO of Community Builders before the city council public hearing.
“I’ve never seen the lady in my life before – what she was describing wasn’t Aster Place,” Coburn said.
He added he felt there was a lot of “favouritism” in the building that was causing “animosity and friction.”
David Garnett, another resident at the temporary modular building, described living at Aster Place to “an abusive relationship.”
He questioned why life partners cannot stay at the building, for example, his partner.
“Home to me is where she’s sleeping,” Garnett told city council.
CEO commits to address residents' concerns
Roberts told the Richmond News on Wednesday, however, she’s focused on addressing the concerns of those who spoke at the meeting and that she’s “committed” to working through everyone’s issues at Aster Place to create a “supportive community.”
She said she’ll be looking into “each individual concern,” and ensuring the level of support at Aster Place matches the needs of the residents.
“Our staff work very hard to support the residents there,” she added.
As for evictions, Roberts said every case is considered “very carefully.”
She noted Community Builders has a long history of offering complex care at 15 locations, and she has seen “success stories” at Aster Place.
“I’m confident we’ll get through this,” she told the News.
City council voted unanimously to extend the temporary land-use permit for another three years.
But they followed that with a motion, put forward by Coun. Carol Day, to look at the “effectiveness of operations” at Aster Place.
Coun. Bill McNulty at first balked at the motion, saying it wasn’t “tough enough” and there was a need for a “full investigation.”
“We heard some very incriminating things tonight and I think we need to investigate each and every one of them,” he told city council, although he added there are “two sides” to every story. (Greg: Hey Bill McNulty why don't you just drive there and hang with the residents and staff https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/city-council/members/mcnulty.htm do thy own investigation along with the official one? Mr. McNulty has been on city council for 30 years YEEHAAAAAW!)
Mayor Malcom Brodie, however, said he felt the motion from Day covered McNulty’s concerns.
“I think it’s different words, but it incorporates the same things,” he said.
Coun. Laura Gillanders suggested comparing the Alderbridge modular building, run by RainCity, to Aster Place.
“RainCity sounds like it’s working better for residents,” she said, adding it’s “inhumane” not to allow overnight guests, something she understood is allowed at the Alderbridge building.
For his part, Coun. Kash Heed said the investigation isn’t meant to “smack someone down,” rather the goal should be to fix issues brought forward by Aster Place residents so that Community Builders can be successful at this location.
“Hopefully, at the end of the day, we can come up with something that’s a win/win for everyone,” he added.
Got an opinion on this story or any others in Richmond? Send us a letter or email your thoughts or story tips to ***@Richmond-News.com.
https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-supportive-building-residents-blast-management-8161649
https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/kudos-richmond-youth-raises-4031-for-canuck-place-8159028 Osborn Song, 14, donated $4,031 to Canucks Place way to go dude he also did a piano recital.
https://financialpost.com/news/canadians-stingy-charitable-giving-dips-20-year-low Only 17.7% of CDNS give to registered charities in Canada. Though the actual amount donated is an all time high https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/5124-record-high-charitable-giving-2021-fewest-donors-ever because of bigger donations by the rich.
26 Richmond residents died last year from suspected drug poisonings
BC Coroner noted 47 per cent of deaths occurred in private residences.
Maria Rantanen
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Twenty-six people died in Richmond in 2023 of suspected drug poisonings.Galileo Cheng
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Twenty-six Richmond residents died in 2023 due to suspected drug poisonings and overdoses.
Three people died in November and three in December, according to the latest statistics released by the BC Coroner on Wednesday.
This is in the context of the deadliest year on record of drug poisoning deaths in B.C.
The coroner reported that 2,511 people died across the province last year – up by 128 from 2022.
This is an average of almost seven people a day who are dying in B.C.
Moms Stop the Harm, which advocates for policy changes and supports families who have lost loved ones to the toxic-drug crisis, called out the B.C. government, saying their actions “have had no effect on decreasing the death rate.”
“Behind each of those numbers is a heartbroken family, as well as countless friends who now must endure a lifetime of grief,” read its statement on Wednesday.
The group criticized all three provincial parties for their “shocking lack of understanding of substance use and addiction.”
