Vancouver Relocation Guide 2011

2011

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Relocation Guide

An official publication of The Vancouver Board of Trade

Grand arrivals Business 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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2011

Vancouver

Relocation Guide

An official publication of The Vancouver Board of Trade

2011

Vancouver

Relocation Guide

An official publication of The Vancouver Board of Trade

Grand arrivals Business boons: Low taxes, skilled labour Uniquely Vancouver: Soul of a city Downtime: Best places to play, indoors and out Real estate: Where to live

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

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

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

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

All around the town—15

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Our insider’s guide to neighbourhoods and where to live

Playdays—20 Enjoying the outdoors in the city and beyond

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

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

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

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Area profiles The municipalities of Greater Vancouver Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster—30 North Vancouver, West Vancouver—32 Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows—34 Delta, Surrey, Langley—36 Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission—38

Maps Vancouver and the Lower Mainland—18 Downtown Vancouver—46

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Directories Business associations—40 Education—40 Relocation services—43

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Vantastic

NATURAL BEAUTY MEETS BUSINESS SAVVY IN CANADA’S LEADING WEST COAST CITY

By Andrew Findlay

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n 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 propelled by a gentle breeze. Bikers and joggers jostle for space along the Seawall circumnavigating Stanley Park – one of North America’s largest city parks – before connecting to the former World’s Fair Expo 86 6

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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 mountains 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 amenities for moods both active and indulgent that locals can’t help feeling a little smug

Lions Gate Bridge and Vancouver skyline 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” availabilities from the city core up the Sea to Sky Photo: Tourism BC

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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 runaway 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 portfolio covering everything from fish-packing to auto sales, are here too.

Movie execs call the city Hollywood North, filmmakers and a deep pool of production 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 institutions, 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

The HSBC Celebration of Light building, waste reduction, water conservation, 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. Ą

Vancouver’s seawall: 22 kilometres skirting the city’s waterfront

Photos: (top right) Tourism BC/Joseph S. King; (bottom) Tourism BC/Tom Ryan

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“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

“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

You’ll love it here “It’s an amazing city. It’s just got a great vibe to it”

C Restaurant—Tourism BC

– Michael Stipe, vocalist, R.E.M.

“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”

Siwash Rock, Stanley Park—Tourism BC/Danielle Hayes

– Bon Appétit magazine

“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

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“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

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Getting connected

THE VANCOUVER BOARD OF TRADE HELPS BUSINESS PEOPLE FIND THEIR FEET

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he 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 promote the advancement and general prosperity 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 hundreds of its members volunteer their skills on task forces and committees dealing with issues from sustainability to international trade. A sampling of its landmark achievements show what the Board has done. Its historic debt clock publicized federal deficits on

Vancouver International Airport 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

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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 crimereduction 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 mentors. 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 Photo: Daniel Pi

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The Vancouver Board of Trade played a key role in the creation of the Canada Line SkyTrain that runs from Vancouver International Airport to downtown

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-oflife 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.” Ą

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Doing business in Vancouver

THE FACTS AND STATS YOU NEED TO KNOW

By Grant Wing

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ith 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

The Burrard Bridge, English Bay and downtown Vancouver 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. residents 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 continued on page 14

Just rewards Province 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 corporations conducting business primarily in B.C. Recipients of Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) contributions 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.

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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.

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Mineral Tax Numerous credits, allowances and exceptions apply to the Mineral Tax, for grassroots exploration of qualified resources.

Mining Exploration Tax Credit Corporations and active members of partnerships conducting grassroots mineral exploration in B.C. may qualify. The credit is calculated as 20 per cent of qualified miningexploration expenses less the amount of any assistance received or receivable.

Photos: (top) Tourism BC/Albert Normandin; (bottom) Tourism BC

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Employment rates —Greater Vancouver Ą Labour force ◆ Unemployment rate

Economic structure: Numbers of business locations Top 10 industries by number employees — December 2009 Construction

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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.

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Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit A corporation investing in shares of a registered 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 administered through the British Columbia Industry Training Authority.

Sources: British Columbia Ministry of Finance, Canada Revenue Agency

Photo: Tourism BC/Dannielle Hayes

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Looking out for number 1 In Competitive Alternatives 2010 Special Report: Focus on Tax, KPMG ranks total tax burdens faced by companies in 41 major cities in the developed world. Ä‚Vancouver ranks number 1, with a total tax index score of 50.5. Ä‚After Vancouver come Monterrey (59.8) and Mexico City (60.0). Ä‚Within Canada, Vancouver beats both Montreal (60.3) and Toronto (67.6). Ä‚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. Ä‚Compared to the lowest-taxed Euro Zone countries, Vancouver is ahead of the Hague (76.1), Amsterdam (76.7) and Manchester (77.4). Ä‚Vancouver bests major Australian cities Melbourne (78.9) and Sydney (82.8).

Give me a break Vancouver’s tax advantage ĂBusinesses 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.

Ä‚Businesses pay no revenue or gross-receipts tax or sales and use taxes. Ä‚Businesses pay no corporation capital tax. Ä‚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 secondlowest. 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 university certificates among OECD countries.

Vancouver is also one of Canada’s best-educated 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 community 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 organizations that provide myriad opportunities for transplanted companies to network and build links. Ä„

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A house in town

A VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOOD FOR EVERY TASTE

By Peter Mitham

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apid growth is a Vancouver hallmark. 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 distinctive (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, joggers 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.

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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 services, 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 professionals 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

English Bay and downtown Vancouver as seen from Kitsilano pace with hubs of activity. Southlands is a hidden corner of Vancouver where expansive houses and horse stables nestle by the Fraser River. A dearth of transit connections 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, community 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 globetrotting 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 BIV Magazines/Vancouver Relocation Guide 2011

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outnumber buses, which are yet available along the key arterials to the SkyTrain.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 neighbourhoods to the west and north, it attracts steady interest from developers with its riverfront location. The airport, highway connections to the United States and arterials to downtown Vancouver are all close by.

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.

Cambie, Oakridge, South Cambie The opening of the rapid-transit Canada Line gave a lift to the appeal of neighbourhoods 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.

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Downtown Not long ago, residential towers seemed ready to overtake downtown. Yet city planners 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-

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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 professionals 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 portion 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, familyrun shops and ethnic food markets – keep the area close-knit and affordable.

Renfrew, Renfrew Heights, Collingwood The SkyTrain adds to the appeal of this affordable 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. Ą Photo: Tourism Vancouver/Josef Hanus

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English Bay, a focal point of the West End

A temporary home for a permanent move “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.”

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 company 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 reasonable rates.

