In the Community

They came as a freebie with a garden order. A small paper bag, which contained what looked like oversized rabbit turds - though not as smooth. It said in small printing "Grecian Windflowers," whatever that was.

FRIDAY The 11th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival happens Friday, May 4 from 7 to 9: 30 p.m. at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Historic Site, 12138 4th Ave. Tickets are $65 and include appetizers and more than 100 bottles of different wines.

The growing city might replace Seattle as a popular Lower Mainland getaway

StreetSmarts has received a $20,000 financial boost from Canada's second largest credit union Coast Capital Savings.

May 6 BC Registered Music Teachers' Association Volunteer Richmond Branch members run recitals on a monthly basis showcasing their students. Begins at 1: 30 p.m., $2 per person, $5 per family. Location: Richmond Presbyterian Church, 7111 No 2 Rd.

Richmond's Michael Chiu was recently named one of this year's recipients of the B.C. Community Achievement Awards.

A group of creative and dedicated Grade 7 students at St.