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Welcome to the BLOCKWALK - Vancouver index!
These particular pages are all about the City of Vancouver and its companion cities, voted the #2 place to live in all of the world! (see foot note **) Actually, for 2 years in a row Vancouver had the honour of being tied for #1 with Zurich and in 2002 came a close second to Zurich.
We have now added two new categories to our Vancouver information: the Westside and the Eastside pages.
Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated in the southwestern corner of the province, located approximately 40 kilometres north of the Washington State border. Vancouver is surrounded on three sides by water - Burrard Inlet to the north, the Straight of Georgia separating Vancouver from Vancouver Island to the west, and the north arm of the Fraser River to the south. The view to the north is of the nearby coastal mountains rising to the height of 3,048 feet in North Vancouver and West Vancouver. The City of Burnaby is to the east, the City of Richmond is to the south and the Strait of Georgia is to the west. Vancouver's strategic location has helped it to take a leading position in trade. It is near mid-point on the west coast of North America, and is equidistant by air from London and Tokyo. With a geographic surface area of 44 square miles, Vancouver is the second smallest area of eight major Canadian cities. The metropolitan area of 1,076 square miles is the third largest metropolitan area in Canada.
The City of Vancouver is part of a conglomeration of cities. The Greater Vancouver area includes West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, Coquitlam, North Coquitlam, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Surrey, North Delta, Ladner, Tsawwassen and White Rock.

** The #1 rating was achieved by the rating system of the William M. Mercer company, the world's largest human resource consulantancy. The survey takes into consideration many quality of life factors.