HOME PRICES Neighbourhood

Arbutus Ridge Cambie, Oakridge, South Cambie Central (Main, Fraser, Knight, Victoria) Downtown Dunbar, Mackenzie Heights, Southlands Fairview, False Creek, Mount Pleasant West Fraserview, Champlain, Killarney, South Vancouver Grandview, Mount Pleasant East Hastings, Hastings East Kitsilano Marpole Point Grey Renfrew, Renfrew Heights, Collingwood Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Quilchena South Granville, Southwest Marine University West End, Coal Harbour Yaletown

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$1,964,000 $1,448,000 $764,000 n/a $1,792,000 $1,247,000 $816,000 $789,000 $773,000 $1,540,000 $1,110,000 $2,230,000 $712,000 $2,583,000 $2,223,000 $2,422,000 $1,118,000 n/a

$686,000 $830,000 $560,000 $631,000 $982,000 $655,000 $470,000 $620,000 $548,000 $954,000 $635,000 $976,000 $472,000 $1,196,000 $1,082,000 $1,307,000 $1,004,000 $1,270,000

n/a $507,000 $346,000 $469,000 $530,000 $526,000 $333,000 $380,000 $297,000 $466,000 $339,000 $507,000 $305,000 $709,000 $306,000 $733,000 $741,000 $902,000

Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, average sale prices for 12 months ended November 3, 2010, collated with Ken Wyder, Re/Max Select Properties

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Only natural

OUTDOOR ESCAPES IN VANCOUVER AND BEYOND

By Libby Black

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or natural beauty and outdoor recreation, Vancouver is a heavy hitter.

Here you can gaze up at snowcapped 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 worldclass 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.

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throughout the city, according to Lisa Clement, regional media relations representative 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 magnificent 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 gardens, 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

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

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 downtown, 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 decision” 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 Photo: Dominic Schaefer Photography

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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 crosscountry 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-million 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. Ą

Green scene Earth 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 transportation 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 recycling higher than average for a city, and more than 90 per cent of the area’s electricity 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.

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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

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ith its natural surroundings, Vancouver is an all-season playground. 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 motionpicture 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.

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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

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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 produce and trendy cookware from Ming Wo; or attend the summer night market on Keefer Street for bargains and tasty take-out.

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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, pottery, 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.

The Vancouver Whitecaps 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 program created by the Vancouver Aquarium that encourages restaurants to make sustainable 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 With three mountains minutes from downtown, Vancouver boasts some of Canada’s best skiing

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The Granville Island Public Market sells the best in local produce 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. Ą BIV Magazines/Vancouver Relocation Guide 2011

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Destination Northwest

LOCATION AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY MAKE VANCOUVER IDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES

By Grant Wing

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Pacific 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 percentage 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 language other than English or French at home.

Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese dialects and Punjabi are the most widely used nonEnglish 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. governmental policies encourage immigration among those with business and employment-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.

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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 doctoral degrees.

Vancouver’s atmosphere helps companies 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. Ą

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ew to British Columbia or Canada overall? Here’s your primer on politics, economics and health care.

Bodies politic Canada has federal, provincial, and municipal and/or regional governments.

Qualifications for voting vary with levels of government. In all cases, ballots list individual candidates alphabetically. Federal, provincial and some municipal ballots include the candidates’ political parties or indicate that they’re independent.

Federal government Canada’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.

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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 traditionally 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, justice 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,

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Elgin Street and Confederation Square, Ottawa a centre-left party that advocates for the national sovereignty of Quebec, are the other major political groups nationally.

Provincial government Each province and territory has its own government. B.C.’s government is located in Victoria, the provincial capital. The legislative assembly consists of 85 members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), of whom 49 are presently affiliated the governing centreright BC Liberals (not affiliated with the federal Liberal party).

Formally, a lieutenant governor represents 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 centreleft BC NDP, which governed for several terms before 2001.

Municipal and regional governments B.C.’s cities and towns have their own local Photo: Ottawa Tourism

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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: Ä‚medically required services provided by a physician enrolled with MSP; Ä‚maternity care provided by a physician or a midwife; Ä‚medically required eye examinations provided by an ophthalmologist or optometrist; Ä‚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; Ä‚dental and oral surgery, when medically required to be performed in hospital; and orthodontic services related to severe congenital facial abnormalities.

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Getting Medical Services Plan coverage As a new resident of B.C., you’re eligible for coverage after completing 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 purchase private insurance during this period. ĂCoverage: www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/benefits.html ĂEnrolment forms: www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/exforms/msp/index.html ĂPremiums: www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/premium.html ĂTo search for a physician: www.cpsbc.ca/cps/physician_directory/ search (College of Physicians and Surgeons) BC PharmaCare BC 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 prescription cost payable by the program is calculated automatically at purchase. Only the cost not covered by PharmaCare is paid by the patient.

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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 agencies The Vancouver area boasts many world-class institutions, including: ĂVancouver 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. ĂBC 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. ĂBC 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. Ą

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BURNABY ĄRICHMOND ĄNEW WESTMINSTER

By Noa Glouberman

Suburban call LIVABILITY BEYOND VANCOUVER’S CORE

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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 spaces, myriad shopping and plenty of real estate.

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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HOME PRICES Area

Houses

Burnaby

$810,905

Townhouses

$488,381

Richmond

$900,046

$511,077

New Westminster

$576,933

Apartments

n/a

$351,319 $337,299 $299,686

Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, benchmark prices October 2010

Maritime history preserved in the historic ďŹ shing village of Steveston, Richmond

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 swimming facility, with wave pool and waterslides.

Spirit of New West New Westminster is Canada’s oldest incorporated city west of the Great Lakes. Having celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009, this community of 60,000 is reputed for its historic 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 kilometres, including the wide sidewalks, ecofriendly streetlamps and eclectic retailers of 12th Street; gifts, furnishings and children’s shops of Sapperton; and the public market

and boardwalk at Westminster Quay.

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 produce, 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. Ą

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By Andrew Tzembelicos

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Mountains, forests and fresh air: yours to enjoy on Vancouver’s North Shore.

Consisting of North Vancouver and West Vancouver, nicknamed North Van and 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 languages: 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 extensive 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 lifestyle. Locally, Grouse Mountain and Mt. Seymour together enable many different activities, with a 10-kilometre forest pathway for biking, walking, running and rollerblading and an intense climb known as the Grouse Grind, a

Point Atkinson Lighthouse on the rocky coastline at Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver

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Mountain biking in North Vancouver

HOME PRICES Area

Houses

North Vancouver West Vancouver

Townhouses

Apartments

$916,419

$582,727

$385,130

$1,412,964

$625,950

n/a

Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, benchmark prices October 2010

2.9-kilometre ascent up the mountain’s face along a rugged path. Other local attractions 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.

