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32 double decker buses to join TransLink fleet by 2019

32 double decker buses to join TransLink fleet by 2019

Double decker test buses have been running longer haul commuter routes in Metro Vancouver since November, and now TransLink confirms they’ll be bringing on 32 double deckers to their fleet by 2019.
UNIQLO coming to Richmond Centre in April

UNIQLO coming to Richmond Centre in April

UNIQLO, the popular Japanese retail clothing store, announced in January that it’s coming to Richmond Centre this spring. Now, the retailer has shared the Richmond store's opening date: April 6.
Father of three dies at Richmond’s Extreme Air Park trampoline facility

Father of three dies at Richmond’s Extreme Air Park trampoline facility

A father of two young daughters has died in what has been described by eyewitnesses as a horrific accident at Extreme Air Park, a trampoline facility, in Richmond Saturday evening.
YVR breaks passenger record in 2017; changes planned for the airport

YVR breaks passenger record in 2017; changes planned for the airport

Vancouver International Airport again broke its own record for highest annual number of passengers in 2017, with 24 million people travelling through YVR last year - an 8.4% increase over 2016 and beating the airport’s own projections.
Photos: Richmond records first pedestrian fatality of 2018

Photos: Richmond records first pedestrian fatality of 2018

Elderly woman loses her life after early-evening accident near Terra Nova
Richmond to provide feedback on B.C.’s poverty reduction

Richmond to provide feedback on B.C.’s poverty reduction

What would Richmond need to do to reduce its poverty rates? Residents looking to weigh in on B.C.’s first poverty reduction strategy are invited to provide their input at a community meeting on Thursday. Richmond’s poverty rate is at 22.
Swiss Chalet, Montana’s owner Cara to buy the Keg in $200m deal

Swiss Chalet, Montana’s owner Cara to buy the Keg in $200m deal

Cara Operations Limited (TSX:CARA) announced January 23 it is buying Vancouver-based Keg Restaurants Ltd. (KRL) for a total of $200 million. KRL operates as The Keg Steakhouse & Bar, with 106 locations in Canada and the United States.
China’s largest social network WeChat launches electronic ID system

China’s largest social network WeChat launches electronic ID system

WeChat, the social media app popular among Chinese speakers, is set to launch a new electronic ID system which will allow citizens in China to link the WeChat account to their official ID.
Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

WeChat, the largest social networking app in China - with more than 900 million daily active users - has struck a deal to promote tourism in B.C.
Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

Tourism deal signed between B.C. and Chinese social media giant WeChat

WeChat, the largest social networking app in China - with more than 900 million daily active users - has struck a deal to promote tourism in B.C.