In the Community

The memories of Wrigglesworth, as told to Elizabeth Ash

Operation Red Nose, providing service locally for the 10th year, needs volunteers. Last year, with 360 volunteers, Red Nose gave 650 rides to about 2,000 individuals over nine nights.

Four Hugs a Day, that's the minimum, four hugs a day. Three generations of families in Richmond, probably at one time or another, have either sung the song to their child or had it sung to them as children.

When I worked in the recreation field, we were trained in the various aspects of customer service. One of the customer service workshops that has continued to be helpful in my counselling professions was on the topic of defusing hostility.

When I first heard about Take Your Kid to Work Day, I pictured myself at home doing what any teenage boy does best: nothing. I saw myself sleeping past lunch, watching television and playing on my computer. However, my mother had different plans.

Each of us can do something to improve our physical health. It might be increasing our fitness level with more exercise or maintaining a healthy weight by being more mindful of what we eat. Yet change can be intimidating.

Do you think people should be fluent in English or French before applying for immigration to Canada? That's the question Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is asking Canadians.

Grads are renowned for taking part in pranks that wreak havoc on their schools or communities. However, the hoax by McRoberts secondary's graduation class was decidedly different.

The two chefs who brought Vancouver foodies Big Lou's Butcher Shop and 2 Chefs and a Table, have opened up in Richmond. The brains behind the eateries are chef/ owners Allan Bosomworth and Karl Gregg. "We stumbled upon this location," said Gregg, 41.

Lesley Stowe has been a fixture on the Vancouver food scene for four decades, as an author, a caterer, a chef, a tireless promoter of fine foods and, for the last seven years, the proprietor of a small manufacturing facility in Richmond that produces