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==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== [[File:Richmond BC No 3 Rd 201807.jpg|thumb|The [[Canada Line]] is Richmond's [[rapid transit]] service to [[Vancouver International Airport]] and [[Downtown Vancouver]].]] Richmond is connected by a system of bridges and tunnels to Vancouver and Delta, and through the New Westminster suburb of Queensborough (on eastern Lulu Island) to the "mainland" portion of New Westminster. Three bridges (one of them twinned) connect Lulu Island to Sea Island and the Vancouver International Airport; one bridge connects Sea Island and the Vancouver International Airport to Vancouver; two bridges connect Lulu Island to Vancouver; one bridge connects Queensborough (on eastern Lulu Island) to New Westminster; one bridge connects Queensborough to Annacis Island in Delta; one twinned bridge connects Richmond to Annacis Island; and [[George Massey Tunnel|one of the few]] [[underwater tunnel]]s in British Columbia connects Richmond to Delta. [[File:Dinsmore Bridge aerial.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Dinsmore Bridge]] (foreground) is one of three road connections between [[Lulu Island]] (at right) and [[Sea Island (British Columbia)|Sea Island]] (at left).]] Two freeways serve Richmond: [[British Columbia Highway 99|Highway 99]], which connects to [[Interstate 5]] at the border with the United States, and [[British Columbia Highway 91|Highway 91]], which connects Delta, New Westminster, and Richmond. Railway bridges connect Lulu Island to Vancouver, New Westminster, and [[Annacis Island]], and serve the [[Canadian National]] and [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]s, as well as the Southern Railway of British Columbia (although the latter railway's Lulu Island trackage is entirely within Queensborough). Public transportation in Richmond is provided by [[TransLink (British Columbia)|TransLink]], the regional transit authority for Metro Vancouver. The system provides bus and rail service from Richmond to Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster, Burnaby, and Delta. The [[Canada Line]] is a [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] rail line, connecting both Richmond and the airport to [[Downtown Vancouver]] and to points in between, opened on Monday, 17 August 2009. The Canada Line provides travel to Downtown Vancouver in 25 minutes with a frequency of 3 to 12 minutes, 20 hours per day. Major transit hubs include [[Richmond–Brighouse station]], which serves as a hub for many Richmond bus routes, and [[Bridgeport station (SkyTrain)|Bridgeport station]] which serves as a hub for bus routes connecting to other municipalities. After the Canada Line closes at night, late-night service is provided by the [[List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver#NightBus|N10 Nightbus]] every day of the week. The bus runs every 30 minutes, with the exception of one northbound trip (2{{nbsp}}am{{snd}}3{{nbsp}}am), during which service is at 60 minutes; service returns to 30 minutes after the northbound trip at 3{{nbsp}}am. A dockless [[bicycle-sharing system]], consisting of [[electric bicycles|e-bikes]] and [[E-scooter|e-scooters]], was launched in the City Centre area in May 2022 by [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]] .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lime-e-scooter-richmond|title=Lime launches e-scooter share service in Richmond|last=Chan|first=Kenneth|date=13 May 2022|work=[[Daily Hive]]|access-date=14 September 2023|archive-date=6 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006002231/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lime-e-scooter-richmond|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Vancouver International Airport]] (YVR), located on Sea Island, which is part of Richmond, to the north of Lulu Island, provides most of the air access to the region. Several [[float plane]] companies (including [[Salt Spring Air]], [[Harbour Air]] and [[Seair Seaplanes]]) operate from the south terminal, providing service to the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island. The airport is the [[List of the busiest airports in Canada|second busiest in Canada]] and one of the busiest international airports on the West Coast of North America. ===Health care=== Health care in Richmond is overseen by the [[Vancouver Coastal Health Authority]], which also covers the City of [[Vancouver]], District of [[West Vancouver]], [[North Vancouver (city)|City of North Vancouver]], and [[North Vancouver (district municipality)|District of North Vancouver]] as well as coastal regions of [[British Columbia]]. [[Richmond Hospital]], located on the southeast corner of Westminster Highway and Gilbert Road, is undergoing redevelopment. In 2018, the Ministry of Health approved an 8-floor acute care tower redevelopment plan to replace the aging north tower.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Vancouver Coastal Health Authority- Richmond Acute Tower Redevelopment|url=http://www.vch.ca/about-us/development-projects/richmond-acute-care-tower-redevelopment-project|access-date=7 July 2020|website=Vancouver Coastal Health Authority|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924220458/http://www.vch.ca/about-us/development-projects/richmond-acute-care-tower-redevelopment-project|url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 July 2020, the provincial government announced the acute care tower concept plan was being updated, with an additional floor (9 total) and announcement of expanded and renewed ER, ICU, Pharmacy, along with renovations to the south tower to include more inpatient psychiatric beds along with a psych ER.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hall|first=Mike|date=2 July 2020|title=New Richmond Hospital tower bigger, more expensive than planned|url=https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/07/02/new-richmond-hospital-tower-bigger-more-expensive-than-planned/|access-date=7 July 2020|website=News 1130|archive-date=8 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708151709/https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/07/02/new-richmond-hospital-tower-bigger-more-expensive-than-planned/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is known internationally as the headquarters of the [[Canadian Hemochromatosis Society]], and also as the city where the National Annual Hemochromatosis Awareness Month was initiated by former Mayor G. H. Blair in 1987. ===Emergency services=== [[File:Rfd-truck1.jpg|thumb|right|Richmond Fire-Rescue]] The Richmond Fire-Rescue Department, established in 1897, is responsible for providing both fire and extrication services in Richmond. The department has seven fire halls and responds to fire rescue calls and medical emergencies. It also provides emergency services at [[Vancouver International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Our Mandate & Services | publisher = City of Richmond | url = http://www.richmond.ca/safety/firerescue/about/mandate.htm | access-date = 16 February 2017 | archive-date = 16 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170216212709/http://www.richmond.ca/safety/firerescue/about/mandate.htm | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Fire Halls |url=http://www.richmond.ca/safety/firerescue/about/locations.htm?PageMode=HTML |access-date=16 February 2017 |publisher=City of Richmond}}</ref> There are fire stations located in City Centre, Steveston, Cambie, Sea Island, Hamilton, Shellmont, and Crestwood.<ref name=":0" /> The City of Richmond utilizes the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] as its primary form of municipal law enforcement, with their main detachment located on No. 5 Road in the Ironwood area. The Richmond RCMP also has community police stations located in City Centre, South Arm, and Steveston.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Community Police Offices|url=https://www.richmond.ca/safety/police/aboutus/community.htm|publisher=City of Richmond|access-date=25 June 2018|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625103950/https://www.richmond.ca/safety/police/aboutus/community.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[British Columbia Ambulance Service]] provides the city with emergency medical response.
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