1. DID YOU KNOW?
Port Metro Vancouver is the largest and
busiest port in Canada. We use ships, trains
and trucks to bring you your favour summer
goods from countries all over the world!
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2. DID YOU KNOW?
More than 100 million pounds of candy came
through the Port last year. Now that’s sweet!
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3. DID YOU KNOW?
One container can hold 5,000 toys.
These toys arrive from countries like China,
Japan and Indonesia.
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4. DID YOU KNOW?
One container can hold 23,000 hockey
pucks and 1,500 hockey sticks. Let the
games begin!
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5. DID YOU KNOW?
One container can hold 6,800 jigsaw puzzles.
That's no piece of cake!
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6. DID YOU KNOW?
More than 10,000 tonnes of stuffed animals
arrive through the Port each year. One tonne
weighs the same as one large elephant.
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7. DID YOU KNOW?
Port Metro Vancouver’s largest
processed food export is French Fries.
Now that’s some food for thought!
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8. DID YOU KNOW?
That China is our biggest supplier
of barbeques with Hong Kong in second
place.
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9. DID YOU KNOW?
More than 27.5 million pounds of coffee
came through the Port last year. Wow
that’s a lot of caffeine!
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10. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED?
Where your furniture and appliances
come from. They come in containers
from all around the world
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11. DID YOU KNOW?
More than 245 million oranges arrive through the
Port each year. This includes a local favourite -
mandarin oranges!
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12. DID YOU KNOW?
One container can hold 73,000 iPods.
Music to your ears!
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13. DID YOU KNOW?
One container can hold 12,400 pairs of shoes.
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14. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED?
Where your TV, laptop, and other electronics came
from. These arrive through the Port in containers
from countries like China and Japan.
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15. DID YOU KNOW?
Port Metro Vancouver is a sponsor for Canada Day
at Canada Place. It is one of 40 events the
Community Relations team attends each year.
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