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Just over a month after approving a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity policy, also known as SOGI, representatives from the Richmond School District marched in the Vancouver Pride Parade for the first time.

After months of discussion Metro Vancouver has finally issued an air quality management permit to the Enviro-Smart Organics Ltd. composting facility in East Ladner. The permit was issued on Aug. 1 and is valid until Sept. 30, 2023.

Residents in the logging and resources town of Terrace, in B.C.’s Skeena region, will have non-stop flight access to Calgary twice per week starting Sept. 4, WestJet announced Aug. 7.

Richmond’s wild land fire near Westminster Highway and Shell Road is still burning as crews continue to monitor the site nearly two weeks after the fire was discovered.

A black man was denied accommodation from a Richmond Airbnb host, who has since been removed from the company’s website following a complaint.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took in the sights, sounds and, hopefully, some of the flavours of the Richmond Night Market on Saturday as he toured parts of B.C. for the long weekend.

Red-light cameras at 140 high-crash intersections in B.C. are now live at all times — up from six hours per day to help reduce accidents. B.C.

Folks expecting to cross the Pattullo Bridge into New Westminster next Sunday or Monday might want to make other plans. The bridge’s two northbound lanes will be closed to traffic both Sunday and Monday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day.

The City of Richmond has created an online map to track licensed bed and breakfast establishments under new short-term rental bylaws created last year.

The topic of Cannabis production came before delegates at the annual Fire Chiefs’ of BC Conference recently in Victoria. Of particular concern was the personal production in residential buildings.