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Learn more about Vancouver, British Columbia in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | Vancouver is the main city of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and of the larger region commonly known as the Lower Mainland, where 1,986,965 people (2001) live. |
 | | Vancouver is also served by two B.C. Ferry terminals, one to the northwest near the village of Horseshoe Bay, and one to the south, at Tsawwassen, linking the city to Vancouver Island and other nearby islands. |
 | | Vancouver and its adjacent communities are the home of two major universities, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU), as well as a number of community colleges. |
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