Misplaced Pages

Vancouver: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 18:23, 29 April 2008 view sourceK. Annoyomous (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers11,852 editsNo edit summary← Previous edit Revision as of 19:15, 29 April 2008 view source 198.163.53.10 (talk) Taken from official vancouver city webpageNext edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
City of Vancouver
<!-- PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING YOUR ADDITIONS TO THE VANCOUVER DAUGHTER PAGES. THIS ARTICLE IS MATURE. -->
Search
{{otheruses}}
Help
<!-- Infobox begins -->
Residents Business Visitors Services Departments What's New City Projects Pay and Purchase Online
{{Infobox Settlement
|official_name = Vancouver
|nickname =
Residents
|other_name =
Business
|native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
Visitors
|settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)-->
Mayor and Council
|motto = "By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper"
What's New
|image_skyline = Vancityskyline_cropped.jpg
Services
|imagesize =
Departments
|image_caption = Vancouver skyline
Pay and Purchase Online
|image_flag = Flag of Vancouver (Canada).svg
Major City Projects
|flag_size =
Events and Meetings
|image_seal =
Roadwork
|seal_size =
About Vancouver
|image_shield = Vancouvercoa_fairuse.png
Employment with the City
|shield_size =
Online Maps
|city_logo =
Other Useful Links
|citylogo_size =
Contact Information
|image_map = Vancouver Location.png
Other Sources of Information:
|mapsize =
Public Involvement Program
|map_caption = Location of Vancouver within the ] district in British Columbia, Canada
Planning Update
|image_map1 =
The Road Ahead
|mapsize1 =
>> other major City projects
|map_caption1 =
Community Web Pages
|image_dot_map =
Planning Publications/Maps
|dot_mapsize =
|dot_map_caption =
|dot_x = |dot_y =
To view/print PDFs you will require Adobe Reader
|subdivision_type = Country
www.adobe.com
|subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = {{BC}}
This Week at City Hall - April 28 - May 2
|subdivision_type2 = ]
|subdivision_name2 = ]
|subdivision_type3 = ]
|subdivision_name3 = ]
|subdivision_type4 =
|subdivision_name4 =
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title =]
|leader_name =] (])
|leader_title1 =]
|leader_name1 ={{Collapsible list
|title ='''List of Councilors'''
|frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;
|list_style = text-align:left;display:none;
|1=] (])
|2=] (])
|3=] (])
|4=] (])
|5=] (])
|6=] (])
|7=] (])
|8=] (])
|9=] (])
|10=] (])
}}
|leader_title2 =] (Fed.)
|leader_name2 ={{Collapsible list
|title = '''List of MPs'''
|frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;
|list_style = text-align:left;display:none;
|1 = ] (])
|2 = ] (])
|3 = ] (])
|4=] (])
|5=] (])
}}


|leader_title3 = ] (Prov.)
|leader_name3 = {{Collapsible list
|title = '''List of MLAs'''
|frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;
|list_style = text-align:left;display:none;
|1 = ] (])
|2 = ] (])
|3 = ] (])
|4=] (])
|5=] (])
|6=] (])
|7=] (])
|8=] (])
|9=] (])
|10=] (])
}}


|leader_title4 =
Spotlight
|leader_name4 =
|established_title = Incorporated
PUBLIC FORUM: The Homeless and Mental Illness
|established_date = 1886
Canada is the only G-8 country that does not have a comprehensive mental health strategy. That will all change with the work of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
|established_title2 =
|established_date2 =
|established_title3 =
|established_date3 =
|area_magnitude =
|unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 = 114.67
|area_land_km2 =
|area_water_km2 =
|area_total_sq_mi =
|area_land_sq_mi =
|area_water_sq_mi =
|area_water_percent =
|area_urban_km2 =
|area_urban_sq_mi =
|area_metro_km2 = 2878.52
|area_metro_sq_mi =
|population_as_of = 2007
|population_footnotes =
|population_note =
|population_total = 611,869
|population_density_km2 = 5335
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_metro = 2,249,725 ]
|population_density_metro_km2 =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban = 2,524,113 ]
|population_density_urban_km2 =
|population_density_urban_sq_mi =
|population_blank1_title = ]
|population_blank1 = Vancouverite
|population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
|timezone = ]
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|latd=49 |latm=15 |lats= |latNS=N
|longd=123 |longm=6 |longs= |longEW=W
|elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags-->
|elevation_m = 2
|elevation_ft =
|postal_code_type = Postal code span
|postal_code =V5K to V6Z
|area_code =]
|blank_name = ] Map
|blank_info = 092G03
|blank1_name = ] Code
|blank1_info = JBRIK
|website =
|footnotes =
}} <!-- Infobox ends -->


Join us at a special public forum as the Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission, speaks on the dual challenges of the homeless and mental illness:
'''Vancouver''' ({{pronEng|vænˈkuːvɚ}}) is a coastal city and major seaport, located on the mainland of southwestern ], ]. It is bounded by the ], the ], and the ]. Vancouver is named after Captain ], a ] explorer.


Monday, April 28
The population of the city of Vancouver is 611,869<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/pop/mun/Mun2007txt.pdf |title=Municipal Population Estimates 2007 |publisher=Province of British Columbia Statistics Canada |accessdate=2007-12-01}}</ref> and the population of the ] region is 2,249,725 (2007 estimate).<ref name="gvrdpop">{{cite web| title= Province of British Columbia and Greater Vancouver Transit Authority (TransLink) Facts 2008 |url=http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/pop/mun/Mun2007txt.pdf |publisher=Government of Canada |accessdate=2007-12-01}}</ref> This makes it the largest metropolitan area in ] and the ] in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo05a.htm |title=Population of census metropolitan areas (2001 Census boundaries) |publisher=Statistics Canada |accessdate=2006-09-15}}</ref> Vancouver is ], with 52% of city residents<ref>{{cite web
7 pm to 9 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/Language/Table401.cfm?Lang=E&T=401&GH=7&GF=59&G5=0&SC=1&RPP=100&SR=401&S=0&O=A&D1=1
Playhouse Theatre, 600 Hamilton Street (at Dunsmuir)
|title=2006 Census: Population by mother tongue - cities
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/cityplans/CityFacts04.pdf
|title= City Facts 2004
|publisher=City of Vancouver
|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref> and 43% of Metro residents<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/Language/Table401.cfm?Lang=E&T=401&GH=5&GF=59&SC=1&S=0&O=A
|title=2006 Census: Population by mother tongue - Metro regions
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}
</ref>
having a ] other than ]. The population of ] is expected to grow by 450,000 during the next 10 years reaching over 3 million by 2021. <ref>
{{cite web | title = Government of Canada | publisher = Province of British Columbia| url = http://www.canadaline.ca/allFacts.asp Greater Vancouver Transit Authority (TransLink) - 2021 projection| accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> ] is fourth highest for a major city on the continent after ], ], and ], and on track to being second by 2021.<ref>
{{cite web | title = Vancouver| publisher = Emporis, Inc.| url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=100997| accessdate=2007-11-25}}</ref>


Please RSVP: collaborationforchange@pacegroup.com
Vancouver was first settled in the 1860s as a result of ] caused by the ], particularly from the United States, although many immigrants did not remain after the rush. The city developed rapidly from a small ] town into a metropolitan centre following the arrival of the ] in 1887. The ] became internationally significant after the completion of the ], which reduced freight rates in the 1920s and made it viable to ship export-bound ] west through Vancouver.<ref>{{cite journal| last = Stevens| first = Leah| title = Rise of the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia| journal = Economic Geography| volume = 12| issue = 1| pages = 61–70| publisher = Clark University| date = January 1936| url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-0095%28193601%2912%3A1%3C61%3AROTPOV%3E2.0.CO%3B2-R| doi= 10.2307/140264 |accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref> It has since become the busiest seaport in Canada, and exports more cargo than any other port in ].<ref>{{cite web| title = Port Facts| publisher = Port of Vancouver| url = http://www.portvancouver.com/media/port_facts.html| accessdate =2007-01-17}}</ref>


>>Learn more about Collaboration for Change
The ] has traditionally relied on British Columbia's resource sectors: ], ], ] and ]. It has diversified over time, however, and Vancouver today has a vibrant ], a growing ] industry, and it has become the third-largest ] centre in North America after ] and ], earning it the nickname ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismvancouver.com/pdf/research/monthly_overnight_visitors_1994_2005.pdf|title=Overnight visitors to Greater Vancouver by volume, monthly and annual basis|publisher=Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau|accessdate=2006-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.vancouvereconomic.com/key_sectors/default.htm |title=Key Sectors |publisher=Vancouver Economic Development Commission |accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Industry Profile|url=http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/about_us/industry_profile.htm|publisher=BC Film Commission|accessdate=2006-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vancouver Film Industry|url=http://www.vancouver.com/movies/hollywood_north/vancouver_film_industry_overview/index.htm|publisher=Vancouver.com|accessdate=2006-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last = Gasher | first = Mike | title = Hollywood North: The Feature Film Industry in British Columbia|publisher = University of British Columbia Press | date = November 2002 | location = Vancouver | id = ISBN 077-4809-67-1}}</ref> Vancouver has had an expansion in high-tech industries, most notably ].
Other Highlights City Publications
Celebrate Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day by joining many of the community celebrations taking place in Vancouver Parks on Saturday, April 26.
>> Learn more


