In the Community

By his own admission, Dave Thomson needed a good “kick up the ass” to point the compass of his life in the right direction.

Chris Lam, a Grade 12 student at Richmond's Burnett secondary and his fellow Robotics Club members have been very busy producing 3D printed ear savers and protective face shields for donation to front line workers.

The Broadmoor Neighbourhood Association (BNA) raised almost $34,000 for Richmond Hospital to help buy ventilators.

Church staff at St Joseph the Worker Parish got a nice surprise last week when they were all asked to stand outside the front door.

The Richmond Food Bank got a nice surprise on the weekend when the owner of Steveston Seafood House dropped off a $2,000 donation.

This is the daily scene at Westwind Terrace, to the southeast of Railway Avenue and Steveston Highway. Resident Bob Wardley has been going out every evening at 7 p.m.

It was late Sunday afternoon and William Wang was still racing through the aisles of a Richmond grocery store to buy flour. However, Wang wasn’t running errands for his family.

Richmondite Kate-Marie Harvey was proud to see an old friend from Nova Scotia making the TV news after kicking off a challenge to pick up garbage in his neighbourhood and province during the pandemic.

Five retirement residences in Richmond have received a total of 5,500 face masks that will be distributed to health-care providers, thanks to the Social Diversity for Children Foundation (SDC).

The pandemic is not stopping Richmond from hosting their annual Youth Week celebrations, and this year, youths can participate in a full-week of activities online.