According to your cell phone company's website, here is where you will get coverage:
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If you have an analog phone, you will have coverage in the purple and yellow areas. It appears that Vancouver falls in a yellow area so you should have reception.
Editing to add: Different cell phone models vary when it comes to "lost signal" You won't know for sure til you try :)