About Vancouver
Vancouver is the largest city in Western Canada, located at the southwestern corner of the province of British Columbia. Situated between the North Shore and coastal mountains and the edge of the Pacific Ocean, it is one of North America's most beautiful cities. Vancouver regularly ranks among the most desirable and ‘best’ places to live in the world.
The vibrant downtown core offers all of the amenities of an international destination -- from hundreds of restaurants and clubs, to countless parks and recreation facilities, to world-class entertainment and sporting events (including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the Canucks, the city's major league hockey team). Greater Vancouver is home to two major universities (University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University) as well as to numerous community colleges and university colleges.
Vancouverites are avid outdoors people and enjoy limitless opportunities for pursuits such as hiking and mountain biking in the spring and summer and skiing in winter.
In 2010 the city is hosting the world, as the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games come to Vancouver and Whistler-Blackcomb.
