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00:00:00In the world, there are unique places, rich in culture, unspoiled nature, and congenial
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00:00:29Welcome to Canada, one of the world's largest and most livable countries.
00:00:51It is a culturally diverse nation, with people of British and French origins being predominant.
00:01:00Canada has a population of about 34 million people, over one-third of which live in the
00:01:05country's three largest cities, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.
00:01:14Canada's sophisticated and cordial cities are national treasures, with major attractions.
00:01:29Every one of Canada's ten provinces and three territories has something special to offer
00:01:34visitors.
00:01:35From wildlife tours and fishing in the north, to kayaking and nature tours in the Maritimes,
00:01:41from skiing and snowboarding in British Columbia, to enjoying the resorts and culture of Quebec,
00:01:47from canoeing and sightseeing in Ontario, to exploring unique areas and museums on the
00:01:53prairie.
00:01:58The variety of scenic beauty is absolutely breathtaking.
00:02:14The Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is one of the world's most impressive and
00:02:19voluminous waterfalls.
00:02:28The Canadian Rockies is a vast, protected wilderness area, with numerous recreational
00:02:33and scenic attractions.
00:02:44Canada is a country with many blessings.
00:02:58By total area, including its territorial waters, Canada is the second largest country in the
00:03:04world.
00:03:14It has the world's longest coastline, 243,000 kilometers, with oceans on three sides, the
00:03:21Pacific in the west, Atlantic in the east, and Arctic in the north.
00:03:31The Canadian Shield is a huge, joined bedrock region in eastern and central Canada that
00:03:36covers over half the country.
00:03:44This pervasive area of pre-Cambrian metamorphic rock was scoured clean by continental glaciers
00:03:50during the last ice age, leaving most of northern Canada thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and
00:03:56dotted with lakes and rivers.
00:04:04Canada has far more lakes than any other country, with about 25% of the world's freshwater,
00:04:10including the five Great Lakes, which form the largest surface freshwater system on Earth.
00:04:28Traveling west, Canada flattens into an enormous prairie region over a thousand miles wide,
00:04:34then rises into a series of mountain ranges, beginning with the Alberta Rockies, and ending
00:04:40with the mammoth Coast Mountains of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
00:04:57The name Canada has been in use since the earliest European settlements, and comes from
00:05:02the Huron and Iroquois First Nations' word kanata, meaning village.
00:05:13Canada became a country in 1867 with the passing of the British North America Act by Great
00:05:18Britain, who had won the whole eastern half of what is now North America by defeating
00:05:23France in the Seven Years' War in 1763.
00:05:29This act, with its subsequent amendments, embodied the written constitution of Canada
00:05:34for more than a century.
00:05:42The first Prime Minister of Canada was Sir John A. Macdonald, who brought British Columbia
00:05:47into the Confederation in 1871 and began construction of the Transcontinental Railway.
00:06:05Newfoundland was the last province to join Canada in 1949.
00:06:12Canada is now one of the world's wealthiest nations, with a high per capita income, oil
00:06:17and gas reserves second only to Saudi Arabia, and a special economic status as a member
00:06:23of the G8 Group of Eight Nations.
00:06:35Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's easternmost province, comprising the island of Newfoundland
00:06:41at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and much larger Labrador on the North American
00:06:46mainland to the northwest.
00:06:58About one-third of the total population of 508,000 people live on the Avalon Peninsula,
00:07:04on the island's eastern shores.
00:07:10The capital city, St. John's, has a metro area population of 185,000, and is a small
00:07:21but busy modern metropolis.
00:07:29Newfoundland's northeast coast is famous for whale and iceberg watching, with almost 50
00:07:34tour boats taking visitors to see these natural wonders.
00:07:52Seabirds are also popular attractions, with millions nesting here each summer to raise
00:07:57their young.
00:07:58Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, on the southern Avalon, has a clifftop lookout next
00:08:04to several thousand northern gannets nesting only 15 meters away.
00:08:16Nova Scotia occupies a large mainland peninsula, and includes Cape Breton Island and about
00:08:223,800 small coastal islands.
00:08:31The Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island is one of Canada's most scenic coastal drives.
