Vancouver - meaning of word | website=[http://vancouver.ca City of Vancouver]| Census Year=2001| Extra references=None| }} Vancouver is a Canada/cities in the Provinces of Canada of British Columbia. It is the largest metropolitan centre in western Canada and third largest in Canada. The city's population is 583,296 and that of the metropolitan area 2,132,824. [http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/pop/mun/Mun9604e.htm] Vancouver is one of the cities of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and of the larger geographic region commonly known as the Lower Mainland of BC. The current mayor is Larry Campbell, Coalition of Progressive Electors (''see'' List of Mayors of Vancouver). Vancouver will be the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2005 Grey Cup, the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship and the 2006 United Nations World Urban Forum. ==History== An aboriginal settlement called ''Xwméthkwyiem'', ("Musqueam"—from ''masqui'' "an edible grass that grows in the sea"), near the mouth of the Fraser River dates back to at least 3,000 years ago. Vancouver's ecosystem, with its abundant plant and animal life, provides a wealth of food and materials that have likely supported people for over 10,000 years. At the time of first European contact, the Musqueam and Squamish peoples had villages in the areas around present-day Vancouver. There is also evidence of a third group, the Tsleil'wauthuth, ancestors of today's Burrard Band in North Vancouver, British Columbia. These were Coast SalishFirst Nations sharing cultural traits with people in the Fraser Valley and Northern Washington. Halkomelem was the common language of the river people; the Squamish spoke a different dialect. The Native peoples of the Northwest Coast had achieved a very high level of cultural complexity for a food gathering base. As Bruce Macdonald notes in ''Vancouver: a visual history'': "Their economic system encouraged hard work, the accumulation of wealth and status and the redistribution of wealth..." Winter villages, in what is now known as Vancouver, were comprised of large plankhouses made of Western Redcedar wood. Gatherings called potlatches were common in the summer and winter months when the spirit powers were active. These ceremonies were an important part of the social and spiritual life of the people. Spanish Captain Jose Maria Narvaez was the first European to explore the Strait of Georgia in 1791. In the following year, 1792, the Kingdom of Great Britain naval Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798) from King's Lynn in Norfolk, England joined the Spanish expedition based at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island's west coast and further explored the Strait of Georgia, as well as the Puget Sound in the present day Seattle, Washington area. Lumbering was the early industry along Burrard Inlet, now the site of Vancouver's seaport. The first sawmill began operating in 1863 at Moodyville (in 1915, renamed "North Vancouver"). The first export of lumber took place in 1865; this lumber was shipped to Australia. By 1865 the first sawmill, Stamp's Mill, started in what was to become the City of Vancouver. In 1870, the colonial government of British Columbia surveyed the community officially known as Granville. It was sited immediately west of Stamp's Mill and commonly known as Gastown, a name that survives today. In 1885 Granville was selected by the Canadian Pacific Railway to be the western terminus of the transcontinental railway commissioned by the government of Canada under the leadership of Prime Minister John A Macdonald. (The CPR terminus led to the one-time nickname Terminal City.) The CPR selected the new name "Vancouver", in part because the existence of Vancouver Island nearby would help identify the location to easterners. On April 6, 1886, the city was incorporated under that name; the first regular transcontinental train from Montreal, Canada arrived at a temporary terminus at Port Moody, British Columbia in July 1886, and service to Vancouver itself began in May 1887. A fire devastated much of the city on June 13, 1886, but with the arrival of the railway, Vancouver soon recovered and began to grow rapidly due to access to Canadian markets. Additionally, as part of the agreement to join the Confederation, British Columbia's debt of approximately $1,000,000 was paid in full by the Canadian government, creating additional business opportunities. Within 5 years of the arrival of the CPR, Vancouver's population reached 15,000 and by 1911 Vancouver and its neighbouring municipalities included 120,000 people. Over the years, Vancouver and its region saw it population increase and much of this increase in population was due to streetcars, interurban railways, buses and automobiles. Remote areas began to be linked to Vancouver and this allowed people to live in one area and work in another. ==Geography and location== Vancouver is situated at , in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8), and the Pacific Maritime Ecozone. It is adjacent to the Strait of Georgia, a body of water that is shielded from the Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island. Some unfamiliar with the region find it disconcerting that Vancouver does not lie on Vancouver Island. However, both the city and the island (and their Vancouver, Washington) are named after Captain George Vancouver of Great Britain, who explored the region in 1792. Vancouver has an area of 114.67km² (44 sq. miles). Vancouver has both flat and hilly areas. While it is nearly surrounded by water, city lands are relatively free of open running water except for a few creeks. Early records show that there may have been as many as fifty creeks and streams in Vancouver. Due to urban developments, currently there are only four running creeks found within the city (''see'' Bodies of water in Vancouver). ==Scenery== Vancouver is internationally renowned for preserving its natural beauty within the metropolis. Vancouver is home to one of North America's largest urban parks, Stanley Park. The city has all the urban amenities of a major city, as well as easy access to the Pacific Ocean and the mountains of the Pacific Coast Range. Real estate is largely limited by the surrounding mountains and water. The North Shore mountains dominate the city landscape, and on a clear day many scenic views are visible: the dormant snow-capped volcano Mount Baker in the State of Washington to the southeast; Vancouver Island across the Strait of Georgia to the west and southwest, and the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia to the northwest. Breathtaking views can be seen from many locations in and around the city. ==Climate== Vancouver's climate is unusually temperate by Canadian standards; it is the second warmest major city in Canada during the winter. The temperature and weather are similar to that of Seattle, Washington (Vancouver's nearest major American neighbour). Summer months are usually sunny and the temperatures moderate, with the daily maximum averaging 22°C (74°F) in July and August. Spring and autumn are generally rainy and cool. Rainfall is frequent in winter. Snow occurs in the surrounding mountains but rarely at sea level, though there are winters in which the city receives enough snowfall to cause school closures. The daily average temperature in January is 3°C (37°F). On average, 166 days per year have measurable precipitation, and 289 days per year have measurable sunshine. For a few nights near the summer solstice each June, the northern sky remains slightly lit by the sun, and nightime lasts only about 6 hours. {| align=center border=1 cellpadding=6 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:right; font-size: 90%" bgcolor=#ffffe0 !
