This page is the regional directory of Cities in British Columbia for which we have developed city pages. The map above shows where the districts are located. Click on the links to the left to view community information and attractions that we recommend in that area.

The North Shore

The North Shore area contains West Vancouver and North Vancouver across its south shore. If you travel up the west shore on Highway-99 (The Sea to Ski Highway) along Howe Sound you will find Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton.

We have not listed all of the cities in British Columbia. We have only listed the cities that we have online at this time.

Vancouver and Whistler will Host

The 2010 Olympic and Paralymic Winter Games.

Link to Winter Games web site:

http://www.vancouver2010.com/

Whistler

Vancouver Neighborhoods

Below left is a listing of links to our pages of neighborhoods and areas of interest in the City of Vancouver. Most if not all of these areas have commercial districts and attractions of interest to visitors. We have listed parks, attractions, points of interest, some history, lodging, and restaurants in each area. Most of the pages have maps showing the location of the area in Vancouver.

Vancouver is a unique city. It has large populations of immigrants that tend to live in communities together and bring the flavor of their country with them. You can find area where the food is from England and the accent is British, Scottish, or other areas of Great Britton.

You will find small areas where you can hear people speak French, Canada’s other primary language. Vancouver is so diverse there is another language around every corner. As you browse in the store windows of Punjabi Market on Main Street you will think you are looking at store windows in India. Nowhere in North America have we seen so many wares from India. As you walk down Main Street in this area you may find yourself feeling a little out of place if you aren’t wearing traditional Indian garb. Some of the fabrics worn here are breathtaking.

Vancouver is a great place to bring your children. Here they can see a wide diversity of culture and feel the traditions of may cultures.

Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a “Must See” in Vancouver. It is surrounded on three sides by the sea. You will find sandy salt water beaches and rugged rocky shoreline. You can spend days and days in Stanley Park and every time you visit Vancouver and spend some time in the park you will find something new. My favorite spot has a view of a little mermaid sitting on a rock in the bay. Another spectacular spot is to get right under the Lyon’s Gate Bridge and look across Burrard Inlet.

There is a fantastic aquarium and a train ride for the kids. Among other things you can find Canadian Indian Totem Poles, a Chevron Gas Station floating in the harbor, a view point on a cliff with a restaurant, and a children’s water park. There is a road that runs all around the park with ample “Paid” parking to stop at different places in the park and there is a wide paved walk that goes on for miles along the beach all around the park.

Richmond

In some of the malls of the “Golden Village” in Richmond you will see herbs that you have never seen before from China and foods you will not find in North American grocery stores. More than that you may look around as we did and find no one else of your nationality. You feel like you have been teleported to China or Japan. You probably will not be able to read the signs. You can spend a day lost in a sea of products you did not know existed.

More than 60% of the 188,000 people that make up the population of Richmond are Chinese or South Asian. If you visit Richmond you will find the hubbub of the “New Chinatown” of Greater Vancouver.

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