Happy Wednesday, Richmond! It's March 19, 2025.
In case you missed it, McDonald's Canada is using four Richmond locations as testing sites for its new McVeggie burger - meet the owner of six of Richmond's fast-food locations.
Meanwhile, nine homes on Francis Road are boarded up and awaiting demolition.
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Today's weather...
It looks like the rain is going to start today, but the sun might peak out in the late afternoon.
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 8C and a low of 6C at Steveston Harbour, 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, Richmond community member Mike Mager captured an interesting art installation at the entrance to the Gulf of Georgia Cannery.
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Fun fact about Richmond...
Do you know of all the secondary school names in Richmond, which family was the first to settle in the area?
The family of Hugh McRoberts, who came from Australia, settled in Richmond first. Their home was called "Richmond View" in Australia and that is what they named their homestead in Richmond.
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