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Experts say switching now would waste hundreds of millions already spent.","2026-11-08","2026-11-08T07:40:00-07:00",[50,51,52,53],"Transportation","George Massey Tunnel","Highway 99","Infrastructure","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-richmond-2026\u002Fai\u002Fmassey-tunnel-bridge-richmond-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a highway crossing a wide river delta, with flat farmland and distant mountains","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":58,"title":59,"description":60,"date":47,"publishedAt":61,"author":10,"category":62,"tags":63,"image":16,"imageAlt":66,"imageCredit":16,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Fremembrance-day-richmond-cenotaph-november-2026","Road closures around City Hall as Richmond holds its Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11","No. 3 Road and Granville Avenue close near the cenotaph from 8 am to 1:30 pm. The ceremony starts at 10:40 am and the public is welcome.","2026-11-08T08:10:00-07:00","Events",[64,62,65],"Remembrance Day","Road Closures","Illustration of a stone cenotaph with poppy wreaths in front of a civic building on a grey morning",{"path":68,"title":69,"description":70,"date":71,"publishedAt":72,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":73,"image":16,"imageAlt":76,"imageCredit":16,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-council-consumption-site-vote-november-2026","Richmond City Council to vote Monday on declaring no supervised consumption site","Richmond City Council will hold a final vote on November 9 on a declaration that it will not explore a supervised consumption site in the city, after an earlier committee meeting advanced the motion over one councillor's request for a delay.","2026-11-07","2026-11-07T08:40:00-07:00",[74,40,75],"Richmond City Council","supervised consumption site","Illustration of an empty city council 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Authentic. Experiences Launchpad program, which will give three selected participants eight months of mentorship and $5,000 to launch tourism experiences in the city. Applications close November 27.","2026-11-05T07:33:00-07:00",[145,146,125],"Tourism","Business","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vmcdn.ca\u002Ff\u002Ffiles\u002Frichmondnews\u002Fimages\u002Ftourism\u002Fnancy_headshot.jpg","Tourism Richmond CEO Nancy Small","Richmond News",{"path":151,"title":152,"description":153,"date":154,"publishedAt":155,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":156,"image":160,"imageAlt":161,"imageCredit":138,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-new-council-first-week-november-2026","Richmond's new council sets its first priorities in its opening week","Mayor Rob Howard outlined plans for a trade and exhibition centre, an arts centre and a city spending review. 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RCMP advise using the Exchange Zone at the No. 5 Road detachment.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T08:26:00-07:00",[180,181,182,183,169],"Richmond RCMP","fraud","safety","online marketplace","Illustration of a police detachment exchange zone for safe online marketplace transactions",{"path":186,"title":187,"description":188,"date":177,"publishedAt":189,"author":10,"category":82,"tags":190,"image":194,"imageAlt":195,"imageCredit":138,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwatermania-expropriation-richmond-2026-10-31","Richmond moves to take ownership of Watermania through expropriation","The City filed an expropriation notice in July 2026 to acquire the aquatic centre at Riverport before its lease expires in March 2027.","2026-10-31T08:25:00-07:00",[110,191,192,193,169],"recreation","aquatic centre","expropriation","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fwatermania-aquatic-centre-richmond-f-1.jpg?format=auto","Watermania aquatic centre at the Riverport Sports and Entertainment Complex in Richmond, BC",{"id":197,"title":6,"aiMetadata":198,"author":10,"body":213,"candidates":314,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":317,"faq":318,"image":16,"imageAlt":17,"imageCheckedAt":16,"imageCredit":16,"imageScene":343,"linkedin":344,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"meta":350,"metaDescription":16,"navigation":352,"path":5,"pinned":18,"primarySourceUrl":353,"publishedAt":9,"seo":354,"seoTitle":16,"sourceId":355,"sourceIsPaywalled":18,"sources":356,"stem":368,"storyType":369,"tags":370,"topicKey":371,"updated":16,"__hash__":372},"news\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-gp-committee-november-16-2026.md",{"summary":199,"keyTopics":200,"semanticKeywords":207},"Richmond City Council's General Purposes Committee meets November 16 to assign council liaisons to 23 advisory bodies, support a DCC waiver for 9 low-end market rental homes at 9291 Alexandra Road, and consider a new restaurant and indoor golf liquor licence for Dimsum Caddy at 10331 St. Edwards Drive.",[74,201,202,203,204,205,206],"council liaisons","affordable housing","DCC waiver","liquor licence","General Purposes Committee","November 16 2026",[208,209,210,211,212],"Richmond BC council committees","low-end market rental homes Richmond","Metro Vancouver DCC waiver Richmond","Richmond liquor licence 2026","Richmond advisory committees 2026",{"type":214,"value":215,"toc":306},"minimark",[216,220,225,228,231,234,237,240,243,246,249,253,256,259,262,265,278,282,285,288,291,295,298],[217,218,219],"p",{},"Richmond City Council's General Purposes Committee meets for its second session of the new term on Monday, November 