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vancouver at dusk. Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by the Strait of Georgia, the Fraser River, and the Coast Mountains. Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, a British explorer. The population of the city of Vancouver is 611,869 and the population of Metro Vancouver is 2,249,725 (2007 estimate). This makes it the largest metropolitan area in Western Canada and the third largest in the country.Vancouver is ethnically diverse, with 52% of city residents and 43% of Metro residents having a first language other than English. Population density is fourth highest for a major city on the continent after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City. Vancouver was first settled in the 1860s as a result of immigration caused by the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, particularly from the United States, although many immigrants did not remain after the rush. The city developed rapidly from a small lumber mill town into a metropolitan center following the arrival of the transcontinental railway in 1887. The Port of Vancouver became internationally significant after the completion of the Panama Canal, which reduced freight rates in the 1920s and made it viable to ship export-bound prairie grain west through Vancouver. It has since become the busiest seaport in Canada, and exports more cargo than any other port in North America. Uploaded by tirtha9 (434) • 5 months ago Tags: vancouver tirtha9 (434)

If you could...

If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be??? My dream is to go to Vancouver Canada, and you???

Toronto or Vancouver?

My local airport offers flights to Toronto and Vancouver. Which would you choose to go to and why? If you went to one of these airports and you toured around a bit where would you go?

Winter Olympics

Who will be coming to the winter olympics in Vancouver,British Columbia in 2010? Ans where will you be coming from?

I really want to move to Vancouver, what should I do?

I am a lawyer but I am willing to work as a paralegal in Vancouver. Is that a hard thing to do? Who should I contact?

Anybody else here live in Vancouver, Canada?

Give it a shout if you live in Vancouver~~~ Canucks rock!

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