In the Community

When the world's economy entered a state of global crisis in 2008, so did David Hanes' own world. As an investment sales representative at BMO in Vancouver, he felt the pressure from frustrated clients looking to point fingers.

At the urging of one of his art students, artist Kerry Vaughn Erickson decided to take part in the 2nd Annual Steveston Grand Prix of Art - an outdoor painting competition that pits artists from all across the Lower Mainland against each other in a f

With the blast of a horn, artists from across the Lower Mainland and beyond will run like Olympians, with easels and paint brush in hand, to a designated location in Steveston, and start to paint.

We've all heard Aesop's fable of "The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs." The bottom line of the story was that the greedy owner could not wait for the next day that the goose laid another golden egg.

Tolko Industries has opened the largest lumber reload centre in B.C., but the products being loaded into containers at the Richmond site are not bound for B.C.'s traditional markets in the U.S. - they are all going overseas to Asia.

Are you looking for work, but have run out of places to apply? A free seminar on Job Boards and How to Use Them will be offered on Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Learning Place at the Brighouse (Main) Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate.

It's a common tale of strength and perseverance, further perpetuated by the movies and TV shows: A longstanding marriage ends after the man chooses to leave for one reason or another, leaving the woman alone.

If your experience filling out grant applications is limited or your previous applications have been less successful than you'd like, this workshop will take you through the basics of articulating a compelling case for your projects, creating a reali