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Public Transportation
Mar26Vancouver has an extensive public transit system that links up with suburbs and all of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. In Metro Vancouver, there are many public transit options, including buses, commuter rail, Skytrain and Seabus. A light rail system is currently under construction also, to be completed in 2009. Public transit in Vancouver is run by Translink, http://translink.bc...
Getting To and From the Vancouver Airport (YVR)
Mar19You have several options to get to Downtown Vancouver from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and the nearby Abbotsford Airport (YXX), which acts as a secondary terminal. Shuttle service runs between both airports, so you needn't worry if you must make your way from one airport to another. For more information on booking a shuttle between airports, visit here. Some hotels in Richmond ...
Coal Harbour
Mar18Although Coal Harbour is technically considered part of the West End by the City of Vancouver, it has a distinctly different feel than the rest of the neighbourhood. Though its perimeters are a little loose, Coal Harbour falls on the northern shore of the Downtown peninsula, with high rises extending to the entrance of Stanley Park to the west, up to Georgia Street to the south and border...
Yaletown
Mar17Though the community of Yaletown technically is defined as part of Downtown by the City of Vancouver, really it is a neighborhood all to itself with unique traits and residents. Set along False Creek, this area is one of the youngest in Vancouver, mainly only an industrial area until the Expo 1986 World's Fair. At that time, Yaletown began to turn residential, with high-rise apartments a...
Marpole
Mar13Marpole is one of the outermost regions of the City of Vancouver, the first area that visitors see when arriving form the Vancouver Airport. It is approximately bordered by Angus Drive to the west, 57th Avenue to the north, Main Street to the east and the Fraser River to the south.One of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, Marpole's tone changes in different areas. While there are some residenti...
Kitsilano
Mar12The famously trendy neighbourhood of Kitsilano extends East-West from Burrard Street to Alma St and North-South from English Bay to 16th Ave. Along with wonderful beaches and parks, Kitsilano has many great restaurants and shops, with W 4th, W 10th and Broadway Avenues being particularly packed with great businesses. Perhaps because of its proximity to two beaches Kits beach roll throug...
Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Mar11Kensington-Cedar Cottage is a residential, mostly working-class neighborhood, running East-West from Nanaimo St. to Fraser St., and North-South from Broadway to 41st Ave. Containing the upper, more residential end of Commercial Drive, the busy, commercial stretch of Kingsway and perhaps the highest concentration of Vancouver Specials of any neighbourhood in the city, Kensington-Cedar...
West End
Mar10The West End of Vancouver extends west from Burrard Street, east of Denman Street, and south of West Georgia Street. Historically the term referred to everything from Burrard Street to Stanley Park, and many residents still view is thusly, even though Coal Harbour and areas west of Denman having a slightly different, more affluent population. The West End is a popular neighbourhood for y...
Hastings Sunrise
Mar10Hastings-Sunrise is a family-oriented neighbourhood, running North-South from the Burrard Inlet to Broadway, and West-East from Nanaimo St. to Boundary Rd (which serves as the boundary between the City of Vancouver and the city of Burnaby). Hastings Sunrise, one of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, was originally intended by developers in the mid-1800's to be a resort town, for vacation...
Chef's Special: Chow Chef/Co-Owner Jean-Christophe Poirier
Mar07Welcome to Chef's Special, where we talk shop with Vancouver's hottest chefs, wine stewards and gourmands. Who: Jean-Christophe Poirier What: “I’m from Montréal and I moved to Vancouver three years ago to work in a renowned restaurant. I was supposed to stay only for one year, [but I] ended up opening a restaurant. You never know…” Where: “...
Chef's Special: COAST's Executive Chef, Josh Wolfe
Mar07Welcome to Chef's Special, where we talk shop with Vancouver's hottest chefs, wine stewards and gourmands. Who: Josh Wolfe What: Executive Chef Where: COAST Restaurant, 1257 Hamilton St. Vancouver B.C. 604.685.5010. www.coastrestaurant.ca What's your specialty? “My training is in fine French cuisine, and I have traveled around the world learning a new vocabulary and new tric...
Mount Pleasant
Mar06This vibrant neighbourhood is what many realtors and retailers like to describe as “transitioning”. The area extends from from Cambie Street to Clark Drive and from Great Northern Way and 2nd, to 16th and Kingsway (Vancouver). The heart of Mount Pleasant is arguably the SoMa (South Main) area, which runs from Main & 7th to Main & 15th, but is mostly centred at the inte...
Riley Park
Mar06Riley Park is a mainly residential neighbourhood in East Vancouver, which runs East-West from Fraser to Cambie Streets, and North-South from 41st Ave to 16th Ave. In addition to a charming neighbourhood feel, made possible by tree-lined streets and plenty of single-family dwellings, Riley Park also contains the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park (which boasts a pitch 'n' putt course, ...
Downtown
Mar06The Downtown “core” of Vancouver extends East-West from Burrard Street to the foot for the Cambie Street Bridge, and North-South from the Burrard Inlet to False Creek. Unlike many North American cities, Downtown Vancouver has many residential as well as commercial buildings, and so the area is just as vibrant as bustling at night as it is in the day. The Downtown core of cours...
Strathcona
Mar06Strathcona is one of Vancouver's oldest and most charming neighbourhoods, extending East-West from Main Street to Clark Drive, and North-South from Hastings to Great Northern Way. Its proximity to Chinatown has historically meant that Strathcona has a large population on Chinese-speaking residents and a large number of services and stores oriented to Chinese Canadians. Benefits to living...
Dunbar-Southlands
Mar05As the name implies, this area is really two neighbourhoods. Dunbar runs North-South from 16th Ave to Southwest Marine Drive, and East-West from Mackenzie Street to the edge of the UBC Endowment Lands and Pacific Spirit Park. At the centre of this affluent neighbourhood, which boasts tree-lined streets and many single family homes, Dunbar Street itself has a great feeling of community...
Editor's Pick - Salt Tasting Room
Mar05Salt a sweet treat hidden in Gastown Tucked away in Gastown, on Vancouver's venerable Blood Alley, Salt Tasting Room could possibly have been a city secret that never failed to get out. Opened in June 2006, by Sean Heather( owner of the popular Irish Heather Gastropub ), Salt was a bit of a risky venture from the start. In a rough part of town, on a street that gets very little walk-by...
Arbutus Ridge
Mar05One of the most affluent areas of Vancouver, Arbutus Ridge is on the West Side, running North-South from W 16th to W 41st, and East-West from East Blvd to Mackenzie Street. The neighbourhood boasts tree-lined streets, larger-than-average lot sizes and, of course, a great view of the North Shore mountains and English Bay. The area is mostly residential, but enjoys a close proximity to man...
