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Mounties use golf cart for enforcement on Steveston Highway, issue 22 tickets

Mounties use golf cart for enforcement on Steveston Highway, issue 22 tickets

On Tuesday, Richmond Mounties made use of their RCMP golf cart to conduct an enforcement blitz along Steveston Highway between No. 5 Road and the Highway 99 entrance ramp.
B.C.’s Attorney General recommends two electoral reform ballot questions

B.C.’s Attorney General recommends two electoral reform ballot questions

British Columbians will have a choice on electoral reform this fall between keeping the current system of first-past-the-post or embracing one of three options of proportional representation presented by Attorney General David Eby this morning (May 3
UPDATE: Private investigators infiltrated Kinder Morgan pipeline protests in Burnaby

UPDATE: Private investigators infiltrated Kinder Morgan pipeline protests in Burnaby

Trans Mountain Pipeline lawyers were in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday morning trying to shut down an injunction loophole anti-pipeline protesters have allegedly been using to avoid arrest while still slowing down work on the project.
Richmond Olympic Oval exits opaque sport sim biz - for now

Richmond Olympic Oval exits opaque sport sim biz - for now

The Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation has dissolved its subsidiary company, VROX Sport Simulation, which designed and built sport simulators for its interactive museum.
Warrant issued for alleged dealer after overdose and significant drug haul in Richmond

Warrant issued for alleged dealer after overdose and significant drug haul in Richmond

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an alleged drug dealer after three people survived a drug overdose in Richmond.
Four homes damaged in East Van fire

Four homes damaged in East Van fire

Fire started just before 6 a.m. in an abandoned house
Contentious Richmond vet practice shut down

Contentious Richmond vet practice shut down

A controversial Richmond-based vet practice closed earlier this month for failing to pay its rent. According to a sign posted to The Dear Animal Hospital’s door on May 9 and shared on Facebook, the vet owes just over $7,400 in rental costs.
Dixon elementary on 'hold and secure' following 'police incident'

Dixon elementary on 'hold and secure' following 'police incident'

Richmond RCMP are saying very little of a police incident that led to a “hold and secure” procedure at nearby Dixon elementary. Cpl. Dennis Hwang told the Richmond News only that an incident had occurred on Jesmond Drive Wednesday afternoon.
Richmond event puts spotlight on Lower Mainland housing

Richmond event puts spotlight on Lower Mainland housing

On Thursday, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association will host a one-day Regional Education, Networking & Tradeshow (RENT) to bring together educators, decision-makers and leaders in the affordable housing sector.
The offences in B.C.'s Cannabis Act

The offences in B.C.'s Cannabis Act

There has been a great deal of discussion about the British Columbia Cannabis Act, but there has not been a solid breakdown of all of the offences under the Act.