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Howard Jampolsky has been appointed as the City of Richmonds representative on the board of the Vancouver Airport Authority. Jampolsky is not new to civic politics and comes with a wealth of experience.

The Richmond Food Security Society is co-sponsoring the screening of Ashes to Honey on Sunday, July17 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Richmond City Hall, in the Council Chambers.

The City of Richmond was honoured with the BC Ministry of Children and Family Developments Child Care Award of Excellence this year making it one of only two city governments to receive the award.

For Richmond residents opposed to plans to ship jet fuel up and down the Fraser River via Panamax tankers, July 7 was a day of reckoning for the environmental assessment process theyve opposed since day one.

A grassroots summer series is back again this summer. The second annual Summer Fun Nights, hosted by the East Richmond Community Association (ERCA) and Cambie Community Centre, begins Tuesday, July 19.

The body of what appears to be a woman age 20-30 was found in the Fraser River on July 6. The coroner attended the scene and ruled out foul play, as there are no obvious signs of trauma.

Richmond is home to some truly fine gardeners who have every reason to show off the results of their green thumbs. To that end, the Richmond News is asking all you fine dirt diggers to send in pictures of your gardens, so we can post them online.

Smile, youre on ISC camera. Four more Intersection Safety Cameras have gone live in Richmond as a part of a joint effort on behalf of the police, provincial government and ICBC to curb accidents at intersections.

Richmond Public Library is partnering with Xinhua Bookstore to hold its first-ever free, drop-in Chinese Book Fair July 21-25 at the Brighouse (Main) Branch.

The Richmond-based high-tech company Clevest Solutions along with Bit Stew Systems, has been chosen by BC Hydro to support its $930 million smart meter installation program. Earlier this month, Hydro commenced an 18-month program to install 1.