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
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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