GeorgeVancouver image GeorgeVancouver portrait.jpg image size 200px caption birth date birth date ... parents children signature GeorgeVancouver Signature.svg Captain Royal Navy Captain GeorgeVancouver ..., GeorgeVancouver and the contemplated settlement at Nootka Sound , The Great Circle , vol.32, no.1 ... GeorgeVancouver statue.png right thumb 250px A life sized statue covered in gold of GeorgeVancouver ... www.garylittle.ca van250.html GeorgeVancouver 1757 2007 250th Birth Anniversary, Survey of the Southwest ... . ref The Voyage of GeorgeVancouver 1791 1795, Volume 1 , ed W. Kaye Lamb, Hakluyt Society, 1984 ... George, and John Vancouver title A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world .... Captain GeorgeVancouver, one of Britain s greatest explorers and navigators, died in obscurity ... Memorials Image GeorgeVancouver Statue Kings Lynn.jpg thumb Statue of GeorgeVancouver in King s Lynn. Various locations have been named after GeorgeVancouver, notably Vancouver Island , Canada ..., Washington , USA King George Sound Vancouver Peninsula , Australia Mount Vancouver , eighth highest ... at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island on 26 April 1978. GeorgeVancouver was a crewman on this voyage ... . The GeorgeVancouver Rose , named in his honour and hybridized by Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ... GeorgeVancouver Rose ref Commented out Image Gv fdc 20070622.jpg thumb right 300px 2007 first day cover GeorgeVancouver s 250th birthday ifdc 1 Gv fdc 20070622.jpg log 2009 June ... to the Northwest Passage.jpg thumb right 175px 1980 Commemorative Statue to Capt. GeorgeVancouver ... GeorgeVancouver has created a buzz with collectors , By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun , Published Thursday ... ties between the Vancouver family of Britain and the Van Coeverden family of Holland as well as George ... fortress on the eastern frontier. GeorgeVancouver was aware of this. In July 1794, he named ... kept in touch, and in 1798 the date of Vancouver s death GeorgeVancouver s brother Charles would ... more details
school.asp?school id 59 title St. George s School Vancouver, Canada accessdate 2007 12 02 ref grades 1 12 language Canadian English English area mascot St. George the Dragon teamname Saints ... 1930 enrollment 1,100 St. George s School informally, Saints , of Vancouver , Canada is an independent ... at St. George s School. 1976 Arthur Griffiths Former Assistant to the Chairman of the Vancouver Canucks . Owner of the Vancouver Canucks from 1988 to 1997. Led the initiative to build GM Place . Helped Vancouver secure the 2010 Winter Olympics bid. 1977 Alan Best animator Alan Best Canadian filmmaker ... DEFAULTSORT Saint George s School, Vancouver Category Private schools in British Columbia Category ...Infobox education in Canada name St. George s School image St. George s School Logo.png imagesize 220px ... Ave. city Vancouver province British Columbia postalcode V6S 1V1 coordinates Coord 49 14 50.34 N 123 ... 3.JPG left thumb 300px St. George s Junior School St. George s was founded in 1930 by a group of Englishmen ... The student body at St. George s comprises 1,100 boys, with approximately 750 boys in the Senior School ... grade are termed Lifers . Academics St. George s offers a variety of academic options that include .... George s also emphasizes the building of moral character, and the formation of strong, upstanding traits. ref http www.stgeorges.bc.ca St. George s ref There is also a mandatory outdoor education program ... , a Vancouver based market liberal think tank. It was ranked in 2007 as one of the leading schools ... coupled with the passion, dedication, and knowledge of the coaching staff. St. George s has ... of Chief Executives, Chairman of Sierra Mountain Minerals, a director of the Vancouver General Hospital ..., Vancouver Stock Exchange, and BC Place Stadium. 1962 Hon. Donald Brenner, O.C. Chief Justice of the Supreme ... campus Convent of the Sacred Heart is a heritage site. St. George s sister school is Crofton House ... has a rivalry with Vancouver College for example, the Saints and VC rowing crews compete annually ... more details
