Happy Monday, Richmond!
In case you missed it, a rogue sailboat in the Steveston Channel remains unattended.
Meanwhile, YVR Airport expects 1.3 million passengers to pass through this spring break.
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Today's weather...
More showers are expected with periods of rain during the night.
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 8C and a low of 3C 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 Angela Lo captured a team rowing along the waters near the UBC Boathouse in the rain.
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Fun fact about Richmond...
Do you know how many horse racing tracks Richmond used to have?
There used to be two horse racing tracks, one at Lansdowne and one at Minoru, where Minoru sports fields are now.
The Minoru Racetrack operated from 1909 to 1914, before closing and then re-opening six years later as Brighouse Racetrack.
It was in 1958 when the city bought the land and turned it into a park.
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