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FISHING VANCOUVER

FISHING IN VANCOUVER
Our dad absolutely loves fishing, he goes every weekend in England come rain or shine. He was asking us questions on the fishing rules here and about the licences. We therefore got some information together for him and thought we would put the information on here for any of you that would like to try fishing in Vancouver too.

You could try some Vancouver fly fishing or Vancouver Island salmon fishing for some Coho salmon who start to appear at Ucluelet in June.

Besides a rod and reel, the other item anglers must have in order to go fishing in Vancouver is a licence. Unfortunately it is not as simple as popping to the post office to get a licence for the day as you can in England.

There are specific Licencing requirements you must abide to if you wish to fish in British Columbia. You will need to have a valid basic licence to sport any species of fish in non-tidal waters, this includes the salmon fishing Vancouver has to offer. Anglers must also purchase a Classified Waters Licence before fishing on a stream. It is necessary for you to carry your licence while sport fishing or trying out the Vancouver fly fishing, so you can produce it for inspection if needed for a Conservation Officer, Fishery Officer, RCMP constable, Park Ranger in a park, or an Officer under the Wildlife Act. All basic and supplementary licences and stamps are not valid in any of the National Parks

Non-Tidal Angling Licence Fees include a surcharge for the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund.
Non-Resident Alien (Residents of another Country) fees:
Annual Angling Licence $80
One Day Angling Licence $20
Eight Day Angling Licence $50

The classified waters of British Columbia are home to forty two highly productive trout streams, classified as either Class I or Class II. The Classified Waters Licensing System was created to preserve the unique fishing opportunities provided by these waters, which contribute significantly to the province's reputation as a world class fishing destination. The Classified Waters Licence for Non-Resident Aliens allows you to fish in the Class I or Class II waters. Anglers can purchase as many Classified Waters Licences as they wish, but each licence must not exceed eight consecutive days.

Non Resident Alien (Residents of Another Country) Classified Waters fees:
Class I Waters Licence $40 per day
Class II Waters Licence $20 per day

We have listed a few of the vendors for you in Vancouver where you can purchase your angling licence.

Angler's West Fly & Tackle
433 West Broadway St
Vancouver
V5Y 1R4

Anglers West
433 West Broadway
Vancouver
V5Y 1R4

Michael & Young Flyfishers
105-1245 West Broadway
Vancouver
V6H 1G7

West Coast Fishing Tackle Ltd.
2147 E. Hastings Street
Vancouver
V5L lV2

The Fish and Wildlife Environmental Stewardship Regional Office for the lower mainland is situated in Surrey, at 10470-152nd Street, Surrey V3R 0Y3.

For more information about fishing in Vancouver and to obtain all licences, please visit the Ministry of Environment site here.

VANCOUVER RESTAURANTS

VANCOUVER DINING
Our experiences of eating out in Vancouver have definitely proved to be cheaper than eating out in England. That is unless you add alcohol to the meal. Alcohol here can be very expensive, so if you want to save some dollars, when eating at an expensive restaurant don't have alcohol with your meal because if the food is expensive you may end up washing the pots to pay for your wine!. Now that we live in Vancouver ourselves we do not tend to eat out as much, but obviously when you come on holiday here you want to go to nice places to eat out most of the time.

If you are in downtown Vancouver a perfect afternoon or early evening, is a lovely stroll through Stanley Park ending up at Horseshoe Bay. On the road overlooking this beach there are several restaurants, one of which is a seafood restaurant which we have been told is good, however as we are not seafood fans, we have not experienced it ourselves. A place we would recommend is Milestones. It is a glass fronted restaurant and also has seating outside, all of which offer some fantastic views of the beach and mountains beyond.

The food here is of a general mix, its good food at a good price and you get a lot of it. It is definitely our favourite place to eat, especially in summer when you can watch the sun setting from the comfort of your seat. We love the burger and curly fries here, I am a vegi and it is by far the best vegi burger I have ever tasted. If you can manage it you should then try their white chocolate cheesecake, it's to die for. This restaurant is very popular with visitors and locals so expect to wait to be seated no matter what time you go. If when you are queuing to get a seat and you hear some English Vancourites in the queue it will probably be us moaning that everyone now knows about this place!

If you are on a tighter budget, you should still do the walk round to Horseshoe Bay and look for the hotdog stand with a red and green umbrella. This is situated on the patch next to the beach, near to Milestones. They do a great hotdog for $2.50, they also do a great vegi one. Then sit on a log on the beach and watch the sunset between the mountains, its breathtaking. You can then enjoy some of the performers along the beach. It's a great experiance and does not get much cheaper.

There is a huge array of Vancouver restaurants throughout the city ranging from typical Canadian to Italian and Japanese. Whatever your choice of cuisine, whether you are looking for a quick bite to eat or for fine dining in Vancouver you can be sure to find a Vancouver restaurant that meets your needs. We have listed some of the other restaurants Vancouver has to offer.

Dining Out Vancouver Style – Canadian Cuisine
Kerrisdale White Spot
5367 West Boulevard, Vancouver

Denny's Restaurant
1296 West Broadway, Vancouver

Vancouver BC Restaurants – Chinese Cuisine
Shining Garden
5822 Victoria Drive, Vancouver

Shanghai Palace Chinese Restaurant
8012 Granville Street, Vancouver

Wild Rice Modern Chinese Cuisine
117 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Ridge Garden Chinese Restaurant
3113 Arbutus Street, Vancouver

Vancouver Restaurant Guides votes this the best Fish & Chips in Vancouver
Mr Pickwick's Fish and Chips
1007 Denman Street, Vancouver

French Bistros & Cafes
Cassis Bistro
420 West Pender Street, Vancouver

Cafe Montmartre
4362 Main Street, Vancouver

Cafe Crepe
874 Granville Street, Vancouver

Greek Cuisine Restaurants in Vancouver
Olympia Restaurant
3205 West Broadway, Vancouver

Stepho's Greek Restaurant
1124 Davie Street, Vancouver

Vancouvers Best Restaurants for Indian Cuisine
Del-Hi Darbar Indian Cuisine
2120 Main Street, Vancouver

Clove
2054 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Rajni Bala's Indian Restaurant
1279 East Hastings Street, Vancouver

Original Tandoori and Chat House
7233 Fraser Street, Vancouver

Italian Restaurants in Vancouver
Cioppino's Enoteca
1129 Hamilton Street, Vancouver

Nick's Spaghetti House
631 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Japanese Restaurants
Asa Sushi Japanese Restaurant
2178 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver

Van Ya Japanese Restaurant
5615 Harold Street, Vancouver

Clubhouse Japanese Restaurant
255 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver

Samurai Sushi House
5888 Cambie Street, Vancouver

Kishu Japanese House
538 Seymour Street, Vancouver

Vancouver Dining Guides – Mexican Restaurants
Lolita's Restaurant
1326 Davie Street, Vancouver

Andale's Mexican and Spanish Cuisine
3211 West Broadway, Vancouver

Nazare BBQ Mexican Chicken
1859 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Topanga Cafe
2904 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver

Pacific Northwest Restaurants
The Templeton
1087 Granville Street, Vancouver

Cravings Bistro
8804 Osler Street, Vancouver

Hamilton Street Grill
1009 Hamilton Street, Vancouver

Aurora Bistro
2420 Main Street, Vancouver

Indigo Bistro
1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver

Vancouver Pizza Places
Megabite Pizza
1417 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Flying Wedge Gourmet Pizza
1937 Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver

Vegetarian Restaurants
Planet VEG Restaurant
1941 Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver

India Bistro
1157 Davie Street, Vancouver

Cafe Deux Soleil
2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Steakhouse Restaurants in Vancouver
The Keg Steakhouse and Bar
742 Thurlow Street, Vancouver

