Commercial Properties in Richmond, British Columbia
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Richmond is located on Canada's West Coast, in Metro Vancouver, 20 minutes from Downtown Vancouver, and 25 minutes from the US border. It is comprised of a series of islands nested in the mouth of the Fraser River where it meets the ocean, with the coastal mountain range as a backdrop. Because of it’s unique setting Richmond is known throughout the Vancouver region for its quality Parks & Recreation facilities, and Culture & Heritage facilities. Richmond has over 90 parks that total approximately 1400 acres in area and an additional 200 acres in a recreational trail system. Richmond enjoys a temperate west coast climate. Unlike other parts of Canada the west coast gets little or no snow most winters, and because of Richmond's distance from the mountains, our average rainfall (1112.6mm or 43.8 in.) is 30% less than Vancouver's. While Richmond does not experience extreme temperatures, weather conditions can change quickly. With a population estimated in 2008 to be 188,100 people Richmond has been experiencing growth and change with remarkable speed transforming from a rural, local community to an international city with a balance of urban, sub-urban family, and rural areas. Richmond's economy supports over 100,000 jobs in various sectors including services, retailing, tourism, technology industries, light manufacturing, airport services and aviation, agriculture, fishing and government. In recent years, Richmond has been emerging as a leading centre for high tech industries. Richmond was incorporated as a municipality November 10, 1879 and designated as a City on December 3, 1990. First Nations people were the first to come to the islands to fish and collect berries. The first European settlers to this area were farmers in the 1860's.The abundance of fish attracted many more people to our shores. The vitality of the fishing industry attracted Japanese fishermen to Richmond, adding not just to the industry but to the richness of our community as a whole. Richmond continues to attract in-migration from many other countries and from other parts of Canada, recent migration has been most notably from China and Hong Kong.