Waterfront getaway: Tranquility and good food in BC

by Peter Wilson, The StarPhoenix
(Saskatoon, SK Canada)

THE STARPHOENIX—Sipping their lattes, the four Vancouver cyclists eased tired muscles and relaxed in the warm sunshine beaming down on this historic B.C. fishing harbour.

Like other visitors to Steveston Village, a district in the southwest corner of the City of Richmond, the foursome were enjoying the charm of this waterfront community that hugs the shoreline of the Fraser River estuary. Escaping the busy streets of Vancouver, they had just completed a tour of the biking/pedestrian paths along the network of dikes protecting the region from the Fraser's tidal waters. The dike trails are also accessible for people with disabilities.

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