1886 named for Captain GeorgeVancouver established title2 established date2 established title3 established ... isbn 978 0 8027 1405 3 ref The city is named after GeorgeVancouver , who explored the inner harbour ... its name in honour of GeorgeVancouver . ref name Horizons The Great Vancouver Fire on June 13, 1886 ... after Royal Navy Captain GeorgeVancouver as is the city of Vancouver, Washington in the United ... mm dd in accessdate pp move indef Infobox begins Infobox settlement name Vancouver official name City of Vancouver nickname Nicknames of Vancouver See article other name native name for cities whose ... Vancouver photo montage.jpg imagesize image caption Clockwise from top Clockwise from top Downtown Vancouver as seen from the southern shore of False Creek, The University Endowment Lands , Burrard Bridge , Canada Place , Lions Gate Bridge , The Millennium Gate Chinatown, Vancouver Chinatown , and a Totem pole in Stanley Park image flag Flag of Vancouver Canada .svg alt asdsad flag size image ... citylogo size image map GVRDVancouver.svg mapsize map caption Location of Vancouver within Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x dot y pushpin map Canada pushpin map caption Location of Vancouver in Canada ... District subdivision name3 Metro Vancouver subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes ... Vancouver leader title1 Vancouver City Council City Council leader name1 Collapsible list title List ... Anton Non Partisan Association NPA 2 David Cadman Coalition of Progressive Electors COPE 3 George Chow Vision Vancouver Vision 4 Heather Deal Vision Vancouver Vision 5 Kerry Jang Vision Vancouver Vision 6 Raymond Louie Vision Vancouver Vision 7 Geoff Meggs Vision Vancouver Vision 8 Andrea Reimer Vision Vancouver Vision 9 Tim Stevenson Vision Vancouver Vision 10 Ellen Woodsworth Coalition of Progressive ... website http vancouver.ca City of Vancouver footnotes Infobox ends Vancouver IPAc en v n k u ... more details
region of British Columbia People GeorgeVancouver , British naval officer and explorer Vessels Vancouver steamboat Vancouver steamboat , a cargo steamer owned and operation by the Hudson s Bay Company HMCS Vancouver F6A HMCS Vancouver F6A , Royal Canadian Navy S class destroyer HMCS Vancouver FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver FFH 331 , Canadian Forces Halifax class frigate USS Vancouver LPD 2 USS Vancouver LPD 2 , US Navy Raleigh class amphibious transport dock Other Vancouver electoral districts Vancouver Expedition , five year voyage commanded by GeorgeVancouver in 1791 Vancouver system , style of referencing Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers , 1960s vintage Motown band Vancouver Matthew Good album , 2009 album by Canadian musician Matthew Good Vancouver EP , 2006 EP by post hardcore band La Dispute band La Dispute Vancouver Special , architectural style. See also lookfrom Vancouver intitle Vancouver disambig geo bg cs Vancouver rozcestn k da Vancouver flertydig de Vancouver ...wiktionarypar VancouverVancouver is a major city in British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver may also refer to Places Vancouver, Washington , USA Vancouver Lake , lake in Vancouver, Washington Fort Vancouver , 19th century fur trading post, located in present day Vancouver, Washington Vancouver Island , British Columbia, Canada East Vancouver , region within Vancouver, British Columbia Mount Vancouver , on the Yukon Alaska border Mount Vancouver, New Zealand , in the Southern Alps on the South Island, New Zealand North Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada, two distinct municipalities in Metro Vancouver North Vancouver, British Columbia city , incorporated 1907 North Vancouver, British Columbia district municipality , incorporated 1891 West Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada, incorporated 1912, part of Metro VancouverVancouver Bay, British Columbia , a locality and former cannery town on Jervis Inlet Vancouver River , a river emptying into Prince of Wales Reach of Jervis Inlet New Vancouver ... more details
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Gearey Vardip Dhaliwal Stepan Vdovine George Jung See also List of mayors of VancouverVancouver City Council Non Partisan Association Coalition of Progressive Electors Green Party of Vancouver Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver External links http www.votevision.ca VoteVision Category Municipal ... Vision Vancouver logo File Vision Vancouver logo.png 200px status active class municipal leader Gregor ... party seats 8 11 hex 003399 website url http www.votevision.ca province Vancouver footnotes Vision Vancouver is one of three parties represented on Vancouver City Council in Vancouver , British Columbia ... first elected to Vancouver city council in 2002. Following that election, Mayor Larry Campbell and Councillors ... of Larry Campbell . This group and its backers eventually formed a new party called Vision Vancouver ... elections. In the election for Vancouver City Council held in November 2005, four Vision Vancouver candidates Raymond Louie , Tim Stevenson , Heather Deal and George Chow were elected, but the party ... . Six members of the NPA were elected along with one for COPE. Current status For the Vancouver municipal ... Assembly for Vancouver Fairview , Raymond Louie