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Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
 and Burnaby
Burnaby, British Columbia

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is the city immediately east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey, British Columbia and Vancouver itself....
 to the north, New Westminster
New Westminster, British Columbia

New Westminster is a historically important city in the Metro Vancouver regional district of British Columbia, Canada. It was founded as the second capital of the Colony of British Columbia ....
 to the east, and Delta
Delta, British Columbia

Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, British Columbia, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey, British Columbia to the east....
 to the south, while the Strait of Georgia
Strait of Georgia

The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait , is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada....
 forms its western border. Richmond is the location of Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver....
.

city was named after a local farmstead established by Hugh McRoberts. A daughter of his chose this name for their farm after one of the Richmonds in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 (it is unknown exactly which one it is).






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Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
 and Burnaby
Burnaby, British Columbia

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is the city immediately east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey, British Columbia and Vancouver itself....
 to the north, New Westminster
New Westminster, British Columbia

New Westminster is a historically important city in the Metro Vancouver regional district of British Columbia, Canada. It was founded as the second capital of the Colony of British Columbia ....
 to the east, and Delta
Delta, British Columbia

Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, British Columbia, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey, British Columbia to the east....
 to the south, while the Strait of Georgia
Strait of Georgia

The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait , is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada....
 forms its western border. Richmond is the location of Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver....
.

History

The city was named after a local farmstead established by Hugh McRoberts. A daughter of his chose this name for their farm after one of the Richmonds in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 (it is unknown exactly which one it is). The wife of the first reeve of Richmond, England
Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond is a market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it is a popular tourist destination, with a total population of 8970....
 later claimed that the city was named in honour of her birthplace. However, modern historians proved this claim to be false, since the Boyds immigrated to Richmond in 1863, but there had already been a pamphlet called "A Visit to Richmond" made in British Columbia in September 1862.
Garrypoint
*November 10, 1879 — Richmond was incorporated as a District Municipality.
  • March 25, 1910 — The first flight in British Columbia was made from Minoru Racetrack
    Minoru Park

    Minoru Park is a park located on the site of a former horse-racing track and airstrip in Richmond, British Columbia. The Minoru Park's running track is often used for school competitions, such as track and field, where participants test their strengths against other schools in areas such as running; short and long distances....
    .
  • December 3, 1990 — Richmond was designated as a City.


An early centre of European (and Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese) settlement in Richmond was the old fishing village of Steveston
Steveston, British Columbia

Steveston was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the city of Richmond, British Columbia, a community in Metro Vancouver....
 on the southwestern tip of Lulu Island. Steveston is now home to several museums and heritage sites, as well as a working harbour for fishing boats. Currently, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Gulf of Georgia Cannery

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Steveston, British Columbia village in Richmond, British Columbia....
 and the Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site in Steveston highlight these parts of Richmond's diverse history.

Geography and Climate


The city comprises most of the islands in the Fraser River
Fraser River

The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 km , into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver, British Columbia....
 delta, the largest and most populated island being Lulu Island
Lulu Island

Lulu Island is the geographic name of the island making up most of the Richmond, British Columbia, a major suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia....
. The city of Richmond includes all but a small portion of Lulu Island (the Queensborough neighbourhood at the far eastern tip is part of the city of New Westminster). The next largest island, Sea Island, is home to the Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver....
 (YVR). In addition to Lulu and Sea Islands, 13 smaller islands make up the city's land area. The city also includes the fishing village of Steveston
Steveston, British Columbia

Steveston was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the city of Richmond, British Columbia, a community in Metro Vancouver....
, located in the far southwest corner of the city.

Since all of Richmond's land occupies islands in a river delta
River delta

A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river....
, the city has plenty of rich, alluvial soil for agriculture, and was one of the first areas in British Columbia to be farmed by Europeans in the 19th century. The drawback of Richmond's geographical location, was that since all the land averages just one metre above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
, it was prone to flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
ing, especially during high tide
High Tide

High Tide was a band formed in 1969 by Tony Hill , Simon House , Pete Pavli and Roger Hadden . The trademark of their first album Sea Shanties was the constant battle between the electric guitar of Tony Hill and the electric violin of Simon House....
. As a result, all the major islands are now surrounded by a system of dykes (quite different from the dykes of the Netherlands or the levee
Levee

A levee, lev?e, dike , embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels....
s of New Orleans), which were created in the early days of European settlement. There is a possibility that, during an earthquake
Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph....
, the dykes could rupture and the alluvial soil may liquefy, causing extensive damage. Richmond is also at risk of a major flood if the Fraser River
Fraser River

The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 km , into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver, British Columbia....
 has an unusually high spring freshet
Freshet

A freshet can refer to one of two things:* A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw. Whereas heavy rain often causes a flash flood, a spring thaw event is generally a more incremental process, depending upon local climate and topography....
. Recreational trails run along the tops of many of the dykes, and Richmond also supports about 1,400 acres (5.67 km²) of parkland.

