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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.

Fifth of a 10-part series I'm a very patriotic Canadian. Although I love to travel outside our borders, it's always great returning to the true north, strong and free.

Here's another way to think about the issues of ethnic enclaves, of signage, of expectations around integration and the question of who accommodates to whom. We used to get immigrants in Canada. Now we have migrants.

Much as I'm ashamed to admit it, I've failed my Class 7 road test twice. Most of my friends have heard the stories (and the excuses) multiple times, but I've reassured them that this summer is the year that I'll get it.

The year was 1969. I was 16 and had just landed a job as a trainee recording engineer in London, England's hot music industry. This was the land of the British Invasion, and I was wide-eyed at its bright lights, big city nerve centre.

According to a Gerstein Fisher Research Center analytical paper, investors chase returns and, in doing so, create the conditions of their own demise.

Richmond's Move for Health Festival kicks off on Friday, May 10, giving residents a chance to try dozens of different sports, dance styles and wellness activities for free at Minoru Park.