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  Vancouver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vancouver (pronounced [væːnˈkʰuv̥ɚ]) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia.
Vancouver is adjacent to the Strait of Georgia, a body of water that is shielded from the Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island.
Vancouver has a wet climate and is surrounded by water; while early records show that there may have been as many as fifty creeks and streams in the area, currently only four are left.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vancouver   (5244 words)

  
 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.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Vancouver   (5779 words)

  
 Vancouver - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
[1] Vancouver is one of the cities of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and of the larger geographic region commonly known as the Lower Mainland of BC.
Vancouver has a wet climate and is surrounded by water; while early records show that there may have been as many as fifty creeks and streams in the area, currently only four are left (see Bodies of water in Vancouver).
Vancouver's climate is unusually temperate by Canadian standards; after Victoria, it is the second warmest major city in Canada during the winter.
www.voyager.in /Vancouver,_British_Columbia   (7062 words)

  
 TEENscene @ North Vancouver City Library
Congratulations to all the teens who have been writing lots of reviews and winning great prizes so far this summer!
And here’s a fresh batch of Teen Council Top Picks, this time brought to you courtesy of Arash, one of the founding members of the library’s Teen Advisory Council.
(Please note that the Teen Council Top Picks do not represent the opinions of the North Vancouver City Library.)
www.cnv.org /nvcl/Teens/index.asp   (258 words)

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