Vancouver is a major city in western Canada,located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province,the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city,up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021,making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver,along with the Fraser Valley,comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada,with over 5,700 inhabitants per square kilometre (15,000/sq mi),and the fourth highest in North America.
SkyTrain is the medium-capacity rapid transit system serving the Metro Vancouver region in British Columbia,Canada. SkyTrain has 79.6 km (49.5 mi) of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks running on underground and elevated guideways,allowing SkyTrain to hold consistently high on-time reliability. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 141,339,300,or about 456,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.
Vancouver International Airport is an international airport located on Sea Island in Richmond,British Columbia,serving the city of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland region. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. YVR is the second busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic,behind Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario. As a trans-Pacific hub,the airport has more direct flights to China than any other airport in North America or Europe. It is a hub for Air Canada and WestJet. Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian airports that have US Border Pre-clearance facilities. It is also one of the few major international airports to have a terminal for scheduled float planes.
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside,adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.
The Canada Line is a rapid transit line in Greater Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,that is part of the SkyTrain system. The line is owned by TransLink and InTransitBC and is operated by ProTrans BC. Coloured turquoise on route maps,it operates as an airport rail link between Vancouver,Richmond,and the Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The line comprises 16 stations and 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) of track;the main line runs from Vancouver to Richmond while a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) spur line from Bridgeport station connects to the airport. It opened on August 17,2009,ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
John Deighton,better known as "Gassy Jack",was a bar-owner in British Columbia. The Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver,British Columbia takes its name from him.
Downtown Vancouver is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver,Canada,on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. It occupies most of the north shore of the False Creek inlet,which cuts into the Burrard Peninsula creating the Downtown Peninsula,where the West End neighbourhood and Stanley Park are also located.
Transportation in Vancouver,British Columbia,has many of the features of modern cities worldwide. Unlike many large metropolises,Vancouver has no freeways into or through the downtown area. A proposed freeway through the downtown was rejected in the 1960s by a coalition of citizens,community leaders and planners. This event "signalled the emergence of a new concept of the urban landscape" and has been a consistent element of the city's planning ever since.
Richmond–Brighouse is an elevated station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. Located in the Brighouse area of Richmond,British Columbia,Canada,it is one of the outbound terminus stations of the Canada Line,the other being YVR–Airport. Like YVR–Airport,Richmond–Brighouse only has a single track.
Sea Island Centre is an at-grade station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located on Sea Island in Richmond,British Columbia.
Templeton is an at-grade station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in Richmond,British Columbia,south of the city of Vancouver,and is built on the Grauer Lands on the eastern portion of Sea Island.
Yaletown–Roundhouse is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located on Davie Street at Mainland Street,approximately 80 metres (260 ft) northwest of Pacific Boulevard,and serves the residential and retail areas of Yaletown and Downtown Vancouver in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada.
Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson is a Canadian businessman and a progressive politician,who served as the 39th mayor of Vancouver,British Columbia,from 2008 to 2018. As the longest consecutive serving Mayor in Vancouver's history,Robertson and his team led the creation and implementation of the Greenest City 2020 Action Plan and spearheaded the city's first comprehensive Economic Action Strategy.
Gordon Price is a Canadian urban planner,gay rights activist,and former politician,known for his tenure as a Non-Partisan Association (NPA) member of Vancouver City Council. Serving six terms from 1986 to 2002,he notably became the first openly gay member of the council. During his time as a city councillor,Price also served on the board of Metro Vancouver and the board of TransLink in 1999. Since retiring from politics,Price has remained engaged in urban issues.
The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users or VANDU is a not-for-profit organization and advocacy group based in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. The group believes that all drug users should have their own rights and freedoms. The group's members have been actively involved in lobbying for support of Insite,North America's first safe injection site,located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.
A statue of John Deighton was commissioned in 1970,and was sculpted by Vern Simpson. Its location moved to various spots in Vancouver's Gastown neighborhood,in British Columbia,Canada. It was finally installed at a spot near where Deighton had opened the Globe Saloon in 1867. On February 14,2022,the statue was toppled by protesters.
Colleen Hardwick is a Canadian politician and film-maker in Vancouver,British Columbia,who served on Vancouver City Council from 2018 to 2022. Hardwick is the daughter of former Vancouver alderman Walter Hardwick,and granddaughter of former Vancouver park commissioner Iris Hardwick.
The 2022 Vancouver municipal election was held on October 15,2022,the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia. Voters elected the mayor of Vancouver by first-past-the-post. Ten city councillors,7 park board commissioners,and 9 school board trustees were elected through plurality at-large voting. In addition,voters were presented with 3 capital plan questions.
Elisa is a steakhouse in Yaletown,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. Toptable Group opened the restaurant in 2018.
