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Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237.
The Victoria Tall Ships Festival has been held every third year since 2005, [73] although the 2011 event was cancelled due to high costs of staging the festival. [74] The festival is part of the Tall Ships Challenge event. [75] [76] Since 2000, the Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre (GRPC) [77] has hosted the Brotchie Reach Outrigger Canoe Races.
As of 2009, a taxi ride to or from Vancouver International Airport costs approximately $30–$32. [48] Cabs in Vancouver are powered by gasoline, natural gas, and electricity. There is also a pedicab company operating in downtown Vancouver called Tikki Tikki pedicabs, usually operating on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
In Vancouver: the shops on Granville Island and the totem poles at Stanley Park. For a second trip I’m going to recommend a week’s car tour of the fjords just beyond those big cities. I’ll ...
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The aerial distance between these two points is approximately 954 km (593 mi). However, due to its deeply incised coastline and over 40,000 islands of varying sizes, the total length of the British Columbia Coast is over 25,725 km (15,985 mi), or approximately 10% of the entire Canadian coastline.
During the 1990s, the NDP government commissioned a series of three fast ferries to improve ferry service between the Mainland and Vancouver Island. The ships proved problematic when they suffered many technical issues and cost double what was expected. The fast ferries were eventually sold off for $19.4 million in 2003.
Victoria International Airport (IATA: YYJ, ICAO: CYYJ) serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north northwest [ 2 ] of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula , with the bulk of the airport (including the passenger terminal) in North Saanich , and a small portion of the airfield extending into Sidney .