About Vancouver
July 21, 2009 by ovidiu
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Vancouver, BC. 49 N 123 W
Oraşul Vancouver de astăzi, cu o vechime de 118 ani, a fost odată o coastă muntoasă împădurită, locuită doar de indienii nativi (First Nations). Multe evenimente s-au produs şi au transformat ceea ce odată era o aşezare sălbatică şi puţin locuită, în ceea ce vedem astăzi.
Cu ani în urmă, exploratori englezi (Thomas Hook, George Vancouver,) şi spanioli (Jose Maria Narvaez) au păşit pe această coastă şi au întâlnit nativii indieni care au trăit aici netulburaţi de mii de ani. Clima temperată, poziţia geografică şi excelenta sursă de hrană a făcut din aceasta aşezare un loc ideal pentru ca nativii să supravieţuiască confortabil cam tot timpul anului. Mulţi, incluzând triburi ca Musqueam, Kwantlen, Tsawassen and Squamish au trăit şi s-au dezvoltat de-a lungul ţărmului Burrard (Burrard Inlet), dar viata le-a fost alterata de europenii veniţi care şi-au însuşit teritoriul şi le-au alungat pacea.
Vancouver-ul de astăzi şi-a căpătat acest nume mai târziu. Înainte exista numai o colecţie de mici aşezări într-o colonie britanică, numită pe atunci Noua Caledonie (New Caledonia). Aceasta includea ceea ce sunt astăzi provincia British Columbia din Canada şi statele americane Washinton şi Oregon.
Pe coasta de est, în anul 1867, s-a format Canada (Confederaţia), ca o dorinţa de a crea o ţară de la Atlantic la Pacific. A fost un vis, un vis de a crea o ţară mare care să oprească americanii (care se întindeau rapid peste teritoriu în partea de vest) de a se întinde pe întregul continent. În decadele care au urmat, visul a devenit realitate ca urmare a construcţiei căii ferate care a fost cheia în a uni oceanul Pacific de Atlantic. Iniţial, calea ferata (the Canadian Pacific Railway) s-a oprit în oraşul Port Moody, la capătul golfului Burrard, şi a fost mai târziu extinsă până la Granville care era mai aproape de gura golfului şi avea un port mai bun. Odată cu construcţia caii ferate, populaţia s-a mărit rapid. În patru ani de la construcţia caii ferate, populaţia a crescut de la 400 la 13,000.
În 1886, Granville şi-a schimbat numele şi s-a născut oraşul Vancouver. În 1895, Columbia Britanica, (British Columbia) s-a unit confederaţiei şi Noua Caledonie a dispărut. Aria de la sud de paralele 49 a fost luata de americani şi cea de la nordul paralelei 49 a devenit canadiană.
Prima capitală a provinciei British Columbia a fost New Westminster, “the Royal City”; dar mai târziu s-a decis să se mute capitala la Victoria pe insula Vancouver.
Oraşul îşi păstrează frumuseţea naturală, şi a ajuns un renumit centru cultural şi economic, unul din cele mai de dorit oraşe din lume pentru a fi vizitat şi locuit.
Vancouver-ul de astăzi se afla în provincia British Columbia şi cuprinde o colecţie de mai multe orăşele, toate făcând parte din “Greater Vancouver”, care se mai numeşte “Lower Mainland of British Columbia” sau ”the South Coast of British Columbia” (coasta de sud a provinciei British Columbia).
Oraşul continuă să se dezvolte rapid. A fost martor la doua războaie mondiale, a trecut prin marea depresie (the Great Depression), şi începuturile erei automobilului… şi a început să fie cunoscut internaţional.
Anul 1950 a marcat o era de dezvoltare şi prosperitate mai ales în zonele suburbane. În anul 1961, populaţia a crescut până la 800,000. De atunci s-au construit universităţi, the Second Narrows Bridge, 401 Freeway, the SkyTrain etc şi a fost construit renumitul Whistler Ski Resort.
Acest tânăr oraş cosmopolitan, cu începuturi modeste dar o istorie bogată, îşi menţine promisiunea de a fi “city of destiny” şi şi-a câştigat reputaţia de “Hollywood North” Oraşul a devenit al treilea ca mărime în Canada şi continuă să crească.
