Richmond News – A major step toward improving breast cancer prevention and treatment was taken by the Richmond Hospital Foundation last week as it procured new state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment with a donation from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon via the Nite of Hope. Over the next two years CBCF BC/Yukon will redirect up to…
Not too many people know about Bohol, Philippines. It’s an island in the centre of the country and was recently destroyed by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, which killed about 200 people and will cost tens of millions of US dollars to rebuild. The media attention was fleeting in Canada and on CNN. According to the UN…
I was tasked to put together 13 stories on neighbourhoods in Richmond for the Richmond News. This involved myself going to various distinct areas in the city and speaking to local residents about what makes their neighbourhood unique. I also took all the photos. It was a great project and I learned a lot about…
Richmond chef Ken Iaci is no economist but he’s counting down the days for the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada to be ratified. That’s because CETA, which was signed last week, will open up the Canadian cheese market to European fine cheeses – something the Italian caterer does know a…
I happened to bump into Richmond’s urban shepherd Sandy Chappell while doing some work on a community news feature of the West Cambie area. It turns out that since the last media reports of his story his relationship with the City of Richmond has now completely fallen off its tumultuous cliff and he’s now seeking legal…