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Plan for the long term

Last of our 10-part series Few of us remember being toddlers, but many of us sure remember raising them! "Johnny, put that down! Mary, stay inside the yard and Tommy, stop chasing Mary! For goodness sake kids, could you all please settle down!" Sorry

Richmond launches social blueprint

The City of Richmond has approved what it calls a "groundbreaking" new Social Development Strategy, created to guide community social programs and policy for the next decade. Nine specific "directions" have been formed as part of the strategy: 1.
Local teens crowned Sunshine

Local teens crowned Sunshine

Two Richmond youth, Adriel Tam (age 22) and Jessica Han (age 18), were crowned Boy Champion and Girl Champion at Fairchild Radio's annual pageant/talent search for Chinese-speaking teens, Sunshine Nation 2013.

Apps measure calories in/out

One of the great benefits of consumer tech is that no piece of data is too small to be recorded. One of the big annoyances of consumer tech is that no piece of data is too small to be recorded.

Pair bring Parkinson Superwalk home

The Parkinson Superwalk - Canada's largest fundraising event for the incurable degenerative disease - will come to Richmond on Sep.

Make post-Labour Day less painful

Labour Day, which typically heralds the (unofficial) end of summer, was early this year. That means even sooner than usual, we made the annual transition from laid-back, lowpressure August to nose-to-the-grindstone September.

Trail in running for Canada's greatest

South dyke nominated for Great Public Space

Critics talk funding

Discussions about public transit in Metro Vancouver always seem to boil down to one thing: funding. The need for transit will only increase with the region's population over the next 30 years - projected at one million, 80,000 in Richmond.

ICBC moving into Lansdowne

One of Richmond's long-standing institutions is going to get a new address this fall. The ICBC Driver Licensing Office at 5740 Minoru Blvd. will be moving to Lansdowne Centre.

Sally Ann donates backpacks

Every kid, regardless of their family's financial situation, deserves to go to school with brand new school supplies, said Major Brad Smith with the Richmond Salvation Army. To help make that happen, the local chapter at 8280 Gilbert Rd.