About Industrial Strategy
Since WWII, Richmond has been an important source of jobs within the region, and this tradition has continued through to the present. The city is the home of the Vancouver International Airport, and continues to enjoy a strong and diverse base of industry, including wholesale and distribution; manufacturing; high technology design and production; and other activities.
The combination of recent global economic changes, rising industrial land costs, and competition for industrial companies from the outer suburbs have provided an incentive for Richmond Council to request staff to develop an Industrial Strategy, with the specific purpose of ensuring that Richmond remains a destination of choice for BC's leading edge companies, by removing constraints to industrial opportunities.
Staff began work on the Industrial Strategy in February, 1999.
