[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":166},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fsenior-link-society-board-richmond-november-2026":46,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fsenior-link-society-board-richmond-november-2026":165},[4,21,33],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":16,"imageAlt":17,"imageCredit":18,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsenior-link-society-board-richmond-november-2026","Richmond society serving isolated seniors is looking for new board members","Senior Link Society, which has served lonely Richmond seniors for 26 years, is recruiting board members after its president announced they are leaving.","2026-11-01","2026-11-01T08:22:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15],"community","seniors","Richmond","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-richmond-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsenior-link-society-board-richmond-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an empty community room with chairs around a table and a coffee urn","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",null,false,{"path":22,"title":23,"description":24,"date":25,"publishedAt":26,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":27,"image":19,"imageAlt":32,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Frichmond-rcmp-online-marketplace-fraud-2026-10-31","Richmond RCMP warn of online marketplace fraud after $22,000 in reported losses","Fraudsters have handed buyers envelopes of worthless paper instead of payment in multiple incidents since November 2025. RCMP advise using the Exchange Zone at the No. 5 Road detachment.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T08:26:00-07:00",[28,29,30,31,13],"Richmond RCMP","fraud","safety","online marketplace","Illustration of a police detachment exchange zone for safe online marketplace transactions",{"path":34,"title":35,"description":36,"date":25,"publishedAt":37,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":38,"image":43,"imageAlt":44,"imageCredit":45,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwatermania-expropriation-richmond-2026-10-31","Richmond moves to take ownership of Watermania through expropriation","The City filed an expropriation notice in July 2026 to acquire the aquatic centre at Riverport before its lease expires in March 2027.","2026-10-31T08:25:00-07:00",[39,40,41,42,13],"City of Richmond","recreation","aquatic centre","expropriation","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fwatermania-aquatic-centre-richmond-f-1.jpg?format=auto","Watermania aquatic centre at the Riverport Sports and Entertainment Complex in Richmond, BC","City of Richmond \u002F Daily Hive",{"id":47,"title":6,"aiMetadata":48,"author":10,"body":62,"candidates":113,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":114,"faq":115,"image":16,"imageAlt":17,"imageCheckedAt":19,"imageCredit":18,"imageScene":140,"linkedin":141,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"meta":148,"metaDescription":7,"navigation":150,"path":5,"pinned":20,"primarySourceUrl":151,"publishedAt":9,"seo":152,"seoTitle":19,"sourceId":153,"sourceIsPaywalled":20,"sources":154,"stem":160,"storyType":161,"tags":162,"topicKey":163,"updated":19,"__hash__":164},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsenior-link-society-board-richmond-november-2026.md",{"summary":49,"keyTopics":50,"semanticKeywords":54},"Senior Link Society, a Richmond nonprofit serving isolated seniors, is recruiting new board members after its president plans to leave. The society offers monthly coffee meetups and community support to seniors without nearby family or friends.",[14,51,52,53],"community organizations","volunteers","Richmond BC",[55,56,57,58,59,60,61],"Senior Link Society","Richmond seniors","isolated seniors","board members","community volunteers","seniors support","senior loneliness",{"type":63,"value":64,"toc":106},"minimark",[65,69,72,77,80,83,86,90,93,96,100,103],[66,67,68],"p",{},"Senior Link Society, a Richmond nonprofit that has run monthly meetups for isolated and lonely seniors for 26 years, is looking for new board members after its president announced they are leaving.",[66,70,71],{},"The Richmond News reported Friday that founder Patricia Cruz is asking the community to step forward. \"We want to let everybody know that we are looking for more board members who can carry on and continue with the vision and the mission of Senior Link,\" Cruz told the paper.",[73,74,76],"h2",{"id":75},"what-the-society-does","What the society does",[66,78,79],{},"Senior Link supports seniors who have no nearby family or friends and may not feel comfortable at larger community centres. Cruz described the people she works with as older residents, often women over 70 or 80, who live alone in apartments.",[66,81,82],{},"Cruz told the Richmond News these seniors have no family or friends left nearby and live alone in their apartments with little contact.",[66,84,85],{},"The society runs monthly coffee meetups where isolated seniors