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SALE OF PROPERTY Weekend Profile: Wendy Steadman by Don Fennell Staff Reporter Each year, for five days after Christmas, Richmond hosts one of North most popular hockey tournaments. Some 1,200 Midget Division-aged players (15 to 17) from around the globe come here to compete in the Richmond International Midget Hockey Tournament and thanks large- ly to the ongoing efforts and dedica- tion of chair Wendy Steadman, this event, now in its 26th year, continues to grow in scope and popularity. Steadman has long been active in the hockey world and is former president of Richmond Minor Hockey Association. Typical of a hard-working volunteer, Steadman is modest about her contri- butions. She prefers to credit others for the success, but the event would not get the respect it does without her leadership and guidance.

facilitate a team of she insists. success directly relates to the volunteers we have Why did you start volunteering at the tournament? my kids were playing, I wanted to volunteer. I offered to do anything like sell tickets and ended up helping out in the (tournament) What has been most rewarding? enjoy people and you meet some great people with all the teams. And always loved hockey. I started going to games when I was young and I think hock- ey teaches good life skills to the players, like work ethic.

Volunteering is also very rewarding. very fulfilling to be able to give back to the What plans do you have for the future of the tournament? proud of the evolution of the tourna- ment to include three divisions and the size of the tournament. As much as been a lot of work, I see myself doing anything Chung Chow photo Wendy Steadman, chair of the Richmond International Midget Hockey Tournament. Million-dollar homes rise by Jeff Nagel Black Press The number of million- aire homes in Richmond is up sharply from a year ago. Millionaire houses tripled to 711 in 2006.

Aside from Vancouver proper, the most homes worth at least $1 million are in tony West Vancouver, where more than 7,900 detached houses are in the seven-figure range. The numbers come from property assessment data crunched by Landcor Data Corp. They show that while million-dollar real estate accounts for less than three per cent of the homes in most suburbs of Greater Vancouver, they are grow- ing fast. Landcor president Rudy Nielsen said the same trend is being felt across B.C., but is particularly acute in the Lower Mainland because of limited land available to develop. bordered by rivers, bordered by moun- tains and bordered by Agricultural Land he said.

Nielsen said lot sizes con- tinue to get smaller in the region and he expects the trend of building up in higher densities will accel- erate. going to go verti- cal rather than he said, adding ALR lands must be preserved to pro- duce food. The other factor in play, he said, is that the province and its attractive lifestyle is now increasingly being discovered by people from across Canada and all over the world..