Some people come to Vancouver to get away from it all and to leave the stress of work and city living behind.Some come to enjoy the wide-open spaces, the sandy beaches, majestic rainforest and rugged West Coast mountains. Others come to try their hand at skiing, windsurfing, scuba diving or inline skating. Some come with families in tow excited about visiting the Vancouver Aquarium MarineScience Centre, Science World and the Kids Only market.

Still others come to enjoy world-class entertainment ,fantastic cuisine and some of the finest and most eclectic shopping around. We invite you to visit our glorious city and have the time of your life. Visit Tourism Vancouver's Web site to learn more about Vancouver. West Vancouver.com, & North Vancouver.com for information on the North Shore area's.

• The Port of Vancouver is North America's 2nd largest (behind New York) and the largest bulk cargo port in the hemisphere
• Downtown is a regular locale for movie and television production, and some of the biggest stars of Hollywood are invariably residing in the district during these filmings. Vancouver is 2nd only to Los Angeles in North America in combined film and television production, and trails only Los Angeles and New York in feature films.
• Tens of thousands of audience event nights each year are recorded by downtown's theatrical and musical venues, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (home of the Vancouver Opera Company, and Ballet BC), the Playhouse, the Centre for the Performing Arts, the Orpheum (home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), the Vogue Theatre and the Commodore Ballroom.
• Professional sports and major entertainment spectacles at GM Place and BC Place Stadium bring hundreds of thousands downtown. Professional teams include the Vancouver Canucks (hockey), BC Lions (football) and the Vancouver Whitecaps (soccer).

Downtown Area

• 72,900 - Downtown Population (2001 Census Data).
• Downtown residential population has almost doubled in the past decade, and residential construction continues to boom. New condominium buildings sell out, often before the ground is even broken for construction.
• 142,595 - Downtown Employment (City of Vancouver)