I can’t emphasize enough the importance of Vancouver’s seawall in city life. My parents are visiting at the moment and they spend their days walking a different section of the seawall and seeing the city from different viewpoints. It serves as a fabulous commute for me and my fellow Vancouverites - a walk or cycle along the seawall to work really lifts your spirits and gets you ready for the day ahead. It’s so calm and peaceful, and you get gorgeous views of the ocean, and mountains and the city skyscrapers. It also acts as a beautiful gym - why stay indoors on a treadmill or in the weights room when you can get out in the sun and walk, cycle, run, or rollerblade around the seawall? On my way to work I often see people doing yoga and tai chi, and on the way back there is always at least one group of people doing a group circuit or weights session by Science World.

Every time I’m down there I just feel so alive and happy and fortunate to be living in Vancouver.