Hamilton Street Grill
1009 Hamilton Street, Vancouver

Thai Vancouver Restaurants
Enthuze
871 Denman Street, Vancouver

Clove
2054 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant
4250 Main Street, Vancouver

Let us know of your eating out experiences in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

VANCOUVER BC ART GALLERIES
The Vancouver Art Gallery was founded in 1931 and is the fifth largest art gallery in western Canada. The gallery was originally designed in 1906 by Francis Rattenbury and was later redesigned by the architect Arthur Erickson. The building is over 165,000 square feet and occupies an entire city block in the center of downtown Vancouver. In 1983 the Art Gallery of Vancouver moved to its current location, the former provincial courthouse situated at 750 Hornby Street in Vancouver.

The Vancouver Art Gallery houses a permanent collection of over 7,900 items, valued at over one hundred million Canadian dollars. The works of art on display here are extremely varied and consist of national and international pieces. The gallery is home to over two hundred works by the internationally acclaimed British Columbia artist Emily Carr. The gallery also houses many illustrations by Chagall. The Vancouver Art Gallery also exhibits photo based collections from international artists, such as Thomas Struth, Cindy Sherman, Andreas Gursky and Rineke Dijkstra.

The Vancouver Art Gallery is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 9pm, the rest of the week including Sundays and holidays it is open from 10am to 5.30pm. With the exception of the fourth Friday of each month when the gallery opens from 10am to 11pm.

The Vancouver Art Gallery admission price for adults is $15, for seniors of 65 years plus is $11, for students with identification the fee is $10, for all children between the ages of 5 to12 years is $6, for children of 4 years and under they may enter for free. Family tickets are also available at $40, these cover a maximum of two parents and two children. Admission is by donation only on Tuesdays between 5pm-9pm.

Be sure to check out the galleries store when you visit as is offers an array of books, magazines, cards, notebooks, calenders, toys and great giftware.

For more information about the Vancouver Art Gallery, including what works of art are currently being displayed and what exhibitions are showing and for viewing of the upcoming events, please see the galleries website here.

VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY

NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Vancouver Public Library who's origins go back as far as 1869, is the third largest public library system in Canada. The Central Library is situated in the eastward expansion of downtown Vancouver at 350 West Georgia Street, on Library Square, just a ten minute walk from the Granville Skytrain station. Library Square occupies a city block and is also home to the Federal Office Tower, retail and service facilities. In the center of the block sits the seven story North Vancouver Public Library. It is a seven story rectangular building with a free standing curved section and a series of columns which houses reading areas that are accessible by bridges that span skylit light wells.

The Central Library's internal glass frontage overlooks an enclosed glass roofed concourse, which is formed by a second free standing curved wall on the east side of the building. The glass roofed concourse is the entry foyer to the library and pedestrian activities at ground level. The public spaces around the library form a continuous piazza. There is also underground parking available off Hamilton Street.

The Vancouver BC Public Library is accessible to all citizens of Vancouver. It is funded by the City of Vancouver and lends over eight million items annually and has over 395,000 cardholders. The opening hours vary from branch to branch, but for the Central Library the opening hours are Monday through to Thursday 10am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Please note that the library is closed on bank holidays.

Including the Central Library there are twenty branches of library's and they have collections available in a variety of languages and formats and provide Outreach Services to home bound patrons. The branches are in Kitsilano, Hastings, Mount Pleasant, Carnegie, Riley Park, West Point Grey, Dunbar, Kerrisdale, South Hill, Oakridge, Britannia, Firehall, Central Branch, Renfrew, Champlain, Joe Fortes, Kensington, Collingwood, Strathcona, Marpole and Fraserview.

