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An event in this article is a April 6 selected anniversary (may be in HTML comment).

I've done a copy edit on this article, but there is more to be done. I want to add a reference to First Nations history in the Vancouver area--it didn't just start when the English began to settle the place.

I've changed the former reference to the "Richmond-Airport-Vancouver light rail line." As far as I know the decision has not been made that it will be light rail. I've changed the corresponding article (a stub), but it will need renaming. Sunray 09:06, 2003 Dec 9 (UTC)

Note that although Expo 86 was about Transportation and Communications, it was not called "Man in Motion." You may be confusing it with Rick Hansen's 1987 "Man in Motion World Tour." Sunray 06:36, 2003 Dec 11 (UTC)

Do we really need the list of municipalities in the GVRD here? There's already a fully linked up list of them on the GVRD page, which links from here in an obvious way. Maybe replace the list with a link to that page? seglea 19:32, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Since they are already included elsewhere, lets just link to that. Sunray 06:33, 2003 Dec 20 (UTC)

To the person that added: "please change that because it doesn't mean anything interesting. Talk of their spiritual believing instead." This is a wiki. If you think something should be changed, go ahead. By all means add something about the spiritual beliefs of the First Nations. On the other hand, it is not a good idea to put editorial comments into the article itself--potentially confuses the reader, IMO. Sunray 17:47, 2003 Dec 27 (UTC)

Added a brief description of the social and spiritual life of the First Nations. Sunray 07:47, 2003 Dec 31 (UTC)

I believe Vancouver's rush hour is bad, but can the claim of ranking "worst in North America" really be backed up by a study or reference? (unsigned)

I doubt it. Look at LA and New York for starters. Exploding Boy 02:24, Apr 4, 2004 (UTC)

Sister cities

What exactly is the nature of the "special arrangements" the City of Vancouver has with Los Angeles, Yokohama, Edinburgh, etc.? (This is alluded to in the article, but no details are given.) Trade privileges? Citizen or council perks? Planning? What would Vancouver do for or with these cities that they would not with, say, Toronto or Surrey or Seattle? -- Ds13 03:45, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)

In my experience, "sister cities" usually means, in practice, that high schools and universities in the cities participate in student exchanges and pen-pal programs. I believe it's a social convention, rather than something more formal.  — Saxifrage | ☎ 09:49, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)

Expo 86

I beleive that Expo 86 had the theme of 'World in Motion - World in Touch'.

"It contains the second largest Chinatown in North America, (after San Francisco)": Can anybody cite recent sources of this information and/or define "largest"? I've read conflicting information in travel articles suggesting New York City's Chinatown is the largest but none of them are authoritative.

Picture

Tim's pic of Vancouver

Above is a picture I took and if people think it's good enough to use, it's appropriately licensed. (Oops, forgot to sign) Tim Bray 05:46, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Great pic, Tim. Can you downsize it? Sunray 07:14, 2005 Jan 10 (UTC)
Is downsizing it really necessary when it can be thumbnailed (like so →)? I rather like the level of detail it provides.  — Saxifrage | ☎ 09:11, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)

I renamed it per Saxifrage's request to Image:Vancouver%2C_aerial_view_from_the_South.jpg I could easily resize it to whatever people think is best. You guys are the WP-style gurus, I'm just a photog :) Tim Bray 00:09, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Does anyone miss the picture of Vancouver that was there prior to May? It showed the city with its backdrop of mountains and water and seemed much more representative than the one that is there now (complete with the caption: "Manhattan of Canada"). Anyone who knows Vancouver's West End (pictured) knows that it is unique and special and not at all like Manhattan - nor does it want to be.

I've written the individual who put the new picture up and asked him if he would mind putting the former one back. Unless there is some legal problem with that, I will do it if he doesn't. Sunray 03:45, 2004 Jul 6 (UTC)

Hearing nothing, I took the liberty of replacing the picture. The one that's there now is not the best image quality, but it is a much better representation of the beauty and natural surroundings of Vancouver. If anyone can find a similar picture with better image quality, that would be ideal. Sunray 17:22, 2004 Jul 11 (UTC)

Population

I adjusted the population listed. Rathering than listing the population for the Lower Mainland, I used the Statistics Canada population for the CMA for the last census (2001). The boundary of Statistics Canada's CMA is the standard boundary used to indicate the metropolitan area. The last census is the last accurate population count. Until 2006, any other figure is simply an estimate.

Just smoothed out the sentence - too bulky, and isn't the use of census data implied when you state the year? Maybe a link to Canada Census in the external links? --Bookandcoffee 20:17, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Four Pillars

Would someone write an article about the city's Four Pillars drug strategy and link it to the Vancouver, Downtown Eastside, and Commercial Drive Misplaced Pages pages? It's a big issue in Vancouver. --Corvus 15:55, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Drugs

Isn't the marijuana cafe info outdated now? --JimWae 07:52, 2004 Dec 3 (UTC)

No. While Blunt Brothers and the Da Kine may be gone, I have it on excellent authority that many others are still operational. Corvus 00:40, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Scenery

Actually the Olympic Mountains CAN be seen from southwest Vancouver (high enough point south of 41st, and likely from the North Shore mountains) - though admittedly they are very low on the horizon. I can often see them from Richmond (Garry Point) at sea level too --JimWae 01:57, 2004 Dec 3 (UTC)

Well, I stand corrected. However, as you note, they don't dominate the skyline the way the North Shore mountains or Mt. Baker do. Because of the weather we have had, I was going from distant memory. I did check a photograph I had taken from Cypress mountain on a pretty clear day. You couldn't really see much past the Gulf Islands in that direction. However, there was some haze over the ocean, so I accept that on a real clear day you probably could make out the Olympic mountains. -- Webgeer 16:51, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Article title

Why is this article not at Vancouver? There's already a disambig header and that article title already redirects here… — OwenBlacker 17:46, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)

It's the standard naming convention for cities in Canada and the USA.  — Saxifrage | ☎ 09:44, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)

History

Regarding the transliteration of "Musqueam." I take Legolas' point that the word has either got to mean people or place, not both. However, I haven't been able to get the actual word in the Native language. I understand that there is a prefix in the way they say it that means "place" but I need to get more info. I've asked a Halkomelem speaker if she could sort this out for us. Sunray 19:40, 2004 Dec 4 (UTC)

Fixed. There is a reference to the meaning of the word in A Sto:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas. I've changed the wording to incorporate this meaning. Sunray 09:56, 2004 Dec 25 (UTC)

Burrard Street Previous text said that Burrard is the busiest street in Vancouver. I could not find evidence of this. According to the Vancouver Courier, that honour goes to Granville Street.