North Van is about as far from the airport as you can get.

There is an Airporter Bus that will take you downtown and drop you off at most of the major hotels. From there, you can probably walk to the Sylvia or whatever place you stay at. Look for the Airporter online and you will find the exact info. It leaves regularly from the airport and is MUCH cheaper than a cab. You can take the Seabus from the big sails building downtown (BC Place I think) and it will take you across to North Van. I *think* you can take a bike on the seabus. I'm sure Grog can tell you which bike store to check out.

I grew in Vancouver but haven't lived there in 20 years. I do visit often though as my daughter lives just off Robson.