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Special Olympics BC presented Richmond athlete Matthew Lai with a SOBC Spirit of Sport Award. Pictured with Lai are members of his family. Photo submitted
The Richmond-Vancouver WALK for ALS was held at Garry Point Park recently with 357 WALKers coming out, raising a total of $63,353.40. The ALS Society of BC congratulates coordinator Ken Gingras and his volunteer committee for a successful event. The funds raised are used in two ways: 60 per cent supports direct services for people living with ALS and their families provided by the ALS Society of BC, while 40 per cent supports ongoing ALS research, through the Canadian ALS Research Program. Photo submitted
More than 100 people came out to the Olympic Oval Plaza for the opening ceremony for the Across Canada 2018 cycle from Victoria to St, John’s. The amount of money raised before the ceremony was $85,000, which goes to various charities. Photo submitted
The India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas hosted a vegetarian lunch at the Gurdwara for Richmond city officials and a few other guests recently. The invited guests included Mayor Malcolm Brodie, city councillors, RCMP Superintendent Will Ng and MLAs Linda Reid and Jas Johal. Photo submitted
The BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Richmond Branch April medal winners from its recital are pictured (above).Photo by Arline Witrisna.
The Richmond Community Coalition (RCC) presented its first corporate community award to Quentin Smith, president of Pacific Coastal Airlines. Pictured with Smith (centre) are (from left) RCC’s Coun. Ken Johnston, RCC president Rob Howard, Coun. Chak Au and RCC’s Wayne Duzita. Pacific Coastal received the award due to its culture of giving back to the community. Photo submitted
