Here is one of the most beautiful places in the world, here the mountains meet the sea. Its geography has led to its mild climate and is the basis for its economy. Vancouver has a number of nicknames, one of them is  Lotusland for its warm climate and relaxed atmosphere, another name  Hollywood North the city earned for the booming local film industry in this region. People can see and read the motto of our province on every car - Beautiful British Columbia, what is 100% true. The ability to windsurf in the morning and ski on Grouse Mountain the same afternoon attracts the recreation and leisure crowd. Vancouver's one of the best city in the world for living according to its weather, landscape, opportunities and other statistic data. The metro area has over 1.5 million people. Of course, at the same time it is one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Weather is a big topic in Vancouver. Vancouver's Average Monthly High Temperatures: December, January +5; October, April +14; July, August +23
Average Monthly Rainfall: November -167.2mm; January -131.6 mm; May -61.7 mm; July -36.1mm; yearly it would be more than 1000 mm. Who have not been in Vancouver, would not believe that it has only 2 seasons - spring and fall, and both of them can change each other the same day. It is nice and beautiful in sunny day and it can be depressing for some people to have rainy weather every day for weeks. Vancouver is famous for its rains. I heard a joke according which Vancouver has 3 sunny days in the year, and 2 of them already bygone. Local forests have special name as   rain forests. Certainly nature loves rains a lot.
The Indians that settled around Vancouver come from the Coast Salish peoples. Vancouver began as a little log cabin city amongst the tall trees (when the whole city looked like Stanley Parks forest). In 1886 a fire destroyed much of Vancouver  and left 3,000 people homeless. From this initial setback, Vancouver rebuilt itself and prospered. After the railway connected BCs ports to the rest of Canada, it was only natural to connect Canada to the rest of the world. In 1891 the CPR "Empress of India" was the first CPR ocean liner to arrive from the Orient. In 1904, the Great Northern Railway connects the city to Seattle. The 1914 opening of the Panama Canal makes Vancouver an important west coast port.
Vancouver is  providing both wide deep harbors and a sheltered location. Its first export shipment of wooden pickets to Australia in 1864. Vancouver's harbors now have specialized terminals for goods like cars, coal, forest products, minerals and petroleum. More than 3,000 ships trading with over 90 nations visit Vancouver's harbors every year. 
In 1858, gold was discovered in the lower Fraser River, bringing more than 25,000 prospectors (including many who gave up after the California Gold Rush of '49) who managed to find over $500,000 in gold.
WWI and the Wall Street crash of 1929 brought severe economic depression and hardship to Canada. Vancouver, with its pleasant climate, became a magnet for young unemployed Canadian men. But Vancouver had neither work nor answers, and soon its streets were filled with demonstrations and rioting.
Prosperity only returned with the advent of WWII, which catapulted the city into the modern era, and from then on it changed rapidly. Redevelopment included housing as well as office buildings, and this set the basis for the modern, livable city Vancouver is today.
Wistler has only about 8000 residents, but there are more then 40000 visitors on the slopes and in the village. More than a million visit each year.
It's not just two  back-to-back mountains 1,609 and 1530 meters, which have highest vertical rises of any ski mountains in North America. It's a village in the middle of two mountains. In winter there are over 7,000 acres of terrain for riding and skiing. In summer you can boat, climb mountains, bike, hike, golf, fish

We went for a hike up Hollyburn Mountain. The peak is at 1325 meters. It was our first successful climing mountains experience. Local forests impress with their tree's sizes. WE saw fir, cedar, and western and mountain hemlock, a lot wild berries and mountain flowers. We even discovered first time mosquitoes in British Columbia. We saw Lions.
This region situated on the West Coast of Canada, is renowned for pristine beaches, whale watching, wilderness camping and hiking, incredible fishing.
The Long Beach area is named for the longest of a series of beaches on Vancouver Island's west coast. Beaches attract visitors year-round to the Pacific Rim of Vancouver Island. Long, pristine beaches framed by mountains and rainforests offer soul satisfying walks among shells and driftwood.
Long Beach is well named - it’s about 10 km long - vast and unspoiled, perfect for long beach combing walks or picnics. There are several smaller beaches to explore; too, each enclosed by rocky headlands.
Hidden coves, sandy beaches,  the crashing waves, surf-swept shore, old-growth forests welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.    

Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park is Vancouver's oldest and most famous attraction.  It is the world's greatest suspension foot bridge and  attracts 850,000 visitors each year. The current wood-and-rope bridge is the fourth bridge at this location, built in 1956, stretches out 450 feet across and 230 feet above Capilano River.
This bridge was originally built about 100 years (in 1889) by a pioneer Mackay with the help from local Indians. It became a popular destination for adventurous friends. It was just a hemp rope and cedar plank bridge across the river. In 1903 the hemp rope bridge was replaced by a wire cable bridge.
Visitors get a breathtaking view over the splendid natural setting.
Park introduces to the flora and fauna of the West Coast rain forest. The Totem Park displays over 25  totem poles and life-size red cedar statues carved during the Depression. Another surprise is trout ponds.