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Title: British Columbia. (Legislative Reports).(fourth session of British Columbia legislature)
Author: Josie Schofield
Publication: Canadian Parliamentary Review (Newsletter)
Date: June 22, 2003
Publisher: Canadian Parliamentary Review
Volume: 26Issue: 2Page: 44(3)

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Chapters: Translink. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 69. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:TransLink (legally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) is the organization responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, including public transport and major roads and bridges. TransLink was created in 1998 (then called the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, or GVTA) and fully implemented in April 1999 by the Government of British Columbia to replace BC Transit in the Greater Vancouver Regional District and assume many transportation responsibilities previously held by the provincial government. TransLink is responsible for various modes of transportation in the Metro Vancouver region. Some of its operations extend into the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD). On November 29, 2007, the province of British Columbia approved legislation changing the governance structure and official name of the organization. Schedule booklets, with a booklet for each region (including a separate one for West Vancouver Blue Bus). The booklets cover buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus, community shuttles, and West Coast Express. Buses in Metro Vancouver are operated by two companies. Coast Mountain Bus Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, operates regular transit buses, powered by diesel or natural gas, in most of the region's municipalities and trolley buses primarily within the City of Vancouver. The District Municipality of West Vancouver owns and operates the Blue Bus system serving West Vancouver and Lions Bay. The schedules, fares, and routes of these services are integrated with other transit services operated by TransLink. Within the City of Vancouver, buses generally run on a grid system, with most trolley bus routes operating r...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=356319 ... Read more

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Chapters: Williams Lake, British Columbia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 88. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Williams Lake, British Columbia -Williams Lake is named in honor of Secwepemc chief William, whose counsel prevented the Shuswap from joining the Chilcotin in their uprising against the settlers. The story of Williams Lake began in 1860 during the Cariboo Gold Rush when Gold Commissioner Philip Henry Nind and Constable William Pinchbeck arrived from Victoria to organize a local government and maintain law and order. At the time, two pack trails led to the goldfields, one from the Douglas Road and another trail through the Fraser Canyon. Both met at William's Lake, which made it a good choice for settlers and merchants. By 1861, Commissioner Nind had built a government house and had requested the funds to build a jail. With the center of local government being at Williams Lake, the miners and businessmen all had to travel there to conduct their business and soon the town had a post office, a courthouse, a roadhouse and the jail that Nind had requested. Meanwhile, William Pinchbeck had not been idle and had built his own roadhouse, saloon and store. Eventually he would own most of the valley. In 1863, the town was excited by the news of the construction of Cariboo Road, believing it would pass through their already established and important trading center. However, the roadbuilder Gustavus Blin Wright rerouted the original trail so that it bypassed Williams Lake and went through 150 Mile House instead. The Williams Lake by-pass was the coming of doom for Williams Lake and accusations flew that Gustavus Blin Wright had changed the route for his own personal benefit as he owned a roadhouse at Deep Creek along the new route. Regardless of Wright's motives, Williams Lake wa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1438676 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Environments, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 5743 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Evaluating protected area management planning: a case study of British Columbia's protected areas master planning process.(Case study)
Author: Tracy C. Ronmark
Publication: Environments (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34Issue: 3Page: 97(15)

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of Urban Research, published by Institute of Urban Studies on June 22, 2003. The length of the article is 7507 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Developing a planning strategy and vision for rural-urban fringe areas: a case study of British Columbia.
Author: John F. Meligrana
Publication: Canadian Journal of Urban Research (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2003
Publisher: Institute of Urban Studies
Volume: 12Issue: 1Page: S119(23)

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This digital document is an article from Environments, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 7547 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Evaluating protected areas selection processes: a case study of land use planning in British Columbia.(Case study)
Author: Margaret Paridaen
Publication: Environments (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34Issue: 3Page: 77(19)

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Chapters: Whalley, British Columbia, Guildford Town Centre, Fleetwood Town Centre, Ocean Park, Cloverdale, British Columbia, Newton Town Centre, South Surrey, Port Mann, Port Kells, Crescent Beach, Douglas, British Columbia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cloverdale is a town centre of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, located near Langley, which is east of Vancouver. It is near several border crossings into the United States. Cloverdale, the historic center of Surrey, B.C., is home to many heritage sites, and is over one hundred years old. One of its oldest buildings, Surrey Centre Elementary, has been rebuilt many times over the years and still stands today, having most recently been rebuilt once again in 2003. Classes there are still in session for kindergarten through grade seven. Cloverdale is also the home to the City of Surrey's official Museum. Although Cloverdale is part of the city of Surrey, it is common for it to be referenced as a separate entity (much as, for example, Brooklyn is often referenced as its own community, despite being part of the larger New York City). William Shannon was one of the first settlers to the Fraser Valley region. He was inspired to name the area from the clover that grew there in abundance. Cloverdale is best known outside its immediate vicinity as the primary "main street" and "downtown" sets for the television show Smallville. A billboard on the edge of the community reads, "Destination Cloverdale - Home of Smallville." The community has been home to other filming, including one of Coca-Cola's Christmas commercials. Despite filming during summer, the town square was decked with Christmas decorations, including fake snow. In June 2006, a film titled Deck The Halls was filmed, and the area was once aga...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4545112 ... Read more