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==Living== Vancouver is a relaxed city with many diversions and easy access to outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, boating, and skiing. There is a lively cultural scene. Some have called it a "city of neighbourhoods", each with its own distinctive character. Vancouver can be an expensive city, as housing prices are among the highest in Canada. Various strategies aim to lessen housing costs. These include cooperative housing, suites, increased density and smart growth. Nevertheless, as with many other cities on the west coast of North America, homelessness is a concern, as is the growing gulf between rich and poor. Vancouver's population density on the downtown peninsula is as high as 20,000 people per square kilometre. The density of the city itself is third highest on North America, after New York City and San Francisco. City planners in the late 1950s and 1960s deliberately encouraged the development of high-rise condominium towers in the "West End, Vancouver" downtown neighborhood, which has resulted in a compact, walkable and transit/bike friendly urban core. A major downtown condominium construction boom throughout the late 1990s (mainly caused by the huge capital flow from Hong Kong prior to the hand-over) and early 2000s has resulted in real estate values gaining as much as 10-15% per year. Vancouver was reported in 2004 to have the third-highest crime rate in Canada. The same report noted that Vancouver's violent-crime rate was low but its property-crime rate (partially a consequence of drug addiction centered in the Downtown Eastside) was second only to Tampa, Florida in North America. One of the most common property crimes in the Vancouver area is automobile break-in; thus visitors are advised to conceal all items left in their car, and to use auto-theft protection devices. ==People== Vancouver is home to people of many ethnic backgrounds and religions. According to the 2001 census, 37% of Metropolitan Vancouver's population are "Visible minority"—in other words, people of non-Europe backgrounds (not including Aboriginals). Vancouver contains the second largest Chinatown in North America (after San Francisco, California's), and many multicultural neighbourhoods such as the Punjabi Market, Vancouver, Japantown, Vancouver, Little Italy, Vancouver, Greektown, Vancouver, and Koreatown, Vancouver which is developing synergy around Robson and Denman Streets in the West End. Street signs bilingual in English and Chinese or Punjabi can be seen at these centres of ethnic concentration. Prior to the hand-over of Hong Kong to China in 1997, many immigrants from Hong Kong made Vancouver their home, giving it the controversial nickname HongCouver. This continued a tradition of immigrants flocking from all around the world to call Vancouver home. Statistics Canada data shows that 17% of the roughly 2 million population of the census metropolitan area is ethnic Chinese. [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1pop2.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=11931&PSGC=59&SGC=59933&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=59&PlaceName=Vancouver&CMA=&CSDNAME=Vancouver&A=&TypeNameE=Census%20Metropolitan%20Area&Prov=] Vancouver is well-known for its willingess to explore alternative drug policies. The city has adopted a [http://www.vancouver.ca/fourpillars/ Four Pillars Drug Strategy], which combines harm reduction (e.g. needle exchanges, supervised injection sites) with prevention, treatment, and enforcement. The strategy is largely a response to endemic HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users in the city's Downtown Eastside neighborhood. The area is characterised by entrenched poverty, the commercial sex trade, and an AIDS epidemic that in the 1990s became the worst in the developed world. Some community and professional groups--such as http://www.fromgrieftoaction.org/ From Grief to Action and http://www.keepingthedooropen.com/ Keeping the Door Open--are fostering public dialogue in the city about further alternatives to current drug policies. The present mayor, Larry Campbell, came to office in 2002 in part because of his willingness to champion alternative interventions for drug issues, such as supervised injection sites. Vancouver police generally do not enforce marijuana possession laws, allowing several "marijuana cafes" to open. This has prompted some to nickname Vancouver ''the Amsterdam of Canada'', or Vansterdam. Vancouver has a bustling music and art scene, one of the largest gay community in North America. The city is relatively free of racial tension; every ethnic group is represented in every social class. One result is a relatively high rate of intermarriage; trans-ethnic couples are unremarkable in any neighbourhood. Only half of Vancouver's population report to be Christian, one of the lowest rates in the country. Around 5% are Sikh, 3.7% Buddhist, and 2.6% Muslim ==Industry== Vancouver is Canada's largest port and one of North America's gateways for Pan-Pacific trade. It ranks first in North America in total foreign exports and also first on the West Coast in total cargo volume. [http://www.portvancouver.com/media/port_facts.html] "Hollywood North," as the city has been called, hosts the production of approximately ten percent of Hollywood, California's movies. Many American television and films series are shot exclusively in Vancouver. This has partly been because of the favorable Canadian Dollarexchange rate. Tourism is a vital industry to Vancouver. Whistler-Blackcomb Resort, 126 kilometres north of Vancouver, is among the most popular skiing resorts in North America, and will be the site of the downhill events in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Grouse Mountain, Mount Seymour, and Cypress Mountain, each with a variety of summer and winter leisure activities, are within 30 km drive of downtown Vancouver and all have bird's-eye views of Vancouver and the surrounding region. The city's numerous beaches, parks, waterfronts, and mountain backdrop, combined with its cultural and multi-ethnic character, all contribute to its unique appeal and style. Over a million people annually pass through Vancouver en route to a Cruise_ship vacation, usually to Alaska. As a major centre for the global forestry industry, Vancouver is host to many international forestry conferences and events, and the natural home of the massive BC forestry business. Companies such as Canfor and West Fraser Timber Co., the second and third largest lumber producers