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Poised to impeach, the House sped ahead Monday with plans to oust President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy and pushing the vice-president and Cabinet to act even more quickly in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.

Executive director of the Richmond Arts Council, Andrew Wade is a lifelong actor who made his stage debut in his elementary school's Christmas play. He's since gone on to write, direct and act in numerous shows across the country.

Richmond Public Library has revealed its Top 10 adult non-fiction books of 2020.

The much anticipated replacement of the Steveston Community Centre and adjacent branch of the Richmond Public Library is a step closer to reality.

BC health officials revealed the first known case of the new United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 yesterday.

BC health officials announced 624 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 new deaths today.

BC has surpassed 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said today. Twenty-two new deaths since Friday bring the overall total to 1,010.

A woman lost her life after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a marked crosswalk at No. 2 and Andrews roads around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Trinity Western University community is coming together this holiday season, thanks in part to the help of Student Life intern Amy Saya. Saya says it’s her job to make friends with people and build community among the 800 students at Trinity Western University (TWU)’s Richmond campus. Most students at the campus are international, and don’t have family members living in Canada.

Richmond Public Library has revealed its Top 10 adult books of 2020.

A woman says her little brother can now be laid to rest after his ashes reached her Metro Vancouver home from Edmonton weeks later than promised.

New MLAs Kelly Greene, Aman Singh and Henry Yao join the largest BC NDP caucus ever elected.

Richmond Public Library has revealed its Top Five DVDs of 2020.

This fall, one of Grauer Elementary’s Grade 3 classes was inspired through literacy to help those less fortunate.

BC health officials announced 673 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today and 21 deaths. But on a more positive note, 1,215 healthcare workers have been vaccinated so far.

New cases of COVID-19 and new deaths dipped today, while hospitalizations continue to grow. We need to urgently reduce the level of transmission and new cases across the province in the next two weeks, said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

BC’s third economic and fiscal update shows the impact of the COVID-19 pandemicincluding a $13.6 billion projected deficit, which includes an additional $2 billion for new recovery supports.

Provincial health authorities announced 941 new cases of COVID-19 in BC today. This number exceeds the previous single-day record by almost 200 cases. There have been 28,348 cases of the virus in BC to date.

Data collected from the second year of the speculation and vacancy tax (SVT) year show the tax is working to increase the long-term rental housing supply.

For the last three years, the Steveston Historical Society has presented Songs in the Snow, a series of evenings celebrating the holidays with live music and entertainment. This year, the event will be presented virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City of Richmond has been awarded $75,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund to support its ongoing work on the Mitchell Island Environmental Stewardship Initiative.

After restrictions announced Nov. 7 failed to curtail case numbers, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is bringing in more province-wide changes today. We have not seen a dramatic decrease (in daily numbers), and what we have seen is an increase in strains on our healthcare system, said Henry.

The province will be conducting test of emergency alert to wireless devices at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 25). This is a test of BC’s wireless alerting system, conducted as part of the national Alert Ready system to improve public safety in the event of emergency.

Facing the same challenges and responsibilities as everyone else, a local group of folk singers felt compelled to write and record a song to illustrate their efforts during the pandemic.

A lawyer for the last two decades, Aman Singh brings a working class mentality inspired by his parents to his new role as MLA for Richmond-Queensborough.

Six people were arrested in Richmond in connection to clandestine drug labs found by police last month. Richmond RCMP executed multiple search warrants on Oct. 28 after an investigation of the group responsible for the alleged laboratories that began in March.

Choose a free and environmentally-friendly way to dispose of those burned-out holiday lights this year. A federally-incorporated not-for-profit organization, Product Care Recycling notes all kinds of string lights from retro-style incandescent strings to LED garlands that twinkle and blinkcan be kept out of the landfill. In 2019, 57 per cent of British Columbians put up holiday lights, with Product Care Recycling able to divert more than 11.6 million light bulbs from landfills.

For the second straight day, BC is reporting double-digit deaths from COVID-19, with 10 more announced today. Health officials also reported a record high 762 new cases, including three that are epidemiologically linked, for a total of 24,422 since the pandemic began. Of the new cases, 210 are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region (including Richmond), 481 in the Fraser Health Region, 20 in the Island Health Region, 38 in the Interior Health region and 13 in the Northern Health region.

The Richmond Nature House is now open daily to visitors. The Nature House currently features exhibits about Richmond’s bog and the wild animals that have learned to live among us. Visitors can test their nature knowledge with What Is It?, meet some of the animals that live in the bog and ask all their nature questions to the on-site naturalist.

As if the weather were showing its goodwill, Tuesday’s wind and rain let up for the Richmond RCMP’s annual toy drive kick-off at Lansdowne Centre. Proceeds from the toy drive go towards the Richmond Christmas Fund operated by Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives.