The Port of Vancouver was the name of the largest port in Canada, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, and the largest port on the West Coast of North America by metric tons of total cargo, with 76.5 million metric tons. The port amalgamated with the Fraser River Port Authority and the North Fraser Port Authority in 2008 to form Port Metro Vancouver.
Things to do in Vancouver January 2012:
13 Janaury 2012 - Viscera Film Festival - Curio Media, a film and media company advancing female filmmakers and artists in the horror, sci-fi and dark fantasy genres, proudly presents The Viscera Film Festival, a short film showcase of horror films created by female filmmakers from around the world. This event is a 18+ Most of the movies that are being shown are rated R.
14 January 2012 - WWE SMACKDOWN World Tour – The WWE Superstars return to Vancouver for WWE Smackdown World Tour, January 14 at the PNE Agrodome. Don’t miss your favourite Smackdown Superstars including: The “APEX Predator” Randy Orton, “The World’s Largest Athlete” The BIG Show, Christian, “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry, “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus, the WWE Divas and many more! Event at PNE Agrodome at 7:30pm.
17 January 2012 - PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2012 - One of Vancouver’s signature festivals, the PuSh Festival is 20 days of groundbreaking work in the live performing arts: theatre, dance, music and other, hybrid forms of performance. Takes place in Vancouver Until February 4th various places around Vancouver.
21 January 2012 - Vancouver Game Design Expo – For game industry professionals, students of game design, and everyone passionate about games, Vancouver Film School’s Game Design program hosts the sixth annual Game Design Expo in Vancouver, BC, on January 21 and 22, 2012! Saturday’s Industry Speaker Day features presentations from the Director of Design on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Associate Lead Designer on Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the minds behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Gameloft iOS games, and more!
27 January 2012 - Year of the Dragon Celebration at International Village – This 12th annual Chinese New Year celebration is one of the largest in Greater Vancouver, attracting over 150,000 visitors with three days of cultural exhibition, fun, entertainment. Showcases unique New Year celebrations from Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and other countries. Where: International Village, 88 West Pender St.,Vancouver until Janurary 29, 2012
29 January 2012 - Chinese New Year Parade & Cultural Fair - Chinatown’s Chinese New Year Parade draws a crowd of 50,000 and features 3,000 performers, including 50 lion dance teams, multicultural dance troupes, the VPD Motorcycle Drill Team, marching bands and more. Parade runs from 12pm – 2pm; festivities continue to 4pm. Where: The parade starts at the Millennium Gate at Pender St. and heads east, turning south onto Gore St., then west onto Keefer St.
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