Vancouver is consistently ranked one of the three most livable cities in the world.<ref>{{cite news | title = Vancouver and Melbourne top city league| publisher = BBC News| date = 4 October 2002 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2299119.stm | accessdate =2006-11-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Vancouver is 'best place to live' | publisher = BBC News | date = 4 October 2005| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4306936.stm | accessdate =2007-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Vancouver world's second-best place to live: survey| publisher = CBC News| date = 3 March 2003| url = http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2003/03/03/cities030303.html | accessdate =2007-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Readers Choice Awards 2005|publisher = Condé Nast Traveler |url=http://www.concierge.com/bestof/readerschoice/top_cities/topcities_americas | accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref> According to a 2007 report by ] for example, Vancouver tied with ] as having the third highest quality of living in the world, after ] and ].<ref>
{{cite web | title = Vancouver leads Canadian cities in world survey| publisher = CBC.ca| url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/04/02/city-rankings-070402.html| accessdate=2007-04-02}}</ref><ref>. Interactive map. CBC.ca. Retrieved: 2007-06-19.</ref> In 2007, according to Forbes, Vancouver had the 6th most overpriced real estate market in the world and second in ] after ].<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-08-24|title=World's Most Overpriced Real Estate Markets|publisher=]|first=Matt|last=Woolsey|url=http://www.forbes.com/realestate/2007/08/24/housing-overpriced-world-forbeslife-cx_mw_0824realestate.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2007-08-24|title=In Pictures: World's Most Overpriced Real Estate Markets|publisher=]|first=Matt|last=Woolsey|url=http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/24/housing-overpriced-world-forbeslife-cx_mw_0824realestate_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=30000}}</ref> In 2007, Vancouver was ranked Canada's second most expensive city to live after ] and the 89th most expensive globally, and, in 2006, the 56th most expensive city in which to live among 143 major cities in the world; in the same survey, ] and ] were ranked as the ninth and seventh most expensive, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Beauchesne|title=Toronto pegged as priciest place to live in Canada|publisher=CanWest News Service|date=24 June 2006|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=245b1dc8-1b43-46cb-bd84-6e78ab8a5afb&k=54140|accessdate=2006-11-23}}</ref> In 2007, Vancouver was ranked as the 10th cleanest city in the world.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-04-16|title=Which Are The World's Cleanest Cities?|publisher=]|first=Robert|last=Malone|url=http://www.forbes.com/2007/04/16/worlds-cleanest-cities-biz-logistics-cx_rm_0416cleanest_slide_13.html?thisSpeed=30000}}</ref>


The ] will be held in Vancouver and nearby ].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/vancouver/election_uk.asp|title=Vancouver 2010 Election|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.winter2010.com/|title=Vancouver 2010|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games|accessdate=2007-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=|title=Vancouver to host 2010 Winter Olympics||publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_3039000/3039690.stm|date=2003-07-18|accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref>
30th Annual VanDusen Botanical Garden Plant Sale
Come out to Van Dusen's annual plant sale on Sunday, April 27 from 10 am to 4 pm. Over 40,000 plants will be available for purchase.
>> Details


==History==
{{Main|History of Vancouver}}
View 1900s hardware catalogue online
Vancouver Archives has recently digitized an early 1900s hardware catalogue from the historic Vancouver business McLennan, McFeely & Co. Ltd. Get a glimpse of history through the 1,400 pages of detailed illustrations and descriptions of goods ranging from house furnishings to shipping chandlery as well as tips such as how to determine the number of bricks required for a building.
>> View catalogue
City of Vancouver Book Award
Publishers and authors are invited to submit entries for the 20th annual City of Vancouver Book Award. Deadline for entries is Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
>> Criteria
Powell Street (Japantown) Community Questionnaire
The City of Vancouver is gathering stories about places and activities that are important to people living and working in the Powell Street (Japantown) community. Your thoughts will be compiled as a resource in planning and advocacy for the area.
>> Take the questionnaire
Poetry submissions being accepted for anthology
Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate, George McWhirter, invites poetry submissions for an anthology on the features that give Vancouver its identity, such as its streets and place names.
>> Learn more
>> Other City projects


] records indicate that the presence of ] in the Vancouver area dates back 4,500–9,000 years.<ref>{{cite web | last = Thom| first = Brian|year = 1996| url = http://home.istar.ca/~bthom/LONGTERM-FIN.htm | title = Stó:lo Culture - Ideas of Prehistory and Changing Cultural Relationships to the Land and Environment| accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last = Davis| first = Chuck | coauthors = Roy Carlson | title = Greater Vancouver Book: An Urban Encyclopaedia | publisher = Linkman Press| date = 1997|location = Surrey, BC| pages = 31| url = http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/vancouver-archaeology.asp| id = ISBN 978-1896846002}}</ref> The city is located in the traditional territories of ], ], ] peoples of the ] group.<ref>Barman, Jean: "Stanley Park Secret's", page 21. Habour Publishing, 2005</ref> They had villages where Vancouver is now in places like ], ], and many along the ], which some still exist in ] and ], and near Point Grey
CITYweek (PDF)
A guide to the events and meetings at city facilities. Updated every Friday.
>> Download (PDF)
CityNews
The December issue of CityNews, the semi-annual newsletter of the City of Vancouver, is now online.
>> Read it here (PDF)


The coastline of present-day ] and part of ] was first explored by a European in 1791 by ] of ], followed by ], who also explored the inner harbour of Burrard Inlet in 1792 and gave various places ] names.<ref>{{cite book| last = Davis| first = Chuck | coauthors = W. Kaye Lamb | title = Greater Vancouver Book: An Urban Encyclopaedia | publisher = Linkman Press| date = 1997 | location = Surrey, BC| pages = 34–36| url = http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/captain-george-vancouver.asp | id = ISBN 978-1896846002}}</ref>
Municipal Services
A guide to City of Vancouver services, from libraries and community centres to licences and permits and garbage and recycling.
>> English (PDF)
>> Chinese (PDF)
>> Vietnamese (PDF)
>> More publications
Council Meetings this Week ( April 27 to May 3 )
April 29, 2008
9:30 AM Business License Hearing - CANCELLED
Council Chamber
April 29, 2008
2:00 PM Regular Council
Council Chamber
Agenda & Reports
May 01, 2008
9:30 AM City Services and Budgets
Council Chamber
Agenda & Reports
May 01, 2008
2:00 PM Planning and Environment`
Council Chamber
Agenda & Reports


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
]
>> Complete meetings and events schedule
>> Community calendar


The explorer and ] trader ] and his crew were the first Europeans known to have set foot on the site of the present-day city. In 1808, they descended the ] perhaps as far as Point Grey, near the ].<ref>{{cite web| title = History of City of Vancouver| publisher = Caroun.com| url = http://www.caroun.com/Countries/America/Canada/Vancouver/2-VancouverHistory.html | accessdate =2007-01-17}}</ref>
RECENT NEWS RELEASES
2008-04-23 Volunteers help make city cleaner


2008-04-24 Collaboration for Change forum
The ] of 1861 brought 25,000 men, mainly from ], to the mouth of the Fraser River and what would become Vancouver.<ref name="Vancouver's past">{{cite book| last = Hull| first = Raymond| title = Vancouver's Past| publisher = University of Washington Press| date = 1974| location = Seattle|coauthors=Soules, Gordon, Soules, Christine| id = ISBN 978-0295953649}}</ref> The first European settlement was established in 1862 at McLeery's Farm on the Fraser River, just east of the ancient village of ] in what is now ]. A sawmill established at Moodyville (now the ]) in 1863 began the city's long relationship with ], and was quickly followed by mills on the south shore of the inlet owned by Captain Edward Stamp. Stamp, who had begun lumbering in the ] area, first attempted to run a mill at ], but difficult currents and reefs forced the relocation of the operation to a point near the foot of Gore Street, known as ]. The mill formed the nucleus around which Vancouver formed. The mill's central role in the city waned after the arrival of the ] (CPR) in the 1880s, but it nonetheless remained important to the local economy until it closed in the 1920s.<ref name="GVB">{{cite book | last = Davis| first = Chuck| title = The Greater Vancouver Book: An Urban Encyclopaedia | publisher = Linkman Press| date = 1997| location = Surrey, British Columbia | pages = 39–47| url = http://www.discovervancouver.com/gvb/history-of-vancouver.asp|accessdate =|id = ISBN 978-1896846002}}</ref>


2008-04-21 Public views sought on Central Waterfront Hub concept plans
Vancouver is among British Columbia's youngest cities.<ref name="Horizons">{{cite book | last = Cranny| first = Michael| coauthors = Jarvis, Moles, Seney| title = Horizons: Canada Moves West| publisher = Prentice Hall Ginn Canada| date = 1999| location = Scarborough, ON| id = ISBN 9780130123671}}</ref> The settlement of ] grew up quickly around the original makeshift ] established by “Gassy” ] in 1867 on the edge of the Hastings Mill property.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gastown.org - History|url=http://www.gastown.org/history/index.html|accessdate=2006-10-05}}</ref><ref name="Horizons"/> In 1870, the ] surveyed the settlement and laid out a townsite, renamed “Granville,” in honour of the then British ], ]. This site, with its natural harbour, was eventually selected as the terminus for the Canadian Pacific Railway to the disappointment of ], ] and ], all of which had vied to be the railhead. The building of the railway was among the preconditions for British Columbia joining ] in 1871.