Because of the high water table, very few houses in Richmond have basements and until the late 1980s, very few buildings were above 3 storeys high. Also, because of proximity to the airport, current building regulations limit the height of buildings to .

Richmond enjoys a temperate climate, and actually receives 30% less rain than neighbouring Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
 because it is not as close to the mountains. It snows in winter and the summer temperatures are mild to warm. Richmond is also very prone to fog in the cooler months.

Demographics

Richmond's population as of January 1, 2008 was 188,100. Is is the fourth largest city in British Columbia, after Vancouver (605,891), Surrey
Surrey, British Columbia

Surrey is a Canada city in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver district, and geographically at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC....
 (420,900) and Burnaby (193,954).

Richmond has a visible minority
Visible minority

Visible minority is a term used primarily in Canada to describe persons who are not of the majority Race in a given population.The term is used as a demographic category by Statistics Canada in connection with that country's multiculturalism policies, which are based on race rather than ethnicity....
 population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 59%, the highest in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. More than half of its population is of Asian descent, many of whom immigrated in the early 1990s, most of them from Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, Taiwan
Republic of China

The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
, and Mainland China
Mainland China

Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which run on One Country, Two Systems....
. Other Asian Canadian
Asian Canadian

This is a list of Canadians of Asian ancestry. Asian Canadians comprise the largest visible minority in Canada, at 11% of the Canadian population....
s in Richmond include East Indian Canadian
Indo-Canadians

Indian-Canadians are Canada whose origins trace back to the Indian sub-continent. The terms "East Indian" and "South Asian" are used to distinguish people of ancestral origin from India, from the First Nations peoples of Canada who are often referred to as Indian, and from the people of the Caribbean, who are sometimes referred to as West Ind...
s, Filipino Canadians and Japanese Canadians, the latter having a long history in Steveston
Steveston, British Columbia

Steveston was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the city of Richmond, British Columbia, a community in Metro Vancouver....
 dating back to the 1800s. The Japanese Canadian community was devastated following the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 in 1941: the Japanese Canadians were relocated to internment camps
Japanese Canadian internment

The Japanese Canadian internment was the internment of more than 22,000 Japanese Canadians during the Second World War by the Government of Canada....
 in the BC Interior
Interior Plateau

The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo Mountains and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west....
 and Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
 and their property was auctioned off. Richmond is also home to two of the largest Buddhist temples in North America, the International Buddhist Temple
International Buddhist Temple

The International Buddhist Temple is located in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada. It is a Chinese Buddhist temple run by the International Buddhist Society....
 and the Lingyen Mountain Buddhist Temple.

According to Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is the Canada federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture....
, residents of Richmond have the greatest life expectancy
Life expectancy

Life expectancy is the average number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is the average expected lifespan of an individual. Life expectancy is heavily dependent on the criteria used to select the group....
 in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 at 83.4 years, and the lowest obesity
Obesity

Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to an extent that health may be negatively affected. It is commonly defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher....
 and smoking
Tobacco smoking

Tobacco smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the tobacco plant, most often in the form of a cigarette. People may smoke casually for pleasure, habitually to satisfy an addiction to the nicotine present in tobacco and to the act of smoking, or in response to social pressure....
 rates as well. The average price of a detached home in Richmond is $758,915. Serious violent crime is very rare in Richmond, and Richmond was ranked as the third safest city in British Columbia for 2002.

Government and politics

Richmond Bc City Hall
With a mostly middle-class to upper-middle-class demographic, Richmond has voted regularly along centrist to conservative lines, and is a stronghold for the BC Liberal Party. The city's politics are well known in the Vancouver area for its lack of upsets and the long terms enjoyed by incumbents.

Municipal Elections The current mayor is Malcolm Brodie
Malcolm Brodie

Malcom Brodie is the mayor of Richmond, British Columbia, the fourth largest city in British Columbia.A lawyer by profession, Brodie was elected to City Council in 1996 and again in 1999, as part of the centre-right Richmond Non-Partisan Association ....
, an independent first elected in an October 2001 by-election
By-election

A by-election or bye-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly-scheduled elections....
. Local government consists of an 8-member City Council
City council

A city council is a form of local government, usually covering a city or other urban area, such as a town. The system of government has roots back at least to the Roman Empire....
 and a 7-member School Board
School Board

School Board may refer to the education arrangements in different parts of the United Kingdom:* School board * School board ...
. The last elections were in November 2008.

