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Richmond company caught illegally storing asbestos

A waste disposal company has been fined $70,000 for illegally accepting and storing hazardous asbestos. Metro Vancouver inspectors caught Mr. Bin Disposal Ltd.

Locals set to wing it with national count

144 species tallied so far in annual bird survey that includes Richmond

Cruising the backwaters of Kerala

Intricate waterways on west coast of India provides vignettes of a simple and charming life

Richmond Mounties arrest suspected drug-dealing teacher

Richmond RCMP have arrested a schoolteacher for an alleged drug-dealing offence.

Cruising India's backwaters

Sail from the small town of Kollam on the west coast of India through the fabled Kerala backwaters - an intricate network of waterways extending from Kollam all the way to the port city of Kochi. 19

Mounties get their man on New Year's Day

It didn't take long for Richmond's Mounties to kick off 2013 in style. The detachment got a call in the early hours of New Year's Day that one of its most wanted, Kyle Latimer, was at a house in Richmond.

Fantasizing success

As a child in Poland, Jacek Walkowicz was always good at telling stories by the campfire. Now at 50, he has turned that story-telling ability into a paperback and e-book marketed to 13 countries around the world. Going by the pen name J.M.K.

Bouncing baby boy Oliver is Richmond's first in 2013

Richmonds first baby of 2013 arrived just a few hours into the New Year. Weighing in at a very healthy nine pounds and 15 ounces, Oliver Wing was born at exactly 3:47 a.m. in Richmond Hospital.

Firm fined for abestos storage

Mr. Bin Disposal wasn't licenced to accept material, bags lying in open

Richmond firefighters host annual Christmas tree chip

Richmond residents are invited to recycle their Christmas trees to support local charities at the 31st Annual Richmond Firefighters Charitable Society Drive-Thru. Christmas trees can be dropped off for recycling from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.