Happy Friday, Richmond!
In case you missed it, city council will look at refurbishing the playground and sport courts in Burkeville.
Meanwhile, Cambie secondary Grade 8 girls basketball team is in the Fraser Valley championships.
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Today's weather...
A mix of sun and cloud is forecast for Friday with a slight possibility of rain.
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 8C and a low of 6C in Steveston Village, according to Weatherhood.
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Photo of the day...
For today's feature photo, GMR regular Johnny Choi captured flags flying in Steveston village.
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Fun fact about Richmond...
Do you know where the minutes of the first Richmond city council meeting are stored?
The minutes of the first Richmond city council meeting, held on Jan. 12, 1880, are kept at the City of Richmond Archives in a climate-controlled vault that keeps the temperature and humidity at the right levels to preserve the hand-written document.
The vault is fire-proofed and is only accessible by City of Richmond Archives staff.
But these first minutes almost didn’t survive to the present day. A fire in 1913 at the original Richmond Town Hall, located at what is now the corner of River and Cambie roads, almost resulted in their demise.
Rev. M. Wright and other bystanders jumped in to help and most of the Township of Richmond records were saved. The town hall, however, went up in flames, and, unfortunately, one man perished due to burns from the fire and another was injured.
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