Like Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
, but unlike most cities in British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Richmond runs on a political system of locally-based political parties
Political Parties

Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy....
. For the most part, however, their organization is weak and they have been known to collapse or change names frequently from one election to another.

In the November 2008 elections, the main local parties were: the right-wing Richmond First party (RF) , the centrist Richmond Independent Team of Electors (RITE) and the left-wing Richmond Citizens Association (RCA). In the elections, the RF won a total of 7 seats, the RITE won 4, the RCA 2 and there were 3 independents.

Provincial Elections

In provincial politics, Richmond is a stronghold of the BC Liberal Party
British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, returning to power in 2001....
. In the 2005 provincial elections
British Columbia general election, 2005

The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia of the Province of British Columbia , Canada....
, the Liberals easily won all three of Richmond's electoral district
Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct region for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body. Not all political systems use separate districts to conduct elections; Politics of Israel and Politics of the Netherlands, for instance, conduct parliamentary elections using a single, nationwide district....
s by large margins.

Federal Elections

In the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....
, Richmond is divided between two electoral district
Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct region for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body. Not all political systems use separate districts to conduct elections; Politics of Israel and Politics of the Netherlands, for instance, conduct parliamentary elections using a single, nationwide district....
s: Richmond
Richmond (electoral district)

Richmond is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.Richmond electoral district can also mean:...
, which encompasses the centre and northwest of the city, and Delta—Richmond East
Delta—Richmond East

Delta?Richmond East is a federal electoral district in the provinces and territories of Canada of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
, which encompasses the south and east, as well as the parts of neighbouring community of Delta. In recent federal elections, Richmond has alternated between electing the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party is positioned in the centre-left of the Politics of Canada....
 and the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Tories, is a major political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada....
, but in the October 2008 federal election, the Conservative Party won in both of Richmond's seats.

Health Care

Health care in Richmond is overseen by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, which also covers the cities of Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
 and North Vancouver as well as coastal regions of British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
. The only hospital in Richmond is Richmond Hospital
Richmond Hospital

Richmond Hospital is a medical facility located in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia. The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is responsible for Richmond Health Services and Richmond Hospital....
, located on the Southeast corner of Westminster Highway and Gilbert Road.

Education

Sd38 Headquarters
Richmond is home to a campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. In addition, the British Columbia Institute of Technology
British Columbia Institute of Technology

The British Columbia Institute of Technology is an institute of technology in Burnaby, British Columbia. It provides full- and part-time polytechnic education leading to certificates, diplomas, bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in technologies and trades....
 runs its aircraft maintenance courses at facilities at Vancouver International Airport.

School District 38 Richmond
School District 38 Richmond

Richmond School District is a school district based in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada.The school board serves the city of Richmond....
 has 11 secondary schools and 38 elementary schools, including two late French Immersion schools and six early French Immersion schools. The school district also hosts one International Baccalaureate World School, located at Richmond Secondary School
Richmond Secondary School

Richmond Secondary School is a secondary school located at 7171 Minoru Blvd., Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, that serves students from grades 8 to 12, and is part of the Richmond School District ....
.

Transportation

Richmond is connected by a system of bridges and tunnels to Vancouver and Delta, and through the New Westminster suburb of Queensborough (on eastern Lulu Island) to the "mainland" portion of New Westminster.
B Line R8063
Three bridges (one of them twinned) connect Lulu Island to Sea Island and the Vancouver International Airport; one bridge connects Sea Island and the Vancouver International Airport to Vancouver; two bridges connect Lulu Island to Vancouver; one bridge connects Queensborough (on eastern Lulu Island) to New Westminster; one bridge connects Queensborough to Annacis Island in Delta; one twinned bridge connects Richmond to Annacis Island; and one of the few underwater tunnels
George Massey Tunnel

The George Massey Tunnel is a highway traffic tunnel in the Greater Vancouver region of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located approximately 20 km south of the city centre of Vancouver, British Columbia, and approximately 30 km north of the Canada-U.S....
 in British Columbia connects Richmond to Delta.

Richmond is served by two freeways: Highway 99, which connects Vancouver to the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and Highway 91, which connects Delta, New Westminster, and Richmond.

Railway bridges connect Lulu Island to Vancouver, New Westminster, and Annacis Island
Annacis Island

Annacis Island is an island located in Delta, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada. The island is now mostly industrial, and it contains one of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia's waste water treatment plants....
, and serve the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway , known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canada Class I railroad operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited....
s, as well as the Southern Railway of British Columbia (although the latter railway's Lulu Island trackage is entirely within Queensborough).