00:08:50Over one-third of the 947,000 people living in Nova Scotia live close to the capital and
00:08:56largest city, Halifax.
00:09:07The city surrounds a large protected harbour, with a naval base and is a leading North American
00:09:12container port.
00:09:20The city is on the site of Canada's first permanent British settlement, established
00:09:25in 1749.
00:09:27Situated on a hill overlooking the harbour is the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site,
00:09:55Halifax has the world's longest harbourfront boardwalk, linking the cruise ship terminal
00:10:07to the historic downtown, with superb shopping, fine restaurants and sidewalk cafes along
00:10:13the way.
00:10:30Just west of Halifax is Peggy's Cove, a well-known fishing village with a picturesque lighthouse.
00:10:52A little bit further west, also along the south shore of Nova Scotia, is the popular
00:10:57historic town of Lunenburg.
00:11:13It is home port to the Blue Nose II, a 44-metre schooner which visits Halifax, the East Coast,
00:11:20Quebec, Ontario and other ports throughout the province.
00:11:24It is the sister ship to the original Blue Nose, which won the International Fisherman's
00:11:29Trophy race 18 years in a row.
00:11:44The 13-kilometre long Confederation Bridge links Prince Edward Island to the mainland
00:11:49across the Northumberland Strait.
00:11:53PEI is Canada's smallest and least populated province, 140,000 inhabitants on an island
00:12:03224 kilometres long.
00:12:12Tourism is the province's second largest industry and the capital city Charlottetown is a very
00:12:17visitor-friendly place.
00:12:32A main attraction of the island is its more than 90 secluded beaches that encircle the
00:12:37island.
00:12:47Tourists come from around the world to visit Green Gables House, a museum about L.M. Montgomery,
00:12:54author of the Anne of Green Gables books.
00:13:01New Brunswick has a population of about 760,000 people and its main industry is forestry.
00:13:20The largest city in the province is St. John, located on the Fundy Coastal Drive.
00:13:32The Bay of Fundy, between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, experiences the world's highest
00:13:38tides, averaging 14 to 15 metres.
00:13:54In St. John, the bay tides rise four and a half metres, creating a phenomenon called
00:13:59the reversing falls.
00:14:10At low tide, thunderous rapids become a site for jet boat rides.
00:14:15This phenomenon is caused by the southward flow of the St. John River meeting the incoming
00:14:20tides of the Bay of Fundy.
00:14:36At Hopewell Cape, the Hopewell Rocks Park is a popular location to explore the flowerpot
00:14:41rock formations created by the tides.
00:14:44This can be done starting three hours before low tide to three hours after low tide.
00:15:06When the tide rises, it's time to take to the water for some of the best sea kayaking
00:15:11Canada has to offer.
00:15:22New Brunswick has some stunning beaches on its east coast, especially near the city of
00:15:27Moncton at the coastal town of Shediac.
00:15:39One of Moncton's attractions is Magnetic Hill, a very curious optical illusion where cars
00:15:44are pulled uphill.
00:15:54Quebec is Canada's largest province and is predominantly French-speaking, with a total
00:16:00population of 7.6 million inhabitants.
00:16:08The capital is Quebec City, located on the St. Lawrence River.
00:16:12It is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the country.
00:16:23The magnificent Fairmont Chateau Frontenac first opened in 1893.
00:16:28It is one of Canada's finest hotels.
00:16:36The Plains of Abraham is a large grassy field high above the St. Lawrence, where the decisive
00:16:41battle that led to British control of Quebec took place in 1759.
00:16:52The Citadel is a huge old fort that can be toured.
00:17:01The main attraction of the city is Old Quebec, an historic walking area full of fine restaurants,
00:17:07cafes and shops.
00:17:36The Quebecois people are some of the most gracious and culturally advanced in the country.
00:17:45There are several outstanding attractions located within a short drive of Quebec City.
00:17:52Montmorency Falls is the highest in Quebec at 83 meters, over one and a half times as
00:17:58high as Niagara Falls.
00:18:14Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica is a famous Catholic landmark whose earliest buildings
00:18:19were constructed in the 17th century.
00:18:30Quebec's largest city is Montreal.
00:18:33Over half the population of the province lives here.
