Vancouver

Last June, on a warm summer’s evening, Richard and I gathered at a nearby beachfront enjoying drinks and appetizers with others who had recently moved to Vancouver Island. The air vibrated with everyone's gratitude for being able to live in such a beautiful place (and for most of us finally reaching retirement). It was also filled with hope and optimism for all the possibilities that lie ahead. As I moved about in my usual chatty style, Richard settled into one spot getting into deep…

discusses the prevalence of depression in the senior population throughout Vancouver Island and its correlation with several determinants of health. Although many determinants of health are of influence, this paper will focus on the effects of social support networks and economic and social status on the risk factor of depression and suicide among the senior population. Aiming to discuss the non-publically acknowledged fact that Vancouver Island communities account for the highest rates of…

Vancouver is a coastal city in B.C. It has a population growth of 4.4%. This change had affected Vancouver because they now have more pollution and deforestation. Once Vancouver got more people the demand for vehicles has increased and the demand of other resources has increased as well. Since more people are using vehicles the pollution has increased there. It didn’t affect vancouver that much but, the increase has been a concern to the government. They decided to lower hybrid cars to help stop…

The Vancouver Island Eco Initiatives Proposal aims to implement a high school course called “Sustainability and Resource Management”. The end goal for creating this course is to create awareness regarding the environment, depletion of resources and mass waste production for teens at a high school level. The proposal starts with a summary of the entire paper then it follows up with an identification of the problem in great detail discussing the causes and effects of overpopulation and human…

all wanted to go to Fort Vancouver. The rest of us thought we could make it without the extra work. Mrs. Black ended up convincing her husband to skip going to Fort Vancouver. We ended up voting and it ended up being 4-2 in the end. Everybody was upset because of all the arguing but I was happy that we were going to get there a little bit earlier. When we woke up, Mr. Richards was gone. He had gone without us. Even Mr. Black who also wanted to go to Fort Vancouver was supersized. No sane…

easy reference during class discussion. 1.Quote a sentence (or two) from the article that best indicates the author’s main argument. In Adrian Mack’s and Miranda Nelson’s article, “Vancouver Hockey Riot Is a Symptom of a Larger Problem” the authors explain that the one of the main factors instigating the Vancouver hockey riot was that the fan’s loyalty to the sport “…exceeds far beyond a natural and healthy spirit of competitiveness or an appreciation of the beauty of the game itself. It’s…

Vancouver Island is located on the west coast of Canada and it has the mildest climate of the country. It’s possible to do different outdoor and adventure activities year-around for example to go kayaking and rafting in December and play golf in February. For the tourists who would like to do something more quiet is visiting Victoria, the capital of British Columbia a perfect getaway. In conclusion Vancouver Island has something to offer for every tourist who is visiting the island. The tourism…

Netherlands — Exactly one month ago, the students of the Academy for Leisure came back from their wonderful study trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island. They have spent the first five days on Vancouver Island, focusing on the Vancouver Island University and the beautiful nature including 800-year-old trees and outstanding waterfalls. The other six days they went to Vancouver Downtown where they have visited interesting companies related to the leisure sector and went to an impressive ice hockey…

of purchasing houses. The first reason that government should participate into the housing market is because of a huge amount of empty houses in Vancouver which purchased by foreign buyers, especially the Chinese buyers are viewed as the top buyers for the empty houses. According to the data shown on almost a quarter of condos were empty in Vancouver by the end of March, 2013 (BULA FRANCES, 2013). Also, majority of these condos were owned by foreign investors, instead of the local residents.…

As we all heard about the history of Vancouver gang and the worst shooting in the Vancouver. It was all about the drug gang in the British Columbia. Some people say that it was done by middle class boys. It was a threat that no one is safe and may be killed at any time. This video is all about ‘the Gangster Next Door’. Vancouver was an illegal drug industry. The drug is the reason behind all these crimes. The middle class young man are responsible for all this gang war. Gangster next door…