Population:  640,000+ (Metro 2.3 million)

Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time

Average High/Low Temperature:  13.7 (56.7)/ 6.5 (43.7); Oceanic or Marine West Coast climate

Annual Precipitation: Rainfall 45.5 inches; Snowfall 19 inches

City Website: http://vancouver.ca/

Getting to the City:

Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

3211 Grant McConachie Way

Richmond, BC, Canada

604-207-7077

www.yvr.ca/en/default.aspx

Via Rail

Train

www.viarail.ca

Amtrak

Train

1-800-872-7245

www.amtrakcascades.com/default.htm

Greyhound Canada

Bus

1-800-661-8747

www.greyhound.ca

Getting Around the City:

TransLink

Bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus (ferry) and West Coast Express (commuter rail)

604-953-3333

www.translink.ca/en.aspx

The Vancouver Trolley Company

Trolley

www.vancouvertrolley.com/tours

Blacktop and Checker Cabs

604-731-1111

www.btccabs.ca/

Vancouver Taxi Company

 604-871-1111

www.avancouvertaxi.com/

Yellow Cabs

604-681-1111

www.yellowcabonline.com/

MacLure's Cabs

604-683-6666

www.maclurescabs.ca/