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Vancouver Relocation Guide

2011

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Grand arrivalsBusiness boons: Low taxes, skilled labour

Uniquely Vancouver: Soul of a city

Downtime: Best places to play, indoors and out

Real estate: Where to live

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Vanorama—6Natural beauty and business savvy on Canada’s West Coast

In their own words—8What’s being said about the town?

Passing Go—10The Vancouver Board of Trade helps you get started

Doing business in Vancouver—12The facts and stats you need to know

All around the town—15Our insider’s guide to neighbourhoods and where to live

Playdays—20Enjoying the outdoors in the city and beyond

It’s showtime—22Culture, sports, shopping and dining

Northwest fabric—24Skilled labour, diverse population and international business

If you’re new to Canada—26Politics, taxation and health care

Area profilesThe municipalities of Greater Vancouver

Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster—30North Vancouver, West Vancouver—32Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody,

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows—34Delta, Surrey, Langley—36Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission—38

MapsVancouver and the Lower Mainland—18Downtown Vancouver—46

DirectoriesBusiness associations—40Education—40Relocation services—43

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By Andrew Findlay

On a Saturday morning in spring,

you can stroll down the hill from

4th Avenue to Kitsilano Beach after

a lazy breakfast. With a latte pressed from

organically grown coffee steaming in your

reusable coffee mug, you submerge your

toes in soft sand and ponder the options

this stunning day presents, remembering

that considerable numbers of Canadians

elsewhere are still pushing snow shovels.

Sailboats tack across English Bay pro-

pelled by a gentle breeze. Bikers and joggers

jostle for space along the Seawall circum-

navigating Stanley Park – one of North

America’s largest city parks – before con-

necting to the former World’s Fair Expo 86

site along False Creek that’s been converted

into a paragon of chic highrise living.

Visible above the downtown skyline of

glass and concrete, the North Shore moun-

tains are still blanketed with two metres of

snow, allowing skiers and snowboarders to

enjoy sunny sliding on any of the three ski

areas located within an easy hour’s drive

from anywhere in the city.

So sit back, savour your coffee, consider

your day and decide whether to sample

fusion East Indian cuisine, a round of tapas at

a boisterous bar on the East Side or some of

the best sushi outside of Japan.

This is Vancouver: a city so rich with amen-

ities for moods both active and indulgent

that locals can’t help feeling a little smug

about where they live. That’s part of what

it means to be a Vancouverite, a resident of

the metropolis wedged between the Pacific

Ocean and the Coast Mountains and nestled

on the banks of the Fraser River delta.

Vancouver has consistently made the

top-five list of most livable cities in the

world. In 2010, it ranked fourth in the

Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey, ahead of

cities like Sydney and Copenhagen, while

earning top honours the same year from

the Economist Intelligence Unit for a broad

range of “cultural and recreational” avail-

abilities from the city core up the Sea to Sky

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Highway to Whistler. And in 2010, readers

named Vancouver the “Best City in the

Americas” in Condé Nast Traveler’s annual

Readers’ Choice Awards survey for the fifth

time since 2004.

Vancouver is where rabidly loyal hockey

fans consistently buy out the home games of

their beloved Canucks. It’s the home port of

dashing retro singer Michael Bublé, punkers

D.O.A. and indie music darlings. Homegrown

companies have started here, to become run-

away global successes: Lululemon Athletica,

purveyor of yoga fashion; Flickr, pioneer of

online photo-sharing; and outdoor-clothing

maker Arc’teryx. Clean-energy startups like

Nexterra Systems Corp. and companies like

the Jim Pattison Group, with its far-flung port-

folio covering everything from fish-packing to

auto sales, are here too.

Movie execs call the city Hollywood

North, filmmakers and a deep pool of pro-

duction talent having established it as a

premier movie-making hub. Video-game

designers and wunderkinds in information

technology have added to this thriving

centre of creative arts and industry.

With the University of British Columbia

and Simon Fraser University being two of

Canada’s leading post-secondary institu-

tions, Vancouver is home to groundbreaking

research facilities like the Vancouver Hospital

and Health Sciences Centre and the BC

Cancer Agency.

It’s the kind of progressive metropolis

that urban-planning guru Richard Florida

envisioned in The Rise of the Creative Class.

Even the mayor is hip: youthful Gregor

Robertson, farmer-turned-entrepreneur,

rides his bike to City Hall even on the many

rainy days. He’s spearheading an effort to

make Vancouver the world’s “greenest” city

by 2020, with a focus on local food, green

building, waste reduction, water conserva-

tion, air quality and access to nature.

Large Indian and Chinese populations

bring vibrancy to Vancouver’s cuisine and

culture and create business connections

with two of the world’s fastest-growing

economies. Smaller enclaves of European

flavour form colourful cultural microcosms,

giving rise to the legendary Greek Day in

Kitsilano and the gregarious Portuguese and

Italian coffee bars of East Vancouver, where

soccer fans huddle around shots of espresso

to cheer on their favourite clubs.

With the 2010 Winter Olympic and

Paralympic Games, civic pride and spirit

trumped the challenges of a sagging global

economy, and the city showed the rest of

Canada how a metropolis can roll up its

sleeves to prepare for, then collectively let its

hair down and host, a truly world-class event.

And that’s what Vancouver is all about:

getting business done while still enjoying

that latte on Kits Beach and wondering what

distractions will tempt you.

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“It’s an amazing city. It’s

just got a great vibe to it” – Michael Stipe, vocalist, R.E.M.

“It’s a vibrant place to be. And the people

are really nice. And they love to be outside.

They don’t take a beautiful day for granted.

They celebrate how beautiful it is” – Jennifer Garner, actress, in American Way magazine

“Spectacular as the scenery is, one could easily

come here just for the food and wine”

– Wine Spectator magazine

“This great restaurant city is the heartland

of every admirable (and sometimes

infuriating) food cause you’ve ever

encountered– local, sustainable, organic,

and eco-gastronomical among them” – Bon Appétit magazine

“With its matchless natural

setting, lively cultural assets

and wealth of talent and

know-how, Vancouver

along with its surrounding

communities is a world-class choice for anyone

trying to decide where to live and run a business. It

holds full promise as a true city of the future”

– Kim Campbell, Former Prime Minister of Canada

“People love Vancouver for all the

right reasons. It has energy, vision,

imagination and stability. It is a

city of extraordinary beauty and

opportunity and a tribute to the

multicultural fabric of its citizenry.

There is no better place on earth to live, prosper and do business”

– Jason McLean, president and chief executive officer,

The McLean Group, chairman, The Vancouver Board of Trade

“There’s a reason why

Vancouver is consistently

named one of the best

places to live – and

do business – in the

world. We’ve made it

a priority to create a

livable, safe and vibrant

city while at the same time strengthening our

economy. With our tax rate ranked as the most

competitive in the world, and the momentum from

the success of hosting the 2010 Olympics, there’s

never been a better time to move to Vancouver”

– Gregor Robertson, Mayor, City of Vancouver

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The year was 1887. Just 12 months

earlier, a fire that had been started to

burn slash near the wooden shacks

that made up the city flared out of control,

quickly destroying all but one building. The

devastating Great Fire came only shortly

after the City of Vancouver had received its

charter. Yet residents rallied and soon began

the task of rebuilding over still-warm cinders.

As reconstruction was haphazard, a

group of area businessmen met to discuss

the need for a formal organization to speed

it. On September 22, 1887, these 31 merchants,

lumbermen, bankers and manufacturers

agreed to form a board of trade, Vancouver’s

first chamber of commerce.

From the start, the purpose was to create

an “organization to protect the interests of

merchants, traders and manufacturers, to

advance the trade of the area and to pro-

mote the advancement and general pros-

perity of Vancouver.” Bavarian-born David

Oppenheimer, who had been elected mayor

in 1888, became its president. The Vancouver

Board of Trade has been working ever since.

Described by The Vancouver Sun as

today’s “leading business group,” the Board

is a network of 5,600 business contacts and

is as relevant today as it was 124 years ago.

For many, this relevance is found in the

organization’s impact on governments. The

Board is known for shaping policy as hun-

dreds of its members volunteer their skills

on task forces and committees dealing with

issues from sustainability to international

trade. A sampling of its landmark achieve-

ments show what the Board has done. Its his-

toric debt clock publicized federal deficits on

television, pressurizing the government into

delivering a balanced budget. The Board’s

lobby for fast border lanes for business

resulted in PACE lanes and CANPASS. Having

saved the rapid-transit line from Vancouver

International Airport (YVR) to the downtown

after it was voted down, the Board officially

welcomed the first Canada Line train in time

for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic

Getting connected

THE VANCOUVER BOARD OF TRADE HELPS BUSINESS PEOPLE FIND THEIR FEET

Vancouver International Airport

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Games. It was also responsible for the

development of YVR into the country’s first

independent airport authority; the airport

now ranks among the world’s best. The Board

has also spearheaded and supported crime-

reduction initiatives, calls for early-childhood

investment through reports such as the Kids

’N Crime report and reductions in property

tax for Vancouver businesses equivalent to a

cumulative $38.6 million savings per year as

of 2010.

The Board’s relevance also lies in its

international reputation as British Columbia’s

premier platform for world-class speakers,

featuring top leaders from business and

government. Past speakers have included Bill

Clinton; Prince Philip; Prime Minister Stephen

Harper; David Jacobson, United States

Ambassador to Canada; Gordon Campbell,

Premier of British Columbia; authors Stephen

Covey and Peter Senge; Jacques Rogge,

president, International Olympic Committee;

John Furlong, then CEO of the Vancouver

Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic

and Paralympic Winter Games; top executives;

and many more.

The Board’s relevance is also linked to

the business intelligence it offers through

www.boardoftrade.com and through its

comprehensive online portal, VIBEhome.com,

offering timely, interactive and accredited

courses from eCornell, eConcordia and local

institutions such as British Columbia Institute

of Technology. Additional business services

include certification of export documents

such as certificates of origin, commercial

invoices and letters for business visas. The

World Trade Centre Vancouver, the Board’s

international division, provides members

with international connections and facilities

in more than 300 centres worldwide.

Yet for most members, it is the Board’s

capacity to connect that provides the most

value. The organization is renowned for its

trademark ethos of connecting through

what it calls “positive networking.” In 2010

alone, an estimated 250,000 business cards

were exchanged at the Board’s 545 events

and activities, and more than 14,000 persons

attended the Board’s speaker events.

The Board runs programs for all ages. The

Leaders of Tomorrow Mentorship Program

selects 90 emerging post-secondary leaders

and matches them up with business men-

tors. The Company of Young Professionals

offers an Engaged Leadership Certificate

Program for professionals under the age of

32. There are also the Women’s Leadership

Circle of more than 2,000 members and the

recently launched Rix Center for Corporate

Citizenship & Engaged Leadership, which,

along with the Spirit of Vancouver program,

is dedicated to championing community

well-being.

2010 was a milestone for Vancouver. The

Board was fully engaged in backing the

Olympics and Paralympics every step of the

way, from its initial support of Vancouver’s

bid to the hosting by Spirit of Vancouver of

more than 60 Olympic-themed events to

showcase Vancouver to the world and build

a legacy for the future. The Board’s mission:

to make the years following the games even

better for the city and country than before.

As chairman Jason McLean explains, “The

Vancouver Board of Trade is a quality-of-

life organization. It strives to harness and

direct the energy of its members to make

Vancouver’s community a better place: a

better place to do business and to prosper;

a better-governed place; a place that has

the courage to face social problems; and last

but not least, a place where business earns,

through giving back, the social licence to

flourish. The Board believes that business

benefits its community. And that’s what

we’re about: connecting for good.”

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By Grant Wing

With a business environment as fertile

as its natural one, Vancouver offers

ample opportunities for growth. A

favourable tax regime, a skilled workforce and

entrepreneurial savvy combine to make the

perfect place for your business.

Chief among these advantages is tax

competitiveness. A recent ranking by global

number-cruncher KPMG has found Vancouver

to be among the lowest-taxed jurisdictions

in the developed world. Rankings take into

account the total tax burdens faced by

companies in 41 major cities, combining

income taxes, corporation capital taxes, sales

taxes, property taxes, miscellaneous local

business taxes and statutory labour costs.

The calculation takes the total taxes paid by

businesses in each city and expresses each

total as a percentage of total taxes paid by

corporations in the United States. Scoring

50.5, Vancouver beats other cities by a wide

margin. Contributing factors include current

combined federal and provincial corporate

tax rates of 28.5 per cent, expected to drop to

25 per cent by 2012. Businesses also benefit by

not paying revenue or gross receipts tax or

input sales taxes.

With additional tax incentives available

to some businesses such as those in film and

television, digital media and research and

development, British Columbia is a leading

jurisdiction for cutting-edge industries.

Moreover, the province offers incentives for

international financial activities and plans

further tax reductions for businesses in clean

technology and carbon trading. B.C. resi-

dents with annual incomes up to $116,000

pay the lowest income tax in Canada.

Businesses relocating to Vancouver

can also tap into the impressive collective

Just rewardsProvince assists a wide range of entrepreneurs

British Columbia offers tax credits and incentives to a variety of sectors.

Book Publishing Tax Credit

This credit is for book-publishing corpora-

tions conducting business primarily in B.C.

Recipients of Book Publishing Industry

Development Program (BPIDP) contribu-

tions after March 31, 2002, and before April 1,

2012, are eligible for a credit of 90 per cent of

BPIDP contributions received in the tax year.

Film and Television Tax Credit

The program provides refundable tax

credits to eligible corporations producing

eligible films or videos in B.C. Credits are

for domestic productions with qualifying

levels of Canadian content. There are five

distinct credits for basic film and television

tax, regional tax, distant-location regional

tax, film-training tax and digital-animation

or visual-effects tax.

Foreign Tax Credit

A corporation may claim a foreign tax credit

for tax paid to another country on foreign

non-business income.

British Columbia Interactive

Digital Media Tax Credit

The program provides a refundable tax credit

of 17.5 per cent on eligible salary and wages

incurred by eligible corporations to develop

interactive digital-media products in B.C. after

August 31, 2010, and before September 1, 2015.

Logging Tax Credit

A corporation that has paid a logging tax

to B.C. on income earned from logging

operations for the year may claim a logging

tax credit equal to one-third of the logging

tax paid.

Mineral Tax

Numerous credits, allowances and excep-

tions apply to the Mineral Tax, for grassroots

exploration of qualified resources.

Mining Exploration Tax Credit

Corporations and active members of part-

nerships conducting grassroots mineral

exploration in B.C. may qualify. The credit is

calculated as 20 per cent of qualified mining-

exploration expenses less the amount of any

assistance received or receivable.

Doing business in Vancouver

THE FACTS AND STATS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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Oil and Gas Royalties and

Freehold Production Tax

Several provincial tax credits and exemp-

tions apply to royalties and taxes for oil and

natural gas production in B.C.

Political Contribution Tax Credit

Businesses may claim contributions made

to registered B.C. political parties, registered

B.C. constituency associations or registered

candidates for election to the Legislative

Assembly of B.C.

Production Services Tax Credit

The program provides refundable tax

credits to accredited production cor-

porations that produce accredited films or

videos in B.C. Credits are available both to

domestic and to foreign producers, with no

requirement of Canadian content.

Qualifying Environmental

Trust Tax Credit

A corporation that is a beneficiary of a quali-

fying environmental trust located in B.C.

may be eligible. This fully refundable credit

must first be applied against total income

tax payable.

Scientific Research

and Experimental

Development Tax Credit

In addition to the Scientific Research and

Experimental Development (SR&ED) federal

tax incentive, B.C. provides a tax credit of

10 per cent to qualifying corporations that

carry on SR&ED in B.C.

Small Business Venture

Capital Tax Credit

A corporation investing in shares of a regis-

tered venture-capital corporation or eligible

business corporation may claim this credit.

