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By: Margaret Bridge, Dylan Newman, and Logan Czajkowski

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By: Margaret Bridge, Dylan Newman, and Logan Czajkowski

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Location & Climate

• Canada• Minimum

Temp. 32 degrees F.

• Highs about 82 degrees F.

• July- August: average 72- 86 degrees F

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Population & Natural Boundaries

• Fraser River

• Straight of Georgia

• Natural Harbor

• Mountain Range

• Vancouver has about 61,869 people

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History• Once heavily forested• Discovered by George

Vancouver in 1792• After 1858 gold rush,

population increased• Canadian Pacific Railway

extended in 1884• City rebuilt due to1886

fire• This once forested area

has now developed into a beautiful city known as one of the nicest places to live.

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Real Estate

• 1 family house- $50,000 to $800,000

• Condo- $50,000 to $500,000

• Beautiful houses, condos, and apartments

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Schools

• Over 30 Elementary Schools

• 36 High Schools

• 16 Colleges

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Health Facilities• Hospitals• 30 Medical Facilities• Citizens are

protected and safe.

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Industries & Businesses

• Software, Machinery, Film, Mining, Lumbering, and Biotech

• Casinos, Real Estate, Restaurants, Hotels, etc.

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Transportation

• Bus, Bicycle Ferry, Sky Train, Train, Air Service, Ferries, Walking

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Attractions

• Metropolis at Metrotown

• Capilano Suspension Bridge

• Grouse Mountain• IMAX Theatre• Vancouver Museum• 2010 Winter Olympics

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VancouverThe World’s Greatest

Place to Live

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Sources• http://legacyweb.triumf.ca/vancouver_images/

images.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Vancouver• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver• http://www.ourbc.com/travel_bc/bc_cities/

Vancouver.htm• http://www.discovervancouver.ca/history/• http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/elementary

schools/default.htm• http://www.vancouver kiosk.ca/directory.php?

category Id= 202• http://www.univsource.com/bc.htm• http://www.hospitalsworldwide.com/

countries/canada.php