In the Community

The City of Richmond's Heritage Commission is encouraging the public to submit nominations for the 2013 Richmond Heritage Awards by Monday, April 15.

A couple days ago I was randomly struck by the memory of a short story my class studied in English several years ago. It was one of those dys-topic texts that leaves you gasping for reality. Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnugut Jr.

Artist Earthstar Jai Smith arrived on the planet with a bang, his raccoon aims to be as big a hit with readers

A colleague asked me to weigh in on the difference between eReaders and tablets. She's considering buying one or the other, but is confused by the similarities between the two. Tablets like the Google Nexus 7 or iPad mini are my own preference.

Sean L. Moore took to heart the results of his career survey back in the eighth grade - but really all it did was re-affirm his plans.

The Richmond News Youth Writing Contest invited students in Grades 8-12 to write a 400600-word newspaper article in the style of Danielle Aldcorn's Family Function column (pictured).

Richmondites are once again being invited to take part in Earth Hour this Saturday, by turning off their lights for an hour on Saturday, March 23 from 8: 30 to 9: 30 p.m.

The BC Liberal Party's plan to rack up some "quick wins" before the May election by identifying aggrieved ethnic communities they could apologize to has been in the news a lot lately.

Senior citizens may have a reputation of enjoying the quiet life and not being the most active people, but that could not have been farther from the truth during Wednesday's Wellness Fair.