Training Tax Credit

The program provides tax credits for

employers and apprentices engaged in

eligible apprenticeship programs adminis-

tered through the British Columbia Industry

Training Authority.

Sources: British Columbia Ministry of Finance, Canada Revenue Agency

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Business, building and other support services

Transportation and warehousing

Information, culture and recreation

Accommodation and food services

Manufacturing

Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing

Educational services

Construction

Professional, scientific and technical services

Health care and social assistance

20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Thousands of persons

Employment by industry Vancouver – December 2009 (census metropolitan area)

Administration and support, waste management

Wholesale trade

Transportation and warehousing

Health care and social assistance

Finance and insurance

Other services (ex. public administration)

Retail trade

Real estate, rental and leasing

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Construction

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

Greater Vancouver

British Columbia

Economic structure: Numbers of business locationsTop 10 industries by number employees — December 2009

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12,000

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13,000

13,500

14,000

14,500

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Building permitsGreater Vancouver

Non-residentialResidential

Employment rates—Greater VancouverLabour force ◆ Unemployment rate

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Looking out for number 1In Competitive Alternatives 2010 Special Report: Focus on Tax, KPMG ranks total tax burdens

faced by companies in 41 major cities in the developed world.

Vancouver ranks number 1, with a total tax index score of 50.5.

After Vancouver come Monterrey (59.8) and Mexico City (60.0).

Within Canada, Vancouver beats both Montreal (60.3) and Toronto (67.6).

Vancouver beats major American cities like Baltimore (81.8), Minneapolis (86.5), Boston

(87.9), Philadelphia 88.9) and Detroit (90.7) by a wide margin.

Compared to the lowest-taxed Euro Zone countries, Vancouver is ahead of the Hague

(76.1), Amsterdam (76.7) and Manchester (77.4).

Vancouver bests major Australian cities Melbourne (78.9) and Sydney (82.8).

Give me a breakVancouver’s tax advantage

Businesses pay a corporate tax rate of 28.5 per cent (among the lowest in North America),

scheduled to decline to 25 per cent by 2012.

Businesses pay no revenue or gross-receipts tax or sales and use taxes.

Businesses pay no corporation capital tax.

British Columbians with annual incomes up to $116,000 pay the least income tax in Canada.

Help for small business

B.C.’s current small-business corporate income tax rate of 2.5 per cent is Canada’s second-

lowest. The small-business tax threshold in B.C. has been increased from $400,000 to

$500,000, becoming the highest in Canada and saving small businesses $20 million yearly.

The B.C. government intends to reduce the small-business corporate income tax rate

to zero by April 1, 2012.Source: British Columbia Ministry of Finance

brainpower of the highly educated and

skilled population.

According to the Organisation for

Economic Co-operation and Development

(OECD), Canada has the highest proportion

of persons aged 25 to 64 with college or uni-

versity certificates among OECD countries.

Vancouver is also one of Canada’s best-edu-

cated municipalities, with over one-third of

its working-age population having university

diplomas and one-tenth having advanced

degrees. In 2008, the Intelligent Community

Forum named it one of the smartest cities in

the world.

This critical mass of smarts and skills

makes Vancouver a cultural and commercial

magnet for creativity, its business com-

munity a hotbed of innovation. Its economy

is Canada’s most entrepreneurial, with the

highest proportions of self-employment,

employment in new firms and growth in

small-business formations among large

Canadian cities.

All major industries are represented by

trade associations and industry organiza-

tions that provide myriad opportunities for

transplanted companies to network and

build links.

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A house in town

A VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOOD FOR EVERY TASTE

By Peter Mitham

Rapid growth is a Vancouver hall-

mark. Diverse neighbourhoods

offer a mix of properties from

downtown condos to bucolic acreages in

the Southlands near the Fraser River. Styles

range from Craftsman houses in Kitsilano to

so-called Vancouver Specials, the city’s dis-

tinctive (if chunky) contribution to housing

types.

Anchoring many neighbourhoods are

the shopping villages and parks that make

the city so livable. Locals grumble about

traffic, but the Seawall winds from Coal

Harbour and Stanley Park around False

Creek, winning the hearts of walkers, jog-

gers and cyclists. It’s this mix of urban

density with nature that makes Vancouver a

desirable address.

Point Grey

Once its own municipality, Point Grey, also

called West Point Grey, remains very much

a village where the well-to-do and students

mingle. Jericho, Locarno and Spanish Banks

beaches give this affluent community the

air of cottage country. Students inhabit

mortgage-helping basement suites in many

of the houses. Express buses provide steady

connections to and from the University of

British Columbia and the rest of the city.

University

UBC has been steadily developing the

University Endowment Lands (UEL), creating

a large, well-off community. Pacific Spirit

Regional Park and the beaches below the

Point Grey cliffs are favourite recreational

venues. Most of the properties here are on

leasehold land. One little-known aspect: the

UEL are outside Vancouver’s city boundaries,

so that some civic services are unavailable to

residents, while others, like emergency ser-

vices, are provided under contract.

Kitsilano

Once the epicentre of Vancouver’s hippie

movement, Kits blends baby-boomer

counterculture with a dose of Greek

heritage and the pagan charms of buff

bathing on English Bay. Situated across the

iconic Burrard Bridge from downtown and

within walking distance of Granville Island,

Kitsilano is popular with young profes-

sionals and university students.

Dunbar, Mackenzie

Heights, Southlands

Dunbar and Mackenzie Heights are classic

Vancouver neighbourhoods, with the charm

of single-family residences and colourful

gardens. Shops and condos on Dunbar

Street and West 41st punctuate the leisurely

pace with hubs of activity. Southlands is a

hidden corner of Vancouver where expan-

sive houses and horse stables nestle by

the Fraser River. A dearth of transit connec-

tions reinforces Southlands’ separation, but

Dunbar and Mackenzie Heights are both

well-served with buses.

Arbutus Ridge

The largely single-family neighbourhood

may be short on apartments, but it’s big

on kid-friendly environment. Parks, com-

munity centres and stunning views make

Arbutus high-end but comfortable. Arbutus

Shopping Centre is centrally located. Transit

is largely east-west, connecting to UBC at

one end and the SkyTrain at the other.

Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale,

Quilchena

These tony precincts are home to globe-

trotting business executives and their large,

private estates. Some of the city’s most

expensive properties are located here,

beneath the ancient trees that bespeak the

area’s old-fashioned splendour. Parks are the

main amenities, with shopping available on

Granville Street and West 41st. Luxury cars

English Bay and downtown Vancouver as seen from Kitsilano



Photos: (top) Tourism Vancouver; (bottom) Tourism BC/Dannielle Hayes

outnumber buses, which are yet available

along the key arterials to the SkyTrain.

Fairview, False Creek,

Mount Pleasant West

Redeveloped in the 1970s, the slopes north

of Broadway between Granville and Main

streets are packed with condos steps from

shops and transit. Development anchored

by the Atheletes’ Village – called Millennium

Water now that the 2010 Winter Olympic

and Paralympic Games are finished – is

once again taking place, but the views of

downtown and the North Shore mountains

remain. Proximity to the Public Market and

artist studios of Granville Island is a draw.

Cambie, Oakridge, South Cambie

The opening of the rapid-transit Canada

Line gave a lift to the appeal of neighbour-

hoods along Cambie Street, a key route

into the city. The Cambie neighbourhood

hosts a mix of residences and businesses.

Queen Elizabeth Park, with its elegant

Seasons restaurant, is a green retreat. Locals

include affluent homeowners and students

attending Langara College and UBC, the

latter of which is served by express buses

along the main east-west arterials.

South Granville, Southwest Marine

Vancouver’s southwestern corner boasts

mansions priced at $10 million plus, as well

as more modest residences that moderate

the average prices. It appeals both to well-

to-do owners and to those seeking laid-back

styles of life. It offers proximity to the airport

and a small discount for being outside

Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale.

Marpole

Built on the site of a 10,000-year-old First

Nations midden, Marpole offers new transit

connections created by the completion of

the Canada Line. Less expensive than neigh-

bourhoods to the west and north, it attracts

steady interest from developers with its

riverfront location. The airport, highway con-

nections to the United States and arterials to

downtown Vancouver are all close by.

Downtown

Not long ago, residential towers seemed

ready to overtake downtown. Yet city plan-

ners staved off further development, and

offices continue to provide jobs just steps

from the reinvigorated Gastown, Crosstown

and Chinatown neighbourhoods. Renovated

heritage properties abut sleek new towers,

while upper-end boutiques and night spots

appeal to professionals.

West End, Coal Harbour

The West End and Coal Harbour offer vibrant

waterfront residences next door to Vancouver’s

best-known oasis, Stanley Park. The downtown

core offers job opportunities steps from tree-

lined streets and beaches. This pricy area is

popular with foreign students and seniors. The

city’s gay village contributes to an open, active

and urbane community.

Yaletown

Vancouver’s reinvention as a livable city was

driven by construction of the slender condo

towers that define Yaletown. Concord Pacific

kick-started redevelopment in the wake of

Expo 86. While some feel the scene is more

attitude than action, top-end restaurants

make it a place to be seen.

Coal Harbour

Granville Island: fresh food and a dynamic experience for residents and visitors



A temporary home for a permanent move

Photo: Tourism Vancouver/Josef Hanus

Central (Main, Fraser,

Knight, Victoria)

The neighbourhoods along Main, Fraser,

Knight and Victoria streets form the core of

East Vancouver, known for casualness and

affordability. Southern European culture

diversified by waves of immigrants from

Asia (just count the green grocers and pho

restaurants throughout the area) makes for a

cultural ferment contrasting sharply with the

West Side’s more staid atmosphere.

Grandview, Mount Pleasant East

Mount Pleasant East and Grandview are

working class-areas in transition. Heritage

structures have attracted young profes-

sionals keen to renovate, while the industrial

hearts of these neighbourhoods continue to

beat. Vancouver Community College offers

training and job opportunities, while two

SkyTrain lines and feeder routes to Highway 1

place the area at the city’s crossroads.

Fraserview, Champlain,

Killarney, South Vancouver

A dearth of transit connections make

this southeast corner the closest thing to

a suburb Vancouver has. Yet separation

enhances the area’s charm and affordability.

Fraserview is popular with its southern

exposure, overlooking the Fraser River, while

Champlain and Killarney offer starter houses

for young families.

Hastings, Hastings East

Running from downtown Vancouver to

Boundary Road, Hastings Street provides an

odyssey from poverty to renewal. Bounded

to the north by the port, the western por-

tion mixes industrial properties and Skid

Row hotels. Hastings East has experienced

a resurgence, if not quite gentrification, as

developers and young professionals have

made over key properties. The hallmarks of

immigrant neighbourhoods – small, family-

run shops and ethnic food markets – keep

the area close-knit and affordable.

Renfrew, Renfrew

Heights, Collingwood

The SkyTrain adds to the appeal of this afford-

able trio of neighbourhoods in the heart of

East Vancouver. Two transit lines serve the

area, which also benefits from Renfrew Street,

running north-south across the city. Office

and industrial complexes provide jobs, with

Grandview Highway (12th Avenue) as the

main shopping strip. Grandview is also a main

route in and out of the city.

HOME PRICESNeighbourhood Houses Townhouses Apartments

Arbutus Ridge $1,964,000 $686,000 n/a

Cambie, Oakridge, South Cambie $1,448,000 $830,000 $507,000

Central (Main, Fraser, Knight, Victoria) $764,000 $560,000 $346,000

Downtown n/a $631,000 $469,000

Dunbar, Mackenzie Heights, Southlands $1,792,000 $982,000 $530,000

Fairview, False Creek, Mount Pleasant West $1,247,000 $655,000 $526,000

Fraserview, Champlain, Killarney, South Vancouver $816,000 $470,000 $333,000

Grandview, Mount Pleasant East $789,000 $620,000 $380,000

Hastings, Hastings East $773,000 $548,000 $297,000

Kitsilano $1,540,000 $954,000 $466,000

Marpole $1,110,000 $635,000 $339,000

Point Grey $2,230,000 $976,000 $507,000

Renfrew, Renfrew Heights, Collingwood $712,000 $472,000 $305,000

Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Quilchena $2,583,000 $1,196,000 $709,000

South Granville, Southwest Marine $2,223,000 $1,082,000 $306,000

University $2,422,000 $1,307,000 $733,000

West End, Coal Harbour $1,118,000 $1,004,000 $741,000

Yaletown n/a $1,270,000 $902,000Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, average sale prices for 12 months ended

November 3, 2010, collated with Ken Wyder, Re/Max Select Properties

English Bay, a focal point of the West End

The temporary time between leaving one

home and settling into another is stressful

and difficult, not only for the relocated

executive, but perhaps even more so for

the spouse and family.

Leading hospitality management com-

pany HighStreet Accommodations has

10 years of experience in delivering “fully

fabulous furnished accommodations” in

Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

Terry Rodgers, HighStreet’s president,

says the company specializes in corporate

housing with accommodations ideally

suited for relocations, with quality that

rivals four- and five-star hotels and reason-

able rates.

“HighStreet’s website features the

best virtual tours in the business with the

most robust detail on specific properties.

What you see is what you get – it’s easy to

choose temporary housing from wherever

you are in the world.

“The company operates 24/7, and

when you arrive a friendly and very

helpful guest services representative will

be dispatched to meet you in person

and walk you through the property.

HighStreet Accommodations also makes

financial arrangements easy with invoicing

directed back to the corporation, making

the squeeze on personal cash flow less

onerous for travellers.”



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East Richmond

Cambie

Bridgeport

University

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Dunbar

Southlands

Kerrisdale

Marpole

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Kilarney

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Burkeville

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SeafairBroadmoor

Kingswood

Shellmont

Southgate

London Farm

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Cambie MainKnight

HastingsEast

Hastings

South Cambie

SouthGranville

SW Marine

Oakridge

Fraser

Shaughnessy

Kitsilano

Fairview Mount Pleasant

SouthCambie

South Vancouver

Second Beach

Third Beach

Siwash Rock

LostLagoon

Kitsilano Beach

JerichoBeach

Locarno Beach

Spanish Banks

Wreck Beach

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PACIFIC SPIRITREGIONAL PARK

IONA BEACHREGIONAL PARK

DEAS ISLANDREGIONAL PARK

LYNN HEADWATERSREGIONAL PARK

LighthousePark

AmblesidePark

StanleyPark

Richmond Nature

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Minoru Park

Garry PointPark

LynnCanyon

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NelsonCanyon

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Deer LakePark

EverettCrowley

Park

Marine DriveForeshore Park

CentralPark

McDonaldBeach Park

University of British Columbia

NitobeMemorialGardens

Museum of Anthropology

UBCBotanicalGardens

H.R. MacMillanSpace Centre

& Vancouver Museum VanierPark

CanadaPlace

Brockton Oval

VancouverAquarium

LonsdaleQuay

CapilanoSuspension Bridge

CapilanoSalmon Hatchery

Maritime Museum& St. Roch

Old HastingsMill StoreMuseum

GranvilleIsland

Rogers ArenaBC Place Stadium

Science World

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Steveston Museum

Gulf of Georgia CanneryNational Historic Site

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WestwoodPlateau

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BirchlandManor

Woodland

Meadowbrook

Chineside

Laurentian

Maillardville

CapeHorn

Eastwood

Mary Hill

Fraser Mills

Bridgeview Port Mann

Cove Cliff

Deep Cove

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Buckingham

Middlegate

South Slope

Big Bend

Edmonds

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Cariboo

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Austin

Queensborough

Hamilton

Sunbury

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NorthDelta

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COLONY FARMREGIONAL PARK

MINNEKHADAREGIONAL PARK

PINECONE/BURKE PROVINCIAL PARK

BELCARRAREGIONAL PARK

MOUNT SEYMOURPROVINCIAL PARK

BURNABY LAKEREGIONAL PARK

FleetwoodPark

Green TimbersForest Reserve

InvergarryPark

MundyPark

BarnetMarine Park

Cates Park

Deer LakePark

RobertBurnaby

Park

DeltaNatureReserve

Burnaby MountainConcervation Area

Como LakePark

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Vancouver and the Lower Mainland



By Libby Black

For natural beauty and outdoor recrea-

tion, Vancouver is a heavy hitter.

