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Mayor Kennedy Stewart is facing 14 challengers in the Oct. 15 Vancouver election.

The Aug. 30-Sept. 9 candidate registration window closed at 4 p.m. on Sept. 9, but Vancouver city hall’s election office did not officially declare the candidates’ list until after 11 p.m.

Ten of Stewart’s challengers are fringe candidates, due to the low-barrier for entry: a $100 deposit and signatures from a minimum 25 qualified electors. …

Next door in Delta, Mayor George Harvie of Achieving for Delta has two challengers: Joginder Randhawa and Peter Van Der Velden.

Across the Fraser River in Richmond, it’s the same. Mayor Malcolm Brodie, the longest-serving mayor across Metro Vancouver, is hoping to defeat RITE Richmond’s John Roston and independent Wei Ping Chen, who resides in Burnaby. …

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Richmond News

A 100-per-cent rental complex with 338 units, which will replace a 40-year-old condo building in city centre, got the go-ahead from Richmond city council on Monday.

But the proposal didn’t pass without opposition.

Three city councillors – Carol Day, Michael Wolfe and Harold Steves – argued two mature trees should be saved by building a taller building and thereby reducing the footprint of the complex. …

In 2018, the rules to wind up a strata corporation were changed allowing 80 per cent of the owners to make this decision instead of the 100 per cent as was previously needed.

At that time, Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie wrote to the province on behalf of city council expressing their opposition to the new rules.

Even the city’s general manager of development, Joe Erceg, said he doesn’t like the 80-per-cent rule, but, as he told the planning committee, it’s “out of your hands.”

As a safety precaution, however, a strata windup goes through BC Supreme Court where anyone who opposes the process can make their concerns known to a judge, explained Paul Roberts who was the lawyer for Ascott Wynde strata windup. …

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Richmond News

Dear Editor,

Richmond has traditionally been a strong, culturally-rich and diverse community.

Safe and resilient, it is a place where people can walk and openly gather without fear of random aggression.

Sadly, a few disappointing events over the past few weeks have caused us to question this as the actions of a few tarnish our reputation.

Teen swarmings, road rage incidents as well as homophobic or racist attacks are totally unacceptable. Such actions will not be tolerated.

Overall, Richmond City Council has demonstrated its commitment to end such behaviour.

Hiring more RCMP officers, taking a united stand against racism, partnering in initiatives such as the “Hate Has No Place” campaign, supporting the events of Pride Week, and adopting Canada’s first Cultural Harmony Plan are only a few examples of Council actions which make our city more welcoming.

City Council will continue to take appropriate action. We encourage everyone to join us to eliminate such reprehensible behaviour.

Malcolm Brodie

Mayor, Richmond

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Richmond News

Richmondites and local dignitaries gathered at Lansdowne Centre on Saturday, Sept. 10 to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival and promote anti-racism in Richmond.

The event featured delicate sugar paintings by Joanna Liu, colourful DIY lanterns for children, a recycling challenge and the popular spinning wheel in support of the mall’s Food Garden. Richmond RCMP was also present with a community booth to teach Richmondites what to do in case of racist incidents.

During the event’s opening ceremony, Mayor Malcolm Brodie noted that there was an initial spike of racial incidents in Richmond during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that although it had eased off after city council “made a pronouncement that [they] will not tolerate any sort of racial incidents or hate incidents,” “there’s been a spike lately.”

“Most people in Richmond embrace the diversity we have, but not everyone shares this view and we’ve seen some recent incidents that are unacceptable in the city,” said Parm Bains, MP for Steveston-Richmond East.

“By spreading these values of neighbourly and community-oriented views, being an ally to those who are different from you, and by coming together here today, we’re here to say hate has no place in Richmond and we can make a difference.” …

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Instead of being stuck in traffic at one of the province’s most congested interchanges, could drivers drive across a brand new bridge instead?

BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon says if his party had his way, drivers would no longer be stuck in traffic at one of the province’s most congested interchanges. …

Local politicians didn’t seem impressed by Falcon’s plans or promises.

“Nearly the entire board of Metro Vancouver supports the eight-lane underwater tunnel,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

“It’s not a panacea for all of our congestion problems. The answer to decongesting this corridor is decongesting the entire corridor,” he said, adding that he believed the proposed bridge would be too big and would be an environmental and agricultural “disaster.” …

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Richmond News

The successful mayoral candidate’s salary will be in the order of about $185,000.

And winning Richmond city council candidates will be compensated more than $82,000 per year. …

A report shows Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie received a salary of $182,000 in 2021 while most city councillors earned $82,636 – this doesn’t include taxable benefits. …

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CTV News

Rather than sitting in gridlock at one of the most congested traffic points in the province, could motorists instead be driving over a brand new bridge?

BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon says if his party had its way, drivers would no longer be sitting in gridlock at one of the most congested traffic points in the province.

While work on a replacement for the George Massey Tunnel is more than seven years away form being complete, Falcon says traffic was set to start moving across the bridge planned by his party this month. …

Local politicians did not seem impressed with Falcon’s plans or promises.

“Almost the entire Metro Vancouver board supports the eight-lane immersed tube tunnel,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

“It’s not a panacea for all our congestion problems. The answer to decongesting that corridor is to decongest the entire corridor,” he said, adding that he believes the proposed bridge was too big and would be an environmental and agricultural “disaster”. …

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Richmond News

For the fourth year running, the City of Richmond is looking for walls to cover with murals.

The Community Mural Program is open to property owners, community organizations, stratas and non-profits that have highly visible and publicly accessible walls that could host a mural.

“The Community Mural Program continues to add colour and vibrancy to Richmond while supporting local and regional artists,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie in a press release.

The deadline to apply to get a mural done in 2023 is Monday, Sept. 26. …

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Richmond News

Richmond Public Library is celebrating the successes and hard work of this year’s BC Summer Reading Club with a fun-filled family-friendly event at the Brighouse Branch.

Summer Reading Club participants will be joined by Mayor Malcolm Brodie and local dignitaries to enjoy an afternoon full of fun activities including an interactive dance party, a scavenger hunt and the RBC Training Ground sponsored by Richmond North RBC Community. …

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Business Wire

Fine Choice Foods, a market-leading producer of quality Asian-inspired foods, announced the opening of its second manufacturing facility, also located in Richmond, with a recent in-person celebration. The event included remarks from Honourable Lana Popham, BC Minister of Agriculture and Food; Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of the City of Richmond, BC; and Jason Longden, CEO of Fine Choice Foods. The new facility will produce spring rolls equal to the length of more than 700 football fields on a weekly basis, creating more than 70 new jobs as part of the company’s continued growth. …

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