In the Community

The suburban world of Richmond meets the big city of Tianjin, China at a new calligraphy exhibition at Trinity Western University’s (TWU) Richmond campus.

As part of Richmond Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Club, the Richmond News encourages children to write book reviews, and each week several reviews are chosen to be published. To join the club, see online at YourLibrary.ca.

Youth positive ticketing program was initiated in Richmond in 2002.

Rita Reeve knows firsthand how cancer can impact a family. Her sister-in-law was diagnosed with throat cancer, her three-year-old niece is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer, and she also lost a brother to colon cancer.

Innovation and audio-visual storytelling will be one focal point of Richmond’s upcoming World Festival. On Friday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept.

Celebrate local food, sustainability and Richmond’s agricultural pasts, present and future this Saturday at Farm Fest at Garden City Lands. The free community event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) has opened its second thrift store, and its new home is in a rather familiar Richmond location.

A young boy and his pet venture into the corners of Steveston Village in a new children’s book — Jack and Rat’s Great Adventure. This is Richmond author Jenny Lamb’s first published book and serves as a tribute to her late parents.

Summer Reading Club is in full swing at all four Richmond Public Library (RPL) locations. It’s free to join, and the club is open to kids of all ages.

Braden: “I think everyone in first world countries should experience that – the connection of poverty and what you live in.”