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A notice claiming there has been a possible COVID-19 exposure at Lansdowne Centre has been circulating widely on social media.

Like many industries relying heavily on labour during the pandemic, the farming sector has been particularly hard hit.

Richmond city Coun. Alexa Loo called the arguments against the expansion of the Tilbury liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant “spurious” and said other councillors were making “irresponsible allegations” about its potential dangers.

Warnings of possible COVID-19 exposures have been issued for three more flights that recently landed in Vancouver. The flights, both domestic and international, are posted on the B.C. Centre for Disease Control's website.

A kayaker who had to be rescued near Steveston after being swept up by the current is another reminder of the dangers of the Fraser River.

A section of River Road will be closed on Wednesday due to road work. River Road, east of Gilbert Road, will be closed for 24-hours on July 15 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. of the same day.

A glut of spot prawns stockpiled in Asia and export issues around the pandemic mean B.C. fishermen will get a lot less for their fresh catch or store it frozen until markets improve.

Steveston will have another traffic calming pilot on the August long weekend. Moncton Street will be closed and Bayview Street will be one-way between No. 1 Road and Third Avenue from Saturday morning to Monday evening, Aug. 1 to Aug. 3.

The Steveston Hotel needs a new roof. The building that houses a hotel, café and the Buck & Ear has applied for a heritage alteration permit and for a grant from the city to help pay for the renovations.

Steveston-Richmond East MP Kenny Chiu held a conference call on Wednesday to pledge his support for an online petition, launched by a local resident, to protest China’s new national security law for Hong Kong.