In the Community

Richmond will host to two ceremonies this weekend marking Canada’s national Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job. The annual day falls on Sunday, April 28. Many schools, however, are marking it on Friday, April 26.

A beloved community fixture in one of Richmond’s oldest neighbourhoods could soon be a thing of the past.

Check out these arts events in Richmond in May. The Pull of the Net: A Multicultural Celebration May 4 Gulf of Georgia Cannery 12138 Fourth Ave.

He was isolated atop a remote mountain radio station for two years, he worked on the famous Lancaster bombers during the Battle of Britain and he once fine-tuned Bryan Adams’ piano in his home, having no idea who the Canadian icon was.

If you needed another reason to get active and work off that Easter dinner, here's one: you can work out for free today at the Richmond Oval.

It won Staples Canada's annual Superpower Your School contest.

Seniors got into the swing of it at a charity table tennis tournament benefitting the Rotary Club of Richmond this weekend. Yukihiro Harada competes at a seniors' table tennis tournament at the Bridgeport Sports Club on April 20.

Richmondites joined an egg hunt at the Steveston Community Centre in celebration of Easter. People arrive at the Easter egg hunt. BOAZ JOSEPH PHOTO Parents and kids head to the egg hunt. BOAZ JOSEPH PHOTO Instructions are given for the egg hunt.

Later this month, the Richmond Potter’s Club is having a pottery sale and celebrating its 50th year. Over three days, on April 26, 27 and 28, a variety of gifts made by local potters will be for sale.

The Richmond library has started a new initiative collecting used smartphones to donate to blind and visually impaired people.