Kayaking at Lighthouse Park, Burrard Inlet, West Vancouver Whistler, providing some of the world’s best skiing and snowboarding. Nearby, Horseshoe Bay is a gateway by ferry to Vancouver Island and closer getaway options, including Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast. Ą

Out West Vancouver West Van is a pleasant waterfront community 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 straightforward, 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 connects 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 Photos: (left) Tourism BC/Marlene Ford; (right) Tourism BC/Albert Normandin

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COQUITLAM ĄPORT COQUITLAM ĄPORT MOODY ĄMAPLE RIDGE ĄPITT MEADOWS

By Brenda Jacobsen and Noa Glouberman

Affordable choice BREATHTAKING LOCALES COMBINE URBAN WITH RURAL LIFE

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Located within an hour from downtown Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are among the province’s fastestgrowing – 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 surroundings on Burke Mountain and moderately priced condos in historic Maillardville, a French-Canadian community 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 bigcity 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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HOME PRICES Area

Houses

Coquitlam

$676,847

Townhouses

$416,359

Apartments

$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

$296,333

Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, benchmark prices October 2010

Extensive trails help Port Coquitlam sustain its rural character

Near Maple Ridge, snow-covered farmland against the Golden Ears mountain range

centres, including the Terry Fox Theatre, round out PoCo’s repertoire as a great place to work, play and live.

Maple Ridge and Meadowvale Shopping Centre in Pitt Meadows include more than 40 shops and services, plus a variety of restaurants, cafés and food stores. Ą

Good moods in Port Moody The north shore of Port Moody has been designated as environmentally sensitive for the purpose of protecting the wetlands, wildlife 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 neighbourhoods 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 Photos: (left) City of Port Coquitlam/Barbara Lohnes; (right) Tourism BC

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DELTA ĄSURREY ĄLANGLEY

By Peter Mitham

Country roads to home HISTORY MEETS CONVENIENCE

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Some of Metro Vancouver’s fastest-growing municipalities lie south of the Fraser River, where a rich agricultural heritage is the foundation for communities offering character and rustic class. Rapid transformation is facilitated by expanding highway networks that connect 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 agriculture. 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 communities 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 discount 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

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HOME PRICES Area

Delta – North Delta – South Surrey – Central Surrey – North Surrey – Cloverdale South Surrey – White Rock Langley

Houses

Townhouses

Apartments

$510,163 $655,980 $529,296 $478,018 $534,952 $719,607 $508,885

n/a $469,375 $321,300 $272,283 n/a $450,288 $314,973

n/a $342,360 n/a $229,183 n/a $304,019 $241,148

Sources: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, benchmark prices October 2010

Recreation abounds in Surrey’s playing ďŹ elds and parks

downtown. Ambitious developments are boosting the city’s profile, while housing, affordable by Vancouver standards, combines with a commitment to cultivating employment opportunities. Municipal festivals 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 transform 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 snowcapped 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.

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ABBOTSFORD ĄCHILLIWACK ĄMISSION

By Noa Glouberman

Farm and festival MODERN AMENITIES IN RURAL SETTINGS

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For thousands of years, people have enjoyed the abundant fish stocks, towering cedars, bountiful berries and game of British Columbia’s fertile Fraser Valley.

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 international in scope: West Coast, East Indian, Japanese, Mexican, Greek, Italian, Thai and so on.

The population – 135,000 and counting – is multicultural. 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 professional sports. Large-scale trade and consumer shows contribute significantly to the local economy.

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Abbotsford* Chilliwack** Mission*

Houses

Townhouses

$430,085 $327,000 $348,806

$278,057 $237,750 n/a

Apartments

$215,194 $161,000 n/a

Source: *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 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 simultaneously the amenities of the city and the comforts of the country.

Low cost of living and affordable housing make it ideal for individuals, families, businesses and retirees. Students receive their education 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 nicknamed 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).

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First Nations drummer at Hatzic Rock at Xa:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Centre near Mission 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 19thcentury Catholic missionaries for whom the city is named. Ą

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BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS Business Associations Asia Pacific Foundation Canada (APF Canada) 220 – 890 West Pender Street, Vancouver V6C 1J9 604-684-5986 604-681-1370 www.asiapacific.ca Better Business Bureau Mainland B.C. 404 – 788 Beatty Street, Vancouver V6B 2M1 604-681-0312 604-681-1544 mbc.bbb.org BC Chamber of Commerce 1201 – 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver V6C 2T8 604-683-0700 604-683-0416 www.bcchamber.org British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) 603 – 409 Granville Street, Vancouver V6C 1T2 604-637-6766 604-637-6765 www.bccie.bc.ca British Columbia Environment Industry Association (BCEIA) 400 – 602 West Hastings Street, Vancouver V6B 1P2 604-683-2751 604-677-5960 www.bceia.com British Columbia Film 2225 West Broadway, Vancouver V6K 2E4 604-736-7997 604-736-7290 www.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 604-683-8601 www.bcrea.bc.ca

British Columbia Restaurant & Foodservices Association (BCRFA) 439 Helmcken Street, Vancouver V6B 2E6 604-669-2239 604-669-6175 www.bcrfa.com

DigiBC 900 – 1188 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 4A2 604-602-5237 604-683-3879 www.digibc.org

BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association 307 – 8678 Greenall Avenue, Burnaby V5J 3M6 604-436-0220 604-436-2627 www.roadbuilders.bc.ca

Economic Development Association of British Columbia (EDABC) 402 – 44550 South Sumas Road, Chilliwack V2R 5M3 604-858-7199 604-858-7345 www.edabc.com

British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) 900 – 1188 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 4A2 604-683-6159 604-683-3879 www.bctia.org British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) 100 – 20111 93A Avenue, Langley V1M 4A9 604-888-5319 www.bctrucking.com Building Owners and Managers Association of British Columbia (BOMA BC) 556 – 409 Granville Street, Vancouver V6C 1T2 604-684-3916 604- 684-4876 www.boma.bc.ca Burnaby Board of Trade 201 – 4555 Kingsway, Burnaby V5H 4T8 604-412-0100 604-412-0102 www.bbot.ca Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) 1050 West Pender Street, Suite 810, Vancouver V6E 3S7 604-684-3384 604-684-7957 www.bcbc.com/default.asp Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia 100 – 1111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver V6E 2J3 604-681-2351 604-681-4364 www.chamber-of-shipping.com

Ethno Business Council of British Columbia (Ethno BC) 604-687-6631 604-687-5724 www.ethno.org Genome British Columbia 500 – 555 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver V5Z 1C6 604-738-8072 604-738-8597 www.genomebc.ca Greater Vancouver Gateway Council 800 Robson Street, Vancouver V6Z 3B7 604-682-5330 604-822-8423 www.gvgc.org Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of British Columbia (ICBA) 211 – 3823 Henning Drive, Burnaby V5C 6P3 604-298-7795 604-298-2246 www.icba.bc.ca LifeSciences British Columbia 900 – 1188 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 4A2 604-669-9909 604-669-9912 www.lifesciencesbc.ca Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) 900 – 808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver V6C 2X4 604-681-4321 604-681-5305 www.mining.bc.ca Mobile Muse 3771 West 15th Avenue, Vancouver V6R 2Z7 604-230-4154 www.mobilemuse.ca

Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia (MPPIA) 555 Brooksbank Avenue, North Vancouver V7G 3S5 604-983-5980 604- 98--598 www.mppia.com New Westminster Chamber of Commerce 601 Queens Avenue, New Westminster V3M 1L1 604-521-7781 604-521-0057 www.newwestchamber.com Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) 2433 Spruce Street, Vancouver V6H 4C8 604-730-3000 604-730-3100 www.rebgv.org Richmond Chamber of Commerce 101 – South Tower 5811 Cooney Road, Richmond V6X 3M1 604- 27--282 604-278-2972 www.richmondchamber.ca Shelfspace, the association for retail entrepreneurs 208 – 1730 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver V6J 1H6 604-736-0368 604-736-3154 www.shelfspace.ca Surrey Board of Trade 101 – 14439 104th Avenue, Surrey V3R 1M1 604-581-7130 604-588-7549 www.businessinsurrey.com Tourism Vancouver 210 – 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver V6C 3L6 604-682-2222 604-682-1717 www.tourismvancouver.com/travel The Vancouver Board of Trade 400 – 999 Canada Place, Vancouver V6C 3G3 604-681-2111 www.boardoftrade.com Vancouver Economic Development Commission (VEDC) 1620 – 1075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver V6E 3C9 604-632-9668 604-632-9788 www.vancouvereconomic.com

EDUCATION Business Schools British Columbia Institute of Technology School of Business Building SE6, Room 222, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby V5G 3H2 604-432-8581 604-436-0810 www.bcit.ca/business Emily Carr University of Art + Design 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver V6H 3R9 604-844-3800 604-844-3801 www.eciad.ca Kwanten Polytechnic University, School of Business at Kwantlen 12666 72nd Avenue, Surrey V3W 2M8 604-599-3251 www.kwantlen.ca/business.html Langara College, Langara School of Management 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver V5Y 2Z6 604-323-5847 www.langara.bc.ca/management-business/ school-of-management/index Simon Fraser University, Segal Graduate School of Business 500 Granville Street, Vancouver V6C 1W6 778-782-3708 778-782-5122 www.business.sfu.ca/segal University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z2 604-822-8500 604-822-8468 www.sauder.ubc.ca

Canadian Tourism College Vancouver 604-736-8000 www.tourismcollege.com Capilano University North Vancouver 604-986-1911 www.capilanou.ca CDI College of Business & Technology 604-685-8585 www.cdicollege.ca Columbia College Vancouver 604-683-8360 www.columbiacollege.ca Coquitlam College Coquitlam 604-939-6633 www.coquitlamcollege.com Cornerstone International Community College Vancouver 604-687-5414 www.cornerstoneacademy.bc.ca Dominelli Esthetic College Burnaby 604-431-0777 www.dominelli.com Douglas College New Westminster 604-527-5400 www.douglascollege.ca Emily Carr University of Art + Design Vancouver 604-844-3800 www.ecuad.ca Erickson College Vancouver 604-879-5600 www.erickson.edu

Universities & Colleges

Fraser Academy Vancouver 604-736-5575 www.fraseracademy.ca

Ashton College Vancouver 604-899-0803 www.ashtoncollege.com

Great Northern Way Campus Vancouver 778-370-1001 www.gnwc.ca

British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby 604-434-1610 www.bcit.ca

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Vancouver College Vancouver 604-261-4285 www.vc.bc.ca Vancouver College of Counsellor Training Vancouver 604-683-2442 www.vcct.ca Vancouver Community College Vancouver 604-443-8300 www.vcc.ca Vancouver Film School Vancouver 604-685-5808 www.vfs.com Vancouver Institute of Media Arts Vancouver 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.com Canadian College of English Language (CCEL) 1050 Alberni St, Vancouver V6E 1A3 604-688-9366 www.canada-english.com EF International Language Schools – Vancouver 929 Granville St Suite 400, Vancouver V6Z 1L3 604-633-0505 www.ef.com ELS Language Centres Vancouver 549 Howe St Suite 600, Vancouver V6C 2C2 604-684-9577 www.elscanada.com English Bay College 321 Water St Suite 200, Vancouver V6B 1B8 604-639-9075 www.englishbaycollege.com Eurocentres Vancouver 815 Hastings St W Suite 250, Vancouver V6C 1B4 604-688-7942 www.languagescanada.com GEOS Vancouver Language School 1199 Pender St W Suite 298, Vancouver V6E 2R1 604-684-6407 www.geosvancouver.com

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EDUCATION Global Village English Centres 888 Cambie St, Vancouver V6B 2P6 604-684-1118 www.gvenglish.com Inlingua Vancouver 150 Water St, Vancouver V6B 1B2 604-605-0960 www.inlinguavancouver.com International House 1215 Broadway W Suite 200, Vancouver V6H 1G7 604-739-9836 www.ihvancouver.com International Language Academy of Canada 688 Hastings St W Suite 300, Vancouver V6B 1P1 604-484-6660 www.ilac.com International Language Schools of Canada 555 Richards St, Vancouver V6B 2Z5 604-689-9095 www.ilsc.ca iTTi Vancouver 605 Robson St Suite 300, Vancouver V6B 5J3 604-681-5550 www.itti.ca LSI Language Studies International 808 Nelson St Suite 101, Vancouver V6Z 2H2 604-683-7654 www.lsi-canada.com LSC Language Studies Canada 570 Dunsmuir St Suite 200, Vancouver V6B 1Y1 604-683-1199 www.lsc-canada.com Pacific Gateway International College 1155 Robson St Suite 300, Vancouver V6E 1B5 604-687-3595 www.pacificgateway.net Pacific Language Institute (PLI) 1030 Georgia St W Suite 300, Vancouver V6E 2Y3 604-688-7223 www.pli.ca SEC – Studey English in Canada 549 Howe St Suite 500, Vancouver V6C 2C2 604-678-8148 www.sec-canada.com Canadian Business English Institute 1130 Pender St W Suite 400, Vancouver V6E 4A4 604-685-0291 www.cbei.com Tamwood International College Vancouver 909 Burrard St Suite 300, Vancouver V6Z 2N2 604-899-4480 www.tamwood.com UBC English Language Institute 2121 West Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z4 604-822-1555 www.eli.ubc.ca Vancouver English Centre 250 Smithe St, Vancouver V6B 1E7 604-687-1600 www.vec.ca VanWest College 1016 Nelson St Suite 200, Vancouver V6E 1H8 604-731-5256 www.vanwest.com Western Town College 626 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 604-852-8587 www.sd34.bc.ca School District No. 041 (Burnaby) 5325 Kincaid St, Burnaby V5G 1W2 604-664-8441 604-664-8382 www.sd41.bc.ca School District No. 033 (Chilliwack) 8430 Cessna Dr, Chilliwack V2P 7K4 604-792-1321 604-792-9665 www.sd33.bc.ca School District No. 043 (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody) 550 Poirier St, Coquitlam V3J 6A7 604-939-9201 604-939-7828 www.sd43.bc.ca School District No. 037 (Delta) 4585 Harvest Dr, Delta V4K 5B4 604-946-4101 604-952-5375 web.deltasd.bc.ca School District No. 035 (Langley) 4875 222nd St, BC Langley V3A 3Z7 604-534-7891 604-533-1115 www.sd35.bc.ca School District No. 042 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) 22225 Brown Ave, Maple Ridge V2X 8N6 604-463-4200 604-463-4181 www.sd42.ca School District No. 075 (Mission) 33046 Fourth Ave, Mission V2V 1S5 604-826-6286 604-826-4517 www.mpsd.ca School District No. 040 (New Westminster) 1001 Columbia St, New Westminster V3M 1C4 604-517-6240 604-517-6390 www.sd40.bc.ca

