Happy Thursday, Richmond! It's April 10, 2025.
In case you missed it, a Richmond teen won an award at the 2025 National Persuasive Speech Competition.
Meanwhile, a new Japanese sushi spot has opened at Richmond's Aberdeen Square.
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Today's weather...
Forecast for Thursday calls for cloudy skies with a 60 per cent chance of showers.
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 12C and a low of 9C in Richmond City Centre, according to Weatherhood.
Click here to check out forecasts for other areas of Richmond for the rest of the week.
Photo of the day...
For today's feature photo, Richmond community member Rhona Gibson captured rowers practicing in the Fraser River just opposite the YVR South Terminal.
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Fun fact about Richmond...
Do you know what the tallest building in Richmond is?
The tallest building in the city is Lafarge Tower in East Richmond.
Standing at a height of 113.39 meters or 34 stories high is a steel skyscraper that opened in 1999.
Lafarge Tower, also known as Lafarge Canada Inc.'s Richmond Cement Plant, is part of a $140 million state-of-the-art modernization program.
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