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A Richmond MLA will be part of a committee looking at reforming the Police Act, a move announced by the solicitor general on Wednesday in response to widespread criticism of institutional racism by police and calls to defund police forces.

The sports field at the Minoru Oval, one of the city’s busiest, is getting a makeover. Preparations began this week to replace the field's artificial turf, which requires that 10,000 square metres of the field be resurfaced.

A Richmond Night Market vendor is calling on the event organizer to provide him a full refund, after COVID-19 postponed the night market indefinitely.

Kory Nagata is being remembered as a “great young man” who was respectful in all that he did, said Bill Haddow, a retired Hugh Boyd Secondary football coach where Nagata first found his love and talent for the game.

Unpredictable currents proven to be deadly

New traffic signals have been installed in Richmond. The new signals are located on Westminster Highway at the CN Rail Crossing, east of No. 9 Road.

Parents of children entering kindergarten to Grade 7 should plan for a five-day-a-week return to school in September, says B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming.

Motorists leaving Richmond through Highway 91 should expect congestion and delays as a result of an earlier collision on Wednesday afternoon. The collision happened on Highway 91 eastbound near No. 7 Road which had reduced traffic to one lane.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating after a sign was strung up between the welcome poles at Pender Harbour Elementary-Secondary School threatening to cut down totems if “George, Stanley or John A” are touched – an apparent reference to recent movem

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