serving Vision city councillor , and Allan De Genova Independent Vancouver Park Board Commissioner who defected from the NPA because of his dislike ... editor of Business in Vancouver newspaper Peter Ladner. Gregor Robertson was nominated to be the Vision .... Under the direction of mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson, Vision Vancouver responded to COPE s requests ... with COPE and the Vancouver Green Party who ran joint slates with COPE in previous years . Vision Vancouver, COPE and the Greens agreed to support Gregor Robertson as mayor, run uncompeting slates ... of Vancouver. The Vision COPE Green coalition came to power. The only Vision Vancouver candidate not to be elected ... Louie incumbent George Chow incumbent Andrea Reimer Kerry Jang Geoff Meggs Park Board Constance Barnes Sara Blyth Raj Hundal Aaron Jasper Vision Vancouver s Executive currently consists of 11 members ... more details
about the district municipality in Metro Vancouver the neighbourhood in downtown Vancouver West End, Vancouver Infobox settlement Basic info official name District of big West Vancouver big other name ... imagesize image caption image flag West Vancouver flag.png flag size image seal seal size image ... map caption Location of West Vancouver in Metro Vancouver image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image ... subdivision name3 Metro Vancouver subdivision type4 subdivision name4 Politics government footnotes government type leader title Governing body leader name West Vancouver District Council leader title1 ... name2 Ralph Sultan West Vancouver Capilano Capilano British Columbia Liberal Party Lib br Joan McIntyre West Vancouver Garibaldi Garibaldi British Columbia Liberal Party Lib leader title3 Members of the Canadian ... name blank1 info website http www.westvancouver.net West Vancouver footnotes Infobox ends West Vancouver ... of Metro Vancouver , the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District , the municipality is northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Bay and the southeast shore of Howe Sound , and is adjoined by the North Vancouver, British Columbia district municipality District of North Vancouver to its east. Together with the North Vancouver, British Columbia district municipality District of North Vancouver and North Vancouver, British Columbia city City of North Vancouver , it is part of a local regional grouping referred to as the North Shore Greater Vancouver North Shore municipalities , or simply the North Shore . West Vancouver has a population of 42,131 2006 ... Winter Olympics . West Vancouver was also named a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2006. ref http ... Announces Cultural Capitals of Canada for 2006 ref West Vancouver is also home of Canada s first shopping mall, Park Royal Shopping Centre , ref West Vancouver , Kerry McPhedran, The Vancouver Book ... Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island . History The Municipality of West Vancouver was incorporated ... more details
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refimprove date March 2010 cleanup date November 2010 Image Vancouver EastVan 2.PNG thumb Location of East Vancouver neighbourhoods. Solid coloured neighbourhoods are always considered part of East Vancouver, while striped neighbourhoods are sometimes or partially considered part of East Vancouver although they are part of the East Side. East Vancouver also East Van or the East Side is a region within the City of Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . Geographically, East Vancouver is bordered to the north ... . East Vancouver is divided from Vancouver s West Side not to be confused with the West End, Vancouver West End of Downtown Vancouver or with West Vancouver by Ontario Street Vancouver Ontario Street . Historically, East Vancouver has been the first home for many non British immigrant s since the 1880s ... ref History Main History of Vancouver The region was first settled by Aboriginal peoples in Canada aboriginal ... East Vancouver was located along the bank of the Fraser River . In 1860, the False Creek Trail was built ..., Vancouver Strathcona , Vancouver s first neighbourhood. Even at that time, Strathcona was known simply as the East End . In the 1880s, the first homes were built in what is now Mount Pleasant, Vancouver Mount Pleasant . ref http www.vancourier.com issues06 051206 news 051206nn1.html Vancouver Courier .... Later, in 1890, a railway linked South Vancouver and Mount Pleasant. Besides agriculture, canneries were a major employer for many residents in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1886, the City of Vancouver was incorporated, and included much of East Vancouver. One exception was the city of South