Those living in Richmond could soon have a new firehall, aquatic centre, and seniors home built and operational by 2018. The $110-million project would see the Minor Seniors Centre and the existing aquatic centre flattened and rebuilt as part of one larger complex. Mayor Malcolm Brodie is expecting final council approval next week and says those who live there couldn’t be happier…
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie says a goal of providing ‘one-stop shopping’ for new businesses is one of the benefits of doing business in the city…
The Vancouver Airport Authority is banking on making YVR a destination point not only for tourists, but for locals looking for Louis Vuitton and Mario Prada as well…
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said members of Richmond council, the airport’s board, and staff from both sides, met a couple of months ago to discuss …
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said in principle a new crossing is a good thing, but it all depends on what is proposed and whether a major incursion onto farmland is envisioned.
“When you demolish a house there is a huge amount of wood that just gets taken away as garbage,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chair of Metro Vancouver’s zero waste committee. “Of course, it’s the clean wood you want to be recycling.”
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said that while he would like to start planning for the new crossing, the province has to work immediately on reducing the number of cars that continue to choke pressure points on the highway and on the tunnel’s on and off ramps.
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chairman of Metro Vancouver’s zero waste committee, added the goal is to achieve national cooperation through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which represents close to 2,000 communities.
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie (second from left) and Richmond-East MLA Linda Reid join Ocean Spray representatives Peter Dhillon, Randy Papadellis and Mike …
The proposed 460,000-square-foot mall will be three kilometres from the airport terminal, on 22 hectares in the southeast corner of Sea Island, near the bridge that crosses to Richmond’s Lulu Island. “I think this mall is problematic,” said a clearly irate Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, intent on preventing sprawl.