In the Community

The Richmond detachment of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue named its newly-acquired vessel after Barry Hastings - a 28-year member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The boat was named at Britannia Shipyards Saturday morning.

It's a far cry from 12 months ago, when desperate parents camped outside the school district's head office at 4 a.m. to make sure their child had a spot at the summer school table.

In the last year, the CBOE Volatility Index, a commonly used benchmark for market volatility, has ranged from 13.66 to 48.

We all have dreams about what we want our life to look like and how our lives will be used while we are on this planet.

Travellers passing through YVR are being asked to dig deep into their wallets, purses and pockets in the name of charity.

The Royal Canadian Air Cadets (RCAC) Richmond squadron held their annual ceremonial review Saturday, June 2 at Minoru Arena. In the provincial competition, under the guide of their new band officer Lt.

Aeons ago, before we discovered the need to quantify time in specific units, the world around us supplied our measurements.

Richmond has about 2,000 secondary suites, but nowhere near that many are currently being rented out. If they were, Richmond's affordable housing problem could be significantly reduced.

The annual Richmond Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament raised more than $100,000 in support of medical professionals, patients and a new prostate cancer surgical procedure yesterday.

Lisa Westermark has taken over the reins of CHIMO Crisis Services. She replaces Joan Cowderoy as CHIMO's executive director after 13 years.