Editing Richmond, British Columbia (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Aberdeen Centre Atrium 2018.jpg|thumb|Aberdeen Centre]]
[[File:Empire Centre Richmond BC 2018.JPG|thumb|Empire Centre]]
Richmond supports about 100,000 jobs in various areas, including services, retailing, tourism, light manufacturing, airport services and aviation, agriculture, fishing, and government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/dd/facsheet/cf187.pdf |title=BC Statistic Factsheet |access-date=13 March 2006 |archive-date=26 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626070655/http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/dd/facsheet/cf187.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Richmond also is a leading centre in the region for high-technology companies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.richmond.ca/discover/demographics/hightech.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519130311/http://www.richmond.ca/discover/demographics/hightech.htm|url-status=dead|title=Biggest High-Tech Companies in Richmond|archivedate=19 May 2008}}</ref> including [[Norsat]] and [[Sierra Wireless]].

[[Pacific Coastal Airlines]] has its headquarters in the South Terminal of [[Vancouver International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact |url=https://www.pacificcoastal.com/contact/ |access-date=4 December 2011 |website=[[Pacific Coastal Airlines]] - Official Website |language=en-US |archive-date=2 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302235249/http://www.pacificcoastal.com/contact/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Air Canada Jazz]] operates a regional office in Richmond.<ref>"[http://www.flyjazz.ca/en/home/aboutjazz/contactus.aspx Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416005710/http://www.flyjazz.ca/en/home/aboutjazz/contactus.aspx |date=16 April 2012 }}." ''[[Air Canada Jazz]]''. Retrieved 19 May 2009.</ref>

Before its dissolution, [[Canadian Airlines]] operated an office in Richmond.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 1997 |title=Career Opportunities |url=http://www.cdnair.ca/5.0/jobs.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970224190505/http://www.cdnair.ca/5.0/jobs.html |archive-date=24 February 1997  |access-date=20 May 2009 |publisher=[[Canadian Airlines]]}}</ref> Before it merged into Air Canada Jazz, regional airline [[Air BC]] was headquartered in Richmond.<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 30 March 1985. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200894.html "34"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206145730/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200894.html |date=6 December 2019 }}. Retrieved 17 June 2009.</ref> Prior to its dissolution, [[Harmony Airways]], [[Pacific Western Airlines]] and [[Canadian Pacific Air Lines]] were all headquartered in Richmond.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2006 |title=Harmony Airways flights to Vancouver Toronto Maui Honolulu Hawaii Las Vegas Palm Springs |url=http://www.harmonyairways.com/contactus.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114084932/http://www.harmonyairways.com/contactus.shtml |archive-date=14 January 2006  |access-date=10 September 2009 |publisher=[[Harmony Airways]]}}</ref><ref>''World Airline Directory''. Flight International. 20 March 1975. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200561.html "497"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827094008/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200561.html |date=27 August 2016 }}.</ref><ref>"World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 30 March 1985. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200931.html "71"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303074120/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200931.html |date=3 March 2012 }}. Retrieved 17 June 2009.</ref>

The first [[McDonald's]] restaurant outside of the United States was opened in Richmond in June 1967.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3156168/effort-being-made-to-preserve-canadas-1st-mcdonads-golden-arches-sign/|title=Effort being made to preserve Canada's 1st McDonald's golden arches sign|work=Global News|access-date=17 May 2017|language=en|archive-date=15 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615121515/http://globalnews.ca/news/3156168/effort-being-made-to-preserve-canadas-1st-mcdonads-golden-arches-sign/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
The [[Agricultural Land Reserve]] preserves 4,916 hectares within the city as farmland, an area that makes up most of east Richmond. Of this area, 3,012 hectares are farmed by 247 farms; the rest is either vacant or occupied by non-farm uses. [[Cranberry|Cranberries]] and [[blueberries]] are the dominant crops grown. Other crops grown include [[strawberries]], [[Maize|corn]], and [[potato]]es. In 2001, Richmond had approximately 47% of BC's cranberry acreage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richmond.ca/services/planning/agriculture/about.htm |title=About Agriculture in Richmond |publisher=Richmond.ca |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=21 July 2012 |archive-date=20 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620202341/http://www.richmond.ca/services/planning/agriculture/about.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Shopping malls===
[[Richmond Centre (mall)|Richmond Centre]], [[Lansdowne Centre]], [[McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport|McArthurGlen Vancouver]], [[Parker Place]] and [[Aberdeen Centre]] are some of the most prominent malls in Richmond. There is also Steveston Village.