Here you can gaze up at snow-

capped peaks while running your fingers

through the sand of a postcard-perfect

beach. From more than 200 parks, playing

fields and golf courses in the city to world-

class skiing and snowboarding only a short

drive away, Vancouver seems made to order

for the outdoor enthusiast. Covered by lush

temperate rainforest, the Coast Mountains

jut up from the weaving straights and inlets

of the Pacific: a perfect backdrop for hiking,

kayaking, sailing, rock-climbing and more.

It is this closeness to nature that has

encouraged residents to preserve parkland

throughout the city, according to Lisa

Clement, regional media relations repre-

sentative for Tourism BC.

“No matter what area of Vancouver you

are in, there is always green space, a park or a

beach literally a few minutes away,” she says.

The city’s most famous park is Stanley Park,

visited by about 80 per cent of travellers here.

Its nearly 1,000 acres are adjacent to downtown.

It features tennis, rowing, sports clubs, a yacht

club, the Seawall around the perimeter and

abundant nature trails and landmarks. It’s also

the site of the Vancouver Aquarium and a mag-

nificent display of First Nations totem poles.

Also popular: Queen Elizabeth Park.

Built on a former basalt quarry at the city’s

highest point, this dramatic public garden is

full of changing plants and flowers. It offers

tennis, lawn-bowling and disc golf.

Beyond traditional parks and gar-

dens, the city maintains 11 public beaches

including English Bay Beach, Sunset Beach,

Kitsilano Beach and others, most accessible

by seawall. “The people in Vancouver are

incredibly active, and the West Coast culture

thrives on” the availability of such parks,

Clement explains. “You won’t see a park

that’s empty; there’s always someone there.”

Game plans

Mild weather means that tee time is never

far away. Ross Marrington, golf travel agent

and editor of BCgolfguide.com, says it’s

not uncommon for enthusiasts still to be

Only natural

OUTDOOR ESCAPES IN VANCOUVER AND BEYOND



Photo: Dominic Schaefer Photography

hitting the greens on New Year’s Day. While

fees can be pricy, Marrington adds that a

diverse range of courses and many scenic

options exist. For example, Furry Creek Golf

& Country Club, near Whistler, looks out

on Howe Sound. Kings Links by the Sea, at

Boundary Bay near Delta, overlooks the

waters of the straight. Minutes from down-

town, University Golf Club, amid old-growth

forest, offers a driving range and private

lesson area in addition to 18 holes.

Relocating to Vancouver is “a good deci-

sion” for those who make a priority of golf in

their social lives, Marrington says.

The truly ambitious may even golf and ski

in the same day. Marrington knows “people

who can go up the mountain first thing in

the morning and be on the golf course at

two in Vancouver.” This is possible thanks to

the proximity of the Coast Mountains.

Easily reached from downtown

Vancouver, the Cypress Mountain area

boasts 53 ski runs and six chair lifts.

“Being able to go from your office to

the mountaintop in 30 minutes is a pretty

rare thing,” says Joffrey Koeman, marketing

director for Cypress Mountain. In addition

to snowboarding and downhill and cross-

country skiing, visitors can enjoy snowshoe

tours and a snow-tube park. Koeman says

that, thanks to the 2010 Winter Olympic

Games, the area has undergone a $40-mil-

lion renovation including the introduction

of a state-of-the-art snowmaking system

that will allow for enhanced experiences in

the early and late seasons. Cypress will also

be opening the mogul runs to the public,

allowing people to ski where Alexandre

Bilodeau won gold for Canada.

The area is made up of three mountains:

Black Mountain, Mt. Strachan and Hollyburn

Mountain. In the summer, trails for all levels

and tastes are available where you can get

your heart rate up or scout for wildlife.

North along the Sea-to-Sky Highway

lie two meccas of outdoor recreation:

Squamish and Whistler. Less than an hour

from Vancouver, Squamish offers fishing,

mountain-biking, skiing, boating and the

world’s best bald-eagle viewing. You can go

rock-climbing and hiking on the Stawamus

Chief, a granite dome towering more than

2,000 feet above Howe Sound.

Another hour north is Whistler, home of

the world-renowned Whistler Blackcomb

ski resort and a host venue for the Olympic

alpine events and sliding. “We have an

amazing array of terrain for every ability

level and interest,” says Amber Turnau, senior

media relations officer.

The resort is North America’s largest, with

one of the world’s longest skiing seasons.

The Peak 2 Peak Gondola allows visitors to

travel the span between the two mountains

at the resort. Guests can take advantage

of the Whistler Sliding Centre and other

Olympic legacies. Heli-skiing, snowmobiling

and zip-lining are popular. Turnau adds that

while people may initially come for winter

activities, they return in summer when the

ski runs transform into the world’s most

extensive mountain-bike array accessible by

lift. Fifty kilometres of alpine hiking trails are

available, as well as trails in the valley.

Green sceneEarth awareness is front of mind

On a sustainability kick since before the

word became widely used, Vancouver

today is pursuing an ambition to become

North America’s greenest city by 2020.

Sadhu Johnston, deputy city manager,

says the environmental ethic has long

been part of Vancouver’s culture, starting

with the city’s decision in the 1970s not to

build a freeway through downtown.

“We’ve really focused on transporta-

tion and land-use planning, and looking

at ways we can get people around

without needing to jump in a car,”

Johnston says. Results: an increase in

biking, walking and public transportation

and a decrease in cars.

Curbside bins make the rate of recyc-

ling higher than average for a city, and

more than 90 per cent of the area’s elec-

tricity comes from non-carbon sources.

“We have the lowest carbon footprint per

person, per capita, of any city in North

America, so just by living here, you’re

living a green lifestyle,” Johnston says.

From planting trees to encouraging

clean-technology companies and

other green businesses to locate here,

Vancouver stands out as a sustainability

hub. “We need all residents who are

moving here or live here to participate

and contribute,” says Johnston. “By

pursing these green strategies, we keep

the Vancouver air quality and water

quality good and keep it a beautiful

vibrant place to be.”

Whistler takes its responsibility as

a steward of the land just as seriously.

Amber Turnau, senior media relations

officer, says that the resort has begun

auditing its energy consumption in an

effort to become carbon-neutral.

Sadhu Johnston, deputy city manager for the City of Vancouver, which aims to be North America’s greenest city by 2020



Photos: (left) David Cooper; (right) Tourism Vancouver/Dannielle Hayes

By Noa Glouberman

With its natural surroundings,

Vancouver is an all-season play-

ground. Add a thriving arts scene,

coastal cuisine and shopping to suit a variety

of tastes, and it’s no wonder residents love

to call this city home. You will, too.

Culture shock

Vancouver’s artistic endeavours range from

live concerts and theatrical performances to

exciting public festivals.

Among the latter: the international

HSBC Celebration of Light annual fireworks

display competition, the TD Canada Trust

Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the

Vancouver Folk Music Festival and the

Vancouver International Children’s Festival.

The Illuminares Lantern Festival lights up the

night with handmade paper lanterns and

fire-breathers.

Each fall, movie buffs, aspiring actors and

star gazers flock to “Hollywood North” for

the Vancouver International Film Festival,

one of the continent’s five largest motion-

picture festivals. Fans can also watch movies

at the Vancouver International Film Centre.

For those preferring live performances,

local groups produce a variety of classic and

contemporary plays and musical events.

Among the theatrical crown jewels are the

annual Bard on the Beach festival – Western

Canada’s largest professional Shakespeare

festival, held on the waterfront under iconic

red-and-white tents – and Theatre Under

the Stars, presenting two summer musicals

at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park. Plays and

musicals are staged throughout the year at

the historic Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage,

the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Centre

in Vancouver for Performing Arts and the

Granville Island Stage.

Ballet BC performs regularly and

according to Tourism Vancouver, there are

more than 25 other professional local dance

troupes and visiting international companies.

The numerous venues for music include the

Orpheum Theatre, home to the Vancouver

Symphony Orchestra since 1930, the Chan

Centre at the University of British Columbia

and stadium venues like Rogers Arena for

rock concerts.

Good sports

Professional clubs for baseball, football,

soccer and, of course, hockey appeal to

sports fans year-round.

From June to November, the BC Lions

battle seven other Canadian Football

League squads for a spot in the Grey Cup

Championship. Winter means hockey, and

tickets to the home games of the Vancouver

Canucks at Rogers Arena often sell out at

the start of the season, so you’ll want to

book your seats well in advance.

From June through August, the

Vancouver Canadians take the mound at Nat

Bailey Stadium, the “best little ball park in

the world.” Up in the stands, Nathan’s serves

its famous franks.

In Major League Soccer, 2011 will see the

Vancouver Whitecaps move from Swangard

Stadium to BC Place Stadium to play under

a new, state-of-the-art retractable roof – the

largest and strongest of its kind in the world

– and atop FIFA-approved artificial turf.

Let’s talk shop

Shopping in Vancouver means bag-loads of

choice: high-end boutiques, sprawling malls,

big-box stores and mom-and-pop shops.

Vancouver’s Chinatown is North

America’s second-largest, after San

Francisco’s. Here you’ll find medicinal herbs,

rattan furnishings, jade urns, tai chi swords

and more. Try a Cantonese baozi (pork bun)

or pan-fried pot sticker; buy fresh, exotic pro-

duce and trendy cookware from Ming Wo; or

attend the summer night market on Keefer

Street for bargains and tasty take-out.

Urban beats

WORLD-CLASS CULTURE, SPORTS, SHOPPING AND DINING ON CANADA’S WEST COAST

Handmade paper lanterns at the Illuminares Lantern Festival

LEFT: Ballet BC, a mainstay of Vancouver’s dance scene



Photos (clockwise from top): Tourism Vancouver/Whitecaps; Tourism BC/Dannielle Hayes; Tourism Vancouver/John Sinal

Gastown, in downtown Vancouver, is

rich in history, galleries and native art stores.

Specialty shops hock hand-knit sweaters,

cigars, buttons and bottles of Canadian

maple syrup. Elsewhere downtown, red

bricks pave the way to Yaletown’s über-hip

fashion boutiques, designer furniture stores

and niche beauty-service providers.

Commercial Drive, a five-minute ride

from the core, is Vancouver’s unofficial Little

Italy: a cool clash of cultures, cafés and funky

shops. Further west, Main Street is eclectic

with antique sellers and independent

fashion designers.

Granville Island (not really an island) is an

urban shopping oasis bursting with shops,

stalls and galleries offering glassware, pot-

tery, paper products, beads, wine, tea and

hats. Its Public Market boasts the best in

seasonal local seafood, produce, cheese,

pastries, handmade pasta, homemade fudge

and more.

Shopping districts and malls round

out the offerings. From Broadway’s trendy

boutiques in Kitsilano to the Oakridge

Centre mall, from Park Royal Shopping

Centre in North Vancouver to Metropolis at

Metrotown in Burnaby, you’ll find everything

you could want.

Diners’ club

From hand-rolled sushi to poutine pizza,

dining in Vancouver is an endless adventure.

Gathered from ocean, forests and valleys,

the best of B.C.’s bounty is sliced, skewered,

simmered and sauteed to perfection by

skilled chefs. You’ll enjoy the fresh, local and

environmentally conscious approach to food.

Case in point: Vancouver is the birthplace

of the 100 Mile Diet and Ocean Wise, a pro-

gram created by the Vancouver Aquarium

that encourages restaurants to make sus-

tainable seafood choices. C Restaurant, the

founding restaurant partner in the Ocean

Wise program, serves up fresh fish netted

in local waters, while Wild Rice and Raincity

Grill feature unique 100 Mile menus sourced

from local farmers and food artisans.

Vancouver is among the best spots

outside Asia for that continent’s cuisine. Vij’s

restaurant, hailed by the New York Times as

“among the finest Indian restaurants in the

world,” serves unique items like the Punjabi

Heart Attack!, while growing leafy items like

cilantro and mint on its green roof. At Tojo’s,

master sushi chef Hidekazu Tojo is credited

with inventing the B.C. roll, with wild salmon,

cucumber and sweet sauce.

Go Fish operates out of a small wooden

structure on the harbour in False Creek. The

seafood comes straight off the boats and

is – simply put – mouthwatering. And “no

discussion of dining in Vancouver would

be complete without mentioning White

Spot,” according to Tourism Vancouver’s

website. The restaurant chain, originating

in Vancouver, offers the legendary Triple “O”

burger and, for your kids, the Pirate Pak. You,

as well as they, will be hooked.

The Vancouver Whitecaps

The Granville Island Public Market sells the best in local produceWith three

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By Grant Wing

APacific paradise for international

executives and employees,

Vancouver offers global ties and an

excellent quality of life in an idyllic location.

Here East and West meet, and life and

work find harmonious balance. Vancouver is

one of the world’s most immigrant-friendly

cities. Forty per cent of its population was

born abroad: the second-highest per-

centage of foreign-born residents among

North American cities. Over two-thirds of its

recent immigrants come from Asia.

Linguistically, over 40 per cent of the

region’s population regularly speaks a lan-

guage other than English or French at home.

Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese dialects

and Punjabi are the most widely used non-

English languages.

Canada’s flexible immigration policies

help Vancouver attract highly educated

talent from abroad, drawing over 20,000

skilled workers to British Columbia yearly.

In particular, Canadian and B.C. govern-

mental policies encourage immigration

among those with business and employ-

ment-related skills. B.C.’s Provincial Nominee

Program is consistently cited by global

businesses as key in helping B.C.’s employers

recruit and retain qualified foreign workers.

It’s one of the key advantages to locating a

business in B.C.

Half of those immigrating to Vancouver

between 2001 and 2006 had university

degrees or diplomas. Among persons of

working age, immigrants account for more

than half of those holding master’s or doc-

toral degrees.

Vancouver’s atmosphere helps com-

panies retain the best and the brightest.

International quality-of life-rankings by

organizations like the Economist Intelligence

Unit and the Mercer Group consistently rate

Vancouver as being among the world’s most

livable cities.

Destination Northwest

LOCATION AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY MAKE VANCOUVERIDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES

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Immigrant and total populations

Total population

Immigrants

Number Percent

1996 1,831,665 633,740 34.6

2001 1,986,965 738,550 37.2

2006 2,116,581 831,265 39.3Source: Statistics Canada

Original languages

Immigrants Percent

English 328,635 41.8

Cantonese 91,440 11.6

Chinese, not specified 77,370 9.8

Panjabi (Punjabi) 64,520 8.2

Mandarin 53,385 6.8

Korean 26,405 3.4

Tagalog (Filipino) 20,415 2.6

Persian (Farsi) 17,100 2.2

Vietnamese 12,225 1.6

Spanish 10,670 1.4


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Southern EuropeanSouth Asian

Eastern EuropeanWestern European

Other North AmericanEast and Southeast Asian

British Isles

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200,000

300,000

400,000

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700,000

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Southern Asia (ex. India)Oceania and other

United States of AmericaAfrica

Americas (ex. U.S.)Western Europe

Southern EuropeW. Central Asia and Middle East

Eastern EuropeSoutheast Asia (ex. Philippines)

PhilippinesNorthern Europe (ex. U.K.)

Hong Kong, Special Administration RegionEastern Asia (ex. China, H.K.)

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By Lorne Eckersley

New to British Columbia or Canada

overall? Here’s your primer on pol-

itics, economics and health care.

