Nicknames of Vancouver

Nicknames of Vancouver

There are many nicknames for the city of Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia and third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Some reflect the city's climate, its geography, its economy, and its demographics. Others have their origins in cultural aspects of the city and its inhabitants. Vancouver is a relatively young city, and its nicknames continue to evolve.

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Geography and climate

  • Rain City - Vancouver receives on average 1,199mm of rainfall a year (YVR).[1] Especially during the winter months, the city has a reputation for wet weather.

Industry

  • Hollywood North[3] - the city is home to the third-largest film and television production industry in North America, after L.A. and New York.[4]

Culture

  • Lotusland - coined by Vancouver Sun writer Allan Fotheringham, Lotusland refers to Homer's Odyssey, in which the hero, Odysseus, visits a land whose inhabitants are befuddled by a narcotic lotus (the "Land of the Lotus-Eaters"). It sometimes is used to describe all of British Columbia.[6]
  • City of Glass - taken from the title of a Douglas Coupland book, this name reflects the dominant steel-and-glass architectural aesthetic of the city's downtown.[7]

Demographics

  • Hongcouver - A name with some xenophobic connotations, it came into use in the 1980s and 1990s. Although Vancouver has had a large Asian community from its earliest days, the Chinese population surged as large numbers of Hong Kong citizens immigrated prior to the British handover of that city in 1997.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. 2009-04-30. http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=ALL&StationName=vancouver&SearchType=BeginsWith&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=889&. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Editors' Picks: City history and landmarks". Georgia Straight. http://www.straight.com/article-259697/city-history-and-landmarks. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
  3. ^ "B.C. Facts". Province of British Columbia. http://www.gov.bc.ca/bcfacts/. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
  4. ^ BC Film Commission
  5. ^ Hampson, Sarah (October 22, 2007). "Prince of pot or dope of Vansterdam?". Toronto: Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/prince-of-pot-or-dope-of-vansterdam/article790990/. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
  6. ^ Grant, Kelly; Mehler Paperny, Anna. "How cities grow – up is in". Toronto: Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/how-cities-grow-up-is-in/article1571442/. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
  7. ^ Rowe, Dan. "A career spent being curious about Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1266691097/. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 
  8. ^ Cernetig, Michael. "Chinese Vancouver: A decade of change". Vancouver Sun. http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/features/newhongkong/story.html?id=011b7438-172c-4126-ba42-2c85828bd6ce. Retrieved July 28, 2010. 

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