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Archive of hometown notes from Richmond: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.
How Richmond sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Richmond follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Richmond in national context first.
Richmond Olympic Oval is a reason people stay fond of Richmond.
December 2023 in Richmond: Richmond Olympic Oval. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Steveston is framed as older than the city of Richmond and still runs a working fishing harbour at the South Arm mouth.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Richmond compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Richmond's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Richmond lives on Fraser River islands only about a metre above the sea, so flood talk is not theory here. City pages lead with 49
Steveston Village still orients Richmond. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Perimeter trail maps invite a full island loop of about 47.5 km for cyclists who want every waterfront angle.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Richmond.
Residential mill rates for Richmond appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Richmond beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Richmond Olympic Oval comes up. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour
Garry Point Park still orients Richmond. Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour activity.
Steveston is framed as older than the city of Richmond and still runs a working fishing harbour at the South Arm mouth.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Municipal flood pages put Richmond at about one metre above sea level, with 49 km of dikes and dozens of pump stations.
November 2023 in Richmond: Steveston Village. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Municipal flood pages put Richmond at about one metre above sea level, with 49 km of dikes and dozens of pump stations.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Richmond sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.
Construction intent in Richmond shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the Richmond permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's
Richmond Olympic Oval still orients Richmond. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Olympic Oval is designed as a festival place for thousands of people on the Middle Arm.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Garry Point Park is a reason people stay fond of Richmond.
October 2023 in Richmond: Garry Point Park. Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour activity.
The Steveston Salmon Festival is billed as one of the largest non-profit Canada Day celebrations in the country.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Steveston Village comes up. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Richmond.
Residential mill rates for Richmond appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Richmond beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Local news treats YVR delays as neighbourhood news, which tells you how tightly airport island and everyday Richmond schedules connect.
September 2023 in Richmond: Richmond Olympic Oval. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Perimeter trail maps invite a full island loop of about 47.5 km for cyclists who want every waterfront angle.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Richmond draws municipal drinking water from Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir, treated at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant.
Ask where Richmond drinking water begins and the answer is Seymour Reservoir, then Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Regional treatment for Coquitlam source water blended into GVWD supply.
See the Richmond water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's
Steveston Village still orients Richmond. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
The Steveston Salmon Festival is billed as one of the largest non-profit Canada Day celebrations in the country.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Richmond.
Richmond appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Richmond Olympic Oval comes up. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for Richmond.
Broadband rows for Richmond come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Richmond internet page.
Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Olympic Oval is designed as a festival place for thousands of people on the Middle Arm.
August 2023 in Richmond: Steveston Village. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Olympic Oval is designed as a festival place for thousands of people on the Middle Arm.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Richmond sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Richmond follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Richmond in national context first.
Richmond Olympic Oval is a reason people stay fond of Richmond.
Richmond Olympic Oval still orients Richmond. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Steveston is framed as older than the city of Richmond and still runs a working fishing harbour at the South Arm mouth.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Richmond compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Richmond's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Steveston Village comes up. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Richmond.
Residential mill rates for Richmond appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Richmond beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's
July 2023 in Richmond: Richmond Olympic Oval. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
The Steveston Salmon Festival is billed as one of the largest non-profit Canada Day celebrations in the country.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Garry Point Park comes up. Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour activity.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Municipal flood pages put Richmond at about one metre above sea level, with 49 km of dikes and dozens of pump stations.
Steveston Village still orients Richmond. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Municipal flood pages put Richmond at about one metre above sea level, with 49 km of dikes and dozens of pump stations.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Richmond sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.
Construction intent in Richmond shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the Richmond permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Richmond Olympic Oval comes up. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Garry Point Park is a reason people stay fond of Richmond.
Garry Point Park still orients Richmond. Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour activity.
The Steveston Salmon Festival is billed as one of the largest non-profit Canada Day celebrations in the country.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Local news treats YVR delays as neighbourhood news, which tells you how tightly airport island and everyday Richmond schedules connect.
