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More Metro Vancouver restaurants announce COVID-positive employees, close for deep cleaning

More Metro Vancouver restaurants announce COVID-positive employees, close for deep cleaning

More Metro Vancouver restaurants have announced temporary closures due to employees testing positive for COVID-19.
Chinese-only signage on platform of Richmond’s SkyTrain station

Chinese-only signage on platform of Richmond’s SkyTrain station

The city claims it’s making progress on encouraging businesses to include English on signage in Richmond, however its message doesn’t appear to have gotten through to at least one large telecommunications company.
Reminder: Face masks will be mandatory on transit beginning next week

Reminder: Face masks will be mandatory on transit beginning next week

Starting next week, all customers will be required to wear non-medical masks or face coverings on board all TransLink transit vehicles. The mandatory measure, announced earlier this month by TransLink, kicks in Monday, Aug. 24.
New oversight for B.C. meat inspection

New oversight for B.C. meat inspection

B.C. consumers, ranchers and producers will benefit from a new consolidated process for provincial meat inspection that continues to ensure food safety and animal welfare are top priorities. Effective Dec.
B.C. Ferries: 'Maybe years to get back ferry system that we knew'

B.C. Ferries: 'Maybe years to get back ferry system that we knew'

Masks to be mandatory inside terminals and ships starting Monday, unless someone is inside their vehicle or eating in a designated area
Three new COVID-19 cases in Richmond detected in past week

Three new COVID-19 cases in Richmond detected in past week

There have been a total of 116 cases of COVID-19 detected in Richmond since the beginning of the pandemic in March with three new ones detected in the past week. Last week there were nine new cases detected in Richmond.
Woman charged after 16-month-old baby dies in Vancouver daycare

Woman charged after 16-month-old baby dies in Vancouver daycare

16-month-old Macallan Saini tragically died at an unlicensed and unregistered daycare in East Vancouver in 2017.
Richmond Mountie charged with voyeurism, sexual assault also suspended military officer

Richmond Mountie charged with voyeurism, sexual assault also suspended military officer

A Richmond RCMP officer who was suspended on several counts of voyeurism and sexual assault in Vancouver and Ottawa has also been suspended as a military police officer as investigations continue. Const.
Beware of this cannabis company with a New West address, says BBB

Beware of this cannabis company with a New West address, says BBB

The Better Business Bureau for Metro Vancouver has issued a warning about a cannabis company that uses a New Westminster address that is actually a salon.
Richmond school board asks for flexibility, funding stability

Richmond school board asks for flexibility, funding stability

The Richmond Board of Education has written to the Ministry of Education to request “further flexibility” on restarting schools and to keep funding in place even if parents don’t send their kids back in September.