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Micro-brothels the latest trend in prostitution seen in Richmond

When the Richmond Homelessness Coalition (RHC) held its first Homeless Connect event in 2009, about 20 people showed up, mostly men. Last year, that figure jumped to about 40 and included women, seniors, youth and immigrant families.

Garry Point Park has received a very special addition - an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Being persistent and striking a balance in your life can put you on the road to success in whatever you do.

The Richmond school district is slated to announce how it will pay for a 3.5 per cent wage increase for non-teaching staff Monday (Oct.

A pair of Richmond Girls Soccer alumni have helped the UBC Thunderbirds off to an impressive start to the Canada West season.

The Richmond Chamber of Commerce is the driving force behind a bold bid to free up the marketplace in the skies above the city, B.C. and Canada.

When a high school student learns another language, they get a credit towards their graduation - unless that other language is English.

"I cut my teeth on Sabine," a former professor of mine once announced to a group of my friends. His toothy metaphor startled some of them, but all he meant was that I'd been one of his first students.

Richmond Mounties have cracked what's believed to be a "pizza delivery style" crack and heroin operation. The detachment's Organized Crime Unit ended a six-month investigation with two arrests - Richmond's Emerson Mendoza-Lopez and John Weiss.