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Chapters: Bountiful, British Columbia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Bountiful is a settlement located in the Creston Valley of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, near Cranbrook and Creston. The closest community is Lister, British Columbia. Bountiful's community is made up of members of a polygamist Mormon fundamentalist group. The polygamists live in a commune-style compound outside of Lister. The settlement is named after Bountiful in the Book of Mormon. The first member of the group that purchased property near Lister was Harold (aka) Micheal Blackmore, who moved there with his family in 1946. Other members of the church who believed in the principles of plural marriages soon followed. After Winston Blackmore became the bishop in the 1980s, the group took the name of Bountiful. In 1998 the estimated population was 600 and has since grown to about 1,000. Most of the residents are descended from only half a dozen men. The Mormon fundamentalists in Bountiful have divided into two groups: about half are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church), and the other half are members of an FLDS-offshoot based on the teachings of their bishop, Winston Blackmore, who split with the FLDS Church after concluding the president of the church, Warren Jeffs, had exceeded his authority and become too dictatorial. On April 19, 2005 Bountiful's leaders held an extensive press conference in an effort to dispel many of the allegations of abuse that had surrounded their community. Bountiful has come under intense scrutiny for its involvement in the polygamous sect. Warren Jeffs, who was considered one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, is thought to have visited a dozen or so times in 2005. The Vancouver Sun...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1082034 ... Read more

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The old buildings and historic places of British Columbia form a kind of "roadside memory," a tangible link with stories of settlement, change, and abandonment that reflect the great themes of Western history. More than a decade ago, Michael Kluckner began painting these dots on his personal map of the province in a watercolor sketchbook. With small towns declining and old rural properties changing, so little of the history of these places has been recorded in museums or archives, and so much of it may disappear "within a heartbeat" as families disperse and memories dim.

After he put a few of the sketches onto his web site, a network of correspondents emerged that eventually led him to the family letters, photo albums, and memories from a disappearing era. Vanishing British Columbia is a record of these places and the stories they tell, and an argument for stewardship of regional history in the face of urbanization and globalization. ... Read more

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A moving tribute to a vanishing world
Even as the face of British Columbia is changing, artist Michael Kluckner is capturing a vanishing region in watercolors, as best he can. Vanishing British Columbia uses words and images to examine ethnic sites and diverse roadside towns and worlds. Historic towns, houses, railways, and more are given strong social and historical treatment in a moving tribute to a vanishing world.
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The first guidebook you write yourself.

Whether you arrive in Vancouver by boatplanerail or caryou'll find lots to do and see. Plan your time in this western city in a Moleskine City Notebook Vancouver. The Key Map summarizes the overall city layoutshowing the sequence and location of the 15 zone maps. Map of the SkyTrain system and list of stationsplus the alphabetical street index of the zone maps. Blank pages for jotting down notes and recording your thoughtsstories and memories. 32 removable sheets for loose notes and exchanging messages. 12 translucent sticky sheets for tracing your routes and sharing itineraries. A 96-page tabbed archive for collecting everything that matters most and keeping it at your fingertips. The first 6 tabs are printed; the others await your personalization with the enclosed adhesive labels.

Each pocket sizedMoleskine City Notebook is thread bound and has a cardboard bound cover with rounded cornersacid free paperthree bookmarksan elastic closure and an expandable inner pocket that contains the Moleskine history.Amazon.com Review

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This full-color field guide invites readers to explore the Pacific Northwest s diverse array of mountain wildflowers, ferns, trees, and grasses. ... Read more

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good, but only covers common species. no keys to genus/sp
Good photographs, but these alone are not adequate to allow identification of many of the species described. Since most distinguishing characteristics of related species are described in terms of "less than" or "more than" the species photographed, and since you often can't see those characters in the photograph, it is often difficult to use this field guide to distinguish between related species. The key is only to the family level ... Read more