School District No. 044 (North Vancouver) 721 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver V7M 2M5 604-903-3444 604-903-3445 www.nvsd44.bc.ca School District No. 038 (Richmond) 7811 Granville Ave, Richmond V6Y 3E3 604-668-6000 604-233-0151 www.sd38.bc.ca School District No. 036 (Surrey) 14225 56th Ave, Surrey V3X 3A3 604-596-7733 604-596-4197 www.sd36.bc.ca School District No. 039 (Vancouver) 1580 Broadway W, Vancouver V6J 5K8 604-713-5000 604-713-5049 www.vsb.bc.ca School District No. 045 (West Vancouver) 1075 21st St, West Vancouver V7V 4A9 604-981-1000 604-981-1001 www.sd45.bc.ca

Private Schools Aldergrove Christian Academy Langley 604-856-2577 www.rosbc.com Anchor Point Montessori School Vancouver 604-677-1958 www.lionsgatemontessori.org Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary Port Coquitlam 604-942-7465 www.acrss.org Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy Richmond 604-274-7861 www.az-zahraaacademy.org BC Christian Academy Port Coquitlam 604-941-8426 www.bcchristianacademy.ca Bibleway Christian Academy Surrey 604-576-8188 www.biblewayacademy.org Blessed Sacrament School (École St Sacrement) Vancouver 604-876-7211 www.ess.vancouver.bc.ca Bodwell High School North Vancouver 604-924-5056 www.bodwell.edu Boundary Bay Montessori Bay Delta 604-946-9814 www.bbmh.com Brockton Preparatory School North Vancouver 604-929-9201 www.brocktonschool.com Carver Christian High School Burnaby 604-523-1580 www.carverchristian.org Century High School Vancouver 604-730-8138 www.centuryhighschool.ca Childen of Integrity Montessori Academy Coquitlam 604-461-1223 www.childrenofintegrity.com Children’s Hearing and Speech Centre of BC Vancouver 604-437-0255 www.childrenshearing.ca Chilliwack Adventist Christian School Chilliwack 604-792-8344 www.adventistschool.ca Choice School for Gifted Children Richmond 604-273-2418 www.choiceschool.org Cloverdale Catholic School Surrey 604-574-5151 www.ccsunited.ca Collingwood School West Vancouver 604-925-3331 www.collingwood.org Cornerstone Christian Academy Richmond 604-303-9181 www.cornerstonechristianacademy.ca Cornerstone Montessori School Surrey 604-599-9918 www.cornerstone-montessori.ca Corpus Christi School Vancouver 604-321-1117 www.corpuschristi-school.ca Credo Christian Elementary Langley 604-530-1131 www.credoces.org Crofton House School Vancouver 604-263-3255 www.croftonhouse.ca

Deer Lake School Burnaby 604-434-5844 www.deerlakeschool.ca Delta Christian School Delta 604-946-2514 www.deltachristianschool.org Eaton Arrowsmith School Vancouver 604-264-8327 www.eatonarrowsmithschool.com École Française Internationale de Vancouver North Vancouver 604-924-2457 www.efiv.org Family Montessori School Vancouver 604-224-2643 www.familymontessori.com Fraser Academy Vancouver 604-736-5575 www.fraseracademy.ca Fraser Valley Adventist Academy Aldergrove 604-607-3822 www.fvaa.net Fraser Valley Christian High School Surrey 604-581-1033 www.surreychristian.com Fraser Valley Elementary School Langley 604-533-5469 www.fves,bc.ca Gatehouse Montessori School West Vancouver 604-925-1437 www.gatehousemontessori.com Glen Eden Multimodal Centre Vancouver 604-267-0394 www.gleneden.org Highroad Academy Chilliwack 604-792-4680 www.highroadacademy.com Holy Cross Elementary School Burnaby 604-299-3530 www.holycrosselementary.ca Holy Cross Secondary School Surrey 604-581-3023 www.holycross.bc.ca Holy Trinity Elementary School North Vancouver 604-987-4454 www.holytschool.org Hope Lutheran School Port Coquitlam 604-942-5322 www.hopelcs.ca Immaculate Conception Elementary School Vancouver 604-224-5012 www.icschoolvancouver.com Immaculate Conception School Delta 604-596-6116 www.icdelta.com Iqra Islamic School Surrey 604-583-7530 www.iqraschool.com James Cameron School Maple Ridge 604-465-8444 www.jcs.bc.ca John Calvin School Chilliwack 604-823-6814 www.jcss.ca John Knox Christian School Burnaby 604-522-1410 www.johnknoxchristian.org Khalsa School Surrey 604-591-2248 www.khalsaschool.ca Vancouver 604-321-1226 www.khalsaschool.ca King David High School Vancouver 604-263-9700 www.kdhs.org Langley Christian Elementary School Langley 604-533-2222 www.langleychristian.com Langley Christian School – Middle & High Langley 604-533-0839 www.langleychristian.com Langley Montessori School Langley 604-532-5667 www.langleymontessorischool.com Lions Gate Christian Academy North Vancouver 604-984-8226 www.lionsgateca.org Little Flower Academy Vancouver 604-738-9016 www.lfabc.org Maple Ridge Christian School Maple Ridge 604-465-4442 www.mrcs.ca