Vancouver ... designated 65 hectares of land adjacent to modern Hastings Street Vancouver Hastings Street as a park ... along Kingsway Vancouver Kingsway to service stagecoaches and carriages. Hourly tramcar service began operating along the old False Creek Trail between Vancouver and New Westminster. ref http www.coastmountainbus.com ... was installed along the full length of what is now Main Street Vancouver Main Street Development ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 Greektown in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada is an area in the Kitsilano neighborhood that was historically an enclave of Greek people Greek immigrant s and their descendants. The term is an informal one, and Greektown s borders were never strictly defined. However, West Broadway Vancouver Broadway at Trutch Street is generally considered the neighbourhood s heart. Residents of Vancouver s west side also refer to Greektown as Greek West Broadway. Vancouverites of Greek descent, who live in Kitsilano, nostalgically also call the area literally West Broadway . This Ethnic Greek Greek identity has waned considerably since the area first became a community of exiles during the dictatorship in Greece of the 1960s and early 1970s, and the primary markers of Greektown are St. George s Greek Orthodox Church at 31st Avenue and Arbutus, the local Athens Social Club, a Greek supermarket, and a higher than average concentration of Greek restaurants. St. George s Greek Orthodox Church has been noted for its beautiful, traditional Byzantine Iconography . St. George s Hellenic Community of Vancouver attached to the church with the same patron saint , has a long standing tradition of holding every year a Greek Food Festival from October 20 to October ... area of Vancouver. They founded the aforementioned Greek Orthodox church, several businesses ... and the British Isles, respectively . In 1974, the city of Vancouver sanctioned an annual ... migrated to other parts of the greater Vancouver area or even returned to Greece. Also, many Greeks who moved to Vancouver during that time period had neither connection to nor immediate knowledge of Greektown .... In 2005 the City of Vancouver, the Government of British Columbia , and the Government of Greece ... 15 51 N 123 10 05 W source skwiki region CA display title Category Neighbourhoods in Vancouver Category Greektowns in Canada Vancouvervancouver stub ms Pekan Greek, Vancouver sk Greektown Vancouver ... more details
of Vancouver Defunct font align center colspan 2 border 0 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 align center align center File Port Metro Vancouver.png Port of Vancouver is now known as Port Metro Vancouver ... VPA Board of Directors Chairman br Vice chairman George A. Adams br John T. Willcox Other board members ... Official Website The Port of Vancouver was the name of the largest port in Canada , the largest ... in 2008 to form Port Metro Vancouver . Vancouver is the 50th largest port in the world. Citation needed ... of Vancouver trades 43 billion in goods with more than 90 trading economy economies annually. The Vancouver ... to the city of Vancouver , includes all of Burrard Inlet and Roberts Bank Superport in Delta, British Columbia Delta . The Port of Vancouver is also the world hub for Canadian shipping company ... Vancouver , and many of the imports intended for markets outside of the Lower Mainland . The port is the home port for the Vancouver Alaska cruise, which occurs annually from May to September ... thumb right 250px The Port of Vancouver. Studies indicate that container traffic on the Pacific ... of British Columbia ref ref Raine, George. http www.seattlepi.com business 259042 containerships10.html ... Friday, February 10, 2006 ref The Port of Vancouver has the opportunity to capture nearly ... of Vancouver Efficiencies at existing terminals Expansion at existing terminals Building new ... traffic. While both Vancouver and Prince Rupert have direct rail lines to major U.S. destinations ... of Vancouver and downtown core in 1929. Dotted lines are water taxi services to North Vancouver, Indian Arm, West Vancouver, Howe Sound and beyond. Close up of British Columbia Electric Railway system map click to enlarge With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, Vancouver s seaport was able to compete ... lawyer of the case, future Vancouver Mayor and Senate of Canada Canadian senator , Gerry McGeer , a reputation as the man who flattened the Rockies. ref Nicol, Eric. Vancouver . Toronto Doubleday ... more details
