Fact-Checking The Richmond, BC Municipal Election Campaign

We’re under 3 weeks away from the 2014 Richmond Municipal Election on November 15 and now that there have been a few debates and some platform releases, now’s a good time to fact check the candidates. Airport-Based Economy? At the beginning of the campaign, councillor Chak Au said he wanted to build Richmond an Read more

RICHMOND, BC – As part of their ongoing pledge to bring all communities within Richmond together, RITE Richmond announced their Neighbourhood Enhancement Plan on Tuesday. This becomes RITE Richmond’s sixth action plan dedicated to bringing change to Richmond, if elected to City Council and the Board of Read more

For Immediate Release October 15, 2014 RICHMOND, BC – Just 5 days after the RITE Richmond RITE Richmond City Council team announced that they would table a motion, if elected in November 15 Municipal Election, to direct city staff to study the Chinese-Only signs issue, Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt did Read more

A little about me and why I am running for School Trustee in Richmond, BC I decided at a young age that there were two things I wanted out of my life. I want to have a positive influence on other people’s lives and to have fun while doing it. I believe that nothing I […]Read more

For Immediate Release October 9, 2014 RICHMOND, BC – RITE Richmond’s City Council candidates Carol Day and Michael Wolfe announced today that if elected to Richmond City Council on November 15, they will submit the following motion to the Mayor and City Council to address the Chinese sign issue: Read more

I am concerned about the future of Richmond. Richmond City Council has endorsed a staff report for an “Iconic” TOLL bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel. Richmond City Council has approved plans for another 50 towers in the Centre of Richmond. Richmond City Council has promised to save farm land as they watched Read more

For over a decade now, I have been interested in the operations at Richmond City Hall. In order to learn more, I have attended a majority of the Monday night City Council meetings. I research the staff reports ahead of time and take my full 5 minutes as a public delegate to speak on the […]Read more

Education is vital in establishing a healthy, democratic and pluralistic society. The purpose of our school system is “to enable all learners to become literate, to develop their individual potentials, and, to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to contribute to a healthy, democratic and pluralistic Read more

Four to six nights a week, I walk through my neighbourhood. I have been doing this regularly for the past ten years. Last week, I saw something that really took me by surprise. I told friends about it. I told family members about it. I even told my local grocery store cashier about it. What […]Read more

For Immediate Release August 19, 2014 RICHMOND – The newly-renamed RITE Richmond (formerly Richmond Independent Team of Electors (RITE)) announced today that it will run two candidates for Richmond City Council, Carol Day and Michael Wolfe and three candidates for the Richmond Board of Education, Rod Read more