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A view of English Bay and Downtown Vancouver from one of the Spanish Banks beaches. The North Shore over an exceptionally low spring tide.. Spanish Banks are a series of beaches in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located along the shores of English Bay in the West Point Grey neighbourhood.
Vancouver: Suspended by Transport Canada in 2018 Pacific Western Airlines: PA PWA Vancouver: 1946 - 1987 To Canadian Airlines: Powell Air: PWL POWELL AIR Powell River: 1975 - 1987 Merged with Air BC to form Pacific Coastal Airlines: Queen Charlotte Airlines: Vancouver Water: 1946 - 1955 Sold to Pacific Western Airlines: Sonicblue Airways: VL ...
The second bank was chartered in 1966 with headquarters in Vancouver [7] and was the creation of W.A.C. Bennett, the Premier of British Columbia.Bennett, a businessman, wanted to end Central Canada's control over the banking industry, which obliged all but the smaller loans for companies in British Columbia to receive authorization from head offices in either Montreal or Toronto.
The British Columbian city is Canada's official gateway to the Pacific Rim, a major port, and the main western terminus of transcontinental highway and rail routes. Vancouver has successfully transitioned from a predominantly resource-based economy to a diverse knowledge-based one, and in recent years has been the fastest growing economy in ...
The Irish Aviation Authority closes Donegal Airport, cancels at least two flights and announces the closure of all airspace in Ireland on Monday due to Icelandic volcanic ash, while British Airports, including some in Scotland, may also be affected due to continued eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, commonly referred to as Vancity, is a member-owned financial co-operative headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.By asset size, Vancity is the largest community credit union in Canada as of 2019, with CA$28.2 billion in assets plus assets under administration, 60 branches and more than 543,000 members.
The Punjabi Market, also known as Little India, [1] is a commercial district and ethnic enclave in Vancouver, British Columbia.Officially recognized by the city as being primarily a major South Asian, Indo-Canadian and Punjabi population business community and cultural area, the Punjabi District is roughly a six block section of Main Street around 49th Avenue in the Sunset neighbourhood.
Richmond's 2021 population of 209,937 makes it the fourth-largest city in British Columbia, after Vancouver (662,248), Surrey (568,322) and Burnaby (249,125). [18] Richmond has a land area of 128.87 km 2 (49.76 sq mi) and a population density of 1,629.1/km 2 (4,219.2/sq mi) in 2021. [2] The average size of a household in Richmond is 2.6 persons.