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FROM MILL TOWN TO CANADIAN METROPOLIS
AWhen Captain George Vancouver entered the straight of Georgia in 1792 and explored Burrard Inlet, he saw nothing but a gigantic forest of pine trees on the opposite shore. Loggers were the first settlers and a sawmill was built on the southern shore of the bay in 1865. Two years later John Deighton built a saloon nearby, around which a small settlement named Granville grew. When the Canadian Pacific Railway selected Granville as the terminus of the first transcontinental railway line, the settlement became known far and wide. From then on the little town of Granville, which in 1886 was officially re-baptized “Vancouver”, began its precipitant rise.

BEACH RESORT AND SNOW COVERED MOUNTAIN PEAKS
No other city in the world can describe itself as both a beach resort and a winter sports centre. The huge variety of scenic beauty in the area has also shaped the character of this attractive port city. The best place to form an initial impression of the skyline is from Canada Place, or from one of the Harbour Centre observation platforms opposite. The historic Gastown area is also worth a visit, as are Chinatown or Sea Village, a floating suburb of single-family houses on Granville Island. Vancouver boasts over 100 parks and gardens, providing both greenery for the eye and recreation. Stanley Park, a huge peninsula of untouched forest, is the pride of Vancouverites and is a correspondingly popular destination.