The public transit system in Greater Vancouver, planned and funded by TransLink, currently has bus connections from Richmond to Downtown Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster, Burnaby, Delta and the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a Canada Public university research university with campuses in Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia....
. A rapid, light rail transit line called the Canada Line
Canada Line

Canada Line, formerly known as the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Line , is a new 19 kilometre long rapid transit line of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....
 (formerly the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver (RAV) Line) is scheduled for completion in late 2009 and will connect Richmond Centre and the airport to downtown Vancouver and points between, and is expected to replace the bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit is a broad term given to a variety of transportation systems that, through improvements to infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling, attempt to use buses to provide a service that is of a higher quality than an ordinary bus line....
 98 B-Line
98 B-Line

The 98 B-Line is a bus rapid transit line in Greater Vancouver, Canada. It connects Richmond, British Columbia to downtown Vancouver, with a connection to Vancouver International Airport....
.

Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver....
, located on Sea Island (part of Richmond) to the north of Lulu Island, provides most of the air access to the region. Several Float plane companies Salt Spring Air
Salt Spring Air

Salt Spring Air is the only floatplane company based on Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada. It operates scheduled flights, charter air service and tours based in Ganges, British Columbia and specializes in routes between the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island....
, Harbour Air
Harbour Air

Harbour Air is a scheduled service, tour and charter airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada. The airline specializes in routes between Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Victoria, British Columbia, primarily with de Havilland Canada seaplane....
 and Seair operate from the south terminal providing service to the gulf islands and Vancouver Island. The airport (YVR) is the second busiest in Canada and one of the busiest international airports on the West Coast of North America.

Economy

Aberdeen Centre Interior
Richmond supports about 100,000 jobs in various areas including services, retailing, tourism, light manufacturing, airport services and aviation, agriculture, fishing, and government. Richmond also is a leading centre in the region for high-technology companies, including MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA)
MacDonald Dettwiler

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. is a Richmond, British Columbia based, Canadian information services and products company, employing over 3000 people throughout Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, under the MDA brand name....
 and the Nintendo
Nintendo

is a global company located in Kyoto, Japan founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
 Corporation of Canada. Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
 has opened an office in September 2007 for software development and already employs hundreds from around the world.

Agriculture

The Agricultural Land Reserve
Agricultural Land Reserve

The Agricultural Land Reserve is a collection of land in the Canadian province of British Columbia in which agriculture is recognized as the priority use....
 preserves 4,800 hectares within the city as farmland, an area that makes up most of east Richmond. Highbush blueberries and cranberries are the dominant crops grown. Among the other crops grown are strawberries, corn
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, and potatoes. Blackberries are also very common, but because of their rapid invasive growth are treated by many as a common weed. In 2001, Richmond made up approximately 47% of BC’s cranberry area.

Shopping malls

Richmond is home to many Asian-themed shopping malls, most of them along No. 3 Road from Alderbridge Way to Capstan Way. This area is officially termed as the "Golden Village
Golden Village (Richmond, British Columbia)

Golden Village is a commercial district of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada best known for its high concentration of Asian-themed shopping malls....
" by Tourism Richmond and includes malls such as Aberdeen Centre
Aberdeen Centre

Aberdeen Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located in the Golden Village district on Hazelbridge Way, bordered by Cambie Road to the north....
, Continental Centre, Union Square
Union Square

Union Square may refer to:Placenames* Union Square in Boston, Massachusetts* Union Square in Maryland* Union Square * Union Square, San Francisco in San Francisco, California...
, Ethen Centre, President Plaza, Parker Place
Parker Place

Parker Place is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located on No. 3 Road, in the middle of Richmond's Golden Village , the main Asian district....
, and Yaohan Centre
Yaohan Centre

Yaohan Centre is a shopping centre in the Golden Village district of Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia. It caters mainly to Asian people ethnic groups, mainly those of Han Chinese and Japanese people descent....
.

Non-Asian-themed malls in Richmond include Richmond Centre
Richmond Centre (mall)

Richmond Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Officially, it is located on No. 3 Road but it stretches as far west as Minoru Boulevard, and as far north as Westminster Highway....
 and the Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre
Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre

Lansdowne Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. Officially, it is located on No. 3 Road but it stretches as far north as Alderbridge Road, as far south as Lansdowne Road and as far east as Kwantlen Street....
.

Many businesses display their store names in large characters both in English and Chinese (including non-Chinese businesses such as Staples).

