Happy Tuesday, Richmond! It's April 8, 2025.
In case you missed it, contributor Grant McMillan captured community members attending the annual Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival this past weekend.
Meanwhile, Richmond Public Library's "human library" program is back on Sunday.
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Today's weather...
Cloudy skies with a 40 per cent chance are expected in Richmond early morning. A period of showers with winds gusting up to 70km/h is also in the forecast.
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 9C and a low of 8C in Richmond City Centre, according to Weatherhood.
Click here to check out forecasts for other areas of Richmond for the rest of the week.
Photo of the day...
For today's feature photo, GMR regular Ngam Chua captured a heron having a snack after catching a small fish from the waters of Garry Point.
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Fun fact about Richmond...
Do you know when the first airplane flight took off from Richmond?
Charles K. Hamilton became the first person in B.C. to fly an airplane on March 25 in 1910, when he lifted off in front of 3,500 spectators at Minoru Park, according to the Richmond Museum.
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