Vancouver – școli de limbă engleză
July 21, 2009 by ovidiu
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Abbotsford/Langley Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 859 – 7820 fax : (604) 854 – 1427
- website : www.sd35.bc.ca
British Columbia Institute of Technology
- tel : (604) 432 – 8555 fax : (604) 434 – 8462
- 3700 Willingdon Ave. Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3H2
- website : www.bcit.bc.ca
Burnaby Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 664 – 8888 fax : (604) 664 – 8448
Capilano Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 984 – 4901 fax : (604) 983 – 7545
- website : www.capcollege.bc.ca
Continuing Education - New Westminster Secondary School
- tel : (604) 517 – 6345, (604) 517 – 6286
- 835 – 8th Street, New Westminster, B.C. V3M 3S9
- website : http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/
Columbia Square Adult Continuing Education Centre
- tel : (604) 517 – 6191
- 1001 Columbia Street, New Westminster, B.C. V3M 1C4
- website : http://onestart.net/alc
Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre
- tel : (604) 945 – 4211
- 3200 Westwood Street, Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 6C9
Delta Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 940 – 5550
Douglas College, Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 527 – 5472 fax : (604) 527 – 5711
Langara Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 323 – 5322
Link Testing Center
- tel : (604) 507 – 4150
- #200 – 7525 King George Hwy, Surrey, B.C. V3W 5A8
Maple Ridge / Pit Meadows
- tel : (604) 463 – 8884
website : www.schdist42.bc.ca
New Westminster Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 517 – 6200
North Shore Continuing Education
- tel : (604) 986 – 8888 fax : (604) 986 – 6709
UBC Continuing Studies
- tel : (604) 822 – 1444
- website : www.cstudies.ubc.ca
Univ. College of the Fraser Valley Continuing Education – Abbotsford
- tel : (604) 853 – 7441 fax : (604) 853 – 7618
website : www.ucfv.bc.ca
Vancouver Community College
King Edward Campus – tel : (604) 871 – 7000 fax : (604) 871 – 7100
- 1155 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5N 5T9
- website : www.vcc.bc.ca
City Centre Campus – tel : (604) 443 – 8300 fax : (604) 443 – 8588
- 250 West Pender, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1S9
Winslow Adult Learning Centre
- tel : (604) 936 – 4261 fax : (604) 936 – 6594
- 1100C Winslow Ave. Coquitlam, B.C. V3J 2G3
Vancouver – diverse
July 21, 2009 by ovidiu
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Bilete de avion
- website: http://www.avacation.com/air.html
International Credential Evaluation Service
- website : www.ola.bc.ca/ices/
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials
- website : www.cicic.ca/professions/indexe.stm
Career related testing:
- website : www.queendom.com
Vremea in Vancouver
- website : http://weather.netscape.com/weather/home.tmpl?city=CAXX0518
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C.
