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Vancouver, BC is a city located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is named after Captain George Vancouver, an English explorer. Vancouver has a population of 587,891, while its metropolitan region, the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), has a population of 2,180,737 (2006 estimate).
 

Vancouver Average House Price is about $740,000. Real Estate in Vancouver, BC is very expensive.

Greater Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area in western Canada and the third largest in the country. It is also the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and is the second-largest metropolitan area (second to Seattle). Vancouver is ethnically diverse, with more than half of its residents having a first language other than English. The city is growing rapidly, and the GVRD population is projected to reach 2.6 million by 2020.

Vancouver, BC is consistently ranked one of the three most livable cities in the world. In 2007, it was ranked the 89th most expensive city in which to live among 143 major cities in the world, and the second most expensive in Canada after Toronto. Vancouver tied with Vienna as having the third highest quality of living in the world, after Zurich and Geneva.

The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver and nearby Whistler.

Things to do in Vancouver :

  • Walk around Stanley Park on the sea wall
  • Go flightseeing above the city and local mountains
  • Take the ferry to Granville Island (5 minute ride) - Ski 30 minutes from downtown at Cypress, Grouse or Seymour Mountain
  • Fly to Victoria by float plane & visit Butchart Gardens
  • Ride the Gondola to the top of Grouse Mountain
  • Visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge
  • Fish for Salmon or Halibut from downtown Vancouver
  • Kayak in the local rivers or the local ocean

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