“As a result, people who use drugs in B.C., including our most vulnerable citizens, continue to be at risk,” the statement reads. “Courageous and bold action must be taken, and instead politicians posture for their own gains.”
The coroner notes 80 per cent of deaths in B.C. from toxic drugs occurred indoors, with 47 per cent in private residences.
According to a map released by Richmond Fire-Rescue, they responded to overdoses and drug poisonings from Hamilton to Steveston in November. Many, however, were concentrated in the city centre area.
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https://www.richmond-news.com/local-opioid-crisis-news/26-richmond-residents-died-last-year-from-suspected-drug-poisonings-8157501
Who would have thought free drug using supplies and injection sites (shooting galleries) and free drugs and doing away with penalties for 3.5 grams or less of heroin/meth/cocaine/e/fentanyl would result in the problem getting worse? Well just me and my 30 posts to this ng alone on the subject. You can see in Vancouver esp. stickers for stores selling illegal drugs on poles and their storefront operations why the police not bust them? Or offer citizens bounties to bust them? 7228 Westminster Hwy I have twice peeled off the sticker on the pole at the west side of the building for a illegal drug store in 2 months in Richmond have only seen 4 stickers for illegal drugs and I walk a lot. Utopia Mushroom Co. "Canada's trusted source for psilocybin mushrooms and derivatives" 633 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC Some idiot in America tried to crash a Alaska Airlines flight while high on shrooms.
https://www.richmond-news.com/highlights/west-vancouver-police-seek-help-to-find-missing-woman-8163539 the 28 yr old woman has been missing since Jan. 15 the link has pics lion tat on one of her hands.
Pair charged after teen stabbed in the gut on a bus outside Surrey mall
Police say 2023 incident tied to mall altercation following remarks made to victim’s girlfriend
Tom Zytaruk
about 22 hours ago
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Stabbing suspects set to appear in Surrey provincial court, with the adult appearing on Friday, Jan. 26 and the youth on Wednesday, Jan. 31. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)
A 19-year-old Richmond man and 17-year-old Surrey boy are charged with aggravated assault related to a stabbing on a bus near Guildford Town Centre shopping mall on July 22, 2023.
Constable Amanda Steed, of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police, said Ramadhan Ibrahim-Hussein, 19, and the 17-year-old boy – whose identity is shielded by the Youth Criminal Justice Act – are both “known to police.”
The stabbing happened just before 3 p.m., Steed noted, after a teenager and his girlfriend were “involved in an altercation with two individuals at Guildford Mall following derogatory comments allegedly made to the girlfriend.”
The teen and his girlfriend then boarded a bus at 104 Avenue and 152 Street, and after it departed “the two suspects boarded the same bus at the next stop,” Steed said.
“A second altercation took place, during which one of the suspects removed a knife from his pocket and stabbed the victim in the stomach before exiting onto 104 Ave,” police allege. “The victim was transported to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.”
Steed said the suspects’ faces were covered and both wore “nondescript” clothing, “making identification difficult.
“However, our detectives were more than up to the challenge,” she added. “Evidence was painstakingly gathered and analyzed, and forensic methodologies utilized, resulting in the arrests.”
Hussein is set to appear in Surrey provincial court on Friday, Jan. 26 and the youth is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
https://www.vicnews.com/news/pair-charged-after-teen-stabbed-in-the-gut-on-a-bus-outside-surrey-mall-7301086 Transit is best avoided. To say nothing of the recent two day bus strike thing which is going to happen again very quick. My last 6 trips over the span of 6 weeks though were fine except for the female gang scout on a white foldable chair at one of the Vancouver stations.
The washrooms at Minoru Park near the bowling green are open https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/WEQSCdq8AJI 24 hours after I posted about the problem though I never told the city about it way to go for reading my stuff and getting it done. Oddly there was a White guy around 50-60 hanging around talking on his cell phone as he walked by me he said while glancing at me, " It is not just us" . The city workers I mentioned yesterday were back at it by the mesh fence one made the silence sign the same guy who jumped up and down yesterday to get my attention. He then made the cocaine sign SIGH hey dude I am anti drugs I am one of the lucky ones I quit cocaine and crack and the other drugs no problem never had to steal to feed my drug usage always worked never went to jail over drugs booze whole different story not that it wasn't fun at times YEEHAW but over 14 months sobriety from liquor now. Know ppl that died at 19 from the needle or were shot dead by law enforcement while doing crime high on dilaudid or cocaine before age 35 and ppl that lost custody of their children either legally or otherwise because of drugs.