The Seafair Plaza commercial center is near Steveston, in Seafair, a different neighbourhood and planning area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seafair Shopping Centre |url=https://regentinternational.ca/our-collection/seafair-shopping-centre/ |website=Regent International |access-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110063751/https://regentinternational.ca/our-collection/seafair-shopping-centre/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Official Community Plan (OCP) |url=https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/OCP_9000_consolidation34181.pdf |website=City of Richmond |access-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818085140/https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/OCP_9000_consolidation34181.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The success of these malls has created significant economic growth in Richmond. Richmond Centre has become Canada's 12th most profitable mall.<ref>{{cite news |last=Staff |date=18 January 2018 |title=These are the most profitable malls in Canada |url=http://dailyhive.com/toronto/top-malls-canada-sales-report-january-2018 |publisher=[[Daily Hive]] |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=25 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625104228/http://dailyhive.com/toronto/top-malls-canada-sales-report-january-2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Offices, apartment buildings, and transportation hubs have sprung up around the mall. While [[McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport|McArthurGlen Vancouver]] has been given the Best Outlet Centre 2015 award at MAPIC.<ref>{{cite web|title=McArthurGlen Vancouver wins best outlet centre award|url=https://www.mcarthurglen.com/en/press/vancouver-wins-mapic-awards|last=Staff|publisher=MacArthurGlen Designer Outlets|date=20 November 2015|access-date=25 June 2018|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625132451/https://www.mcarthurglen.com/en/press/vancouver-wins-mapic-awards/|url-status=live}}/</ref>

Richmond is also home to many Chinese-oriented shopping malls, most of them along No. 3 Road from Alderbridge Way to Capstan Way. This area is officially termed as the "[[Golden Village, Richmond|Golden Village]]" by Tourism Richmond and includes malls such as [[Aberdeen Centre]], Continental Centre, Union Square, President Plaza, [[Parker Place]], and Yaohan Centre. The strip malls located on Alexandra Road are famous for their restaurants, and the area is more commonly known as "food street".

===Development===
[[File:Westminster Highway.jpg|thumb|right|upright|East-facing aerial view of Westminster Highway and Canada Line]]Richmond city planners are one year into their update of its official plan, passed in fall 2019,<ref name=Quan2019 /> for the city centre. The plan is anchored by the [[Canada Line]] and includes the development of nine transit-oriented village centres. The population of the area is expected to grow from about 40,000 to 120,000 residents.

According to a senior planner for the city, the goal of the plan is to "turn the middle arm of the Fraser River into a focus instead of an edge."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20070609/283463546884304 |title=High End Densification in Plan |work=Vancouver Sun |date=9 June 2007 |access-date=30 September 2022 |via=Press Reader |archive-date=2 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502143108/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20070609/283463546884304 |url-status=live }}</ref> A Richmond parks manager said that for "too long residents have felt contained by the river, seen it as being to their backs. Now, they want people to face the river and embrace the waterfront."<ref name=Quan2019>{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/b-c-suburb-with-countrys-largest-proportion-of-immigrants-unveils-cultural-harmony-strategy/wcm/77819adc-8a5b-49ac-b6a1-37155fa2fd22/amp/ |title=B.C. suburb with country's largest proportion of immigrants unveils 'cultural harmony' strategy |work=National Post |date=19 November 2019 |last=Quan |first=Douglas |access-date=30 September 2022 }}</ref>

==== Lansdowne ====
[[Lansdowne Centre]] will be undergoing redevelopment in 2025 to make way for a 50-acre master planned mixed-use community, which is estimated to take 20 years to build out.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lansdowne Centre closing in 2025 for redevelopment into 24 towers (RENDERINGS)|url=http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lansdowne-centre-lansdowne-district-richmond-redevelopment-2025|last=Chan|first=Kenneth|publisher=Daily Hive|date=28 February 2018|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204094301/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lansdowne-centre-lansdowne-district-richmond-redevelopment-2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Within this development plan, there will be mixed housing, large public spaces with a Civic Plaza slated to be placed in the corner of Lansdowne Road and No 3 Road. The property owner, Vanprop Investment Ltd., has plans for Lansdowne to be a pedestrian-friendly area with shops and services lined within its block.

