Redbook Online: guide to community, social and government agencies and services across the Lower Mainland.

http://www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/DBs/Redbook/htmlPgs/Search/rbSearch.html

Transportation Links (bus, train, taxi and ferries):

http://www.bctransit.com/
http://www.westcoastexpress.com/
http://www.bcferries.bc.ca/
http://www.bcpassport.com/vancouver-public-transportation/vancouver-taxi-cabs.aspx

Information on Car Insurance and Driver's Licence

http://www.icbc.com/

Library System:

http://www.vpl.ca/
http://www.interlinklibraries.ca/memberlibraries/location_list/main5.htm

Schools & Post Secondary Institutions:

http://www.vsb.bc.ca/default.htm
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/apps/imcl/imclWeb/Home.do
http://www.ourkids.net/bc-private-schools-british-columbia.php
http://www.bcit.ca/
http://vcc.ca/
http://www.ubc.ca/
http://www.sfu.ca/

Rental Information:

http://www.vancouver.craigslist.org
http://www.coastalrelocation.com
http://www.renthome.ca
http://www.apartmentguide.ca
http://www.910beach.com

WORK

Immigration Canada
www.hrsdc.gc.ca or www.cic.gc.ca

Applying for a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/sin/index.shtml

PLAY

http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/default.htm
http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/
http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks_lscr/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/
http://www.volunteervancouver.ca/index.asp
http://www.providencehealthcare.org/volunteers_opportunities_sp.html
http://www.tapestryfoundation.ca/about_volunteering.shtml