http://www.asttbc.org
Telecommunications Workers Union
http://www.twu-canada.ca
Vancouver – job search
July 21, 2009 by ovidiu
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www.bctechnology.com/bctechnology/frameset_emp.html
www.cicic.ca/professions/indexe.stm
Career click: www.careerclick.com/bc/
General BC career info: www.workfutures.bc.ca
BC labour market info: www.workinfonet.bc.ca
BC careers of the future: www.fwt.bc.ca
BC gov’t posting: www.postings.gov.bc.ca
Workopolis: www.workopolis.ca
VanCity Newspapers: www.van.net
Human Resources Development Canada: www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
BC Ministry of Human Resouces: www.gov.bc.ca/sdes
General BC Postings: www.britishcolumbiajobs.com
Monster: http://english.monster.ca
General Postings: http://canada.careermosaic.com
Medical job bank : www.canada-wide.com
Canadian gov’t career info: www.worksearch.gc.ca
Canada career consortium: www.careerccc.org
Canadian gov’t posting: www.jobs.gc.ca
National job bank : http://jb-ge.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/
Job in America: www.govtjobs.com/
Vancouver – guvern
July 21, 2009 by ovidiu
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Government of Canada
Government of BC
Canada Public Pension
Ministries & Organizations
www.gov.bc.ca/bcgov/popt/orgs/
Self Employment: Canada/BC business service center
Ministerul muncii
Labour Relations Board
Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C. (WCB)
Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency
http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/
Business Registration On-line
http://www.businessregistration-inscriptionentreprise.gc.ca/
Forms and Publications
http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/formspubs/menu-e.html
Human Resources Development Canada
Federal Labour Legislation
http://info.load-otea.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/federal_legislation/home.htm
Industry Canada
Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission
http://www.itac.gov.bc.ca
Canada’s Business and Consumer Guide
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html
Federal Incorporation online service and information
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incd-dgc.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/home?OpenDocument
Canadian Business Service Centres – Business Start-Up Assistant
http://bsa.cbsc.org/gol/bsa/interface.nsf
Vancouver area – univesități și colegii
July 21, 2009 by ovidiu
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Trinity University
- tel: (604)-888-7511
- 7600 Glover Road Langley, BC V2Y 1Y1 Canada
- website : www.twu.ca
Royal Roads University
- tel : (250) 391 – 2511 fax : (250) 391– 2500
- 2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, B.C. V9B 1W2
- website : www.royalroads.ca
Simon Fraser University
- tel : (604) 291 – 3224
- 3017 Academic Quadrangle, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
- website : www.sfu.ca
Technical University of British Columbia
- tel : (604) 586 – 5225 fax : (604) 586 – 5237
- 301 – 10334-154th A Street, Surrey, B.C. V3R 7P8
- website : www.tu.bc.ca
University of British Columbia
- tel : (604) 822 – 8111, (604) 822 – 2211 fax : (604) 822 – 8134
- 1874 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4
- website : www.ubc.ca/
University of Northern British Columbia
- tel : (250) 960 – 5555
- 3333 University Way, Prince George, B.C. V2N 4Z9
- website : www.quarles.unbc.edu/keen/welcome.html
University of Victoria
- tel : (250) 721 – 8115, (250) 721 – 8119
- PO Box 3025, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3P2
- website : www.uvic.ca
Kwantlen University – College (Admissions Office)
- tel : (604) 599 – 2100 fax : (604) 599 – 2068
- 12666 – 72nd Avenue, PO Box 9030 Surrey, B.C. V3T 5H8
- website : www.kwantlen.bc.ca
Malasapina University – College (Advising Centre)
- tel : (250) 753 – 3245, (250) 755 – 8752
- 900 – Fifth Street Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5S5
- website : www.mala.bc.ca
Okanagan University – College
- tel : (250) 762 – 5445
- 1000 KLO Road, Kelowna, B.C. V1V 4X8
- website : www.ouc.bc.ca
University – College of the Cariboo (Counseling Department)
- tel : (250) 828 – 5023, (250) 828 – 5000
- 900 College Drive, Box 3010 , Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5N3
- website : www.cariboo.bc.ca
University – College of Fraser Valley
Abbotsford – tel : (604) 854 – 4528
