Vancouver Information
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Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport(YVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, about 15 kilometres from downtown Vancouver.
It is the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements, behind Toronto Pearson International Airport
Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park.
There are around 300 species of fish, almost 30,000 invertebrates, and 56 species of amphibians and reptiles. They also have around 60 mammals and birds.
Vancouver City Hall is home to Vancouver City Council in Vancouver.
Located at 453 West 12th Avenue, the building was ordered by the Vancouver Civic Building Committee, designed by architect Fred Townley and Matheson, and built by Carter, Halls, Aldinger and Company.
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is a publicly-funded healthcare provider British Columbia.
VCH provides health services through more than 9,000 acute, rehabilitation and residential beds across 14 hospitals.
Playland
Playland is an amusement park at in Vancouver, it is the oldest amusement park in Canada.
At the end of August, Playland and its renting partner Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) collectively host an annual fair for the local residents of Greater Vancouver.
Vancouver Police Department is governed by the Vancouver Police Board under the authority of the British Columbia Police Act.
Port of Vancouver is the largest port in Canada.
They trades $43 billion in goods with more than 90 trading economies annually. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is the corporation responsible for management of the port.
Vancouver Pride Society
The Pride Parade and Festival is an annual gay pride event in downtown Vancouver.
Vancouver Pride Society strive to produce events that reflect the pride the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.
Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Public Library is the third largest public library system in Canada.
The central branch opened in downtown Vancouver in 1995 and cost 106.8 million CAD to build. It currently holds over 1.3 million items.
The Vancouver school district is a large, urban and multicultural school district providing programs to 56,000 students in Kindergarten to Grade 12, over 3,000 adults in adult education programs and over 40,000 in continuing education.
Tourism Vancouver
Tourism Vancouver is committed to being the best destination sales, marketing and visitor servicing organization in the world.
They are business association representing approximately 1,050 members in tourism and related industries/activities.
TransLink (legally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) is the organization responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver, including public transport and major roads and bridges.
YWCA Vancouver
YWCA Vancouver is a progressive, non-profit organization dedicated to achieving women's equality.