, and Kingdom of Great Britain British naval Captain GeorgeVancouver in 1792. The area was not settled ... Inlet at the time of GeorgeVancouverGeorgeVancouver s arrival in 1792. The largest villages ... life of the people. European exploration and settlement Image GeorgeVancouver statue.jpg thumb right 150px A statue of Captain Vancouver, outside Vancouver City Hall Spanish Captain Jos Mar a Narv ez ... last Roberts first John E. title A Discovery Journal GeorgeVancouver s First Survey Season 1792 ...History of Vancouver Image Vancouver Gastown Gassy Jack cropped.jpg thumb 200px right The Gassy Jack ... Tree Square . Vancouver is a city in British Columbia , Canada . With its location near the mouth of the Fraser ... , Vancouver has, for thousands of years, been a place of meeting, trade and settlement ... Atlas location Vancouver, BC publisher Douglas & McIntyre year 2001 pages 12 16 isbn 1 5505 ... is now known as Vancouver. The city falls within the traditional territory of three Coast Salish peoples ... shores of Vancouver along the Fraser River , Musqueam Indian Band Xwm thkwyiem live with their main ... in North Vancouver , with their territory also apart of Howe Sound and upwards towards the town ... . Historically the area of where Vancouver is now was all resource gathering places for food .... Vancouver s ecosystem , with its abundant plant and animal life, provides a wealth of food and materials ... had villages in the areas around present day Vancouver in places like Stanley Park , Kitsilano ... base. As Bruce Macdonald notes in Vancouver a visual history Their economic system encouraged ..., in what is now known as Vancouver, were composed of large plankhouses made of Western Redcedar Western ... Burrard Inlet . In the following year, 1792, the Kingdom of Great Britain British naval Captain GeorgeVancouver 1757 1798 met the Spanish expedition of Dionisio Alcal Galiano and Cayetano Vald s y Flores off Point Grey, and together further explored the Strait of Georgia. Vancouver also explored ... more details
of sea captain GeorgeVancouver , although the Canadian city was incorporated 29 years after the incorporation of Vancouver, Washington, and more than 60 years after the name Vancouver was first used in reference to the historic Fort Vancouver trading post on the Columbia River. City officials have periodically suggested changing the US city s name to Fort Vancouver, Vancouver USA, or even Old Vancouver to reduce confusion with its northern neighbor. Many Pacific Northwest residents distinguish between the two cities by referring to the Canadian city as Vancouver, B.C. and the United States one as Vancouver, Washington, or Vancouver USA. Local nicknames include Vantucky ref http web.archive.org ... generals to have served in Vancouver include George B. McClellan , Philip Sheridan , Oliver O. Howard and 1953 Nobel Peace Prize recipient George Marshall . ref cite web title About Vancouver s 150th ...Infobox settlement official name City of Vancouver ref cite web url http www.cityofvancouver.us charter.asp ... title Vantucky work UrbanDictionary.com ref ref cite news title Vancouver in Tune to Past, Future ... Vancouver from the freeway. image flag Vancouver wa city flag.png image seal Vancouver wa city logo2.png image map Clark County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vancouver Highlighted.svg ... note ofm.wa.gov population total 161,791 population metro 2,241,841 Portland Vancouver, Gresham ... 1531916 GR 3 footnotes Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state ... Estimates publisher Office of Financial Management accessdate July 14, 2007 ref Vancouver is the county ... area Portland Vancouver metropolitan area , the 23rd largest metropolitan area in the United States. Vancouver shares its name with the larger city of Vancouver located convert 305 mi north in the Provinces ... vancouver coffee shop strikes back and abides withlatest couve tshirt promotion title Vancouver coffee shop Strikes Back and Abides with latest Couve T shirt promotion date 16 May 2011 ... more details
This article is for the former Canadian federal electoral district named Vancouver City, 1903 1914. For the provincial riding of the same name, see Vancouver City electoral district . For the city, see Vancouver . For the former soccer club, see Vancouver City soccer club . Vancouver City was a federal electoral district Canada electoral district in British Columbia , Canada , that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917. This Riding division riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard electoral district Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings. For other ridings with the name Vancouver , please see Vancouver electoral districts . Election results Note Winners of each election are in bold . Election FPTP begin title Canadian federal election, 1904 Vancouver City Canadian politics party colours Liberal row b Liberal Party of Canada Liberal b Robert