{"id":398,"date":"2011-10-24T22:17:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T06:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevesfarm.com\/steveston\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2012-02-19T23:46:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T07:46:43","slug":"politics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stevesfarm.com\/steveston\/politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the late 1950s the Steves family discovered that their family farm had been secretly rezoned to residential, along with most other farmland in Richmond. They discovered this after applying for a permit to build a new dairy and having the permit denied due to the new zoning. This early experience with the development of farmland pushed Harold Steves into a lifetime of politics and fighting for the preservation of farmland in BC. He continues the fight today as the province&#8217;s longest-serving municipal politician. He has served on Richmond city council continuously since 1969, except for a one term stint as MLA in 1973 &#8211; just long enough to co-found the Agricultural Land Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept 29, 2011, Harold Steves was honoured with the Union of British Columbia Municipalities&#8217; (UBCM) Special Long Service award for his 41 years of service. See the story here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmond-news.com\/news\/Richmond+ready+hang\/5504106\/story.html#ixzz1czC4jnBK\">&#8216;Mr. Richmond&#8217; not ready to hang his hat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are a few videos related to the political side of the Steves Farm.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_J4eogpg0yQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpBYfx8qCQs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vy8ZQP-x7X4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/64u_4oAL8bU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the late 1950s the Steves family discovered that their family farm had been secretly rezoned to residential, along with most other farmland in Richmond. They discovered this after applying for a permit to build a new dairy and having the permit denied due to the new zoning. 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