Happy Sunday, Richmond! It's June 15, 2025.
In case you missed it, a market at a Steveston farm has been cancelled "due to complications with the City of Richmond and the Agricultural Land Commission."
Meanwhile, a retro-style Taiwanese convenience store opened up in Richmond.
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Today's weather...
Clear and sunny skies are in the forecast for today
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 18C and a low of 11C in Richmond City Centre, according to Weatherhood.
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Photo of the day...
For today's feature photo, GMR regular Geoff McDonell captured a western tiger swallowtail butterfly sampling a flower at London Heritage Farm.
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Fun fact about Richmond...
Do you know about the 1918 pandemic in Richmond?
On Oct. 8, 1918, the Township of Richmond received a telegram that the Spanish Influenza was spreading and was told they were allowed to close all schools, churches, theatres and other meeting places.
Richmond schools were then ordered to close, and church services were to be cancelled.
Because of the pandemic, an emergency hospital was set up at the Minoru Park Clubhouse. At least 100 cases of the pandemic were documented in Richmond.
A second wave of the pandemic hit on Jan. 20, 1919, when schools were once again closed.
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