00:18:41The city is located along the St. Lawrence River, where it widens into fast-flowing rapids.
00:18:53The city is named after the low-lying mountain that it has grown up around.
00:19:01On the summit of Mount Royal is a large park with a panoramic view of the city.
00:19:23Like Quebec City, Old Montreal is very European in character, with cobblestone streets, a
00:19:29café culture, and historic 17th and 18th century architecture.
00:19:53Old Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica is a neo-Gothic building dating from 1829.
00:20:07Visitors can go strolling or biking along the waterfront at the old port, where a variety
00:20:11of boat cruises are also offered.
00:20:30Montreal's Olympic Stadium was built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics.
00:20:40Next to the stadium is the Montreal Biodome, a large nature museum representing four ecosystems
00:20:46from the Americas.
00:21:10The province of Ontario is Canada's most populated province, with about 12.6 million
00:21:16people.
00:21:17Most people live in the south in the fertile Great Lakes-St. Lawrence lowlands.
00:21:24It is a beautiful province covered with forests and over 250,000 lakes.
00:21:30The central Muskoka Cottage region and Algonquin Provincial Park are especially popular wilderness
00:21:36recreational areas.
00:21:49Another popular destination, especially for scenic boat cruises, is the beautiful Thousand
00:21:54Islands Recreational Area, located around Gananoque, where the St. Lawrence River begins.
00:22:06Canada's capital city, Ottawa, is located on the Ottawa River, which forms part of Ontario's
00:22:11eastern boundary with Quebec.
00:22:18The city of Ottawa has a population of about 880,000.
00:22:31The national capital region, which includes Ottawa and Gatineau, Quebec, has many museums,
00:22:37most notably the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum.
00:22:49Ottawa is also home to the National Gallery of Canada, which features the work of both
00:22:54Canadian and international artists.
00:23:01The Grand Fairmont Chateau Laurier is one of the city's premier hotels.
00:23:12On Parliament Hill, three Gothic Revival-style buildings stand on a 170-foot bluff overlooking
00:23:19the Ottawa River.
00:23:21They house the offices of the Members of Parliament, the House of Commons and the Senate.
00:23:26Guided tours of the centre block delve into Canadian history and explain the workings
00:23:31of the political system.
00:23:35The Ceremonial Guard of the Canadian Forces brings stirring military drills and music
00:23:40to Parliament Hill once every day during the summer with a Changing of the Guard ceremony.
00:23:58Adjacent to Parliament Hill is Spark Street Mall, a heritage shopping and dining street.
00:24:11The Byward Market is a traditional farmer's market surrounding a two-storey building of
00:24:16boutiques, bistros and restaurants.
00:24:29Canada's largest city and Ontario's capital is Toronto.
00:24:41Toronto is the fifth-largest city in North America, stretching 43 kilometres along the
00:24:46north shore of Lake Ontario, covering 641 square kilometres.
00:25:01There are 2.8 million people living in the city, 5 million in the Greater Toronto Area
00:25:07and 11 million living within a two-hour drive.
00:25:16Architecturally, Toronto's downtown offers incredible contrasts, from gleaming skyscrapers
00:25:23to brick historical buildings.
00:25:33The Fairmont Royal York Hotel opened in 1929.
00:25:41The CN Tower is Canada's national tower and at 553 metres tall, it is the world's tallest
00:25:48freestanding tower.
00:25:56The tower is a national landmark that is visited by about 2 million people from all over the
00:26:01world each year.
00:26:15Toronto is home to Canada's largest museum, the Royal Ontario Museum.
00:26:31The Toronto Zoo is Canada's largest zoo and one of the city's most popular attractions.
00:27:00Casa Loma is a medieval-style castle, open to the public, that was constructed at great
00:27:05expense in 1911 by Canadian financier, industrialist and military man Sir Henry Pallat.
00:27:30Ontario Place is a huge family fun park located on the lakeshore.
00:28:00One of the best ways to get around and get to know the city is by taking a jump-on and
00:28:06jump-off open-top double-decker sightseeing bus.
00:28:16Toronto Hippo Tours takes visitors to Toronto's major landmarks in a bus that floats.
