Learn to cook healthy and affordable meals, meet like-minded individuals and much more by taking part in an upcoming community kitchen happening all around Richmond. Hosted by the Family Services of Greater Vancouver, please give Minoo a call at 778-885-5165 or email mjavadi@fsgv.ca if interested.
The new winter edition of the Richmond PRC newsletter is out! Inside there’s an update on the Hope Beyond Hopelessness play put on by the Richmond Advocacy and Support Committee, news about the residents the Richmond modular housing project and much more. Click the image above to read the latest issue.
Good news from Disability Alliance BC. See below. The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR) has sent out a letter to their clients that as of January 1, 2020 the Ministry will no longer require clients between the ages of 60 and 64 to apply for federal early Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement … Read more
Please support the upcoming Richmond Shoe Memorial on Dec. 6 at the Richmond Cultural Centre — the event commemorates women victims of violence and the 30th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989.
Every October, the Homeless Connect event is a sort of one-stop shop of services connecting those in need with help. RPRC chair De Whalen details this year’s event below. During Homelessness Action Week, on Oct. 17 the Richmond community came together to welcome guests at the 11th annual Richmond Community (Homeless) Connect at St. Alban … Read more
Below is a note from our friends at the BC Federation of Labour. On Friday, October 4, 2019 the BC Federation of Labour held a strike coordination call concerning the dispute between Unite Here and four downtown Vancouver Hotels – Hyatt Regency Vancouver, the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, the Westin Bayshore and the Hotel Georgia. … Read more
With elections coming up, help ensure the incoming government develops a policy that encourages a food system that is sustainable, where no one goes hungry, and where food is healthy. Register for the Eat Think Vote campaign taking place at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in Richmond on Thursday, Sept. 26 for an opportunity to talk … Read more