In the Community

Keeping to a schedule and reaching out virtually to connect are some of the ways mental-health workers are encouraging people to fend off loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Richmond faith-based organization specializing in performing arts will launch a musical titled Secret Santa and The Surprising Gift Factory on Dec. 20 through their YouTube channel.

Knowing what you need to do to maintain your sanity during the pandemic and actually doing them are two completely different things. No one knows that better than Teri Thorson, an ambassador coordinator for the Richmond-based Rick Hansen Foundation.

Few of us can say that we haven’t been affected mentally by the events close to home and around the world over the last eight months.

She suffered postpartum depression after the birth of her second son, her marriage had long since broken down and her career as a psychiatric nurse had fallen apart.

The Richmond RCMP will be hosting the sixth annual toy drive in support of the Richmond Christmas Fund on Nov. 21. The toy drive is one of the Fund’s major events to help under privileged families celebrate the winter holidays.

Richmond residents and visitors are invited to feed their curiosity about local wildlife at the city's Nature House. Featured at the Nature House is an exhibit on the Richmond’s bog as well as the wild animals living in the city.

Richmondite Gloria Loo has always loved painting, and although she’s never made it a profession, she’s thrilled to use her artistic expression as a means to raise money for her community heroes -- healthcare workers.

More than 10,000 Canadians took up the national challenge and participated in the inaugural Great Canadian Hike. They hiked for a combined total of 108,000 kilometres between Oct.

The word “chupacabra” was the winning ticket to the Spelling Bee of Canada’s national competition for a Richmond Secondary student. Jason Chan was shocked and excited when he learned he won the Spelling Bee of Canada’s B.C.