- 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 4N2
Chilliwack – tel : (604) 792 – 0025
Mission – tel : (604) 853 – 7441 fax : (604) 853 – 9990
- webside : www.ucfv.bc.ca
Academy of Learning (Computer & Business Career College)
- tel : (604) 606 – 2050 Burnaby tel : (604) 589 – 0101 Surrey
- fax : (604) 439 – 1634
- 200 – 6446 Nelson Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5H 3J5
British Columbia Institute of Technology
- tel : (604) 432 – 8555 fax : (604) 434 – 8462
- 3700 Willingdon Ave. Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3H2
- website : http://www.bcit.ca
BCIT – Pacific Marine Training Campus
- tel : (604) 985 – 0622 fax : (604) 985 – 2862
-265 West Esplande, N. Vancouver, B.C. V7M 1A5
- website :http://www.bcit.ca
Burnaby College
- tel : (604) 439 – 7464 fax : (604) 437 – 8709
- 4th Floor Metrotown Mall 450-4800 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C V5A 4j2
- website : www.burnabycollege.bc.ca
Burnaby Community Skills Centre
- tel : (604) 660 – 2621 fax : (604) 660 – 2251
- # 115 – 4400 Dominion Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4G3
Camosun College (Academic Centre)
- tel : (250) 370 – 3558
- 3100 Foul Bay Road, Victoria, B.C. V8P 5J2
- website : www.camosun.bc.ca
Canadian Family Resource Institute & Career College
- tel : (604) 879 – 2291 fax : (604) 479 – 2082
- 601 W Broadway Avenue Unit L1 Vancouver, V5Z 4C2
- website : www.fricollege.com
- E-mail: info@fricollege.com
Capilano College (Advising Centre)
- tel : (604) 986 – 1911, (604) 984 – 4990 fax : (604) 984 – 4985
- 2055 Purcell Way, N. Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3H5
- website : www.capcollege.bc.ca
CDI College of Business & Technology
Abbotsford – tel : (604) 850 – 8585
- 31838 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 1V3
Burnaby – tel : (604) 437 – 8585
- 100 – 5172 Kingsway Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5H 2A8
Coquitlam – tel : (604) 942 – 8585
- 5 – 1180 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 7K7
Surrey – tel : (604) 585 – 8585
- 216 – 9801 King George Highway, Surrey, B.C. V3T 5H5
Vancouver – tel : (604) 685 – 8585
- 200 – 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2
Century College
- tel : (604) 731 – 8869, (604) 731 – 8830
- 2nd floor, 1788 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1Y1
- website : www.centurycollege.com
Certified General Accountants Association
- tel : (604) 732 – 1211 fax : (604) 732 – 1252
- 1555 West 8th Ave, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1T5
City University
- tel : (604) 689 – 2489 fax : (604) 689 – 0440
- 789 West Pender Street, suite 310, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2
College of New Caledonia (Counseling Department)
- tel : (250) 561 – 5818
- 3330 – 22nd Avenue Prince George, B.C. V2N 1P8
- website : www.cnc.bc.ca
College of the Rockies (Counseling Department)
- tel : (250) 489 – 2751 fax : (250) 489 – 1790
- 2700 College Way, Box 8500, Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 5L7
- website : www.cotr.bc.ca
Columbia College
- tel : (604) 683 – 8360 fax : (604) 682 – 7191
- 500 – 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6J9
- website : www.columbiacollege.bc.ca
Compu College
- tel : (604) 435 – 2424 fax : (604) 430 – 1473
- 210 – 5021 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C.
- website : www.ibschool.com
Coquitlam College
- tel : (604) 939 – 6633 fax : (604) 939 – 0336
- 516 Brookmere Avenue, Coquitlam, B.C. V3J 1W9
- website : www.coq-col.bc.ca
Corporate Communications Training College
- tel : (604) 687 – 1140 fax : (604) 687 – 1142
- Suite 1007, 701 West Georgia, Vancouver, B.C. V7Y 1A1
Counsellor Training Institute
- tel : (604) 683 – 2442 fax : (604) 688 – 9001
- 405 – 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1L8
- website : www.home.istar
Douglas College (Student Services)
- tel : (604) 527 – 5486, (604) 280 – 1002 fax : (604) 527 – 5095
- 700 Royal Avenue, PO Box 2503 N. Westminster, B.C. V3L 5B2
- website : www.douglas.bc.ca
- E-mail :registrar_office@douglas.bc.ca
Dubrulle French Culinary School
- tel : (604) 738 – 3155 fax : (604) 738 – 3205
- 1522 West 8th Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 4R9
- website : www.dubrulle.com
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
- tel : (604) 527 – 5400 fax : (604) 527 – 5095
- 1399 Johnston Street, Grandville Island, Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3R9