00:28:22The water portion of the tour takes passengers through Ontario Place.
00:28:26So that's how we do it, we are now a boat.
00:28:46Historic Black Creek Pioneer Village is a journey back in time to a typical crossroads
00:28:52community found in the Toronto area during the 1800s.
00:29:03Just a short drive north of Toronto, near Kleinburg, is the world-famous
00:29:08McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
00:29:10The galleries consist of almost 6,100% Canadian artworks by the famous group of seven,
00:29:18their contemporaries Tom Thompson, First Nations and Inuit artists.
00:29:24Less than two hours drive west of Toronto is Canada's top tourist attraction, Niagara Falls.
00:29:54The falls is located on the beautiful Niagara River,
00:30:06which flows 58 kilometers north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario through the Great Gorge.
00:30:14At the city of Niagara Falls, the flow of the river is split by Goat Island into two
00:30:26separate spillways, creating two large, beautiful waterfalls, one on the American side of the river
00:30:33and the other on the Canadian side called the Horseshoe Falls.
00:30:37It is the larger and higher Horseshoe Falls that receives most of the attention.
00:30:45The Horseshoe Falls is an average 57 meters high,
00:30:59accounting for half the elevation drop from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.
00:31:05The crestline of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls is 670 meters wide.
00:31:14The height of the American Falls ranges from 21 to 34 meters before reaching a
00:31:21talus slope of huge fallen rocks that were deposited by a massive rock slide in 1954.
00:31:37It's a romantic spot, which attracts about 50,000 honeymooners each year.
00:31:44The beauty and power of the falls can be experienced from many surrounding public
00:31:53lookout points, especially the table rock at the very edge of the falls.
00:32:07There are more spectacular views from the Skylon Tower,
00:32:10the journey behind the falls, and Niagara helicopter tours.
00:32:25The Maid of the Mist is the area's longest standing tradition
00:32:29and most popular way to get up close to the falls.
00:32:40The Niagara River Gorge is as exciting as the falls.
00:33:03The Whirlpool Aerocar takes visitors over the largest whirlpool in the world.
00:33:10Niagara Falls is far more than a natural phenomenon.
00:33:31The city has many fun, exciting attractions like Clifton Hill, Bird Kingdom, Butterfly
00:33:37Conservatory, and of course, Marineland, one of the area's largest and longest running favorites.
00:33:53East along the Niagara Parkway from Niagara Falls
00:33:57is Niagara-on-the-Lake, one of Ontario's most hospitable and attractive towns.
00:34:11No visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake is complete without a tour of the venerable Fort George
00:34:16National Historic Site of Canada.
00:34:25It was a key fortress in the War of 1812 when the fledgling United States Army
00:34:30fought British loyalists for the new lands that would become Canada.
00:34:47Manitoba has a population of 1.2 million people, 707,000 of which live in its capital city, Winnipeg.
00:35:07The city's main tourist area is The Forks,
00:35:09a 23-hectare riverside development in the heart of downtown Winnipeg.
00:35:17It includes shops, restaurants, a market, and a children's museum
00:35:21all surrounded by parks, promenades, gardens, and sculptures.
00:35:32It is named The Forks because it is the place where the Assiniboine River flows into the Red River.
00:35:42Many scenic boat tours are offered up and down the rivers.
00:35:46Assiniboine Park is 445 hectares of parklands, gardens, and a zoo.
00:36:17Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada
00:36:20is the oldest stone 19th century fur trading post still intact in North America.
00:36:27The province of Saskatchewan is heavily forested in the north with many lakes and rivers.
00:36:47The south is mostly flat prairie land where over 54% of Canada's wheat crop is grown.
00:36:58The province is home to about 1 million people and the capital city is Regina.
00:37:09The provincial legislative buildings are located on Wascona Lake,
00:37:13which is one of the city's most scenic recreational areas.
00:37:17The city's attractions include art galleries and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum,
00:37:31which has permanent life sciences, earth sciences, and first nations galleries.
00:37:47The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Heritage Centre is a training facility and museum open to the public.
