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Richmond school board reduces district's carbon emissions, invests in solar energy

Richmond school board reduces district's carbon emissions, invests in solar energy

Richmond’s school district has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 per cent over the past five years.
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Richmond farmer looks to bring in fill, grow organic blueberry crops

Richmond farmer looks to bring in fill, grow organic blueberry crops

A Richmond farmer wants to raise his property by a metre, claiming poor drainage is making it impossible to grow blueberries. Inderjit Gosal, whose farm is at 21700 River Rd.
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Centenarian still volunteering every week in Tsawwassen

Centenarian still volunteering every week in Tsawwassen

Mabel Dermody is an inspiration to all that know her. A resident at the independent apartments at KinVillage for the past six years, she marked her 100 th birthday on Dec. 22.
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Boxing Day pepper spray sparks 'mass chaos' in Coquitlam mall

Boxing Day pepper spray sparks 'mass chaos' in Coquitlam mall

Food court at Coquitlam Centre mall was thrown into panic when someone released pepper spray near a KFC
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SPCA rescues cats found starving, shivering in filthy motor home in B.C.

SPCA rescues cats found starving, shivering in filthy motor home in B.C.

Three cats have been rescued after they were found shivering, starving and alone in an extremely filthy motor home in B.C.
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New schools on Richmond's Highway to Heaven face scrutiny

New schools on Richmond's Highway to Heaven face scrutiny

Richmond city council will consider prohibiting any new schools being built on No. 5 Road’s Highway to Heaven.
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Richmond man settles insider trading case with securities authority

Richmond man settles insider trading case with securities authority

A Richmond man has settled an agreement with the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) after he admitted to insider trading connected to an oil and gas exploration company. Robert Findlay was a consultant for Vancouver-based Simba Energy Inc.
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UBC, SFU allegedly hacked by Russian intelligence-backed internet pirates

UBC, SFU allegedly hacked by Russian intelligence-backed internet pirates

Sci-Hub allegedly working with Russian military intelligence to steal research papers from 373 universities around the world, including 33 in Canada
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Vancouver forecast calls for seven straight days of rain

Vancouver forecast calls for seven straight days of rain

It's going to be a wet week
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Greta Thunberg put climate change on the front page

Greta Thunberg put climate change on the front page

Teen activist spearheads global action on climate crisis
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