Meadow Montessori School Maple Ridge 604-465-3492 www.meadowmontessori.ca Meadowridge School Maple Ridge 604-467-4444 www.meadowridge.bc.ca Mediated Learning Academy Coquitlam 604-937-3641 www.mediatedlearningacademy.org Mennonite Educational Institute Chilliwack 604-793-7997 www.meisoc.com Mole Hill Montessori Vancouver 604-677-1958 www.lionsgatemontessori.org Mount Cheam Christian School Chilliwack 604-794-3072 Mulgrave School West Vancouver 604-922-3223 www.mulgrave.com Noah’s Ark Preschool, Kindergarten and Elementary Richmond 604-277-4386 www.noahsarkschool.ca North Creek Montessori Vancouver 604-677-1958 www.lionsgatemontessori.org North Star Montessori Elementary North Vancouver 604-980-1205 www.northstarmontessori.ca Notre Dame Regional Secondary Vancouver 604-255-5454 www.ndrs.ca Our Lady of Fatima School Coquitlam 604-936-4228 www.fatimaschool.ca Our Lady of God Counsel School Surrey 604-581-3154 www.ourladyofgoodcounselschool.ca Our Lady of Mercy School Burnaby 604-526-7121 www.ourladyofmercy.ca Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Vancouver 604-228-8811 www.olphbc.ca Our Lady of Sorrows School Vancouver 604-253-2434 www.ourladyofsorrows.ca Our Lady of the Assumption School Port Coquitlam 604-942-5522 www.assumptionschool.com Pacific Academy Surrey 604-581-5353 www.pacificacademy.net Pattison High School Vancouver 604-608-8788 www.pattisonhighschool.ca Purpose Independent Secondary School New Westminster 604-526-2522 www.purposesociety.org Queen of All Saints Elementary School Coquitlam 604-931-9071 www.queenofallsaintsschool.ca Regent Christian Academy Surrey 604-599-8171 www.regent.bc.ca Richmond Christian Elementary School Richmond 604-272-5720 www.richmondchristian.ca Richmond Christian Secondary & Middle Campus Richmond 604-274-1122 www.richmondchristian.ca Richmond Jewish Day School Richmond 604-275-3393 www.rjds.ca Roots and Wings Montessori Elementary Surrey 604-574-5399 www.rootsandwingsbc.com Sacred Heart School Delta 604-946-2611 www.shsdelta.net Seminary of Christ the King Mission 604-826-8715 www.sck.ca Sikh Academy Surrey 604-599-3828 www.sikhacademy.ca Southpointe Academy Tsawwassen 604-948-8826 www.spacademy.ca

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EDUCATION Southridge School Surrey 604-535-5056 www.southridge.bc.ca St Andrew’s Elementary School Vancouver 604-325-6317 www.sasvancouver.com St Anthony of Padua School Vancouver 604-261-4043 www.stanthonyofpaduaschool.ca St Anthony’s Elementary School West Vancouver 604-922-0011 www.saswv.org St Augustine School Vancouver 604-731-8024 www.staugschool.ca St Bernadette Elementary School Surrey 604-596-1101 www.stbernadetteschool.ca St Catherine’s School Langley 604-534-6564 www.stcatherines.ca St Edmund’s Elementary School North Vancouver 604-988-7364 www.stedmunds.ca St Francis de Sales School Burnaby 604-435-5311 www.sfdsschool.ca St Francis of Assisi School Vancouver 604-253-7311 www.sfaschool.ca St Francis Xavier School Vancouver 604-254-2714 www.sfxschool.ca St George’s School Vancouver 604-224-1304 www.stgeorges.bc.ca St Helen’s School Burnaby 604-299-2234 www.sthelensparish.ca St John’s International School Vancouver 604-683-4572 www.stjohnsis.com

St John’s School Vancouver 604-732-4434 www.stjohns.bc.ca St Joseph The Worker School Richmond 604-277-1115 www.stjosphtheworker.ca St Joseph’s School Vancouver 604-872-5715 www.stjoesschool-vancouver.org St Jude’s School Vancouver 604-434-1633 www.stjude.ca St Mary’s Catholic School Chilliwack 604-792-7715 www.stmarysschoolchwk.com St Mary’s School Vancouver 604-437-1312 www.stmary.bc.ca St Michael’s Elementary School Burnaby 604-526-9768 www.stmichaelschool.ca St Patrick’s Elementary School Maple Ridge 604-467-1571 www.stpatsschool.org Vancouver 604-879-4411 www.spev.ca St Patrick’s Secondary School Vancouver 604-874-6422 www.stpats.bc.ca St Paul’s School Richmond 604-277-4487 www.stpaulschool.ca St Pius X Elementary School North Vancouver 604-929-0345 www.saintpius.ca St Thomas Aquinas Secondary North Vancouver 604-987-4431 www.aquinas.org St Thomas More Collegiate Burnaby 604-521-1801 www.stmc.bc.ca

Star of the Sea Catholic School Surrey 604-531-6316 www.starofthesea.bc.ca/school Stratford Hall Vancouver 604-436-0608 www.stratfordhall.ca Surrey Christian School Surrey 604-581-2474 www.surreychristian.org The Global Montessori Schools Langley 604-534-1556 www.globalmontessorischools.com The King’s School Langley 604-888-0969 www.thekingsschool.org Timothy Christian School Chilliwack 604-794-7114 www.timothychristianschool.ca Traditional Learning Academy Coquitlam 604-931-7265 www.traditionallearning.com Surrey 604-572-3441 www.schoolathome.ca Unity Christian Elementary School Chilliwack 604-792-4171 www.unitychristian.ca Unity Christian Middle & High School Chilliwack 604-794-7797 www.unitychristian.ca Urban Academy New Westminster 604-524-2211 www.urbanacademy.ca Valley Christian School Mission 604-826-1388 www.valleychristianschool.ca Vancouver Christian School Vancouver 604-435-3113 www.vancouverchristianschool.org Vancouver College Vancouver 604-261-4285 www.vc.bc.ca

Vancouver Formosa Academy Vancouver 604-436-2332 www.vfa.bc.ca Vancouver Hebrew Academy Vancouver 604-266-1245 www.vhebrewacademy.com Vancouver Montessori School Vancouver 604-261-0315 www.vancouvermontessorischool.com Vancouver Talmud Torah Elementary School Vancouver 604-736-7307 www.talmudtorah.com Vancouver Waldorf School North Vancouver 604-985-7435 www.vws.ca West Coast Christian School Vancouver 604-255-2990 www.westcoastchristianschool.ca West Point Grey Academy Vancouver 604-222-8750 www.wpga.ca Westside Christian School Vancouver 604-224-3030 www.westsidechristian.ca Westside Preparatory School Vancouver 604-687-8021 www.westsidehs.com White Rock Christian Academy Surrey 604-531-9186 www.wrca.bc.ca William of Orange Christian Elementary Surrey 604-576-2144 York House School Vancouver 604-736-6551 www.yorkhouse.ca Zion Lutheran School Surrey 604-576-6313 www.zionlutheran.org

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Relocation Services Accommodation Providers 910 Beach Avenue Apartment Hotel 910 Beach Ave, Vancouver V6Z 2W7 Ethel Wan-Sharp ������������������������������ p604‑609‑5100 f604‑609‑5111 e sales@910beach.com w www.910beach.com

Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre Coquitlam 405 North Rd, Coquitlam V3K 3V9 Kelly Liberatore ��������������������������������� p604‑936‑9399 f604‑937‑4577 e reservationsc@executivehotels.net w www.executivehotels.net/coquitlam

Cascadia Hotel & Suites Vancouver 1234 Hornby St, Vancouver V6Z 1W2 Judi Helfrich ���������p604‑688‑1234 f604‑689‑1762 e jhelfrich@silverbirchhotels.com w www.cascadiahotelvancouver.com

