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Vancouver, Canada

Dialing Code Country: 1 Area Code: 604

Population 545,671; 1,986,695 metro area

Major Industries Tourism, Forestry, Retail, Financial Services

Electricity 110 volts, 60 Hz; standard flat two-pin prongs

Did You Know? The World Council of Cities ranked Vancouver second in the world for quality of life, and 'Outside' magazine voted it one of the ten best cities in the world to live in.

Orientation Vancouver glows on the southeastern edge of British Columbia on Canada's west coast. The Coast Mountains frontier its northern and eastern margins, while Vancouver Island buoys to the west across the Strait of Georgia.

Local Expert: Laura Bzowy

My name is Laura Bzowy, and I am a long time resident of Vancouver.  This gives me the advantage of knowing where to go for the best Dim Sum, or the best place to buy stocking stuffers at...

 
May 11, 2008
Local News

Krazy Talk!

Starting May 17th, the VAG will have a new summer show.  A gallery show featuring anime, comics, video games, and art.

Not only, will this show run until Sept 7th, but it will feature 4 discussions with leaders in the visual arts/literature world.

The first discussion will take

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May 11, 2008
Food

Score one for coffee

Address:
Paradise Cafe
4088 East Hastings St
website

I spent a great portion of the early afternoon, looking for a coffee bar that had free wireless.  I didn't look too too long.  I had started out with a plan of where I was going to end up - but from where I started walking to my final destination, was about 12 blocks.  I must have

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May 04, 2008
Item

Coffee's On

MMMM coffee - the drink almost all adults and near adults enjoy (and many times need).  Vancouver is the right place to enjoy it.  There is nowhere else in Canada, where you find as many places to enjoy "the best coffee" around.  

I am not saying that you can't find

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April 29, 2008
Food

Eat Vancouver

Address:
B.C. Place Stadium
777 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4Y8, Canada
website

Is your family tired of the same old thing for dinner?  Do you and the hubby desperately need a night out - but can only manage to get to the local Denny's for dinner?  

Need some culinary inspiration?  May I suggest attending Eat Vancouver.  A 3 day trade show held at

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April 28, 2008
Local News

Lions and Tigers and Bears

And giraffes, and cheetahs, and hippos and lemurs.....and and and.  The list of animals to be seen at the Greater Vancouver Zoo is about 10 miles long.

If you are visiting the Vancouver area with children, then no visit it complete without seeing the Greater Vancouver Zoo.

The

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