Good morning, Richmond! It's Sunday, March 23, 2025.
In case you missed it, our regular columnist Sabine Eiche gives her take on a children's book about Leonard da Vinci.
Meanwhile, the federal government announced $250 million on Friday for the first phase of the Iona Wastewater Treatment rebuild, whose total budget is expected to be about $9.9 billion.
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Today's weather...
There's a good chance of rain today but it could be heavy at times with about 33mm expected.
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 10C and a low of 6C in City Centre, according to Weatherhood.
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Photo of the day...
Today's feature photo comes from Johnny Choi who saw a house finch amongst the cherry blossoms.
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Fun fact about Richmond...
Do you know how many police officers patrolled Richmond in the early 1940s?
According to the Marpole-Richmond Review, there were four police officers patrolling Richmond in 1941. The Review, however, noted that two were leaving in January and replacements were needed.
One of the officers leaving was Chief Alfie Johnston was moving to a new post in Chemainus. The next week's paper noted the two vacant posts had been filled and Richmond's police force was back to its full complement of four.
Newspaper clippings courtesy of the City of Richmond Archives.
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