Welcome to VancouverWiki - The People's Guide to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
This site is updated, expanded, and improved by people in Vancouver, British Columbia because they want to share what they love or loathe about their city. You can learn more about VancouverWiki here. You can search the site by using the box on the upper right of every page, or you can use the pre-sorted links below to go to the most popular sections. — Want to help?
Explore |
Visiting Vancouver:
Life in Vancouver:
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Chat about Vancouver, add your opinion to City Wishlist, Guides, Optimism, or Pessimism
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Activities, Arcades, Art, Movie Theatres, Museums,
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Parks, Community Activities, Play Theatres, Visual Arts
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Pet Life, Life with Kids, Festivals, Music Scene, Sports
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Suburbs, Apartments, Housing Guide, Jobs, Residences, Utilities
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Activism, Nonprofit Organizations, Spiritual Organizations, Volunteer, Employers
Food and Drink
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Restaurants, Catering, Food Delivery, Cheap Food, Vancouver Cuisine, Upscale Restaurants, Chain Restaurants, Grocery Stores
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BBQ, Cafes, Delis, Diners, Pubs, Subs, Street Meat, Ice Cream
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Check out Deals on some of our eateries
Shopping
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Bakeries, Banks, Books, Clothing, Computers, DVDs, Cigars, Head Shops, Malls, Records
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Car Dealers, EyeGlasses, 24 Hour Pharmacies
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Gardening, Florists, Furniture, Hobby Stores, Home Brewing Supplies, Local Classifieds, Audiophile Resources, Farm Markets, Sporting Good Stores
Services
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Ride Board, Public Transit, WiFi Hot Spots
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Hospitals, Libraries, Schools, Credit Unions, Barbershops, Salons, Tailors
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Automobile Mechanics, Car Cleaning, Lawyers, Dentists, Movers
Media
The City
Also see: Wiki Community
Featured Page |
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The quickest way to find out which parts of Vancouver life are already wiki-fied is to go directly to All Pages. Here you'll find a list of all the pages that have already been created. Add to them with details, comments, or pictures, or create your own page(s) about the parts of Vancouver that you love best.
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If you've got the itch to wiki but can't decide on a page to make, check out Wanted Pages and make a page for something that's waiting patiently to be brought into the wiki world.
Getting Started
First, check out the Vancouver Wiki Guide — this is a good place to start!
A Wiki is a linked set of pages that anybody can edit and contribute to without knowing anything about websites. ![[wikipedia]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/inter.png){kind=small}
Wikipedia is the prime example of a successful wiki project. 
DavisWiki is a great example of a successful community wiki. Also, check out ![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
Why Wiki Works for some information on the philosophy of wiki.
After reading that stuff, and playing around in the Wiki Sand Box, check out our FAQ. We also have a list of All Pages in the wiki.
Feel free to make new pages — just remember to link them. Also, if you don't know where to start or don't have any ideas, check out To Do or Wanted Pages.
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