George Macpherson align right b 2,938 align right b 50.58 align right align right Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Conservative Party of Canada historical Conservative R.B. Ellis align right 2,080 align right 35.81 align right align right Canadian politics party colours Socialist row Socialist Party of Canada Socialist J.T. Mortimer align right 741 align right 12.76 align right align right Canadian ... align right align right Election FPTP begin title Canadian federal election, 1908 Vancouver City Canadian ... Conservative b George Henry Cowan align right b 4,621 align right b 42.11 align right Canadian politics ... . small Election FPTP begin title Canadian federal election, 1911 Vancouver City Canadian politics ... right align right The seat of Vancouver City was abolished in 1914. Successor ridings were Burrard electoral district Burrard , Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South . See also List of Canadian federal ... electoral districts fr Vancouver Cit de ... more details
School , Crofton House School , Little Flower Academy , St. George s School Vancouver St. George ... rivalry with St. George s School Vancouver St. George s School and compete in the annual ...Infobox Education in Canada name Vancouver College image Vancouver College school logo.png imagesize ... Vancouver province British Columbia postalcode V6M 3A5 areacode 604 phone 261 4285 fax email url http www.vc.bc.ca Vancouver College schoolnumber schoolboard CISVA Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver ... K 12 language Canadian English English area Shaugnessy, Vancouver mascot Finnegan teamname Fighting ... Vancouver College referred to informally as VC is an all boys university preparatory Catholic school K 12 located in the Shaughnessy, Vancouver Shaughnessy neighbourhood of Vancouver , British Columbia ... events under the moniker of the Fighting Irish . History Vancouver College was founded in 1922 by the Congregation ... In the 2008 edition of the Fraser Institute s annual School report cards, Vancouver College was ranked ... Cards School Performance ref Vancouver College s grade twelve students write provincial examinations ... . Vancouver College students perform well in North American science, mathematics, and essay competitions ... and colleges in North America, Asia, and Europe. Vancouver College offers many accelerated courses ... of the tradition and culture of Vancouver College. The school competes in many sports, including ... Vancouver College has many student clubs, many of which include Student Council Environment Club Graduation ... STRINGS The Voice Newspaper Reach for the Top Pro Life Model United Nations Vancouver College Blood ... Sawada Hockey prospect, Dallas Stars Tony Gallagher Columnist, Vancouver Province Peter Dyakowski ... left 200px thumb Vancouver College s new wing br Holler Family Science Center New Wing On November 2, 2007, Vancouver College officially opened the Holler Family Science Centre and the new South Gym. The facilities were blessed by The Most Rev. Raymond Roussin , SM, The former Archbishop of Vancouver ... more details
. Named for Captain GeorgeVancouver , the fort was located on the northern bank of the Columbia River in present day Vancouver, Washington , near Portland, Oregon . Today, a full scale replica of the fort, with internal buildings, has been constructed and is open to the public as Fort Vancouver National Historic Site . History Image Fort Vancouver 1845.jpg thumb Fort Vancouver in 1845 Joint occupation ... George C. Marshall . Its final use was in World War II when Vancouver Barracks was used as a staging ...Refimprove date August 2009 Infobox NRHP name Fort Vancouver National Historic Site nrhp type nhs image Wpdms shdrlfi020l champoeg oregon.jpg caption Location of Fort Vancouver location Vancouver, Washington Vancouver , Washington state Washington, United States locmapin Washington area built 1824 architect ... name nris NRISref 2007a ref Fort Vancouver was a 19th century fur trade fur trading outpost along the Columbia ... George Fort Astoria in that capacity as it was on the river s south bank and not as convenient to the inland trade. Image Hudsons Bay Company Flag.svg thumb Hudson s Bay Company Flag Sir George Simpson administrator George Simpson was instrumental in establishing the fort, and Dr. John McLoughlin was its ... 1843 year 1997 publisher University of British Columbia UBC Press location Vancouver isbn 0 7748 0613 ... James Douglas spent nineteen years in Fort Vancouver serving as Chief Accountant until 1834 ... Fort Vancouver produced a surplus of food, some of which was used to provision other HBC posts and some ... Fort Astoria Fort George originally Fort Astoria, founded in 1811 by John Jacob Astor s American Fur ... to the Hudson s Bay Company. John McLoughlin, as chief factor of Fort Vancouver, applied the law ... Fort Vancouver and the other from York Factory on Hudson Bay . They passed each other in the middle ... year 1997 publisher University of British Columbia Press location Vancouver isbn 0774806133 oclc ..., Fort Vancouver to York Factory, the express route ran as follows up the Columbia River past the posts ... more details
