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Ben Chaddock will talk to McNair Grade 8 to 10s about his biking success, experiences

New program launched by library hopes to better assess need and cause

Magdalen Leung paused as she took a moment to compose herself while telling the emotional story of the first time she visited an orphanage in South Africa.

The trip to Vancouver International Airport will soon be paved with dynamic banners along Grant McConachie Way, the departures and arrivals ramps and throughout the airports parkade.

In a bid to deal with a future ban on food scraps in landfill sites, the City of Richmond will expand its green cart program next spring.

By youth and for youth is the motto behind the launch of the new Metro Vancouver Young Leaders Community Council, the brainchild of credit union giant Coast Capital Savings.

Homeowners in Richmond will pay an extra 2.98 per cent in property taxes next year. City council formally approved the 2013 operating budget, which included the tax increase, one of the lowest in the Lower Mainland.

The mere mention of Christmas brings to mind valuable gifts, nourishing foods and caring for each other.

A flash of light and fire on Mitchell Island led to a worker being taken to hospital Wednesday afternoon. WorkSafeBC is investigating the accident at United Lock-Block Ltd.

Lions, elephants, zebras galore on a safari ride through the dusty African terrain