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A plan to blanket large parts of Steveston with a heritage tag has been hatched to better market the fishing village to tourists.

An international auction house has been engaged to sell the sculptures that were part of the controversial Vancouver Biennale because there hasn't been huge interest in the works among Metro Vancouver buyers.

Five of the 13 young drivers who had their high-end vehicles seized after hitting speeds up to 200 kilometres on Highway 99 could lose their cars. All 13 cars were supposed to be released Thursday after being in an impound lot for seven days.

Forty female hockey players beat the Guinness World Record Monday for playing the longest hockey game ever, but said the biggest reward was raising awareness and more than $125,000 for cystic fibrosis.

A grass fire broke out along the dyke in Steveston, just south of Phoenix pond, around 3:10 p.m. Friday. It took a while for firefighters to gain access to the boardwalk, but once through, it was safely extinguished.

It was a little after 4 a.m. when the insistent ringing of a fire alarm roused the sleeping community at Steveston's Dockside Village last week.

Two Richmond residents are preparing to rappel 200 feet down a skyscraper for a children's charity.

Richmond RCMP is investigating four suspicious fires in apartment buildings that have rendered several families homeless. The fires started at different locations throughout Richmond, but are believed to be connected due to similarities.

Richmond voters will have expanded voting opportunities and greater access to voter and candidate information in this November's general local and school board elections.

It was a little after four a.m. when the insistent ringing of a fire alarm roused the sleeping community at Dockside Village last week.