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Want a block party? New grant program can help pay

For the first time, Richmond residents with communitybuilding ideas - such as street parties, community gardens and movie nights - can get financial help to bring those initiatives to life.

Artist to share isolation through technology

Vjeko Sager's dream as a child was to live in a lighthouse.
FundAid to tap community's goodwill

FundAid to tap community's goodwill

There are times in all of our lives when we need help. Maybe a disaster has struck — a devastating illness, a fire, an accident. Maybe we have a cause or charity we want to support.

Climbing for the kids

If you see Steveston's Suzi Doggett running the local trails in the summer heat you can be sure her focus is fixed on a chilly day in November. That's when the 55-year-old mother of three is planning to reach the base camp of Mt.
Steveston mom climbs for the kids

Steveston mom climbs for the kids

If you see Steveston’s Suzi Doggett running the local trails in the summer heat you can be sure her focus is fixed on a chilly day in November. That’s when the 55-year-old mother of three is planning to reach the base camp of Mt.

COLUMN: Best laid plans - for life

Two years ago, I had a plan for what my life would look like.
Getting into the bubble for sick Richmond kids

Getting into the bubble for sick Richmond kids

Wigs for Kids B.C. hosts a fundraiser with giant bubbles
Crossing faiths — with food

Crossing faiths — with food

Four different faiths are coming together this coming Sunday to help Richmond’s needy. The second annual Multi-Faith Food Drive will collect non-perishable food and cash donations for the Richmond Food Bank from 1-4 p.m.
Special Richmond athlete living the dream

Special Richmond athlete living the dream

When Kelsey Thomson was asked by her mother what she would dream about tonight, her response was, “throwing my shot put as high as I can, and running across the finish line first!” Kelsey — a remarkable 25-year-old who was born with Down’s syndrome a

Taking charge of your gadget life

W hen I became an adult, got a job and my own place, I noticed that suddenly I had a lot of keys: for home, the car, storage locker, bike lock, the office. Keys were the symbol of a busy, grownup life.