00:38:07Rising out of the prairie in the far south of the province is one of Saskatchewan's most beautiful and popular vacation wilderness areas,
00:38:15the Cypress Hills. This elevated pine and spruce forested park straddles the western provincial boundary with Alberta.
00:38:29Deep in the hills is the Fort Walsh National Historic Site.
00:38:33It was a trading post and the Northwest Mounted Police's western headquarters established in 1878
00:38:41following the massacre of Nakota natives over a misunderstanding about a missing horse.
00:38:55Alberta has a population of 3.2 million people, more than half of which live in the two largest cities, Edmonton and Calgary.
00:39:05The province is referred to as Canada's energy province because of its immense oil and gas resources.
00:39:13Alberta's landscape is mostly prairie in the east and the huge Rocky Mountain Range in the west.
00:39:21Head smashed in Buffalo Jump is a place in the foothills where native people of the North American plains used to kill bison for food and clothing by chasing them over a precipice.
00:39:33An interpretive centre, built unobtrusively into the ancient sandstone cliff,
00:39:39details how this practice went on for almost 6,000 years until the arrival of Europeans in North America wiped out the herds.
00:39:48The eastern Alberta Badlands of the Drumhiller Valley and Dinosaur Provincial Park offers spectacular scenery and activities.
00:39:56Several hundred complete dinosaur skeletons have been excavated from the Badlands.
00:40:01The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumhiller has gigantic dinosaur skeletons and other fossil displays.
00:40:07It is Canada's only institution devoted entirely to paleontology.
00:40:12The museum is located in the centre of the Drumhiller Valley and is home to the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
00:40:18The museum is located in the centre of the Drumhiller Valley and is home to the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
00:40:24It is Canada's only institution devoted entirely to paleontology.
00:40:44The capital of Alberta is Edmonton.
00:40:55The Royal Alberta Museum has permanent Aboriginal culture, natural history and wild Alberta galleries.
00:41:17One of the province's premier attractions is the West Edmonton Mall,
00:41:22the world's largest mixed entertainment complex and shopping centre.
00:41:53The city of Calgary is the corporate head office capital of Canada.
00:42:10The landmark Calgary Tower has a revolving restaurant and an observation deck featuring a glass floor.
00:42:23Canada Olympic Park is a ski hill in the winter and a mountain biking park in the summer.
00:42:29It was a premier venue for the 15th Olympic Winter Games held in Calgary in 1988
00:42:35and it still has bobsleigh, skeleton and luge facilities.
00:42:39It also features North America's fastest zipline.
00:42:44Just an hour's drive from Calgary is Canada's most popular park, Banff National Park.
00:42:50It is the largest national park in the world and is home to the world's largest park.
00:42:56The park is located in the heart of the country's northern hemisphere.
00:43:01It is the largest national park in the world and is home to the world's largest national park.
00:43:07Just an hour's drive from Calgary is Canada's most popular park, Banff National Park.
00:43:21It contains over 6,500 square kilometres of wilderness surrounding the beautiful Bow River Valley,
00:43:27where the town of Banff is located.
00:43:31The town is a tourist hotspot with a great variety of amenities and excellent accommodation,
00:43:37like the world-renowned Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.
00:43:44Just five minutes from the town is the Banff Gondola,
00:43:48where visitors can ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain to enjoy a 360-degree view of six mountain ranges.
00:44:01The one-kilometre-long elevated Summit Ridge Interpretive Boardwalk
00:44:05leads visitors along Sulphur Mountain's Summit Ridge to higher viewpoints
00:44:10and the historic Samson's Peak Meteorological Station.
00:44:15Just a 15-minute drive from the town of Banff is beautiful Lake Minnewanka,
00:44:20where tour boats depart several times daily from mid-May to mid-October
00:44:25for a one-and-a-half-hour cruise of the surrounding area.
00:44:31The Lake Minnewanka is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world,
00:44:35and it is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world.
00:44:45Along the scenic Bow Valley Parkway is one of the most popular hikes in Banff National Park, Johnston Canyon.
00:44:59Lake Louise's turquoise water, shimmering beneath the Victoria Glacier,
00:45:04is an iconic scene of the Canadian Rockies.
00:45:15On the lake's eastern shore is the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise,
00:45:20a Rockies landmark with a history going back to 1890.