City Centre development plan

As of June 2007, Richmond city planners are one year into their update of its official plan for the city centre. The plan is anchored by the Canada Line
Canada Line

Canada Line, formerly known as the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Line , is a new 19 kilometre long rapid transit line of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....
, currently under construction, and includes the development of nine transit-oriented village centres. The population of the area is expected to grow from about 40,000 to 120,000 residents. According to a senior planner for the city, the goal of the plan is to "turn the middle arm of the Fraser River into a focus instead of an edge." A Richmond parks manager said that for "too long residents have felt contained by the river, seen it as being to their backs. Now, They want people to face the river and embrace the waterfront."

Fraser River development

The Olympic Oval- In March 2007 Aspac Developments Ltd purchased 7.5 hectares (18.6 acres) of land adjacent to the Fraser River and the unfinished $178 million Richmond Olympic Oval
Richmond Olympic Oval

File:Richmond Olympic Oval front view 2.jpgThe Richmond Olympic Oval, or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada....
. The $1 billion plan includes 16 high-density towers, up to 14 stories in height. The towers will be stepped toward the waterfront and will include trees and green space. Aspac's plans are for "probably the highest-end development Richmond has seen to date" said Mayor Brodie. A $2.3 million hard-surfaced path will be constructed along the river to link the project to Aberdeen Centre. Aspac's initial plan includes constructing the development in four phases, with the first phase comprising 65,000 square metres (700,000 sq ft) of residential development, and 2,300 square metres (25,000 sq ft) of ground-level commercial space. Some construction will not begin until after 2010, and will take up to 12 years to complete. The warehouses and commercial parks near the development are also slated for redevelopment.

The John M.S. Lecky Boathouse- The University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a Canada Public university research university with campuses in Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia....
 recently constructed a new boathouse along the river. The popular John M.S. Lecky boathouse draws crowds from rowing regattas and Dragon Boat Races.

Cambie Road Pedestrian Bridge- A possible pedestrian bridge where Cambie Road reaches the river is also being included in a future vision of the area. It would link nature trails on the north and south banks, and make Aberdeen Centre within walking distance for BCIT's aerospace campus students.

Capstan Way development

Developer Pinnacle International is planning a 16-building development on a seven hectare (17.2 acre) property near Capstan Way and No 3 road. The mixed use development would include over 2,100 residential units, various commercial uses, and a hotel.

The Canada Line is considered critical to the project. However, a fifth Richmond station at Capstan Way
Canada Line

Canada Line, formerly known as the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Line , is a new 19 kilometre long rapid transit line of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....
 is only proposed for construction at an indefinite future date. This station is considered so critical to the development that the developer has offered $15 million to build it ahead of schedule. With a station adjacent to the development, the city would consider reducing the parking space requirements by 35%.

Also included will be 100 affordable housing units, a 25-space daycare, and a 0.6 hectare (1.4 acre) park. Live-work dwellings are also being proposed by the developers, where shop owners would live above their ground level operations.

Aberdeen Centre

Fairchild Developments is planning an eight floor expansion to its Chinese-oriented shopping centre. The plan includes a 150 room hotel, and a link to the Canada Line's Aberdeen
Aberdeen Station (Richmond)

Aberdeen Station, formerly Cambie Station, is a proposed rapid transit station on the Canada Line in Richmond, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, south of Vancouver, British Columbia....
 station, currently under construction. The mall is also considering purchasing transit coupons for staff and customers to encourage them to use the new line.

Bridgeport Station

The River Rock Casino Resort
River Rock Casino Resort

River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia is the largest casino in the province of British Columbia. The casino is owned by Great Canadian Gaming....
, located near the future Canada Line Bridgeport Station, plans to build a 12 story hotel, and 1,200 parking space complex for casino patrons and for park-and-ride transit use. The parkade with over 200 stalls will cost $33 million CAN to build. TransLink (the Canada Line operator) will give the Great Canadian Casino Corporation land worth $9.5 million, and $4.5 million in cash in return for building the park-and-ride facility. Transit uses will be charged $2 to use the facility.

Garden City

The 55-hectare/136.5 acre parcel known as the Garden City lands was leased by the federal government for decades and was formerly used as a transmitter site for program requirements of the Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard

The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada.It is the civilian federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue on its national portion of international waters such as the Great Lakes and St....
. The property is bounded by Westminster Highway, Garden City Road, Alderbridge Way and No. 4 Road and has been within the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) since 1973. Recently the Federal Government of Canada deemed the land as "surplus" to its' needs and transferred the property to the Canada Lands Company (an agency of the Federal Government) for liquidation.

