For the 19th consecutive year, Sutton Group – Seafair Realty of Richmond and Delta, B.C. hosted the salmon barbecue at the Steveston Salmon Festival. The team served 1,940 dinners and 1,200 pounds of salmon.
“The volunteers worked like a well-oiled machine; the day went very smoothly,” says sales rep Jim Hinchcliffe, who has organized the barbecue since 1994. It raised $29,000 for various children’s and seniors’ programs at the Steveston Community Centre. The fundraising total for the past 19 years is $280,000.