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Richmond set to sizzle through to September

Richmond set to sizzle through to September

Don’t pack away the sunscreen just yet – as temperatures in and around Richmond are expected to keep climbing over the next few days.
Woman allegedly harasses teen with special needs at Metro Vancouver nail salon

Woman allegedly harasses teen with special needs at Metro Vancouver nail salon

A distraught family has come forward saying they were verbally abused by a stranger at a Metro Vancouver nail salon on Friday night. The alleged incident took place sometime around 7 p.m. at Icon Nails & Spa in Surrey’s Guilford neighbourhood.
South Delta Secondary gets a makeover for filming work

South Delta Secondary gets a makeover for filming work

South Delta Secondary is the home of the Wampus Cats. Well, temporarily at least. The Tsawwassen high school got a bit of a makeover with a film crew in town, being transformed into Osborne High School.
Got Bats? Province-wide bat conservation program gets big boost

Got Bats? Province-wide bat conservation program gets big boost

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. has just given over $185,000 in grants to organizations protecting the threatened bat species in B.C.

Hiker and dog rescued by Coquitlam SAR

45-year-old Maple Ridge man and his Bermese Mountain Dog spent night on Mount Beautiful Trail near Buntzen Lake
B.C. waives tuition for youth from foster care but could do better, says advocate

B.C. waives tuition for youth from foster care but could do better, says advocate

Province could look to Florida or Connecticut for ideas on how to help former kids in care
BC Hydro proposes one per cent rate cut, followed by hikes

BC Hydro proposes one per cent rate cut, followed by hikes

A one per cent rate cut next year would be followed by increases in 2021 and 2023
Update: RCMP investigating xenophobic rant in Richmond parking lot (Video)

Update: RCMP investigating xenophobic rant in Richmond parking lot (Video)

A troubling video of a woman yelling at a Chinese immigrant to “Go back to China where you belong” in the parking lot of a Richmond grocery store went viral on Chinese social media Friday afternoon.
Burnaby food app Fantuan will now run errands for you. Cool

Burnaby food app Fantuan will now run errands for you. Cool

With the app running in cities across Canada, Fantuan is also in Seattle and set to open in New York and Los Angeles in September
Richmond bus stop memorial ad censored with newspaper

Richmond bus stop memorial ad censored with newspaper

A memorial advertisement for the 30 th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre was recently defaced with newspaper. According to transit user Karen Felix, the electronic ad had been running for about three weeks at the No.