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By: Margaret Bridge, Dylan Newman, and Logan Czajkowski
Location & Climate
• Canada• Minimum
Temp. 32 degrees F.
• Highs about 82 degrees F.
• July- August: average 72- 86 degrees F
Population & Natural Boundaries
• Fraser River
• Straight of Georgia
• Natural Harbor
• Mountain Range
• Vancouver has about 61,869 people
History• Once heavily forested• Discovered by George
Vancouver in 1792• After 1858 gold rush,
population increased• Canadian Pacific Railway
extended in 1884• City rebuilt due to1886
fire• This once forested area
has now developed into a beautiful city known as one of the nicest places to live.
Real Estate
• 1 family house- $50,000 to $800,000
• Condo- $50,000 to $500,000
• Beautiful houses, condos, and apartments
Schools
• Over 30 Elementary Schools
• 36 High Schools
• 16 Colleges
Health Facilities• Hospitals• 30 Medical Facilities• Citizens are
protected and safe.
Industries & Businesses
• Software, Machinery, Film, Mining, Lumbering, and Biotech
• Casinos, Real Estate, Restaurants, Hotels, etc.
Transportation
• Bus, Bicycle Ferry, Sky Train, Train, Air Service, Ferries, Walking
Attractions
• Metropolis at Metrotown
• Capilano Suspension Bridge
• Grouse Mountain• IMAX Theatre• Vancouver Museum• 2010 Winter Olympics
VancouverThe World’s Greatest
Place to Live
Sources• http://legacyweb.triumf.ca/vancouver_images/
images.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Vancouver• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver• http://www.ourbc.com/travel_bc/bc_cities/
Vancouver.htm• http://www.discovervancouver.ca/history/• http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/elementary
schools/default.htm• http://www.vancouver kiosk.ca/directory.php?
category Id= 202• http://www.univsource.com/bc.htm• http://www.hospitalsworldwide.com/
countries/canada.php