About Vancouver
Did you know Vancouver is…

·         consistently ranked one of the most beautiful cities in the world

·         host city for the 2010 winter olympics

·         Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre voted "World’s Best Congress Centre" in 2002 by AIPC

·         regularly acclaimed “the most liveable city the world”

·         blessed with a sheltered marine climate that is mild year-round

·         “the most accessible city in the world” for travellers with disabilities

·         one of the only cities in the world where you can ski, golf and sail all in the same day

·         just two hours from Whistler/Blackcomb—North America’s top‑rated ski destination

·         a cultural crossroads that is located midway between Western Europe and Asia Pacific

·         a food-lover’s dream with more restaurants, a wider selection of ethnic cuisine, and better prices than any comparably-sized city in the world

·         home to the finest wine festival on the continent

·         the launching point for excursions to wild Alaska, enchanting Victoria, BC’s Okanagan wine country, and the stunning Canadian Rockies

The population of Greater Vancouver, including all major suburbs, is just over 2 million. The city of Vancouver itself is 565,000 and these "Vancouverites" originate from more than 60 cultural groups! This multicultural flavour is threaded through out the region in the restaurants, festivals, and unique neighbourhoods that make up the lower mainland area.

Vancouver has the third-largest Chinatown in North America after those in San Francisco and New York. Vancouverites and visitors alike enjoy Chinatown to visit the steamy windows of won-ton houses, meat store displays hung with crimson Chinese barbecued ducks, coils of Chinese sausage, stalls packed with exotic roots and teas of Chinese folk medicine, jade, silks and other novelties.

For additional information on events, attractions, restaurants and other activities, you can visit the Vancouver Tourism website at www.tourismvancouver.com

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