VANCOUVER, WHISTLER—For the first time in at least 10 years, the Vancouver waterfront looks polished and complete, from the living rooftop of the new convention centre to the Tsimshian war canoe in the lobby of the Pan Pacific. The new Canada Line transit whisks travellers from downtown to the airport in no time flat, emerging from its tunnel for a view of the Fraser River and the Riverview Casino, which has Canada’s first circular escalator.