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Year in review: Richmond's cracked pool sparked many questions, but few answers

Year in review: Richmond's cracked pool sparked many questions, but few answers

Year in Review – March: A new seniors centre opened in Minoru Park in March almost two years after it was originally supposed to open, but the aquatic centre in the same complex remains closed – and probably won’t open until September — after a crack
Younger Canadians more likely to believe in astrology, survey finds

Younger Canadians more likely to believe in astrology, survey finds

Astrology has been a fixture of newspapers since the days when reporters and editors could smoke inside their newsrooms. In some countries, radio and television newscasts featured hosts who would provide a daily horoscope to listeners and viewers.
Vancouver weather forecast calls for up to 50 mm of rain by tomorrow

Vancouver weather forecast calls for up to 50 mm of rain by tomorrow

Rain is expected for seven straight days this week
Campaign challenges stigma for South Delta residents affected by dementia

Campaign challenges stigma for South Delta residents affected by dementia

According to a B.C. survey conducted by Insights West in 2018, more than 70 percent of respondents felt people living with dementia experience stigma.
Update: KPU professor denies plagiarism allegations

Update: KPU professor denies plagiarism allegations

A KPU professor is denying allegations of plagiarism after the university’s bookstore suspended the sale of his course textbooks. On Dec.
Bad haircut, small parking spot - 2019's worst B.C. 911 calls

Bad haircut, small parking spot - 2019's worst B.C. 911 calls

You would think knowing when to call 911 would be common sense. You would be wrong. That’s at least according to E-Comm’s annual top-10 list of nuisance calls to the 911 emergency number.
Year in Review: Measles outbreak at Richmond shopping mall

Year in Review: Measles outbreak at Richmond shopping mall

Year in Review – February: Shoppers had to take extra precautions after a measles outbreak was traced to Toys R Us in Lansdowne Centre in February.
Richmond councillor wants Dutch intersections, two-way lanes used in city's bike infrastructure

Richmond councillor wants Dutch intersections, two-way lanes used in city's bike infrastructure

Coun. Kelly Greene wants safer cycling options, especially to encourage more women and kids to hop on a bike.
Richmond man who was hit by car awarded over $700,000 in damages

Richmond man who was hit by car awarded over $700,000 in damages

A judge has awarded over $700,000 in damages to a Richmond man who was struck by a car while crossing the road three years ago. According to a B.C. Supreme Court judgment released Dec.
Affordable homes proposed for Richmond development

Affordable homes proposed for Richmond development

Twenty-one affordable homes are being proposed in Richmond's city centre on Alderbridge Way – close to Minoru Boulevard - as a part of a residential-commercial development on the Morgan Furniture site.