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Richmond may have a high life expectancy rate, but the community could still boost its health as a whole.

The provincial government is launching a review of BC Hydro in a bid to reel in rate increases, control costs and to “position” the utility for “future success.

Canadians were invited to “celebrate” Tax Freedom Day on Sunday by conservative think tank the Fraser Institute. But based on the institute’s fact sheet on taxes, there was little to celebrate.

British Columbians will have to vote in the fall on whether to keep the current electoral system of first-past-the-post (FPTP) or to move to one of three types of proportional representation.

This week at city council, several election-related topics are up for discussion including election sign regulations, upgrades on voting equipment and a federal election fund. Richmond's city council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.

On May 27, there was a crude oil spill that occurred at a Kinder Morgan facility at Darfield, near Kamloops.

The Raincoast Conservation Foundation has received $2.66 million dollars from the federal government to improve juvenile salmon habitat near the mouth of the Fraser River. Delta MP Carla Qualtrough announced the project on Sea Island Friday morning.

At only 12-years-old, Terrance Wang is now the youngest yo-yo player to hold the Canadian national championship title.

The Watershed Guardians will be screened on Saturday, June 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Britannia Shipyards

A&W Food Services of Canada has pledged to eliminate all plastic straws from its restaurants by the end of the year.