10 Facts About Kitsilano

Kitsilano is a neighbourhood located in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

False Creek Indian Reserve No 6, known as the Kitsilano Indian Reserve, is an Indian Reserve developed by the colonial government in 1869.

Kitsilano was the site of the second Sikh temple to be built in Canada, a few years after the first opened Golden in 1905.

The land that is currently known as Kitsilano has been shared by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Watuth peoples since time immemorial.

Kitsilano is located in the West Side of Vancouver, along the southern shore of English Bay, with Burrard Street as the neighborhood's eastern boundary, Alma Street its western boundary, and 16th Avenue its southern boundary.

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Kitsilano is home to a number of Vancouver's annual festivals and events:.

Kitsilano is home to 17 parks, which include six playgrounds, an off-leash dog park, and Kitsilano Beach, one of Vancouver's most popular beaches.

The Kitsilano Showboat, operating since 1935, is essentially an open-air amphitheatre with the ocean and mountains as a backdrop.

Kitsilano developed as a less expensive suburban alternative to the West End.

Kitsilano is situated within the Canadian federal electoral districts of Vancouver Quadra and Vancouver Centre, currently held by Joyce Murray and Hedy Fry, respectively.