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Chapters: School District 43 Coquitlam, Belcarra, Tri-Cities, Tri-City News, Coquitlam Now. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: CAD$ (millions) 200.7School District 43 is one of the sixty school districts in British Columbia. The district is the third largest in British Columbia with 45 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, and 8 secondary schools. School District 43 serves the Tri-Cities, including the cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. The school district covers an area of 120 square kilometres and serves a total combined population of 210,390 residents. It has over 4,000 full-time and part-time employees. The district's programs and services include: Eagle Ridge Elementary School Walton Elementary School ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2005410 ... Read more

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Chapters: Roads in Edmonton, Roads in Victoria, British Columbia, Streets and Squares in Winnipeg, Streets in Gatineau, Streets in Montreal, Streets in Saskatoon, Streets in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Streets in Vancouver, List of Streets in Hamilton, Ontario, Old Strathcona, Saint Laurent Boulevard, Downtown Edmonton, Alberta Highway 216, Stony Plain Road, Granville Street, Quebec Autoroute 50, Alberta Highway 15, Whitemud Drive, 119/122 Street, Edmonton, Saint Catherine Street, 137 Avenue, Edmonton, Wayne Gretzky Drive, 118 Avenue, Edmonton, Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Boulevard Des Allumettières, 50 Street, Edmonton, Saint Jacques Street, 111/112 Avenue, Edmonton, 167 Avenue, Edmonton, 23 Avenue, Edmonton, 153 Avenue, Edmonton, 170 Street, Edmonton, St. Albert Trail, 66 Street, Edmonton, Robson Street, 156 Street, Edmonton, Boulevard Saint-Joseph, 107 Avenue, Edmonton, Calgary Trail, Winterburn Road, Turcot Interchange, Gateway Boulevard, Cambie Street, Quebec Route 105, Mill Woods Road, Quebec Route 309, Broadway, Victoria Trail, Parkway, 97 Street, Edmonton, 127 Street, Edmonton, Quebec Route 148, Argyll Road, Edmonton, 109 Street, Edmonton, Broadway Avenue, de Maisonneuve Boulevard, Fort Road, Edmonton, Baseline Road, Terwillegar Drive, Idylwyld Drive, 105 Street, Edmonton, Ellerslie Road, 34 Avenue, Edmonton, Boulevard Maloney, Quebec Route 315, Parsons Road, Kingsway, Edmonton, Main Street, Groat Road, Portage and Main, Boulevard Fournier, Alberta Highway 100, 34 Street, Edmonton, 100 Avenue, Edmonton, Broadmoor Boulevard, Boulevard Maisonneuve, Berri Street, Quebec Route 307, Roper Road, Rue Saint-Louis, Hastings Street, 113/114 Street, Edmonton, Boulevard Gréber, 111 Street, Edmonton, Saskatchewan Drive, Mcgill Street, Grant Mcconachie Way, List of Roads in Montreal, Castle Downs Road, Princess Elizabeth Avenue, Park Avenue, Boulevard Alexandre-Taché, René Lévesque Boulevard, 124 Street, Edmonton, Ma...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10115950 ... Read more

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A fold-out map detailing the city of Vancouver..includes all outlying cities and towns in the Lower mainland...accurate..easy-to-read....and affordable. ... Read more

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Cycle the wilds of Stanley Park, gawk at towering First Nations crest poles or even get nekkid at Wreck Beach - no matter where you go, Vancouver is the envy of the Pacific Northwest.Scale the heights of the cosmopolitan City of Glass with our smart, streetwise and stylish guide.

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Might as well have bought a Fodor's
Perhaps erroneously, I expect Lonely Planet guides to cater to the smart and budget-conscious traveler. Far too many of the hotels and especially the restaurants in this guide were waaay out of my price range. Further, the writer recommends Granville Island as a must-see of artists studios and a farmer's market, when it was actually a Disneyland version of such. Lastly, her chipper enthusiasm for diversity-as-consumer-product chafed. Better to get Douglas Coupland's City of Glass; it's not a guidebook per se, but it's a better guide.

Travel
I tend to buy a small guide to carry around and a bigger one such as lonely planet that has more indepth information, but this trip I didn't use the lonely planet that much and stuck with the Top 10 travel guide most of the time, although I suppose it helped that I was visiting someone who lives in Vancouver.I highly recommend the top 10 guide (much better to carry around for quick access of info.)The benefit of the Lonely planet guide I think is to use it ahead of time when planning things out and using the book info to supplement internet research.

Great for tourism and more
Whether you are planning to visit Vancouver as a tourist, or you are doing preliminary research about it as a potential permanent destination later in your life, Lonely Planet Vancouver sums it all up nicely for you. The first few pages do a great job of giving the newcomer a birdseye view of the city's composition, lifestyle, culture, etc. The book moves on to cover other aspects from dining to outdoors activities and much more in a detailed yet not overwhelming way.