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room at City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. The session covers three main areas: assigning councillors to the 51 advisory bodies and community boards that advise the City, supporting nine low-end market rental homes through a fee waiver, and reviewing a new restaurant licence application.",[221,222,224],"h2",{"id":223},"committee-and-board-assignments","Committee and board assignments",[217,226,227],{},"The largest item on the agenda is the appointment of council liaisons. Each of the nine Richmond councillors will be assigned roles on 23 advisory committees, 10 community associations, 4 city boards and 8 societies, all serving until November 8, 2027. A council alternate to the TransLink Mayors' Council will also be named.",[217,229,230],{},"Advisory committees receiving a councillor liaison include the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee on the Environment, the Child Care Development Advisory Committee, the Heritage Commission, the Major Construction Projects Oversight Committee, the Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee, the Richmond Youth Advisory Committee and the Seniors Advisory Committee. The Food Security and Agricultural Advisory Committee is on the list as well.",[217,232,233],{},"Community associations assigned liaisons include the City Centre Community Association, East Richmond Community Association, Hamilton Community Association, Sea Island Community Association, South Arm Community Association and West Richmond Community Association, among others.",[217,235,236],{},"The four city boards are the Aquatic Services Board, the Richmond Public Library Board, the Richmond Gateway Theatre Society Board and the Museum Society Board. The Richmond Public Library Board is a governance board that sets the policies, goals and direction of the library system. Gateway Theatre is Richmond's professional theatre at 6500 Gilbert Road and is a registered charity.",[217,238,239],{},"Societies receiving council liaisons include the Britannia Heritage Shipyard Society, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, the London Heritage Farm Society, the Lulu Island Energy Company, the Steveston Historical Society and the Steveston Community Society.",[217,241,242],{},"Residents who want to know which councillor will represent their community association or advisory group will find the assignments in the meeting minutes, posted to citycouncil.richmond.ca after the meeting.",[217,244,245],{},"The committee will also ratify a list of Acting Mayor appointments covering November 2, 2026 to November 8, 2027. Acting Mayor roles rotate among councillors and cover periods when the mayor is away.",[217,247,248],{},"The Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will also be established: the members of the Public Works and Transportation Committee will be appointed to the panel for Local Area Services.",[221,250,252],{"id":251},"nine-low-end-market-rental-homes","Nine low-end market rental homes",[217,254,255],{},"One item on the November 16 agenda directly touches Richmond's affordable housing supply. The City's Deputy Chief Administrative Officer is asking the committee to authorize a Section 219 Covenant on properties at 9291 Alexandra Road and 9288 Tomicki Avenue. The covenant would secure the sale of nine low-end market rental homes to a non-profit organization.",[217,257,258],{},"A Section 219 Covenant is a legal agreement registered on the land title that restricts how a property can be used. By registering the covenant, the City ensures the homes remain affordable rentals even after the sale.",[217,260,261],{},"The agenda also asks that the Deputy CAO be authorized to complete documentation supporting the property owner's application to Metro Vancouver for a Development Cost Charge waiver. A Development Cost Charge is a fee that Metro Vancouver collects from developers when new homes are built, to pay for regional infrastructure. Metro Vancouver can waive the charge on affordable and non-profit housing to lower the cost of building those homes. The City of Richmond's support is part of the application process.",[217,263,264],{},"The staff report for this item was prepared on October 20, 2026 and is filed under REDMS No. 8556047. Designated speakers are Greg Newman and Laurel Eyton.",[217,266,267,268,272,273,277],{},"Mayor ",[269,270,26],"a",{"href":271},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-howard"," campaigned on a promise to find new ways to make housing more affordable in Richmond. Councillor ",[269,274,276],{"href":275},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcarol-day","Carol Day"," pledged to advocate for zoning changes that allow gentle density for affordable ownership and rental housing. The DCC waiver application is one of the first housing decisions the new council is being asked to support.",[221,279,281],{"id":280},"liquor-licence-application","Liquor licence application",[217,283,284],{},"The committee will consider a new Liquor Primary Licence application from Dimsum Caddy Entertainment Ltd. for a restaurant and indoor golf venue at 10331 St. Edwards Drive, Richmond. The staff recommendation supports the application, with a total licensed capacity of 180 people (150 indoors, 30 outdoors) and liquor sales hours from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily.",[217,286,287],{},"The application includes a Family Foodservice Endorsement, which would allow minors with a parent or guardian on the premises until 10:00 p.m., with food service from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.",[217,289,290],{},"If