The City of Richmond
City of Richmond

The City of Richmond was a Local Government Areas of Australia located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria , Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994....
, Canada Lands Company
Canada Lands Company

Canada Lands Company Limited is an arms length, self-financing Crown corporation reporting to Parliament through the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities....
, and the Musqueam Indian Band entered a 2005 agreement with the federal government that included the intent to remove the land from the ALR for the purposes of high-density development. In April 2008, an application to exclude the land from the Agricultural Land Reserve
Agricultural Land Reserve

The Agricultural Land Reserve is a collection of land in the Canadian province of British Columbia in which agriculture is recognized as the priority use....
 was made to the Agricultural Land Commission, which is currently considering the application.

Film and television production

Steveston Village has played home to several major American movies such as Blade II
Blade II

Blade II is a 2002 in film vampire films action film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade .It is the first sequel to the film Blade , making it the second in the Blade ....
 and The 6th Day
The 6th Day

The 6th Day is a 2000 in film action film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. He plays family man Adam Gibson, who is human cloning against his will....
, and television series such as Supernatural
Supernatural

The term supernatural or supranatural pertains to an order of existence beyond the scientifically visible universe. Religious miracles are typically supernatural claims, as are Spell and curses, divination, the belief that there is an afterlife for the dead, and innumerable others....
, Outer Limits, Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct (TV series)

Killer Instinct was an hour-long crime drama television series broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005 and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005....
, X-Files, Smallville
Smallville (TV series)

Smallville is an Television in the United States series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics fictional character Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster....
, Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1 is an United States-Canadian science fiction television series, part of the Stargate. Its story begins one year after the events of the 1994 science fiction film Stargate ....
, the Final Destination
Final Destination

Final Destination is a 2000 in film supernatural thriller , about a group of teenagers who cheat death by avoiding a plane crash when one of them, Alex, has a premonition of their deaths....
 series and the Scary Movie
Scary Movie

Scary Movie is a 2000 in film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Wayans Bros. Entertainment. It is an Cinema of the United States dark comedy which parodies the Horror film, slasher film, and Mystery film genres....
 series.

Fantasy Gardens
Fantasy Gardens

Fantasy Gardens is a former amusement park in Richmond, British Columbia that is located at the corner of Steveston Highway and No. 5 Road. The park is called Fantasy Gardens because it is surrounded by a series of stone buildings that were designed to resemble structures built during the Middle Ages....
 (an old amusement park which is largely unoccupied now) served as Halloweentown in the popular Disney Channel
Disney Channel

Disney Channel is a cable television television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming....
 television movie Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge is a Disney Channel Original Movie released in October 2001 for the holiday of Halloween. This is the second in the Halloweentown series....
 and was also featured in the TV series Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct (TV series)

Killer Instinct was an hour-long crime drama television series broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005 and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005....
 and Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1 is an United States-Canadian science fiction television series, part of the Stargate. Its story begins one year after the events of the 1994 science fiction film Stargate ....
. The television series Aliens in America also made use of Cambie Secondary School in the northern part of the city.

Vancouver International Airport on Richmond's Sea Island has also been featured in numerous films and television series, commonly standing in for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport , also known as Sea-Tac Airport, is located in SeaTac, Washington, Washington, United States at the intersections of Washington State Route 518, Washington State Route 99 and Washington State Route 509....
 (as it does in The Cleaner and Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me is an United States television program comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as death who live and work in Seattle, Washington....
). It is also featured as stand-ins for other airports in films such as Final Destination
Final Destination

Final Destination is a 2000 in film supernatural thriller , about a group of teenagers who cheat death by avoiding a plane crash when one of them, Alex, has a premonition of their deaths....
, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is an United States film, based on the The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares, and released on June 1, 2005 by Warner Bros....
, The L Word
The L Word

The L Word was an American television drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual and transgender men and women and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles Area city of West Hollywood, California....
, The Lizzie McGuire Movie
The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 Disney Channel comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire which was released on May 2, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures....
 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 superhero film, and sequel to the 2005 film Fantastic Four . Both films are based on the Fantastic Four....
 and Are We There Yet?.

Parks and Recreation

Community/Recreation Centres
  • Cambie Community Centre
  • Hamilton Community Centre
  • Lang Centre (City Centre)
  • Minoru Aquatic Centre
  • Minoru Arenas
  • Minoru Artificial Turf
  • Minoru Sports Pavilion
  • Richmond Ice Centre
  • McLean Park
  • Richmond Nature Park
  • Sea Island Community Centre
  • South Arm Community Centre
  • South Arm Pool
  • Steveston Community Centre
  • Steveston Pool
  • Thompson Community Centre
  • Watermania Aquatic Centre
  • West Richmond Community Centre


Sports

Richmond is home to the Richmond Sockeyes Junior B hockey team, and the Richmond Budgies Senior Men's Baseball Club. Richmond also has two swim clubs: the Kigoos summer swimming club and the Richmond Rapids (winter) Swim Club. As of October 01, 2006, the middle arm of Richmond’s Fraser River became home to both the UBC Thunderbirds varsity rowing program and St. George’s School rowing program, with the completion of the new $6 million CAD John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse. In addition, this facility will also function to enhance participation in the sports of rowing and dragon boating for the greater community, including youth, adults, and rowing alumni.

