Nanaimo is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island,in British Columbia,Canada. "The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City",which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating from the shoreline like the spokes of a wagon wheel,and to its relatively central location on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo is the headquarters of the Regional District of Nanaimo.
RCMPVSt. Roch is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner,the first ship to completely circumnavigate North America,and the second vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. She was the first ship to complete the Northwest Passage in the west to east direction,using the same route that Amundsen on the sailing vessel Gjøa had traversed east to west,38 years earlier.
The Royal British Columbia Museum,founded in 1886,is a history museum in Victoria,British Columbia,Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987,to coincide with a royal tour of that year. The museum merged with the British Columbia Provincial Archives in 2003.
West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,Canada.
Science World is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization called ASTC Science World Society in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It is located at the end of False Creek and features many permanent interactive exhibits and displays,as well as areas with varying topics throughout the years.
HMCS Cape Breton was a Royal Canadian Navy Cape-class maintenance ship. Originally built for the Royal Navy as HMS Flamborough Head in 1944,she was transferred in 1952. Upon her commissioning she was the second ship to bear the name Cape Breton. She served operationally from 1953–1964,when she was laid up. She was used as a floating machine shop until the late-1990s,before being sold for use as an artificial reef off the coast of British Columbia.
Spipiyus Provincial Park is a 29.79 square kilometres (11.50 sq mi) provincial park in British Columbia,Canada. The park is north of Halfmoon Bay on the Sechelt Peninsula. It protects pockets of old-growth forest that are habitat for the marbled murrelet.
West Point Grey is a neighbourhood in the northwest of the city of Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It is on Point Grey and bordered by 16th Avenue to the south,Alma Street to the east,English Bay to the north,and Blanca Street to the west. Notable beaches within West Point Grey include Spanish Banks,Locarno and Jericho. Immediately to the south is Pacific Spirit Regional Park and to the east is Kitsilano.
The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) is a research institute founded in 1978 at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The institute conducts interdisciplinary research and teaching on multiple South Asian and East Asian nations.
The Chinatown in Victoria,British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858. It remains an actively inhabited place and continues to be popular with residents and visitors,many of whom are Chinese-Canadians. Victoria's Chinatown is now surrounded by cultural,entertainment venues as well as being a venue itself. Chinatown is now conveniently just minutes away from other sites of interests such as the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre,Bay Centre,Empress Hotel,Market Square,and others.
The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) is a registered non-profit society based in Vancouver,British Columbia (BC),and has been a registered tax-deductible charity in Canada since 1992.
The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. Along with the Orpheum,Vancouver Playhouse,and the Annex,it is one of four facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres on behalf of the city of Vancouver. It was named after the former Canadian monarch,Queen Elizabeth II.
The Beatty Street Drill Hall is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 620 Beatty Street in Vancouver,British Columbia. It is the home of The British Columbia Regiment,an armoured reconnaissance reserve regiment,the oldest military unit in Vancouver,and the most senior militia in the province.
Victoria Harbour is a harbour,seaport,and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria,British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria,separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood,the Upper Harbour serves as the boundary between the City of Victoria and the district municipality of Esquimalt. The inner reaches are also bordered by the district of Saanich and the town of View Royal. Victoria is a federal "public harbour" as defined by Transport Canada. Several port facilities in the harbour are overseen and developed by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority,however the harbour master's position is with Transport Canada.
The Seaforth Armoury is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 1650 Burrard Street in Vancouver,British Columbia. It is the home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada,a Primary Reserve Infantry unit. The building was designed by the architectural firm of McCarter and Nairne,and is now listed as a Class A Heritage Building.
Burkeville,British Columbia is a village located on Sea Island in Richmond,British Columbia,Canada.
War Memorial Gymnasium is a gymnasium on the University of British Columbia campus. It was officially dedicated on October 26,1951,to the family members of service personnel who died in the two world wars. The Memorial walls have since been updated to reflect UBC's involvement with Canada's military. It is frequently referred to as 'The' 'Historic' War Memorial Gymnasium and hosts the annual UBC Remembrance Day Ceremony.
Chinese Canadians are a sizable part of the population in Greater Vancouver,especially in the Chinese communities in the city of Vancouver and the adjoining suburban city of Richmond. The legacy of Chinese immigration is prevalent throughout the Vancouver area.
VIVO Media Arts Centre,run under the Satellite Video Exchange Society,(SVES) is an artist-run centre and video distribution library located in Vancouver,Canada. It was founded in 1973 to promote the non-commercial use of video technology by providing international and educational video exchange through a public video library. Its mission has then been expanded to provide equipment rentals,artist workshops,and provide information to the public about media arts.
The West Vancouver Art Museum was founded in 1994 and occupies the historic Gertrude Lawson house in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada.
