Vancouver (/væŋˈkuːvər/ or /vænˈkuːvər/) officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality. The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country, the second largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the most populous in Western Canada. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city. The City of Vancouver encompasses a land area of about 114 square kilometres, giving it a population density of about 5,249 people per square kilometre (13,590 per square mile).
Population: 600,000
Latitude: 49° 14' 58.78" N
Longitude: -123° 07' 9.62" W
Empire Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium that formerly stood at the Pacific National Exhibition site at Hastings Park in Vancouver. Track and field and Canadian football, as well as soccer and musical events, were held in the stadium. The stadium …
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (simplified Chinese: 中山公园; traditional Chinese: 中山公園; pinyin: Zhōngshān Gōngyuán; Jyutping: Zung1saan1 Gung1jyun4) is the first Chinese or "scholars" garden built outside of China, and is located in China…
Deadman Island is a 3.8 ha island to the south of Stanley Park in Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia. The indigenous Sḵwxwú7mesh name is "skwtsa7s", meaning simply "island." Officially designated "Deadman Island" by the Geographical Names B…
Commercial–Broadway Station (formerly Broadway Station and Commercial Drive Station, separately) is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line and an at-grade portion of the Millennium Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit sy…
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts is located on the campus of the University of British Columbia near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is situated within the natural landscape of the campus and is surrounded by evergreens and rhododendr…
CKST is a radio station located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Owned by Bell Media, the station broadcasts a sports talk format branded as TSN Radio 1040.
CFTE is a Canadian Class B, 50,000 watt radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. On 1410 AM, it is owned by Bell Media and currently carries a sports format as TSN Radio 1410, a secondary station to CKST (TSN Radio 1040).
CBUT-DT, virtual channel 2 (UHF digital channel 43), is a CBC Television owned-and-operated television station located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which serves as the Pacific Time Zone flagship of the network. The station is owned by the…
Whalley is the city centre of Surrey, British Columbia and is the most densely populated and urban of Surrey's six town centres.
The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, operating as The Peter A. Allard School of Law, is a faculty at the University of British Columbia and one of the largest English language legal programs in Canada. The school offers a three-year Ju…
Lougheed Town Centre Station (sometimes abbreviated as Lougheed Station) is a station on the Millennium Line, part of the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
CKWX (known on-air as News1130) is a 24-hour all-news radio station broadcasting to residents of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, British Columbia; it is a Class A clear-channel station. In fact, CKWX is the only Canadian radio station which broadc…
CHQM-FM (identified on air and in print as 103.5 QM/FM) is a Canadian radio station in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 103.5 megahertz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts from a transmitt…
Vancouver School Board (VSB, also School District #39) is a school district based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Central City Shopping Centre (formerly known as Surrey Place Mall) is a shopping mall and office tower complex in Whalley, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, which is owned by Blackwood Partners Management Corporation. It is near Surrey Central Stati…
CIVT-DT, UHF channel 32, is a CTV owned-and-operated television station located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The station is owned by Bell Media, as part of a twinstick with Victoria-based CTV Two owned-and-operated station CIVI-DT (channe…
The Ben Franklin mesoscaphe, also known as the Grumman/Piccard PX-15, was a manned underwater submersible built in 1968. It was the brainchild of explorer and inventor Jacques Piccard. The research vessel was designed to house a six-man crew for up …
CJAX-FM (identified on air and in print as 96.9 JACKfm) is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 96.9 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 75,000 watts from a transmitter on …
