Vancouver's MOST POPULAR Neighbourhood - [Full VLOG Tour of Steveston]

[@LivingInVancouver-BC]

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[@LarryNg-mx8qz]

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[@A6AM8]

I am planning to move to Vancouver in the next couple of months, and I wanted to express my gratitude for your videos. They have been incredibly helpful, providing not only a wealth of information but also an honest perspective. Your content has made my transition feel much smoother and more manageable. Thank you for your dedication and for sharing such valuable insights!

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

I tune in for the same reason. I get more useful information than I get from my family that lives there...

[@LivingInVancouver-BC]

@A6AM8 That's very kind of you...really happy to hear that my videos are helping you with your move! I wish you all the best with it and hope that you love Vancouver as much as I do!

[@LivingInVancouver-BC]

@OrdinaryFilmmaker :)

[@frankielee908]

Spot on "same-aged" brother! This is one of the top spot I'm aiming! Great content! Perfect... LOL... the CBC poll from 500k plus people mostly "aged" people like you and me... hhaahah

[@PauloBristofen]

Hi Sebastian! I was in this neighborhood, very good for buying fresh fish and seeing seals. I went in a museum, I ate at a restaurant 04:07 and it is a very beautiful place. Little by little I'm getting to know the whole of metro vancouver.

[@LivingInVancouver-BC]

Hi @PauloBristofen! Definitely a perfect spot for buying some fresh seafood! Glad to hear that you are getting out and exploring your new home!

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

Thanks for the video of Steveston showcasing suburbs I would otherwise not be aware of. Would love more of these. However, I was surprised not to hear of land subsidence as a con. You had warned about Richmond in a previous video. Is Steveston built on more sold ground or is it built on the same soft earth delta as you have warned about Richmond being built on. I do love the look of the community, but being an old guy, having easy access to transit is something I'm not sure I would be able to compromise. Glad I am not in a rush as I am still learning ;)

[@LivingInVancouver-BC]

You bet @OrdinaryFilmmaker! You're right. That's a con (the potential for liquefaction) that I missed, to be honest!

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

@@LivingInVancouver-BC Been there and done that - sometimes I've forgotten to say something so obvious... Still, it helps me understand what's available and I learned this from you. I appreciate your viewpoint into these communities. While West Point Grey and Kits might be the top of my list, I'm open that there may be a better place for us.

[@YokubouTenshi]

The nicest underwater neighbourhood after the earthquake

[@carlossantiago2659]

future Bob Sponge neighbour

[@LarryNg-mx8qz]

Richmond’s topography has urban land in the west juxtaposed by agricultural land in the east. It is the fourth most populated municipality in Greater Vancouver, consisting of 8.1% of the total population of the region (City of Richmond, 2018). The City’s estimated population as of 2017 was 219,270 with a population percent change of 18.0% from 2007-2017, compared to the provincial average of 12.3% (City of Richmond, 2018) (Statistic Canada, 2018). The City is a lowland coastal community susceptible to rising sea levels and natural subsidence, resulting in flood risk (Malik, 2016). In the context of potential climate change, the management and maintenance of ground water in Richmond is imperative for land subsidence mitigation and to protect its growing assets. Flooding Given Richmond is located on a floodplain, land subsidence plays a role in the City’s habitability, as seen in other similar deltaic regions (Erban et al, 2014). The City’s landscape is generally flat with an average land elevation of 1 m above mean sea level, and a natural subsidence rate of 2 mm annually. Richmond’s flat land and low elevation, combined with its high water table and surrounding water bodies, necessitates the maintenance of the City’s robust flood protection system, which consists of 49 km of dikes, 622 km of drainage pipes, 178 km of ditches and 39 drainage pumping stations (Flood Protection Report, 2013). In addition, the City monitors water levels electronically on a 24/7 basis and maintains its dikes at or above the 1:200 year provincial standard (City of Richmond, 2018). With $63 billion dollars in private and public land value, the City emphasizes flood protection to mitigate the impacts of climate change by advancing policies, practices and infrastructure (Flood Protection Update, 2014). Furthermore, the City has allocated resources to mitigate climate change projected sea level increases of 1 m by 2100 (BC Ministry of Environment, 2014). The City has a target dike crest elevation of 4.7 m with considerations of raising it to 5.5 m in response to sea level rise predictions (1 m) and land subsidence (0.2 m) by year 2100 (Parsons, 2016). General Soil Characteristics The soil profile is a major component that determines the magnitude of subsidence. The urban soil in Richmond consists primarily of interbedded silt and sand layers. Groundwater extraction induces an increase in effective stress, resulting in the silt layers becoming susceptible to unrecoverable compaction (Pope, 2002). A study by Welch and Smith (2001) discussed the Holocene sediments of the Fraser River Delta, and categorizes the soil into four main layers: - Surficial floodplain and peat bog deposits composed of sandy to clayey silts, - Interbedded silts and sands, - An 8 to 20 m thick layer of fine to coarse grained homogeneous sand that is continuous across the delta and lastly - Fine grained delta slope deposits (Welch and Smith, 2001). However, soil conditions vary with site specific properties.