In the Community

Richmond Public Library will be celebrating the end of the Summer Reading Club (SRC) with a special treasure hunt on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 9: 45 a.m. at the Brighouse (Main) branch.

Debut author inspired to write after power outage

What do you have to write in a Richmond paper to get some flak? Mention an addictions recovery house for women and there's a flurry of letters, both pro and con.

Organizers took 'leap of faith' in event preparations

Wow. I have a social media headache. Between all the Twitter tweets, Facebook posts, blog rolls, and page likes, I can't even remember what I was going to say anymore.

Growing up in Hong Kong, Richmond's Stanley Leung remembers being fascinated by the Scouts' uniform. "I was 15 years old and home schooled at the time," said the eight-year veteran captain and leader of Richmond's Sea Dragon Sea Scout Group.

Sustainability - it's something we hear about often, but do we really know exactly what it means? The new exhibition at the Richmond Museum, sustainABILITY, which opens Tuesday, Aug. 23, explores the realm of sustainability.

As the old refrain goes, "Don't Bring Me Posies, It's Shoesies I Need." Although you might not be old enough to hum this tune, the message is the same today as long ago.

This summer, six Hugh Boyd secondary students will head to Africa on a humanitarian journey. On Aug. 14, student volunteers will travel to the South African orphanage called Refilwe.