Image Vancouver Killarney.jpg thumb right 250px Location of Killarney in Vancouver. Killarney is a neighbourhood in East Vancouver East End, British Columbia with a population of over 25,000 2001 http www.city.vancouver.bc.ca commsvcs Census2001 Killarney03.pdf and lies in the extreme southeast corner of the city. It is on the south slope of the ridge that rises above the Fraser River , and contains a collection of single family residences with a few multi family homes as well as the townhomes and high rises of the Fraserlands development along the river. Geography The Killarney neighbourhood, which contains the area known as Champlain Heights , runs north from the Fraser River to its north border along East 41st Avenue and Kingsway, and stretches from Boundary Road&mdash Vancouver s eastern border with Burnaby , British Columbia &mdash to a line including Elliott Street and Vivian Drive on the western border. The neighbourhood is mostly built on the slope of the rise from the Fraser River, facing southward across Richmond, British Columbia Richmond , and is focused around Rupert Street which merges with Kerr Street near 49th Avenue . The neighbourhood contains a number of green spaces that are reflective of its history as one of the last areas to be developed in the Vancouver area. History The Killarney area was one of the last portions of Vancouver to be developed, and was mostly second growth forest until after World War II . Farms had been cut out of the forest since 1868 .... George Wales was the first to settle in northern Killarney in 1878 , and eventually development began ... not have the same level of heritage properties as other areas in Vancouver, though it does boast ..., with more presently under construction. The city of Vancouver has recently begun consultations on the possible ... City of Vancouver Killarney http www.discovervancouver.com GVB kilarney champlain heights.asp Killarney ... in Vancouver ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Vancouver Foundation Non profit logo Image VFlogo colour.png 225px ... G. McKay location Vancouver, BC, Canada origins key people Chair of Board of Directors, http www.vancouverfoundation.ca ... homepage http www.vancouverfoundation.ca htm Vancouver Foundation File GIA on the road.jpg right thumb ... Vancouver Foundation helps people give back to the communities they care about, in a way that is simple, convenient and lasting. Vancouver Foundation is the largest of Canada s 174 community foundations ... all live, work, play and raise our kids. The place we call home. History Vancouver Foundation started ... benefit many charitable activities. As Director of the Vancouver Welfare Federation now the United ... for several years. By 1943, he had overseen the establishment and incorporation of Vancouver ... F. Ronald Graham George Kidd H. R. MacMillan W. H. Malkin C. T. McHattie Chris Spencer A. H. Williamson ... of roughly 720 million. ref http www.vancouverfoundation.ca about index.htm Vancouver Foundation ref Activities Vancouver Foundation administers 1,200 funds, worth approximately 720 million, on behalf of individuals, families, corporations and charities. File Vancouver Youth Symphony.JPG right thumb http www.vancouverfoundationstories.ca story.php?recordID 237 Fundholder Story Vancouver Youth ... Vancouver Foundation s 2010 Vital Signs Report http www.vancouverfoundationvitalsigns.ca Vancouver ... cities and regions across Metro Vancouver. It tells the story of what it is like to live in the Metro Vancouver Region, formerly known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Vancouver Foundation ... by electronic grading. Vital Signs serves as one of the key inputs used by Vancouver Foundation to inform strategic direction as well as positioning Vancouver Foundation with donors, agencies, government and other stakeholders as a leading knowledge resource in the community. Vancouver Foundation ... within the Metro Vancouver Region. Vancouver Foundation, as Canada s largest community ... more details
