Richmond
Richmond, British Columbia is a culturally varied and geographically unique community located on Canada's West Coast, in Greater Vancouver just 20 minutes from Downtown Vancouver and only 25 minutes from the US border.

Richmond has been experiencing growth and change with extraordinary speed, transforming from a rural, local community to an international city with a balance of urban, sub-urban family, and rural areas. The continuing growth of the City's downtown core, and the pending construction of Rapid Transit and an Olympic Speed Skating Oval on time for the 2010 Winter Games, ensures that Richmond's transformation is ongoing.

Visitors to Richmond can enjoy a variety of accommodations, excellent restaurants, shopping centers, unique historic sites, beautiful parks and gardens, excellent cultural and entertainment facilities as well as superb recreation facilities. Fishing trips, boating and whale watching tours are among the uniquely west coast experiences you can talk about after a visit to Richmond.

In addition, Richmond's proximity to the other beautiful cities that make up the Greater Vancouver Regional District provides easy access to the many other popular lower mainland attractions.