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site",null,"Illustration of an empty city council chamber",false,{"path":20,"title":21,"description":22,"date":8,"publishedAt":23,"author":10,"category":24,"tags":25,"image":29,"imageAlt":30,"imageCredit":31,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-school-district-pay-transparency-november-2026","Richmond School District report shows women earn 8 per cent less per hour than men","The Richmond School District's 2025\u002F2026 Pay Transparency Report shows women earn 8 per cent less per hour than men on average, with larger gaps in overtime pay.","2026-11-07T08:44:00-07:00","Election news",[26,27,28],"Richmond Board of Education","pay equity","Richmond School District","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-richmond-2026\u002Fai\u002Frichmond-school-district-pay-transparency-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a school building exterior","Illustration made with AI for 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table",{"path":48,"title":49,"description":50,"date":36,"publishedAt":51,"author":10,"category":24,"tags":52,"image":58,"imageAlt":59,"imageCredit":31,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-lulu-design-awards-november-2026","City of Richmond gives out 2026 Lulu Awards for urban design","Four projects received Lulu Awards at a City council meeting on October 26, including a trail over a historic ditch and a Brighouse riverside complex.","2026-11-06T07:44:00-07:00",[53,54,55,56,57],"City of Richmond","urban design","Richmond city council","Brighouse","Oval Precinct","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-richmond-2026\u002Fai\u002Frichmond-lulu-design-awards-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a pathway bridge over an urban ditch surrounded by 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gym",{"path":71,"title":72,"description":73,"date":64,"publishedAt":74,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":75,"image":80,"imageAlt":81,"imageCredit":82,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Frob-howard-richmond-inauguration-priorities-november-2026","Rob Howard sworn in as Richmond's new mayor with plan for trade centre, spending review and housing","Mayor Rob Howard outlined his priorities for the 2026-2030 term at Richmond City Hall on November 2: a trade and exhibition centre, an independent spending review, housing for seniors, and a council vote on supervised injection sites.","2026-11-05T07:25:00-07:00",[76,13,77,78,79],"Mayor","Housing","Public safety","Taxes and spending","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Frichmond-mayor-rob-howard-inauguration-nov-2-2026-f.jpg?format=auto","Mayor Rob Howard speaking at his inauguration at Richmond City Hall on November 2, 2026","City of Richmond \u002F Daily Hive",{"path":84,"title":85,"description":86,"date":64,"publishedAt":87,"author":10,"category":24,"tags":88,"image":91,"imageAlt":92,"imageCredit":93,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftourism-richmond-launchpad-program-november-2026","Tourism Richmond opens applications for mentorship program to build new local experiences","Tourism Richmond is accepting applications for its Pacific. 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",[89,90,68],"Tourism","Business","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vmcdn.ca\u002Ff\u002Ffiles\u002Frichmondnews\u002Fimages\u002Ftourism\u002Fnancy_headshot.jpg","Tourism Richmond CEO Nancy Small","Richmond News",{"path":95,"title":96,"description":97,"date":98,"publishedAt":99,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":100,"image":106,"imageAlt":107,"imageCredit":82,"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. Councillor Laura Gillanders brought a motion saying Richmond will not pursue a supervised consumption site.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T08:25:00-07:00",[76,101,102,103,104,78,105],"City Council","Rob Howard","Laura Gillanders","Richmond City Hall","Arts and culture","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Frichmond-mayor-rob-howard-inauguration-nov-2-2026-f.jpg","Mayor Rob Howard speaking at his inauguration ceremony at Richmond City Hall on November 2, 2026",{"path":109,"title":110,"description":111,"date":112,"publishedAt":113,"author":10,"category":24,"tags":114,"image":118,"imageAlt":119,"imageCredit":31,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsenior-link-society-board-richmond-november-2026","Richmond society serving isolated seniors is looking for new board members","Senior Link Society, which has served lonely Richmond