In the Community

If you’re thinking about going for a haircut in the near future, you might want to think again. That’s because Richmond-based Wigs for Kids BC is asking that you consider growing your hair as long as possible between now and Jan.

Labour was short, supplies were rationed, women took over male-dominated jobs and school enrolment dropped suddenly with the loss of Japanese students.

My earliest memories are dad’s stories of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. In 1956, my family came from the Netherlands to Canada, settling on what was then called Lulu Island.

To celebrate Canada Music Week, more than 10 of the city’s most promising young music talents will take part in a recital hosted by the Richmond Branch of the BC Registered Music Teachers Association (BCRMTA) Nov. 17 at the South Arm United Church.

Ten finalists of the 25th Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant will make their first official grand entrance at Fortune Terrace restaurant in Richmond on Oct. 31.

The Double Axe Murders, a psychological thriller based on true events that happened in Newfoundland 200 years ago, will have its West Coast debut at Richmond’s Gateway Theatre Nov. 14.

It was a misty December night in 1941 and Steveston fishers were just putting their boats away when they heard the news of the attack on Pearl Harbour. Buck Suzuki was tying up his boat at the wharf when his sister came to tell him the news.

In many of the social media feeds, there has been plenty of pop-ups encouraging us to purchase a limited-edition tulip commemorating the 75th anniversary liberation of the Netherlands by Canadian soldiers. My father was one of those soldiers.

Whenever Nov. 11 rolls around, Joyce Ferguson digs out her late father’s war memorabilia to mark the service he gave Great Britain and Canada.

Many have gone to war to prove their allegiance to their country, but for hundreds of Chinese-Canadians it went beyond that.