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Summer in Richmond is not complete until the Richmond Maritime Festival comes to town. The 8th annual ode to all that is seafaring in Steveston comes to our shores from Aug. 5 to 7.

Richmonds Harold Steves smiles as he recalls setting a net at the same time a large school of sockeye salmon happened to be swimming by. He watched in wonder as hundreds of salmon charged and leaped into my net.

Born in the Steveston Japanese Hospital, the middle child of nine, 75-year-old Moe Yesaki was born into a fishing legacy. He can trace back his family's fishing roots to 115 years ago.

Metro Vancouver is balking at a proposal by the Vancouver International Airport Authority to allow foreigners on its board of directors.

Richmond businesses are catching the green bug thats been sweeping the province in recent years. Indeed, if there was a title to be had for the greenest, Auto West Groups BMW location would in with a shout. Auto West which has now invested $1.

The popularity and high esteem in which Milan Ilich was held was evident Friday as hundreds of people turned out for a celebration of Ilich's life at Richmond Funeral Home.

Almost 20,000 BC Hydro customers in Richmond were without power on Tuesday morning after a crow caused an automatic shut-off at Stevestons substation. Power was cut at 7:42 a.m.

If you had someone walk up to you in Steveston recently and ask if you wanted to become a Scottish lord or a lady, they weren't pulling your leg.

If all goes to plan for Sarah Szloboda, shell soon be going behind-the-scenes at Vancouver Airport as the winner of the Live@YVR competition.