==== The Olympic Oval ====
[[File:Water Sky Garden At Richmond Olympic Oval.jpg|thumb|upright|Exterior of the Richmond Olympic Oval with [[Water Sky Garden]] sculpture by artist [[Janet Echelman]]]]
Aspac Developments Ltd purchased {{convert|7.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of land adjacent to the Fraser River and the finished $178 million [[Richmond Olympic Oval]]. The $1 billion plan includes 16 high-density towers, up to 14 stories in height.<ref name="RN1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.richmond-news.com/issues07/052107/news/052107nn1.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231647/http://www.richmond-news.com/issues07/052107/news/052107nn1.html|url-status=dead|title=Richmond News – Canada Line drives massive development – 8 May 2007|archivedate=26 September 2007}}</ref> The towers will be stepped toward the waterfront and will include trees and green space. Aspac's plans are for "probably the highest-end development Richmond has seen to date" said Mayor Brodie.<ref name="VS1">{{cite news |date=9 June 2007 |title=On the waterfront |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=377a8012-2745-420f-9541-d8dd72df27cf |access-date=15 June 2007 |archive-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108110951/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=377a8012-2745-420f-9541-d8dd72df27cf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Vancouver 2010 News article">{{Cite news|date=30 March 2007 |title=Richmond is $141 million richer thanks to 2010 Olympic Oval |url=http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2007/03/30/richmond-is-141-million-richer-thanks-to-2010-olympic-oval/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009080819/http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2007/03/30/richmond-is-141-million-richer-thanks-to-2010-olympic-oval/ |archive-date=9 October 2007 |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=vancouvergo.com}}</ref> A $2.3 million hard-surfaced path will be constructed along the river to link the project to Aberdeen Centre.<ref name="VS1"/> Aspac's initial plan includes constructing the development in four phases, with the first phase consisting of {{Convert|65000|m2|sqft|abbr=out}} of residential development, and {{Convert|2300|m2|sqft|abbr=out}} of ground-level commercial space. Some construction will not begin until after 2010, and will take up to 12 years to complete. The warehouses and commercial parks near the development are also slated for redevelopment.<ref name="VS1"/>

==== The John M.S. Lecky boathouse ====
The [[University of British Columbia]] constructed the John M.S. Lecky boathouse<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ubcboathouse.com/index.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428093513/http://www.ubcboathouse.com/index.htm|url-status=dead|title=ubcboathouse.com|archivedate=28 April 2007}}</ref> along River Road. It draws crowds from rowing [[regatta]]s and [[dragon boat]] races.

==== Cambie Road pedestrian bridge ====
A possible pedestrian bridge where Cambie Road reaches the river is also being included in a future vision of the area. It would link nature trails on the north and south banks, and make Aberdeen Centre within walking distance for BCIT's aerospace campus students.<ref name="VS1"/>

==== Capstan Way ====
[[File:Richmond Apartment construction site view 201807.jpg|thumb|right|Capstan Way development in 2018]]
Developer Pinnacle International is planning a 16-building development on a {{Convert|7|ha|acre|adj=on|spell=in}} property near Capstan Way and No 3 road. The mixed-use development would include over 2,100 residential units, various commercial uses, and a hotel.

The [[Canada Line]] is considered critical to the project. A fifth Richmond station at Capstan Way (No. 3 Road and Capstan Way) was originally planned, but was cancelled in March 2009. This station was considered so critical to the development that the City of Richmond has received $19 million from developers for the station to be built.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shepert |first=Elana |date=12 December 2017 |title=CAPSTAN STATION: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RICHMOND'S NEW SKY TRAIN STATION |url=https://604now.com/capstan-station-richmonds-sky-train-station |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=604 Now |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331150406/https://604now.com/capstan-station-richmonds-sky-train-station/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[TransLink (British Columbia)|TransLink]], the Canada Line operator, has started designing this station in November 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=TransLink to start designing Canada Line's new $28-million Capstan Way Station|url=http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/capstan-way-station-canada-line-translink-richmond-2017|last=Chan|first=Kenneth|publisher=Daily Hive|date=16 November 2017|access-date=6 October 2018|archive-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006234842/http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/capstan-way-station-canada-line-translink-richmond-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 September 2021, construction started on [[Capstan station]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Construction officially begins on Canada Line's new $52 million Capstan Station {{!}} Urbanized |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/capstan-station-canada-line-skytrain-construction-groundbreaking |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=dailyhive.com |language=en |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115215249/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/capstan-station-canada-line-skytrain-construction-groundbreaking |url-status=live }}</ref>

Also included will be 100 affordable housing units, a 25-space daycare, and a {{convert|0.6|ha|acre|adj=on}} park. The developers are also proposing live-work dwellings, where shop owners would live above their ground-level operations.

==== Aberdeen Square ====
Fairchild Developments built a six-floor expansion to its Chinese-oriented shopping centre, [[Aberdeen Centre]]. The plan includes an office building and a link to the Canada Line's [[Aberdeen station (SkyTrain)|Aberdeen station]]. The new complex was completed and opened up to the public in 2014.

==== Bridgeport Station ====
The [[River Rock Casino Resort]] is located near the Canada Line [[Bridgeport station (SkyTrain)|Bridgeport station]] and has built a 12-story hotel. The casino has added an addition above the newly added six-story car park and SkyTrain Bridgeport Station. TransLink (the Canada Line owner) gave the Great Canadian Casino Corporation land worth $9.5 million, and $4.5 million in cash in return for building the park-and-ride facility. Transit users are charged $3.00 per day to use the facility (up from an initial $2.00 charge).

==== Garden City Lands ====
[[File:GardenCityLands.jpg|thumb|right|The Garden City Lands]]
The {{Convert|55.2|ha|acre|adj=on}} parcel known as the Garden City Lands was leased by the federal government for decades and was formerly used as a transmitter site for program requirements of the [[Canadian Coast Guard]]. The property is bounded by Westminster Highway, Garden City Road, Alderbridge Way and No. 4 Road and has been within the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) since 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Garden City Property Memorandum of Understanding |url=http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pages/release/bckgrnd/2005/bg005_e.htm |publisher=Fisheries and Oceans Canada |access-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050521233219/http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pages/release/bckgrnd/2005/bg005_e.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2005 |date=March 18, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, the Federal Government of Canada deemed the land as "surplus" to its needs and sold the site to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Matas |first=Robert |date=10 March 2010 |title=City Garden lands value soars from $9.5m to $59m in four years |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/city-garden-lands-value-soars-from-95m-to-59m-in-four-years/article1377914/ |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062941/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/city-garden-lands-value-soars-from-95m-to-59m-in-four-years/article1377914/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The City of Richmond, [[Canada Lands Company]], and the Musqueam Indian Band entered a 2005 agreement with the federal government that included the intent to remove the land from the ALR for the purposes of high-density development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/MOU19709.pdf |title=Memorandum of Understanding |access-date=21 July 2012 |archive-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213225356/http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/MOU19709.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2008, an application to exclude the land from the [[Agricultural Land Reserve]] was made to the Agricultural Land Commission. The application was rejected on 10 February 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/application_Status/38099/38099_main.htm |title=Garden City Lands application status |publisher=Agricultural Land Commission |date=13 February 2009 |access-date=21 July 2012 |archive-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216232041/http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/application_Status/38099/38099_main.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 8 March 2010, Richmond City Council announced a deal had been approved whereby the city would purchase the entire parcel of land from the Musqueam Band and Canada Lands Company for $59.2 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/richmond_southdelta/richmondreview/news/86904027.html |author=Martin van den Hemel |publisher=Richmond Review |title=City to buy Garden City Lands for $60 million |access-date=11 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316222740/http://www.bclocalnews.com/richmond_southdelta/richmondreview/news/86904027.html |archive-date=16 March 2010 }}</ref>

The Musqueam band has since brought a lawsuit against the City of Richmond, claiming they sold it under duress. The lawsuit remains dormant and it is the understanding of Coun. [[Harold Steves]] that the lawsuit will remain dormant unless the city wants to develop the lands into anything that is not related to ALR use.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.richmond-news.com/news/weekly-feature/bog-meets-farm-in-unique-design-for-richmond-s-garden-city-lands-1.2321971|title=Bog meets farm in unique design for Richmond's Garden City Lands|last=Wood|first=Graeme|newspaper=Richmond News|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000653/http://www.richmond-news.com/news/weekly-feature/bog-meets-farm-in-unique-design-for-richmond-s-garden-city-lands-1.2321971|url-status=live}}</ref>