Richmond and the 2010 Winter Olympics

For the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia nearby....
 in Vancouver, the City of Richmond is also constructing an 8,000-seat speed-skating oval near the No. 2 Road Bridge, close to Vancouver International Airport. The estimated construction cost (paid for by the city, the provincial government and the federal government) is around $178 million CAD but is an issue of debate right now due to rising construction costs. After the Games, the oval is to serve as a recreational structure for residents. It is scheduled to open in the summer of 2008. The city received $141 million CAD from ASPAC Developments for city owned land next to the Oval. The sale more than covers the unfunded portion of the Oval's price tag.

Holidays, events and festivals

On Canada Day
Canada Day

Canada Day , formerly Dominion Day , is Canada's National Day, a Public holidays in Canada, celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the Constitution Act, 1867, which united Canada as a single country of four provinces....
, Richmond has an annual festival in Steveston
Steveston, British Columbia

Steveston was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the city of Richmond, British Columbia, a community in Metro Vancouver....
 called the Salmon
Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
 Festival. In this event, there is a carnival
Carnival

Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus , masque and public street party....
 set up and there is a huge barbecue
Barbecue

Barbecue or barbeque is a method and apparatus for cooking food, often meat, with the heat and hot gases of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of charcoal and may include application of a marinade, spice rub, or Basting barbecue sauce to the meat....
d salmon sale in front of the Steveston Community Centre. Locally-based municipal, provincial and federal politicians frequently show up at this event, usually as part of the Canada Day
Canada Day

Canada Day , formerly Dominion Day , is Canada's National Day, a Public holidays in Canada, celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the Constitution Act, 1867, which united Canada as a single country of four provinces....
 parade or to hand out Canadian flags. The 5th annual Richmond Maritime Festival
Richmond Maritime Festival

The Richmond Maritime Festival is held every August in Richmond, British Columbia at the Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site.The event showcases a variety of maritime exhibits, such as knot tying, rope making, model boat building and net mending, as well as live entertainment and hands-on demonstrations....
 will be held at the Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site on August 15-17, 2008. It is a family event that celebrates the region's maritime heritage with live entertainment, ships, exhibits and demonstrations. From 8 to 12 August, 2002, Richmond hosted a tall ship
Tall ship

A tall ship is a large traditionally rigging sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques....
s festival which attracted an estimated 400,000 people to Steveston. The success of this event surpassed many expectations and caused traffic congestion
Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion is a condition on networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased Queueing theory....
 in the usually-quiet area. There was insufficient parking in the area, which gave locals the idea of selling "parking space" by using their driveways and front yards. Despite the event's popularity, there was a revenue shortfall and the city decided not to host the event again.

During the summer weekends, Richmond holds its annual Richmond Night Market
Richmond Night Market

-->The Richmond Night Market operated by Target Event Group Ltd.: http://www.targetevent.com/home.html is an extremely popular annual night market held through the summer months starting in late May in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada....
. Toys, clothes, cell phones, and food are available along with live entertainment. It is very popular and is usually crowded.

Richmond also hosted the 2006 Gemini Award
Gemini Award

The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of television members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television....
s, which were be held at River Rock Casino
River Rock Casino Resort

River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia is the largest casino in the province of British Columbia. The casino is owned by Great Canadian Gaming....
. This marked the first time the ceremony has taken place on the West Coast, as it traditionally takes place in Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
.

Sister cities

  • Pierrefonds
    Pierrefonds, Quebec

    Pierrefonds was a city on the Island of Montreal. It ceased to exist on January 1, 2002. The city was located along the Rivi?re des Prairies at the western end of the island....
    , Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     (merged with Montreal in 2002)
  • Wakayama, Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....