in the world, are headquartered in Vancouver. Vancouver is also a major centre for the mining industry, with the former Vancouver Stock Exchange (now absorbed into the TSX Venture Exchange) notable as the largest market in the world for venture capital in small to medium sized mining ventures. The highly speculative Vancouver market has sometimes been criticized as too risky and even scam-ridden, which has somewhat tarnished its reputation, though the long term effect on business has been negligible. The 1986 World Exposition was held in Vancouver. == Recreation == The mild climate of the city and close proximity to ocean, mountains, rivers and lakes make the area a popular destination for outdoor recreationists. The north shore mountains are home to three ski hills - Cypress Bowl, Grouse Mountain, Mount Seymour - each within 10 to 30 minutes of downtown. Mountain bikers have created world-renowned trails across the north shore. Three rivers - Capilano River, Lynn Creek, Seymour River - each within 10 minutes of downtown provide opportunities to whitewater enthusiasts during periods of rain and spring melt. Vancouver also attracts cannabis-oriented tourists because of the reputation of its indigenous drug culture and high-strength hydroponically-grown marijuana. == Government and politics == Vancouver is governed by the ten-member Vancouver City Council, a nine-member School Board, and a seven-member Parks Board, all elected for three-year terms through an at-large system. The last elections were held in November 2002. The leftist Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) swept the elections, winning 8 of 10 Council seats, 7 of 9 School Board seats and 5 of 7 Parks Board seats. The centre-right Non-Partisan Association (NPA) was reduced to 2 Council seats, 1 School Board seat and 2 Parks Board seats. The Vancouver Green Party won 1 School Board Seat. In the race for mayor, the COPE's Larry Campbell defeated Jennifer Clarke of the NPA by a margin of 58% to 30%. In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Vancouver has ten constituencies: In the British Columbia general election, 2005, the British Columbia Liberal Party and the British Columbia New Democratic Party each won five seats. In the Canadian House of Commons, Vancouver has five constituencies: In the Canadian federal election, 2004, the Liberal Party of Canada won four seats, while the New Democratic Party of Canada won one. Historically, in all levels of government, the more affluent west side of Vancouver has voted along conservative or centre-right lines while the working-class eastern side of the city has voted along left-wing lines. This was reaffirmed with the results of the British Columbia general election, 2005, === Municipal election === A proposal to change Vancouver's council elections to run on a Ward_(politics) basis (like most major Canadian cities) rather than its current at-large system was rejected by the populace in a plebiscite on October 16, 2004, possibly due to the increased costs of the ward system. It should be noted that only 22% of city residents cast a ballot in this referendum; however, the plebiscite on whether or not to hold the 2010 Olympic Winter Games only drew 30%. ==Transportation== The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) operates a regional rapid transit system, under the auspices of the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, known as TransLink (British Columbia), an organization which is responsible for all aspects of municipal transportation, including roads and ferries within the GVRD. There is frequent bus service throughout Greater Vancouver. A foot passenger and bicycle ferry service (known as SeaBus) crosses Burrard Inlet to North Vancouver, while a two-line automated metro system, the Vancouver SkyTrain, the world's longest automated light rapid transit system, links downtown to the suburbs of Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey, British Columbia. There are plans to extend the SkyTrain to Coquitlam and Port Moody. The West Coast Express, a commuter rail train serves Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Mission. These services have an integrated ticketing system, making public transport inexpensive and efficient. In addition, private companies operate leisure-oriented passenger ferry services, around False Creek. HarbourLynx provides passenger-only fast-ferry service from Vancouver harbour to Nanaimo harbour on Vancouver Island. Bus service operates throughout the region. Most buses are wheelchair accessible and a large number carry bike racks, able to carry two wheelchairs and bicycles respectively. Some buses which operate from overhead electrical trolley wires do not carry bicycle racks. It is worth noting that Vancouver is among the last of a few cities in North America which still have trolleybus operating on their streets. Certain diesel commuter buses which travel to the suburbs have bicycle racks, wheelchair lifts, and comfortable high back Greyhound-style seats. Frequency in Greater Vancouver ranges from every few minutes within the City of Vancouver to two to three trips a day to Maple Ridge and Aldergrove. There is an extensive network of bike paths that provide east/west and north/south routes from one end of the city to the other. Each of the major bike paths has signal control to permit cyclists easy crossing of major arterial roads. Some of the bike paths are on streets that have extensive traffic calming measures such as traffic circles. Neighbourhood are encouraged to plant and care for the circles and boulevards and add public art along bike routes. The Stanley Park seawall is also a popular recreational bicycle route. [[Image:Lions Gate Bridge Vancouver.jpg|thumb|790px|View of Lions' Gate Bridge and Vancouver from the West Vancouver, British Columbia shore.]] Municipal bylaws and geography have protected Vancouver from the spread of urban freeways, and the only freeway within city limits is Trans-Canada Highway, which passes through the eastern edge of the city. All other limited-access routes entering the city (British Columbia provincial highway 99, Knight Street, Grant MacConachie Way, the Lion's Gate Bridge, etc.) promptly cease being freeways once they enter Vancouver's city limits. Vancouver is served by Vancouver International Airport, located on Sea Island in the City of Richmond, British Columbia, immediately south of Vancouver. The airport (YVR) the second busiest in nation and one of the busiest international airports on the West Coast. Plans are currently underway