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Bright idea for YVR lights

Bright idea for YVR lights

New LED lighting for YVR’s airside activities is proving to be a bright idea.
Party time for McDonald’s

Party time for McDonald’s

Canada’s very first McDonald’s, on No. 3 Road near Granville Ave.
Four Richmond firms feel the love for employees

Four Richmond firms feel the love for employees

Four Richmond-based businesses were recognized for their forward-thinking workplaces by the Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers competition.
Richmond's Fuggles and Warlock brewery waits on West, looks East

Richmond's Fuggles and Warlock brewery waits on West, looks East

Tom Orange, president of Fuggles and Warlock brewery, will have to wait for reprieve from the red tape he faces to freely sell his product across provincial borders.
Battling an ‘invisible’ foe of mental illness in the office

Battling an ‘invisible’ foe of mental illness in the office

How do you battle an illness that is almost invisible to most people? When it’s mental health, there also follows with it a stigma that makes dealing with its effects even more complicated.

Richmond-based packaging firm expands

Richmond’s Great Little Box Company (GLBC) announced last week it has acquired three, new packaging production machines that will allow it to expand and enhance its offering of packaging products, including corrugated boxes, custom displays, labels,

Boston Pizza to go high-tech

In a bid to retain and improve on its share of diners, Richmond-headquartered Boston Pizza is bringing more tech to its new restaurants that are being targeted for urban areas.
New blueberry winery ventures into Chinese market

New blueberry winery ventures into Chinese market

With help from an investor and hard work learning the vines, Frank Shang hopes to be off to the races with a new winery on No. 6 Road.

Pellet power goes 'green'

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 to fly direct 'down under'

Air Canada to fly direct 'down under'

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.