>> More news releases
The City of Vancouver was incorporated on ] ], the same year that the first transcontinental train arrived. The name, honouring George Vancouver, was chosen by CPR president ], who arrived in Port Moody to establish the CPR terminus recommended by ].<ref name="Horizons"/> A ] broke out of control on ] ], razing the entire city. It was quickly rebuilt, and the ] was established that same year.<ref name="GVB"/> From a settlement of 1,000 people in 1881, Vancouver's population grew to over 20,000 by the turn of the century and 100,000 by 1911.<ref>{{cite book| last = Davis| first = Chuck | coauthors = Richard von Kleist | title = Greater Vancouver Book: An Urban Encyclopaedia | publisher = Linkman Press| date = 1997 | location = Surrey, BC| pages = 780 | id = ISBN 978-1896846002}}</ref>


>> Mayor's news releases
During the 1898 ], Vancouver merchants sold a great deal of equipment to prospectors.<ref name="Vancouver's past"/> One of those merchants, Charles Woodward, had opened the first ] store at what is now Georgia and Main Streets in 1892 and, along with ] and the ] department stores, formed the dominant core of the city's retail sector for decades.<ref>{{cite web | title = Our History: Acquisitions, RETAIL, Woodward's Stores Limited| publisher = Hudson's Bay Company| url = http://www.hbc.com/hbcheritage/history/acquisitions/retail/woodwards.asp| accessdate =2007-01-23}}</ref>
VIDEO
This week on GVTV:


›› Vancouver Archives Tour
The economy of early Vancouver was dominated by large companies such as the CPR, which had the capital needed for the rapid development of the new city. Some manufacturing did develop, but the resource sector was the backbone of Vancouver's economy, initially with logging, and later with exports moved through the ], where commercial traffic constituted the largest economic sector in Vancouver by the 1930s.<ref>{{cite journal| last = McCandless | first = R. C.| title = Vancouver's 'Red Menace' of 1935: The Waterfront Situation| journal = BC Studies | issue = 22| pages = 68| date = 1974 }}</ref>
]


›› 2008 Youth Awards
The dominance of the economy by big business was accompanied by an often militant ]. The first major sympathy ] was in 1903 when railway employees struck against the CPR for union recognition. Labour leader Frank Rogers was killed while picketing at the docks by CPR police during that strike, becoming the British Columbia movement's first martyr.<ref>{{cite book| last = Phillips| first = Paul A.| title = No Power Greater: A Century of Labour in British Columbia| publisher = BC Federation of Labour/Boag Foundation| date = 1967| location = Vancouver| pages = 39–41 }}</ref> Canada's first general strike occurred following the death of another labour leader, ], in 1918, at the ] coal mines on ].<ref>{{cite book| last = Phillips| first = Paul A.| title = No Power Greater: A Century of Labour in British Columbia| publisher = BC Federation of Labour/Boag Foundation| date = 1967| location = Vancouver| pages = 71–74 }}</ref> A lull in industrial tensions through the later 1920s came to an abrupt end with the ]. Most of the 1930s strikes were led by ] organizers.<ref>{{cite journal| last = Manley| first = John | title = Canadian Communists, Revolutionary Unionism, and the 'Third Period': The Workers' Unity League,| journal = Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, New Series| volume = 5| pages = 167–194| date = 1994| url = http://www.erudit.org/revue/jcha/1994/v5/n1/031078ar.pdf | accessdate =}}</ref> That strike wave peaked in 1935 when unemployed men flooded the city to protest conditions in the relief camps run by the military in remote areas throughout the province. After two tense months of daily and disruptive protesting, the ] decided to take their grievances to the federal government and embarked on the ].<ref>{{cite book| last = Brown| first = Lorne| title = When Freedom was Lost: The Unemployed, the Agitator, and the State| publisher = Black Rose Books| date = 1987| location = Montreal| id = ISBN 978-0920057773}}</ref>


>> Other recent segments
Other social movements, such as the ], moral reform, and ]s were also influential in Vancouver's development. ], a Vancouver ] and ], became the first woman elected to a ] in Canada in 1918.<ref>{{cite book| last = Robin| first = Martin| title = The Rush for Spoils: The Company Province,| publisher = McClelland and Stewart| date = 1972| location = Toronto| pages = 172| id = ISBN 0771076754}}</ref> Alcohol prohibition began in the ] and lasted until 1921, when the provincial government established its control over alcohol sales, which still persists today.<ref>{{cite book| last = Robin| first = Martin| title = The Rush for Spoils: The Company Province,| publisher = McClelland and Stewart| date = 1972| location = Toronto| pages = 187–188| id = ISBN 0771076754}}</ref> Canada's first ] came about following an inquiry conducted by the federal ] and future ], ]. King was sent to investigate damages claims resulting from a riot when the ] led a rampage through ] and ]. Two of the claimants were ] manufacturers, and after further investigation, King found that white women were reportedly frequenting ]s as well as ] men. A federal law banning the manufacture, sale, and importation of opium for non-medicinal purposes was soon passed based on these revelations.<ref>{{cite paper| author =Catherine Carstairs|title = 'Hop Heads' and 'Hypes':Drug Use, Regulation and Resistance in Canada, | publisher = University of Toronto | date = 2000| url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ53757.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =}}</ref>
RECENT CITY ADS
2008-04-23 Board of Variance April 30


2008-04-18 The Homeless and Mental Illness: Solving the Challenge
] with Point Grey and South Vancouver gave the city its final contours not long before taking its place as the third largest metropolis in the country. As of ] ], the population of the enlarged Vancouver was 228,193 and it filled the entire peninsula between the ] and the Fraser River.<ref>{{cite book| last = Francis| first = Daniel| title = L.D.:Mayor Louis Taylor and the Rise of Vancouver| publisher = Arsenal Pulp Press| date = 2004| location = Vancouver| pages = 135| id = ISBN 1-55152-156-3}}</ref>


2008-04-12 Keep Vancouver Spectacular! Join the Team
==Geography==
{{see|Bodies of water in Vancouver}}{{see|Climate of Vancouver}}
] from the ]]]
The original ] of most of Vancouver and its suburbs was dense ], consisting of ] with scattered pockets of ] and ], as well as large areas of ]land (even in upland areas, due to poor ]).<ref>{{cite web| title= Stanley Park, Vancouver Parks Board, 2006| url=http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/Parks/parks/stanley/|publisher=City of Vancouver |accessdate=2006-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=? |title = The Natural History of Richmond, British Columbia|author = Margaret E A North|publisher = University of British Columbia}}</ref>


>> More city ads
], with the ] residential area in the background]]


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The conifers were a typical coastal British Columbia mix of ], ] and ];<ref>Environment Canada. Narrative Descriptions of Terrestrial Ecozones and Ecoregions of Canada (#196). Retrieved on: ], ].</ref> thought to have been the greatest concentration of the largest of these trees on the entire ]. Only in ]'s ] did the trees rival those of ] and ] in size. The largest trees in Vancouver's old-growth forest were in the ] area, where the first ] occurred, and on the south slopes of ] and English Bay, especially around ]. The forest in ] is mostly ] and third growth, and evidence of old-fashioned logging techniques such as springboard notches can still be seen there.


Comments or questions? Send us e-mail at info@vancouver.ca
A diverse collection of ]s and ]s were imported from other parts of the continent and from points across the ], and can be found growing throughout Vancouver and the ]. Various species of ] trees have proven hardy in this climate and are a common sight, as are large numbers of other exotic trees such as the ], the ], and various flowering exotics such as ]s, ]s, and ]s. Many rhododendrons have grown to immense sizes, as have other species imported from harsher climates in ] or ]. The native ] can also attain a tremendous size. Many streets in the city are lined with flowering varieties of ] trees that were donated by ], starting in the 1930s.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Short History of Our Trees|url=http://www.vancouvercherryblossomfestival.com/vcbf/history|publisher=Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref> Certain areas of ] that have the right soil requirements are home to the ] tree.


© 2008, City of Vancouver
]]]
Last modified: Friday, April 25, 2008

Vancouver has an area of 114&nbsp;]s (44&nbsp;]), including both flat and hilly ground. Vancouver is adjacent to the ], a body of water that is shielded from the Pacific Ocean by ]. It is in the ] (UTC-8) and the Pacific Maritime Ecozone.<ref>{{cite web| title = Pacific Maritime Ecozone| publisher = Environment Canada| url = http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/Framework/NarDesc/pacmar_e.cfm Pacific Maritime Ecozone| accessdate =2006-11-14}}</ref> The city itself forms part of the ], lying between ] to the north and the ] to the south. Vancouver is not on nearby Vancouver Island. However, both the island and the city (as well as ]) are named after Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver.

