North Vancouver

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

The Culture and Arts scene is extremely vibrant on the North Shore of Vancouver. Its arts galleries range from modern art to photographic exhibits, and some of the most popular art galleries include: Capilano University Studio Art gallery, Artists for Kids Gallery, Gallery Yoyo, CityScape Community Art Space, Khot-la-cha Art Gallery (hot-La-Cha features stuff made by several of British Columbia's finest Native craftspeople and artists; most of the crafts and artwork are created by Squamish Indian Band members. Included are hand-carved red and yellow cedar plaques and totem poles, ceremonial masks, Hand Knit Indian sweaters, moccasins, and limited-edition prints), Seymor Art gallery, Presentation House Gallery, Bellevue Gallery, Buckland Southerst Gallery, Ferry Building Gallery (it features works of art of both established and emerging artists, who are present or past artists of North Shore), and Kay Meek Centre Gallery. Theatre and Concerts likewise flourish within the area, and people will like some of the presentations at the First Impressions Theatre, Deep Cove Stage Theatre, Presentation House Theatre, Centennial Theatre, Hendry Hall Theatre, Capalino College Performing Arts Theatre, Ann MacDonald Studio and Silk Porse Arts Centre. Museum-enthusiasts could visit North Vancouver Museum and Archives, Deep Cove Heritage Society, and Nthe National Maritime Centre.

The city is home to several attractions, with many being offered all-year-round. Some of the great attractions consist of The Pier, Parks in the City, City Skate Park, Trans Canada Trail Pavilion, Mahon Spray park, Chiba Garden and Lower Lonsdale Community Garden. The Pier is North Vancouver's latest attractions. It provides a magnificent scenery and walk back in time. The Burrard Dry Dock Pier is a seven hundred-foot long public walkway that extends to Burrard Inlet. Parks in the City is amongst the more gorgeous scenery in the Lower Mainland. There are roughly 40 parks situated all through the City, with each park providing individualized trails for the enthusiastic hiker. City Skate Park comprises 16,000 square feet of curbs, walls, and ramps. The Skate Park looks like an urban plaza, and lots of enthusiastic skaters are invited to try out the "Wave" - a skate-able public art piece. Mahon Spray Park is meant for water-lovers who like to enjoy together with their family. The park consists of twenty items of spray equipment, and it offers various creative, interactive, and water elements for everybody to take pleasure in.

The City of North Vancouver has a lot of variety. It has major port terminals, shopping centres, dynamic industrial areas, waterfront business parks and shipbuilding facilities. It is also a mix of commercial and professional services, with a lot of infrastructure that supports specialty manufacturing and advanced technology. The city likewise would like 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.