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The UBCM convention starts Monday. Civic leaders will talk dirty money

The UBCM convention starts Monday. Civic leaders will talk dirty money

If you need to speak with your local mayor on Monday, they will likely be unreachable. That’s because the 116 th Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Convention begins Monday at Vancouver Convention Centre East and runs from Sept. 23–27.
The UBCM convention starts Monday. Civic leaders will talk dirty money

The UBCM convention starts Monday. Civic leaders will talk dirty money

If you need to speak with your local mayor on Monday, they will likely be unreachable. That’s because the 116 th Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Convention begins Monday at Vancouver Convention Centre East and runs from Sept. 23–27.
Nardwuar celebrates Hall of Fame induction with free all-ages show

Nardwuar celebrates Hall of Fame induction with free all-ages show

32 Years of Nardwuar the Human Serviette trying presents… “Nard gets a Star,” plus Nardwuar’s Video Vault, The Evaporators, Nardwuar Meet ‘n’ Greet, Commodore Ballroom, Sunday, Sept. 29 – Doors: Noon / Show: 1 p.m. Free admission.
GRINDING GEARS: I like cars you can whack with a hammer

GRINDING GEARS: I like cars you can whack with a hammer

Launched last week, the new Land Rover Defender takes some of the boxy charm of the original and repackages it in a slick new shape.
Update: Richmond superintendent leaves climate strike absences up to parents

Update: Richmond superintendent leaves climate strike absences up to parents

Students are excused from school with parent permission
Senior City of Richmond manager dies, age 49

Senior City of Richmond manager dies, age 49

Richmond’s mayor is paying tribute to one of the city’s senior managers, who passed away suddenly on Wednesday. Mayor Malcolm Brodie described Robert Gonzalez as a “compassionate, innovative and creative leader.
They decide bears' fate. Who decides theirs?

They decide bears' fate. Who decides theirs?

Oversight in the works, says government spokesperson, after report criticizes BC Conservation Officer Service for a lack of transparency and not doing enough to prevent the killing of human-habituated wildlife
In B.C.’s South Asian hub, Trudeau’s blackface ‘will have an impact’

In B.C.’s South Asian hub, Trudeau’s blackface ‘will have an impact’

All five Surrey ridings flipped to ‘red’ in 2015 based, in part, on Trudeau’s multiculturalism appeal, say observers. Now, the leader’s integrity is called into question
B.C. surgical wait at record level

B.C. surgical wait at record level

Surgical wait lists have hit alarming, record-breaking levels in the province according to the BC Anesthesiologists' Society.
Richmond students plan climate change walk-out

Richmond students plan climate change walk-out

Students at Richmond’s Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) are planning to walk out of campus next week as part of the Global Climate Strike taking place in multiple locations around the world.