seniors for 26 years, is recruiting board members after its president announced they are leaving.","2026-11-01","2026-11-01T08:22:00-07:00",[115,116,117],"community","seniors","Richmond","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-richmond-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsenior-link-society-board-richmond-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an empty community room with chairs around a table and a coffee urn",{"path":121,"title":122,"description":123,"date":124,"publishedAt":125,"author":10,"category":24,"tags":126,"image":16,"imageAlt":131,"imageCredit":16,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-rcmp-online-marketplace-fraud-2026-10-31","Richmond RCMP warn of online marketplace fraud after $22,000 in reported losses","Fraudsters have handed buyers envelopes of worthless paper instead of payment in multiple incidents since November 2025. RCMP advise using the Exchange Zone at the No. 5 Road detachment.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T08:26:00-07:00",[127,128,129,130,115],"Richmond RCMP","fraud","safety","online marketplace","Illustration of a police detachment exchange zone for safe online marketplace transactions",{"path":133,"title":134,"description":135,"date":124,"publishedAt":136,"author":10,"category":24,"tags":137,"image":141,"imageAlt":142,"imageCredit":82,"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",[53,138,139,140,115],"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":144,"title":96,"aiMetadata":145,"author":10,"body":159,"candidates":307,"category":11,"date":98,"description":97,"extension":317,"faq":318,"image":106,"imageAlt":107,"imageCheckedAt":343,"imageCredit":82,"imageScene":16,"linkedin":344,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"meta":351,"metaDescription":353,"navigation":354,"path":95,"pinned":18,"primarySourceUrl":355,"publishedAt":99,"seo":356,"seoTitle":16,"sourceId":357,"sourceIsPaywalled":18,"sources":358,"stem":373,"storyType":374,"tags":375,"topicKey":376,"updated":16,"__hash__":377},"news\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-new-council-first-week-november-2026.md",{"summary":146,"keyTopics":147,"semanticKeywords":153},"Richmond Mayor Rob Howard's inauguration speech outlined key priorities including a trade and exhibition centre, arts and culture centre, and spending review. The first committee meeting on November 3 considered a motion to clarify Richmond will not pursue supervised consumption sites, as well as a City Signature Events Program budget and IRCC funding advocacy.",[148,149,150,151,152],"Rob Howard inauguration speech","Richmond trade and exhibition centre","Supervised consumption site motion","City Signature Events Program 2027","IRCC funding cuts Richmond",[154,155,156,157,158],"Richmond City Council 2026","Rob Howard mayor Richmond","Laura Gillanders Richmond","Richmond General Purposes Committee","Richmond arts culture waterfront",{"type":160,"value":161,"toc":297},"minimark",[162,166,171,174,177,180,183,192,195,199,202,206,213,216,219,222,259,263,266,269,273,276,279,283,286],[163,164,165],"p",{},"Richmond's new mayor used his inauguration speech to name three priorities he wants the new council to act on. One day later, the council's first committee meeting addressed a motion about supervised consumption sites, a City events budget, and a letter about federal cuts to English language training.",[167,168,170],"h2",{"id":169},"the-inauguration-and-howards-plans","The inauguration and Howard's plans",[163,172,173],{},"Rob Howard was sworn in as mayor at an Inaugural Council Meeting at Richmond City Hall on the evening of November 2, 2026. Daily Hive, citing the event, reported that Howard described three priorities.",[163,175,176],{},"He said he would approach the provincial and federal governments about building a world-class trade and exhibition centre in Richmond. He pointed to the city's location near Vancouver International Airport, port facilities and highway connections as reasons to pursue the project. He did not name a site.",[163,178,179],{},"He also said the new council would begin planning for an arts and culture centre at the City Centre waterfront, describing it as \"a place where families can stroll, seniors can gather, and the community can come together,\" according to Daily Hive. He promised to start planning immediately but set no date for a decision.",[163,181,182],{},"Both facilities have a history at the Duck Island site, the former location of the Richmond Night Market at the northern end of Richmond City Centre, next to the Bridgeport SkyTrain station. Daily Hive reported that in 