to build another light-rail system connecting Vancouver to Richmond and the airport (the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Line, or RAV) in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which is scheduled to take place in Vancouver. A heliport and seaplane dock on Burrard Inlet link downtown directly to Victoria, British Columbia and YVR. Vancouver is also served by two British Columbia Ferry Corporation terminals, one to the northwest near the village of Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, and one to the south, at Tsawwassen, British Columbia (the flagship terminal), linking the mainland to Vancouver Island and other nearby islands. ==Rankings== Vancouver consistently ranks in the top 5 in worldwide rankings. The city ranked second (2002, 2003) and third (2004) in a worldwide quality of life survey of 215 cities, conducted by [http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/03/cities030303 Mercer Human Resource Consulting]. Vancouver generally ranks number #1 when compared to its Canadian and American peers. Vancouver has tied for first with the cities of Salzburg and Oslo among the United Nations chosen cities for highest living standards the last 4 years running. ==Sites of interest== Notable buildings within the city include Christ Church Cathedral (Vancouver), the Hotel Vancouver (now part of the Fairmont chain), the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (with a world-class collection of Native American art including work by Bill Reid), and the Vancouver Art Gallery (notable collections include illustrations by Chagall and paintings by Emily Carr). There are several striking modern buildings in the downtown area, including the Vancouver Law Courts and surrounding plaza known as Robson Square (Arthur Erickson, architect) and the Vancouver Library Square (Moshe Safdie, architect), reminiscent of the Colosseum in Rome. Currently topping the list of List of Vancouver's 10 tallest skyscrapers is One Wall Centre at 150 m and 48 stories. This will be eclipsed by several new skyscrapers[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100997&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1] in the coming years, including the new 196 m tall, 60 story Living Shangri-La tower[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=176375], currently under construction. Despite new tower construction, Vancouver is a relatively low high-rise city when compared to other Canadian cities like Montreal, Toronto, and Calgary. Traditional limits on tower height as well as protective view cone restrictions have ensured that no existing buildings are remarkably tall. ===Interesting places=== Some well-known neighbourhoods and other interesting places within the city include the following: *East Hastings Street (also known as the Downtown Eastside) *the downtown peninsula, including: **Gastown, with brick streets and original buildings reflecting Vancouver's history **Chinatown, Vancouver, including the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen classical Chinese garden, the Chinese Cultural Centre, shops, restaurants, and open-air markets. The Vancouver SkyTrain station is located less than two blocks from Keefer Street in Chinatown **the West End, Vancouver, one of the most densely populated areas of North America, including access to English Bay, Sunset Beach, Vancouver , and Stanley Park including the Vancouver Aquarium **Robson Street, a hip fashionable shopping and dining district **Granville Mall, a pedestrian street, characterized by blazing neon signs and a 24/7 urban scene in the centre of downtown is a hip area of danceclubs, bars, theatres, concert halls, shoppes, and restaurants. It is also the main transfer area for many of the TransLink (British Columbia) buses and has its own underground Vancouver SkyTrain station. **Burrard Street is home to high fashion retail, posh hotels, and—interestingly enough—the Financial District. There is an underground SkyTrain station near the end of the street, in the middle of the Financial District. **Yaletown and Coal Harbour neighbourhoods (previously industrial areas, now reclaimed with high-end residential high-rises, danceclubs, restaurants, and bars) **Sports arenas BC Place Stadium and GM Place, home to major sports teams like the BC Lions and the Vancouver Canucks as well as major touring concerts and gatherings. The Chinatown-Stadium SkyTrain station is the closest rapid transit access. **The "pot block" of 300-block of West Hastings, home to the http://bcmarijuanaparty.com/ BC Marijuana Party, http://pot.tv/ Pot-TV, the http://www.urbanshaman.net/main.html Urban Shaman and the Museum of Psychoactive Substances. *False Creek, one of Vancouver's first planned condominium neighborhoods, on the site of what was the largest lumber mill in the city. *Kitsilano, including Greektown, Vancouver, Kits Beach and the Planetarium *Kerrisdale, a cozy, relaxed neighborhood in the southwest, with sushi-bars galore. *West Point Grey, the westernmost neighborhood of Vancouver where you can relax on one of the many beaches. *Queen Elizabeth Park (the highest point in Vancouver) known as Little Mountain. The park was at one time a gravel quarry. The Bloedel Conservatory and the Quarry Garden are situated near the peak. *VanDusen Botanical Garden, a 22-hectare garden in the middle of the city with guided tours offered daily, major events include the yearly garden show and the winter Festival of Lights. *Granville Island, including artist galleries and a bustling fresh food market. Tiny passenger ferries known as the "Aquabus" connect Granville Island to the downtown core. *Commercial Drive (Vancouver) ("The Drive") for Little Italy, arts, restaurants, cafes, and "multiethnic" shopping; also the nexus for the Milennium and Expo Skytrain lines (Commercial Drive Station and Broadway Station) * Main Street from around 4th Ave to 25th Ave, an area of coffee shops, vintage clothing stores, second-hand and antique shops, and artists' lofts, popular with Vancouver's hipster community. *the Punjabi Market, Vancouver/Little India along Main Street around 49th Ave, for South Asian savors and treasures *The University of British Columbia campus and adjacent parklands, including clothing-optional Wreck Beach, the huge Pacific Spirit Regional Park, the Museum of Anthropology, and the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research. The University of British Columbia also operates the TRIUMF particle/nuclear physics laboratory. *The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) grounds, located