For more information on the Vancouver Public Library and to view the Vancouver Public Library Catalogue and the Vancouver Public Library new business lists please visit the Library's website here.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

VANCOUVER CANUCKS HOCKEY TEAM
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Vancouver Canucks Hockey Team was founded in 1945 and joined the NHL in 1970. The Vancouver Canucks hockey arena was initially based at the Pacific Coliseum until 1995 and is currently based at the General Motors Place. The current Vancouver Canucks logo design is a stylized 'C' made up of an Orca breaking out of ice. Their mascot is Fin the Orca.

The Vancouver Canucks hockey jerseys for home are royal blue, maroon and silver on dark blue. For away games they wear royal blue, maroon and silver on white. Alternatively they can also wear maroon, dark blue and silver. The vintage Vancouver Canucks jersey has a stylized 'C', which is made up of a hockey rink and hockey stick. The colors for home are green and white on royal blue and for away are royal blue and green on white.

A question that always seems to be asked about the Canucks is 'Why is the hockey team from Vancouver called the Canucks'?. Well in answer to that the team name is actually derived from Johnny Canuck, a nineteenth century Canadian cartoon. This cartoon has had several reincarnations during the twentieeth century. Johnny Canuck was also on the first Vancouver Canucks logo, back in their Pacific Coast hockey league days. It is therefore a misconception that the hockey team name Canuck was derived from the slang word for a Canadian person in the way 'Yankee' is for an American.

For more information on the Vancouver Canucks and for Vancouver Canucks Tickets see the Canucks website here.

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM

VANCOUVER BC AQUARIUM
The Vancouver Aquarium is the largest aquarium in Canada at approximately 9000 m² and is one of the five largest in North America. The Vancouver Aquarium and animals are situated in Stanley Park and has been open to the public for fifty years enabling visitors to Vancouver and locals to come and see some wonderful animals. The Vancouver aquarium is home to an array of different west coast marine life, special exhibits and displays. There are about 166 aquatic displays held in over 2.5 million gallons of water.

We had a great time at the Vancouver Aquarium. We actually visited it whilst it was raining and loved it. The outdoor water tanks are home to the fantastic white Beluga Whales and we watched their show whilst eating lunch in the eating area right next to them. There is the usual type of food available from burgers, hotdogs, sandwiches and ice-creams. The Beluga Whales can also be seen from the observation tank underground which is great as you can see how they move around under the water. The outdoor tanks are also home to the two sea lions, one being a huge adult, the other a smaller pup. You can also see the dolphins who put on a great show. The other animals outside are the cute sea otters, which were a joy to watch. The show times are listed just inside the building so you can plan what you would like to see and when. We then moved indoors where we saw among other things sharks, alligator lizards, snakes, giant fish and we then walked through an Amazon rain forest.

The Vancouver aquarium is also a center for marine research, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation. The aquarium research projects extend worldwide, and are internationally recognized for marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation. The Aquarium has been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing injured marine mammals for over forty years. The Marine Mammal Rescue Center has treated more than two thousand otters, dolphins, sea lions, seals, elephant seals, porpoises, and whales. Several of the more high profile success stories include Springer, who was a rescued orphaned killer whale that was later released and reunited with her family pod. There was also the rescue of Schoona, a lost green sea turtle found near Prince Rupert, BC. In 2005 they successfully returned a gray beached whale to the Ocean.

The Vancouver Aquarium was the first aquarium accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association in 1975. The Aquarium is also accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums. In 1987 it was designated Canada's Pacific National Aquarium by the Canadian Federal Government.

The operation of the Vancouver aquarium receives no government funding. The aquarium is run by a self-supporting, not-for-profit association. The property is owned by the City of Vancouver and managed by the City Parks Board.

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre admission price is as follows; for Adults $17.50/ Seniors& Youths(13-18)&Students $12.95/Children(4-12) $ 9.95/ Children 3 years & under Free.

To find out more about the Vancouver Aquarium and to discover more about what animals are found at the Vancouver Aquarium, please view the Vancouver Aquarium site here.

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