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| | Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Vancouver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | The city's population is 545,671 and that of the metropolitan area is 2,186,965 (2001 census). |
 | | Vancouver is also a major centre for the mining industry, with the former Vancouver Stock Exchange (now absorbed into the TSX Venture Exchange) notable as the largest market in the world for venture capital in small to medium sized mining ventures. |
 | | 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 (the flagship terminal), linking the mainland to Vancouver Island and other nearby islands. |
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