INTRODUCTION 

Vancouver, city in south-west British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard
Inlet (an arm of the Strait of Georgia), opposite Vancouver Island,
near the state of Washington in the United States. It is a leading
Pacific coast seaport and the commercial, manufacturing, financial,
tourist, and cultural centre of the province. The Vancouver area is
the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, after Toronto, Ontario,
and Montreal, Quebec. Vancouver is served by major roads and railways
and by an international airport on nearby Sea Island. Population 1.90
million (1996).