Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 169

rousseau · #**3361** Posted **Mar 13, 2017, 10:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by speedog

Vancouver is not the third largest city in Canada and in fact, there are only three Canadian cities that are above one million in population.

Looks like Calgary is a bigger city than San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Detroit, Washington, Boston, Portland, Pittsburgh, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cleveland, Cincinnati...

Yep.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population

From now on I will be sure to correct anyone in conversation if they happen to say that Vancouver is Canada's third largest city. Because, get real. Pfffff...it's not even as big as Mississauga.

speedog · #**3362** Posted **Mar 13, 2017, 11:47 PM**

Not being sensitive or petty in any way, just using words as how they are defined - it is others who are having an issue with me using certain words as per their definitions. Like I said, I'll cease with my non-skyscraper skylines in this thread because some are annoyed by that. As for my use of the word city, that will continue as in the past as I am not incorrect in any one way in how I have used that word - others will just have to — it up if it truly bothers them.

Acajack · #**3363** Posted **Mar 13, 2017, 11:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by speedog

Vancouver is not the third largest city in Canada and in fact, there are only three Canadian cities that are above one million in population.

Oh, so this is what this is all about.

csbvan · #**3364** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 12:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRi7V2ehBEu/?taken-by=stratosaviation

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRjzSQiAn4C/?taken-by=serendipitink

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQteh1SBJyJ/?taken-by=maximecoulombe

Great pics! J'y serai en juillet!

cyeg66 · #**3365** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 12:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

The CIBC tower is timeless. My favourite in the Big 5.

Yeah, to me it looks like Brookfield's twin tower, only Brookfield got all the curves and looks and CIBC got all the hideousness.

Pinion · #**3366** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 2:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by speedog

Vancouver is not the third largest city in Canada and in fact, there are only three Canadian cities that are above one million in population.

Vancouver is almost as big as Calgary and Edmonton combined in a much smaller geographic area, you precious little thing.

giallo · #**3367** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 3:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRi7V2ehBEu/?taken-by=stratosaviation

Wow. Montreal looks like a beast in this aerial. Fantastic.....everything.

BretttheRiderFan · #**3368** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 3:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pinion

Vancouver is almost as big as Calgary and Edmonton combined in a much smaller geographic area, you precious little thing.

City vs CMA

It is indeed true that Calgary is Canada's third largest city. It is also true that the Vancouver CMA is the third largest in the country.

BretttheRiderFan · #**3369** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 3:46 AM**

Heck, wasn't Toronto like the second or third biggest city pre-amalgamation, right up to the late 90s?

Klazu · #**3370** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 3:52 AM**

Rain clouds shrouding surrounding Burnaby.

mistercorporate · #**3371** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:01 AM**

Vancouver is not the 3rd largest?

Sounds like "Chad Episode II: The Return of the Calgary Booster"

The City of London (UK) has a population of 8,000, Okotoks has 28,000, thus OKOTOKS > LONDON! Woot-dy-woot!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London

speedog · #**3372** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:06 AM**

In the true definition of the word city...

speedog · #**3373** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:10 AM**

Okotoks isn't a city.

BretttheRiderFan · #**3374** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by mistercorporate

Vancouver is not the 3rd largest?

Sounds like "Chad Episode II: The Return of the Calgary Booster"

The City of London (UK) has a population of 8,000, Okotoks has 28,000, thus OKOTOKS > LONDON! Woot-dy-woot!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London

City of London =\= London

mistercorporate · #**3375** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by BretttheRiderFan

City of London =\= London

Actually, based on Speedog's definition it is...

The City of London is a city and county within London (Greater London).

mistercorporate · #**3376** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by speedog

Okotoks isn't a city.

I agree, but it still dwarfs that puny Imperial Capital based on your definition

BretttheRiderFan · #**3377** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:15 AM**

There's really no need for anyone to get up in arms about this.

It's numbers, people.

City of Calgary is bigger than the city of Vancouver.

The Vancouver CMA is bigger than the Calgary CMA.

This isn't complicated.

BretttheRiderFan · #**3378** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by mistercorporate

I agree, but it still dwarfs that puny Imperial Capital based on your definition

The city of Westminster is really the capital. Parliament, Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, etc. The City of London is the financial centre.

mistercorporate · #**3379** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by BretttheRiderFan

The city of Westminster is really the capital. Parliament, Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, etc. The City of London is the financial centre.

He who controls the pocketbook, controls the cogs

BretttheRiderFan · #**3380** Posted **Mar 14, 2017, 4:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by mistercorporate

He who controls the pocketbook, controls the cogs

Does this mean we can now call Alberta Canada's third largest province? We do have a larger economy than BC, after all