Local News

As the teachers’ union and their employers bargain a new contract, the Richmond Teachers’ Association president is warning proposals on the table could result in a “significant loss” for local teachers.

While shoppers in China appear to be whipped into a buying frenzy over a new line of Japanese clothes, it remains to be seen whether Richmond shoppers will react the same way.

The owner of a golf course in the agricultural land reserve, who was fined $70,000 for bringing in too much fill, said he didn’t see documents limiting the amount allowed.

Richmond lawyer Hong Guo has been suspended from practising while the Law Society of BC continues its investigation into her business dealings.

A Second World War veteran from Richmond was front and centre in Normandy, France this week for the 75th anniversary of the famous D-Day landings.

Whale being towed by Coast Guard to Sea Island for necropsy on Thursday

The massive international terminal expansion at Vancouver International Airport reached a big construction milestone yesterday, as the structural phase of the building was completed.

A public memorial will commemorate the internment of Steveston’s Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War. The Nikkei Memorial, located next to the Steveston Tram building, will be unveiled on Saturday, June 22.

A series on global and local “food footprints” has earned the Richmond News first place in the category of Best Environmental Writing for the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.

The City of Richmond could be edging towards a ban on decorative glitter, primarily used in children’s arts and crafts.