Great city to visit and it reminded me a lot of Auckland with the harbour and ranges like the Waitakares.  Great public transport with ferries and buses (some on cables) as well as a light rail system.  Fantastic shopping (if you still have money when you get there).  I would recommend going to the aquarium to see the beluga whales as well as many other sea creatures and the museum at the University has many treasures from the first nations as well as from Maori and Pacific people.  Fantastic totem poles.  Take a walk through Chinatown as it is worth it and stock up on souvenirs made by the first nation peoples of British Columbia.