I Love Vancouver

I love Vancouver. It is one of the warmest cities in Canada.

10 of the 11 warmest cities in Canada are in British Columbia. The top 5 are Chilliwack, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Nainamo and Victoria, all in B.C. Annual average temperature in these Top 5 cities is approximately 10 C  ( 50 F ) or more.   

You have probably heard that Vancouver is always wet and rainy. This is quite untrue. It is rather a bias or false perception, not a fact. Yes, Vancouver can be wet and rainy, but it is not one of the rainiest cities in Canada. It is not even in the Top 10. The Top 5 rainiest cities in Canada are Prince Rupert, B.C., St. Johns, Newfoundland; Corner Brook, Newfoundland; Terrace, B.C., and Saquenay, Quebec. These Top 5 rainiest cities in Canada have approximately 200 rainy days or more annually.  

Vancouver is one of the most liveable cities in the world. Typical complaint about Vancouver is the very expensive real estate prices and housing costs there. I would say that this is true, not a bias or false perception. But to say that Vancouver is always wet and rainy is quite untrue.

If you are financially well-off, where do you want to live?  

Ted Harrison

In the news, Ted Harrison passed away January 16, 2015 at the age of 88 in Victoria B.C., Canada. He is a renowned Canadian painter most famous for his paintings and  love of the Yukon, its nature, people and animals. His art work has his own distinct style of beautiful child-like charm.

Ted Harrison was born in England, and had worked and lived in different places, including India, East Africa, Malaysia, New Zealand and Canada (in Carcross and Whitehorse of Yukon, then retired in Victoria). He designed the art work of the Yukon Pavilion at the 1986 World Expo in Vancouver B.C. He had won different awards and honorary Doctor's degrees, and  was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1987. I met Ted and his wife Nicky many times at his home and work studio in Whitehorse. RIP Ted Harrison !

Hockey Riot

So bad so sad, not because the Canucks of Vancouver has lost the Stanley Cup to the Bruins of Boston, but rather the hockey riot has tarnished the beautiful image of Vancouver. Why such madness ? It is the loss of Stanley Cup, not Stanley Park !