can meet new people. It also provides networking, resources and education to help seniors stay independent.",[73,87,89],{"id":88},"why-it-needs-board-members-now","Why it needs board members now",[66,91,92],{},"Cruz told the Richmond News the society's president is leaving. The board currently includes members of different ages alongside regular senior volunteers. The society wants people who can carry forward its work.",[66,94,95],{},"Cruz estimated to the Richmond News that Richmond has about 16,000 seniors, with about 6,000 living in care facilities. Those are her own estimates. The rest, she said, often lack a reliable support network.",[73,97,99],{"id":98},"how-to-get-involved","How to get involved",[66,101,102],{},"People interested in joining the Senior Link board can find contact details at seniorlink.ca. The board includes members of different ages, and the society also works with regular senior volunteers.",[66,104,105],{},"Richmond seniors looking for a way to meet others can also visit seniorlink.ca for information about the society's monthly coffee meetups and other programs. Cruz said the meetups are open to seniors who want to make new connections, and no experience with community programs is needed to attend.",{"title":107,"searchDepth":108,"depth":108,"links":109},"",2,[110,111,112],{"id":75,"depth":108,"text":76},{"id":88,"depth":108,"text":89},{"id":98,"depth":108,"text":99},[],"md",[116,119,122,125,128,131,134,137],{"question":117,"answer":118},"What is Senior Link Society?","Senior Link Society is a Richmond nonprofit founded 26 years ago. It supports isolated and lonely seniors by running monthly coffee meetups and providing networking, resources and a community for seniors who want to stay independent. The society works with seniors who lack nearby family or friends and may not feel comfortable going to community centres.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"Why is Senior Link recruiting board members now?","The society's president is leaving, according to founder Patricia Cruz, who told the Richmond News the society wants to make sure its work continues. Cruz said the board includes members of different ages alongside regular senior volunteers, and the goal is to bring on people who can carry forward the society's vision and mission.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"Who does Senior Link serve?","Senior Link focuses on isolated Richmond seniors, particularly older women who live alone and have no family or friends nearby. Cruz told the Richmond News she personally invites isolated seniors to the society's monthly coffee meetups so they can meet new people. She said some seniors are not comfortable at community centres and need a smaller, more welcoming setting.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"How many seniors does Senior Link estimate are in Richmond?","Founder Patricia Cruz told the Richmond News she estimates Richmond has about 16,000 seniors, with about 6,000 living in care facilities. Those are her own estimates. The society focuses on the seniors outside care facilities who lack a support network of family or friends.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"How can someone join the Senior Link board?","People interested in joining the Senior Link Society board can find contact information at seniorlink.ca. The society is looking for board members who want to continue its work supporting isolated and lonely seniors in Richmond.",{"question":132,"answer":133},"How can a Richmond senior connect with Senior Link Society?","Seniors interested in meeting other people can visit seniorlink.ca for information about the society's monthly coffee meetups and other programs. The society runs events designed for seniors who want to make new connections in the community.",{"question":135,"answer":136},"Is Senior Link a new organization?","Senior Link Society has been operating in Richmond for 26 years, according to the Richmond News. Founder Patricia Cruz started it to provide networking, education and community support for seniors with the goal of helping them stay independent both physically and mentally.",{"question":138,"answer":139},"What events does Senior Link run?","Senior Link Society runs monthly coffee meetups where isolated seniors can meet new friends, according to the Richmond News. Founder Patricia Cruz described these as gatherings for seniors who do not have family or friends nearby and who may not feel part of a group at larger community centres.","A round wooden table with empty chairs around it in a bright community room, a coffee urn on a side table, morning light through large windows.",{"short":142,"long":143,"hashtags":144},"A Richmond society serving isolated seniors for 26 years needs new board members to keep its work going.","Senior Link Society has spent 26 years connecting lonely Richmond seniors, running monthly coffee meetups for people who have no nearby family or friends. Now it needs new board members after its president plans to leave. 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