[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":109},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3},[4,24,39,49,63,74,86,98],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":21,"imageAlt":22,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-board-of-education-inaugural-meeting-november-2026","Richmond Board of Education holds inaugural meeting, elects Rod Belleza as new chair","Trustees took their oaths on November 4, elected new leadership, and face an eight per cent gender pay gap across school district staff revealed by a new provincial report.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T07:41:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Long read",[13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20],"Richmond Board of Education","School District 38","rod-belleza","dean-billings","ken-hamaguchi","heather-larson","donna-sargent","alice-wong",null,"Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with name plaques on a long table",false,{"path":25,"title":26,"description":27,"date":8,"publishedAt":28,"author":10,"category":29,"tags":30,"image":36,"imageAlt":37,"imageCredit":38,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\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","Election news",[31,32,33,34,35],"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 trees","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":40,"title":41,"description":42,"date":43,"publishedAt":44,"author":10,"category":29,"tags":45,"image":21,"imageAlt":48,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-schools-track-field-ribbons-2026-11-05","Richmond School District restores competitive track meets with placement ribbons for spring 2027","The Richmond School District will bring back placement ribbons and separate boys' and girls' events for elementary school track meets in spring 2027, after 87 per cent of students surveyed said they wanted ribbons restored.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:29:00-07:00",[13,46,47],"Schools","Community","Illustration of colourful placement ribbons on a table in a school gym",{"path":50,"title":51,"description":52,"date":43,"publishedAt":53,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":54,"image":60,"imageAlt":61,"imageCredit":62,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\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",[55,56,57,58,59],"Mayor","Richmond City Council","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":64,"title":65,"description":66,"date":43,"publishedAt":67,"author":10,"category":29,"tags":68,"image":71,"imageAlt":72,"imageCredit":73,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\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",[69,70,47],"Tourism","Business","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vmcdn.ca\u002Ff\u002Ffiles\u002Frichmondnews\u002Fimages\u002Ftourism\u002Fnancy_headshot.jpg","Tourism Richmond CEO Nancy Small","Richmond News",{"path":75,"title":76,"description":77,"date":78,"publishedAt":79,"author":10,"category":29,"tags":80,"image":84,"imageAlt":85,"imageCredit":38,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\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",[81,82,83],"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":87,"title":88,"description":89,"date":90,"publishedAt":91,"author":10,"category":29,"tags":92,"image":21,"imageAlt":97,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\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",[93,94,95,96,81],"Richmond RCMP","fraud","safety","online marketplace","Illustration of a police detachment exchange zone for safe online marketplace transactions",{"path":99,"title":100,"description":101,"date":90,"publishedAt":102,"author":10,"category":29,"tags":103,"image":107,"imageAlt":108,"imageCredit":62,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":23},"\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",[31,104,105,106,81],"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",1793985229861]