the committee supports the application, staff would send a letter to the Province's Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch recommending approval. The final licence decision rests with the Province.",[221,292,294],{"id":293},"what-comes-next","What comes next",[217,296,297],{},"The General Purposes Committee meets Monday, November 16 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room at Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. The full agenda is at citycouncil.richmond.ca. Residents can attend in person.",[217,299,300,301,305],{},"Decisions made at the GP Committee go to the full Council meeting for final approval. The GP Committee first met on November 3, 2026, when it addressed a liquor licence amendment for Splitsville Riverport, advocacy on federal immigration funding, and the City's 2027 community events program. Those recommendations went to the November 9 Council meeting. Follow the promises these councillors made during the campaign at the ",[269,302,304],{"href":303},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Ftracker","Richmond promise tracker",".",{"title":307,"searchDepth":308,"depth":308,"links":309},"",2,[310,311,312,313],{"id":223,"depth":308,"text":224},{"id":251,"depth":308,"text":252},{"id":280,"depth":308,"text":281},{"id":293,"depth":308,"text":294},[315,316],"rob-howard","carol-day","md",[319,322,325,328,331,334,337,340],{"question":320,"answer":321},"When does Richmond's General Purposes Committee meet in November?","The General Purposes Committee meets on Monday, November 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room at City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC. The meeting is open to the public. City Hall can be reached at 604-276-4000.",{"question":323,"answer":324},"What is a council liaison and why does the city appoint them?","A council liaison is a councillor assigned to attend and report back from an advisory committee or community board. Richmond is appointing liaisons to 23 advisory committees, 10 community associations, 4 city boards and 8 societies on November 16. These roles let elected councillors hear directly from groups working on topics such as the environment, heritage, child care and seniors services, and they run until November 8, 2027.",{"question":326,"answer":327},"What is the housing item on the November 16 agenda?","The agenda asks the committee to authorize a Section 219 Covenant so that nine low-end market rental homes at 9291 Alexandra Road and 9288 Tomicki Avenue can be sold to a non-profit organization. The City's Deputy CAO would also be authorized to support the property owner's application to Metro Vancouver for a Development Cost Charge waiver, which is a fee reduction on new construction costs.",{"question":329,"answer":330},"What is a Development Cost Charge waiver?","A Development Cost Charge is a fee that Metro Vancouver collects from developers when new homes are built, to pay for regional infrastructure such as water and sewage systems. Metro Vancouver can waive the charge on affordable or non-profit housing to lower the cost of building those homes. Richmond Council's formal support is part of the application process for the waiver.",{"question":332,"answer":333},"What is the liquor licence application on November 16?","A business called Dimsum Caddy Entertainment Ltd. is applying for a Liquor Primary Licence for a restaurant and indoor golf venue at 10331 St. Edwards Drive, Richmond. The staff recommendation supports a total capacity of 180 people, with liquor sales hours from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily. Minors may attend with a parent or guardian until 10:00 p.m., and food service runs from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.",{"question":335,"answer":336},"Which advisory committees will council liaisons be assigned to?","The November 16 agenda lists 23 advisory committees, including the Accessibility Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on the Environment, Child Care Development Advisory Committee, Heritage Commission, Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee, Richmond Youth Advisory Committee and Seniors Advisory Committee. The Food Security and Agricultural Advisory Committee and the Major Construction Projects Oversight Committee are also on the list.",{"question":338,"answer":339},"Does Mayor Rob Howard have a promise that relates to the housing item?","Yes. Mayor Rob Howard's campaign tracker includes a promise titled 'Find new ways to make housing more affordable.' The November 16 item supporting a DCC waiver for nine low-end market rental homes is a step toward lower-cost rental supply in Richmond. You can follow his housing promises at \u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-howard.",{"question":341,"answer":342},"How can a resident attend or watch the November 16 meeting?","The meeting is in the Anderson Room at Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. It starts at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2026. The full agenda is available at citycouncil.richmond.ca. For more information, call Richmond City Hall at 604-276-4000.","An empty city council meeting room with chairs around a long table, name placards and water glasses set out, afternoon light from a window.",{"short":345,"long":346,"hashtags":347},"Richmond City Council's General Purposes Committee meets Monday, November 16 to assign councillors to 23 advisory bodies and consider 9 affordable rental homes.","On November 16, Richmond's new council begins its first full committee cycle. 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