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City of Vancouver

20150903_140422Fast Facts About Vancouver:

Population: 2.4 million (in city & surrounding regions)

Year of Incorporation: 1886

Notable Events: Captain George Vancouver discovery (1792), British Commonwealth Games (1953), Vancouver Canucks 1st game (1970), World’s Fair (1986), Winter Olympic Games (2010), TED Conference home (2014)

Demographics: European Canadian, Chinese, South Asian, Indo-Canadian

Famous Folk from Vancouver: Steve Nash, Bryan Adams, Douglas Copeland, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Fox, Seth Rogen, Michael Bublé, Michael J. Fox, Carly Rae Jepsen, James Doohan (Scotty from “Star Trek”), Cobie Smulders, Pamela Anderson, Carrie-Anne Moss

Sights to See: Stanley Park, Gastown, Olympic Torch, Canada Place, Science World, Granville Island, Commercial Drive, Vanier Park, Chinatown, Vancouver Aquarium

Exploring Vancouver and Area

If you want to see more of Vancouver and British Columbia we suggest you go to the Tourism BC website or visit its office at:

tourismvancouver.com
200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3L6
(604) 682-2222

For bikes, VanArts unfortunately does not have any space for them but there are bike racks on Terminal Avenue which you can use at your own discretion.

VanArts is located just 1 block away from the Main Street/Science World Skytrain station, and only 2km east of the downtown core. For information on transit passes and zones, visit bctransit.com.  Unfortunately, the discounted U-Pass does not apply to private institutions such as VanArts.

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Good Places to Draw or Take Photographs

  • Stanley Park
  • English Bay
  • Wreck Beach
  • Granville Island Public Market
  • Vancouver Public Library
  • Vancouver Aquarium
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