2024, Jingon International Development Group received rezoning approval to develop the site into a large commercial and entertainment complex, with previous plans including a 450,000 square foot convention and exhibition centre. The developer later encountered financial difficulties, and the property is now subject to a court-ordered sale.",[163,184,185,186,191],{},"Howard also said he would ask the council to support an independent value-for-money review of City spending and services, telling the gathering that \"other cities have found meaningful savings through this kind of exercise,\" according to Daily Hive. The review is one of his promises in his tracker at ",[187,188,190],"a",{"href":189},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-howard#promise-value-for-money-review","\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-howard",".",[163,193,194],{},"Howard ran with Richmond Forward and is Richmond's first new mayor in 25 years, replacing Malcolm Brodie, who chose not to seek re-election. Daily Hive noted that Howard served as a Richmond city councillor from 2001 to 2008 and as the BC Liberal MLA for Richmond Centre from 2009 to 2013.",[167,196,198],{"id":197},"the-first-committee-meeting","The first committee meeting",[163,200,201],{},"On November 3, 2026, the General Purposes Committee met at 4:00 pm in the Anderson Room at Richmond City Hall. The revised agenda lists ten items, from a liquor licence application to the appointment of acting mayors and of council members to City committees. Three of them are below.",[167,203,205],{"id":204},"the-supervised-consumption-site-motion","The supervised consumption site motion",[163,207,208,209,212],{},"Councillor ",[187,210,103],{"href":211},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flaura-gillanders"," added a motion to the committee's revised agenda to formally state Richmond's position on supervised consumption sites.",[163,214,215],{},"The motion, as written in the City's agenda document, states: \"BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Richmond will not pursue, initiate, study, plan for, or advance the establishment of a supervised consumption site within the City of Richmond.\"",[163,217,218],{},"The agenda notes that the City had previously considered the feasibility of such a site and confirmed it would not proceed, and that uncertainty in the community about the City's position prompted the motion.",[163,220,221],{},"The question was a large one in the campaign. CTV News reported on October 18 that Howard's campaign with Richmond Forward featured strong opposition to supervised injection sites, and quoted him before the vote: \"No more experiments. No more studies. No more injection sites.\" CTV also reported that a 2024 council motion asked staff to explore the potential benefits and challenges of a site near Richmond Hospital.",[163,223,224,225,229,230,234,235,239,240,244,245,249,250,234,254,258],{},"Gillanders is one of three RITE Richmond councillors. The other seven council seats are held by ",[187,226,228],{"href":227},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fgary-law","Gary Law",", ",[187,231,233],{"href":232},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fkevin-lai","Kevin Lai"," and ",[187,236,238],{"href":237},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsheldon-starrett","Sheldon Starrett"," (Advance Richmond), ",[187,241,243],{"href":242},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fkenny-chiu","Kenny Chiu"," (Common Sense), ",[187,246,248],{"href":247},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fandy-hobbs","Andy Hobbs"," (Richmond United), and ",[187,251,253],{"href":252},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcarol-day","Carol Day",[187,255,257],{"href":256},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmichael-wolfe","Michael Wolfe"," (also RITE Richmond). The committee's recommendation goes to full Council on November 9, 2026.",[167,260,262],{"id":261},"the-2027-events-budget","The 2027 events budget",[163,264,265],{},"The committee was also asked to approve the City Signature and Community Events Program 2027. The staff recommendation in the agenda lists eight events: the Children's Arts Festival, the Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival, Doors Open Richmond, the Community Celebration Grant Program, the Neighbourhood Block Party Program, the Steveston Salmon Festival, the Richmond Maritime Festival, and Richmond Farm Fest.",[163,267,268],{},"The agenda shows total expenditures of $1,115,000, with $960,000 from the Rate Stabilization Account, $95,000 in estimated sponsorship