Vancouver

Vancouver (pronounced {{IPA|}}) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. It is the largest metropolitan centre in western Canada and third largest in the country. The city's population is 545,671 and that of the metropolitan area is 1,986,965 (2001 census). http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CMA-C.cfm?T=1&SR=1&CMA=933&S=3&O=D Vancouver is one of the cities of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and of the larger geographic region commonly known as the Lower Mainland of BC. The current mayor is Larry Campbell, Coalition of Progressive Electors (see List of Mayors of Vancouver). Vancouver will be the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2005 Grey Cup, the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship, the 2006 United Nations World Urban Forum and the 2007 Memorial Cup.

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Sister cities

The City of Vancouver was one of the first cities to ever enter into an international twinning arrangement when, in 1944, it twinned with Odessa, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. This was based on aiding the then allied port city. Since then the City of Vancouver has created special arrangements for cultural, social and economic benefits with the following cities:

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Twinning - Soviet Union

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• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
• Los Angeles, United States
• Odessa, Ukraine
• Yokohama, Japan

Nuclear weapons free zone

In 1983, the City of Vancouver was one of the first cities in the world to declare itself a "Nuclear Weapons Free Zone". City Council has amended its policies and erected signage to this effect http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20030731/csb1.htm. This is mostly a symbolic declaration, as the City has no jurisdiction over visiting ships in the harbour.

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Municipalities in Greater Vancouver

There are 21 municipalities in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). While each of these has a separate municipal government, the GVRD oversees common services within the metropolitan area such as water, sewage, housing, transportation, and regional parks.

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Surrounding municipalities

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Northwest: West Vancouver, Lions Bay, Squamish

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West Vancouver - Lions Bay - Squamish

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North: ,City of North Vancouver,District of North Vancouver

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City of North Vancouver - District of North Vancouver

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West: Strait of Georgia, Greater Vancouver A, Nanaimo

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Strait of Georgia - Greater Vancouver A - Nanaimo

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Vancouver

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East: Burnaby, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Mission

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Burnaby - Port Moody - Anmore - Belcarra - Coquitlam - Port Coquitlam - Pitt Meadows - Maple Ridge - Mission

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South: Richmond, Musqueam 2, Delta,

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Richmond - Musqueam 2 - Delta

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Southeast: New Westminster, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Abbotsford

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New Westminster - Surrey - White Rock - Langley - Abbotsford

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