The only shortcoming this guide (as well as other Lonely Planet books) has is a lack of more pictures, which other series such as DK's Eyewitness Travel Guides excel at. However the competing book about Vancouver in that series is nowhere near as comprehensive as this one.

Updated version - A great improvement
I read reviews of the last version and the Lonely Planet people have really taken on board the feedback people gave. Its easy to read, VERY up to date and has some great additions. A great top 10 things to do in Vancouver, it details the top restaurants, good summaries of local areas etc. Its a brilliant overview and now we have our trip all maped out! Its well laid out and the use of color is helpful too. One of the best city guides I've seen.

Unorganized
The book contains a lot of information for sure. The thing is for a first time visitor it does not really provide a big help. Which things are a must to see? The book does not say. Instead the reader is forced to read each every section of the book because the book is divided into sections, each covering a part of the city.

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North Vancouver is one of the most historic areas of BC's Lower Mainland, with a district population of more than 120,000 people, and more than 45,000 living in the City of North Vancouver itself. The area's easy access to downtown Vancouver, its multi-use waterfront and many recreational opportunities have made it one of the province's most desirable places to live, an enviable mix of residential and commercial development in the midst of one of the most spectacular natural settings in the world.

But how did this thriving multicultural city develop from a hodgepodge of wood frame buildings and muddy trails in just 100 years? The Ambitious City details the fascinating story of North Vancouver, from the migration of the Squamish people to Burrard Inlet, to the settlement of Moodyville in the 1800s through to the city's incorporation in 1907. The development of the area's shipbuilding industry and the economic and cultural revitalization of Lonsdale Avenue is also covered.

Published in honour of the City of North Vancouver's 2007 centennial, The Ambitious City is a dynamic popular history that includes first-person accounts as well as a host of archival photos and illustrations. Warren Sommer skillfully connects the community's history with that of the province, covering ethnic relations, colonialism, labour history and politics.
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This third and final volume in Jan Peterson’s Nanaimo trilogy traces the city’s development from 1920 through 1967, as it continued its transformation from a small mining town to a bustling, booming city.

Nestled between the mountains and the sea, this beautiful, historic city lived through the same 20th-century challenges faced by the rest of Canada, but many of its triumphs and accomplishments have been one-of-a-kind. During the Depression, for example, the city built the South Fork Dam, a project that employed hundreds and still supplies water today. Overcoming adversity, including two devastating fires, has been a hallmark of this community. Adaptability is another; when coal gave way to oil, the city made forestry its economic base and developed its port, making it a vital transportation centre.

Leading readers through the Roaring ’20s, the hardscrabble Depression years, the disruptions of two world wars and beyond to the prosperous ’50s and rocking ’60s, Peterson brings to life Nanaimo’s people and the events that shaped it. Harbour City is a must-read for anyone interested in this city’s remarkable history. ... Read more

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Wallpaper* City Guides not only suggest where to stay, what to eat, and what to drink, but what the tourist passionate about design might want to see, whether he or she has a week or just 24 hours in the city. Some of the highlights include up-and-coming neighborhoods, an 'Architour' of landmark buildings, design centers, and the best shops to buy unique items.



Wallpaper* City Guides present travelers with a fast-track ticket to the chosen location. The tightly-edited guides offer the best, most exciting, and the most beautiful of the featured city. The guides are expertly designed with function as a priority, and they have tabbed sections so that readers can find information easily. The guides include currency rate information, maps, and a color-coding system to help the reader navigate through different parts of the city. They are the ultimate combination of form and function.



The guides are compiled by Wallpaper* magazine experts and their extraordinary network of international correspondents. The writers have put their heads together to come up with fascinating, efficient guides for the hip, urban traveler with his or her finger on the pulse. They are truly the insider's guide to each featured city.



The first Wallpaper* City Guides were published in Fall 2006 on the occasion of Wallpaper*'s first anniversary. For more than a decade, Wallpaper* has been the first to uncover and enticingly present the best urban travel spots from across the globe. The City Guides are the perfect way to present a decade of experience in one precisely edited guide. As of Spring 2008, 60 guides are already available, with 10 new cities and 11 updated editions to come in Fall 2008. ... Read more

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Good Book -- Lousy Service
This is a small concise guidebook series that covers a lot of ground and is easy to take with you on a trip.I am quite pleased with it.I ordered it from an Amazon vendor but also received a new copy from Amazon which I did not order.I wrote to Amazon twice with no reply and there were no return instructions with the book so that I could send back the uneeded and unwanted copy.I buy a lot from Amazon and have been quite disappointed with by their lack of service with this order.

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