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3 Richmond breweries join the BC Ale Trail

3 Richmond breweries join the BC Ale Trail

The BC Ale Trail has grown a little bigger, which means more beers for everyone. Three Richmond craft brewers have signed on to this tourism-backed initiative to spread the word about the province’s many fantastic local craft brewers.
U-pick blueberry season ripens in Richmond

U-pick blueberry season ripens in Richmond

Richmond’s blueberry farms are well into harvest mode -- along with 600 other farms across the province.
Get the camera ready for the BC SPCA’s annual wildlife photo contest

Get the camera ready for the BC SPCA’s annual wildlife photo contest

Do you have a great shot of local wildlife to share? The BC SPCA is now accepting entries for its annual Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest.
Going with the flow while on vacation

Going with the flow while on vacation

This summer when I’m on vacation, I plan to do things a little differently. There’ll be no ferry involved. No plane. No car with a roof rack. There’ll be no suitcase, no map, no boarding ticket.
Uncle Fester has bloomed and it’s a big stinky deal for thousands of Vancouverites

Uncle Fester has bloomed and it’s a big stinky deal for thousands of Vancouverites

Long lineups outside Bloedel Conservatory for the chance to see, and smell, rare bloom
Column: Healing in Richmond's secret garden

Column: Healing in Richmond's secret garden

A few days ago a fellow Richmond Garden Club member and I led a large group on a tour of Paulik Park, the most secret garden in Richmond.
Column: Mighty fine summer wines

Column: Mighty fine summer wines

“Exciting with lots of warmth and sunshine and full of fruit and flowers” describes summer’s weather and the abundance of the season’s bounty. But it also describes today’s exuberant wines ready for you to enjoy in July and August.
Smash away your rage at Richmond’s ‘anger rooms’

Smash away your rage at Richmond’s ‘anger rooms’

You’ve had a bad day at work, you're stuck in traffic, have gotten into a fight with a friend, still can’t find an affordable apartment or found yet another parking ticket on your car.
Where to get a free Slurpee in Richmond on Wednesday

Where to get a free Slurpee in Richmond on Wednesday

It may not feel much like summer today, but on Wednesday – and just in time for 7-Eleven Day – it’s expected to start heating up again in Richmond.
IHOb admits it ‘faked’ name change, flips back to IHOP

IHOb admits it ‘faked’ name change, flips back to IHOP

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) admitted today that it had ‘faked’ its name change to IHOb to promote its new burger menu.