In the Community

If you are a beer drinker, there's good news. The local beer scene has never been better.

WEDNESDAY Richmond Public Library is presenting a workshop, The Art of Networking, on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Brighouse Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate, from 7-8:30 p.m. To register, visit any branch, call 604-231-6413 or visit www.yourlibrary.ca/progs.

About 300 eager do-gooders spread out along Iona Beach last Saturday to help clean up its shoreline for the annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

Businesses, big and small, from Richmond and Delta will be showing their wares next Wednesday (Sept. 25) at the River Rock Theatre in a joint trade show. This is the first time since 2006 the Richmond Chamber of Commerce has staged the event.

At around 10 a.m. Saturday morning, dozens of citizen scientists will descend on the shores of Iona Beach Park to kick off the 20th Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

Around $40,000 worth of life-saving defibrillators have been donated to strategic parts of Richmond in a bid to increase public safety.

The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) will be hosting its 2nd Annual Invisible Illness Awareness Event on Saturday Sept. 14 at Lansdowne Centre. From noon to 5 p.m.

$40,000 worth of new defibrillators donated to strategic city locations

Last of our 10-part series Few of us remember being toddlers, but many of us sure remember raising them! "Johnny, put that down! Mary, stay inside the yard and Tommy, stop chasing Mary! For goodness sake kids, could you all please settle down!" Sorry

The City of Richmond has approved what it calls a "groundbreaking" new Social Development Strategy, created to guide community social programs and policy for the next decade. Nine specific "directions" have been formed as part of the strategy: 1.