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IKEA to ban single-use plastic

IKEA to ban single-use plastic

IKEA stores across Canada, including Richmond’s location, plans to eliminate all single-use plastic from its home furnishing range by January 2020.
Richmond Country Club to host 'golfathon' fundraiser for ALS

Richmond Country Club to host 'golfathon' fundraiser for ALS

Later this month, the Richmond Country Club will participate in the 13th annual Professional Golfers' Association of BC Golfathon for ALS amongst 31 other golf courses across BC to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Society of BC.
Vancouver authors dumbfounded by kids’ questions

Vancouver authors dumbfounded by kids’ questions

Dumb Answers to Kids’ Questions spins universal queries with doses of trolling and satire
Birth and dash: Richmond Hospital owed $1.2 million for skipped neonatal bill

Birth and dash: Richmond Hospital owed $1.2 million for skipped neonatal bill

Yan Xia's baby needed extensive neonatal care but Xia never ended up paying the hospital
Vancouver police investigating third case of virtual kidnapping

Vancouver police investigating third case of virtual kidnapping

Elaborate extortion schemes costing victims hundreds of thousands of dollars
Fire at BC Housing-run complex displaces 10 residents

Fire at BC Housing-run complex displaces 10 residents

On Monday night, a fire tore through a BC Housing-run unit displacing three adults and seven children. Richmond-Fire Rescue was called to the Rosewood Village on No. 2 Road near Blundell Road around 8 p.m.
Stories of shoes lace immigrants from around the world together in Vancouver

Stories of shoes lace immigrants from around the world together in Vancouver

Shoe Project premieres at the Museum of Vancouver June 22
Richmond losing almost 300 aerospace jobs

Richmond losing almost 300 aerospace jobs

Almost 300 workers at a Richmond aerospace facility face losing their jobs, unless they relocate to Winnipeg or Prince Edward Island (PEI).
Richmond’s glass-walled pump station nearing completion

Richmond’s glass-walled pump station nearing completion

More than three years in the making, Richmond’s new pump station is almost complete with unique glass walls that provide the public with an unusual glimpse of its inner mechanics.
Richmond school board to review public’s SOGI feedback

Richmond school board to review public’s SOGI feedback

After months of gathering feedback, Richmond’s Board of Education is reviewing the public’s responses to a draft sexual orientation and gender identity policy in anticipation of its approval on June 27.