Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,642,825 in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,400 people per square kilometre. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 72 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 88.9 percent are native speakers of neither English nor French, and 80.6 percent of residents belong to visible minority groups. Vancouver is one of the most livable cities in Canada and in the world. In terms of housing affordability, Vancouver is also one of the most expensive cities in Canada and in the world.[15] Vancouver plans to become the greenest city in the world. Vancouverism is the city's urban planning design philosophy. Indigenous settlement of Vancouver began more than 10,000 years ago, and the city is on the traditional and unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard) peoples. The beginnings of the modern city, which was originally named Gastown, grew around the site of a makeshift tavern on the western edges of Hastings Mill that was built on July 1, 1867, and owned by proprietor Gassy Jack. The original site is marked by the Gastown steam clock. Gastown then formally registered as a townsite dubbed Granville, Burrard Inlet. The city was renamed "Vancouver" in 1886, through a deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway was extended to the city by 1887. The city's large natural seaport on the Pacific Ocean became a vital link in the trade between Asia-Pacific, East Asia, Europe, and Eastern Canada. Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, APEC Canada 1997, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; several matches of 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup including the finals at BC Place in Downtown Vancouver,[18] and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. In 1969, Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver. The city became the permanent home to TED conferences in 2014. As of 2016, Port Metro Vancouver is the fourth-largest port by tonnage in the Americas, the busiest and largest in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America. While Money Laundering remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry. Major film production studios in Vancouver and nearby Burnaby have turned Greater Vancouver and nearby areas into one of the largest film production centres in North America, earning it the nickname "Hollywood North"

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Nearly 2,000 professional firefighters will walk off the job for the first time in New Zealand’s history, citing a “crisis” within the sector and ongoing problems with poor pay, understaffing and unreliable fire equipment. Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union have voted to strike for an hour on Friday morning in a complete work stoppage, after talks with employer Fire and Emergency (Fenz) broke down last week. The strike action includes all career fire stations, training centres and 111 fire communications centres. The country’s 12,000 volunteer firefighters will not be participating, as they are not represented by the union. The union’s secretary, Wattie Watson, said the strike was a last resort and that problems in the service had reached “crisis level”, with trucks are breaking down, hoses and equipment perishing and staff feeling the physical and mental strain from working overtime in risky situations. The deputy national commander of Fenz, Brendan Nally, said it was disappointing the union had escalated strike action, despite a “substantial new pay offer which would see base salaries for all firefighters increase by between 8% and 19% over the next two years”. The organisation is “fully committed to trying to reach a settlement” but that over 13 months of negotiations, including 29 days of bargaining and three days of mediation, the union had not significantly moved from its position, Nally said. “Our new offer is substantially more than our previous offer and reflects our strong desire to reach settlement,” he said. Volunteer firefighters will still be on call to respond to emergencies, but Fenz has expressed concerned for public safety and has urged people to be vigilant during the hour-long strike, warning response times may be delayed in some areas. Watson said Fenz was missing the point by focusing on pay problems alone. “While wages for our membership are very low, this isn’t a battle focused on the wages,” she said. “We have incredibly low career staffing levels and they’re insufficient to maintain minimum staffing, and they have ageing and dilapidated appliances ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDBHp9BdMlw

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