North Vancouver

The City of North Vancouver is a municipality of the north shore of Burrard Inlet. It is considered to be the most urbanized -- and smallest amongst the 3 municipalities of North Shore.

Vancouver's North Shores' Arts and Cultures scene is dynamic, full of galleries varying from modern art to photographic exhibits. The more popular and influential galleries consist of: Artists for Kids Gallery, Capilano University Studio Art Gallery, CityScape Community Art Space, Gallery Yoyo, Khot-la-cha Art Gallery (hot-La-Cha features things made by several of British Columbia's finest Aboriginal craftspeople and artists; most of the crafts and artwork are made by Squamish Indian Band members. Included are hand-carved yellow and red cedar plaques and totem poles, ceremonial masks, Hand Knit Indian sweaters, moccasins, and limited-edition prints), Presentation House Gallery, Seymour Art Gallery, Buckland Southerst Gallery, Bellevue Gallery, Ferry Building Gallery (it features the artwork of both established and emerging artists, who are past or present artists of North Shore), and Kay Meek Centre Gallery. Concerts and Theatre also abound within the area, and visitors will like some of the presentations at the First Impressions Theatre, Deep Cove Stage Theatre, Centennial Theatre, Presentation House Theatre, Hendry Hall Theatre, Capalino College Performing Arts Theatre, Silk Purse Arts Centre, and Ann MacDonald Studio. Museum-lovers can go to Nthe National Maritime Centre, North Vancouver Museum and Archives and Deep Cove Heritage Society.

There are various attractions within the city, and a lot of them are offered all year round. Some of the places to go to are: The Pier, Parks in the City, City Skate Park, Mahon Spray Park, Lower Lonsdale Community Garden, Trans Canada Trail Pavilion, and Chiba Garden. North Vancouver's most recent attractions is The Pier. It offers a magnificent scenery and walk back in time. The Burrard Dry Dock Pier is a seven hundred-foot long public boardwalk that extends to Burrard Inlet. Parks in the City is one of the more beautiful settings within the Lower Mainland. There are approximately forty parks located throughout the City, with every park providing individualized trails for the avid hiker. City Skate Park has 16,000 square feet of walls, ramps and curbs. The Skate Park looks like an urban plaza, and numerous avid skaters are invited to try out the "Wave" - a skate-able public art piece. Mahon Spray Park is for water-enthusiasts who like to enjoy together with their family. The park has 20 things of spray equipment, and it provides many creative, interactive, and water elements for everybody to get pleasure from.

The City of North Vancouver has a lot of diversity. It has major port terminals, shopping centres, dynamic industrial areas, waterfront business parks and shipbuilding facilities. It is likewise a mix of commercial and professional services, with a lot of infrastructure that supports specialty manufacturing and advanced technology. The city also wants to balance the needs of the community and the environment through becoming a leader in sustainable economic environment development through its Official Community Plan, LEED building standards, Economic Development Strategy, and Transportation Plan.