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FRIDAY The Music at the Cannery series presents singer Jerry and son Trevor Layton. They will sing the best of the 60s and 70s on Friday, July 15 at 6: 30 p.m. at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery, 12138 Fourth Ave. Admission by donation.

Richmond cyclists will soon get a new 1.6 km bike lane along Minoru Boulevard, connecting Granville Avenue with Alderbridge Way.

Richmond RCMP is asking the publics assistance in finding a 35-year-old Richmond man. Kwok Fung "Leonardo" Cheong was reported as missing by family members on July 12. He was last seen on July 10 at his residence.

It may be hard to believe but theres barely two months of summer left. Eventually the weather will get cold (colder) again, it will start to rain (more), and leaves will fall off the trees. Total bummer man.

Bridge tolls on the Oak Street and Arthur Laing bridges, property tax hikes, and more expensive vehicle levies for Richmond drivers are not palatable funding solutions for Translinks budget crunch, according to Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

WEST VANCOUVER Police confirmed today that the body found late Tuesday on Cypress Mountain was 35-year-old Vahid Mahanian of West Vancouver. This comes four years after the man had been seriously injured during a shootout at Richmond's Dover Park.

Federal and provincial agriculture ministers were at a Ladner farm Tuesday morning to announce funding to help some B.C. farmers recover after last years disastrous fall. Federal minister of agriculture Gerry Ritz and Don McRae, B.C.

A collaboration between students and sculptor leads to seven installations at Richmond park

Outdoor revellers beware: the number of "nuisance" mosquitoes from Hope to Richmond is skyrocketing this year, and you'd best cover up when catching fresh air.

In Shakespeares famous line from Hamlet, the words mortal coil were uttered to mean the bustle or turmoil of this mortal life. For the Vancouver-based Mortal Coil Performance Society, the words have a decidedly more uplifting meaning.