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An example of items that will be on display at the gem and mineral show Sunday, Nov. 12 at the Richmond Nature Park.
Photo courtesy City of Richmond
Gem of a show Sunday at nature park
As a delta, Richmond isn’t a place to
naturally source gems like the kind that will be on display Sunday at the
nature park.
“It’s just the wrong kind of substrate for
it,” explains Kris Bauder, co-ordinator at the Richmond Nature Park.
But, adds Bauder, some of the dazzling
collection of rocks and fossils that visitors to the park will see at the
Richmond Gem and Mineral Society’s show this weekend may well come from B.C.
For instance, jade.
“Jade is fairly rare though, and needs to be
guarded,” she says.
Visitors to the Nov. 12 show (from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m.) will also be able to play some interactive games and see demonstrations
of soapstone carvings, lapidary and silversmithing.
Bauder also hopes the event will attract new
visitors to the park itself.
“There are all sorts of things to be
discovered,” she says. “And this an opportunity to teach people how they can
enjoy an activity like this without disturbing the environment.”
All ages are welcome. Admission is by
donation, with proceeds supporting educational programs at the Richmond Nature
Park, 11851 Westminster Hwy. (just west of No. 5 Road). For more information,
contact the Richmond Nature Park at 604-718-6188 or visit
www.richmond.ca/parksprograms.
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