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1 Geography

The municipality comprises most of the islands in the Fraser River delta, the largest and most populated island being Lulu Island (the eastern tip of which forms the Queensborough neighbourhood, which is actually part of the neighbouring city of New Westminster). The next largest island, Sea Island, is home to the Vancouver International Airport. In addition to Lulu and Sea Islands, 13 smaller islands make up the municipality's 129.666 km² land area.

Since all of Richmond's lands occupy islands in a river delta, the municipality 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, however, is that all the land is at sea level and is prone to flooding. As a result, all the major islands are surrounded by a system of dykes (much like the famous dykes of the Netherlands), which were created in the early days of European settlement. Recreational trails run along the tops of many of the dykes, and Richmond also supports over 1200 acres (4.85 km²) of park land.

2 Climate

Richmond enjoys a temperate climate, and actually experiences 30% less rain than neighbouring Vancouver because it is not as close to the mountains. It rarely snows in Winter and the summer temperatures are mild to warm. Richmond is also very prone to fog in the cooler months.

3 History

The place was named after a local Richmond Farm established by Hugh McRoberts. A daughter of his chose this name after one of the Richmonds in Australia (it is unknown exactly which one it is). The wife of the first reeve of Richmond, England 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 BC in September 1862.

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An early centre of European (and Japanese) settlement in Richmond was the old fishing village of StevestonSteveston, Canada was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the municipality Richmond, British Columbia, itself a city in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Steveston village was a historic salmon 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.