Community Partners


Community ParticipationIn Richmond, leisure opportunities are made possible through a partnership between the City and Community Associations. The City provides the facilities and core staffing and the Associations plan and fund all programs and events offered through these facilities.

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site Society
Email: britannia@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-238-8050
Chair: Phil Karlsson

East Richmond Community Association
Email: cambie@richmond.ca
President: Marie Murtagh

City Centre Community Association
Email: citycentre@richmond.ca
President: Jose Gonzales

Hamilton Community Association
Email: hamilton@richmond.ca
President: Dick Chan

Minoru Seniors Society
Email: seniors@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-238-8450
President: Kathleen Holmes

Richmond Nature Park Society
Email: nature@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-238-6188
President: Brenda Bartley-Smith

Richmond Aquatics Services Board

Email: aquatics@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-448-5353
Chair: Ian MacLeod

Richmond Arenas Community Association
Email: arenas@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-448-5366
Chair: Dominic Poon

Richmond Art Gallery Association
Email: gallery@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-247-8363

London Heritage Farm Society
Email: londonhf@telus.net
Phone: 604-271-5220
Chair: Diane Brow

Richmond Fitness & Wellness Association
Email: walking@richmond.ca
Co-Chair: Anne Dauphinee
Co-Chair: Ashley Tsai

Richmond Museum Society
Email: museum@richmond.ca
Phone: 604-247-8300
Chair: Bilan Hassan

Sea Island Community Association
Email: seaisland@richmond.ca
President: Lee Marten

South Arm Community Association
Email: southarm@richmond.ca
President: Dave Madeira

Steveston Community Society
Email: stevestoncc@richmond.ca
President: Alan Sakai

Steveston Historical Society
Email: info@historicsteveston.ca
Phone: 604-238-8026
Co-chair: Linda Barnes
Co-chair: Joanne Teraguchi

Thompson Community Association
Email: thompson@richmond.ca
President: Guy Anderson

West Richmond Community Association
Email: westrich@richmond.ca
President: Don Taylor

The Associations actively seek volunteers, on an ongoing basis, to participate on the Boards or Committees. Contact any of the organizations above to find out how to get more involved in the community.

For a list of City Councillors appointed as liaisons to these groups see Community Association Liaisons.

For a list of non-profit organizations in Richmond see Community Organizations in the Discover Richmond section of this site.


Advisory Committees
are another way to contribute to recreation, culture and other City functions. For more information about Advisory Committees, see Advisory Committees: Get Involved in Local Government.