In the Community

Richmond’s Steveston neighbourhood proved to be victorious against Burnaby Heights and is another step closer to being Metro Vancouver’s “best” neighbourhood.

August is when flowers and vegetables take centre stage in the garden, but a green-fingered Richmondite is feeling the frustration of having five months’ hard work ending up on someone else’s dinner table.

At the not-so-hidden corner of the South Dyke Trail and No. 2 Road in Steveston lies a small, yet vibrant garden filled with wild flowers and colourful stones.

A Richmond resident spent $300 on a face mask to donate to the Richmond Christmas Fund.

Tim Hortons is celebrating their 40th annual Camp Day today (Wednesday). Like every year, the coffee franchise will be donating 100 per cent of their proceeds of hot and iced coffee to the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.

Richmondites will be able to work out at three city fitness centres starting Monday.

Steveston Rotary is supplying food hampers every two weeks to 35 Richmond families in need over the summer.

If you have old bills, paperwork and receipts that you need to get rid of safely, here comes the solution.

A round futuristic-looking bike storage– with room for 34 bikes – has appeared at the Minoru Centre for Active Living, but it is as yet unused as the centre remains closed due to COVID-19.

The City of Richmond’s annual Street Banner Contest has kicked off and is accepting entries from artists of all ages and abilities.