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Column: Lawns vs. the chafer beetle

Column: Lawns vs. the chafer beetle

All through Richmond, lawns have become a battle ground between homeowners and the chafer beetle. The chafer beetle lays its eggs in poorly managed grass in the summer.
Search continues for missing BC Ferry passenger

Search continues for missing BC Ferry passenger

Delta police and other agencies are searching for an 80-year-old man believed missing after boarding a BC Ferry Thursday night. On Thursday a man boarded the 9 p.m. ferry in his vehicle departing from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton coming to Vancouver

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton coming to Vancouver

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will make a stop in Vancouver this summer to promote his new novel: The President is Missing, which he co-authored with James Patterson.
School tax another lesson in government marketplace meddling

School tax another lesson in government marketplace meddling

In its 2018 budget, the B.C. government unveiled its much-anticipated plan to improve housing affordability, declaring improving housing affordability to be one of two key priorities.
26 arrested in Richmond RCMP loss prevention blitz

26 arrested in Richmond RCMP loss prevention blitz

Earlier this month, Richmond RCMP and loss prevention officers teamed up to conduct a coordinated blitz in some of the cities retail centres leading to 26 arrests over a two-day period.
Update: Coun. Steves apologized for his tweet on "multiculturalism"

Update: Coun. Steves apologized for his tweet on "multiculturalism"

The tweet was accused of suggesting ethnicity-based division but Steves said it was misread
Alberta wine ban leads to boom for B.C. wineries

Alberta wine ban leads to boom for B.C. wineries

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s boycott of British Columbia wine, designed to punish B.C. for its efforts to delay the Trans Mountain pipeline, backfired.
Province to recruit French language teachers internationally

Province to recruit French language teachers internationally

The B.C. government announced yesterday that they are going to France, Belgium and the Netherlands from April 3 to 6 to recruit French language teachers. B.C.
Local rabbit rescue taking extra precautions with spread of deadly virus

Local rabbit rescue taking extra precautions with spread of deadly virus

Rabbitats annual Easter Bunny Fest fundraiser set for Sunday
Worker dies from fall on North Vancouver building site

Worker dies from fall on North Vancouver building site

A construction worker has died in a fall at a North Vancouver job site.