Friday
Want a peek behind the scenes at a local fire hall and get some great fire safety tips? Hall No. 6 (9400 No. 4 Rd.) is the place for Richmond Fire Rescue’s Open House from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. It’s all part of Fire Prevention Week activities which this year focuses on Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month. For more details, call 604-278-5131, or visit richmond.ca/fire.
Saturday
Where did the time go? The Richmond Public Market celebrates its 20th anniversary with a Lion Dance to mark the event. The free festivities run from 3 - 5 p.m. at the market (1880 - 8260 Westminster Hwy.). For more information, call 604-821-1888, or email: rpmlms1590@gmail.com.
Fall is cranberry time and the Richmond Nature Park is celebrating the season with a sale of the fresh, red fruit that goes perfectly with turkey from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. So, stock up. Proceeds support educational and public programs in the park. Richmond Nature Park is located at 11851 Westminster Hwy. For more info, call 604-718-6188, or email: nature@richmond.ca.
Tuesday
ESL writers will get a chance to pick up some great pointers at Telling Your Story, a free, three-part workshop for adult offered by Richmond’s Writer-in-Residence Mark Leiren-Young. The workshop runs from 7-9 p.m. in the Community Place room at the Brighouse (Main) Branch of Richmond Public Library, (7700 Minoru Gate). To register call 604-276-4300 or register online at richmond.ca/register and quote program #653958.
On until Oct 13
Experience the great outdoor market experience of the Richmond Night Market (8351 River Road) until Oct. 13. Market days run Fri – Sat: 7 p.m. – 12 a.m., and Sun & Stat Holiday: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Regular admission is $2.25 (subject to change). Free admission for children 10 and under amd seniors 60 and up. For more information visit richmondnightmarket.com.
Upcoming
The “sandwich” generation — those with young children and aging parents — can benefit from Parenting Your Senior Parents on Oct. 20 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Brighouse Branch of Richmond Public Library. Learn different approaches to dealing with the challenges of seniors who want to stay independent and remain at home. Information on home services and nursing homes will be provided.
If you’re passionate about ensuring access to nutritious, safe foods produced in environmentally sound and socially just ways, and enjoy discussing the subject, you’ll want to join the Richmond Food for Thought Book Club. The next meeting is Oct. 8 and the book to be discussed is The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement by Nick Saul and Andrea Curtis. The Richmond Food Security Society (RFSS) is partnering with Richmond Public Library to offer the free club on the second Wednesday of every month from October to June. The club meets from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Brighouse Branch of Richmond Public Library in the Community Place room (7700 Minoru Gate). Space is limited to 12 members and registration is required. To register, visit any branch of Richmond Public Library, call 604-231-6413 or go online at yourlibrary.ca/events.
Local author Douglas Welbanks will read from his new book Unbreakable: The Ujjal Dosanjh Story on Thursday Oct. 9 from 7 - 8 p.m. in the Kwok-Chu Lee Living Room at the Brighouse (Main) Branch of Richmond Public Library, 7700 Minoru Gate. This free program is for adults. To register call 604-231-6413, register online at www.yourlibrary.ca/progs or visit any branch of Richmond Public Library.
If you like creative writing but English is not your first language then Telling Your Story for ESL Adults is the program for you for you. This free series of two-hour workshops takes place in the Community Place room at the Brighouse (Main) Branch of Richmond Public Library (7700 Minoru Gate) on Oct. 14, 21 and 28 from 7-9 p.m. Participants should have upper intermediate to advanced English language skills and be 18 years of age or older. Participants should attend all three sessions. Maximum 15 participants. To register, please call 604-276-4300 or register online at richmond.ca/register and quote program #653958. Instructor is Writer-in-Residence author Mark Leiren-Young.
The Richmond Branch of the BC Registered Music Teachers Association will hold recitals starting at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 at St. Alban Anglican Church (7260 St. Albans Road). Students achieving high marks in the April and June 2014 RCM exams will perform and medals will be presented. Tickets are $2/person or $5/family at the door. For more information, please visit bcrmta.com or call 604.268.9559
The Local Volkssport club is hosting a non-competitive 5K/10K walk in Steveston on Oct. 19. Free for new participants. For more info, contact Verni at 604-682-8390.
Ongoing
If you have some spare time and would like to volunteer your services to the community, the Richmond Hospital Auxiliary has a couple of options. First, the Richmond Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop, which helps raise funds for hospital equipment, patients and seniors in our community, is looking for volunteers for a variety of three to four-hour shifts. Experience with retail sales/cash an asset. Second, the Richmond Hospital Auxiliary Lottery Booth, which helps raise funds for hospital equipment, patients and seniors in our community, is looking for volunteers for a variety of shifts. Experience with retail sales/cash an asset. BC Lottery training will be provided. Contact (Ms.) Terry Krahn at 604-278-9711 Ext. 4731 or terry.krahn@vch.ca for either of these positions.
Volunteers needed
The Richmond Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop, which helps raise funds for hospital equipment, seniors and patients in our community, is looking for volunteers for a variety of positions. If you are reliable and have three hours a week to spare please contact (Ms.) Christy Sandhu at 604-675-2590 Ext 21857 or email christy.sandhu@vch.ca
