WebVancouver (/ v æ n ˈ k uː v ər / van-KOO-vər) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest …

WebThe Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia.The united colony joined Canadian Confederation, thus becoming part of Canada, in 1871.The colony …

WebThe Metro Vancouver operates a regional rapid mass transit network, under the auspices of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (formerly Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority). Known as TransLink, it is responsible for all aspects of municipal transportation.In addition to public transport, TransLink is also responsible for maintaining …

WebBusinesses. Bouygues (stock symbol EN); Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (reporting mark EN, but now known as Southern Railway of Vancouver Island); Euronews, a news television and internet channel; Language and writing. En or N, the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet; EN (cuneiform), the mark in Sumerian cuneiform script for a High Priest or …

WebSea Island is an island in the Fraser River estuary in the city of Richmond, British Columbia.It is located south of the city of Vancouver and north and west of Lulu Island.Sea Island is the home to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), a nature conservation area, and a permanent resident population of 814, most of which live in the neighbourhood of …

WebThe Vancouver SkyTrain is a three-line urban mass transit system in the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, managed by TransLink.The Expo Line was built for the Expo 86 World's Fair; the Millennium Line opened in 2002, followed by the Canada Line in 2009, which was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Expo Line and …

WebVancouver (umgangssprachlich auch Vancouver USA oder The Couve) ist eine Großstadt am Nordufer des Flusses Columbia River im US-Bundesstaat Washington, gegenüber von Portland, Oregon am Südufer. Die Stadt ist County Seat des Clark County und gehört der Großregion Pazifischer Nordwesten an. Sie hat 190.915 Einwohner (laut der letzten …

WebThe city of Vancouver, located in British Columbia, Canada, has a moderate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) that borders on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Its summer months are typically dry, often resulting in moderate drought conditions, usually in July and August. In contrast, the rest of the year is rainy, especially …

WebSanta Rosa Island (Spanish: Isla de Santa Rosa; Chumash: Wi'ma) is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California 2 or 83.118 sq mi). Santa Rosa is located about 26 miles (42 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in Santa Barbara County and is part of Channel Islands National Park.. The Chumash, a Native American people lived on the …

WebIt is known to the Tlingit as Xootsnoowú, which is commonly interpreted as "Fortress of the Bear(s)", and gives its name to hooch.. The island was named by British naval officer George Vancouver in honor of his Royal Navy employers, the Admiralty. Joseph Whidbey, master of the Discovery during Vancouver's 1791–95 expedition, explored it in …

WebAnnacis Island is a narrow island under the jurisdiction of City of Delta in Lower Mainland, British Columbia, located just downstream of the south arm of the Fraser River bifurcation between Lulu Island to the north and the Delta peninsula to the south. The island is now mostly an industrial zone, and contains one of Metro Vancouver's secondary wastewater …

WebVancouver Island University: Nanaimo: Public 1969 (as Malaspina College) Public colleges. Camosun College (Victoria, British Columbia) Coast Mountain College (Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Hazelton, and Haida Gwaii) College of New Caledonia (Prince George, Quesnel, Mackenzie, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, and Burns Lake)

WebHistory. Prince of Wales Island is the homeland of the indigenous Kaigani Haida people. Kaigani is an anglicization of the Tlingit word xʼaaxʼ aani, which translates to "crabapple country". [citation needed] The Tlingit name for the island is Taan, meaning "sea lion".The island is traditional Tlingit territory. The Haida migrated into the area in the late 18th …

WebThe Metro Vancouver Transit Police (MVTP), previously the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service and formally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service (SCBCTAPS), is the police force for TransLink, the public transit system of the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada.. …