Infobox mountain name Mount Vancouver photo photo caption elevation m 4812 elevation ref ref name bivouac cite bivouac id 237 name Mount Vancouver accessdate 2004 07 09 ref prominence m 2712 prominence ref ref name peaklist http www.peaklist.org WWlists ultras canada yukon.html Ultra Prominences in the Yukon ref map USA Alaska map caption Location in Alaska Yukon label position left listing List of Ultras in Canada clear List of Ultras in the United States location Yukon Yukon, Canada Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska , United States USA range Saint Elias Mountains lat d 60 lat m 21 lat s 31.2 lat NS N long d 139 long m 41 long s 52.2 long EW W coordinates coordinates ref ref name bivouac topo National Topographic System NTS 115B 05 first ascent July 5, 1949 ref name gnis gnis id 1411631 ref easiest route Major Expedition Mount Vancouver is the eighth highest mountain in Canada and is located in Kluane National Park and Reserve on the Canada US border. Mt. Vancouver has three summits north, middle and south with middle being the lowest. The south summit borders Canada and the United States and is known as Good Neighbor Peak . While conventional wisdom indicates that the north summit is the highest, discrepancies in topographic map s of the area muddle the question. Older Canadian maps indicate that north is the highest but newer US maps based on Global Positioning System GPS , show the south summit higher. However, the US maps do not show the north summit. ref name bivouac The mountain was named by W. H. Dall in 1874 after GeorgeVancouver , who explored the southeast coast of Alaska from 1792 to 1794. ref name gnis Notable Ascents 1949 North Buttress northwest ridge FA of mountain ... journal last DeWolf first Barton authorlink coauthors title Mount Vancouver, Northeast Ridge journal ... of North America References reflist DEFAULTSORT Vancouver, Mount Category Mountains of Alaska Category ... mountains of North America YakutatAK geo stub Yukon geo stub ca Mont Vancouver it Monte Vancouver ... more details
Vancouver Challenger can refer to one of two Challenger tennis tournaments held in Vancouver . Odlum Brown Vancouver Open , the current event, held for both men s and women s players Vancouver Challenger 1993 , a one time held event, in February 1993 disambig ... more details
The Vancouver Expedition 1791 1795 was a four and a half year voyage of exploration and diplomacy, commanded by Captain GeorgeVancouver . The expedition circumnavigated the globe, touched five continents ... Henry Roberts and Vancouver his 1st Lieutenant. ref name naish cite book author Naish, John title The Interwoven Lives of GeorgeVancouver, Archibald Menzies, Joseph Whidbey and Peter Puget The Vancouver ... roberts cite book last Roberts first John E. title A Discovery Journal GeorgeVancouver s First Survey ..., GeorgeVancouver Visits the Sunshine Coast 1792 ref On June 13, near Point Roberts, Washington Point ... Pacific Ocean and Round the World by GeorgeVancouver . Relations between Bodega y Quadra and Vancouver ... and interpretations of the Nootka Convention . ref Robert J. King, GeorgeVancouver and the contemplated ... cite book last Vancouver first George, and John Vancouver title A voyage of discovery to the North ... ?id rZUdAAAAMAAJ title Vancouver s Discovery of Puget Sound Portraits and Biographies ... ref Roberts and Vancouver left Discovery to serve in the Channel Fleet while Discovery became a depot ... and Spanish officers sent to implement them. Vancouver returned to Discovery as the expedition ... of the expedition. On September 28 they landed in Australia , at what Vancouver promptly named King George Sound . They quickly surveyed the south coast of Australia and landed at Dusky Sound ... proceeding separately, both discovered the sub Antarctic Snares Islands November 23 which Vancouver ... arrived three days later. Putting in at Tahiti, Vancouver enforced rigid discipline to avoid the personal ... he preferred the comforts of Tahiti and had to be forced to leave. 1792 File Vancouver Rainier.jpg right thumb Mount Rainier from the south Part of Admiralty Inlet . The mountain was first sighted by Vancouver ... okina i, Vancouver arrived in March 1792. He had been a young midshipman on Cook s fatal landing 13 years earlier, so avoided coming ashore at Kealakekua Bay . ref name vancouver cite journal title ... more details
Bishop of Vancouver may refer to the Anglican Church of Canada Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster the Episcopal see see is located in Vancouver the Roman Catholicism in Canada Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Archdiocese of Vancouver See also Bishop of Edmonton disambiguation Bishop of Calgary disambiguation Bishop of Montreal disambiguation Bishop of Quebec disambiguation Bishop of Toronto disambiguation Bishop of Winnipeg disambiguation disambig Category Vancouver Category Christianity in British Columbia Category Bishops in Canada by diocese Vancouver ... more details
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