[BCMA] [Fwd: The Cutting Edge: A history of technology and Richmond]

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Date: 	Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:27:56 -0800
From: 	Harris, Peter <PHarris at richmond.ca>



 

	

*                     News Release*

                                                  6911 No. 3 Road
                                                  Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1

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December 7, 2010***

*For Immediate Release*

 

*The Cutting Edge: A history of technology and Richmond*

 

Who were Richmond's industrial pioneers? Were they the "geeks" of 
yesterday upon which today's hi-tech industry is built? /The Cutting 
Edge: A History of Technology and Richmond/, a new exhibition about 
Richmond's hi-tech companies and the industrial pioneers who have led 
them, opens Tuesday, December 14, at 7 p.m. at the Richmond Museum.

 

Featured in the exhibit are an array of objects on loan from some of 
Richmond's most notable hi-tech companies. From satellite dishes, to a 
WWII aircraft engine and automated YVR kiosk, there is plenty for 
visitors to learn about. A selection of intriguing technology from the 
Richmond Museum's permanent collection, such as the impressive 1900s 
linotype machine, decades old computers and consumer technology from the 
past, will surely spark visitor imaginations, and, so too, will the 
interactive hi-tech components.

 

/The Cutting Edge/ is a story of evolving technologies and their impact 
on our everyday lives as consumers. It takes us from Richmond's 
small-town roots to the global technological gateway it has become today.

 

>From its early beginnings, Richmond has been a centre of industry, first 
attracting commercial enterprises in fishing, canning and agriculture. 
Since then, innovation and technological advancement have brought new 
and diverse industries and products. From huge corporations to small but 
creative businesses, Richmond's hi-tech history has cut a wide swath 
through various sectors: aerospace and aviation, data and 
communications, digital and new media.

 

A few industrial pioneers, like Helmut and Hugo Eppich (The Ebco Group), 
John MacDonald and Werner Dettwiler (MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates), 
have been at the forefront of Richmond's hi-tech success over the past 
50 years. As business leaders, their work in precision manufacturing, 
robotics and computers has launched Richmond into the space age, 
literally, and spawned nearly 20 companies.

 

One of the defining factors of Richmond, as the city continues to move 
into the 21st century, is this mix of current and long-standing creative 
industrial enterprises and entrepreneurs. If there is one thing they 
hold in common -- it's innovation. One of the exhibits' prime "geek" 
stories comes from Norsat founder, Rod Wheeler, who developed a workable 
consumer satellite prototype from his cabin in Whitehorse, using tinfoil 
and chicken wire. "Innovation -- it's the fuel of technology," says 
Amiee Chan, President and CEO, Norsat International Ltd., currently 
headquartered in Richmond.

 

The exhibit runs from December 14, 2010 --  June 23, 2011.*//*

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*Media Contacts:*

Cynthia Lockrey

Senior Manager, Media Relations

Tel: 604-247-4908              Cell: 778-837-4255

Email:  clockrey at richmond.ca <mailto:clockrey at richmond.ca>

Peter Harris

Exhibit & Program Coordinator
Richmond Museum & Heritage Services
7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond, BC  V6Y 1R9
Ph: 604 247-8333
Fax: 604 247-8301
Email: pharris at richmond.ca <mailto:pharris at richmond.ca>

	

 

                                               

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