in Hastings Park, is the site of the annual fair of the same name held at the end of August. It also has exhibition buildings and the coluseum, used for concerts and where the Vancouver Giants play *Playland (Vancouver, BC), sharing its location with the PNE, is the city's amusement park and operates from April to September every year. ==Colleges and universities== Vancouver and its adjacent communities are the home of two major universities, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU), as well as a number of community colleges. The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) provides polytechnic education and grants Academic_degrees in several fields. Each of these institutions has a small campus in downtown Vancouver to complement their main facilities. Vancouver Community College (VCC), Capilano College, and Langara College also serve Vancouver's post-secondary education needs with career, trade, and university-transfer programs. Vancouver is also home to Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. There are numerous other private institutions in the city. ==Professional sports teams== *Vancouver Canucks (National Hockey League) *British Columbia Lions (Canadian Football League) *Vancouver Canadians (Northwest League Baseball) *Vancouver Giants (Western Hockey League) *Vancouver Whitecaps (USL First Division) (Men's and Women's Teams) *A new basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association for the 2005-2006 season ===Former professional sport teams=== *Vancouver Grizzlies (National Basketball Association) (moved to Memphis, Tennessee) *Vancouver Voodoo (Roller Hockey International) (now defunct) *Vancouver Ravens (National Lacrosse League) (now defunct) ==Media== See List of Vancouver media outlets. ==Miscellaneous topics== ===Sister cities=== The City of Vancouver one of the first cities to ever enter into a international "twinning" arrangement when, in 1944, it twinned with Odessa, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. This was based on aiding the then allied port city. Since then the City of Vancouver has created special arrangements for cultural, social and economic benefits with the following cities: * Los Angeles, United States * Guangzhou, People's Republic of China * Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan * Edinburgh, Scotland * Odessa, Ukraine ===Nuclear weapons free zone=== In 1983, the City of Vancouver was one of the first cities in the world to declare itself a "Nuclear Weapons Free Zone". City Council has amended its policies and erected signage to this effect [http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20030731/csb1.htm]. This is mostly a symbolic declaration, as the City has no jurisdiction over visiting military ships in the harbour. ===Municipalities in Greater Vancouver=== There are 21 municipalities in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). While each of these has a separate municipal government, the GVRD oversees common services within the metropolitan area such as water, sewage, housing, transportation, and regional parks. ===Surrounding municipalities===
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:''This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver can also refer to Vancouver, Washington, United States, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation).'' {{Canadian City| Reference Name=City of , British Columbia| Header Format=Custom Flag and Coat of Arms| Flag Image=Vancouver_flag.jpg| Coat Image=Vancouvercoa.jpg| Motto=By sea, land and air we prosper| Latitude Longitude=| CCMapSource=coor br|d1=49|m1=16|d2=123|m2=7|EP=(1,986,965)| Location Image Type=Custom| Location Image=BCMap-doton-Vancouver.png| Elevation=?| Time zone=PST| Postal Code=| Population description=City
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List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada| Population Density=(city) 5,086/km²
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(metropolitian) 2,878.52| City Mayor=Larry Campbell| Governing Body=Vancouver City Council
Canadian House of Commonss
Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen
Legislative Assembly of British Columbias
Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor
North: West Vancouver, British Columbia,
North Vancouver, British Columbia (city),
District of North Vancouver, British Columbia (city)
West: ''Strait of Georgia'', Greater Vancouver A, British Columbia Vancouver East: Burnaby, British Columbia
South: Richmond, British Columbia, Musqueam 2, British Columbia
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== April 6 Event == ''An event in this article is a MediaWiki:April 6 selected anniversaries (may be in HTML comment). '' ----- == Nuclear Weapons Free? == I've been living here on & off since 1983, and while the Welcome-to-Vancouver signs used to say nuclear-free, they don't now (unless I missed it somehow). I believe this statement to be inaccurate, can someone produce any evidence to support it? :Hi Tim. I was the one to add the Nuclear Weapons Free stuff to the article. (Incidentally, it's nuclear ''weapons'' free -- not nuclear free, since nuclear power and certainly nuclear research are fair game.) Anyways, my intent was to show that the ''city'' itself claims to be weapons free (I cited Council action on the issue and everyone has seen the signs), but also to point out (as you recognize) that it's difficult to know one way or the other if the city's claim is true. I think that's all pretty factual, so which statement in the article isn't working for you? Please take a crack at the wording if it's misleading. Thanks! --User:Ds13 06:30, 2005 Mar 8 (UTC) :Oops on the weapons, right - actually we're not nuclear-free at all with TRIUMF out there at UBC :) Anyhow, I remember back in the Eighties when this was controversial - remember the "Peace Marches"? - and the signs coming into town used to advertise the status. I'm pretty sure the signs no longer do, so it seems like they've been explicitly changed. If so, does the status stand? We've been through like 3 city governments since the Eighties. Note to self to actually pay attention to what the sign says next time I'm driving into town. User:TimBray 06:49, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC) ::There was a motion that was unanamously passed by the City Budget committee to put these signs back up as recently as 2003 [http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20030731/cs20030731.htm]. I recently remember seeing a couple of them around. So