. ▁While ▁forest ry ▁remains ▁its ▁largest ▁industry , ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁urban ▁centre ▁surrounded ▁by ▁nature , ▁making ▁tour ism ▁its ▁second - larg est ▁industry . ▁Major ▁film ▁production ▁stud ios ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁nearby ▁Burn aby ▁have ▁turned ▁Gre ater ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁nearby ▁areas ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁film ▁production ▁cent res ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁ear ning ▁it ▁the ▁nick name ▁" Hol lywood ▁North ". ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁city ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁George ▁V ancouver , ▁who ▁expl ored ▁the ▁inner ▁har bour ▁of ▁B urr ard ▁In let ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁and ▁gave ▁various ▁places ▁British ▁names . ▁The ▁family ▁name ▁" V ancouver " ▁itself ▁origin ates ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁" V an ▁Co ev orden ", ▁den oting ▁somebody ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Co ev orden , ▁Netherlands . ▁The ▁expl orer ' s ▁ancest ors ▁came ▁to ▁England ▁" from ▁Co ev orden ", ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁that ▁eventually ▁became ▁" V ancouver ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Before ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁Arch ae ological ▁records ▁indicate ▁that ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁already ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁" V ancouver " ▁area ▁from ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁and ▁presently ▁un ced ed ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁S qu am ish , ▁Mus que am , ▁and ▁Ts