Why you'd want to live in Richmond
Richmond is known throughout the Vancouver region for its quality Parks, Trails and Cycling Routes, Recreation and Community Centre facilities and its Arts, Culture and Heritage facilities. Richmond has 871 hectares (2,153 acres) of park land, 136 kilometres of park trails and 87 kilometres of on-road cycling paths. An extensive system of 140 parks provides sports and recreation amenities in every neighbourhood in addition to a wide variety of recreational amenities, including pools, arenas, community centres, tennis courts, playgrounds, picnic areas, golf courses, lacrosse boxes, running tracks and playing fields all of which contributes to high quality of life in Richmond. via richmond.ca