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/imag

es.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Vancouver• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver• http://www.ourbc.com/travel_bc/bc_cities/Vancouv

er.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/can

ada.php