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Vancouver ranks as the #2 rainiest city in the world, next to London. The measure used is “most days of rain per year,” as opposed to most rainfall in total, in which case cities in South America or South East Asia would win, as they get more rainfall in a…
Vancouver ranks as the #2 rainiest city in the world, next to London. The measure used is “most days of rain per year,” as opposed to most rainfall in total, in which case cities in South America or South East Asia would win, as they get more rainfall in a…
Vancouver’s beauty is multi-faceted, where most cities have one or two unique features that sets them apart, Vancouver boasts its position on the Pacific, with a backdrop of majestic Canadian mountains, lush green vegetation, tall trees, clean air, and Stanley Park. Stanley Park is a 1000 acre forest setting park,…
Many stereotypes come to mind when thinking of Vancouver. Environmentalism, healthy living, expensive real estate, trends, hockey, food, and culture, but there are some missing ingredients one might expect to find among this list that simply cannot be attributed to Vancouver.
Few cities can match Vancouver’s culture of fitness and…
At one time Vancouver’s hockey team, the Canucks, held the odious distinction of being the least successful professional sports franchise in history. This was gauged by the win/loss ratio, which for the Canucks, was horrible. Surprisingly, the Canucks had a very loyal fan base that learned to love them, despite…
Vancouver was born green, its road layout shows that it was conceived as a lifestyle city. A perfect example of this is Highway #1, Canada’s longest highway. Vancouver is the only city in Canada that not only has stop lights on it, but diverts it away from the downtown core.…
Vancouver is a city with a population of roughly 1 million people if you include the greater Vancouver suburbs. The downtown core has become less population dense the past few decades, relative to the total population, mainly because it’s a small geographical area surrounded by water, limiting the space available.…
Once dubbed “Hollywood North,” Vancouver’s movie industry has a long history and impressive resume of big budget movies, as well as TV series, local movies, and commercials. “The Bridge” studios in Burnaby is a first class venue for movie production companies and can accommodate multiple production teams simultaneously. Entire movies…
There's a saying among Vancouver's 500,000 Chinese inhabitants, "Vancouver Chinese food is better than Hong Kong." Vancouver's Chinese community is based in Richmond, a large suburb whose population is predominantly Chinese. It's there you'll find Vancouver's best Chinese restaurants, but they aren't western style, they're authentic Chinese, such as Dim…
At first glance, downtown Vancouver appears a beehive of activity, with multiple highrises being constructed, condos being built, and rezoning applications dotting the landscape. If you gauged the city on first appearances, you’d surely think the city was growing by leaps, but your first glance would overlook the truth, which…
Vancouver is A Rainforest
Vancouver ranks as the #2 rainiest city in the world, next to London. The measure used is “most days…
2015, The New 2008
It has been 7 years since the financial crisis of 2008 gripped the world, although it still makes the…
Stanley Park at Vancouver
Vancouver’s beauty is multi-faceted, where most cities have one or two unique features that sets them…
Vancouver’s Movie
Industry
Once dubbed “Hollywood North,” Vancouver’s movie industry has a long history and impressive resume…
Commodity Prices Have
Crashed
There are a number of sure-fire ways to know the economy isn’t doing well. These are time tested,…
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Many have heard the term, “Sovereign Wealth Fund,” but its meaning is elusive. Sovereign wealth…
Suspicious Canadian
Employment Stats
Since oil crashed in 2014, the Canadian economy has been reeling. Yet that wasn’t the start of Canada’s…
Tarsands Will Continue
Producing
In a recent article by the Globe and Mail, an oil analyst explained it this way, “production of oil…
The Makeup Of
Vancouverites
Vancouver is Canada’s largest west coast city, sitting on the Pacific, nestled into a range of mountains…
Bank Of Canada Rate
Decision Serves As
Warning
The Bank of Canada isn’t in the habit of suddenly changing course on its monetary policy, or making…