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A Richmond-based company plans to start construction this summer on an $85-million plant in Entwistle, Alberta – about 100 km west of Edmonton - that will produce wood pellets as a greener form of fuel. Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.

Air Canada announced this week the introduction of a seasonal, four-times weekly service between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Melbourne Airport (MEL), marking the first ever direct, non-stop flight from Canada to this Australian city.

Car rental firm charged up with electric/hybrid super cars

In a bid to help YVR achieve its goal of handling 25 million air travelers annually by 2025, an improved line of self-serve border control kiosks is being introduced this spring.

Sea Island-based Helijet International has extended its existing helicopter air service contracts with six of B.C.

Garden storage spots get a mirthful makeover

Learn more at the 6th Annual Invisible Illness & Disability Awareness event hosted May 6 by the Richmond Centre for Disability.

Richmond’s Corvus Energy has been awarded a long-term contract to provide service and maintenance to Scandlines hybrid ferry fleet which serves routes in Denmark, Sweden and Germany.

Users of the Richmond Oval will be able to sign up for programs quicker and easier thanks to a Burnaby company’s new, booking and member management software.

Plane-spotters were in for a treat on March 28 as YVR welcomed the first Airbus A350-900 to touch down at a Canadian airport.