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Article: Vancouver: Gateway to British Columbia's scenic beauty
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- August 26, 2007
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- If you like unspoiled, uncrowded
and spectacular natural beauty, you can't beat British Columbia.
The "B.C." of this Canadian territory could easily stand for
"before congestion," as most of the land outside the big cities here
is pristine, quiet, uncrowded and simply spectacular.
Indeed, "Splendor without diminishment" is the motto of British
Columbia, and the official location signs here accurately highlight
its "super, natural" aspect.
Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia at about 600,000
residents, is a modern mecca surrounded by water on three sides. As
host for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the city (two million residents
in the metro area) is akin ...