and is promoting farmland preservation, urban agriculture and food security for the region. He represents Richmond as second director on the board of directors of Metro Vancouver. He was the Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee rep at the treaty table for the Tsawwassen First Nation treaty negotiations. In the late 1960s, Steves co-founded the Richmond Anti-Pollution Association, one of the first environmental advocacy groups in Canada. Steves has been a director of the BC Groundfish Development Authority which administers quotas for the groundfish industry to prevent over fishing. As a director of the Steveston Harbour Authority he is actively promoting harbour redevelopment and establishment of new fishing businesses. Steves is chair of the Parks and Recreation & Cultural Services Committee of Richmond Council. He is also a member of the Finance; General Purposes; Planning and the Public Works & Transportation Committees of council. Steves is a council representative to the Agricultural Advisory Committee; the Olympic Oval Advisory Committee alternate; the Richmond Farmers' Institute; the Sea Island Community Association; the Steveston Harbour Authority Board and the Britannia Heritage Shipyard Society. Electoral Record Top 8 candidates elected — Incumbents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold References 1937 births Canadian activists Living people Richmond, British Columbia city councillors British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs