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The third annual cross-Canadian cultural celebration returns to Richmond next weekend. With more than 60 free activities planned throughout the city, it has become a national leader in embracing Culture Days from Sept. 28 to 30.

It goes without saying that family caregivers in Richmond are almost always on the lookout for help. And the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. is showing them where to find it.

The City of Richmond is being urged to ban the unattended tethering of dogs. Animal rights campaigners lobbied city councils community safety committee this week, showing councillors graphic videos of dogs being chained up for hours on end every day.

Cathay Pacific take on board scientist advice

A woman accused of improperly concealing a birth and obstructing police following the surprise delivery a year ago of a stillborn baby was sentenced Friday in Richmond to a sixmonth conditional sentence. The B.C.

Richmond Nature Park has been forced to close its trails due to the increased risk of fire.

Its a common tale of strength and perseverance, further perpetuated by the movies and TV shows: A longstanding marriage ends after the man chooses to leave for one reason or another, leaving the woman alone.

Your Richmond News has a new leader at the helm. Gary Hollick this week took over the reins from Lori Chalmers, who moved on from the News to become publisher of Vancouver-based Western Living magazine.

Tolko Industries has opened the largest lumber reload centre in B.C., but the products being loaded into containers at the Richmond site are not bound for B.C.s traditional markets in the U.S. they are all going overseas to Asia.

A short boat ride takes you from the eastern end of Canada to the French islands of Sait-Pierre et Miquelon