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Japanese Canadian soldiers' names added to Richmond cenotaph
Oct 5, 2024 · Jiang found “tangible hard evidence” that Harada and Koyanagi were from Richmond. “More than a hundred years after these two men joined to fight, the names are finally added,” Jiang said. Koyanagi and Harada, who were cousins, enlisted together for the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916. They were both fishermen from Terra Nova.
WestJet engineers could strike before Canada Day weekend
Jun 26, 2024 · 00:03:13. WestJet's aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) could go on strike ahead of the Canada Day long weekend, despite initially withdrawing a strike notice. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), the union representing aircraft maintenance engineers and technical operation employees at WestJet, issued a second 72-hour strike ...
Tightly bound dead seal found along South Dyke trail
Sep 19, 2024 · 00:02:17. A gruesome discovery has been made along Richmond's popular South Dyke Trail. Located near the trail's east end, a seal was found around a month ago with a rope tightly tied around its neck, possibly showing signs of being asphyxiated. A Richmond resident told the News the rotting carcass is lodged between debris and cannot be removed ...
Double rainbow captured by Richmond photographers
Oct 11, 2024 · 00:00:53. Our Good Morning, Richmond! photographers captured Wednesday evening's spectacular rainbow show. Taken in different parts of Richmond, photographers Wendy Wrightson, I-Fu Hung, Caroline Sayson, Bessie Chum, Louise Yeoh, Alfred Leung, Fion Zhu and Crystal Chan sent in pictures of Wednesday's double rainbow display.
Richmond father pushes through Stage 4 cancer for family, kids
Sep 25, 2024 · This was how Richmond resident Kenneth Yih, a father of two, described the moment a doctor told him there was a large cancerous mass in his abdomen area. Just before his family trip to Japan, Yih began experiencing unusually sharp abdominal pain and had it checked at Richmond Hospital in March. After tests and waiting almost a whole day, the ...
Richmond family wonton restaurant to close after 48 years
Oct 11, 2024 · Danny's WunTun Restaurant in Ironwood Plaza will be closing on Oct. 27, something that owner Lawrence Cheung, his father Danny Cheung and sister Kat Cheung said has been coming for a while. The Cheung family has served Cantonese food for 48 years. Their restaurant, originally called Canton WunTun House, was one of the first wonton spots in ...
Japanese chain coffee shop coming to Richmond Centre
Oct 7, 2024 · A Japanese coffee chain is opening Metro Vancouver's first permanent store in CF Richmond Centre. % Arabica is taking over the former Starbucks location inside the Richmond mall, found on the first floor near the escalators to the food court. The coffee chain was founded in 2013 in Kyoto and has since expanded to 24 countries with more than 100 ...
BC Votes: Aman Singh is a Richmond-Queensborough candidate
Oct 8, 2024 · B.C. election 2024: Richmond-Queensborough candidate Aman Singh. The Richmond News gave candidates in all four Richmond ridings the opportunity to introduce themselves and answer our questionnaire. They were also given the opportunity to give a 150-word answer to three questions. Candidate submission Oct 8, 2024 12:00 PM.
B.C. election 2024: Richmond-Steveston candidate Kelly Greene
Oct 10, 2024 · The Richmond News gave candidates in all four Richmond ridings the opportunity to introduce themselves and answer our questionnaire. They were also given the opportunity to give a 150-word answer to three questions. Candidate submission Oct 10, 2024 9:00 AM. Kelly Greene is the BC NDP candidate for Richmond-Steveston. Photo submitted.