When the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games roll into town in 2010, there’ll be no shortage of jaw-dropping visuals, instantly inspiring people around the world to check out Canada’s immigration procedures. Vancouver is, after all, one of the cities that routinely tops those lists of the world’s greatest places to live. But beyond the breathtaking snowcapped crags, city-hugging beaches and dense waterfront forests lies a comparatively young metropolis that’s still trying to discover its true identity - less than 150 years after a ’gassy’ Englishman rowed in and kicked it all offwith a makeshift pub.

INTRODUCING

VANCOUVER

HIGHLIGHTS

THE AUTHOR

GETTING STARTED

BACKGROUND

NEIGHBORHOODS

SHOPPING

EATING

DRINKING

NIGHTLIFE

THE ARTS

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES

SLEEPING

DAY TRIPS & EXCURSIONS

TRANSPORTATION

DIRECTORY

GLOSSARY

BEHIND

THE SCENES

INDEX

WORLD TIME

ZONES

MAP LEGEND