In the Community

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.

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

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.

They may be separated by a span of 16 years, but a pair of musical prodigies from Richmond share a common love for the piano and were invited to put their fingers to the test at a national competition.

Of the 1.12 million private sector employers in Canada, approximately 98 per cent of them have less than 100 employees. They contribute more than 30 per cent to Canada's GDP and in 2011, they employed five million people.

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We’ve come a long way from maple syrup and back bacon

Toast the growth on July 1

This year’s Steveston Salmon Festival parade on July 1 will honour one of its longtime, community volunteers who passed away earlier this year. The Grand Award for Best Community Group has been renamed the Ted Lorenz Award — Best Community Group.

Today, Canada’s heritage is reflected in numerous ways, not the least of which is the Salmon Festival Parade which kicks off at 10 a.m. and winds its way through Steveston from Garry Point Park to Railway Ave. and Moncton Street.