The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 900 Georgia St W, Vancouver V6C 2W6 Graeme Benn ��������p604‑684‑3131 f604‑662‑1907 e graeme.benn@fairmont.com w www.fairmont.com

Coast Coal Harbour Hotel 1180 Hastings St W, Vancouver V6E 4R5 Paul Hasegawa �����p604‑697‑0202 f604‑697‑0123 e coastcoalharbour@coasthotels.com w www.coasthotels.com

Fairmont Pacific Rim 1038 Canada Pl, Vancouver V6C 0B9 Helen Pratt ������������p604‑695‑5300 f604‑695‑5301 e pacificrim@fairmont.com w www.fairmont.com/pacificrim The Fairmont Vancouver Airport 3111 Grant McConachie Way Vancouver International Airport, Richmond V7B 0A6 Kate Hamblin ��������p604‑207‑5200 f604‑248‑3219 e fvares@fairmont.com w www.fairmont.com/vancouverairport

The Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites 1763 Comox St, Vancouver V6G 1P6 Debbie Jager ��������p604‑688-7711 f604‑688-5934 e plazasuiteinfo@coasthotels.com w www.CoastPlazaHotelAndSuites.com Take advantage of our Long Term Stay rates. The Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites is located in Vancouver’s West End, within walking distance of the business and financial districts. Suites with full kitchens available.

Comfort Inn Downtown 654 Nelson St, Vancouver V6B 6K4 Valerie Orr �������������p604‑605‑4333 f604‑605‑4334 e valerie@comfortinndowntown.com w www.comfortinndowntown.com Delta Burnaby Hotel & Conference Centre 4331 Dominion St, Burnaby V5G 1C7 Shirley Aun �����������p604‑453‑0750 f604‑453‑0775 e saun@deltahotels.com w www.deltahotels.com Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel 3500 Cessna Dr, Richmond V7B 1C7 Wendy Hargreaves ��������������������������� p604‑278‑1241 f604‑276‑1975 e whargreaves@deltahotels.com w www.deltahotels.com Downtown Suites Ltd 515 Pender St W Suite 247, Vancouver V6B 6H5 Nicholas Meyer �������������������������������� p604‑694‑8806 f604‑682‑5634 e nic@downtownsuites.com w www.downtownsuites.com Eagles Nest Relocation Services 6431 Nelson Ave, West Vancouver V7W 2A5 Eve Meli ����������������p604‑921‑8174 f604‑921‑8873 e eagleaccom@shaw.ca w www.eaglesnestaccommodations.helpminds.com Executive Airport Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre 7311 Westminster Hwy, Richmond V6X 1A3 David Goguen �������p604‑278‑5555 f604‑278‑0255 e gm.richmond@executivehotels.net w www.executivehotels.net/airport Executive Hotel & Conference Centre Burnaby 4201 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby V5C 3Y6 Franco Michielli �������������������������������� p604‑298‑2010 f604‑298‑1123 e sales.burnaby@executivehotels.net w www.executivehotels.net/burnaby Executive Hotel Vintage Park – Downtown Vancouver 1379 Howe St, Vancouver V6Z 2R5 Jared Sisson ���������p604‑688‑7678 f604‑688‑7679 e gm.vancouver@executivehotels.net w www.executivehotels.net/downtown

Golden City Rentals Inc 1200 73rd Ave W Suite 1100, Vancouver V6P 6G5 Slava Kandakou �������������������������������� p604‑267‑7017 f888‑407‑6158 e info@goldencityrentals.com w www.goldencityrentals.com HighStreet Accommodations 325 6th Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 1L1 Wendy Galati ��������p604‑605‑0924 f604‑605-0296 e wgalati@hscr.com w www.hscr.com Holiday Inn Express & Suites Riverport 10688 No 6 Rd, Richmond V6W 1E7 Salima Verjee �������p604‑248‑8201 f604‑241‑1840 e sales@hierichmond.com w www.hieRichmond.com Holiday Inn Express Vancouver 9351 Bridgeport Rd, Richmond V6X 1S3 Sue Belzer �������������p604‑207‑3175 f604‑207‑3150 e dirsales@hiyvr.com w www.holidayinnexpressvancouverairport.com Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites North Vancouver 700 Old Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver V7J 2H5 Charmaine Alam ������������������������������� p604‑985‑3111 f604‑985‑0857 e charmaine@hinorthvancouver.ca w www.hinorthvancouver.com Holiday Inn Vancouver Airport – Richmond 10720 Cambie Rd, Richmond V6X 1K8 Sue Belzer �������������p604‑207‑3175 f604‑207‑3150 e dirsales@hiyvr.com w www.holidayinnvancouverairport.com The Keefer Suites 133 Keefer St, Vancouver V6A 1X3 Maria Verdicchio ������������������������������ p888‑688‑1983 e reservations@thekeefer.com w www.thekeefer.com The Keefer Suites, central but discreet, is the ultimate address if you value design, privacy and access, including a penthouse with private rooftop deck and pool.

L’Hermitage Hotel 788 Richards St, Vancouver V6B 3A4 John Chao �������������p778‑327‑4100 f778‑327‑4109 e guest.services@lhermitagevancouver.com w www.lhermitagevancouver.com

Modern Accommodations 198 Aquarius Mews, Vancouver V6Z 2Y4 Mei Lee ��������������������������������������������� p778‑885‑2888 e info@modernaccommodations.com w www.modernaccommodations.com 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

Times Square Suites Apartment Hotel 1821 Robson St, Vancouver V6G 3E4 Jacqui McMullen ����������������������������� p604‑684‑2223 f604‑684‑2225 e info@timessquaresuites.com w www.timessquaresuites.com Apartment hotel in Vancouver’s West End near Stanley Park. Complimentary gym membership, wi-fi, grocery discounts & rooftop patio with BBQ.

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

Travelodge Hotel Chilliwack 45466 Yale Rd W, Chilliwack V2R 3Z8 Adam Rahman ������p604‑792‑4240 f604‑792‑2325 e reservations@travelodgechilliwack.com w www.travelodgechilliwack.com

Pinnacle Hotel At The Pier 138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver V7L 0B1 Christie McJannet p604‑973‑8007 f604‑986‑7432 e cmcjannet@pinnacleatthepier.com w www.pinnaclepierhotel.com

Travelodge Vancouver Airport 3071 Saint Edwards Dr, Richmond V6X 3K4 Regina Tam �����������p604‑278‑5155 f604‑278‑5125 e sales@travelodgevancouverairport.com w www. travelodgevancouverairport.com

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

Unique Real Estate Accommodations 1010 Queens Rd W, North Vancouver V7R 4S9 �����������������p604‑984‑7368 f604‑984‑7323 e info@uniqueaccommodations.com w www.uniqueaccommodations.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