Bodies politic

Canada has federal, provincial, and muni-

cipal and/or regional governments.

Qualifications for voting vary with levels

of government. In all cases, ballots list indi-

vidual candidates alphabetically. Federal,

provincial and some municipal ballots

include the candidates’ political parties or

indicate that they’re independent.

Federal governmentCanada’s parliamentary system is modelled

largely on the United Kingdom’s.

Canada became independent in 1867,

comprising Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia

and New Brunswick. B.C. joined in 1871.

Canada has 10 provinces and three territories.

The country is a constitutional monarchy

with the British queen at the head of the

executive, legislative and judicial branches of

government. She is represented in Canada

by the Governor General. While mainly

ceremonial, both positions hold formal, legal

powers, including responsibility for issuing

election writs.

The federal legislature is located in

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s capital. It consists

of the sovereign (as represented by the

Governor General), the House of Commons

and the Senate. The House has 308 elected

members of Parliament (MPs) (36 from B.C.).

The Senate has 105 members (six from B.C.)

appointed by the monarch on the advice of

the prime minister.

The government of Canada is tradition-

ally formed by the political party with the

most MPs in the House. The leader of that

party becomes the prime minister.

Currently, Canada is governed by the

centre-right Conservative Party of Canada

with Stephen Harper as prime minister. The

prime minister appoints a cabinet, whose

members (called ministers) oversee areas of

federal responsibility (including finance, jus-

tice and national defence).

The Official Opposition is formed by the

party with the second-largest number of

MPs. The centrist Liberal Party of Canada,

led by Michael Ignatieff, forms the present

opposition. The centre-left New Democratic

Party of Canada and the Parti Quebecois,

a centre-left party that advocates for the

national sovereignty of Quebec, are the

other major political groups nationally.

Provincial governmentEach province and territory has its own

government. B.C.’s government is located in

Victoria, the provincial capital. The legisla-

tive assembly consists of 85 members of the

Legislative Assembly (MLAs), of whom 49

are presently affiliated the governing centre-

right BC Liberals (not affiliated with the fed-

eral Liberal party).

Formally, a lieutenant governor rep-

resents the reigning monarch and is

appointed by the federal Governor General.

The current lieutenant governor, Steven L.

Point, is the only aboriginal person to have

served in the position.

The opposition is formed by the centre-

left BC NDP, which governed for several

terms before 2001.

Municipal and regional governmentsB.C.’s cities and towns have their own local

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governments, operating under the provincial Local Government

Act. They provide services paid primarily through property taxes.

Municipalities and rural areas are also divided into regional districts,

whose governments also provide services to residents.

Just the tax, ma’am

Federal taxes are collected by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA),

which also collects personal income taxes on behalf of all provinces

except Quebec. It collects corporate taxes as well for all provinces

except Quebec and Alberta.

Employers deduct income tax, employment insurance and Canada

Pension Plan contributions from payroll and remit the appropriate

amounts, plus their own shares, to the CRA.

A B.C. resident files a single income tax return each year.

In 2010, the B.C. government agreed to have the CRA collect the

B.C. provincial sales tax (PST) and the federal goods and services tax

(GST) together as a single harmonized sales tax (HST), which now

totals 12 per cent. This tax applies to most goods and services. A

referendum will be held in September 2011 to allow voters to decide

whether to continue with the HST or revert to the PST and GST.

For tax credits and incentives available to B.C. businesses, see

page 12.

Being careful

Canada has universal health-care coverage governed by the Medical

Health Act. As each province administers its own services, coverage

varies with the province. All B.C. residents are required to enrol in the

Medical Services Plan (MSP).

MSP insures such services as:

medically required services provided by a physician enrolled with

MSP;

maternity care provided by a physician or a midwife;

medically required eye examinations provided by an

ophthalmologist or optometrist;

diagnostic services, including x-rays and laboratory services,

provided at approved diagnostic facilities, when ordered by a

registered physician, midwife, podiatrist, dental surgeon or oral

surgeon;

dental and oral surgery, when medically required to be performed

in hospital; and orthodontic services related to severe congenital

facial abnormalities.

Getting Medical Services Plan coverageAs a new resident of B.C., you’re eligible for coverage after com-

pleting a waiting period that normally consists of the balance of the

month of arrival plus two months. To allow time for processing, you

should apply for coverage immediately upon arrival in B.C..

New residents from other parts of Canada should maintain

coverage with their former medical plans during the waiting period.

New or returning residents arriving from outside Canada should pur-

chase private insurance during this period.

Coverage: www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/benefits.html

Enrolment forms: www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/exforms/msp/index.html

Premiums: www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/premium.html

To search for a physician: www.cpsbc.ca/cps/physician_directory/

search (College of Physicians and Surgeons)

BC PharmaCareBC PharmaCare helps people afford eligible prescription drugs

and medical supplies. One of Canada’s most comprehensive drug

programs, it provides reasonable access to drug therapy through

seven plans. The largest is the income-based Fair PharmaCare.

For most PharmaCare plans, active enrolment in MSP is required.

Once a person is eligible for PharmaCare, any portion of a prescrip-

tion cost payable by the program is calculated automatically at pur-

chase. Only the cost not covered by PharmaCare is paid by the patient.

Private medical insuranceMSP covers residents travelling outside the province, but payments

are based on costs of services in B.C. Those requiring medical care

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outside of B.C. must pay the difference

in cost between what B.C. and the other

jurisdiction pay. Supplementary, or private,

medical insurance plans are designed to

reimburse this difference. They may also

cover other procedures – such as dentistry,

optometry, chiropractic, therapeutic mas-

sage acupuncture – or amenities like ambu-

lance services and private hospital rooms.

Employers, unions and associations can

purchase group coverage, or individuals can

purchase on their own.

Some private insurers:

Pacific Blue Cross: www.pbchbs.com

SunLife Financial: www.sunlife.ca

Manulife Financial: www.manulife.ca

Lower Mainland health facilities and agenciesThe Vancouver area boasts many world-class

institutions, including:

Vancouver General Hospital (VGH):

Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences

Centre (VHHSC) comprises four

sites – VGH, UBC Hospital, GF Strong

Rehabilitation Centre and George Pearson

Centre. With 1,900 beds, VHHSC is one

of North America’s leading health-care

centres.

BC Children’s Hospital: BC Children’s

Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre

for Children provide expert care for the

province’s ill or injured children, including

newborns and adolescents.

BC Cancer Agency: Along with seven

other provincially mandated health-care

agencies, this agency is a member of the

Provincial Health Services Authority, which

governs, manages and funds the group.

Vancouver City Hall

Did you know?Canada is the world’s second-largest

country by area: 9,093 million square

kilometres.

B.C. is Canada’s second-largest province

by area: 925,000 square kilometres.

Each year, more than 40,000 immi-

grants from around the world arrive

in B.C.

Canada uses the metric system for

most measurements, including speed,

distance, temperature, weight and

volume. Both metric and imperial

measurements, however, are stated

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BURNABY RICHMOND NEW WESTMINSTER

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Best in Burnaby

Living less than 25 minutes from downtown Vancouver by

car or SkyTrain rapid transit, Burnaby’s 205,000 residents

enjoy verdant parks, live theatre, arts and heritage sites.

Deer Lake Park lures with boat rentals, golf and the

Burnaby Village Museum, a replica of a 1920s village, with

a working historic carousel. The park also contains the

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, with its full roster of art

classes, performances, exhibitions and cultural events.

Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi and Hindi are among

the languages spoken here. For Italian delis and Greek

tavernas, the Heights neighbourhood is tops, while the

Crystal Mall affords an Asian food court and shops.

Burnaby features two highly ranked post-secondary

institutions: Simon Fraser University, atop Burnaby

Mountain; and British Columbia Institute of Technology,

specializing in advanced technological training and

apprenticeships.

You’ll find some of British Columbia’s biggest and best

shopping malls here. Metropolis at Metrotown has more

than 450 shops, 10 movie screens and Canada’s largest

food court, while Brentwood Mall and Lougheed Town

Centre help round out the retail mix.

Richmond’s many riches

Just a 30-minute drive by car south of downtown

Vancouver (less by SkyTrain), Richmond is home to more

than 180,000 residents as well as Vancouver International

Airport (YVR).

Situated on a cluster of 17 islands at the mouth of the

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Three Vancouver suburbs – Burnaby and New Westminster to the east, and

Richmond to the south – give easy access to Vancouver’s downtown, lush green

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Few communities celebrate with as

much zeal as New West. Year-round, festivals

showcase history, culture and cuisine. Each

February, Heritage Week features a fresh

theme, children’s programs and walking

tours. The week-long Hyack Festival in May

offers carnival rides, an antique fair and the

May Day parade. July’s FraserFest celebrates

the city’s riverside history with a tugboat

procession and theatre performances. And

the Urban Farmers’ Fall Fair brings local pro-

duce, live entertainment and a petting zoo

to Queensborough every September.

Between festivals, New West provides

plenty of distractions. Savour Greek, Italian

or Malaysian cuisine on 6th Avenue’s

“Restaurant Row,” admire 19th-century

Victorian heritage houses near Queen’s Park,

the largest of the city’s 48 green spaces, or

watch the New Westminster Salmonbellies

compete in lacrosse.

Fraser River, the city includes Canada’s highest

percentage of immigrants, a diversity reflected

in its Buddhist, Muslim and Sikh temples.

Some of this seaside city’s earliest

immigrants arrived at the turn of the 20th

century looking for work in the thriving

salmon-canning industry. This history is

preserved within the historic fishing village

of Steveston and in national historic sites

like the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and the

Britannia Heritage Shipyard.

Today, Richmond has a reputation as

one of North America’s best places for

Asian fare. Golden Village, covering four

city blocks, boasts a cornucopia of Chinese,

Japanese, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Korean

restaurants. Three Asian-themed shopping

malls – Aberdeen Centre, Yaohan Centre

and Parker Place – offer specialty foods,

herbal remedies, fashion and, at Aberdeen, a

Lamborghini dealership.

There’s plenty of family fun to be

had. The Gateway Theatre in Minoru Park

presents Broadway musicals and children’s

plays. The Riverport complex includes a

multiplex movie theatre, a skating rink, a

bowling alley and the Watermania swim-

ming facility, with wave pool and waterslides.

Spirit of New West

New Westminster is Canada’s oldest incor-

porated city west of the Great Lakes. Having

celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009, this

community of 60,000 is reputed for its his-

toric and heritage sites, public festivals and

diverse neighbourhoods.

At the geographic centre of the Lower

Mainland on a hill overlooking the Fraser

River, New West is easy to access by highway

or SkyTrain from downtown Vancouver. It

has 13 distinct districts within 18 square kilo-

metres, including the wide sidewalks, eco-

friendly streetlamps and eclectic retailers of

12th Street; gifts, furnishings and children’s

shops of Sapperton; and the public market

HOME PRICESArea Houses Townhouses Apartments

Burnaby $810,905 $488,381 $351,319

Richmond $900,046 $511,077 $337,299

New Westminster $576,933 n/a $299,686Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, benchmark prices October 2010

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NORTH VANCOUVER WEST VANCOUVER

Shore things

West Van respectively, the area is a quick commute from

downtown Vancouver. They each offer something for

everyone, especially outdoor enthusiasts, but the two

are quite different, each with its own charms.

True North Vancouver

With a population of 47,000, North Van offers friendly

community living. Newcomers often get acquainted

through outdoor activities or the many programs and

services offered by the North Vancouver Recreation

Commission. While offering hundreds of ways for

people of all ages, incomes and abilities to get involved,

the commission provides dedicated information for

newcomers about its programs and services in five lan-

guages: English, Farsi, Korean, Mandarin and Tagalog.

Getting to and from North Van is an easy 12-minute

commute by SeaBus water taxi. The SeaBus terminal at

Lonsdale Quay is a hub for the Vancouver area’s exten-

sive bus network. By car, North Van offers quick access

to the city via the Highway 1 and either the Second

Narrows or the Lions Gate bridge.

North Van offers a wealth of amenities, from the

shops of Lonsdale Avenue to the freshest of seafood and

produce available seven days a week at the Lonsdale

Quay Market. Don’t miss Capilano Mall. Mountain

Equipment Co-op, carrying the latest gear for outdoor

adventures, has a retail store in North Van as well.

Indeed, many choose North Van for the outdoor life-

style. Locally, Grouse Mountain and Mt. Seymour together

enable many different activities, with a 10-kilometre forest

pathway for biking, walking, running and rollerblading

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include the Capilano Suspension Bridge and

the Capilano Salmon Hatchery. Those looking

for something more educational or cultural

can take courses at nearby Capilano University

or catch concerts and plays at the university’s

Performing Arts Theatre.

Out West Vancouver

West Van is a pleasant waterfront com-

munity with a population of 45,000. Here,

Cypress Mountain was the venue for the

freestyle skiing and snowboarding events at

the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Getting to and from West Van is straight-

forward, with its connections to downtown

Vancouver (via the Lions Gate Bridge) and

to North Van (via Highway 1). The West

Vancouver Blue Bus Transit system con-

nects West Van, downtown Vancouver, the

Village of Lions Bay and the University of

British Columbia. Founded in 1912, it’s North

America’s oldest continuously operating

municipal bus system.

West Van meets your shopping needs

easily. In addition to local seasonal farmers

markets, you’ll find communities of stores

in Dundarave Village – located along scenic

Marine Drive – and at Ambleside Village,

which feels like a small-town Main Street.

Indoor/outdoor mall Park Royal offers almost

everything else with its more than 250 stores.

In West Van, you have much to explore

in addition to Cypress Mountain. You’ll find

Lighthouse Park, hiking and walking trails

and plenty of golf. Beyond town, a short

drive up Highway 99 North takes you to

Whistler, providing some of the world’s best

skiing and snowboarding. Nearby, Horseshoe

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growing – and most affordable – communities.

Clearly Coquitlam

An hour from Vancouver via SkyTrain or the Westcoast

Express commuter rail, Coquitlam offers both urban

and suburban styles of living, with a range of residential

options to match.

Real estate within this mountainside city includes

executive-class houses in Westwood Plateau (with two

sprawling golf courses nearby), large lots and rural sur-

roundings on Burke Mountain and moderately priced

condos in historic Maillardville, a French-Canadian com-

munity on Coquitlam’s south slope.

Downtown, the Evergreen Cultural Centre provides

a full roster of theatrical performances, concerts and art

shows. The city’s core boasts restaurants and shopping,

including more than 200 stores in Coquitlam Centre mall.

There’s plenty to do outdoors, too. Mundy Park,

Coquitlam’s 174-hectare city forest, has walking trails, two

lakes, sports fields, an outdoor pool and a large picnic

area and playground.

Picturesque Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam combines small-town spirit with big-

city development. The municipality has completed

several large-scale infrastructural projects in recent

years, including the Dominion Triangle shopping hub,

the Leigh Square Community Arts Village and the Coast

Meridian Overpass.

Amid such growth, sprawling green spaces and

extensive trails help sustain the city’s rural side. Quality

schools, health-care facilities and recreational and arts

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centres, including the Terry Fox Theatre, round out PoCo’s repertoire

as a great place to work, play and live.

Good moods in Port Moody

The north shore of Port Moody has been designated as environ-

mentally sensitive for the purpose of protecting the wetlands, wild-

life and West Coast vegetation that thrive there. In addition to its

natural beauty, the city’s ample housing, employment, cultural and

recreational opportunities make it a popular place to reside.

PoMo’s Mountain Meadows and Heritage Mountain neighbour-

hoods contain parks, schools, shopping and mixed housing, while

the affluent communities of Belcarra and Anmore offer oceanfront

living for a fraction of what it would cost elsewhere in Metro

Vancouver.

