New Bronze a Tribute to Steveston’s Fishery Workers

by City of Richmond

The industrious and colorful fishery workers in Steveston’s past are captured and commemorated in a life sized bronze sculpture that will be unveiled this Sunday, outside of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site.

MP John Cummins, MLA John Yap, members of city council and other dignitaries will join Mayor Malcolm Brodie at the unveiling, which takes place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 30 at 12138 Fourth Avenue, at the corner of Moncton Street in Steveston.

The sculpture depicts three workers from Steveston’s fishing heyday in the 1930s. The piece, entitled “Steveston’s Legacy,” is a tribute to all workers whose efforts led to the development of Steveston as a fishing industry hub. The location is significant for the Greczmiel Family, who has made a donation to the Steveston Legacy project in honor of Thomas Howard. The blacksmith shop where Howard made guards for gill-netters almost a century ago was located 50 meters from the site where the statue will stand.

The inspiration for the statue arose in 1960 when two students, Norm Williams and Keith Lowes, transferred to Steveston High School from other parts of the Lower Mainland. They were struck by how unique their new community was, and talked about how to express it through art. “I remember Keith saying, ‘there’s a novel here’, because it was such a colorful community,” recalls Williams. Thirty years later, at a high school reunion in 1992, Lowes and Williams remembered these discussions, and with Williams as a professional sculptor, the two envisioned a statue that would reflect the vitality and diversity of Steveston’s community. They received support from all three levels of government, numerous community organizations and individual donors.


To commemorate the unveiling, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery is offering visitors free tours courtesy of the Steveston’s Legacy Project. For more information, contact Marie Fenwick, Executive Director, Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 604-664-9192.

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