Vancouver, British Columbia

The host city of worldforum 2006 is Vancouver, the commercial, transportation and cultural hub of British Columbia. With a metropolitan regional population of 2.1 million, Vancouver is known for its cultural diversity and exciting urban lifestyle.

Vancouver is the third largest film and television production centre in North America. This year the city will host the United Nations World Urban Forum and, in 2010, Vancouver - along with the renowned ski resort of Whistler a short distance to the north - will be the host of the Winter Olympic Games. To learn more about the 2010 Winter Olympic Games visit www.vancouver2010.com.

Surrounded by water and mountains, Vancouver offers visitors a wide range of attractions. Within walking distance of the Fairmount Hotel Vancouver - site of worldforum 2006 - visitors will find the Vancouver Art Gallery and Robson Street, a charming thoroughfare known for its boutiques, restaurants and people-watching. Further to the west is Stanley Park, one of the largest urban parks in North America, and to the east is Chinatown, site of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden.

Easily accessible by public transit are the markets and show venues of Granville Island, the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens and the Museum of Anthropology on the campus of the University of British Columbia.

For more information on what awaits visitors in Vancouver, please check out www.tourismvancouver.ca

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