Steveston in Richmond
Overview
Historic Steveston Village, now a section of the City of Richmond, British Columbia, is a former Canadian salmon canning centre at the mouth of the Fraser River on Lulu Island. Since 1945 it has hosted an annual Steveston Salmon Festival on Canada Day, 1 July.
The Early Days
Manoah Steves arrived with his family in 1878 from Moncton, New Brunswick by way of Chatham, Ontario as the first to settle in the area. The town site, which became Steveston in 1889, had numerous canneries by the 1890s. In 1880, Manoah’s son William Herbert Steves had bought land to develop a town that he hoped would grow into a seaport to rival Vancouver. The British Army Engineers helped him lay out the lots and squares. By 1890, Steveston had a steamboat wharf, an opera house, hotels, retail stores, a newspaper, and a hospital. Each summer throngs of seasonal fishermen and cannery workers joined the growing population of year-round villagers. Fishing supported boatbuilding, and sailing ships from around many parts docked at the harbour to load cargoes of canned salmon.
By 1912, however, with automated fish processing demand for labor decreased, and the town’s population declined quickly. Canning as a part of the local economy finally faded out in the 1990s. The Gulf of Georgia Cannery, built in 1894 and at one time the largest in British Columbia, reopened in 1994 as a National Historic Site of Canada. The present post office, museum, and tourist information centre was once a branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. The Steveston Historical Society has operated the museum since 1979 in the 1905 building that had been first the bank and then a doctor’s office.
Post-war Steveston developed along with Richmond into a residential suburb of Vancouver as farmland converted to housing. Since the 1970s the community, still a fishing port, has developed its heritage character and its waterfront to attract tourism and related service businesses.
Film Productions
Picturesque Steveston is a frequent location for feature films and television programs. It was a stand-in for Marblehead, Massachusetts in the 2010 film adaptation of The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud and the scene of fictional Steveston, Maine in the TV movie A Cooler Climate. It has been a location for the X-Files series as Steveston, Massachusetts and in a Stargate SG-1 episode as Steveston, Oregon. Steveston storefronts and business façades along Moncton Street near the cannery form the cinematic set for the television series Once Upon A Time. The 2014 remake of Godzilla filmed some scenes in Steveston on the same street locations as those for Once Upon a Time.
Information Links:
http://www.steveston.bc.ca/newsletter020605.html
stevestonivillage.com
http://www.richmond.ca/parksrec/centres/stevestoncentre/steveston.htm http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/steveston566.pdf
Tourism
Today Steveston still maintains the character of a quaint, historic fishing village. Over 350 businesses and services accommodate a growing population. Steveston in 2002 was the site of a rendezvous of hundreds of restored tall sailing ships that attracted 400,000 to the dramatic spectacle along the coastline.
The canneries are gone, but Steveston is nevertheless home port to a large fishing fleet of over 600 vessels. Steveston remains a fishing village with tourism expanding quickly as an economic driver. The village retains a pleasantly tranquil atmosphere even with thousands of visitors on the streets on sunny summer days. Two National Historic Sites of Canada, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and Britannia Heritage Shipyard Park, are colorful reminders of its maritime past.
New Steveston Live MLS Listings
Steveston in Richmond
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3131 SPRINGFORD Avenue in Richmond: Steveston North Duplex for sale : MLS®# R2676543
3131 SPRINGFORD Avenue Richmond V7E 1T8 
$3,300,000Multifamily- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2676543
- Bedrooms:
- 8
- Bathrooms:
- 7
- Floor Area:
- 2,720 sq. ft.
One-of a kind WATERFRONT UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW!!! Located right on the West Dyke Trail with stunning west-facing sunsets. 4 plex (non-conforming) on huge 10,560sq ft lot with separate entrances. Approx 98ft X 108sq ft. Corner unit on cul-de-sac. Elementary catchment- Steves, Secondary- Boyd. 3 sundecks (one is a massive wrap around). Huge fully fenced yard for garden lovers. Extremely private and quiet setting, excellent for entertaining! Huge potential for development on this duplex lot. More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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4571 STEVESTON Highway in Richmond: Steveston North House for sale : MLS®# R2674674
4571 STEVESTON Highway Richmond V7E 2K4
$3,013,057Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2674674
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 3,838 sq. ft.
DP IS READY! DP IS READY! REZONING IS DONE! GREAT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT launches 16 units (plus one secondary suite) of Townhouse in prestigious Steveston North Area, floor area approx. 33,500 sf! Best Value, ONLY $675,000/door. Selling assembled with adjacent with 4571 & 4591 Steveston Hwy. Central location, close to transits, schools, parks, and Shopping Malls. School catchment: Diefenbaker Elementary & Boyd Secondary. Don't miss out! More detailsListed by Nu Stream Realty Inc. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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10051 SPRINGHILL Crescent in Richmond: Steveston North House for sale : MLS®# R2670368
10051 SPRINGHILL Crescent Richmond V7E 1W7
$2,999,800Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2670368
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 4,144 sq. ft.
Corner lot home in the exquisite Steveston North area. A great home for a family with a large living & family room & media room. Quality & elegance, great detail, high end kitchen cabinets & appliances, granite countertops & light fixtures. Schools, shopping & parks are a mere stone throw away. Must see. Open house:May 22, 2-4pm. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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12771 NO. 2 Road in Richmond: Steveston South Land for sale : MLS®# R2667558
12771 NO. 2 Road Richmond V7E 2G3
$2,999,000Land Only- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2667558
NEAR WATERFRONT POTENTIAL COMMERICAL CHILD DAYCARE FACILITY under current IL zoning. Near Steveston Harbour, Paramount pond, Along the Dyke Road walk/bike trail. Prime location nearby new Residential/Commercial Developments CENTRAL LOCATION * property is to be sold AS IS * for this holding investment property. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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12771 NO. 2 Road in Richmond: Steveston South House for sale : MLS®# R2667575
12771 NO. 2 Road Richmond V7E 2G3
$2,999,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2667575
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Bathrooms:
- 1
- Floor Area:
- 950 sq. ft.
NEAR WATERFRONT POTENTIAL COMMERICAL CHILD DAYCARE FACILITY under current IL zoning. Near Steveston Harbour, Paramount pond, Along the Dyke Road walk/bike trail. Prime location nearby new Residential/Commercial Developments CENTRAL LOCATION * property is to be sold AS IS * for this holding investment property. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
