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Building Bridges: Culinary cultures collide across grocery aisle

Dual language, PriceSmart’s Ackroyd store.

While debate continues to burn over a campaign for English sign bylaws to rule over pockets of Chinese business resistance, a supermarket chain has pulled off a cross-cultural culinary coup.

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BBQ was a Triumph for all

When you get invited to a BBQ, you normally take along for the host a few burgers, some buns, maybe a couple of steaks if you’re feeling generous...

Building Bridges: No feather-flapping among Chinese radio listeners

A few years ago, the thorny issue of too much Chinese language on signs would have gotten under the skin of Richmond’s predominant Asian community...

Building Bridges: Little Saigon shows signs of hope

Much like its next-door neighbour, Vancouver has its fair share of Asian immigrants, generously spread into ethnic enclaves around the city.

Digging deep for Africa

It was 18 months ago that 10-year-old Conner Macdonald caught a TV show about a six-year-old boy called Ryan who made it his life’s work to help...

Clark may come calling for seat

The BC Liberal’s Richmond incumbents were still reveling this week in the glory of their own and their party’s resounding victory Tuesday ...

Benefits 'generous,' Richmond IKEA management

Officials with home furnishings giant IKEA are saying they offer some of the industry’s most generous conditions for their employees to qualify ...

Oval marketing plan sought for new Olympic Museum

Think you’ve got an idea to market and establish the brand of the forthcoming, $5.6-million Olympic Museum at the oval?Officials with the City of...

Directions to the best patios in Richmond

Look outside and you’ll notice something different. It’s not raining, it’s half past 9 and the sun’s still out, and it’s...

Budding builders get some hands-on experience

If you have a serious and creative young Lego fan at home, the City of Richmond is offering what could just be some building blocks to a future career...

Climbing the walls a good thing

For the keen, young athlete, the summer months don't have to mean a big break from sport.

Develop empathy with animals

Sign up for summer camp at the Richmond branch of the BCSPCA and you'll get to spend your days immersed in the world of animals.

Camp caters to all learning types

That was the premise behind the formation of the Richmond-based Eureka Camp Society back in the 1970s when a group of parents from across the Lower Mainland...

Teen idols visit Aberdeen Centre

Five major singers and teen idols from Taiwan and China visited Aberdeen Centre last week for Fairchild Radio's 20th anniversary special, Global Chinese...

Would our MLAs take one for the team?

With the convincing sweep of all three seats in the May 14 B.C. election, Richmond may seem like the ideal B.C. Liberal Party stronghold.

Richmond Steveston victory was a ‘rush’: Yap

An exhausted, exhilarated and emotional John Yap stood centre stage, high above his supporters and proclaimed election night as an unbelievable “...

Tourism Richmond gala celebrates workers who go above and beyond

A record number of people came out to celebrate those unsung heroes of Richmond’s hospitality industry during the fifth annual Tourism Richmond ...

Vehicles collide at No. 4 and Westminster

Two people were sent to hospital with minor injuries after two cars collided at No. 4 Road and Westminster Highway today around 2:30 p.m. Traffic in the...

Funds sought for mobile post

The Richmond branch of St. John Ambulance has been pushing hard for a year in a bid to raise $140,000 for its first ever “first-aid mobile post.

Richmond artist returns to first passion

Artist Carmen Keitsch spent a sunny Wednesday afternoon in her edible garden, ridding it of pesky weeds and nurturing vegetables back to life.

Richmond Centre riding slips to bottom of turnout pile

The results may be preliminary and there are still some mail-in ballots to be counted, but Richmond slipped to an all-time new low Tuesday night.

Ikea workers remain on strike

Unionized staff at Richmond’s Ikea store remained on the picket line this week.The 350 workers belonging to Teamsters Local 213 who hit the bricks...

Education assistants support job action

Education assistants and non-teaching staff in Richmond schools, and those around B.C., are ready for a strike after voting in support of job action recently...

Party's over ...now what?

Full election coverage, pages 3, 5, 23-25

Supporters help drag Yap to the light

Even in his darkest political hour, John Yap never once considered throwing in the towel.

Six in a row for Reid

It was all cheers, champagne and cake at the corner of Garden City and Blundell roads Tuesday night after MLA Linda Reid was re-elected in the Richmond...

Wat lands it for Libs

When the voters in Richmond Centre went to cast their ballots in Tuesday night's provincial election the choice was pretty clear, according to Teresa ...

Doctor accused of over billing

A Richmond acupuncturist is undergoing a pointed investigation after being accused of over billing the Medical Services Plan of around $2 million.

Garden City input sought

The City of Richmond launched Wednesday a website dedicated to working out what the public want to see done with the Garden City Lands.

Coal port hearing needed

Environmentalists concerned about the prospect of a new coal transfer terminal in Surrey are calling for region-wide public hearings about the project...

Missing Richmond teenager found safe and well

A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing last month has been found safe and well.

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Southlands information meeting set for next week

Delta will be hosting a public information meeting on the Southlands development application next week.

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Adrian Dix to stay as NDP leader

The B.C. NDP has much to ponder after its stunning loss to the B.C. Liberals on May 14, and based on the first public post-mortem with leader Adrian Dix...