00:45:30Across the valley, visitors can enjoy riding the Lake Louise Sightseeing Gondola.
00:45:37Lake Louise is at the southern end of the Icefields Parkway, which follows the Great Divide.
00:45:43The Great Divide is the largest part of the ice-filled area,
00:45:47and it is the only part of the lake that is free of water.
00:45:51The ice-filled area is the southernmost part of the ice-filled region,
00:45:56and is the most populous part of the Icefields Parkway.
00:46:00Lake Louise is at the southern end of the Icefields Parkway, which follows the Great Divide.
00:46:06This 230-kilometer-long modern highway follows the continental divide from Lake Louise to the town of Jasper,
00:46:14through some of the most spectacular mountain landscapes on Earth.
00:46:30In the south, Bow Lake and Pato Lake are popular hiking and sightseeing areas.
00:46:43East of the crossing, along Highway 11, is Icefield Helicopter Tours,
00:46:48where visitors can go up for a bird's-eye view of this incredible area.
00:47:01Ice Age Adventure
00:47:14About halfway up the parkway, on the boundary between Banff and Jasper National Parks,
00:47:19is Brewster's Ice Age Adventure.
00:47:22Visitors ride in specially designed Brewster Ice Explorer vehicles to the middle of the Athabasca Glacier,
00:47:29where they have the opportunity to step out onto the ice.
00:47:48In the north of the parkway are two waterfalls, Sunwapta and Athabasca Falls,
00:47:55as well as the spectacular Mount Edith Cavell hiking area.
00:48:00Mount Edith Cavell
00:48:20Wildlife is abundant, and animal encounters are common,
00:48:24so visitors must exercise caution and maintain a safe distance.
00:48:29Mount Edith Cavell
00:48:52The friendly, accommodating town of Jasper is nestled in the wide Athabasca Valley.
00:49:00Jasper Tramway
00:49:06Only a ten-minute drive from the town is the Jasper Tramway,
00:49:10which transports visitors into the High Alpine in just seven minutes.
00:49:14The upper station is at 2,277 meters above sea level,
00:49:19and has a restaurant, gift shop and observation decks.
00:49:23The best viewing is in early morning or evening.
00:49:30Jasper Canyon
00:49:44East of Jasper Townsite is Maleen Canyon,
00:49:47where visitors can hike around a narrow canyon that reaches depths of 50 meters.
00:49:59Maleen Lake
00:50:02No trip to the Canadian Rockies is complete without a boat cruise
00:50:06to world-famous Spirit Island on Maleen Lake.
00:50:30British Columbia
00:50:44British Columbia is a mostly mountainous province
00:50:47with more than a thousand miles of rugged Pacific coastline.
00:50:51It is home to more than 4.2 million people.
00:50:59Columbia Valley
00:51:05In the southeast of the province is the beautiful Columbia Valley.
00:51:09The Hot Springs Mineral Pool at Radium Hot Springs is the most popular attraction in the area.
00:51:24The Rocky Mountains don't end in Alberta.
00:51:26British Columbia's Yoho National Park has spectacular waterfalls, mountain lakes and soaring peaks.
00:51:46British Columbia is the world's leading helicopter skiing region.
00:51:51The province is also a world leader in cat skiing,
00:51:55which is a newer, less expensive and equally enjoyable way of accessing untracked deep dry powder snow.
00:52:05Chatter Creek Mountain Lodges has 627 square kilometers of spectacular backcountry cat and helicopter ski terrain
00:52:13near the Columbia Ice Field in the Rocky Mountains.
00:52:26Vancouver
00:52:32In the southwest corner of the province, surrounded by rugged mountains and Pacific coast,
00:52:37is British Columbia's largest and Canada's third largest city, Vancouver.
00:52:43Greater Vancouver has a population of approximately 3 million people.
00:52:53The city is a unique mixture of urban development flanked by natural park areas.
00:53:00Stanley Park is a 400-hectare natural park located right next to the downtown.
00:53:10The 8.8-kilometer seawall is the park's most scenic and popular walking, biking, jogging and rollerblading area.
