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24 per cent voted

Election night was tough on independent candidates, as Evelina Halsey-Brandt was the sole councillor without a party affiliation to win a spot on council.

Monday's night strong winds and heavy rain knocked out power to more than 1,200 homes between No. 4 and No. 5 roads, north of Steveston Highway. As well, the city of Richmond sent out a two-man crew to deal with six downed trees.

Calling the project an environmental menace and an affront to common sense, the movement against bringing jet fuel to Vancouver International Airport via tankers and an underground pipeline picked up a little steam last Friday.

After losing her sister, Susan Murakami takes part in the BC Generations Program

If you've seen a lot more facial hair around lately that's because it's Movemeber, that time of year when people grow, or don, mustaches to help raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.

Lack of name recognition made it hard for newcomer

63-year-old lawyer re-elected for a fifth term in convincing fashion

A 23-year-old man is in stable condition in hospital following an early morning shooting that happened outside a Holiday Inn in Richmond on Sunday. The man was shot once in the face, a police spokesman told News 1130.