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Always fighting the good fight as he sees it and
standing up for heritage.
Richmond R c Councillor lor Harold Steves has received ed the distinguished u sh
Union o of British
B i is
h
Columbia m Municipalities’ ipal
ities’
(UBCM) C ) Special e Long L Service v award for his 41 years y of o f civic
i ic
service in i Richmond. h
o d The award w was presented r s ed during a gala ceremony e emon
at the
organization’s n t on
annual n u l conference ence
on September p embe
r 29.
Steves es
has served on Richmond o d City C Council n i for 41 years, a s continuously t nuou
since 1977.
Prior to that, t, he served ed a previous v term t as a Richmond R n alderman e from f 1968-1973.
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From o 1973-1975 1975
he served ed one n term e m as an M.L.A. A in the t e Provincial o a Legislature, i and
was one of the founders of B.C’s B C
Agricultural g r l Land L Reserve.
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All nine ne members e
b r of Richmond Council paid a d tribute t u e to Steves by attending ng the
award ar
d ceremony c in downtown d w w Vancouver.
e .
“Stretching c back k to the t e 1960s, 6 Harold’s a o d s service c in public u l c office o
now o touches o
parts
a t
of o f six i decades,” e es,”,”, noted Mayor Malcolm o m Brodie. “He’s s shown h
o n tremendous t e
en
d commitment
mi
e t
and n dedication dica
to making k Richmond and our o r province p better b ter places p a to live. All A l of
Council was honoured n u to join in saluting him for o his i remarkable a k achievements.”
a h emen
ents
ts”.
Steves previously v o s y received r c ed the h UBCM’s M s Long-Service e
c Recipient ient
Award, honouring n u 25
2
years of o service, c , in 1996.
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Harold Steves
Richmond Councillor
o n lor
Recognized n For 41 Years of Civic C Service
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