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Expanding Richmond’s at-home business rules a ‘slippery slope:’ Mayor

Expanding Richmond’s at-home business rules a ‘slippery slope:’ Mayor

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie says expanding at-home business rules would set the city on a “slippery slope.” Brodie was commenting on Coun.
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Richmond’s responsive neighbourhood small grant offered a second time

Richmond’s responsive neighbourhood small grant offered a second time

A second round of applications for Richmond’s annual Neighbourhood Small Grant program has opened this year to help connect the community during COVID-19.
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Richmond school board asks for delay of controversial test

Richmond school board asks for delay of controversial test

The Richmond Board of Education will ask the ministry for a delay in the Foundational Skills Assessment (FSA), scheduled to start around Thanksgiving.
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Pharmacist fined $20,000, suspended for ethics violations

Pharmacist fined $20,000, suspended for ethics violations

B.C. regulator cites “egregious breach of trust”
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Update: Several power outages affecting Richmond residents on Wednesday afternoon

Update: Several power outages affecting Richmond residents on Wednesday afternoon

Power has been restored to Richmond residents as of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Over 300 residents across several areas of Richmond were without power in the early afternoon. Power was cut off around 12 p.m.
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Assist transit systems, UBCM tells the B.C. government

Assist transit systems, UBCM tells the B.C. government

Reduce reliance on farebox revenues, resolution says
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Federal funds boost transitional learning, cleaning in Richmond schools

Federal funds boost transitional learning, cleaning in Richmond schools

The Richmond School District is spending $1.65 million on transitional learning teachers and $2.7 million for custodial staff out of the $7.4 million it received from the federal government’s “Safe Return to Class Fund.
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Is B.C. already in a 'second wave' of COVID-19?

Is B.C. already in a 'second wave' of COVID-19?

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says it's a matter of semantics
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Elections BC predicts up to 40 per cent of ballots could be mail-ins

Elections BC predicts up to 40 per cent of ballots could be mail-ins

Elections BC says it’s been planning for a “pandemic election” since April, and chief electoral officer Anton Boegman says he believes all the necessary precautions are in place. The planning included a survey of voters in May and August.
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Bath bomb giant Lush seeks court permission to dissolve Canadian arm

Bath bomb giant Lush seeks court permission to dissolve Canadian arm

Continuing conflict between the U.K.-based owners of the Lush Cosmetics brand and their Vancouver-based partner, Mark Wolverton, has prompted the retailer to ask the BC Supreme Court to step in and settle the dispute.
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