In the Community

While Richmond businesses have begun re-openning procedures, one local nail salon received a surprise gift from their “neighbour” last week.

Several times a week, salsa, flamenco, merengue and tango music can be heard emanating from Wynne Ling's living room window. The Richmondite is a dedicated Zumba dancer who has been keeping fit through the pandemic by joining free online classes.

A Richmond golf course had an unexpecting visitor inspecting their grass on Wednesday afternoon.

One Richmond resident had an epiphany moment while ranting to a friend about his own negative view on the world – this a-ha moment eventually turned into the “Positivity Project.

Here are the top nine lowest regular gas prices right now in Richmond as reported by community members on Gas Buddy: 95.9 per litre Petro-Canada 5111 Grant McConachie Way near Miller Road 96.

Members of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation donated $40,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund to help purchase two vital sign monitors.

Three photographers will volunteer their time to take photos of families on their porches to raise money for local organizations.

May is declared Child Care Month in B.C. and this year, the City of Richmond is hosting three virtual workshops to help support those taking care of the children in Richmond.

The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD), a non-profit resource centre, received a donation of 15,000 compostable straws made out of sugar cane fibre. Seniors and people living with disabilities rely on straws to reduce choking hazards.

Malls and restaurants may be dead as people stay home to help flatten the curve, but backyards and patios are buzzing with life, according to Richmond master gardener Vincent Lu.