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Poll results: Mixed responses to re-imagined Steveston Salmon Festival

We asked Richmond News readers how they felt about the re-imagined event.
Vikki Hui
Vikki Hui
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This year's Steveston Salmon Festival is replacing the parade with a number of festival zones.

The annual Canada Day celebration is finally happening in person this year, but the canning of the signature parade is a disappointment to some.

In response to our poll, 33 per cent of readers expressed their relief for an in-person festival. But almost 28 per cent said that it’s just not the same without the parade.

Meanwhile, 20 per cent said that they were not a fan of the festival, and 18 per cent were not aware that the festival was back.

Due to COVID-safety reasons, the traditional Canada Day parade has been replaced with “a number of festival zones spread across the village of Steveston,” according to the event website.

The 75th Steveston Salmon Festival will take place on July 1, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Richmond News polled 487 Richmond News readers and asked the question: Are you okay about the Steveston Salmon Fest downsizing this year?

The poll ran from 5/24/2022 to 6/1/2022. Of the 487 votes, we can determine that 140 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:

Yes, I'm just glad it's in person this year. 38.57 % local, 33.47 % total    
No, it's not the same without the parade. 27.86 % local, 27.93 % total    
I'm not a fan of the festival. 15.71 % local, 20.33 % total    
Oh, the festival's coming back? 17.86 % local, 18.28 % total    
  Local   Total

Results are based on an online study of adult Richmond News readers that are located in Vancouver. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 4.44%, 19 times out of 20.

Richmond News uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.