A strengthened partnership between government and the B.C. construction industry was announced by Premier Christy Clark and Manley McLachlan, president of the B.C. Construction Association.

A $60,000 grant from the B.C. government to the SAFERhome Standards Society will fund a two-year pilot project to make housing more accessible for all B.C. families.

Five non-profit housing societies have been selected to develop new affordable housing in downtown Richmond that is being built through a partnership between the Province and the City.

Students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Richmond campus are enjoying an extended library collection and services, thanks to an expansion that has optimized the facility and improved accessibility for users.

Urban Systems Ltd. took the top award for design and contract preparation of roads at the 8th annual Deputy Minister's Consulting Engineers Awards, for its work on the Marine Drive/Lions Gate Transit Priority project.

A woman nearly killed by arsenic poisoning and rendered quadriplegic is among five people sharing more than $340,000 as a result of a civil forfeiture involving a self-proclaimed "holistic healer" who allegedly promised to bring one client back from the dead.

Effective immediately, motorists on Highway 99 in Richmond are advised to follow new overhead flashing lights and yield to public transit buses at the southbound Highway 91 on and off ramps, and the southbound Westminster Highway on ramp.