Twin cities: Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows

Nestled between the Fraser River and the Golden Ears Mountains,

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows – with combined populations

nearing 85,000 – are natural choices for those seeking to settle in

growing communities with a range of business opportunities, plenty

of green space and some of the lowest property taxes in Metro

Vancouver.

These neighbouring Lower Mainland municipalities, situated

along scenic Highway 7 approximately 45 minutes northeast of

Vancouver, boast some of the most beautiful parks and trails in

British Columbia. They’re also home to an agricultural community

that grows and produces pumpkins, honey, wine and more.

Arts and culture thrive here. “Spirit squares” – green spaces

located at the heart of each city and festooned with public art – are

popular places for street fairs and festivals. Maple Ridge and Pitt

Meadows have museums, theatres and art galleries that showcase

local history and talent.

These areas offer all the comforts of city life: shopping and dining

options to suit every taste and budget. Together, ValleyFair Mall in


Coquitlam $676,847 $416,359 $286,178

Maple Ridge $435,597 $297,349 $244,098

Pitt Meadows $533,212 $297,349 $244,098

Port Coquitlam $551,300 $412,779 $251,139

Port Moody $686,017 $412,123 $296,333Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, benchmark prices October 2010

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nect the region with Vancouver, just 45 minutes away, or

slightly longer at rush hour. Growth in the local economy

is linked to Vancouver’s port, manufacturing and agri-

culture. Toll bridges to the Tri-Cities north of the Fraser

open opportunities to work in Maple Ridge and Pitt

Meadows, too, which are also home to excellent outdoor

recreation opportunities.

The Delta deal

This coastal municipality comprises the three commun-

ities of Tsawwassen, Ladner (the administrative centre)

and North Delta. Bounded by the Strait of Georgia to

the west, the United States border to the south and the

Fraser River to the north, Delta stretches east to Surrey,

blending industrial properties along the Fraser with

bucolic acreages to the south.

The diversity makes for a range of housing options.

Working-class North Delta offers residences at a dis-

count relative to those elsewhere in the municipality. At

the other end of the spectrum is Tsawwassen, whose

mansions overlook the water. (The sole road into Point

Roberts, an American exclave belonging to Washington

State, runs through Tsawwassen.) Sandwiched between

the two is Ladner, a bedroom community for Vancouver

where subdivisions neighbour family-owned farms.

Buses connect to rapid transit in Richmond, while

Highway 17 runs to the ferry terminal, with connections

to Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

Say Surrey

British Columbia’s fastest-growing municipality, Surrey

is coming into its own as Metro Vancouver’s second

HISTORY MEETS CONVENIENCE

By Peter Mitham

Some of Metro Vancouver’s fastest-growing municipalities lie south of the

Fraser River, where a rich agricultural heritage is the foundation for communities

Shimmering golf greens, Langley



Shelly Smee(604) 763-2787

www.shellysmee.com

Shelly Smee(604) 763-2787EMAIL: [email protected]

Relocation Specialist Since 1995

Photos: (left) Jon Pesochin; (right) John Gordon

downtown. Ambitious developments are

boosting the city’s profile, while housing,

affordable by Vancouver standards, com-

bines with a commitment to cultivating

employment opportunities. Municipal festi-

vals reflect the city’s rich cultural diversity.

Nestled between the Fraser River and

the American border between Delta and

Langley, Surrey enjoys a strategic location on

key highways across Canada and south to the

U.S. This has allowed it to attract distribution

and manufacturing. Whalley, Surrey’s new

civic centre, is emblematic of efforts to trans-

form the city into an urbane municipality (the

next Yaletown, one developer has claimed),

while Cloverdale is building on its rural roots

to attract residents seeking simpler lives.

Morgan Crossing is an executive address, as

is South Surrey, which vies with White Rock in

offering upper-middle-class residences.

Countering traffic congestion, SkyTrain

service runs to King George station east of

the new civic centre: a 45-minute ride to

downtown Vancouver.

Langley then and now

Langley, both city and township, is Metro

Vancouver’s easternmost community south

of the Fraser River. Outside its municipal

centres are pastoral acreages, many of them

homes to horses and market gardens. Side

roads lead to farm stands and wineries, and

views of Mount Baker dominate. Vancouver

may have its waterfront; here, it’s the snow-

capped peak that people prize.

Situated about 45 minutes east of

Vancouver on Highway 1, Langley counts

distribution companies, food processors

and Trinity Western University, a private

faith-based college, as major employers.

Blueberries are among the predominant

crops, with many growers belonging to the

South Asian community.

Distance from Vancouver and relatively

ample development opportunities have

helped keep house prices affordable,

though developers also produce high-end

residences that play on the area’s bucolic

heritage. Old mill sites on the Fraser River

have created waterfront properties, often

including trail systems that make the most

of the natural setting. Fort Langley, home to

a large number of artisans and craftspeople,

is a quaint scenic element.


Delta – North $510,163 n/a n/a

Delta – South $655,980 $469,375 $342,360

Surrey – Central $529,296 $321,300 n/a

Surrey – North $478,018 $272,283 $229,183

Surrey – Cloverdale $534,952 n/a n/a

South Surrey – White Rock $719,607 $450,288 $304,019

Langley $508,885 $314,973 $241,148Sources: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver,

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, benchmark prices October 2010

Recreation abounds in Surrey’s playing fields and parks

Rustic acreages and spectacular

mountain backdrops,

Langley



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Photo: Tourism Abbotsford

F

ABBOTSFORD CHILLIWACK MISSION

Farm and festival

Today, these communities are modern and vibrant.

Absolutely Abbotsford

Found between two mountain ranges, 70 kilometres east

of Vancouver along Highway 1, Abbotsford maintains an

urban appeal with shopping, recreation and culture.

Home to B.C.’s second international airport,

Abbotsford is near the border of the United States and is

thus the first place of contact for many visitors. It proudly

preserves its historic sites, including Canada’s oldest

standing Sikh temple.

For shopping, stores and malls line South Fraser Way,

while big-box retailers make up the mass along Sumas

Way. One of the Fraser Valley’s biggest flea markets sets

up each Sunday. From May to October, you’ll find the

Abbotsford Farm & Country Market.

Much of the land is agricultural. Fresh ingredients

– red peppers, raspberries, organic milk, wine – make

dining a local experience. Yet the restaurants are inter-

national in scope: West Coast, East Indian, Japanese,

Mexican, Greek, Italian, Thai and so on.

The population – 135,000 and counting – is multicul-

tural. Abbotsfird is Canada’s third-most ethnically diverse

city, leading the country in proportion of residents of

South Asian descent. The city celebrates this diversity

with exhibits, festivals and other happenings.

The municipality’s reputation as “Sport Town Canada”

means there’s plenty to do between public events. An

impressive infrastructure of ice rinks, indoor and outdoor

courts and playing fields bolsters amateur and profes-

sional sports. Large-scale trade and consumer shows

contribute significantly to the local economy.

MODERN AMENITIES IN RURAL SETTINGS

By Noa Glouberman

For thousands of years, people have enjoyed the abundant fish stocks, towering

cedars, bountiful berries and game of British Columbia’s fertile Fraser Valley.

Skydiving over Abbotsford



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Chilliwack charms

A rapidly growing community of 81,000, Chilliwack boasts an array of

leisure opportunities, shopping, arts and culture. Here you’ll find the

warmest average daily temperature in the province and some of the

most stunning natural surroundings B.C. has to offer.

About 100 kilometres east of Vancouver, Chilliwack offers simul-

taneously the amenities of the city and the comforts of the country.

Low cost of living and affordable housing make it ideal for individ-

uals, families, businesses and retirees. Students receive their educa-

tion in one of the province’s relatively few growing school districts.

2010 saw the opening of the $22-million Chilliwack Cultural Centre,

featuring an art gallery, a theatre, a recital hall, a dance studio, music

and craft rooms and related amenities. The city’s many arts-related

events include the Chilliwack Bluegrass Festival and, twice annually,

concerts by the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Specialty downtown boutiques, major retailers and two malls

complement one another. As for dining, according to Tourism

Chilliwack’s website, you can eat fresh sushi at a different restaurant

every day for nearly two weeks without visiting the same one twice.

Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, crystal lakes, lush green

spaces and public gardens, this Lower Mainland municipality is nick-

named the “Great Outside” for good reason.

Mission possible

Situated on a hillside with mountains behind and the Fraser River

below, Mission is an hour’s drive east of Vancouver via Highway 7 or

a traffic-free ride courtesy of the West Coast Express commuter train.

This community of 35,000 has art galleries, heritage sites, dining

options and festivals you’d expect to find in a larger city. Outdoor

activities include fishing, hiking and swimming at one of the many

parks and lakes. Nearby, Golden Ears Provincial Park offers campsites,

hiking, canoeing and windsurfing within its 150,000 acres.

The town is a treasure trove of antiques, jewelry and crafts, its

boutiques rounded out by the Junction Shopping Centre. The city’s

restaurants focus on tasty, casual fare in family-friendly atmospheres.

Largely agricultural, the area provides farm-fresh offerings, including

organic produce and berry wines. In summer, the Mission City

Farmers Market occurs on a weekly basis.

Food for the soul is served year-round. Many public events occur

at the Fraser River Heritage Park, including the Mission Folk Music

Festival (July), the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival (November) and

Canada’s biggest night parade, the Candlelight Parade (December).

Also check out the drag-racing and motocross at the Mission

Raceway Park, soccer and football at the Mission Rotary Sports Park

or skiing at Hemlock Valley Resort. Or visit Westminster Abbey, the

hilltop Benedictine monastery that embodies the beliefs of the 19th-

century Catholic missionaries for whom the city is named.


Abbotsford* $430,085 $278,057 $215,194

Chilliwack** $327,000 $237,750 $161,000

Mission* $348,806 n/a n/aSource: *Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, benchmark prices October 2010

**Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board/Canadian Real Estate Association, median sale prices Q3 2010

Children jump into the water at Cultus Lake Provincial Park near Chilliwack

First Nations drummer at Hatzic Rock at Xa:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Centre near Mission



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Business Associations

Asia Pacific Foundation Canada (APF Canada)220 – 890 West Pender Street, Vancouver V6C 1J9

604-684-5986 604-681-1370www.asiapacific.ca

Better Business Bureau Mainland B.C.404 – 788 Beatty Street, Vancouver V6B 2M1

604-681-0312 604-681-1544mbc.bbb.org

BC Chamber of Commerce1201 – 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver V6C 2T8

604-683-0700 604-683-0416www.bcchamber.org

British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE)603 – 409 Granville Street, Vancouver V6C 1T2

604-637-6766 604-637-6765www.bccie.bc.ca

British Columbia Environment Industry Association (BCEIA)400 – 602 West Hastings Street, Vancouver V6B 1P2

604-683-2751 604-677-5960www.bceia.com

British Columbia Film2225 West Broadway, Vancouver V6K 2E4

604-736-7997 604-736-7290www.bcfilm.bc.ca

British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)1420 – 701 West Georgia Street, PO Box 10123, Pacific Centre, Vancouver V7Y 1C6

604-683-7702 604-683-8601www.bcrea.bc.ca

British Columbia Restaurant & Foodservices Association (BCRFA)439 Helmcken Street, Vancouver V6B 2E6

604-669-2239 604-669-6175www.bcrfa.com

BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association307 – 8678 Greenall Avenue, Burnaby V5J 3M6

604-436-0220 604-436-2627www.roadbuilders.bc.ca

British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA)900 – 1188 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 4A2

604-683-6159 604-683-3879www.bctia.org

British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA)100 – 20111 93A Avenue, Langley V1M 4A9

604-888-5319www.bctrucking.com

Building Owners and Managers Association of British Columbia (BOMA BC)556 – 409 Granville Street, Vancouver V6C 1T2

604-684-3916 604- 684-4876www.boma.bc.ca

Burnaby Board of Trade201 – 4555 Kingsway, Burnaby V5H 4T8

604-412-0100 604-412-0102www.bbot.ca

Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC)1050 West Pender Street, Suite 810, Vancouver V6E 3S7

604-684-3384 604-684-7957www.bcbc.com/default.asp

Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia100 – 1111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver V6E 2J3

604-681-2351 604-681-4364www.chamber-of-shipping.com

DigiBC900 – 1188 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 4A2

604-602-5237 604-683-3879www.digibc.org

Economic Development Association of British Columbia (EDABC)402 – 44550 South Sumas Road, Chilliwack V2R 5M3

604-858-7199 604-858-7345www.edabc.com

Ethno Business Council of British Columbia (Ethno BC)

604-687-6631 604-687-5724www.ethno.org

Genome British Columbia500 – 555 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver V5Z 1C6

604-738-8072 604-738-8597www.genomebc.ca

Greater Vancouver Gateway Council800 Robson Street, Vancouver V6Z 3B7

604-682-5330 604-822-8423www.gvgc.org

Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia (ICBA)211 – 3823 Henning Drive, Burnaby V5C 6P3

604-298-7795 604-298-2246www.icba.bc.ca

LifeSciences British Columbia900 – 1188 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 4A2

604-669-9909 604-669-9912www.lifesciencesbc.ca

Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC)900 – 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver V6C 2X4

604-681-4321 604-681-5305www.mining.bc.ca

Mobile Muse3771 West 15th Avenue, Vancouver V6R 2Z7

604-230-4154www.mobilemuse.ca

Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia (MPPIA)555 Brooksbank Avenue, North Vancouver V7G 3S5

604-983-5980 604- 98--598www.mppia.com

New Westminster Chamber of Commerce601 Queens Avenue, New Westminster V3M 1L1

604-521-7781 604-521-0057www.newwestchamber.com

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)2433 Spruce Street, Vancouver V6H 4C8

604-730-3000 604-730-3100www.rebgv.org

Richmond Chamber of Commerce101 – South Tower 5811 Cooney Road, Richmond V6X 3M1

604- 27--282 604-278-2972www.richmondchamber.ca

Shelfspace, the association for retail entrepreneurs208 – 1730 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver V6J 1H6

604-736-0368 604-736-3154www.shelfspace.ca

Surrey Board of Trade101 – 14439 104th Avenue, Surrey V3R 1M1

604-581-7130 604-588-7549www.businessinsurrey.com

Tourism Vancouver210 – 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver V6C 3L6

604-682-2222 604-682-1717www.tourismvancouver.com/travel

The Vancouver Board of Trade400 – 999 Canada Place, Vancouver V6C 3G3

604-681-2111www.boardoftrade.com

Vancouver Economic Development Commission (VEDC)1620 – 1075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 3C9

604-632-9668 604-632-9788www.vancouvereconomic.com

Business Schools

British Columbia Institute of Technology School of BusinessBuilding SE6, Room 222, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby V5G 3H2

604-432-8581 604-436-0810www.bcit.ca/business

Emily Carr University of Art + Design1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver V6H 3R9

604-844-3800 604-844-3801www.eciad.ca

Kwanten Polytechnic University, School of Business at Kwantlen12666 72nd Avenue, Surrey V3W 2M8

604-599-3251www.kwantlen.ca/business.html

Langara College, Langara School of Management100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver V5Y 2Z6

604-323-5847www.langara.bc.ca/management-business/

school-of-management/index

Simon Fraser University, Segal Graduate School of Business500 Granville Street, Vancouver V6C 1W6

778-782-3708 778-782-5122www.business.sfu.ca/segal

University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business2053 Main Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z2

