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Six per cent increase proposed for Richmond city budget

Six per cent increase proposed for Richmond city budget

Richmond council will consider a recommended overall tax increase of 6.32 per cent for 2020, which would add about $14.5 million more to the city’s coffers than in 2019.
No more foreign receptions at UBCM convention

No more foreign receptions at UBCM convention

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie attended the China Consul General's reception this fall.
Richmond road closed for CN Rail work this weekend

Richmond road closed for CN Rail work this weekend

Westminster Highway between No. 9 Road and McMillan Way will be closed to traffic starting Saturday evening. The round-the-clock closure, which will be in effect from 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
Richmond car crash prompts police appeal for dashcam footage

Richmond car crash prompts police appeal for dashcam footage

Richmond RCMP is appealing for drivers to review dashcam footage after a one-vehicle crash closed a section of No. 5 Road for several hours. Shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, Richmond Mounties responded to the 9100 block of No.
Search for missing elderly woman focuses on Richmond city centre

Search for missing elderly woman focuses on Richmond city centre

Volunteers and police are focusing their search for an elderly Mandarin-speaking woman, who has been missing for the past week, in the Granville Avenue and Minoru Boulevard area.
Surrey budget proposes low taxes, few projects and police transition

Surrey budget proposes low taxes, few projects and police transition

Public can comment by Thursday evening or show up to city hall on Monday
(Video) Wildlife society rescues bald eagle from Richmond wastewater treatment pond

(Video) Wildlife society rescues bald eagle from Richmond wastewater treatment pond

A Delta-based wildlife society shared a video on social media yesterday showing the successful rescue of a bald eagle from a water treatment settling pond in Richmond.
Burnaby Lake Mandarin Duck comes out of hiding, puts on a show

Burnaby Lake Mandarin Duck comes out of hiding, puts on a show

Burnaby blew up on the tourism scene in late 2018 when a rare Mandarin Duck showed up at Burnaby Lake.
Metro Vancouver bus shutdown averted after last-minute deal reached

Metro Vancouver bus shutdown averted after last-minute deal reached

A last-minute deal between the union representing 5,000 transit workers and Coast Mountain Bus Company has averted a three-day, system-wide shutdown of Metro Vancouver bus and Seabus service. The deal was reached just before 12:30 a.m.
Trial begins in teen's tragic death in a Burnaby crosswalk

Trial begins in teen's tragic death in a Burnaby crosswalk

Visibility on a rainy January morning is looking like a key factor in a trial for two drivers involved in a pair of crashes that killed a young Brazilian exchange student at the foot of Cariboo Hill in 2018.