Notable people

The following notable people were born in, live in or have resided in Richmond for a long period of time:

  • Aaron Ashmore
    Aaron Ashmore

    Aaron Ashmore is a Canada film and television actor, best known as Jimmy Olsen in Smallville . He is easily confused with his twin brother Shawn Ashmore....
    , actor
  • Shawn Ashmore
    Shawn Ashmore

    Shawn Robert Ashmore is a Canada film and television actor, most famously known in his role as Iceman in the X-Men . He is easily confused with his twin brother Aaron Ashmore....
    , actor
  • Nicki Clyne
    Nicki Clyne

    Nicki Clyne is a Canadian actress most famously known for her role as Cally Tyrol on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica ....
    , actress
  • Edison Chen
    Edison Chen

    Edison Koon-Hei Chen is a Canadian-born, Hong Kong-based Chinese people Actor, rapper, Cantopop and pop icon. Chen is also the founder of CLOT Inc., and the Chief executive officer of Clot Media Division Limited....
    , Hong Kong entertainer
  • Coco Rocha
    Coco Rocha

    Mikhaila Rocha better known as Coco Rocha, is a Canadian fashion model....
    , Canadian supermodel
  • Charlotte Diamond
    Charlotte Diamond

    Charlotte Diamond is a Canadian children?s singer. She has recorded 12 albums including the Juno Award winning 10 Carrot Diamond. Some of her most popular songs include "4 Hugs a Day", "I am a pizza", "Octopus", "I am a flower", and "May there always be sunshine"....
    , Juno
    Juno Award

    The Juno Awards are presented annually to music of Canada musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music....
    -winning children's singer
  • J.D. Frazer, cartoonist
  • Gary Fung
    IsoHunt

    isoHunt is a BitTorrent index with over 1.7 million torrents in its database and 20 million Peer-to-peer from Index_ torrents. With 7.4 million unique visitors as of May 2006, isoHunt is one of the most popular BitTorrent search engines....
    , founder and administrator of the BitTorrent
    BitTorrent

    BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing communications protocol used for distributing large amounts of data. BitTorrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, and by some estimates it accounts for about 35% of all traffic on the entire Internet....
     index site isohunt
  • Scott Hannan
    Scott Hannan

    Kenneth Scott Hannan is a Canadian professional ice hockey Defenceman who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League....
    , professional NHL
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
     hockey player with the Colorado Avalanche
    Colorado Avalanche

    The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
  • Kyle Hamilton, Gold medal-winning Olympic rower
  • Rick Hansen
    Rick Hansen

    File:Canadian Paralympian Rick Hansen .jpgRick Hansen, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada paraplegic sportsperson and activist for people with spinal cord injury....
    , disability
    Disability

    Disability is a lack of ability relative to a personal or group standard or norm. In reality there is often simply a spectrum of ability. Disability may involve physical impairment such as sense impairment, cognitive impairment or intellectual impairment, mental disorder , or various types of chronic disease....
     activist and former Paralympian
    Paralympic Games

    The Paralympic Games are a Paralympic sports for athletes with physical and visual disabilities. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy....
  • Chris Haslam
    Chris Haslam

    Chris Haslam is a Canada professional skateboarding, originally from Vancouver who now resides in Richmond, BC. He is footedness....
    , professional skateboarder
  • Jason Jordan
    Jason Jordan

    Jason Jordan is a professional soccer player who formerly played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues....
    , striker for the Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Alexa Loo
    Alexa Loo

    Alexa Loo is a Canadian snowboarder of Chinese-Canadian descent. The Richmond, British Columbia native's major event is the parallel giant slalom....
    , Olympic
    Olympic Games

    The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
     snowboarder
  • Brent Seabrook
    Brent Seabrook

    Brent Seabrook is a Canada professional ice hockey defenceman playing for the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League ....
    , professional NHL
    National Hockey League

    The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the North American Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada....
     hockey player with the Chicago Blackhawks
    Chicago Blackhawks

    The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
  • Bobby Singh
    Bobby Singh

    Bobby Singh is a professional Canadian football and American football guard , currently a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League....
    , professional CFL
    Canadian Football League

    The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two division of four teams each ....
     football player with the Calgary Stampeders
    Calgary Stampeders

    The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship six times, most recently in 96th Grey Cup....
  • Ryan Stiles
    Ryan Stiles

    Ryan Lee Stiles is an Emmy Award-nominated United States-Canada actor, comedian, Television director, and voice actor whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy....
    , comedian
  • Brittany Tiplady
    Brittany Tiplady

    Brittany Alexandra Tiplady is a Canadian Child actor best known for her role as Jordan Black in the television series Millennium . She won a 1998 Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Actress"....
    , teen actress
  • Bjarni Tryggvason
    Bjarni Tryggvason

    Bjarni V. Tryggvason, D.Eng is a retired Canada astronaut who flew on the American Space Shuttle to the Russian Space Station Mir in 1997....
    , astronaut
  • Bill Vander Zalm
    Bill Vander Zalm

    Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie "Bill" Vander Zalm is a politician and entrepreneur in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 28th List of British Columbia premiers from 1986 to 1991....
    , former Premier of British Columbia


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