- website : www.eciad.bc.ca
Excel Career College
- tel : (604) 685 – 8070
- 202 – 1161 Melville Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 1X7
- website : www.nwminetwork/excelhom.htm
GR Technical College
Burnaby – tel : (604) 439 – 1101 fax : (604) 439 – 1190
- 6830 Burlington Ave, Burnaby, B.C. V5J 4H9
- website : www.grtechcollege.com
Surrey – tel : 580 – 1100
- unit 5 – 12332 Pattullo Place, Surrey, B.C. V3V 8C3
- website : www.grtechcollege.com
Horizon College
- tel : (604) 736 – 2922 fax : (604) 736 – 2914
- 200 – 1177 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V6H 1C3
- website : www.horizoncollege.com
Hybrid Technical College
- tel : (604) 439 – 1142 fax : (604) 439 – 6799
- 180 – 3665 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C. V5R 5W2
- website : www.hybridcollege.bc.ca
Institute of Indigenous Government
- tel : (604) 602 – 9555 fax : (604) 602 – 3400
- 342 Water Street, 3rd floor Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1BB6
- website : www.indigenenous.bc.ca
Justice Institute of BC
- tel : (604) 525 – 5422 fax : (604) 528 – 5653
- 715 McBride Boulevard, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 5T4
- website : www.jibc.com
Langara College Continuing Studies
- tel : (604) 323 – 5322, (604) 323 – 5511
- fax : (604) 323 – 5899, (604) 323 – 5555
- 100 West 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6
- website : www.langara.bc.ca/cs
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
- tel : (250) 378 – 3305
- 2196 Quilchena Ave. Merritt, B.C. V0K 2B0
- website : www.islandnet.com/~bccat/info/nvit.htm
Northern Lights College (Student Services)
Dawson Creek – tel : (250) 782 – 5251
- 11401 – 8th Street, Dawson Creek, B.C. V1G 4G2
- website : www.nlc.bc.ca
Fort St. John – tel : (250) 785 – 6981
North Island College (Student Services)
Courtenay – tel : (250) 334 – 5023
- 2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 8N6
Campbell River – tel : (250) 286 – 3913
Port Albeni – tel : (250) 724 – 8735
Port Hardy – tel : (250) 949 – 7912
- website : www.nic.bc.ca
Northwest Community College (Student Services)
- tel : (250) 635 – 6511
- 5331 McConnell Avenue, Box 726, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4C2
- website : www.nwcc.bc.ca
Open Learning Agency (Student Advising)
- tel : (604) 413 – 3300, 1 – 800 – 663 -1663
- 4355 Mathissi Place, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4S8
- website : www.ola.bc.ca
Pitman Business College
- tel : (604) 685 – 7696 fax : (604) 685 – 9879
- 688 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1P1
- website : www.pitmancollege.com
- E-mail : pitman@pitmancollege.com
Selkirk College (Student Services)
- tel : (250) 365 – 1273
- 301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3J1
- website : www.selkirk.bc.ca
Software Training Centre
- tel : (604) 528 – 4732 fax : (604) 528 – 4780
- 1401 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, B.C. V3K 6Y4
Sprott Shaw
- tel : (604) 520 – 3900 fax : (604) 520 – 3033
- 842 – 12 Street, New Westminster, B.C. V3M 2K3
- website : www.sprottshaw.com
Tourism Careers
- tel : (604) 682 – 8000 fax : (604) 688 – 2554
- 930 – 555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 4N6
- website : www.prit.bc.ca
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
- tel : (604) 520 – 7321 fax : (604) 520 – 7376
- UFCW – Local 2000, 227 – 6th Street, New Westminster, B.C.
Vanarts – Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
- tel : (604) 682 – 2787 fax : (604) 684 – 2789
- 1155 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C.
- 250 West Pender, Vancouver, B.C.
- website : www.vcc.bc.ca
Vancouver Community College
King Edward Campus – tel : (604) 871 – 7000 fax : (604) 871 – 7100
- 1155 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5N 5T9
City Centre Campus – tel : (604) 443 – 8300 fax : (604) 443 – 8588
- 250 West Pender, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1S9
- website : www.vcc.bc.ca
Vancouver Film School
- tel : (604) 685 – 5808 fax : (604) 685 – 5830
- 420 Homer Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2V5
- website : www.vfs.com
Vancouver School Board
- tel : (604) 713 – 4550 fax : (604) 713 – 4530
- 1580 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 5K8
- website : www.vsb-adult-ed.com
West Coast College of Health Care
- tel : (604) 951 – 6644 fax : (604) 951 – 6608
- 1-15355-102A Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3R 7K1
