In the Community

The 14th Annual Richmond Hospital Foundation Starlight Gala raised more than $350,000 for health care programs and patient care at Richmond Hospital and other health care services in the community.

The Sharing Farm received a $75,000 grant from VanCity's enviroFund to improve the farm's infrastructure and capabilities.

It might have been a gloomy rainy day, but the energy coming out of Vancouver's Rogers Arena last Thursday could have lit up the Lower Mainland, as youth brought their excitement and eagerness to make a difference to celebrate We Day.

I was once sitting in my car at the ferry terminal, when I saw a large group of young people arrive back from camp. It was so interesting to watch the reunion between the boys and girls and their parents.

A recent Credit Suisse survey of 280 companies across 33 countries found that family businesses have been doing well in the current market environment.

Oval bosses hope a $6 million Olympic museum will be enough to convince tourists to spend more time in Richmond.

I often find myself staring off into the distance, lost in thought about nothing in particular. It's a zoning out of sorts, I guess; a temporary escape to a private, quiet space in my head no one else can access.

A Richmond-based expert on arthritis is lauding the benefits of digital media in helping patients cope with their chronic condition. Dr.

Special to the News The evolving role of women in society and the social and political milieu in which that evolution has happened is one of the issues explored in Open Conversations, an art exhibit currently showing at the Richmond Art Gallery.