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Freedom of City parade for battalion

Freedom of City parade for battalion

A military parade and ceremony will convey Freedom of the City to the newly-created 39 Service Battalion of the Canadian Armed Forces at Richmond City Hall on Saturday, April 12.

Sob story scammer has struck before in Richmond

Another senior couple has been targeted by the scam artist with a sob story. In an almost identical incident to the one reported in last week’s News , Hanna Rosenke and her husband were duped out of $70 by a stranger at their door.
Woman adopted when she was 2 weeks old turns to social media to locate siblings

Woman adopted when she was 2 weeks old turns to social media to locate siblings

Angela Ellis posted a letter to Facebook, asking friends and strangers for help
HCMA tasked to design Minoru upgrades

HCMA tasked to design Minoru upgrades

Hughes Condon Marler Architects was awarded a $6.4 million contract to design the new Minoru Aquatic Centre and Older Adults' Centre.

MPs respond to cut to IIP

Local politicians responded to concerns by a community-based coalition group frustrated by the cancelation of the Investor Class immigration program.

Senior duped by 'distressed' man

A woman has warned homeowners to beware, after her trusting husband was duped into handing over cash to a scam artist. Jackie Yeates said her husband, Mike Nelle, answered their door on Afton Drive in central Richmond around 6:30 p.m.

Reid confronted over spending

Speaker of the Legislature and Richmond East MLA Linda Reid grounded her campaign manager's taxpayer-paid travel tab and scrapped a free snack bar for politicians as MLAs on all sides gently chastised her Tuesday for not keeping them in the loop on h

Come in, Space Station, this is Cambie

School gives Japanese astronaut a bell, 400 kilometres into orbit
Richmond summit lures tops in tourism (video)

Richmond summit lures tops in tourism (video)

In an effort to attract more tourism from China, Richmond is playing host to over 50 influential Chinese tourism operators during the 6th annual Active America-China Travel Summit.

Homeless surveyed in city

Volunteers took to Richmond's streets Wednesday to survey the city's homeless population in hopes of finding out more about homelessness and how best to help. Headquartered at St.