00:53:19The Totem Pole display area at Brockton Point is the most visited tourist attraction in all of British Columbia.
00:53:31Prospect Park is the most visited tourist attraction in all of British Columbia.
00:53:37Prospect Point is a high lookout offering panoramic views of the North Shore Mountains, the Lions Gate Bridge and Burrard Inlet.
00:53:51Located in the heart of the park is Canada's National Aquarium, the Vancouver Aquarium of Canada.
00:53:57Vancouver Aquarium
00:54:02Located in the heart of the park is Canada's National Aquarium, the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre.
00:54:27Vancouver began in 1867 as a Wild West settlement called Gastown, started by a colorful character named Gassy Jack Dayton, who ran the local saloon.
00:54:37Today, Gastown is a heritage district with fine restaurants, nightclubs, unique shops and a steam-powered clock.
00:54:46The Vancouver Lookout atop Harbour Centre whisks visitors high above the city streets via glass-enclosed elevators for a 300-foot walk.
00:54:56The Vancouver Lookout atop Harbour Centre whisks visitors high above the city streets via glass-enclosed elevators for a 300-foot walk.
00:55:07The Vancouver Lookout atop Harbour Centre whisks visitors high above the city streets via glass-enclosed elevators for a 360-degree view of the downtown and surrounding area.
00:55:19Renville Island
00:55:25Renville Island has a large public market, fine restaurants, theaters, bars and art shops, all in a scenic location along the waterfront.
00:55:40On the other side of Burrard Inlet, in North Vancouver, are two of the city's most popular attractions.
00:55:47The Capilano Suspension Bridge is Vancouver's oldest tourist attraction.
00:55:55The bridge spans 137 metres across Capilano Canyon, suspended 70 metres above the Capilano River.
00:56:03Across the bridge are beautiful nature trails through giant Douglas fir and cedar forests.
00:56:34The Grouse Mountain Aerial Sky Run takes visitors on a one-mile journey to a high mountain plateau
00:56:42overlooking the city of Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Strait of Georgia.
00:56:47The Refuge for Endangered Wildlife at the top of Grouse Mountain is a five-acre mountain habitat that is home to two orphan grizzly bears.
00:57:05Vancouver and Whistler-to-the-North are home to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
00:57:22Whistler-Blackcomb is the largest downhill ski area in North America, with 1.6 kilometres of vertical and 3,200 hectares of terrain on two mountains.
00:57:53Vancouver Island is the largest island on the west coast of North America.
00:58:01It offers a special mixture of unspoiled wilderness and culture.
00:58:06Long Beach, between the towns of Euclid and Tofino, in Pacific Rim National Park, is the island's most popular recreational area.
00:58:27On the south coast of Vancouver Island is British Columbia's capital city, Victoria.
00:58:43It is known as the Garden City because of its mild climate, beauty and Old English charm.
00:58:55The Fairmont Empress Hotel is a landmark, capturing the grandeur and elegance of a bygone era.
00:59:08Many attractions are found around the Inner Harbour area, where the Parliament Buildings are located, including Government Street, the Royal BC Museum, Undersea Gardens and the Royal London Wax Museum.
00:59:31Prince of Wales whale-watching excursions leave Victoria's Inner Harbour on a regular schedule throughout the spring, summer and fall.
00:59:45Wildlife cruises search for orcas, grey whales, minke whales, humpbacks, dolphins, porpoises and sea lion colonies.
01:00:01Vancouver Island's most popular attraction is the Butchart Gardens, receiving close to a million visitors annually.
01:00:19The dramatic, sunken garden began in the years following 1904, when Jenny Butchart, wife of Portland cement baron Robert Penn Butchart, began to beautify a depleted limestone quarry on their property.
01:00:32There are now 22 hectares of planted gardens.
01:00:49Canada's Northern Territories are the Yukon in the West, the Northwest Territories and the New Territory of Nunavut, created in 1999 in the East.
01:01:20Wilderness adventures and fishing are major attractions.
01:01:28The Far North is truly otherworldly with unique landscapes and wildlife.
01:01:49Canada is truly one of the world's great countries, culturally rich, full of natural beauty and inhabited by peaceful, warm-hearted people welcoming all the world.
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