what is the timezone in vancouver?
Pacific Time Zone
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 Among its other uses , in 1880 , measurements from the site were used as part of the effort to develop standard time . The observatory remained the official timekeeper for Canada until 1905 , when that responsibility was transferred to Ottawa 's Dominion Observatory . At exactly 11 : 55 am the clocks in Toronto fire halls were rung by an electrical signal from the Observatory . 

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 Professional sports teams in the area include the Vancouver Canucks ( National Hockey League ) , BC Lions ( Canadian Football League ) , Vancouver Whitecaps FC ( Major League Soccer ) , and the Vancouver Canadians ( Northwest League baseball ) . The 2010 Winter Olympics were also staged in the Metro Vancouver and Whistler areas . 

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 At the 115th IOC Session held at Prague in 2003 , Vancouver was chosen to host the 2010 Winter Olympics over Pyeongchang , South Korea , and Salzburg , Austria . On 15 November 2004 , it was announced that Stantec Architecture Limited , which designed the 2002 Winter Olympic bobsleigh , luge , and skeleton track in Park City , Utah , in the United States , would provide detail design and site master plan of the track . The company was advised by the German track engineering firm IBG . IBG had designed the tracks used in Oberhof , Germany , the 1988 Winter Olympics in ( Calgary ) and the 2006 Winter Olympics ( Cesana Pariol ) . The German firm is also the designer of the Russian National Sliding Centre , the venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi . 

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 In February 2015 , Statistics Canada published a population estimate of the London CMA of 502 @,@ 360 , as of July 1 , 2014 . 

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 Speculation about a new roller coaster at Canada 's Wonderland began in early 2011 , when construction work started around the Dragon Fire ride and the Go Karts . On 3 July 2011 , Canada 's Wonderland launched a teaser website featuring a countdown clock to 18 August 2011 , 7 : 00 am. accessible through the park 's Facebook page . The website also featured quotations from online theme park reporters and Cedar Fair 's CEO . 