Vancouver is renowned for its scenery and has one of the largest urban parks in North America, ].<ref>{{cite web|title=World66 - Vancouver Travel Guide|url=http://www.world66.com/northamerica/canada/britishcolumbia/vancouver|publisher=World 66|accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref> The ] dominate the cityscape, and on a clear day scenic vistas include the snow-capped volcano ] in the State of ] to the southeast, Vancouver Island across the Strait of Georgia to the west and southwest, and the ] to the northwest.<ref name="aboutvancouver">{{cite web | title = About Vancouver| publisher = City of Vancouver| url = http://vancouver.ca/aboutvan.htm#history| accessdate =2007-01-17}}</ref>

] in Stanley Park]]

Vancouver's climate is unusually temperate by Canadian standards; its winters are the fourth warmest of Canadian cities monitored by ] after nearby ], ], and ], all of which are on Vancouver Island.<ref>{{cite web| title = Weather Winners &mdash; Mildest Winters| publisher = Environment Canada| url = http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/weather/winners/element.cfm?lang=e | accessdate =2007-01-23}}</ref> Vancouver has daily minimum temperatures falling below 0&nbsp;] (32&nbsp;]) on an average of 46 days per year and below -10&nbsp;°C (14&nbsp;°F) on only two days per year. The average annual precipitation is about 1,219&nbsp;millimetres (48&nbsp;]), though this varies dramatically throughout the city due to the topography.<ref name="aboutvancouver" /> Summer months are quite sunny with moderate temperatures, tempered by sea breezes. The daily maximum averages 22&nbsp;°C (72&nbsp;°F) in July and August, although temperatures sometimes rise above 26&nbsp;°C (78&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{cite web|title=British Columbia - Weather and Climate|url=http://www.britishcolumbia.com/information/details.asp?id=16|accessdate=2006-10-08}}</ref> The summer months are often very dry, resulting in moderate ] conditions a few months of the year. In contrast, more than half of all winter days receive measurable precipitation. On average, ] falls on only eleven days per year, with only three days receiving six or more centimetres (2.5&nbsp;in or more).

]
While the number of cars in Vancouver proper has been steadily rising with population growth, the rate of car ownership and the average distance driven by daily commuters have fallen since the early 1990s.<ref name="VanMag" /><ref>{{cite web|title =Traffic entering Vancouver, 1986 to 2005| publisher = City of Vancouver| url = http://www.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/cityplans/transportation/traffic.htm| accessdate =2007-05-30}}</ref> Vancouver is the only major Canadian city with these trends. Despite the fact that the journey time per vehicle has increased by one third and growing traffic mass, there are 7% fewer cars making trips into the downtown core.<ref name="VanMag">{{cite web|url=http://www.vanmag.com/articles/07jun/Drivinglessons2.shtml|title= Driving Lessons|publisher=Vancouver Magazine|date=June 2007|accessdate= 2007-08-11}}</ref> Residents have been more inclined to live in areas closer to their interests, or use more energy-efficient means of travel, such as mass transit and cycling. This is, in part, the result of a push by city planners for a solution to traffic problems and pro-environment campaigns. ] policies have imposed restrictions on drivers making it more difficult and expensive to commute while introducing more benefits for non-drivers.<ref name="VanMag" />

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Vancouver}}
]]]

] in the late 1950s and 1960s deliberately encouraged the development of high-rise residential towers in Vancouver's ] of downtown, resulting in a compact urban core amenable to public transit, cycling, and pedestrian traffic. Vancouver's population density on the downtown peninsula is 121 people per ] (or 49 people per ]), according to the ].<ref>{{cite web | year = 2003 | url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/cityplans/CityFacts04.pdf | title = City facts 2004 | format = PDF | publisher = City of Vancouver | accessdate =}}</ref> The city continues to pursue policies intended to increase density as an alternative to ], such as Mayor ]'s EcoDensity &mdash; an initiative to create quality and high density areas in the city, while making property ownership more economical. The plan also calls for the increased construction of community centres, parks, and cultural facilities.<ref>{{cite web| title=Vancouver EcoDensity Initiative|url=http://www.mayorsamsullivan.ca/ecodensity/| publisher = Sam Sullivan|accessdate=2006-08-11}}</ref>

Vancouver has been called a "city of neighbourhoods", each with a distinct character and ethnic mix.<ref>{{cite paper| author = Thomas R. Berger| title = A City of Neighbourhoods: Report of the 2004 Vancouver Electoral Reform Commission| publisher = City of Vancouver| date = 8 June 2004| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/erc/pdf/verc_report.pdf| format = ]| accessdate =}}</ref> People of ] origin were historically the largest ethnic groups in the city,<ref>, Statistics Canada (2001).</ref> and elements of British society and culture are still highly visible in some areas, particularly South Granville <!--whatever the city's new name for it is; Granville from 6th to 16th--> and Kerrisdale. The ] are by far the largest visible ethnic group in the city, and Vancouver has one of the most diverse ]-speaking communities, with several Chinese dialects being represented.<ref>{{cite web|title=Visible minorities (2001 census)|url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo53e.htm|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=2006-10-19}}</ref><ref name="GVB"/> There are also some neighbourhoods with high concentrations of single ethnic groups, such as the ], ], ], and ]. Bilingual street signs can be seen in various neighbourhoods, including Chinatown and the Punjabi Market.

In the 1990s, an influx of immigrants from ] in anticipation of the ] from the ] to ] combined with an increasing number of immigrants from mainland China and previous immigrants from ] to create one of the largest concentrations of ethnic Chinese residents in North America.

This influx of Asian immigrants continued a tradition of immigration from around the world that had already established Vancouver as the second most popular destination for immigrants in Canada (after ]).<ref>{{cite web| title = Canada's ethnocultural portrait: Canada| publisher = Statistics Canada| date =2001| url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/etoimm/canada.cfm | accessdate =2007-01-28}}
</ref> Other significant ] ethnic groups in Vancouver are ]n (mostly ], usually referred to as ]), ], ], ], ], ], and ]. It has a growing Latin American population, many from ], ] and more recently, ].

Prior to the Hong Kong influx of the 1990s, the largest non-British ethnic group in the city was ], followed by ]n, ], ] and the historical Chinese population. Less numerous minorities, such as newly-arrived ]ans (in addition to the aforementioned Ukrainians), are also a feature of the city's ethnic landscape.

There is also a sizable ] community in Vancouver as well as in the surrounding metropolitan region, with the result that Vancouver constitutes the largest native community in the province.<ref>{{cite web|title=Community Highlights for VancouverStatistics Canada (2001 census)|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915022&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Vancouver&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|date= (2001 census data)|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>

While not completely free of racial tension, Vancouver has relatively harmonious race relations.<ref>{{cite web | last = Community Services| first = Social Planning| title = Multiculturalism and Diversity: Vancouver's Diverse Population
| publisher = City of Vancouver| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/initiatives/multicult/index.htm| accessdate =}}</ref> One result is a relatively high rate of intermarriage{{Fact|date=March 2008}}.

Vancouver has a substantial ], and British Columbia was the second Canadian jurisdiction to legalize ] as a constitutional right, shortly after ].<ref>{{cite web| title = Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada
| publisher = Human Rights Campaign| url = http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=14834&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm| accessdate =2006-11-28}}</ref> The downtown area around Davie Street is home to most of the city's gay clubs and bars and is known as ]. Every year Vancouver holds one of the country's largest ]s.<ref>{{cite web| title = Sponsorship 2006
| publisher = Vancouver Pride Society| url = http://www.vancouverpride.ca/images/docs/2006VPSSponsorshipPackage.pdf| format = ]| accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref>

===Population growth===
The following table and graph show the population growth of the City of Vancouver (not including Point Grey and South Vancouver before 1929) and the metropolitan area using ] data of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/soc/pdfs/QF_Population_BC_Vancouver.pdf|title=City of Vancouver Population|publisher=Vancouver Public Library|format=]|accessdate=2007-02-06}}; {{cite web| title = British Columbia Regional District and Municipal Census Populations| publisher = BC Stats| url =http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/dd/handout/hist_cen.pdf|format = ]|accessdate = 2007-04-21}}; {{cite web| title = British Columbia Municipal and Regional District 1996 Census Results| publisher = BC Stats| url = http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen96/mun_rd.asp| accessdate =2007-04-21 }};{{cite web| title = British Columbia Municipal and Regional District 2001 Census Results| publisher = BC Stats| url = http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen01/mun_rd.asp| accessdate =2007-04-21 }};{{cite book| last = Davis| first = Chuck| title = The Greater Vancouver Book: An Urban Encyclopedia| publisher = Linkman Press| date = 1997| location = Surrey, BC| pages = 780| id = ISBN 978-1896846002}}</ref>

]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Vancouver
! Metro
|-
| 1891 || align="right" | 13,709 || align="right" | 21,887
|-
| 1901 || align="right" | 26,133 || align="right" | 42,926
|-
| 1911 || align="right" | 100,401 || align="right" | 164,020
|-
| 1921 || align="right" | 117,217 || align="right" | 232,597
|-
| 1931 || align="right" | 246,593 || align="right" | 347,709
|-
| 1941 || align="right" | 275,353 || align="right" | 393,898
|-
| 1951 || align="right" | 344,833 || align="right" | 562,462
|-
| 1956 || align="right" | 365,844 || align="right" | 665,564
|-
| 1961 || align="right" | 384,522 || align="right" | 790,741
|-
| 1966 || align="right" | 410,375 || align="right" | 892,853
|-
| 1971 || align="right" | 426,256 || align="right" | 1,028,334
|-
| 1976 || align="right" | 410,188 || align="right" | 1,085,242
|-
| 1981 || align="right" | 414,281 || align="right" | 1,169,831
|-
| 1986 || align="right" | 431,147 || align="right" | 1,266,152
|-
| 1991 || align="right" | 471,644 || align="right" | 1,602,590
|-
| 1996 || align="right" | 514,008 || align="right" | 1,831,665
|-
| 2001 || align="right" | 545,671 || align="right" | 1,986,965
|-
| 2006 || align="right" | 578,041 || align="right" | 2,116,581
|}

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Vancouver}}
<!-- Deleted image removed: ] connecting ] to ]; spanning ]]] -->
With its location on the ] and at the western terminus of Canada's ] and rail routes, Vancouver is one of the nation's largest industrial centres.<ref name="aboutvancouver"/>

The ], Canada's largest and most diversified, does more than ]43 billion in trade with over 90 countries annually. Port activities generate $4 billion in ] and $8.9 billion in economic output.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portvancouver.com/media/port_facts.html|title=Port Facts|publisher=Vancouver Port Authority|accessdate=2007-01-15 }}</ref>
Vancouver is also the headquarters of ] and ] companies. In recent years, Vancouver has become an increasingly important centre for ], ] and a vibrant ].

