The Buck Ear in Steveston village was the place to be for local football fans celebrating the World Cup Final match as Germany edged Argentina 1-0 Sunday in Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil. The local event capped a month-long host of festivities in the Steveston World Cup Village as a group of merchants each adopted one of 32 nations competing in the quadrennial tournament and held national days to celebrate and support their side with barbecues, music and plenty of colourful decorations. On Sunday, a packed Buck Ear screened the final which ended with a breaking of a chocolate replica of the World Cup trophy. Doing the honours was Richmond's own Rick Hansen, whose Rick Hansen Foundation was the main recipient charity from funds raised during the national days in the village. Organizers expect to provide a donation of close to $4,000 that will go towards spinal cord research.
