Posh suburbs perch along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, fringed by golden sandy beaches.
Brilliant flower gardens burst into springtime color. In a flash, residents can be skiing down a steep mountain, baking on a beach, racing across the harbor on a sail boat, or hiking along a forest trail. Top-quality museums, drama troupes, summer festivals, and a lively nightclub scene satisfy cultural cravings. British Columbia's largest city squeezes between the Coast Range and the Straight of Georgia, facing Vancouver Island to the west and the Pacific Ocean beyond. Tucked into the southwest corner of British Columbia, the city is bit by bit usurping the flat, rich agricultural land of the Fraser River Valley to the south.