The city's scenic location makes it a major tourist destination. Visitors come for the city's gardens, ], ], and the mountains, ocean, forest and parklands surrounding the city. The numerous beaches, parks, waterfronts, and mountain backdrop, combined with its cultural and multi-ethnic character, all contribute to its unique appeal and style for tourists. Over a million people annually pass through Vancouver en route to a ] vacation, usually to ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Why visit Vancouver?|publisher=Tourism Vancouver|url=http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/about_vancouver/why_vancouver|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref>

The city's popularity comes with a price. Vancouver can be an expensive city, with the highest housing prices in Canada. Several 2006 studies rank Vancouver as having the least affordable housing in Canada, ranking 13th least affordable in the world, up from 15th in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|first=Frances|last=Bula|title=Vancouver is 13th least affordable city in world|publisher=Vancouver Sun|date=Monday, January 22, 2007|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=c9fa8fe2-22b1-4de1-8b5e-643090903411}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demographia.com/dhi-ix2005q3.pdf|title=Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2006|publisher=Wendell Cox Consultancy|accessdate=2006-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Housing Affordability|url=http://www.rbc.com/economics/market/pdf/house.pdf|publisher=RBC Financial Group|accessdate=2006-09-27}}</ref> The city has adopted various strategies to reduce housing costs, including ], legalized ]s, increased density and ]. A significant number of the city's residents are affluent, a perception reinforced by the number of ]s on city streets and cost of real estate. The average two-storey home in Vancouver sells for $757,750, compared with $467,742 in ] and $322,853 in ], the next most expensive major cities in Canada.<ref>{{cite web| title = Survey of Canadian Average House Prices in the First Quarter 2007| work = Economics/Research| publisher = Royal LePage| date = 29 March 2007| url = http://www.royallepage.ca/CMSTemplates/AboutUs/Company/CompanyTemplate.aspx?id=1506|format=]|accessdate =2007-04-11}}</ref>

A major and ongoing downtown ] construction boom began in the late 1990s, financed in large part by a huge flow of capital from ] immigrants prior to the 1997 hand-over to China.<ref>{{cite web| title = For Many From Hong Kong, Vancouver Is a Way Station| publisher = New York Times Hong Kong| date = 14 February 1997| url = http://www.nytimes.com/specials/hongkong/archive/0214hongkong-vancouver.html|format=]|accessdate =2007-04-17}}</ref> High-rise residential developments from this period now dominate the ] and ] districts of the downtown peninsula, and also cluster around some of the ] stations on the east side of the city.

The city has been selected to co-host the 2010 Winter Olympics, which is influencing economic development. Concern has been expressed that Vancouver's increasing ] problem may be exacerbated by the Olympics because owners of single room occupancy hotels, which house many of the city's lowest income residents, have begun converting their properties in order to attract higher income residents and tourists.<ref>{{cite news | title = Homelessness could triple by 2010: Report | publisher = CBC| date = 21 September 2006 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/09/21/bc-pivot-housing.html | accessdate =}}</ref> Another significant international event, the ], was held in Vancouver. It was the last ] held in North America and was considered a success, receiving 20,111,578 visits. Several Vancouver landmarks date from that period, including the SkyTrain public transit system, the ], and ].<ref>{{cite web| title = Expo '86 | work = The Canadian Encyclopedia| publisher = Historica| url = http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0002692| accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref>
{{wide image|Downtown-vancouver.jpg|824px|Aerial of Downtown Vancouver}}

==Government==
{{main|Government and politics of Vancouver}}

Vancouver, unlike other British Columbia municipalities, is incorporated under a unique provincial statute, the ''Vancouver Charter''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/V/vanch_00.htm|title=Vancouver Charter|publisher=Queen's Printer (British Columbia)|accessdate=2007-06-07}}</ref> The legislation, passed in 1953, supersedes the ''Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1921'' and grants the city more and different powers than other communities possess under BC's ''Municipalities Act''.

The civic government has been dominated by the ] ] (NPA) since the ], albeit with some significant ] interludes.<ref>{{cite book | last = Davis| first = Chuck| title = The Greater Vancouver Book: An Urban Encyclopaedia | publisher = Linkman Press| date = 1997| location = Surrey, British Columbia | pages = 39–47| url = http://www.discovervancouver.com/gvb/history-of-vancouver.asp|accessdate =|id = ISBN 978-1896846002}}</ref> The NPA's ] was elected mayor of Vancouver in November 2005, signaling the party's return to power after a ] slate swept the previous election. The NPA fractured over the issue of ] policy in 2002, facilitating a landslide victory for the ] on a ] platform. Subsequently, North America's ] was opened for the significant number of intravenous ] users in the city.

Vancouver is governed by the ten-member ], a nine-member School Board, and a seven-member Parks Board, all elected for three-year terms through an ] system. Historically, in all levels of government, the more affluent west side of Vancouver has voted along ] or ] lines while the eastern side of the city has voted along ] lines.<ref>{{cite paper|author = Andrea Barbara Smith| title = The Origins of the NPA: A Study in Vancouver Politics| version = MA thesis| publisher = University of British Columbia| date = 1981}}</ref> This was reaffirmed with the results of the ] and the ].
] with the 2010 Winter Olympics Flag]]

Though polarized, a political consensus has emerged in Vancouver around a number of issues. Protection of urban parks, a focus on the development of ] as opposed to a freeway system, a harm reduction approach to illegal drug use, and a general concern about community-based development are examples of policies that have come to have broad support across the ] in Vancouver.

]'s election as mayor in 2002 was in part due to his willingness to champion alternative interventions for drug issues, such as supervised injection sites. The city has adopted a ''Four Pillars Drug Strategy'', which combines harm reduction (e.g. needle exchanges, supervised injection sites) with treatment, enforcement, and prevention.<ref>{{cite web| title = Four Pillars Drug Strategy| publisher = City of Vancouver| date = 2001| url = http://www.vancouver.ca/fourpillars/| accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref> The strategy is largely a response to the endemic ] and ] among injection drug users in the city's ] neighbourhood. The area is characterized by entrenched poverty, and consequently is home to the "low track" street sex trade and a bustling "open air" street drug market, which gave rise to a significant ] epidemic in the 1990s. Some community and professional groups &mdash; such as From Grief to Action and Keeping the Door Open &mdash; are fostering public dialogue in the city about further alternatives to current drug policies.<ref>{{cite web|title=From Grief to Action|url=http://www.fromgrieftoaction.org|publisher=From Grief to Action|accessdate=2006-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Maxwell|first=Gillian|title=Keeping the Door Open|url=http://www.keepingthedooropen.com|publisher=AIDS Vancouver|accessdate=2006-11-15}}</ref>

Campbell chose not to run for re-election, and was subsequently appointed to the ]. In the ], the City Council swung back to the right after a term dominated by the leftist ] (COPE). NPA mayoral candidate ] narrowly defeated ] for the position of mayor and was joined by five of his party's members on Council. The centrist ] (VVN) brought four members to Council, with the final seat going to COPE. The NPA also won six of nine School Board seats and five of seven Parks Board seats, while the remaining Board seats were won by COPE.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/election2005/finalresults.htm|title=Vancouver Votes November 19, 2005 |publisher=City of Vancouver |accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref>

===Provincial representation===
In the ], Vancouver is represented by ten ] (MLAs), which includes ], the current ]. In the 2005 provincial election, the ] and the ] each won five seats.

===Federal representation===
In the ], Vancouver is represented by five ]. In the ], the ] won four seats and the federal ] (NDP) one. In the ], all the same Members of Parliament were re-elected. However, on ] ], ] of ] defected to the ], giving the Conservatives one seat in Vancouver. As of February 2006, the Liberals hold three seats, and the NDP and the Conservatives hold one each.

=== Policing ===
, pages 101, 106–110, 151, 154. ISSN 1198-9971</ref>]]
While most of the Lower Mainland is policed by the ]'s "E" Division, Vancouver has its own ] (as do ], ], ], and ]), with a strength of 1,174 sworn members and an operating budget of almost $150 million (in 2005 figures).<ref>{{cite web| title = Welcome to "E" Division| publisher = Royal Canadian Mounted Police| url = http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=24&languageId=1 | accessdate =2007-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Beyond the Call| work = Annual Report 2005| publisher = Vancouver Police Department | date = 2005| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/Planning/Reports/2005AnnualReport.pdf| format = ] | accessdate =2006-11-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Vancouver Police Department Operating Results
| publisher = Vancouver Police Board|date=April 2005| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/policeboard/financial/OperatingResults0405.pdf | format = ]| accessdate =}}</ref> Over 16% of the city's budget was spent on police protection in 2005.<ref>{{cite web| title = 2005 Annual Report| publisher = City of Vancouver| date = 2005| url = http://vancouver.ca/publications/pdf/COVannualreport2005.pdf| format = ]| accessdate =}}</ref>

