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Owners committed to Sockeyes cause

The uniforms might have changed a little over the past four decades, but the passion that the Sockeyes hockey players display during each game hasn't.

Fire sends residents fleeing from home

A fire on the eastern edge of Richmond's residential area sent residents fleeing from their home Thursday afternoon. The blaze started shortly before 3 p.m. at a two-storey house at 6971 No. 4 Rd.

59 per cent of Richmondites don't speak English first

Richmond has the highest proportion of people in Metro Vancouver speaking a non-official language as their mother tongue, according to the latest Census date released this week.
Sockeyes spawned same year as Summit Series

Sockeyes spawned same year as Summit Series

Construction of Minoru Arena set the stage for Richmond to have team in West Coast Junior Hockey League

Auto mall's 'rabbitats' house abandoned pets

The Richmond Auto Mall is moving to address its rabbit overpopulation issue by creating "rab-bitats" to house the abandoned pets and their feral offspring, as well as identifying properties that could take the bountiful bunnies.

Sockeyes pull together in '90s

It was the league championship game and the Abbotsford Pilots had just scored a goal, giving them a lead over the Richmond Sockeyes, and thereby plunging owner Romeo Bon into brief depression. The year was 1992 and Bon couldn't relax.

Central bike park proposed, could include satellite parks

Paid by Oris Development, in response to loss of area at No. 2 Road

Channel needs $8 million dredging

MP trying to get federal, provincial funding

Pipeline protest door to close

City of Richmond reaffirms its position

$75,000 grant goes to Richmond's Sharing Farm

The Sharing Farm received a $75,000 grant from VanCitys enviroFund to improve the farms infrastructure and capabilities.