and $60,000 in estimated grant revenue, all subject to Council approval as part of the 2027 budget process.",[167,270,272],{"id":271},"the-federal-funding-cuts-letter","The federal funding cuts letter",[163,274,275],{},"Another item before the committee concerned cuts by the federal immigration department to English language training for newcomers. The staff recommendation is to prepare a letter, for the Mayor's signature, to the Prime Minister, the Premier of British Columbia, the Minister of Immigration, the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, and Richmond's Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly.",[163,277,278],{},"The letter would advocate for the reinstatement of funding for intermediate and advanced English language training and for a sustainable funding model that responds to newcomers' needs.",[167,280,282],{"id":281},"what-comes-next","What comes next",[163,284,285],{},"The full City Council meets next on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 7:00 pm at Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. At that meeting, councillors will vote on the committee's recommendations, including the supervised consumption site motion and the 2027 events program. The public can attend in person, watch the live stream, or take part by phone. Details are on the City's council records page.",[163,287,288,289,234,291,293,294,191],{},"Residents can track Mayor Howard's and Councillor Gillanders's progress on their tracker pages: ",[187,290,102],{"href":190},[187,292,103],{"href":211},". The full promise tracker is at ",[187,295,296],{"href":296},"\u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Ftracker",{"title":298,"searchDepth":299,"depth":299,"links":300},"",2,[301,302,303,304,305,306],{"id":169,"depth":299,"text":170},{"id":197,"depth":299,"text":198},{"id":204,"depth":299,"text":205},{"id":261,"depth":299,"text":262},{"id":271,"depth":299,"text":272},{"id":281,"depth":299,"text":282},[308,309,310,311,312,313,314,315,316],"rob-howard","laura-gillanders","carol-day","michael-wolfe","gary-law","kevin-lai","sheldon-starrett","kenny-chiu","andy-hobbs","md",[319,322,325,328,331,334,337,340],{"question":320,"answer":321},"What did Mayor Rob Howard say at his inauguration?","Howard was sworn in on the evening of November 2, 2026, at a Special Council Meeting at Richmond City Hall. Daily Hive reported he promised to approach the provincial and federal governments about building a trade and exhibition centre in Richmond, and to begin planning for a waterfront arts and culture centre at Richmond City Centre. He also said he would ask the new City Council to support an independent value-for-money review of City spending and services. These match promises he made during the election campaign, now recorded in his tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-howard.",{"question":323,"answer":324},"Who is Rob Howard and what is his background?","Rob Howard is Richmond's first new mayor in 25 years, taking over from Malcolm Brodie who chose not to run again. Daily Hive reported that Howard previously served as a Richmond city councillor from 2001 to 2008 and as the MLA for Richmond Centre under the BC Liberals from 2009 to 2013. He ran for mayor with Richmond Forward, the elector organization that also supported three of the eight councillors elected on October 17, 2026.",{"question":326,"answer":327},"What is the new council's first week schedule?","The new council held its Inaugural Meeting on November 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm in the Anderson Room at Richmond City Hall at 6911 No. 3 Road, as shown on the City's council records site. On November 3 the General Purposes Committee met at 4:00 pm in the same room. The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for November 9, 2026, also at City Hall, where the committee's recommendations will come forward for a full Council vote.",{"question":329,"answer":330},"What is the supervised consumption site motion?","Councillor Laura Gillanders added a motion to the November 3 General Purposes Committee revised agenda to clarify the City's position on supervised consumption sites. The motion, as printed in the agenda, states that the City of Richmond will not pursue, initiate, study, plan for, or advance the establishment of a supervised consumption site within the City of Richmond. The agenda also notes that the City had previously considered the feasibility of such a site and confirmed it would not proceed. The committee's recommendation goes to the full Council meeting on November 9.",{"question":332,"answer":333},"Who is Councillor Laura