Category: Vancouver

Where Should I Stop On A Road Trip From Calgary To Vancouver?

21 BEST Stops on the Drive from Calgary to Vancouver Calgary. Calgary really is a beautiful city. Kananaskis. Enjoying sunset at Upper Kananaskis Lake! Canmore. Beautiful Canmore covered in snow! Banff. The iconic Fairmont Banff Springs hotel! Bow Valley Parkway. Lake Louise. Yoho National Park/Field. Wapta Falls. Where should I stop driving from Calgary to […]

Is Vancouver A Wealthy City?

Vancouver, British Columbia Even though it’s one of the places with the lowest taxes in Canada, housing in Vancouver is notoriously expensive. Luckily for those who live here, the average household in Vancouver has a net worth of $1,157,164. What is considered rich in Vancouver? Here’s the scoop: People with more than $1 million can […]

Is Vancouver A Bilingual City?

Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of neither English nor French, and 54.5 percent of residents belong to visible minority groups. What is the most bilingual city in Canada? MontrealIndeed, Montreal is Canada’s […]

Who Owns The Most Real Estate In Vancouver?

One-Third Of Vancouver’s Real Estate Market Is Owned By Chinese Buyers. Chinese homebuyers accounted for nearly one-third of Vancouver’s real estate market during 2015, spending approximately $9.6 billion of the $29 billion of total real estate sales, according to a new study by the National Bank of Canada. Are Chinese still buying Vancouver real estate? […]

Why Is It Called Gastown In Vancouver?

Gastown was so-named for Captain John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, an early hotel owner in Vancouver. Why was Vancouver known as Gastown? Gastown was Vancouver’s first neighbourhood and was named for “Gassy” Jack Deighton, a Yorkshire seaman, steamboat captain and barkeep who arrived in 1867 to open the area’s first saloon. What is Gastown known for? […]