604-822-8500 604-822-8468www.sauder.ubc.ca

Universities & Colleges

Ashton CollegeVancouver 604-899-0803

www.ashtoncollege.com

British Columbia Institute of TechnologyBurnaby 604-434-1610

www.bcit.ca

Canadian Tourism CollegeVancouver 604-736-8000

www.tourismcollege.com

Capilano UniversityNorth Vancouver 604-986-1911

www.capilanou.ca

CDI College of Business & Technology604-685-8585www.cdicollege.ca

Columbia CollegeVancouver 604-683-8360

www.columbiacollege.ca

Coquitlam CollegeCoquitlam 604-939-6633

www.coquitlamcollege.com

Cornerstone International Community CollegeVancouver 604-687-5414

www.cornerstoneacademy.bc.ca

Dominelli Esthetic CollegeBurnaby 604-431-0777

www.dominelli.com

Douglas CollegeNew Westminster 604-527-5400

www.douglascollege.ca

Emily Carr University of Art + DesignVancouver 604-844-3800

www.ecuad.ca

Erickson CollegeVancouver 604-879-5600

www.erickson.edu

Fraser AcademyVancouver 604-736-5575

www.fraseracademy.ca

Great Northern Way CampusVancouver 778-370-1001

www.gnwc.ca

King George International Business CollegeVancouver 604-683-7528

www.kgibc.ca

Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversitySurrey 604-599-2100

www.kwantlen.caLangara CollegeVancouver 604-323-5511

www.langara.bc.caLaSalle College InternationalVancouver 604-683-2006

www.lasallecollegevancouver.comNew Image College of Fine ArtsVancouver 604-685-8807

www.newimage.caSimon Fraser UnicersityBurnaby 778-782-3111

www.sfu.caSprott-Shaw Community CollegeVancouver 604-683-7400

www.sprottshaw.comStenberg CollegeSurrey 604-580-2772

www.stenbergcollege.comThe Art Institute of VancouverVancouver 604-683-9200

www.artinstitutes.edu/vancouverTrinity Western UniversityLangley 604-888-7511

www.twu.caUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver 604-822-2211

www.ubc.caUniversity of the Fraser ValleyAbbotsford 888-504-7441

www.ufv.caVancouver Academy of MusicVancouver 604-734-2301

www.vam.bc.caVancouver Career CollegeVancouver 604-915-9675

www.vccollege.caVancouver Central CollegeBurnaby 604-430-5608

www.vancollege.com

Vancouver CollegeVancouver 604-261-4285

www.vc.bc.caVancouver College of Counsellor TrainingVancouver 604-683-2442

www.vcct.caVancouver Community CollegeVancouver 604-443-8300

www.vcc.caVancouver Film SchoolVancouver 604-685-5808

www.vfs.comVancouver Institute of Media ArtsVancouver 604-682-2787

www.vanarts.com

Language Schools

Canadian as Second Language Institute (CSLI)188 Nelson St, Vancouver V6B 6J8

604-683-2754 www.csli.comCanadian College of English Language (CCEL)1050 Alberni St, Vancouver V6E 1A3

604-688-9366 www.canada-english.comEF International Language Schools – Vancouver929 Granville St Suite 400, Vancouver V6Z 1L3

604-633-0505 www.ef.comELS Language Centres Vancouver549 Howe St Suite 600, Vancouver V6C 2C2

604-684-9577 www.elscanada.comEnglish Bay College321 Water St Suite 200, Vancouver V6B 1B8

604-639-9075 www.englishbaycollege.comEurocentres Vancouver815 Hastings St W Suite 250, Vancouver V6C 1B4

604-688-7942 www.languagescanada.comGEOS Vancouver Language School1199 Pender St W Suite 298, Vancouver V6E 2R1

604-684-6407 www.geosvancouver.com

BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

EDUCATION



Global Village English Centres888 Cambie St, Vancouver V6B 2P6

604-684-1118 www.gvenglish.comInlingua Vancouver150 Water St, Vancouver V6B 1B2

604-605-0960 www.inlinguavancouver.comInternational House1215 Broadway W Suite 200, Vancouver V6H 1G7

604-739-9836 www.ihvancouver.comInternational Language Academy of Canada688 Hastings St W Suite 300, Vancouver V6B 1P1

604-484-6660 www.ilac.comInternational Language Schools of Canada555 Richards St, Vancouver V6B 2Z5

604-689-9095 www.ilsc.caiTTi Vancouver605 Robson St Suite 300, Vancouver V6B 5J3

604-681-5550 www.itti.caLSI Language Studies International808 Nelson St Suite 101, Vancouver V6Z 2H2

604-683-7654 www.lsi-canada.comLSC Language Studies Canada570 Dunsmuir St Suite 200, Vancouver V6B 1Y1

604-683-1199 www.lsc-canada.comPacific Gateway International College1155 Robson St Suite 300, Vancouver V6E 1B5

604-687-3595 www.pacificgateway.netPacific Language Institute (PLI)1030 Georgia St W Suite 300, Vancouver V6E 2Y3

604-688-7223 www.pli.caSEC – Studey English in Canada549 Howe St Suite 500, Vancouver V6C 2C2

604-678-8148 www.sec-canada.comCanadian Business English Institute1130 Pender St W Suite 400, Vancouver V6E 4A4

604-685-0291 www.cbei.comTamwood International College Vancouver909 Burrard St Suite 300, Vancouver V6Z 2N2

604-899-4480 www.tamwood.comUBC English Language Institute2121 West Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z4

604-822-1555 www.eli.ubc.caVancouver English Centre250 Smithe St, Vancouver V6B 1E7

604-687-1600 www.vec.caVanWest College1016 Nelson St Suite 200, Vancouver V6E 1H8

604-731-5256 www.vanwest.comWestern Town College626 Pender St W, Vancouver V6B 1V9

604-844-7660 www.wtccanada.com

Public School Districts

School District No. 034 (Abbotsford)2790 Tims St, Abbotsford V2T 4M7

604-859-4891 604-852-8587www.sd34.bc.ca

School District No. 041 (Burnaby)5325 Kincaid St, Burnaby V5G 1W2

604-664-8441 604-664-8382www.sd41.bc.ca

School District No. 033 (Chilliwack)8430 Cessna Dr, Chilliwack V2P 7K4

604-792-1321 604-792-9665www.sd33.bc.ca

School District No. 043 (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody)550 Poirier St, Coquitlam V3J 6A7

604-939-9201 604-939-7828www.sd43.bc.ca

School District No. 037 (Delta)4585 Harvest Dr, Delta V4K 5B4

604-946-4101 604-952-5375web.deltasd.bc.ca

School District No. 035 (Langley)4875 222nd St, BC Langley V3A 3Z7

604-534-7891 604-533-1115www.sd35.bc.ca

School District No. 042 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)22225 Brown Ave, Maple Ridge V2X 8N6

604-463-4200 604-463-4181www.sd42.ca

School District No. 075 (Mission)33046 Fourth Ave, Mission V2V 1S5

604-826-6286 604-826-4517www.mpsd.ca

School District No. 040 (New Westminster)1001 Columbia St, New Westminster V3M 1C4

604-517-6240 604-517-6390www.sd40.bc.ca

School District No. 044 (North Vancouver)721 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver V7M 2M5

604-903-3444 604-903-3445www.nvsd44.bc.ca

School District No. 038 (Richmond)7811 Granville Ave, Richmond V6Y 3E3

604-668-6000 604-233-0151www.sd38.bc.ca

School District No. 036 (Surrey)14225 56th Ave, Surrey V3X 3A3

604-596-7733 604-596-4197www.sd36.bc.ca

School District No. 039 (Vancouver)1580 Broadway W, Vancouver V6J 5K8

604-713-5000 604-713-5049www.vsb.bc.ca

School District No. 045 (West Vancouver)1075 21st St, West Vancouver V7V 4A9

604-981-1000 604-981-1001www.sd45.bc.ca

Private SchoolsAldergrove Christian AcademyLangley 604-856-2577

www.rosbc.comAnchor Point Montessori SchoolVancouver 604-677-1958

www.lionsgatemontessori.orgArchbishop Carney Regional SecondaryPort Coquitlam 604-942-7465

www.acrss.orgAz-Zahraa Islamic AcademyRichmond 604-274-7861

www.az-zahraaacademy.orgBC Christian AcademyPort Coquitlam 604-941-8426

www.bcchristianacademy.caBibleway Christian AcademySurrey 604-576-8188

www.biblewayacademy.orgBlessed Sacrament School (École St Sacrement)Vancouver 604-876-7211

www.ess.vancouver.bc.caBodwell High SchoolNorth Vancouver 604-924-5056

www.bodwell.eduBoundary Bay Montessori BayDelta 604-946-9814

www.bbmh.comBrockton Preparatory SchoolNorth Vancouver 604-929-9201

www.brocktonschool.comCarver Christian High SchoolBurnaby 604-523-1580

www.carverchristian.orgCentury High SchoolVancouver 604-730-8138

www.centuryhighschool.caChilden of Integrity Montessori AcademyCoquitlam 604-461-1223

www.childrenofintegrity.comChildren’s Hearing and Speech Centre of BCVancouver 604-437-0255

www.childrenshearing.caChilliwack Adventist Christian SchoolChilliwack 604-792-8344

www.adventistschool.caChoice School for Gifted ChildrenRichmond 604-273-2418

www.choiceschool.orgCloverdale Catholic SchoolSurrey 604-574-5151

www.ccsunited.caCollingwood SchoolWest Vancouver 604-925-3331

www.collingwood.orgCornerstone Christian AcademyRichmond 604-303-9181

www.cornerstonechristianacademy.caCornerstone Montessori SchoolSurrey 604-599-9918

www.cornerstone-montessori.caCorpus Christi SchoolVancouver 604-321-1117

www.corpuschristi-school.caCredo Christian ElementaryLangley 604-530-1131

www.credoces.orgCrofton House SchoolVancouver 604-263-3255

www.croftonhouse.ca

Deer Lake SchoolBurnaby 604-434-5844

www.deerlakeschool.caDelta Christian SchoolDelta 604-946-2514

www.deltachristianschool.orgEaton Arrowsmith SchoolVancouver 604-264-8327

www.eatonarrowsmithschool.comÉcole Française Internationale de VancouverNorth Vancouver 604-924-2457

www.efiv.orgFamily Montessori SchoolVancouver 604-224-2643

www.familymontessori.comFraser AcademyVancouver 604-736-5575

www.fraseracademy.caFraser Valley Adventist AcademyAldergrove 604-607-3822

www.fvaa.netFraser Valley Christian High SchoolSurrey 604-581-1033

www.surreychristian.comFraser Valley Elementary SchoolLangley 604-533-5469

www.fves,bc.caGatehouse Montessori SchoolWest Vancouver 604-925-1437

www.gatehousemontessori.comGlen Eden Multimodal CentreVancouver 604-267-0394

www.gleneden.orgHighroad AcademyChilliwack 604-792-4680

www.highroadacademy.comHoly Cross Elementary SchoolBurnaby 604-299-3530

www.holycrosselementary.caHoly Cross Secondary SchoolSurrey 604-581-3023

www.holycross.bc.caHoly Trinity Elementary SchoolNorth Vancouver 604-987-4454

www.holytschool.orgHope Lutheran SchoolPort Coquitlam 604-942-5322

www.hopelcs.caImmaculate Conception Elementary SchoolVancouver 604-224-5012

www.icschoolvancouver.comImmaculate Conception SchoolDelta 604-596-6116

www.icdelta.comIqra Islamic SchoolSurrey 604-583-7530

www.iqraschool.comJames Cameron SchoolMaple Ridge 604-465-8444

www.jcs.bc.caJohn Calvin SchoolChilliwack 604-823-6814

www.jcss.caJohn Knox Christian SchoolBurnaby 604-522-1410

www.johnknoxchristian.orgKhalsa SchoolSurrey 604-591-2248

www.khalsaschool.caVancouver 604-321-1226

www.khalsaschool.caKing David High SchoolVancouver 604-263-9700

www.kdhs.orgLangley Christian Elementary SchoolLangley 604-533-2222

www.langleychristian.comLangley Christian School – Middle & HighLangley 604-533-0839

www.langleychristian.comLangley Montessori SchoolLangley 604-532-5667

www.langleymontessorischool.comLions Gate Christian AcademyNorth Vancouver 604-984-8226

www.lionsgateca.orgLittle Flower AcademyVancouver 604-738-9016

www.lfabc.orgMaple Ridge Christian SchoolMaple Ridge 604-465-4442

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Meadow Montessori SchoolMaple Ridge 604-465-3492

www.meadowmontessori.caMeadowridge SchoolMaple Ridge 604-467-4444

www.meadowridge.bc.caMediated Learning AcademyCoquitlam 604-937-3641

www.mediatedlearningacademy.orgMennonite Educational InstituteChilliwack 604-793-7997

www.meisoc.comMole Hill MontessoriVancouver 604-677-1958

www.lionsgatemontessori.orgMount Cheam Christian SchoolChilliwack 604-794-3072Mulgrave SchoolWest Vancouver 604-922-3223

www.mulgrave.comNoah’s Ark Preschool, Kindergarten and ElementaryRichmond 604-277-4386

www.noahsarkschool.caNorth Creek MontessoriVancouver 604-677-1958

www.lionsgatemontessori.orgNorth Star Montessori ElementaryNorth Vancouver 604-980-1205

www.northstarmontessori.caNotre Dame Regional SecondaryVancouver 604-255-5454

www.ndrs.caOur Lady of Fatima SchoolCoquitlam 604-936-4228

www.fatimaschool.caOur Lady of God Counsel SchoolSurrey 604-581-3154

www.ourladyofgoodcounselschool.caOur Lady of Mercy SchoolBurnaby 604-526-7121

www.ourladyofmercy.caOur Lady of Perpetual Help SchoolVancouver 604-228-8811

www.olphbc.caOur Lady of Sorrows SchoolVancouver 604-253-2434

www.ourladyofsorrows.caOur Lady of the Assumption SchoolPort Coquitlam 604-942-5522

www.assumptionschool.comPacific AcademySurrey 604-581-5353

www.pacificacademy.netPattison High SchoolVancouver 604-608-8788

www.pattisonhighschool.caPurpose Independent Secondary SchoolNew Westminster 604-526-2522

www.purposesociety.orgQueen of All Saints Elementary SchoolCoquitlam 604-931-9071

www.queenofallsaintsschool.caRegent Christian AcademySurrey 604-599-8171

www.regent.bc.caRichmond Christian Elementary SchoolRichmond 604-272-5720

www.richmondchristian.caRichmond Christian Secondary& Middle CampusRichmond 604-274-1122

www.richmondchristian.caRichmond Jewish Day SchoolRichmond 604-275-3393

www.rjds.caRoots and Wings Montessori ElementarySurrey 604-574-5399

www.rootsandwingsbc.comSacred Heart SchoolDelta 604-946-2611

www.shsdelta.netSeminary of Christ the KingMission 604-826-8715

www.sck.caSikh AcademySurrey 604-599-3828

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www.southridge.bc.caSt Andrew’s Elementary SchoolVancouver 604-325-6317

www.sasvancouver.comSt Anthony of Padua SchoolVancouver 604-261-4043

www.stanthonyofpaduaschool.caSt Anthony’s Elementary SchoolWest Vancouver 604-922-0011

www.saswv.orgSt Augustine SchoolVancouver 604-731-8024

www.staugschool.caSt Bernadette Elementary SchoolSurrey 604-596-1101

www.stbernadetteschool.caSt Catherine’s SchoolLangley 604-534-6564

www.stcatherines.caSt Edmund’s Elementary SchoolNorth Vancouver 604-988-7364

www.stedmunds.caSt Francis de Sales SchoolBurnaby 604-435-5311

www.sfdsschool.caSt Francis of Assisi SchoolVancouver 604-253-7311

www.sfaschool.caSt Francis Xavier SchoolVancouver 604-254-2714

www.sfxschool.caSt George’s SchoolVancouver 604-224-1304

www.stgeorges.bc.caSt Helen’s SchoolBurnaby 604-299-2234

www.sthelensparish.caSt John’s International SchoolVancouver 604-683-4572

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St John’s SchoolVancouver 604-732-4434

www.stjohns.bc.caSt Joseph The Worker SchoolRichmond 604-277-1115

www.stjosphtheworker.caSt Joseph’s SchoolVancouver 604-872-5715

www.stjoesschool-vancouver.orgSt Jude’s SchoolVancouver 604-434-1633

www.stjude.caSt Mary’s Catholic SchoolChilliwack 604-792-7715

www.stmarysschoolchwk.comSt Mary’s SchoolVancouver 604-437-1312

www.stmary.bc.caSt Michael’s Elementary SchoolBurnaby 604-526-9768

www.stmichaelschool.caSt Patrick’s Elementary SchoolMaple Ridge 604-467-1571

www.stpatsschool.orgVancouver 604-879-4411

www.spev.caSt Patrick’s Secondary SchoolVancouver 604-874-6422

www.stpats.bc.caSt Paul’s SchoolRichmond 604-277-4487

www.stpaulschool.caSt Pius X Elementary SchoolNorth Vancouver 604-929-0345

www.saintpius.caSt Thomas Aquinas SecondaryNorth Vancouver 604-987-4431

www.aquinas.orgSt Thomas More CollegiateBurnaby 604-521-1801

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Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolSurrey 604-531-6316

www.starofthesea.bc.ca/schoolStratford HallVancouver 604-436-0608

www.stratfordhall.caSurrey Christian SchoolSurrey 604-581-2474

www.surreychristian.orgThe Global Montessori SchoolsLangley 604-534-1556

www.globalmontessorischools.comThe King’s SchoolLangley 604-888-0969

www.thekingsschool.orgTimothy Christian SchoolChilliwack 604-794-7114

www.timothychristianschool.caTraditional Learning AcademyCoquitlam 604-931-7265

www.traditionallearning.comSurrey 604-572-3441

www.schoolathome.caUnity Christian Elementary SchoolChilliwack 604-792-4171

www.unitychristian.caUnity Christian Middle & High SchoolChilliwack 604-794-7797

www.unitychristian.caUrban AcademyNew Westminster 604-524-2211

www.urbanacademy.caValley Christian SchoolMission 604-826-1388

www.valleychristianschool.caVancouver Christian SchoolVancouver 604-435-3113

www.vancouverchristianschool.orgVancouver CollegeVancouver 604-261-4285

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Vancouver Formosa AcademyVancouver 604-436-2332

