Harold Steves

 ( 1937 Births ) 

In 1978, Steves bought Back Valley Ranch at Cache Creek. It is now owned by the oldest son, Jerry who raises grass fed beef and direct markets it, cut, wrapped and frozen, through the internet at www.stevesfarm.com

Steves is the past chair of the Metro Vancouver Agriculture Committee and is promoting farmland preservation, urban agriculture and food security for the region. He represented Richmond as second director on the board of directors of Metro Vancouver for many years. 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 is a director of the BC Groundfish Development Authority which administers quotas for the groundfish industry to prevent over fishing. He is a former director of the Steveston Harbour Authority, and is still actively promoting harbour redevelopment and establishment of new fishing businesses.

Steves was chair of the Parks and Recreation & Cultural Services Committee and a member of the Planning Committee of Richmond Council for most of the 51 years he was on Council. In 2023, the Planning Institute of BC named Steves as an Honorary Member. Steves represents Richmond on the Metro Vancouver Agricultural Advisory Committee, and is chair of the board of the Britannia Heritage Shipyard National Historic Site Society.