Steveston

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Steveston is a historic fishing village in Richmond, British Columbia, known for its once-thriving Japanese Canadian community and its role in the West Coast salmon canning industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fishing village
neighbourhood
country Canada
culturalEvent Canada Day celebrations
linked to: Canada Day

Steveston Salmon Festival
daylightSavingTimeZone Pacific Daylight Time
linked to: Pacific Time Zone
developedFrom late 19th century fishing settlement
economicActivity recreational fishing
retail and hospitality
governingBody Richmond City Council
hasEthnicCommunity Japanese Canadian community
hasHeritageSite Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
hasMarina Steveston Harbour
hasMuseum Steveston Museum
hasPark Garry Point Park
hasPostalCodePrefix V7E
heritageDesignation historic fishing village
historicalEvent internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II
historicalSignificance Japanese Canadian history
West Coast salmon canning industry
knownFor Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf
linked to: Steveston

fishing industry
historic waterfront
salmon canneries
seafood restaurants
tourism
locatedIn Richmond, British Columbia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory British Columbia
Metro Vancouver
locatedNear Strait of Georgia
linked to: Georgia Strait
locatedOn Fraser River
partOf City of Richmond
partOfRegion Lower Mainland
primaryIndustryHistorical commercial fishing
salmon canning
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
tourismAttraction boardwalk and waterfront paths
marinas
whale-watching tours
transportationAccess served by Richmond public transit
usedAsFictionalSettingName Storybrooke
usedAsFilmLocationFor Once Upon a Time (TV series)

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Richmond, British Columbia hasNeighbourhood Steveston
subject linked to: Richmond
Richmond, British Columbia knownFor Steveston fishing village
subject linked to: Richmond
linked to: Steveston
Steveston knownFor Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf
linked to: Steveston
City of Richmond hasAttraction Steveston Village
linked to: Steveston
Steveston Highway namedAfter Steveston
Vancouver South borderingRiding Steveston–Richmond East
linked to: Steveston