, ▁C ze chs , ▁Pol es , ▁Roman ians ▁and ▁Hung ari ans ▁began ▁imm igr ating ▁after ▁the ▁Soviet ▁take over ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Greek ▁imm igration ▁increased ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁' 7 0 s , ▁with ▁most ▁sett ling ▁in ▁the ▁K its il ano ▁area . ▁V ancouver ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁significant ▁ab original ▁community ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁L GB T ▁community , ▁with ▁a ▁recognized ▁gay ▁enc lave ▁focused ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁core , ▁particularly ▁along ▁Dav ie ▁Street , ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁Dav ie ▁Village , ▁though ▁the ▁gay ▁community ▁is ▁om ni present ▁throughout ▁West ▁End ▁and ▁Y alet own ▁areas . ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁annual ▁L GB T ▁pride ▁par ades . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁With ▁its ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁R im ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁termin us ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁trans cont inental ▁highway ▁and ▁rail ▁routes , ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁largest ▁industrial ▁cent res . ▁Port ▁Metro ▁V ancouver , ▁Canada ' s ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁divers ified ▁port , ▁does ▁more ▁than ▁C $ 1 7 2 b ill ion ▁in ▁trade ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 6 0 ▁different ▁trad ing ▁econom ies ▁ann ually . ▁Port ▁activities ▁generate ▁$