▁arrived . ▁C PR ▁president ▁William ▁Van ▁Hor ne ▁arrived ▁in ▁Port ▁Mo ody ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁C PR ▁termin us ▁recommended ▁by ▁Henry ▁John ▁Camb ie , ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁city ▁its ▁name ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁George ▁V ancouver . ▁The ▁Great ▁V ancouver ▁Fire ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁raz ed ▁the ▁entire ▁city . ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁Fire ▁Department ▁was ▁established ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁quickly ▁re built . ▁V ancouver ' s ▁population ▁grew ▁from ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁mer ch ants ▁out f itted ▁prospect ors ▁bound ▁for ▁the ▁Kl ond ike ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁mer ch ants , ▁Charles ▁Wood ward , ▁had ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁Wood ward ' s ▁store ▁at ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Cord ova ▁Stre ets ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁Sp encer ' s ▁and ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁department ▁stores , ▁formed ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁ret ail ▁sector ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁The ▁economy ▁of ▁early ▁V ancouver ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁large ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁C PR , ▁which ▁fuel led ▁economic ▁activity ▁and ▁led