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Vancouver Hebrew AcademyVancouver 604-266-1245

www.vhebrewacademy.com

Vancouver Montessori SchoolVancouver 604-261-0315

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Vancouver Talmud Torah Elementary SchoolVancouver 604-736-7307

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Vancouver Waldorf SchoolNorth Vancouver 604-985-7435

www.vws.ca

West Coast Christian SchoolVancouver 604-255-2990

www.westcoastchristianschool.ca

West Point Grey AcademyVancouver 604-222-8750

www.wpga.ca

Westside Christian SchoolVancouver 604-224-3030

www.westsidechristian.ca

Westside Preparatory SchoolVancouver 604-687-8021

www.westsidehs.com

White Rock Christian AcademySurrey 604-531-9186

www.wrca.bc.ca

William of Orange Christian ElementarySurrey 604-576-2144

York House SchoolVancouver 604-736-6551

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Zion Lutheran SchoolSurrey 604-576-6313

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MODE Suites Rental Services Inc 1062 Homer St Suite 300, Vancouver V6B 2W9 Paula Robinson ��p877-501-6633 e info@modesuites�com w www�modesuites�com

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Our House Furnished Condos 4837 44A Ave, Delta V4K 1E3 Irene or Carol ��p604-946-2628 f604-946-6869 e info@ourhouse�bc�ca w www�ourhouse�bc�ca

Park Inn & Suites Vancouver Broadway 898 Broadway W, Vancouver V5Z 1J8 Frank Mansson ��p604-872-8661 f604-872-2270 e sales@parkinn-vancouver�ca w www�parkinn�com/hotel-vancouverca

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Premiere Executive Suites – Vancouver 1080 Mainland St Suite 202, Vancouver V6B 2T4 Tatiana Gogolova ��p604-569-0543 f604-569-0186 e tgogolova@premieresuites�com w www�premieresuites�com

Ramada Inn & Suites Downtown Vancouver 1221 Granville St, Vancouver V6Z 1M6 Scott Cowden ��p604-685-1111 f604-685-0707 e reservations@ramadavancouver�com w www�ramadavancouver�com

Ramada Ltd Downtown Vancouver 435 Pender St W, Vancouver V6B 1V2 Stuart Perrin ��p604-488-1088 f604-488-1090 e sales@ramadadowntownvancouver�com w www�ramadadowntownvancouver�com

Sandman Hotel Langley 8855 202 St, Langley V1M 2N9 Mary Carey-Marshall ��p604-888-7263 f604-888-7271 e mmarshall@sandman�ca w www�sandmanhotels�com

Sandman Signature Hotel & Resort Vancouver Airport 10251 St Edwards Dr, Richmond V6X 2M9 Bill Seeley ��p604-276-1148 f604-233-7733 e bseeley@sandman�ca w www�sandmansignature�com

Sandman Suites on Davie Street 1160 Davie St, Vancouver V6E 1N1 Denise Kostash ��p604-694-6249 f604-669-8284 e dkostash@sandman�ca w www�sandmanhotels�com

Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel 15269 104 Ave, Surrey V3R 1N5 Eric Towne��p604-587-6112 f604-582-9712 e eric�towne@sheratonguildford�com w www�sheraton�com/guildford

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Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel 1088 Burrard St, Vancouver V6Z 2R9 Jeff Graham ��p604-893-7373 f604-893-7123 e mjackson@wallcentre�com w www�sheratonvancouver�com

St Regis Hotel 602 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver V6B 1Y6 Janet Thomas ��p604-681-1135 f604-683-1126 e info@stregishotel�com w www�stregishotel�com

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The Sylvia Hotel 1154 Gilford St, Vancouver V6G 2P6 Ross Dyck ��p604-681-9321 f604-682-3551 e rdyck@sylviahotel�com w www�sylviahotel�com

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David Aplin Recruiting 650 Georgia St W Suite 1400 PO Box 11518, Vancouver V6B 4N7 John Perry ��p604‑648‑2799 f604‑648‑2787 e jperry@aplin�com w www�aplin�com

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Great People Personnel Ltd 552A Clarke Rd Suite 268, Coquitlam V3J 0A3 Sharon Lee ��p604‑439‑0802 f604‑439‑0850 w www�greatpeoplepersonnel�com

Hays – Recruiting Experts Worldwide 1050 Pender St W Suite 2150, Vancouver V6E 3S7 Jackie Burns ��p604‑648‑4297 f604‑648‑0588 e jburns@hays�ca w www�hays�ca

Lock Search Group 1040 Georgia St W Suite 810, Vancouver V6E 4H1 Frank Joe ��p604‑669‑8806 f604‑669‑5385 e fjoe@locksearchgroup�com w www�locksearchgroup�com

McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment Group 1250 Homer St Suite 305, Vancouver V6B 1C6 Cheryl Nakamoto ��p604‑662‑8967 f604‑662‑8927 e askme@mcnak�com w www�mcnak�com

Randstad Engineering 555 12th Ave W Suite 475, Vancouver V5Z 3X7 Ian McDougall ��p604‑915‑9333 f604‑915‑9339 w www�randstadeng�ca

Sales Talent Agency 1 Alexander St Suite 302, Vancouver V6B 4N4 Jamie Scarborough ��p604‑506‑1777 e jamie@salestalentagency�com w www�salestalentagency�com

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TEKsystems 13575 Commerce Pkwy Suite 150, Richmond V6V 2L1 Damon Harbert ��p604‑232‑2570 f604‑244‑7092 e dharbert@teksystems�ca w www�teksystems�ca

Transitions Career and Business Consultants Inc 750 Pender St W Suite 1005, Vancouver V6C 2T8 Gregg Taylor ��p604‑681‑8434 e info@thecareerpeople�ca w www�transitionsinc�ca

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CashSender Financial Services Inc 5220 Dunbar St, Vancouver V6N 1V9 ��p604‑737‑9928 w www�cashsender�com

DuMoulin Financial 1311 Howe St Suite 312, Vancouver V6Z 2P3 Paul DuMoulin ��p604‑568‑1350 f604‑568‑1339 e info@ddfinancial�ca w www�ddfinancial�ca

Investors Group (Greater Vancouver West Region Office) 2052 41st Ave W Suite 200, Vancouver V6M 1Y8 Ida Templeton ��p604‑228‑7777 f604‑228‑7776 e ida�templeton@investorsgroup�com w www�investorsgroup�com

John Peters Financial Consulting 3391 7th Ave W, Vancouver V6R 1V9 ��p604‑736‑7810 f604‑736‑7812

Macdonald Shymko and Co Ltd Fee – Only Financial Planners+Portfolio Managers 510 Burrard St Suite 950, Vancouver V6C 3A8 Gina Macdonald ��p604‑687‑7966 f604‑687‑1830 e gmm@msc‑feeonly�com w www�macdonaldshymko�com

Macnaughton & Ward Financial Services Ltd 10277 154 St Suite 101, Surrey V3R 4J7 �p604‑581‑9121 f604‑581‑9142 w www�mwfs�ca

TD Bank Financial Group 700 Georgia St W, Vancouver V7Y 1A2 TD Waterhouse Private Investment Advice ��p604‑654‑3665 w www�td�com

Thorne Financial Planning 1080 Mainland St Suite 317, Vancouver V6B 2T4 Mike Thorne ��p604‑682‑7827 f604‑630‑7186 e mike@thornefinancial�ca w www�thornefinancial�ca

Van Arbor Asset Management Ltd 666 Burrard St Suite 1200, Vancouver V6C 2X8 Andrew Parkinson p604‑895‑7130 f604‑895‑7131 e info@vanarbor�com w www�vanarbor�com

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) 183 Terminal Ave, Vancouver V6A 4G2 p604‑877‑7000 f604‑877‑8292 w www�vancity�com

VERICO Assent Mortgage Corp 126 North Ellesmere Ave, Burnaby V5B 1J8 Martina Sonderhoff ��p604‑294‑8404 f604‑294‑8840 e martina�s@telus�net w www�assentmortgage�com

Government AgenciesChilliwack Economic Partners Corp (CEPCO) 46093 Yale Rd Suite 201, Chilliwack V2P 2L8 John Jansen ��p604‑792‑7839 f604‑792‑4511 e cepco@chilliwackpartners�com w www�chilliwackeconomicpartners�com

City of Richmond 6911 No 3 Rd, Richmond V6Y 2C1 Neonila Lilova ��p604‑276‑4000 f604‑276‑4132 w www�richmond�ca

City of Surrey – Economic Development 14245 56 Ave, Surrey V3X 3A2 ��p604‑591‑4128 f604‑594‑3055 e econdev@surrey�ca

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Home InspectionAmerispec Home Inspection Services 3665 Kingsway Suite 300, Vancouver V5R 5W2 Sharon Martin��p604‑430‑0343 f604‑628‑0128 e vancouver@amerispec�ca w www�amerispec�ca/vancouver

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Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver 2433 Spruce St, Vancouver V6H 4C8 Brad Scott ��p604‑730‑3000 f604‑730‑3101 e reachus@realtylink�org w www�rebgv�org

Insurance Services

David Cummings Insurance Services Ltd 2083 Alma St Suite 350, Vancouver V6R 4N6 Jason Cummings ��p604‑228‑8816 f604‑228‑9807 e info@david‑cummings�com w www�david‑cummings�com Independent broker specializing in insurance (health, life, & disability) for people away from their home country: expatriates, visitors, workers, & students�

Hub International Canada West Co 3875 Henning Dr, Burnaby V5C 6N5 p604‑293‑1481 f604‑293‑1493 w www�hubinternational�com

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Inc 1111 Georgia St W Suite 1600, Vancouver V6E 4G2 Bud Lishanko ��p604‑682‑4211 f604‑682‑3520 w www�jltcanada�com

SL MacNeil & Company Ltd 1788 Broadway W Suite 408, Vancouver V6J 1Y1 �p604‑696‑2636 f604‑731‑2641 w www�macneilbenefits�com

Lawyers/Legal ServicesBoughton Law Corp 595 Burrard St Suite 700, Vancouver V7X 1S8 Lauren Culley ��p604‑687‑6789 f604‑683‑5317 e lawyers@boughton�ca w www�boughton�ca

Embarkation Law Group 609 Hastings St W Suite 600 Box 26, Vancouver V6B 4W4 ��p604‑662‑7404 f604‑662‑7466 e info@elgcanada�com w www�elgcanada�com

Lawson Lundell LLP 925 Georgia St W Suite 1600, Vancouver V6C 3L2 Michael Lee ��p604‑685‑3456 f604‑669‑1620 e mlee@lawsonlundell�com w www�lawsonlundell�com Ranked the #1 regional law firm in Western Canada, Lawson Lundell is the law firm to turn to for business relocation advice in Vancouver�

Miller Thomson LLP 840 Howe St Suite 1000, Vancouver V6Z 2M1 ��p604‑687‑2242 f604‑643‑1200 e vancouver@millerthomson�com w www�millerthomson�com

Vivien Lee Notary Public 777 Broadway W Suite 900, Vancouver V5Z 4J7� ��p604‑875‑1181 f604‑875‑1325 e vlee@canadanotary�com w www�canadanotary�com

Mortgage BrokersDominion Lending Centre (Head Office) 2215 Coquitlam Ave, Port Coquitlam V3B 1J6 Cindy Freiman ��p604‑939‑8777 e cindy@dominionlending�ca w www�dominionlending�ca

Dominion Lending Centres (Downtown Financial Group) 1428 7th Ave W, Vancouver V6H 1C1 Michael Sato ��p604‑779‑1517 f888‑351‑9569 e msato@dominionlending�ca w www�themortgagestrategy�com

Dominion Lending Centres Westcoast 1571 Bellevue Ave Suite 201, West Vancouver V7V 1A6 Brent Francis ��p604‑925‑0777 f604‑925‑1394 e bfrancis@dominionlending�ca w www�dlcwestcoast�ca

Invis – Team Rob Regan-Pollock 777 Broadway W Suite 902, Vancouver V5Z 4J7 Rob Regan‑Pollock p604‑879‑2772 f604‑709‑9438 e info@teamrrp�com w www�teamrrp�com

Move Management & Space PlanningBizzy Butler Catering & Concierge Services Ltd 11438 Best St Unit 11, Maple Ridge V2X 0V1 Mary Ann ��p604‑466‑9008 e bizzybutler@shaw�ca w www�bizzybutler�com

Creative Move Management & Design 828 Agnes St Unit 1405, New Westminster V3M 6R4 ��p604‑540‑1702 e info@creativemoves�ca w www�creativemoves�ca

Daybreak Home Transitions For Seniors 1489 Marine Dr Suite 408, West Vancouver V7T 1B8 Colleen Smart ��p604‑922‑2458 f778‑279‑3750 e info@daybreaklifemoves�com w www�daybreaklifemoves�com

Fluff Design & Decor 1363 McLean Dr, Vancouver V5L 3N7 ��p604‑876‑3747 f604‑876‑3746 e info@rentfluff�com w www�rentfluff�com

In Order to Succeed Professional Organizing Pamela Ferrari ��p604‑734‑7474 e info@inordertosucceed�ca w www�inordertosucceed�ca

Orderly Concepts & Solutions 3363 Rosemary Heights Cres Unit 16, South Surrey V3S 0X8 Janis Nylund ��p604‑536‑1288 e janis@orderlyconcepts�com w www�orderlyconcepts�com

POSabilities Personal Organizing 6662 Lochdale St, Burnaby V5B 2M8 Soraiya Kara ��p604‑833‑1982 f604‑677‑1765 e soraiya@posabilitiesorganizing�com w www�posabilitiesorganizing�com

