Steveston is home to the largest fishing port in Canada and families where people have fished the Pacific for generations. Built in 1894, The Gulf of Georgia Cannery operated as a salmon cannery until the 1930s and then, when salmon were growing scarcer, became a herring reduction plant. (Ben Nelms/CBC)Horita also loves the many annual community events, including the Richmond Maritime Festival, the Steveston Salmon Festival, and the cherry blossom celebrations in the spring. 'I think it's a good friendly competition, not like the Canucks and things that are more serious,' said 65-year-resident of Steveston, Kelvin Higo, about CBC's Search for Metro Vancouver's Best Neighbourhood. 1:38To see how the Search for Metro Vancouver's Best Neighbourhood was whittled down from 192 to two, tap here.

Source: CBC News August 28, 2020 14:37 UTC