Category: Vancouver

February can be a wet month in the city, but the good news is that it brings snow to the nearby North Shore mountains, and the ski slopes will be in full swing. Is there snow in Vancouver in February? February is midwinter in British Columbia, which means it’s very cold and snowy in most […]

This is due to its location by the Pacific Ocean. Why does Vancouver have a low temperature range? The average temperature range around the coastal areas is lower than those near mountains and at higher altitudes. Vancouver experiences an average temperature of 37 °F (3 °C) in January and 64 °F (18 °C) in July. […]

Vancouver WA is a great place to connect with your family. Perhaps it’s the relaxed pace of our friendly town, or maybe it’s the abundance of exciting and educational activities that will delight all of your family members, from toddlers to teens. Is Vancouver WA good for families? Thinking about moving to Vancouver? This Washington […]

Many of the negative reviews on Gastown left by tourists were visits that took place within the last month. One of the reviews recommends not visiting Gastown if you have kids, and other tourists reflect on drugs, homelessness, and unsightly events like seeing people use alleys as toilets. Is Gastown Vancouver safe 2022? Vancouver is […]

Non-residents have the opportunity to hunt both big and small game in British Columbia. Where can I hunt near Vancouver? Vancouver Island and Knight Inlet, BC combine to offer some of the best quality big game trophy hunting in British Columbia. At Trophy West we offer guided hunts (for rifle, bow and muzzleloader hunting) for […]

The best trees to plant in Vancouver Arbutus. The name Arbutus will be familiar to Vancouverites from the section of streets named after trees in Kitsilano. Beech. The Garry Oak is a native tree of British Columbia. Birch trees. Several members of the Birch family are native to British Columbia. Cypress. Dogwood. Maples. What trees […]

The cherry trees, not native to the South Coast, are the runaway stars of spring with their pink blossoms. Are cherry trees native to BC? Introduction. This small deciduous species of cherry tree is native to British Columbia. It is found from BC south to California and east to Montana, Wyoming and Arizona. Where did […]

Conifer trees Sitka spruce/Engelmann spruce/Black spruce. Western white pine/Lodgepole pine. Ponderosa pine/Whitebark pine/Limber pine. Western larch/Tamarack/Subalpine larch. Western hemlock/Mountain hemlock/Western yew. Grand fir/Pacific silver fir/Subalpine fir. Douglas fir/Western red cedar/Yellow cedar. What trees are most common in Vancouver? Lodgepole pine, the most abundant tree species in BC, is marketed with interior spruce and subalpine fir […]

We have more than 90,000 flowering trees in our gorgeous city, including more than 40,000 Japanese cherry flowering trees. Is there sakura in Vancouver? Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Events Each year, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival introduces an array of events to celebrate the blooming of the trees. Does Vancouver have cherry blossom trees? There […]

The vegetation is dominated by forests of Douglas fir although other common tree species are arbutus, western flowering dogwood, bigleaf maple, grand fir and western red cedar. What type of vegetation grows in Vancouver? The vegetation of British Columbia ranges from wet coastal forest to dry interior grassland, from sea level salt marsh to alpine […]