Transitions Moving Facilitators 1319 29th St E, North Vancouver V7J 1T2 Scott Morrison ��p604‑209‑4241 w www�transitions‑bc�com

Urban Presentations Home Staging Jennifer McPherson ��p604‑518‑9570 e info@urbanpresentations�com w www�urbanpresentations�com

Personal Goods Moving & StorageAMJ Campbell/AMJ Campbell International 9924 River Rd, Delta Thomas Finlay ��p604‑940‑4208 f604‑940-2385 etfinlay@amjcampbellvcr�com w www�amjcampbell�com

Relocation SeRviceS


Astra International Moving & Shipping Inc 7830 Express St, Burnaby V5A 1T4 Gabryelle van der Molen ��p604‑422‑8001 f604‑422‑8109 e info@astrainternational�com w www�astrainternational�com


Ellis Moving & Storage 1580 Columbia St, North Vancouver V7J 1A4 James Ellis ��p604‑986‑9817 f604‑986‑6714 e info@ellismoving�com w www�ellismoving�com

Ferguson Moving & Storage 1584 Columbia St, North Vancouver V7J 1A4 Patricia Lynch ��p604‑922‑2212 f604‑987‑0269 e info@fergusonmoving�com w www�fergusonmoving�com

Global Moving 677 7 Ave E Suite 111, Vancouver V5T 1N9 ��p604‑537‑3503 f866‑353‑9470 e info@globalmoving�ca w www�globalmoving�ca

LaPorte Moving & Storage Systems Ltd 14571 Burrows Rd, Richmond V6V 1K9 ��p604‑276‑2216 f604‑247‑2133 e sales@laportemoving�com w www�laportemoving�com

The MI Group 3171 No 6 Rd Unit 140, Richmond V6V 1P6 ��p604‑273‑2012 f604‑273‑7655 e mi�vancouver@themigroup�com w www�themigroup�com

MSA Moving & Storage Ltd 2061 Riverside Rd, Abbotsford V2S 6A5 Perry Flaman ��p604‑859‑5066 f604‑859‑1161 e info@msa�ca w www�msa�ca

PODS of BC 5350 Byrne Rd, Burnaby V5J 3J3 Mellanie Siteman �p604‑434‑6005 f866‑658‑4898 e ms@bcpods�com w www�pods�com

Salmon’s Transfer Ltd 9500 Van Horne Way Suite 100, Richmond V6X 1W3 Doug Kellough ��p604‑273‑2921 f604‑273‑4963 e salmons@salmonstransfer�com w www�salmonstransfer�com

Storage For Your Life Solutions Inc 4445 Lougheed Hwy Suite 500, Burnaby V5C 0E4 ��p604‑294‑8144 f604‑294‑8149 e info@sfyl�com w www�sfyl�com

TR Westcan/Tippet-Richardson 8035 North Fraser Way, Burnaby V5J 5M8 ��p604‑324‑5015 f604‑324‑2047 e trvancouver@tippet‑richardson�com w www�trwestcan�com

Williams Moving & Storage (BC) Ltd 2401 United Blvd, Coquitlam V3K 5Y3 Jim Williams ��p604‑941‑9411 f604‑941‑5416 w www�williamsmoving�com

Property ManagementHarbour Management Inc 970 Burrard St Suite 240, Vancouver V6Z 2R4 Ron Jones ��p604‑876‑8895 f604‑731‑1865 e harbourmgt@shaw�ca

Real Estate AppraisalHooker Craig Lum Garnett 5620 152nd St Suite 350, Surrey V3S 3K2 Dale Hooker ��p778‑571‑3031 f778‑571‑3030 e dale@hclg�ca w www�hclg�ca

Niemi LaPorte & Dowle Appraisals Ltd 8678 Greenall Ave Suite 312, Burnaby V5J 3M6 ��p604‑438‑1628 f604‑438‑2886 e info@nldappraisals�com w www�nldappraisals�com

Suncorp Valuations 890 Pender St W Suite 310, Vancouver V6C 1J9 Natalia Szubbocsev ��p604‑689‑2099 f604‑689‑2027 e bcinfo@suncorpvaluations�com w www�suncorpvaluations�com

RealtorsBruce Ward Realty Ltd 1525 Robson St Suite 400, Vancouver V6G 1C3 ��p604‑684‑6182 e bruce@bruceward�com w www�bruceward�com

Chandler Realty Ltd 1648 6th Ave W, Vancouver V6J 1R3 ��p604‑328‑0077 f604‑875‑8784 e maggiechandler@telus�net w www�maggiechandler�com

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board 15463 104th Ave PO Box 99, Surrey V3R 1N9 Rob Philipp ��p604‑930‑7600 f604‑930‑7625 e commdept@fvreb�bc�ca w www�fvreb�bc�ca

Gotham Realty 224 Esplanade W Suite 300, North Vancouver V7M 3M6 June Richardson ��p604‑904‑0440 f604‑904‑0470 e inquiries@gothamrealty�ca w www�gothamrealty�ca

Lighthouse Realty Ltd 2655 Clearbrook Rd Suite 260, Abbotsford V2T 2Y6 Terry Mitterer ��p604‑649‑4871 f604‑855‑4096 w www�lighthouserealty�com

Macdonald Realty Ltd 2105 38th Ave W, Vancouver V6M 1R8 Shelly Smee ��p604‑263‑1911 f604‑266‑3514 e residentgenius@shaw�ca w www�shellysmee�com

Metro Core Realty 1030 Georgia St W Suite 701, Vancouver V6E 2Y3 Janice McDonald ��p604‑729‑4149 e janicemcdonald@shaw�ca w www�metrocorerealty�com

Newmark Knight Frank Devencore 543 Granville St Suite 1001, Vancouver V6C 1X8 Jon T Bishop ��p604‑681‑3334 f604‑681‑5255 e jbishop@devencorenkf�com w www�devencorenkf�com

Polygon Homes Ltd 1333 Broadway W Suite 900, Vancouver V6H 4C2 ��p604‑877‑1131 f604‑871‑4295 e comments@polyhomes�com w www�polyhomes�com BC’s homebuilder of choice since 1980�

Prompton Real Estate Services Inc 179 Davie St Suite 201, Vancouver V6Z 2Y1 Evelyn McNulty��p604‑899‑2333 f604‑899‑2338 e evelyn@prompton�bc�ca w www�prompton�com

Prudential Sterling Realty 3355 North Rd Suite 226, Burnaby V3J 7T9 Randy Ryalls ��p604‑421‑1010 f604‑421‑5108 e info@psr�ca w www�psr�ca

Re/Max 2000 Realty 15127 100 Ave Suite 103, Surrey V3R 0N9 Alnoor Teja ��p604‑583‑2000 f604‑583‑7099 w www�alnoor�ca

RE/MAX Ridge Meadows Realty 22308 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge V2X 3J2 Jim Williams ��p604‑463‑2200 f888‑728‑0109 e willja@shaw�ca w www�vancouverhousehunting�com

Re/Max Select Properties 4255 Arbutus St Suite 250, Vancouver V6J 4R1 Christine Louw ��p604‑926‑3936 f604‑926‑3977 e christinelouw@shaw�ca w www�christinelouw�com

Royal LePage Northshore – Mander Realty 2407 Marine Dr, West Vancouver V7V 1L3 ��p604‑926‑6011 f604‑926‑9199 e diana@dianamander�com w www�manderrealestate�com

Sotheby’s International Realty 1672 2nd Ave W, Vancouver V6J 1H4 Frank Gerryts ��p604‑632‑3300 f604‑608‑0330 e fgerryts@sothebysrealty�ca w www�sothebysrealty�ca

Sutton Group West Coast Realty 1508 Broadway W Suite 301, Vancouver V6J 1W8 Norris Phillippe ��p604‑714‑1700 f604‑738‑1888 e norris@sutton�com w www�suttonwestcoast�com

TRG Downtown Realty Group 849 Homer St, Vancouver V6B 2W2 ��p604‑453‑6666 f604‑453‑4966 e brian@brianross�ca w www�BrianRoss�ca

Relocation Management ServicesCanadian International Relocation and Logistics 6580 Chatterton Rd, Richmond V7C 2Y7 Hans Martens ��p604‑275‑4280 f604‑275‑4012 e vancouver@cirelo�com w www�cirelo�com


DB Relocation Services 1755 Queens Ave, West Vancouver V7V 2X6 Julia Brooks ��p778‑227‑7456 e info@dbrelocationservices�com w www�dbrelocationservices�com

Downtown U-Lok Mini-Storage Ltd 915 Cordova St E, Vancouver V6A 4B8 Yvonne De Valone p604‑215‑2156 f604‑215‑2220 e yvonne@ulok�com w www�ulok�com

Executive Relocation Services Laileen Springgay ��p778‑773‑6965 w www�executiverelocations�ca

Friendly Planet Consulting Ltd 555 28th St W Suite 1005, North Vancouver V7N 2J7 ��p604‑985‑4304 f604‑984‑8737 e fplanc@telusplanet�net w www�friendly‑planet�ca

Les Clutter Services 360 2nd St E Suite 404, North Vancouver V7L 4N6 Leslie Wilshire ��p604‑813‑1985 e lesclutter@shaw�ca w www�lesclutterservices�com

Macdonald Realty Ltd 2105 38th Ave W, Vancouver V6M 1R8 Shelly Smee ��p604‑263‑1911 f604‑266‑3514 e residentgenius@shaw�ca w www�shellysmee�com

Pacific Coast Accomodations Box 64557 RPO Como Lake Ave, Coquitlam V3J 7V7 Becky Bertoia ��p604‑931‑2121 f604‑931‑2122 e becky@relocate�ca w www�relocate�ca

Prudential Sussex Realty 2996 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver V7N 3J4 Graeme Mulski ��p778‑839‑8685 f604‑984‑3350 e gmulski@telus�net w www�graememulski�com

Re/Max Central Realty 5050 Kingsway Suite 1, Burnaby V5H 4C2 George Gomory ��p604‑765‑7653 f604‑433‑5274 e georgeg@remax�net w www�georgegomory�com

Refined Design Inc 1370 Duchess Ave, West Vancouver V7T 1H6 Debora Bengtson ��p604‑922‑6828 e info@refineddesign�ca w www�refineddesign�ca

Relocation2BC 5745 Westport Crt, West Vancouver V7W 2X9 Frank Gerryts ��p604‑613‑3442 f604‑676‑2556 e frank@relocation2bc�com w www�relocation2bc�com

Tax & Financial PlanningMackie Research Capital Corp 1055 Dunsmuir St Suite 564 PO Box 49356, Vancouver V7X 1L4 Justin Ahrens ��p604‑662‑1800 f604‑662‑1850 e reception‑van@mackieresearch�com w www�mackieresearch�com

Nicola Wealth Management 1508 Broadway W Suite 500, Vancouver V6J 1W8 ��p604‑739‑6450 f604‑739‑6451 e tactics@nicolawealth�com w www�nicolawealth�com

Rogers Group Financial 1770 7th Ave W Suite 500, Vancouver V6J 4Y6 Ronica Prasad ��p604‑732‑6551 f604‑732‑6553 e advice@rogersgroup�com w www�rogersgroup�com

Vehicle Rental & LeasingThe Car Co-op & The Company Car 470 Granville St Suite 205, Vancouver V6C 1V5 Bernice Paul ��p604‑685‑1393 e info@car�coop w www�car�coop

Zeemac Vehicle Lease Ltd 2293 Douglas Rd, Burnaby V5C 5A9 ��p604‑298‑8789 f604‑291‑7330 e admin@zeemac�com w www�zeemac�com

Zipcar 601 Cordova St W Suite 280, Vancouver V6B 1G1 Naomi Eberhard ��p604‑697‑0550 f604‑697‑0560 e neberhard@zipcar�com w www�zipcar�com

VISA & Immigration Services/ConsultantsBest Place Immigration 1500 Georgia St W Suite 1400, Vancouver V6G 2Z6 Ron Liberman ��p604‑970‑0629 f604‑608‑4723 e info@bestplace�ca w www�bestplace�ca

Lowe and Company Immigration & Business Lawyers 777 Broadway W Suite 900, Vancouver V5Z 4J7 Jeffrey Lowe ��p604‑875‑9338 f604‑875‑1325 e info@canadavisalaw�com w www�canadavisalaw�com

New Wave Immigration Inc 535 Thurlow St Suite 501, Vancouver V6E 3L2 Sam Al‑Kuwatli��p604‑248‑4910 f604‑909‑1866 e info@nwim�ca w www�newwaveimmigration�ca

NIMARIA Immigration Consultants 678 Citadel Dr Suite 82, Port Coquitlam V3C 6M7 Afshin Sarhangpour ��p604‑945‑7456 f604‑945‑7426 e info@nimaria�com w www�nimaria�com

Stevens & Associates Immigration Services 938 Howe St Suite 801, Vancouver V6Z 1N9 Don Stevens ��p604‑687‑1871 f604‑687‑3137 e stevensandassociates@telus�net w www�stevensimmigration�com

TradeNconsult Services 5932 151 St, Surrey V3S 5L5 ��p604‑729‑6195 e info@tradenconsult�com w www�tradenconsult�com

Relocation SeRviceS


Map: Translink

Downtown Vancouver



Locating for Smart Travel Choices

Whether it’s relocating yourself, your family or

your business – location is everything! For your

business, location will be critical in attracting

and retaining top employee talent. For your

household, location determines travel options

and can reduce transportation costs – your family

may only need one car. Know the real costs of

your location decision – including the travel

options for you, your family and employees,

especially for commuting.

What makes a great workplace for commuters?

Locating in town centres means shopping, ser-

vices, entertainment and even work are within

walking distance and high-quality transit easily

connects you to the rest of the region. Locating

near SkyTrain stations or other high frequency

transit services offers convenient, sustainable

travel choices. Locating near the quickly expanding

network of cycling facilities provides a healthy

option. Minimize your carbon footprint, save

time, money and stress.

The decision you make about location – for work

and home – can contribute to keeping our region

one of the most beautiful and livable places on

earth. Once you have arrived, contact us. TransLink

offers integrated transportation services and our

TravelSmart team is here to provide you with more

tools for yourself, your family and your business.

Drive less and enjoy life more, be TravelSmart.

It‘s not just where you stand; it‘s what you stand for.

Moving your home, business, or opening a new location? Before committing, consider a location where TravelSmart options are available.

Call 604.216.3299 or go to travelsmart.ca

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Company Page URL

AMJ Van Lines pg 42 www.amjcampbell.com

Assoc. Neighbourhood pg 14 www.anhgv.org

Audi pg 2 www.audiofrichmond.com, www.capilanoaudi.com, www.openroadaudi.com

Cascadia Hotel pg 31 www.CascadiaHotelVancouver.com

Coast Plaza pg 35 www.CoastPlazaHotelAndSuites.com

Creative Move pg 11 www.creativemoves.ca

David Cummings pg 27 www.david-cummings.com

Executive Hotel pg 33 www.executivehotesl.net/extendedstay

Highstreet pg 4 www.hscr.com

Highstreet pg 5 www.hscr.com

Lawson Lundell pg 28 www.lawsonlundellbusinessrelocation.com

Macdonald Realty pg 37 www.shellysmee.com

Maple Ridge pg 9 www.investmapleridge.ca, www.mission.ca, www.thinkpittmeadows.ca

Norris Phillippe pg 37

Polygon pg 3 www.polyhomes.com

Private Residences pg 29 www.ResidencesAtGeorgia.com

Re/Max pg 48 www.remax.ca

Sheraton pg 14 www.sheraton.com/guildford

Translink pg 47 www.travelsmart.ca

Vancouver Extended pg 39 www.vancouverextendedstay.com

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