Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A is a part of
Metro Vancouver
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in
British Columbia
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. It includes several unincorporated areas: the
University Endowment Lands
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and the
University of British Columbia
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, west of the
City of Vancouver
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;
Bowyer
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,
Passage
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* ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers
* ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters
* ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring ...
, and
Barnston Islands; the west side of
Pitt Lake
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; the northern portion of
Indian Arm
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; and a large area to the north of the
North Shore that is mostly mountainous and sparsely populated except for certain subdivisions between
Horseshoe Bay and the
Village of Lions Bay.
The Electoral Area is represented by a director on the board of the regional district. This is an elected position, with a four-year term. The current director is Jen McCutcheon.
Communities
*
Barnston Island
Barnston Island is an unincorporated area, unincorporated island located in the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area of British Columbia, Canada. Most of the island is part of Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A; the remainder is Barnston Island Ind ...
*Buntzen Bay
*
Gambier Island Trust Area (part)
**
Bowyer Island
Bowyer Island is a small private island in Howe Sound. It comprises Kildare Estates, Bowyer Island Estates, and B and A Estates. It is located east of Bowen Island and Horseshoe Bay. BC Liberal politician, formerly Attorney-General of British Co ...
**
Passage Island
*Granite Falls
*Strachan Creek
*
University Endowment Lands
The University Endowment Lands (UEL) is an unincorporated area that lies to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and adjacent to the University of British Columbia and the lands associated with that campus. Pacific S ...
Demographics
In the
2021 Census,
Statistics Canada
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reported that Metro Vancouver A had a population of 18,612 living in 7,682 of its 9.201 total dwellings, a 15.4% change from its 2016 population of 16,133. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2011.
Notes
See also
*
List of regional district electoral areas in British Columbia
This is a list of Regional District Electoral Areas in the province of British Columbia, Canada, sorted by regional district. These are unincorporated areas outside of municipal boundaries.
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Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
*Alber ...
References
Community Profile: Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
External links
Metro Vancouver website for Electoral Area A
{{Metro Vancouver
Regional district electoral areas in British Columbia
University Endowment Lands
Barnston Island (British Columbia)