I think they are going back up. ::It should be noted that this is was primarily just a symbolic policy and has very little legal meaning. They have no jurisdiction over the harbour, military operations, or the airport. Other than a few foreign ships in the harbour it is hard to imagine a scenario in which nuclear weapons were to be brought into the City of Vancouver. There does seem to be one meaningful aspect, the zoning bylaw [http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/BYLAWS/zoning/sec10.pdf] prohibits the any building used for manufacturing any components for nuclear weapons. This is probably enforceable, although somewhat meaningless as most of the electronics manufacturing in the area happens in Richmond or other suburban municipalities. ::These types of policies are virtually never recinded. What City council in their right mind would ever want to explicitly recind this policy. It would gain them nothing, but piss off some very vocal voters. ::Like the policy, the signs are entirely symbollic as well. So the fact that they come and go has more to do with wear and tear on the signs and the interest in the current council on replacing them, than any "official" status of the policy. -- User:Webgeer 17:41, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC) ::It should be noted that although Vancouver was one of the first, there are over 100 municipalities in Canada and thousands over the world (including quite a few in the US) that are declared NWFZs). The Province of British Columbia was officially declared a NWFZ in 1992 [http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/1992/hansard/h0423am.htm]. I think the most relevant statement is that Vancouver was one of the first, and a comment that this is symbollic. I have edited the main page to reflect this. -- User:Webgeer 18:17, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC) ::: I like your edit, with one small loophole in your phrasing/assumption. Consider that military ships in the harbour are just ''one'' way for nuclear weapons to find themselves in the City (consider roads, helipads, etc.) ie, the policy ''is'' mostly symbolic, but not simply because of lack of harbour jurisdiction over military ships. --User:Ds13 19:25, 2005 Mar 9 (UTC) :::: It is hard to imagine a scenario where anyone would try to move nuclear weapons through any part of Canada on roads or by helicopter. Theoretically possible, but extremely unlikely, whereas Navy ships that do have nuclear weapons (US wont confirm the absence) regularly enter Canadian waters. -- User:Webgeer 19:37, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC) ::::: Yup, practically speaking, you're right; very few nuclear weapons are likely to be flown through Vancouver airspace anymore. (Maybe cargo on its way to arctic U.S. silos; I don't know.) But for some related trivia... this wasn't so unimaginable in the early 80s. The Canadian Air Force CF-101 Voodoo jets (precursors to the current CF-18s) used nuclear air-to-air missles as their primary armaments and regularly flew throughout B.C. until 1984. --User:Ds13 21:36, 2005 Mar 9 (UTC) == Aggregated Old Discussions == I've done a copy edit on this article, but there is more to be done. I want to add a reference to First Nations history in the Vancouver area--it didn't just start when the English began to settle the place. I've changed the former reference to the "Richmond-Airport-Vancouver light rail line." As far as I know the decision has not been made that it will be light rail. I've changed the corresponding article (a stub), but it will need renaming. User:Sunray 09:06, 2003 Dec 9 (UTC) Note that although Expo 86 was about Transportation and Communications, it was not called "Man in Motion." You may be confusing it with Rick Hansen's 1987 "Man in Motion World Tour." User:Sunray 06:36, 2003 Dec 11 (UTC) Do we really need the list of municipalities in the GVRD here? There's already a fully linked up list of them on the GVRD page, which links from here in an obvious way. Maybe replace the list with a link to that page? User:Seglea 19:32, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC) :Since they are already included elsewhere, lets just link to that. User:Sunray 06:33, 2003 Dec 20 (UTC) To the person that added: "please change that because it doesn't mean anything interesting. Talk of their spiritual believing instead." This is a wiki. If you think something should be changed, go ahead. By all means add something about the spiritual beliefs of the First Nations. On the other hand, it is not a good idea to put editorial comments into the article itself--potentially confuses the reader, IMO. User:Sunray 17:47, 2003 Dec 27 (UTC) :Added a brief description of the social and spiritual life of the First Nations. User:Sunray 07:47, 2003 Dec 31 (UTC) I believe Vancouver's rush hour is bad, but can the claim of ranking "worst in North America" really be backed up by a study or reference? (unsigned) :I doubt it. Look at LA and New York for starters. User:Exploding Boy 02:24, Apr 4, 2004 (UTC) == Sister cities == What exactly is the nature of the "special arrangements" the City of Vancouver has with Los Angeles, Yokohama, Edinburgh, etc.? (This is alluded to in the article, but no details are given.) Trade privileges? Citizen or council perks? Planning? What would Vancouver do for or with these cities that they would ''not'' with, say, Toronto or Surrey or Seattle? -- User:Ds13 03:45, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC) :In my experience, "sister cities" usually means, in practice, that high schools and universities in the cities participate in student exchanges and pen-pal programs. I believe it's a social convention, rather than something more formal.  — User:Saxifrage | User talk:Saxifrage 09:49, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC) == Expo 86 == I beleive that Expo 86 had the theme of 'World in Motion - World in Touch'. * I agree. See [http://expomuseum.com/1986 | Expo Museum], [[http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0002692 | Canadian Encyclopedia], and [http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/expo/pre_e.cfm#expo86 | Canadian Heritage site on expos]. --User:Westendgirl 05:31, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC) "It contains the second largest Chinatown in North America, (after San Francisco)": Can anybody cite recent sources of this information and/or define "largest"? I've read conflicting information in travel articles suggesting New York City's Chinatown is the largest but none of them are authoritative. * See [http://www.bartleby.com/65/va/VancouvCan.html Columbia Encyclopedia] and [http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/V/VancouvC1an.asp Encyclopedia.com]. The City of Vancouver also says it is home to [http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/engsvcs/projects/filmoffice/documents/chinatown.pdf | the second largest Chinatown]. You can also find the note about the second largest Chinatown in subscriber-only versions of online ''Britannica'' and ''British Columbia Encyclopedia''. --User:Westendgirl 05:31, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Picture == Above is a picture I took and if people think it's good enough to use, it's appropriately licensed. (Oops, forgot to sign) User:TimBray 05:46, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) : Great pic, Tim. Can you downsize it? User:Sunray 07:14, 2005 Jan 10 (UTC) ::Is downsizing it really necessary when it can be thumbnailed (like so →)? I rather like the level of detail it provides.  — User:Saxifrage | User talk:Saxifrage 09:11, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC) I renamed it per Saxifrage's request to Image:Vancouver%2C_aerial_view_from_the_South.jpg I could easily resize it to whatever people think is best. You guys are the WP-style gurus, I'm just a photog :) User:TimBray 00:09, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC) Does anyone miss the picture of Vancouver that was there prior to May? It showed the city with its backdrop of mountains and water and seemed much more representative than the one that is there now (complete with the caption: "Manhattan of Canada"). Anyone who knows Vancouver's West End (pictured) knows that it is unique and special and not at all like Manhattan - nor does it want to be. I've written the individual who put the new picture up and asked him if he would mind putting the former one back. Unless there is some legal problem with that, I will do it if he doesn't. User:Sunray 03:45, 2004 Jul 6 (UTC) :Hearing nothing, I took the liberty of replacing the picture. The one that's there now is not the best image quality, but it is a much better representation of the beauty and natural surroundings of Vancouver. If anyone can find a similar picture with better image quality, that would be ideal. User:Sunray 17:22, 2004 Jul 11 (UTC) == Population == I adjusted the population listed. Rathering than listing the population for the Lower Mainland, I used the Statistics Canada population for the CMA for the last census (2001). The boundary of Statistics Canada's CMA is the standard boundary used to indicate the metropolitan area. The last census is the last accurate population count. Until 2006, any other figure is simply an estimate. Just smoothed out the sentence - too bulky, and isn't the use of census data implied when you state the year? Maybe a link to Canada Census in the external links? --User:Bookandcoffee 20:17, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Four Pillars== Would someone write an article about the city's Four Pillars drug strategy and link it to the Vancouver, Downtown Eastside, and Commercial Drive Wikipedia pages? It's a big issue in Vancouver. --User:Corvus 15:55, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC) ==Drugs== Isn't the marijuana cafe info outdated now? --User:JimWae 07:52, 2004 Dec 3 (UTC) :No. While Blunt Brothers and the Da Kine may be gone, I have it on excellent authority that many others are still operational. User:Corvus 00:40, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Scenery== Actually the Olympic Mountains CAN be seen from southwest Vancouver (high enough point south of 41st, and likely from the North Shore mountains) - though admittedly they are very low on the horizon. I can often see them from Richmond (Garry Point) at sea level too --User:JimWae 01:57, 2004 Dec 3 (UTC) :Well, I stand corrected. However, as you note, they don't dominate the skyline the way the North Shore mountains or Mt. Baker do. Because of the weather we have had, I was going from distant memory. I did check a photograph I had taken from Cypress mountain on a pretty clear day. You couldn't really see much past the Gulf Islands in that direction. However, there was some haze over the ocean, so I accept that on a real clear day you probably could make out the Olympic mountains. -- User:Webgeer 16:51, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Article title == Why is this article not at Vancouver? There's already a disambig header and that article title already redirects here… — User:OwenBlacker 17:46, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC) :It's the standard Wikipedia:Naming conventions (city names) in Canada and the USA.  — User:Saxifrage | User talk:Saxifrage 09:44, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC) == History == Regarding the transliteration of "Musqueam." I take Legolas' point that the word has either got to mean people or place, not both. However, I haven't been able to get the actual word in the Native language. I understand that there is a prefix in the way they say it that means "place" but I need to get more info. I've asked a Halkomelem speaker if she could sort this out for us. User:Sunray 19:40, 2004 Dec 4 (UTC) :Fixed. There is a reference to the meaning of the word in ''A Sto:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas''. I've changed the wording to incorporate this meaning. User:Sunray 09:56, 2004 Dec 25 (UTC) == Burrard Street == Previous text said that Burrard is the busiest street in Vancouver. I could not find evidence of this. According to the Vancouver Courier, that honour goes to Granville Street.[http://www.vancourier.com/issues02/044202/news/044202nn4.html] --User:Westendgirl 01:23, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC) really? but from the looks Burrard street is way busier than Granville street ANY time of the day. But the fact that Granville street only allows transit viehcles is likely the deceiving factor. However Granville street looks 'older' and is not nicely decorated as Burrard Street, especially the sections near Waterfront. User:LegolasGreenleaf 05:07, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC) == Greektown? == A minor issue... the validity of "Greektown, Vancouver" has been questioned recently and not much discussion is ensuing about it on Talk:Greektown, Vancouver, so I though I'd pass some awareness on here. It ''could'' be put up for VfD, but maybe the Vancouver editing community can settle/merge the article this way. --User:Ds13 02:13, 2005 Mar 5 (UTC) :Thanks to research and a rewrite by User:Corvus, it appears there really is/was a Greektown, Vancouver after all. Thanks! --User:Ds13 06:48, 2005 Apr 22 (UTC) == Creeks == Apparently the reason Vancouver has no open running water is because the original creeks were all paved over and diverted into culverts. So, they're still there, just running under the city and joined to the storm-drain system. There's a plaque about it in a tiny park above Spanish Banks somewhere, but I can't remember the name of the park now. Anyone else have information on this?  — User:Saxifrage | User talk:Saxifrage 19:48, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC) There are actually a few creeks in Vancouver, some which salmon are again returning to each year (after restoration). I think the topic of creeks, lakes, etc. within Vancouver is an interesting one and something natives and visitors may like to know about, so I've updated the article to link to a new Bodies of water in Vancouver article. Maybe this will grow sufficiently (photos and more knowledge, anyone?!) to sustain itself, or maybe it should be split into individual pages, or maybe it should be rolled into the main article. If a decent map of them all and perhaps a photo of each could be contributed, I think this makes for a sustainable topic on its own though. --User:Ds13 05:44, 2005 Mar 26 (UTC) == University of BC == The main campus of the University and sites such as TRIUMF and the Museum of Anthropology are not "within" the City of Vancouver :They lie within the borders and municipal jursidiction of the City of Vancouver.  — User:Saxifrage | User talk:Saxifrage 21:22, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC) :No they don't. The western boundary of Vancouver is basically Blanca Street - 1 to 2 km from the UBC Point Grey Campus. UBC is bounded by Pacific Spirit Park and the University Endowment Lands (a provincially managed area). The municipality of Vancouver has no jurisdiction over the University. The Greater Vancouver Regional District has some jurisdiction over UBC (as it does over a number of municipalities, including Vancouver). *there is some separation - RCMP instead of VanCity police,... - but the postal address UBC uses is still Vancouver - so it is not part of the city, but it is not incorrect to say it is "IN" Vancouver. The article is not just about the city limits - which would exclude all discussion of Whister, entire recreation section, and much more. Ask almost any resident of BC where UBC is, they will say "Vancouver, of course" not "Just west of Vancouver" --User:JimWae 22:25, 2005 Mar 31 (UTC) *The boundary between the City of Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands is very irregular, but is well-defined: http://vancouver.ca/community_profiles/CommunityList.htm I think it's fine to point out the technicality of the boundary, but not to dwell on it, since that may be confusing to residents and vistors alike. UBC is effectively engulfed by the City of Vancouver (as are other "jurisdictions" such as Department of Defense land in Point Grey and foreign embassies downtown), and from a business, recreation, education, and transportation perspective, it's effectively Vancouver. --User:Ds13 00:13, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC) == Acres of parkland == An anon has asserted that Vancouver has 2,700 acres of parkland, another user edited to 28,000 and noted that it was off by a factor of 10 (though at the time it read "land", not "parkland", so there may have been confusion). According to the [http://vancouver.ca/parks/info/aboutus/index.htm Vancouver parks board], Vancouver has 1,298 acres of parkland among about 200 parks. What's the source for the other numbers?  — User:Saxifrage | User talk:Saxifrage 01:07, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC) *Vancouver has 114km² = 28,170 acres, I do not know where 2,700 acres came from *Burnaby is 98.6km², so I doubt it has 11,000 acres (almost 1/2) parkland *Surrey is 317.4km² - it could have 11,000 acres parkland **but I think it is best to delete or completely rebuild last 2 sentences --User:JimWae 04:15, 2005 Apr 9 (UTC) ***Agreed. I don't understand why people think it's necessary to assign a quantitative value to everything in Wikipedia. The numbers are often wrong, misleading, or controversial anyway. Vancouver has lots of parkland. End of story. == Coal Harbour help requested == I've recently updated the languishing Coal Harbour neighbourhood article, but it could still use significant attention to facts, history, photos, etc. --User:Ds13 20:19, 2005 Apr 22 (UTC) == Xwméthkwyiem ? == Is there any source about the name of the « aboriginal settlement called Xwméthkwyiem » ? I searched on the internet and the only where this appears is on wikipedia. This name looks very strange. User:MiguelTremblay 17:43, 22 May 2005 (UTC) :It is a Halkomelem word. A Musqueam speaker helped me find a reference to the settlement. The reference is: ''A Stó:lö Coast Salish Historical Atlas''. If you want the publishing info, you can find it under ''References'' at Sto:lo. Hope that helps. User:Sunray 07:31, 2005 May 23 (UTC) == Marijuana in Industry - opinions? == Hoping someone can add their two cents on if marijuana's role in Vancouver industry should or should not be mentioned in the industry section. Marijuana is apparently worth as much as $4bil or more as an industry (some quick refs, [http://www.canoe.ca/Health0004/17_pot.html], [http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/features/nna/story.html?id=ae971b40-4ac7-43c9-bcd6-e7807130af20], and there are many more that I will dig up should discussion commence), making it among the largest in all of BC. News and police reports have claimed that the industry is mainly located in Vancouver, where police are more tolerant and the sentences and fines way lower than even the rest of BC. My doubt in adding marijuana revolves around the lack of hard data inherent in an illicit industry, with both police/prohibitionist and pro-pot statistics inherently skewed and/or unprovable, and therefore perhaps unencyclopedic. Of course, I will be adding Vancouver's considerable role as a centre of the forestry industry, as well as a major capital market for small and medium scale mining ventures, which are larger industries than, say, the film industry, which has been noted with justifiable relevance. It's just this weed thing is prickly. So... any takers? User:Clapaucius 03:15, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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