The Vancouver Police has numerous operational divisions, including a ], a ], and a ]. It also has a ], used primarily to patrol Stanley Park and occasionally the Downtown Eastside and West End, as well as for crowd control.<ref>{{cite web| title = Mounted Squad: Patrol District One| publisher = Vancouver Police Department| url = http://vancouver.ca/police/operations/mounted/index.htm| accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref> The police work in conjunction with civilian and volunteer run Community Police Centres.<ref>{{cite web| title = Police Operations| publisher = City of Vancouver| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/operations/index.htm| accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref> In 2006, the police department established its own ], which led to speculation of a rift between the Vancouver Police and the RCMP because the latter normally handles national security matters.<ref>{{cite web| year = June 2006 | url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/policeboard/meetingminutes/20060614.pdf| title = Vancouver Police Board minutes of June 14, 2006 | format = PDF | work = | publisher = City of Vancouver | accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last =Howell | first =Mike| year = June 16, 2006 | url = http://www.vancourier.com/issues06/063206/news/063206nn5.html| title = VPD's war on terror 'requires a lot of legwork'| publisher = Vancouver Courier| accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref> In 2005, a new transit police force, the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service (now ]), was established with full police powers.
].]]
Although it is technically illegal, Vancouver police generally do not arrest people for possessing small amounts of ].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://vancouver.ca/police/DrugPolicy/doc/20060926DrugPolicy.pdf| title = Vancouver Police Department Drug Policy| format = PDF | publisher = Vancouver Police Department|accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref> In 2000 the Vancouver Police Department established a specialized drug squad, "Growbusters," to carry out an aggressive campaign against the city's estimated 4,000 ] marijuana growing operations (or grow-ops) in residential areas.<ref>{{cite news | title = Growbusters | publisher = CBC| date =26 July 2000 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/07/26/bc_growbusters000725.html | accessdate =2007-01-17}}</ref> As with other law enforcement campaigns targeting marijuana this initiative has been sharply criticized.<ref>{{cite news | last = Burrows| first = Mathew | title = Who You Gonna Call?| publisher = The Republic| date = 21 February 2002| url = http://www.republic-news.org/archive/32-repub/repub_32_grow.html| accessdate =}}</ref>

As of 2005, Vancouver had the fourth highest ] among Canada's 27 census metropolitan areas.<ref name="STCD">{{cite web| title = Vancouver crime statistics| publisher = Statistics Canada| url = http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060720/d060720b.htm|accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref> However, as with other Canadian cities, the over-all crime rate has been falling "dramatically."<ref>{{cite web| title = Beyond the Call| work = Annual Report 2005| publisher = Vancouver Police Department | date = 2005| url =http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/Planning/Reports/2005AnnualReport.pdf| format = ] | accessdate =}}</ref><ref name="STCD" /> Vancouver's ] rate is particularly high, ranking among the highest for major North American cities.<ref>{{cite news|author=CBC News| url=http://www.cbc.ca/bc/story/bc_crime20060112.html|date=2006-01-12|title=Vancouver property crime down in 2005|accessdate=2006-09-01}}</ref> But even property crime dropped 10.5% between 2004 and 2005, according the Vancouver Police.<ref>{{cite web| title = Beyond the Call| work = Annual Report 2005| publisher = Vancouver Police Department| date = 2005| url =http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/Planning/Reports/2005AnnualReport.pdf| format = ]| accessdate =}}</ref>

Vancouver plays host to special events such as the ] conference, the Clinton-Yeltsin Summit or the ] fireworks show that require significant policing. The ] overwhelmed police and injured more than 200 people.

==Transportation==
{{main|Transportation in Vancouver}}
{{seealso | List of Vancouver roads}}
Vancouver's ] system began on ] ] and ran from the (first) ] to Westminster Avenue (now ]). Less than a year later, the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company began operating Canada's first interurban line between the two cities, which encouraged residential neighbourhoods outside the central core to develop.<ref>{{cite web | last = Davis| first = Chuck| url = http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology2.html| title = The History of Metropolitan Vancouver| accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref> The ] became the company that operated the urban and interurban rail system, until 1958 when its last vestiges were dismantled in favour of "trackless" trolley and gasoline/diesel ]es.<ref>{{cite web | last = Davis| first = Chuck| url = http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1958.htm| title = The History of Metropolitan Vancouver| accessdate =2006-11-14}}</ref> Vancouver currently has the second largest trolley bus fleet in North America after San Francisco.

City councils, as part of a long term plan, prohibited the construction of ]s in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Millar|first=Royce|title=No freeways puts Vancouver on top|date=2006-09-11|work=The Age|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/09/10/1157826813807.html|accessdate=2006-11-14}}</ref> The only major freeway within city limits is ], which passes through the north-eastern corner of the city.

] (]), the ] transportation authority, is responsible for roads and public transportation within region. It provides a bus service, ] Rapid Bus Service (two of the three B-Lines run in Vancouver with two more B-Lines by 2008), a foot passenger and bicycle ferry service (known as ]), a two-line automated ] called ], and ] commuter rail.<ref>{{cite web| year = December 2005 | url =http://www.translink.bc.ca/files/pdf/plan_proj/2006_Transportation_Plan.pdf| title = 2006 Transportation Plan | format = PDF| publisher = TransLink | accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref>

New improvements are being made to the regional transportation network as part of the ]. Current projects include the ], a rapid-transit line that will connect ] and the neighbouring city of ] with the existing Skytrain system. There is also planning going forward to extend the SkyTrain Millennium Line west to UBC as a subway under Broadway and capacity upgrades and an extension to the Expo Line. Many other road projects will be completed within the next few years, including the ].
]

Inter-city passenger rail service is operated from ] by ] to points east; ] to ]; and ] rail tour routes.

Small passenger ferries operating in False Creek provide commuter service to Granville Island, Downtown Vancouver and Kitsilano.

Vancouver is served by ] (YVR), located on ] in the City of Richmond, immediately south of Vancouver. Vancouver's airport is Canada's second busiest airport, and the second largest gateway on the west coast of North America for international passengers. ] and three ] companies ], ] and ] operate scheduled air service from Vancouver harbour and YVR south terminal. The city is also served by two ] terminals. One is to the northwest at ], ], and the other is to the south, at ] (in ]).

==Education==
===Grade schools===
Vancouver is served by ], the second largest ] in British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web | year = June 2005 | url = http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/review/039_2005.pdf| title = District Review Report, School District No. 39 Vancouver | format = PDF| publisher = British Columbia Education| accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref> As in other parts of the province, numerous ]s are also eligible for partial provincial funding &mdash; this includes ]s, ] schools, and ] schools, most of which also charge ]. Vancouver also includes three schools that are part of the province-wide ] (CSF), the ] public school district.

===Universities and colleges===
The two major public universities in the Lower Mainland, the ] (UBC) and ] (SFU), have satellite ]es within the city, as does the ], which provides ] education and grants ] in several fields. ] and ], along with other colleges in surrounding communities, provide career, trade, and university-transfer programs for Vancouver residents. ] grants certificates, diplomas, and degrees in art and design. Other arts schools include the ] and ], a program of Langara.

===International students===
Foreign students, particularly from the Pacific Rim, have grown in importance for Vancouver's public and private post-secondary educational facilities. International undergraduate enrolment at UBC has grown to nine per cent, or 2,800 students, from two per cent since 1996. Some private schools have been closed or sanctioned for improperly advertising to international students.<ref>, By Janet Steffenhagen, ''Vancouver Sun'', B1, Published June 19, 2007</ref>

==Architecture and cityscape==
] Meat family]]
Notable buildings within the city include ], the ], the ] (], architect) at the University of British Columbia, and the ]. There are several striking ] buildings in the downtown area, including the ], Vancouver Law Courts and surrounding plaza known as ] (Arthur Erickson) and the ] (], architect), reminiscent of the ] in ].

]]]
The original ] headquarters building at Nelson and Burrard Streets is a ] high-rise, now converted into the Electra condominiums. Also notable is the "concrete waffle" of the MacMillan-Bloedel building on the north-east corner of the Georgia and Thurlow intersection. A prominent addition to the city's landscape is the giant tent-frame ], the former Canada Pavilion from ], which includes the ] as well as a Cruise Ship Terminal and the Pan-Pacific Hotel. Two modern skyscrapers that define the skyline looking south are the city hall and the Centennial Pavilion of Vancouver Hospital, both by Townley and Matheson (1936 and 1958 respectively).<ref>{{cite book| last = Davis| first = Chuck| coauthors = Harold Kalman| title = Greater Vancouver Book: An Urban Encyclopaedia| publisher = Linkman Press | date = 1997| location = Surrey, BC| pages = 185–196| url = http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/notable-buildings.asp|id = ISBN 978-1896846002}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last = Kalman| first = Harold| title = Exploring Vancouver: Ten Tours of the City and its Buildings| publisher = University of British Columbia Press| date = 1974| location = Vancouver| pages = 160–161| id = ISBN 0774800283}}</ref>

A collection of ] buildings in the city's old downtown core were, in their day, the tallest buildings in the ]. These were, in succession, the Province Building, the ] (1907, both at Cambie and Hastings Streets), and the ] (1911) at Beatty and Pender Streets. The Sun Tower's ] was finally exceeded as the Empire's tallest by the elaborate ] ] in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite book| last = Kalman| first = Harold| title = Exploring Vancouver: Ten Tours of the City and its Buildings| publisher = University of British Columbia Press| date = 1974| location = Vancouver| pages = 22,24,78| id = ISBN 0774800283}}</ref> Inspired by ]'s ], the Marine Building is known for its elaborate ] tile facings and brass-gilt doors and elevators, which make it a favourite location for movie shoots.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://canada.archiseek.com/british_columbia/vancouver/marine_building.html| title = Marine Building| publisher = Archiseek | accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref> Another notable Edwardian building in the city is the Vancouver Art Gallery building, designed by Francis Mawson Rattenbury, who also designed the provincial Legislature and the original and highly decorative Hotel Vancouver (torn down after WWII as a condition of the completion of the new Hotel Vancouver a block away This is all owned by Jon Smith).<ref>{{cite web | last = Davis| first = Chuck| url = http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/archives_rattenbury.htm | title = The History of Metropolitan Vancouver| work = Rattenbury| publisher = Vancouver History | accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref>

