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Job fair next weekend at Tsawwassen Mills

Job fair next weekend at Tsawwassen Mills

Tsawwassen Mills will be hosting a spring job fair on Saturday, April 28. More than 30 retailers are seeking full and part-time as well as seasonal staff. A variety of positions are available in fashion, specialty stores and restaurants.
Restaurant servers' minimum wage increasing $5/hour by 2021

Restaurant servers' minimum wage increasing $5/hour by 2021

First wage increase to $11.20/hr begins June 1; farm workers, caretakers also see increase
Delta disagrees with Richmond casino crime warning

Delta disagrees with Richmond casino crime warning

Robbery and impaired driving could spill over to Richmond, claim RCMP
‘Misery Mile,’ strata developments and traffic safety: Coming up this week at city council

‘Misery Mile,’ strata developments and traffic safety: Coming up this week at city council

This week at city council, topics such as safety upgrades along River Road, a city response to strata development and city-wide traffic safety measures are on the agenda. Richmond's city council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.
West Dyke’s invasive Brazilian elodea could get a dousing of herbicide

West Dyke’s invasive Brazilian elodea could get a dousing of herbicide

The City of Richmond is proposing to use herbicides along a half-kilometre stretch of the West Dyke Trail to eradicate invasive Brazilian elodea that could have catastrophic effects on Sturgeon Bank marsh if it were to jump the walking path.
Through the fog of 4/20: teens embrace age limit as they plan to defy it

Through the fog of 4/20: teens embrace age limit as they plan to defy it

Although they agree with not allowing marijuana sales to anyone under 19, they also intend to keep on breaking the rules
Richmond Hospital lowering C-section births as national rates rise

Richmond Hospital lowering C-section births as national rates rise

Richmond Hospital is, in many ways, ground zero in the fight against a worrisome rising rate of C-section births across Canada. New, national childbirth data released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) show a 5.
Province calls meeting to protect Catalyst Paper and paper export industry

Province calls meeting to protect Catalyst Paper and paper export industry

The provincial government met with Richmond-based Catalyst Paper and community stakeholders from across the province on Thursday, to brainstorm protections against U.S. duties on the company’s exports.
Don't criminalize protesters: Amnesty International Canada

Don't criminalize protesters: Amnesty International Canada

Amnesty International Canada is calling on the B.C. government not to treat pipeline protesters as criminals. Nearly 200 people have been arrested and given a civil charge for violating a B.C.
Teamwork leads to arrest after armed robbery at Vancouver restaurant

Teamwork leads to arrest after armed robbery at Vancouver restaurant

Two Vancouver men facing charges after restaurant robbed at gunpoint