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'Road trip junkie' wins free gas for a year

A "road trip junkie" from Richmond has won free gas for five years. Hon Chan won the $15,000 prize after he posed alongside his car with the hood up and entered the photo into the Shell V-Power Fuel My Passion contest.

Richmondites become Lord and Lady Macs

If you had someone walk up to you in Steveston recently and ask if you wanted to become a Scottish lord or a lady, they werent pulling your leg.

The give and take of 'voluntourism'

No longer content with simply soaking up the sun and gawking at the sites, many tourists and students are seeking opportunities to give back to the less-developed countries they visit through volunteer work.

Records reveal Richmond MLA one of the highest spenders

Public Accounts figures released this week for the province show Richmond Centre MLA Rob Howard as one of top spenders when it comes to expenses.

Remy blaze sparks tightening of fire codes - in Surrey

Concern over six-storey wooden buildings continues

Expenses revealed: Richmond MLA is one of the highest

Public Accounts figures released this week for the province show Richmond Centre MLA Rob Howard as one of top spenders when it comes to expenses.

Lai gets last chance to remain in Canada

In a detention review hearing for China's most wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing, federal ministry immigration lawyers made the unusual move of calling a witness to testify on the hearing's first day.

YVR celebrates 80th birthday

Airport has reached milestones and weathered controversies

Richmond driver wins free gas for five years

A road trip junkie from Richmond has won free gas for five years. Hon Chan won the $15,000 prize after he posed alongside his car with the hood up and entered the photo into the Shell V-Power Fuel My Passion contest.

Richmond cyclist gears up for 200km trek in support of lung health

Cycling 200 kilometres might seem like a long haul to most, but not for Richmond cyclist and elementary school teacher Doug Masuhara.