Topping the list of ] as of March 2008 is ] at 150&nbsp;metres (491&nbsp;ft)<ref name=buildings_feet>{{cite web |url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100997&bt=2&ht=3&sro=1| title = Vancouver High-rise buildings (in feet)| publisher = Emporis Buildings | accessdate =2007-02-06}}</ref> and 48&nbsp;storeys, followed closely by the ] at 149&nbsp;metres (489&nbsp;ft)<ref name=buildings_feet>{{cite web |url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100997&bt=2&ht=3&sro=1| title = Vancouver High-rise buildings (in feet)| publisher = Emporis Buildings | accessdate =2007-02-06}}</ref> and 41&nbsp;storeys.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100997&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1| title = Vancouver High-rise buildings| publisher = Emporis Buildings | accessdate =2006-11-23}}</ref>
]
Vancouver's "View Protection Guidelines" were approved in 1989 and amended in 1990, establishing view corridors in the downtown with height limits to protect views of the ]. These guidelines have succeeded in preserving mountain views, although some find Vancouver's skyline flat and lacking in visual interest. Many agree that there is a need for some taller buildings to reflect Vancouver's contemporary image, but others are concerned about proposals for much higher buildings. Many believe that the natural setting, and in particular, views of the North Shore Mountains, may be hindered as tall buildings grow in number. In response to these concerns, ] commissioned a "Skyline Study" in 1997.<ref>{{cite web| title = Downtown Vancouver Skyline Study| work = Special Council Meeting Minutes | publisher = City of Vancouver| date = 7 and 23 April 1997| url=http://www.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/970407/skyline.htm | format = ]| accessdate =}}</ref>

The Skyline Study concluded that Vancouver's skyline would benefit from the addition of a handful of buildings exceeding current height limits, to add visual interest to Vancouver's skyline. This led to the ''General Policy on Higher Buildings''. The study noted that the opportunities for such buildings were restricted due to a limited number of large development sites in the downtown. There were at least five sites identified where buildings exceeding the 137&nbsp;metres (450&nbsp;ft) height limit are possible, and at least two sites in the northwest corner of the central business district where heights up to 122&nbsp;metres (400&nbsp;ft) (exceeding the 91&nbsp;metre/300&nbsp;foot limit) might be considered.<ref>{{cite web| title = General Policy for Higher Buildings| publisher = City of Vancouver| date = 6 May 1997| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/COMMSVCS/Guidelines/H005.pdf| format = ]| accessdate =}}</ref> Eight years later, five of the seven identified sites for higher buildings have been developed or are in the development application process. The tallest of these new buildings is the ] hotel/residential tower, which when completed in 2008 will stand 201&nbsp;metres (659&nbsp;ft)<ref name=buildings_feet>{{cite web|url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100997&bt=2&ht=3&sro=1|title = Vancouver High-rise buildings (in feet)|publisher = Emporis Buildings|accessdate = 2007-02-06}}</ref> tall (62 storeys).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=livingshangrila-vancouver-canada|title = Living Shangri-La, Vancouver|publisher=Emporis Buildings|accessdate=2008-03-13}}</ref>
]

The process of constructing high-rise residential and mixed-use development in urban centres has been referred to as "Vancouverism" after the apparent success of such development in the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Vancouverism| publisher = Canadian Architect| url = http://www.canadianarchitect.com/Issues/ISarticle.asp?id=177934&story_id=164583120907&issue=08012006&PC= Vancouverism: Definitions| accessdate=2007-05-17}}</ref>

{{anchor|Culture}}

==Arts and culture==
{{see|Music of Vancouver}}

Prominent theatre companies in Vancouver include the ] on ], the ], and ]. Smaller companies include ], ], Carousel Theatre, and the United Players of Vancouver. ] produces shows in the summer at ] in ]. In addition, Vancouver holds an annual ] and ].
]
]
Vancouver is the home to museums and galleries. The ] has a permanent collection of over 7,900 items valued at over $100 million and is the home of a significant number of works by ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/visit_the_gallery/visit_the_gallery.html| title=Welcome from Kathleen Bartels, Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery| publisher=Vancouver Art Gallery|accessdate=2007-11-01}}</ref> In the ] district are the ], and the ]. The ] is a leading museum of ] ] culture, and the ] is the largest civic museum in Canada. A more interactive museum is ].

In 1986, Greater Vancouver's cultural community created the Alliance for Arts and Culture to provide a strong voice for the sector and an avenue to work together. This coalition now numbers more than 320 arts groups and individuals. The Alliance's mission is to "strive towards an environment that recognizes, respects, and responds to the contribution our sector makes to society's well-being."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allianceforarts.com/about-us/mission-and-priorities.html| title=Mission and Priorities| publisher=Alliance for Arts and Culture|accessdate=2006-11-23}}</ref>

Vancouver is a major regional centre for the development of ]. The city's musical contributions include performers of classical, folk and popular music.<!--not that I like any of them, but a listing of noted classical composers and performers resident/emergent is needed--> The ] is the professional orchestra based in the city. It is also home to a major opera company, the ], and numerous regional opera companies throughout the metropolitan area.

The city produced a number of notable ] bands, the most famous example being pioneering ] band ], whose enduring prominence in the city was such that Mayor ] declared ], ] "D.O.A. Day" in honour of the band's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.straight.com/article-69929/d-o-a-s-punk-veterans-won-t-give-up-the-fight|title= D.O.A.’s punk veterans won’t give up the fight|accessdate=2007-05-20|publisher=The Georgia Straight|author=John Lucas}}</ref> Other notable early punk bands from Vancouver included the ], the ], the ], Active Dog, The Modernettes, ], I, Braineater, and ] (originally from ]). The punk film '']'' was filmed in Vancouver; its title comes from an ice hockey team called the Terminal City Ricochets.<ref>{{cite news | last = Buium| first = Greg| title = Sound and Fury: Reliving Vancouver’s punk explosion| publisher = CBC| date = 15 April 2005| url = http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/soundandfury.html| accessdate =2007-01-23}}</ref>

When ] hit the mainstream in the 1990s, several Vancouver groups rose to prominence, including ], ], ], the ] and ], while recent successes include ] and ]. Today, Vancouver is home to a lively independent music scene, including bands such as ], ], ], ], ] and ]; notable independent labels based in the city include ] and ]. Vancouver also produced influential metal band ] and pioneering ] bands ] and ]; the latter's ] is better known for founding ambient pop super-group ]. Other popular musical artists who made their mark from Vancouver include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web| last = Gooch| first = Bryan N. S.| title = Vancouver, BC:1945–91| work = The Canadian Encyclopedia| publisher = Historica| url = http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1SEC842192| accessdate =2006-11-23 }}</ref>
Notable ] artists from Vancouver include the ], ], and ].
]
Larger performances are usually held at venues such as ], ], ] or the ], while smaller acts are held at places such as the ], the ], the ] and the Vogue Theatre (currently closed). The ] and the ] showcase music in their respective genres from around the world.
]
Vancouver's large Chinese population has a significant music scene, which has produced several ] stars. Similarly, various Indo-Canadian artists and actors have a profile in ] or other aspects of ]'s entertainment industry.

Nightlife in Vancouver had, for years, been seen as restricted in comparison to other cities, with early closing times for bars and night clubs, and a reluctance by authorities to allow for further development. However, since 2003 Vancouver has experimented with later closing hours and relaxed regulations, and an effort has been made to develop the Downtown core even further as an ], especially on and around ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Police take aim at Vancouver's entertainment district| publisher = CBC | date = 7 November 2006| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/11/07/bc-police-bars.html | accessdate =2007-01-23}}</ref>

==Sports and recreation==
{{Main|Sports in Vancouver}}

The mild climate of the city and close proximity to ocean, mountains, rivers and lakes make the area a popular destination for outdoor recreation. Indeed, Vancouver has a low adult ] rate of 12% compared to the Canadian average, 23%; however, while 51% of Vancouverites are considered overweight, it is the fourth thinnest city in Canada after Toronto, ], and ].<ref>{{cite web| title = Regional differences in obesity| work = Health Reports| publisher = Statistics Canada| date = 22 August 2006| url =http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060822/d060822b.htm | accessdate =2007-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Sharon|last=Kirkey|title=Suburban Sprawl|publisher=CanWest News Service|date=]|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=eee5654b-03e0-4dc3-8e3c-c116ee68a15c&k=82271&p=2|accessdate=2006-11-23}}</ref>

], home of the BC Lions. The dome on the lower right is GM Place.]]]

