They employ about 72,000 workers. The area's leading industries are food processing and the manufacture of wood and wood products. Fish processing and meat packing rank as the chief activities of the food products industry. Vast evergreen forests in British Columbia provide the raw materials for the area's sawmills, pulp and paper mills, and veneer and plywood plants. Other activities include metal fabricating, the making of paper and related products, and the manufacture of petroleum and coal products.
Industry plays a key role in Vancouver's economy.
However, many of the city's industries have caused environmental damage to the area. The waters of Burrard Inlet, for example, have become heavily polluted. Vancouver has two major daily newspapers, The Province and The Sun. Three television stations and nine radio stations serve the city. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has its regional headquarters in Vancouver.