Canadian Vancouver is one of the top ten most populous metropolitan areas in North America. The metropolitan area is home to about 2.5 million people and the center and suburbs of Vancouver are united in the so-called Metro Vanсouver - a regional council of 24 municipalities.
Green province
Located in the province of British Columbia, Vancouver is famous for its national parks, where thousands of its residents and visitors prefer to rest. In the suburbs of Vancouver, there are excellent conditions for spending a weekend or a vacation in nature, which is protected in Canada by special laws:
- Lynn Canyon Park is suitable for families. Here you can choose one of the many specially equipped hiking trails or enjoy a picnic overlooking the Rocky Mountains. Excellent photographs of the surrounding landscapes are obtained from a suspension bridge that sways over the gorge at a height of 50 meters.
- Mount Seymour is a mountainous area with hundreds of beautiful lakes and clear waterfalls. Tourists can rent bicycles or go horse riding, and during the winter, this Vancouver suburb offers the opportunity to go skiing or snowshoeing. Climbers love Mount Seymour for its mountain peaks, and snowboarders love for untouched virgin snow, where there is a chance to fly with the breeze from a high slope.
- The address of the highest waterfall in Canada is Strathcona National Park. Della is one of the ten highest in the world - its purest cascades rush down from 440 meters and are fed by the waters of the glacier. The park's lakes are home to rainbow trout, and hiking trails run through alpine meadows and snow-capped peaks.
City of hundreds of festivals
Coquitlam is a Vancouver suburb famous for its festivals. Annually, this city, called the cultural capital of Canada, hosts up to a hundred different colorful and interesting events, which attract guests from all over the continent.
Fans of Scottish culture gather at the Highlander Games. Within the framework of the festival, piper orchestras, highland dancers perform, sports competitions and exhibitions are held. Pushing a stone and throwing a log, tossing a sack of hay and tug-of-war are just a few of the bright and colorful events at the Highlanders Games.
This Vancouver suburb is also famous for the Teddy Bear Parade, fishing competition and the Tree Festival.