Having the continental breakfast today 7228 Westminster Hwy two geriatrics talking all sorts of drivel some guy stated," Jeremy was going to work hard and after 8 years buy a Harley. " Also stated some guy named Joe was going to hire a hitman. The H.A. will just steal it from the hair dye guy 43 yr old idiot that lives with his Mom again like that lame black S.U.V. he used to drive with the three Haney support stickers. Hey Jeremy remember when big 6 ft guys would yell their support of you only to have women on balconies scream them off the block? Remember thy little goon squad that did time you had babysitting you where are they now? Now it is short Asian male morons saying, " Jeremy doesn't want you around." Only to be told loudly ," What you say you child fucking homo? What was it like having your Dad shit in your mouth? " They walk away silent none of the 15 ppl on the street take the low earning criminals side this was on No.3 Rd. 3:20 PM yesterday. Listening to, " the smell of death surrounds you " on the headphones. As for the continental breakfast episode the woman reading her National Post on her tablet and the Asian were not impressed judging by the looks they were shooting the idiots. At the back of 7228 Westminster Hwy in the trees someone dumped a box of venetian flooring if anyone wants it. Fed 4 squirrels in Minoru Park though the crows got most of the peanuts.
Various ppl saying I know RCMP says this or RCMP told me that though they never have a the name of the officer. Reminds me of that Piggy Picton supporter in Alberta Diane Hicks who claimed to have ex cops helping her exonerate the rapist and killer.
https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/RtBzdrAdkIY/m/HRPPGMYgAQAJ
https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/Pdn-qFi8NVw/m/qxiFQHsKAQAJ Hicks claimed that the story would explode and ppl would be going to prison but 3 years later nothing happened. "Diane Hicks <***@shaw.ca>
To:
Greg Carr
Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 8:53 p.m.
Hi Greg
Thank you for this, since we last e-mailed each other, I'm now in touch with one of the investigators. Also in touch with 5 former RCMP officers, which 3
of them were involved in the case.
I can't say what's going on, but a major cover up.
Thanks again
Diane "
Was at the Pho An Nam 6820 No. 3 Rd. paid my bill $25.20 at 3:15 yesterday third time there. The guy running the till was talking about Hitler and being afraid of gangs all this while one of the 3 TV's the one I was watching was on PBS showing a story about Nazi's in America in the 1930's swastika flags flying with American flags and all sorts of brown shirted American's. Paid my bill lame ass asked twice for a tip didn't get one won't be going back. reminds me of the terrified Asians running the Gold Medal restaurant in Surrey https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/WcydcO94kto/m/_qmTQ_E6AgAJ
https://groups.google.com/g/van.general/c/1q9HY9vhW3s/m/nUvSZDgrAwAJ
Hey BC Restaurant Association the reason bankruptcies of restaurants are up 47% and half the restaurants are losing money or treading water is because unless the economy is good or booming ppl won't go to lame ass restaurants run by idiots. Why do some bars in Downtown Vancouver have 30 person lineups or more like Levels at 560 Seymour St. even the bouncers look like they could be fun and others have maybe 4 customers? https://www.themetpub.ca/ Is a self described dive bar 320 Abbot St I think it is the one with peep shows 25 cents signs at the back.
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Fifth generation Richmond family evicted from Sea Island home
Ferguson Road widening and improvements resulted in eviction.
Valerie Leung Valerie Leung
a day ago
The current barn on Bordeleau's former property will be removed soon.
Hugh and Harriet McDonald were one of the first people to live on Sea Island in 1876.
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Saying goodbye to your home is harder when five generations of your family have lived in it.
Richmond resident Sharon Bordeleau was given notice by Vancouver International Airport they needed to leave their farmland property on North Sea Island as the airport was expanding on the land.
They moved out in November from the property that held 150 years of family memories.
