In the Community

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.

South dyke nominated for Great Public Space

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.

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.

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.

Trips and falls on the playground may account for the majority of injuries that send school children to the nurse's office. But backpacks cause their fair share of injuries as well.

Online calendars, note-taking apps set you straight

We can all learn from school poster campaign

Labour Day arrived early for Richmond Hospital with a $95,000 donation Monday morning from United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of Canada and the United States Local 170 (UA Local 170) to help purc

More than 2,000 entries from 33 countries at Olympic oval