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By the time the polling stations closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, millions of British Columbians will have been involved directly or indirectly in the provincial election.

The City of Richmond will launch on Wednesday a website dedicated to working out what the public want to see done with the Garden City Lands. Www.creategardencitylands.

Sprott Shaw College opened the doors to its Richmond campus last Friday and set sights on doubling its student roll. A small, but well-equipped campus, Sprott Shaw has around 70 students enrolled with a goal to hit the 150-mark by December.

It was all cheers, champagne and cake at the corner of Garden City and Blundell roads Tuesday night after MLA Linda Reid was re-elected in the Richmond East riding.

Community input sought before fresh rezoning bid at Lingyen on No. 5 Road

There was no shortage of white uniforms, navies and reds creating a sea of emergency first responders Tuesday night at River Rock Casino Resort.

Coast Guard Crew, Member or Auxiliary of the Year: Green Crew - John Grove, Mike Martens, Brad Falconer, Mike Lydiatt, Mike Hawley and Marc Rowe In the early morning of Aug.

A young Richmond driver was one of eight ticketed and towed after being caught doing almost double the speed limit on the Sea to Sky Highway. Both West Vancouver Police and Squamish RCMP received calls Friday around 11: 30 p.m.

To see the latest election articles and candidate profiles, check out the B.C. Election tab under News on www.richmond-news.com.

Second in an eight-part series With little experience in creating art, Jean Garnett's transformation into an artist was almost overnight. It all started with a painting she hated hanging above her bed.