Vancouver has over 1,298 hectares (3,200&nbsp;acres) of parks, with Stanley Park being the largest at 404 hectares (1,000&nbsp;acres).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vancouver.ca/parks/info/aboutus/index.htm|title=About the Park Board|publisher=Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation|accessdate=2007-01-15}}</ref> The municipality also has several large beaches, many adjacent to one another, with the largest groups extending from the coast of Stanley Park before reaching False Creek, and on the other side of English Bay, starting in the Kitsilano neighbourhood all the way to the ], which are separate from Vancouver. The 18 kilometres (11&nbsp;miles) of beaches that surround Vancouver include English Bay (First Beach), Jericho, ], Locarno, Second Beach (Stanley Park), ] East, Spanish Bank Extension, Spanish Bank West, Sunset, and Third Beach (Stanley Park).<ref>{{cite news | last = Thomas| first = Sandra| title = City gets into the swim of things| publisher = Vancouver Courier| date = 19 May 2006| url = http://www.vancourier.com/issues06/053206/news/053206nn8.html| accessdate =2007-01-15}}</ref> The coastline provides for many types of water sport, and the city is a popular destination for boating enthusiasts.

The nearby ] are home to three ski areas, ], ], and ]. Each are within 20 to 30 minutes (driving time) of downtown Vancouver. ] have created world-renowned trails across the North Shore. The ], Lynn Creek, Seymour River, within 20 minutes (driving time) of downtown, provide opportunities to ] enthusiasts during periods of rain and spring melt.

Running races include the ] (a 10&nbsp;km race) every April; the ] is held every May and Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon held every June.

Vancouver will be the host city for the ] and ] Games and the 2009 ]. ], in nearby ], hosted some games for the ].

Vancouver is exploring a joint bid for Vancouver and ] to host the ]. A multi-national bid would be a first for the Olympics as an ] rule currently requires that the ] be awarded to a single city. Vancouver and ] both believe that the logistics can be overcome and have cited that the travel time between ] and Vancouver is similar to the travel time between ] and Vancouver.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

===Professional sports teams===
], home of the Vancouver Canucks.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club !! Sport !! League !! Venue
|-
| ]
| ]
| ]
| ]
|-
| ]
| ]
| ]
| ]
|-
| ]
| ]
| ]
| ]
|-
| ]
| ] (])
| ]
| ]
|-
| ]
| ]
| ] (men's)<br />] (women's)
| ]
|}

==Media==
{{main|Media of Vancouver}}
{{see|List of Vancouver media outlets}}
Vancouver is the centre of the province's news media, with most national media chains having an office in the city.

===English-language media===

Both of the city's major daily ]s, '']'' and '']'', are published by the ]. In recent years, '']'', a national newspaper based in Toronto, has added a section for local content in an effort to improve its circulation in Vancouver.

Other mainstream newspapers include the free '']'', '']'', the twice-a-week '']'', and the '']''. Independent newspapers include '']'' (a weekly), '']'' and '']''.

Television stations include ], ], ] and ]. Radio stations with news departments include ], ] and ].

===Multicultural media===

The diverse ethnic make-up of Vancouver's population supports a rich range of multicultural media.

There are three ] dailies: '']'', '']'' and '']''.

Television station ] produces daily newscasts in ], ], ] and ], and weekly newscasts in ]. Channel M also produces programs aimed at other cultural groups. Fairchild Group also has two television stations: ] and Talentvision, serving Cantonese and Mandarin speaking audiences respectively.

Vancouver is also home to British Columbia's longest running ] radio program, ].

==Affiliated cities and municipalities==
The City of Vancouver was one of the first cities in Canada to enter into an international ] arrangement.<ref>{{cite paper| author = Smith, Patrick J. and Kennedy Stewart| title = Beavers and Cats Revisited: Creatures and Tenants versus Municipal Charter(s) and Home Rule| publisher = Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University| date = 2003| url = http://www.iigr.ca/conferences/archive/pdfs4/Kennedy_and_Stewart.pdf| format = ]| accessdate = 2007-01-23}}</ref> Special arrangements for cultural, social and economic benefits have been created with these sister cities.<ref name="aboutvancouver"/> These ] are:

*{{flagicon|Ukraine}}], ] (1944)
*{{flagicon|JPN}}], ] (1965)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}}{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}], ], ] (1978)
*{{flagicon|CHN}}], ] (1985)
*{{flagicon|United States}}], ] (1986)

There are 21 municipalities in ]. While each of these has a separate municipal government, the Metro government oversees common services within the metropolitan area such as water, sewage, transportation, and regional parks.

==See also==
{{portal}}
{{portal|British Columbia}}
*]

{{-}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{sisterlinks|Vancouver}}
* - City of Vancouver
* - Tourism Vancouver
* - Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Official Web Site
*{{BCGNIS|24320|Vancouver}}{{Geolinks-Canada-cityscale|49.25|-123.1}}
* - Alliance for Arts and Culture
* - Chuck Davis
*{{wikitravel|Vancouver}}
* &mdash; Illustrated Historical Essay and movie clip (McCord Museum, Montreal)

{{Geographic Location (8-way)
| Northwest = ] |
| North = ] |
| Northeast = ] |
| West = ] |
| Centre = Vancouver |
| East = ]<br />]|
| Southwest = '']'' |
| South = ]<br />]
| Southeast = ]
}}
<!--- {{Cities with million plus in Canada}} --->
{{Subdivisions of British Columbia|city=yes}}
{{VancouverNeighbourhoods}}
{{Vancouver landmarks}}
{{Greater Vancouver}}
{{Olympic Winter Games Host Cities}}
{{Commonwealth Games Host Cities}}
{{Census metropolitan areas by size}}

{{featured article}}

]
]
]
]
]
]
]

{{Link FA|de}}
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]

Revision as of 19:15, 29 April 2008

City of Vancouver

Search Help 

    Residents     Business     Visitors     Services      Departments      What's New      City Projects      Pay and Purchase Online

Residents Business Visitors Mayor and Council What's New Services Departments Pay and Purchase Online Major City Projects Events and Meetings Roadwork About Vancouver Employment with the City Online Maps Other Useful Links Contact Information 

Other Sources of Information: 
 Public Involvement Program 
 Planning Update 
The Road Ahead

>> other major City projects 

Community Web Pages 
Planning Publications/Maps

To view/print PDFs you will require Adobe Reader www.adobe.com


This Week at City Hall - April 28 - May 2 



  Spotlight 
    PUBLIC FORUM: The Homeless and Mental Illness

Canada is the only G-8 country that does not have a comprehensive mental health strategy. That will all change with the work of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Join us at a special public forum as the Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission, speaks on the dual challenges of the homeless and mental illness:

Monday, April 28 7 pm to 9 pm (doors open at 6 pm) Playhouse Theatre, 600 Hamilton Street (at Dunsmuir)

Please RSVP: collaborationforchange@pacegroup.com

>>Learn more about Collaboration for Change 


Other Highlights   City Publications 
Celebrate Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day by joining many of the community celebrations taking place in Vancouver Parks on Saturday, April 26. >> Learn more 



30th Annual VanDusen Botanical Garden Plant Sale

Come out to Van Dusen's annual plant sale on Sunday, April 27 from 10 am to 4 pm. Over 40,000 plants will be available for purchase. >> Details 


View 1900s hardware catalogue online

Vancouver Archives has recently digitized an early 1900s hardware catalogue from the historic Vancouver business McLennan, McFeely & Co. Ltd. Get a glimpse of history through the 1,400 pages of detailed illustrations and descriptions of goods ranging from house furnishings to shipping chandlery as well as tips such as how to determine the number of bricks required for a building. >> View catalogue 


City of Vancouver Book Award

Publishers and authors are invited to submit entries for the 20th annual City of Vancouver Book Award. Deadline for entries is Wednesday, May 21, 2008. >> Criteria 


Powell Street (Japantown) Community Questionnaire

The City of Vancouver is gathering stories about places and activities that are important to people living and working in the Powell Street (Japantown) community. Your thoughts will be compiled as a resource in planning and advocacy for the area. >> Take the questionnaire 

Poetry submissions being accepted for anthology

Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate, George McWhirter, invites poetry submissions for an anthology on the features that give Vancouver its identity, such as its streets and place names. >> Learn more

>> Other City projects 


 CITYweek (PDF)

A guide to the events and meetings at city facilities. Updated every Friday. >> Download (PDF) 


CityNews

The December issue of CityNews, the semi-annual newsletter of the City of Vancouver, is now online. >> Read it here (PDF) 


Municipal Services

A guide to City of Vancouver services, from libraries and community centres to licences and permits and garbage and recycling. >> English (PDF) >> Chinese (PDF) >> Vietnamese (PDF)


>> More publications


Council Meetings this Week ( April 27 to May 3 ) April 29, 2008 9:30 AM Business License Hearing - CANCELLED Council Chamber

April 29, 2008 2:00 PM Regular Council Council Chamber 

Agenda & Reports

May 01, 2008 9:30 AM City Services and Budgets Council Chamber 

Agenda & Reports

May 01, 2008 2:00 PM Planning and Environment` Council Chamber 

Agenda & Reports

>> Complete meetings and events schedule

>> Community calendar 


  RECENT NEWS RELEASES

2008-04-23 Volunteers help make city cleaner

2008-04-24 Collaboration for Change forum

2008-04-21 Public views sought on Central Waterfront Hub concept plans

>> More news releases

>> Mayor's news releases 


VIDEO

This week on GVTV:

›› Vancouver Archives Tour

›› 2008 Youth Awards

>> Other recent segments 


RECENT CITY ADS

2008-04-23 Board of Variance April 30

2008-04-18 The Homeless and Mental Illness: Solving the Challenge

2008-04-12 Keep Vancouver Spectacular! Join the Team

>> More city ads





Comments or questions? Send us e-mail at info@vancouver.ca

© 2008, City of Vancouver Last modified: Friday, April 25, 2008