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    Canada Place Celebrates 40 Years

      Canada Place is celebrating 40 years as one of Canada’s most recognizable landmarks on Vancouver’s waterfront. Since opening on May 2, 1986, as the Canada Pavilion for Expo 86, it has become a popular destination for residents and visitors, a venue for major public events, and home to the Port of Vancouver’s award-winning cruise terminal. Canada Place was developed as part of Expo 86 through a shared vision between federal, provincial, and municipal partners to create a vibrant, multi‑use waterfront destination. Located on Pier B–C, the site traces its origins to 1927, when it…

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    Vancouver Expects Strong Cruise Season

      The Canada Place cruise terminal in Vancouver is anticipating to welcome more than 300 ship calls and 1.2 million passenger visits this season, as the cruise sector stabilizes following several record years “We are thrilled to see Vancouver’s cruise sector continue to thrive—attracting visitors from across the globe for a once-in-a-lifetime Alaska experience while injecting more than $1 billion into our local economy,” said Captain Shri Madiwal, vice president of operations and supply chain at the Vancouver Fraser Port…

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    Vancouver Sets Record Cruise Year

      The Port of Vancouver announced it welcomed an estimated 1.25 million passengers in 2023, a new record and a 54 per cent increase compared to 2022. This includes 15 of Canada Place’s 20 busiest days ever for cruise passengers, all occurring in the past six months. There were 332 cruise ship calls between April and October 2023, a new record for the Canada Place cruise terminal and an increase of 9 per cent compared to 307 visits in 2022.…

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