Bordeleau had been leasing the Agricultural Land Reserve property from the government since 1980, but the story of the property goes back to the 1800s.
She is a great-granddaughter of pioneer Hugh McDonald who arrived on Sea Island in 1876 and was one of the first Europeans to live on the island.
The property and farm were owned by McDonald, whose family, originally from Glengarry, Scotland, had been farming for three generations in Ontario.
McDonald worked as a lumberman in the Vancouver area - which was largely forest at that time - to earn money to build a home, a large barn, outbuildings and to buy animals and equipment to work the farm.
Bordeleau, who is also a director of the Sea Island Heritage Society, said her great-grandfather had to dike and ditch his property to plant crops and prevent “seasonal flooding from the Fraser River.”
“His story was the same as all the pioneers that settled on Sea Island,” she said.
“They were hard-working, family-loving and had the intent on building community."
That was until the pioneers and their families were slowly “purged” from Sea Island between the 1930s and 1950s.
The Vancouver International Airport was expanding and each family was “expropriated by law with no recourse,” Bordeleau told the Richmond News.
“It was a sad time because my dad passed away from cancer before he got to leave the island or see the final check of the property when we were expropriated,” said Bordeleau.
However, after the takeover, the lack of residents became a problem for Sea Island, according to Bordeleau.
“It just became a place for people to party and four-wheel drive and it was getting out of control,” she said.
So, the government decided to lease the farmlands back to whoever wanted to return.
“My husband decided at that point that he’d never been a farmer, but he’d been around farming enough that maybe he and my brother would want to get the farm back,” Bordeleau explained.
They leased the property the family had originally owned in the 1800s, in addition to another farmland lot.
For 43 years, Bordeleau, her husband and her children lived on the leased land the airport wasn’t using.
But then, in 2023, they received the final move-out notice.
“We’re the very last people who are associated with the pioneers who ever lived on the island. They’ve all been sort of wiped out.”
Bordeleau called the situation “a bit silly” as the progress of the airport land has been slim to none aside from the third runway that was built and the Cora Brown subdivision being taken out.
“It would have been nice at one point to have a tourist sign or something to acknowledge there were families (living on Sea Island) or life before the airport as recognition for our Sea Island history," Bordeleau added.
Alyssa Smith, communications manager with the Vancouver Airport Authority, said YVR has worked with the Bordeleau family for many years and has "come to know them quite well."
"Starting in 2021, YVR and the Bordeleaus have had continued discussions about future plans for the airport and the leased land specifically, which is along Ferguson Road to the north of YVR," said Smith.
In 2023, YVR and Metro Vancouver began a jointly funded project to improve and widen Ferguson Road as part of the Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion while including a multi-use pathway for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.
The road improvement project impacted a part of the Bordeleau family's leased land.
"As a result, in mid-2023, YVR and the Bordeleau family entered a Surrender of Lease, whereby both parties mutually agreed to transition the property back to the airport," said Smith.
"In that agreement, YVR provided forgiveness of certain lease costs to assist them with their relocation."
Smith added that when the family moved, YVR created a special art piece constructed from the original barn on Bordeleau's former property.
"We recognize and understand the deep connections the Bordeleaus have to YVR, Richmond and Sea Island."
The road is expected to be repaved and realigned from the McDonald Road Junction to the west end of the airport and access to Iona Beach Park.
There will be dedicated lanes for cyclists and pedestrians. The project is expected to be completed by April 2024.
There are also diking and drainage work plans for the north side of Sea Island.
https://www.richmond-news.com/in-the-community/fifth-generation-richmond-family-evicted-from-sea-island-home-8137802 Too bad for the Bordeleau family I know that Grauer's family has a sign a good, big one on the walking trail in Terra Nova Park they lost property to the expropriation they also have a school and street named after the family. https://seaislandhome.org/Grauer-family-sea-island.html
Richmond supportive building residents blast management
Aster Place resident told city councillors how building is being run is causing 'animosity and friction.'
Maria Rantanen
Aster-place-resident
Tracy Handford brought concerns about the management of Aster Place to city council on Monday.City of Richmond/YouTube screenshot
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“Outright lies:” this is how one resident, speaking in Richmond city council chambers, described the CEO’s depiction of operations at a supportive housing building.
