In the Community

A Richmond student has been entering a battlefield with her invisible illness since she was 18 months old, but this year she thought that “enough (was) enough and people need to know about epilepsy.

A Steveston business is quite literally rolling out the red carpet for the premiere of a short-film, written and directed by a local 13-year-old and starring himself, his friends, neighbours and his dog.

World Fest is around the corner with a line-up of performers, but who is more excited for the line-up of food trucks, but who organizes the trucks? Rod Grant, president of ICL Services, has been the man behind the vast list of food truck vendors at t

Aug. 30 (4 p.m. – 10 p.m.) and Aug. 31 (11 a.m. – 10 p.m.) Richmond World Festival Richmond’s end-of-summer event is back for the fifth year. The free-admission world festival celebrates the city’s international culture.

Richmond News reader and wildlife photographer Dariusz Slowik captured this amazing, rare shot last week on the Finn Slough of a kingfisher grabbing two fish at once.

Richmond is hosting Wings Over Iona, a free, family event that will showcase Iona Beach Regional Park and the migration of birds that fly through the city’s backyard.

Summer might be nearing its end, but the festivities sure aren’t. The West Richmond Community Association is hosting its annual Summer West Fest, which will take place at Hugh Boyd Oval from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m on Aug. 28.

Dan Edmond and Piotr Majkowski teamed up to lease an incubator farm from Kwantlen Polytechnic University and grow their new business

Saturday, Aug. 24 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Steveston Dragon Boat Festival One of B.C.’s biggest dragon boat racing events is returning to Steveston, with 78 teams from around North America set to compete.

Uride, an Ontario-based ridesharing company, is preparing their paperwork to enter the market in Richmond and other cities in B.C. this fall. Cody Ruberto, Uride founder and CEO, said they are excited to expand into B.C.