Vancouver B.C any interesting facts?

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The Corinthian

Chinatown - Vancouver's Chinatown is the third largest in North America after the Chinese communities in San Francisco and New York.

Post Office Tunnel - This tunnel snakes its way under the downtown core from the Central Post Office on West Georgia all the way to the train station that is now the southern terminal for the SeaBus. It travels under Homer Street and along Cordova Street. The Post Office staff once held a Halloween party in it for their kids.

The Capilano Suspension Bridge - The longest and highest suspended footbridge in the world, spans 137 metres (450 feet) across the Capilano River canyon at a height of 70 metres (230 feet.)

Red Crossed - When Vancouver's first motorized ambulance arrived in the city many decades ago, they took it out for a test drive. Puttering along, they didn't see the American tourist until they ran him over and killed him.

Vancouver Restaurants - There are approximately 3,737 restaurants in the city of Vancouver.

Brie

It's so great! I live in Victoria BC, which is only a 30min plane ride away. It's so fun, really nice people, beaches downtown, tons of shops, very chic! You'll love it! Forget that douche who says it sucks

Tira Misu

Here's a fun site for Vancouver trivia:

http://british-columbia-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/vancouver_bc_trivia

Best of Luck to You!

Grand pa

2010 Olympics comming. Second largest China town in North America

somegirl

yeah, we love pot. and they all make fun of Surrey. Actually, all of BC makes fun of Surrey. Boooo. lol

I love Vancouver though.

all-knowing "1"

I'll get blasted for this, but sorry, gang- Van licks.
I lived there for thirteen years, recently returned three weeks ago, and can't wait to leave again! I watched it slide from a cool place into a vulgar, self-indulgent, arrogant, money-and-sports-and hiphop obsessed cliquey rat-race. There is SO much crime, and the drug thing is COMPLETELY out of control- (hey dooods- let's get stoned...)people shooting up and smoking crack EVERYWHERE out in the open and nobody does anything about it. It's got one of the worst heroin problems anywhere in the world. There are TONS of gangs, and they are doing killings every week. It's got air pollution like LA because of the mountains around it. The traffic is horrible. It's gotten SO expensive since the Olympics were announced. For entertainment, walk down Granville street on a weekend night and watch the bar brawls. There is no vacancy anyplace. Theft and vandalism is rampant, and it's not just the hoardes of roaming junkies that do it. It's got the poorest postal code in North America. 97 percent of the prostitutes in the DT Eastside are HIV positive. It's FULL of flakes and nuts (Meusli city!)- you can't walk ten feet without somebody panhandling you or having someone's radical empowerment agenda shoved in your face. The medical system in BC has been cannibalised- there is no longer even a healthcare office here- you have to call Victoria! All the scummy streetpunks from the rest of Canada come here to live on the sidewalks and beg for drug change with their dogs ( poor animals- they deserve a real home!!) because it is warmer here. Heard enough interesting facts?? I'm gone, good riddance, and I don't care what anyone says about my opinion. If you are rich, then you'll probably love it.This city has great nature around it, a lot of art and music, good location, but the city itself has lost so much quality of life. In my opinion.
"Bye now!"

why Canada is so strange ?

is sucks is so expensive so ,many poor and homeless on street so many murdered so many crime in BC after this new P.M came in power

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