May 2023 in Richmond: Steveston Village. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Steveston is framed as older than the city of Richmond and still runs a working fishing harbour at the South Arm mouth.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Richmond.
Residential mill rates for Richmond appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Richmond beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Richmond lives on Fraser River islands only about a metre above the sea, so flood talk is not theory here. City pages lead with 49
Richmond Olympic Oval still orients Richmond. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Perimeter trail maps invite a full island loop of about 47.5 km for cyclists who want every waterfront angle.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Richmond draws municipal drinking water from Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir, treated at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant.
May 2023 is a good week to revisit Richmond's source: Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir. Treatment at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.
Regional treatment for Coquitlam source water blended into GVWD supply.
See the Richmond water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Steveston Village comes up. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Richmond.
Richmond appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's
April 2023 in Richmond: Richmond Olympic Oval. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Municipal flood pages put Richmond at about one metre above sea level, with 49 km of dikes and dozens of pump stations.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for Richmond.
Broadband rows for Richmond come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Richmond internet page.
Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Olympic Oval is designed as a festival place for thousands of people on the Middle Arm.
Steveston Village still orients Richmond. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Olympic Oval is designed as a festival place for thousands of people on the Middle Arm.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Richmond sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Richmond follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Richmond in national context first.
Richmond Olympic Oval is a reason people stay fond of Richmond.
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Richmond Olympic Oval comes up. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Richmond compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Richmond's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Local news treats YVR delays as neighbourhood news, which tells you how tightly airport island and everyday Richmond schedules connect.
February 2023 in Richmond: Steveston Village. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Perimeter trail maps invite a full island loop of about 47.5 km for cyclists who want every waterfront angle.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Richmond.
Residential mill rates for Richmond appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Richmond beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's
Richmond Olympic Oval still orients Richmond. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
The Steveston Salmon Festival is billed as one of the largest non-profit Canada Day celebrations in the country.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour
February 2023 in Richmond: Garry Point Park. Open Steveston waterfront for ships, fishing boats, and long views. Pair it with Imperial Landing when you want boardwalk and harbour activity.
Steveston is framed as older than the city of Richmond and still runs a working fishing harbour at the South Arm mouth.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Municipal flood pages put Richmond at about one metre above sea level, with 49 km of dikes and dozens of pump stations.
Walk or drive through Richmond long enough and Steveston Village comes up. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Steveston Village still reads as its own place at the South Arm mouth: a working harbour older than the modern city name, with Garry Point Park, Imperial Landing, Britannia Shipyard Park, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery drawing weekend traffic. Fish come off the boats; Salmon Festival and the Maritime Festival pack the calendar when summer hits. Up the Middle Arm, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Middle Arm Waterfront Park give City Centre a riverside plaza scale that feels different from the fishing village tip, with Riverside Plaza built for large outdoor gatherings.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Richmond sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.
Building-permit value for Richmond comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.
Open the Richmond permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Richmond Olympic Oval is a reason people stay fond of Richmond.
January 2023 in Richmond: Richmond Olympic Oval. Middle Arm landmark with Riverside Plaza as the big outdoor gathering space. It anchors the city-centre waterfront opposite Steveston's fishing tip.
Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Olympic Oval is designed as a festival place for thousands of people on the Middle Arm.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Richmond draws municipal drinking water from Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir, treated at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant.
Ask where Richmond drinking water begins and the answer is Seymour Reservoir, then Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Regional treatment for Coquitlam source water blended into GVWD supply.
See the Richmond water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
Richmond lives on Fraser River islands only about a metre above the sea, so flood talk is not theory here. City pages lead with 49
Steveston Village still orients Richmond. Working harbour village with seafood off the docks, heritage sites, and Canada Day Salmon Festival energy. Locals treat it as Richmond's southwest personality.
Steveston is framed as older than the city of Richmond and still runs a working fishing harbour at the South Arm mouth.
More on Richmond: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.