City council was holding a public hearing on renewing the temporary-use of a city-owned lot where the supportive housing building, Aster Place, is located - on Bridgeport Road near Costco.
Julie Roberts, CEO of Community Builders, which is contracted by BC Housing to operate the building, outlined to city council how the mental-health workers deal with residents, for example, working with their families and on residents’ goals. She also described how people transition to other types of housing and how the safe-consumption site works.
After her presentation, however, Tracy Handford, who’s lived in the building since it opened in September 2022, said the CEO’s depiction of the living conditions were “sugar-coated and many of them were outright lies.”
She told city council the people living there just want a roof over their heads and an opportunity to better themselves and “pull it together.”
“It just isn’t a pleasant situation in that building,” Handford said.
She also questioned the qualifications and professionalism of the mental-health worker at the building. She also criticized the food, saying “we’re not eating healthy,” with a lot of frozen dinners and bruised fruit being served.
Rob Coburn, another resident at Aster Place, said he’d never seen the CEO of Community Builders before the city council public hearing.
“I’ve never seen the lady in my life before – what she was describing wasn’t Aster Place,” Coburn said.
He added he felt there was a lot of “favouritism” in the building that was causing “animosity and friction.”
David Garnett, another resident at the temporary modular building, described living at Aster Place to “an abusive relationship.”
He questioned why life partners cannot stay at the building, for example, his partner.
“Home to me is where she’s sleeping,” Garnett told city council.
CEO commits to address residents' concerns
Roberts told the Richmond News on Wednesday, however, she’s focused on addressing the concerns of those who spoke at the meeting and that she’s “committed” to working through everyone’s issues at Aster Place to create a “supportive community.”
She said she’ll be looking into “each individual concern,” and ensuring the level of support at Aster Place matches the needs of the residents.
“Our staff work very hard to support the residents there,” she added.
As for evictions, Roberts said every case is considered “very carefully.”
She noted Community Builders has a long history of offering complex care at 15 locations, and she has seen “success stories” at Aster Place.
“I’m confident we’ll get through this,” she told the News.
City council voted unanimously to extend the temporary land-use permit for another three years.
But they followed that with a motion, put forward by Coun. Carol Day, to look at the “effectiveness of operations” at Aster Place.
Coun. Bill McNulty at first balked at the motion, saying it wasn’t “tough enough” and there was a need for a “full investigation.”
“We heard some very incriminating things tonight and I think we need to investigate each and every one of them,” he told city council, although he added there are “two sides” to every story. (Greg: Hey Bill McNulty why don't you just drive there and hang with the residents and staff https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/city-council/members/mcnulty.htm do thy own investigation along with the official one? Mr. McNulty has been on city council for 30 years YEEHAAAAAW!)
Mayor Malcom Brodie, however, said he felt the motion from Day covered McNulty’s concerns.
“I think it’s different words, but it incorporates the same things,” he said.
Coun. Laura Gillanders suggested comparing the Alderbridge modular building, run by RainCity, to Aster Place.
“RainCity sounds like it’s working better for residents,” she said, adding it’s “inhumane” not to allow overnight guests, something she understood is allowed at the Alderbridge building.
For his part, Coun. Kash Heed said the investigation isn’t meant to “smack someone down,” rather the goal should be to fix issues brought forward by Aster Place residents so that Community Builders can be successful at this location.
“Hopefully, at the end of the day, we can come up with something that’s a win/win for everyone,” he added.
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https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/kudos-richmond-youth-raises-4031-for-canuck-place-8159028 Osborn Song, 14, donated $4,031 to Canucks Place way to go dude he also did a piano recital.
https://financialpost.com/news/canadians-stingy-charitable-giving-dips-20-year-low Only 17.7% of CDNS give to registered charities in Canada. Though the actual amount donated is an all time high https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/5124-record-high-charitable-giving-2021-fewest-donors-ever because of bigger donations by the rich.
26 Richmond residents died last year from suspected drug poisonings
BC Coroner noted 47 per cent of deaths occurred in private residences.
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Twenty-six Richmond residents died in 2023 due to suspected drug poisonings and overdoses.
