Tourism Vancouver - Official Visitors' Guide

2014/2015

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92 gener al information VancouVer basics PoPulation City of Vancouver: 603,500 metro Vancouver: almost 2.5 million languages sPoken english and french are Canada's two official languages. english is the predominant language spoken in British Columbia. Climate metro Vancouver has a very mild climate. in winter, it rarely snows in the city; summers are warm with cooler evenings. average Daily Highs January 5° C 42° f february 7° C 44° f march 10° C 50° f april 14° C 58° f may 18° C 65° f June 21° C 69° f July 23° C 74° f august 23° C 74° f September 18° C 65° f october 14° C 58° f november 9° C 48° f December 6° C 43° f time Zone Vancouver is in the Pacific time Zone. Daylight time (clocks move one hour ahead) is in effect from the second Sunday in march until the first Sunday in november. metriC equivalents Canada uses the international metric system. following are some common conversions: 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds 1 pound = 0.45 kilograms 1 kilometre = 0.6 miles 1 mile = 1.6 kilometres 1 centimetre = 0.39 inches 1 inch = 2.54 centimetres 1 litre = 1.06 U.S. quarts 1 U.S. quart = 0.95 litres eleCtriCal Current the electrical current is the same in Canada and the United States: 110 volts aC at 60Hz. adapters are required for appliances from most other countries. BritisH ColumBia HoliDays 2014 2015 new Year's Day Jan 1 Jan 1 family Day feb 10 feb 9 good friday april 18 apr 3 easter monday april 21 apr 6 Victoria Day may 19 may 18 Canada Day July 1 July 1 B.C. Day aug 4 aug 3 labour Day Sept 1 Sept 7 thanksgiving Day oct 13 oct 12 remembrance Day nov 11 nov 11 Christmas Day Dec 25 Dec 25 Boxing Day Dec 26 Dec 26 travelling witH sPeCial neeDs spinal Cord injury BC: 604.324.3611, sci-bc.ca Search online for suppliers of attendant care services; medical supplies; equipment purchase, rental and repairs; and recreational opportunities. Canadian government: accesstotravel.gc.ca get information on accessible transportation and travel across Canada. BC mobility opportunities society: 604.688.6464, disabilityfoundation.org find disabled sailing and other recreational opportunities. general information p92-95_GeneralInfo.indd 92 14-04-16 10:45 AM

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