Vancouver Airport Marriott 7571 Westminster Hwy, Richmond V6X 1A3 Shawn Caswell ��������������������������������� p604‑276‑2112 f604‑276‑0112 e shawn.caswell@vancouver-marriott.com w www.vancouverairportmarriott.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

Vancouver Extended Stay Ltd 1288 Georgia St W, Vancouver V6E 4R3 Dariusz Ciskal �������p604‑891‑6100 f604‑891‑6168 e info@vancouverextendedstay.com w www.vancouverextendedstay.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

Vancouver Relocation Services 1965 4th Ave W Suite 101, Vancouver V6J 1M8 Andrew Kuras �������p604‑318‑2497 f604‑738‑6398 e andrew@vancouverrelocation.com w www.vancouverrelocation.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 Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel 7551 Westminster Hwy, Richmond V6X 1A3 Ryan Soderberg �������������������������������� p604‑233‑3951 f604‑244‑3775 e sales@sheratonvancouverairport.com w www.sheratonvancouverairport.com 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

Viva Suites 1311 Howe St Suite 200, Vancouver V6Z 2P3 Tamara Whittaker � p604‑669‑6686 f604‑669‑3688 e tamara@vivatower.com w www.vivatower.com Wedgewood Hotel & Spa 845 Hornby St, Vancouver V6Z 1V1 Joanna Tsaparas-Piché; ������������������� p604‑608‑5309 f604‑608‑5349 e jtsaparas@wedgewoodhotel.com w www.wedgewoodhotel.com

Destination Services Coming to Vancouver Settlement Services Ltd Box 72047 Sasamat Postal Outlet, Vancouver V6R 4P2 Mark Northcote �������������������������������� p778‑388‑8372 f778‑373‑5854 e mark@comingtovancouver.ca w www.comingtovancouver.ca Relocate Canada Ltd Box 64557 RPO Como Lake Ave, Coquitlam V3J 7V7 Becky Bertoia ��������p604‑931‑2121 f604‑931‑2122 w www.relocate.ca

Employment Agencies: Temporary & Permanent Staffing

Lamond Properties 1755 Robson St, Vancouver V6G 3B7 Wendy Lamond ��������������������������������� p604‑684‑4649 f604‑685‑2510 e info@lamondproperties.com w www.lamondproperties.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

Altitude Recruiting 602 Hastings St W Suite 816, Vancouver V6B 1P2 Frank Power �������������������������������������� p604‑662‑7773 e info@altituderecruiting.com w www.altituderecruiting.com

Lord Stanley Suites on the Park 1889 Alberni St, Vancouver V6G 3G7 Wendy Krasovec ������������������������������� p604‑688‑9299 f604‑688‑9297 e info@lordstanley.com w www. lordstanley.com

Sunstar Realty Ltd 3003 Kingsway Suite 6, Vancouver V5R 5J6 �����������������p604‑436‑1335 f604‑436‑1081 e david@sunstarrealty.ca w www.sunstarrealty.ca

Angus One Professional Recruitment and Templine Ltd 777 Hornby St Suite 1800, Vancouver V6Z 1S4 Andrew d’Eca �������p604‑682‑8367 f604‑682‑4664 e info@angusone.com w www.angusone.com

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

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

AppleOne/Accounting Advantage 555 Burrard St Suite 1065, Vancouver V7X 1M8 Roma Strenja ��������p604‑638‑8051 f604‑638‑0144 e vancouver-bc@mail.all-in-1.com w www.appleone.com

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Relocation Services 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 BBW International Inc 999 Canada Pl Suite 404, Vancouver V6C 3E2 Lois Jackalin ���������p604‑984‑0352 f604‑608‑3510 e vancouver@bbwinternational.com w www.bbwinternational.com 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 Eagle Professional Resources Inc 700 Georgia St W Suite 1410, Vancouver V7Y 1A1 Cindy Hogan ����������p604‑899‑1130 f604‑899‑1150 e nesst@eagleonline.com w www.eagleonline.com Expert Recruiters 883 Helmcken St, Vancouver V6Z 1B1 Darcia Bower ��������p604‑689‑3600 f604‑689‑7541 e jobs@expertrecruiters.com w www.expertrecruiters.com 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 Swim Recruiting 601 Cordova St W Suite 340, Vancouver V6B 1G1 Trevor Pidcock �������p604‑689‑7946 f604‑689‑7950 e info@swimrecruiting.com w www.swimrecruiting.com 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

Financial Services Accolade Equities Inc 744 Hastings St W Suite 219, Vancouver V6Z 1A5 Janine Misisco �����p604‑608‑2828 f604‑608‑1838 w www.accoladeequities.com CashSender Financial Services Inc 5220 Dunbar St, Vancouver V6N 1V9 �������������������������������������������� p604‑737‑9928 w www.cashsender.com

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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

Mainland Home Inspections 1427 Bellevue Ave Box 91822, West Vancouver V7V 4S1 �����������������p604‑986‑6000 f604‑986‑6007 e info@mainlandhomeinspections.com w www.mainlandhomeinspections.com

HR Consultants Arainn Consulting Inc 916 Broadway W Suite 309, Vancouver V5Z 1K7 �����������������p604‑304‑4033 f604‑304‑4033 e mail@arainnrecruiting.com w www.arainnrecruiting.com

Industry Associations/Chambers of Commerce BC Real Estate Association 701 Georgia St W Suite 1420 PO Box 10123, Vancouver V7Y 1C6 �����������������p604‑683‑7702 f604‑683‑8601 e bcrea@bcrea.bc.ca w www.bcrea.bc.ca Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce 46093 Yale Rd Suite 201, Chilliwack V2P 2L8 ������������������p604‑793‑4323 f604‑793‑4303 e info@chilliwackchamber.com w www.chilliwackchamber.com 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

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

Chilliwack 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

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

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

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

District of Mission – Economic Development 34033 Lougheed Hwy, Mission V2V 5X8 Stacey Crawford ������������������������������� p604‑820‑3789 f604‑820‑6738 e scrawford@mission.ca w www.mission.ca

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

Home Inspection Amerispec 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 Glenn Duxbury & Associates – Building Inspection and Consulting 125 DeBeck St, New Westminster V3L 3H7 Glenn Duxbury ������p604‑542‑2502 f888‑877‑0630 e info@glennduxbury-inspections.com w www.glennduxbury-inspections.com James Dobney Inspections 1833 Coast Meridian Rd Suite 63, Port Coquitlam V3C 6G5 �����������������p604‑942‑8272 f604‑945‑7114 e admin@jamesdobney.com w www.jamesdobney.com

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Mortgage Brokers Dominion 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

Bizzy 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

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.

Government Agencies

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

Move Management & Space Planning

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

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

Lawyers/Legal Services Boughton 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.

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

Realtors Bruce 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Real Estate Appraisal Hooker 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canadian 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

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

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

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

Relocation Management Services

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

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

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

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

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 & Leasing The 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/ Consultants

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

Best 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

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

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

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

Tax & Financial Planning Mackie 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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