Through the guidance of the coalition management teams, companies like The North Face, Jan Sports and Eagle Creek have gained new vigor and successes.

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Although public tours are not commonplace as they are in LA, visitors can catch a glimpse of show business by driving or walking by the backlots of such bustling studios as North Shore Studios ( formerly Lion Gate Studios ), Bridge Studios, Vancouver Film Studios, Canadian Motion Picture Park and Eagle Creek Studios.

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