Gillanders?","Laura Gillanders is one of the eight councillors elected in Richmond on October 17, 2026. She ran with RITE Richmond. The other RITE councillors are Carol Day and Michael Wolfe. Advance Richmond won three council seats (Gary Law, Kevin Lai and Sheldon Starrett), Common Sense won one (Kenny Chiu), and Richmond United one (Andy Hobbs). Gillanders's full tracker page is at \u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flaura-gillanders.",{"question":335,"answer":336},"What is the City Signature and Community Events Program for 2027?","The November 3 General Purposes Committee revised agenda shows a staff recommendation to approve the City Signature and Community Events Program 2027, covering eight events: the Children's Arts Festival, the Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival, Doors Open Richmond, the Community Celebration Grant Program, the Neighbourhood Block Party Program, the Steveston Salmon Festival, the Richmond Maritime Festival, and Richmond Farm Fest. Total expenditures are listed as $1,115,000, with $960,000 from the Rate Stabilization Account, $95,000 in estimated sponsorship and $60,000 in estimated grant revenue. The recommendation goes to full Council for a vote on November 9.",{"question":338,"answer":339},"What did Howard say about housing?","Daily Hive reported that Howard said he would work with City staff to shorten unnecessary waits and examine new approaches to housing needs, particularly for seniors and younger families. He also backed a proposal to waive development cost charges for a new Lions Manor in Steveston. Building homes that allow seniors to stay in Richmond is one of his tracker promises, now recorded at \u002Fbc\u002Frichmond-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Frob-howard.",{"question":341,"answer":342},"What is the IRCC funding issue before the new council?","The November 3 General Purposes Committee revised agenda includes an item about funding reductions and eligibility changes by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The staff recommendation is to prepare a letter for the Mayor's signature to be sent to the Prime Minister, the Premier of British Columbia, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, and Richmond's Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly. The letter would advocate for the reinstatement of funding for intermediate and advanced English language training and the development of a sustainable funding model that responds to newcomers' needs.","2026-11-04T08:24:00-07:00",{"short":345,"long":346,"hashtags":347},"Richmond's new mayor laid out his first priorities at his November 2 inauguration: a trade and exhibition centre, an arts and culture waterfront centre, and an independent spending review. At the council's first committee meeting the next day, a councillor brought a motion saying the City will not pursue a supervised consumption site.","Rob Howard, Richmond's first new mayor in 25 years, used his inauguration speech to announce three major priorities: talks with other governments about a trade and exhibition centre, a plan for a waterfront arts and culture centre, and an independent review of City spending. At the first committee meeting of the new council on November 3, Councillor Laura Gillanders added a motion to formally confirm that Richmond will not pursue a supervised consumption site. The council also approved a $1,115,000 City Signature and Community Events Program for 2027. Full story at the link.",[348,349,350],"RichmondBC","RichmondCityCouncil","RobHoward",{"sourceName":352},"voche.me","Richmond's new mayor outlined plans for a trade centre, arts centre and spending review. The first committee addressed a supervised consumption site motion.",true,"https:\u002F\u002Fcitycouncil.richmond.ca\u002Fagendafiles\u002FRevised_Open_GP_11-3-2026.pdf",{"title":96,"description":97},"feature:2026-11-04",[359,362,365,367,370],{"label":360,"url":361},"Daily Hive: Richmond's new mayor, Rob Howard, wants to build a new trade and exhibition centre, November 3, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Frichmond-mayor-rob-howard-inauguration-speech-trade-exhibition-centre",{"label":363,"url":364},"CTV News: Rob Howard narrowly wins Richmond mayoral race, by James Paracy, October 18, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fvancouver\u002Farticle\u002Frob-howard-narrowly-wins-richmond-mayoral-race\u002F",{"label":366,"url":355},"City of Richmond: Revised General Purposes Committee Agenda, November 3, 2026",{"label":368,"url":369},"City of Richmond: Council Meetings list, 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