Three people died in November and three in December, according to the latest statistics released by the BC Coroner on Wednesday.
This is in the context of the deadliest year on record of drug poisoning deaths in B.C.
The coroner reported that 2,511 people died across the province last year – up by 128 from 2022.
This is an average of almost seven people a day who are dying in B.C.
Moms Stop the Harm, which advocates for policy changes and supports families who have lost loved ones to the toxic-drug crisis, called out the B.C. government, saying their actions “have had no effect on decreasing the death rate.”
“Behind each of those numbers is a heartbroken family, as well as countless friends who now must endure a lifetime of grief,” read its statement on Wednesday.
The group criticized all three provincial parties for their “shocking lack of understanding of substance use and addiction.”
“As a result, people who use drugs in B.C., including our most vulnerable citizens, continue to be at risk,” the statement reads. “Courageous and bold action must be taken, and instead politicians posture for their own gains.”
The coroner notes 80 per cent of deaths in B.C. from toxic drugs occurred indoors, with 47 per cent in private residences.
According to a map released by Richmond Fire-Rescue, they responded to overdoses and drug poisonings from Hamilton to Steveston in November. Many, however, were concentrated in the city centre area.
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Who would have thought free drug using supplies and injection sites (shooting galleries) and free drugs and doing away with penalties for 3.5 grams or less of heroin/meth/cocaine/e/fentanyl would result in the problem getting worse? Well just me and my 30 posts to this ng alone on the subject. You can see in Vancouver esp. stickers for stores selling illegal drugs on poles and their storefront operations why the police not bust them? Or offer citizens bounties to bust them? 7228 Westminster Hwy I have twice peeled off the sticker on the pole at the west side of the building for a illegal drug store in 2 months in Richmond have only seen 4 stickers for illegal drugs and I walk a lot. Utopia Mushroom Co. "Canada's trusted source for psilocybin mushrooms and derivatives" 633 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC Some idiot in America tried to crash a Alaska Airlines flight while high on shrooms.
https://www.richmond-news.com/highlights/west-vancouver-police-seek-help-to-find-missing-woman-8163539 the 28 yr old woman has been missing since Jan. 15 the link has pics lion tat on one of her hands.
Pair charged after teen stabbed in the gut on a bus outside Surrey mall
Police say 2023 incident tied to mall altercation following remarks made to victim’s girlfriend
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Stabbing suspects set to appear in Surrey provincial court, with the adult appearing on Friday, Jan. 26 and the youth on Wednesday, Jan. 31. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)
A 19-year-old Richmond man and 17-year-old Surrey boy are charged with aggravated assault related to a stabbing on a bus near Guildford Town Centre shopping mall on July 22, 2023.
Constable Amanda Steed, of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police, said Ramadhan Ibrahim-Hussein, 19, and the 17-year-old boy – whose identity is shielded by the Youth Criminal Justice Act – are both “known to police.”
The stabbing happened just before 3 p.m., Steed noted, after a teenager and his girlfriend were “involved in an altercation with two individuals at Guildford Mall following derogatory comments allegedly made to the girlfriend.”
The teen and his girlfriend then boarded a bus at 104 Avenue and 152 Street, and after it departed “the two suspects boarded the same bus at the next stop,” Steed said.
“A second altercation took place, during which one of the suspects removed a knife from his pocket and stabbed the victim in the stomach before exiting onto 104 Ave,” police allege. “The victim was transported to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.”
Steed said the suspects’ faces were covered and both wore “nondescript” clothing, “making identification difficult.
“However, our detectives were more than up to the challenge,” she added. “Evidence was painstakingly gathered and analyzed, and forensic methodologies utilized, resulting in the arrests.”
Hussein is set to appear in Surrey provincial court on Friday, Jan. 26 and the youth is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
https://www.vicnews.com/news/pair-charged-after-teen-stabbed-in-the-gut-on-a-bus-outside-surrey-mall-7301086 Transit is best avoided. To say nothing of the recent two day bus strike thing which is going to happen again very quick. My last 6 trips over the span of 6 weeks though were fine except for the female gang scout on a white foldable chair at one of the Vancouver stations.