http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/04/eui.survey/
The Canadian city, nestled on the Pacific coast, was one of four locations in that country to rank at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit's livability survey, which looked at conditions in 127 cities.
The other top-ranking Canadian cities were Toronto, Calgary and Montreal.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Art...National/Canada
Toronto and Calgary were ranked ninth and 10th. Australia's Melbourne was No. 2 on the list with Perth, Adelaide and Sydney also making it into the top 10. .
Vancouver is about the only place in Canada I would consider living in besides Calgary. I spent 5 years there in the early 90s and loved it. I did not even mind the rain. It is better than having -20C.