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2. Gastown - Wikipedia

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   Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.

3. History of Vancouver - Wikipedia

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   History of Vancouver. The history of Vancouver, British Columbia, is one that extends back thousands of years, with its first inhabitants arriving in the area following the Last Glacial Period. With its location on the western coast of Canada near the mouth of the Fraser River and on the waterways of the Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, Burrard ...

4. Vancouver - Wikipedia

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   Vancouver (/ 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 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016.

5. VanDusen Botanical Garden - Wikipedia

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   The Botanical Garden opened to the public on August 30, 1975 and remains jointly managed by the Vancouver Park Board and the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA), similar to the operation of nearby Bloedel Conservatory. Opened in November 2011, the Garden's Visitor Centre was designed and built to a LEED Platinum standard. This modern ...

6. Tourism in Canada - Wikipedia

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   Main article: Tourism in Ontario. Ontario is the most populous and second largest province in Canada. Southern Ontario is home to the nation's capital, Ottawa, and Canada's largest city, Toronto, which is the provincial capital and one of the most multicultural cities in the world. The forests and numerous lakes of central Ontario and northern ...

7. Chinatown, Vancouver - Wikipedia

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   Chinatown, Vancouver, 1927. Chinatown is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is Canada's largest Chinatown.Centred around Pender Street, it is surrounded by Gastown to the north, the Downtown financial and central business districts to the west, the Georgia Viaduct and the False Creek inlet to the south, the Downtown Eastside and the remnant of old Japantown to the northeast ...