Welcome to Vancouver!
Vancouver is truly one of the world's most beautiful and most perfect
places to visit or live. It is a sophisticated, fun loving, outdoor living city
with a vibrant, prosperous downtown core.
Don't miss the new harbourside Convention Centre,
so green it has grass growing on the roof. From its windows, you can see Stanley Park and the North Shore Mountains in one direction and downtown Vancouver in the other.
You can watch float
planes take off and land in the Burrard Inlet, cruise ships arriving and departing
in summer and boats and ships sailing, rowing or motoring back and forth year round.
One tenth of Vancouver's nearly 600,000 inhabitants
live downtown, most in innovative, high rise apartment buildings
that feature glass and more glass showcasing the city's light and views.
Along with its downtown, Vancouver has many
mature, thriving, well defined neighbourhoods with locally owned businesses, a clearly defined
identity and a community feel. Each presents a unique view of the city.
Moreover, Vancouver has one of the most diverse
populations in North America and with that diversity comes all the benefits: great
new ideas, an embracing, cooperative spirit, ethnic food, shops, customs and celebrations.
In Vancouver, you can swim in English Bay or
Second Beach, kayak in False Creek or ride horses in Southlands. Twenty minutes
away, in the North Shore mountains, you can ski and snowboard in winter and hike
or mountain bike in summer.
From Vancouver you are only 63 km from Victoria.
Located on Vancouver Island, Victoria, British Columbia's capital, is another of
the world's most beautiful cities. You can get from downtown Vancouver to downtown
Victoria in 35 minutes by float plane or three and a half hours by bus and ferry.
From Vancouver, you are only 120 km from Whistler,
one of the world's most spectacular winter ski resorts and summer playground and
the site, along with Vancouver, of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In February 2010, all the world will visit Vancouver
for the Olympics, either actually or virtually, and they will discover its magic.
We suggest you join them. And if you don't make it for the Olympics, come visit in the spring, summer or fall. We welcome you!
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