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Richmond aims to create ‘Intelligent Operation Hub’ for emergency responses

Richmond aims to create ‘Intelligent Operation Hub’ for emergency responses

As part of the national Smart Cities Challenge, Richmond is hoping to create an “Intelligent Operation Hub” that would use data and local services to improve emergency responses, ranging from traffic congestion to a major earthquake.
B.C. adds 2,900 jobs in April, maintains country's lowest unemployment rate

B.C. adds 2,900 jobs in April, maintains country's lowest unemployment rate

Gains in full-time jobs on the West Coast offset losses among part-time workers in April, according to Statistics Canada. B.C. added a net total of 2,900 jobs between March and April, the statistics agency reported May 11.
YVR forbids passenger-rights group FlightClaim.ca from advertising at the airport

YVR forbids passenger-rights group FlightClaim.ca from advertising at the airport

The authority that operates Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has deemed that advertising by the passenger-rights advocate FlightClaim.ca is not appropriate because its business is incompatible with the airport’s guiding principles.
Your Voice: Do you think big houses should be allowed on farmland?

Your Voice: Do you think big houses should be allowed on farmland?

From top left, clockwise: Ray Lei It doesn’t matter. The true logic behind it is that the powerful riches are taking charge of the whole housing market. The government has less power.
Push to add AEDs at Richmond schools

Push to add AEDs at Richmond schools

Grade 11 McNair secondary student Aaron Manalo says maintenance and liability shouldn't be concerns
B.C. educators gather in Richmond to discuss student mental health

B.C. educators gather in Richmond to discuss student mental health

Over two days, youth, teachers and mental health practitioners are gathering in Richmond to discuss B.C. students’ mental health.
Some Richmondites got emergency test alert, some did not

Some Richmondites got emergency test alert, some did not

As if there wasn’t enough issues dividing the province these days, yesterday’s B.C.-wide test of the Alert Ready system added more fuel to the debate fire.
Chief Wilkinson hopes to spark right kind of fire in city

Chief Wilkinson hopes to spark right kind of fire in city

Community outreach, fire prevention education and innovative firefighting among key goals for RFR
B.C. records second highest number of overdose deaths in March

B.C. records second highest number of overdose deaths in March

Vancouver averaging 34 overdose deaths a month in 2018, up from 30.5 in 2017
WestJet pilots authorize strike, potentially leading to flight cancellations

WestJet pilots authorize strike, potentially leading to flight cancellations

An overwhelming majority of WestJet pilots voted in support of a strike on Thursday, following months of negotiation for a new collective agreement.