Metro Vancouver

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Metro Vancouver

Greater Vancouver Regional District
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Motto: Building a sustainable region
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Location of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 122°58′47″W / 49.24944, -122.97972
Country Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Province Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia
Region Lower Mainland
Seat Burnaby
Established 1967
Government [1]
 - Board Metro Vancouver Board of Directors
 - Chair Lois Jackson
 - MPs
List of MPs
 - MLAs
List of MLAs
Area [2]
 - Total 2,877.36 km² (1,111 sq mi)
Elevation 60 m (197 ft)
Population (2006)[2]
 - Total 2,116,581
 - Density 735.6/km² (1,905.2/sq mi)
  Canadian CD rank: 2nd
Time zone PST (UTC-8)

Municipalities of Metro Vancouver
Website: Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver, legally the Greater Vancouver Regional District, is the inter-municipal body, or regional district, charged with certain aspects of governance for the metropolitan area surrounding and including the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The territory under Metro Vancouver's authority is essentially synonymous with what is usually meant by the colloquial term Greater Vancouver, and Statistics Canada defines the Vancouver CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) as having perfectly coterminal boundaries with Metro Vancouver. Although the region's principal city is Vancouver, its seat is in the suburb of Burnaby.

The Greater Vancouver Regional District was formed in 1967[3], following the creation of Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVSDD) in 1914 and Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) in 1926. In 2007, the GVRD board unanimously supported a proposal to the provincial government to change its official name to Metro Vancouver.[4], and the new name took effect in September 2007. The body's letters patent have yet to be amended.

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[edit] Geography

Metro Vancouver occupies the southwest corner of mainland British Columbia. It comprises the western half of the Lower Mainland.

Thirteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located in Metro Vancouver.[5]. The official land area of the district is 2,878.52 km² (1,111.4 sq mi). It is the most densely populated regional district in British Columbia.

[edit] Municipalities

The Regional District consists of 21 incorporated municipalities and one unincorporated area. The 21 municipalities are:

Municipality Type Population Year
Anmore village 1,785 2006
Belcarra village 676 2006
Bowen Island island municipality 3,362 2006
Burnaby city 202,799 2006
Coquitlam city 114,565 2006
Delta district municipality 96,723 2006
Greater Vancouver A regional district 11,050 2006
Langley city 23,606 2006
Langley district municipality 93,726 2006
Lions Bay village 1,328 2006
Maple Ridge district municipality 68,949 2006
New Westminster city 58,549 2006
North Vancouver city 45,165 2006
North Vancouver district municipality 82,562 2006
Pitt Meadows city 15,623 2006
Port Coquitlam city 52,687 2006
Port Moody city 27,512 2006
Richmond city 174,461 2006
Surrey city 394,976 2006
Vancouver city 578,041 2006
West Vancouver district municipality 42,131 2006
White Rock city 18,755 2006
Greater Vancouver Regional District Metropolitan Area 2,187,721 2006

The unincorporated Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A comprises all unincorporated land within the Regional District boundaries, including the University Endowment Lands and Barnston Island in the Fraser River.

There are also seventeen Indian reserves within the geographical area that are not subject to governance by the municipalities or the Regional District; they have a combined population of 7,550 (2006).

The cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack and the district of Mission, located to the east, are commonly referred to by residents and tourists as being part of Greater Vancouver,[citation needed] but they are technically part of the Fraser Valley Regional District.

[edit] Administrative role

The principal function of Metro Vancouver is to administer resources and services which are common across the metropolitan area. These include community planning, water, sewage, drainage, housing, transportation, air quality, and parks.

There are four legal entities of Metro Vancouver: the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD); the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD); the Greater Vancouver Housing Corporation (GVHC), and the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD).

Metro Vancouver Regional Parks oversees the development and maintenance of nineteen regional parks, as well as various nature reserves and greenways. (The regional parks are distinct from municipal parks in that they are typically more "wild" and represent unique geographical zones within the region, such as bogs and mature rainforests.)

Although, the Greater Vancouver Water District comprises a system that covers more than 2,600 km², all the water for the district comes from three sources: the Capilano reservoir, the Seymour reservoir, and the Coquitlam reservoir. Metro Vancouver controls the Cleveland Dam on the Capilano reservoir, which supplies 40 percent of the district's water.[6]

Metro Vancouver also oversees South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink), which administers public transportation and major bridges and highways throughout the region. TransLink also runs the AirCare program, which primarily aims to improve air quality by reducing harmful emissions from automobiles. In the period 1992 to 2002, this program is credited with reducing the air emissions in the urban area by 35%.

One current initiative of Metro Vancouver is the Ashcroft, British Columbia, Ranch Mega-Landfill Proposal.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 census, 1,986,965 people lived in the metropolitan area, about half of the population of British Columbia. The 2006 Census has placed the population at 2,116,581, representing 6.5% growth since the last census[7].

In 2006, Metro Vancouver had a population of 2,116,581 living in 870,992 dwellings. The regional district has a land area of 2,877.36 km² (1,111 sq mi) and a population density of 735.6/km² (1,905.2/sq mi).[2]

[edit] Notes

British Columbia Portal
  1. ^ Metro Vancouver. Boards and committees. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  2. ^ a b c Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Greater Vancouver Regional District - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  3. ^ Western Economic Diversification Canada. The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  4. ^ Skeleton, Chad. "Goodbye GVRD, hello Metro Vancouver", Vancouver Sun, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-03. 
  5. ^ Statistics Canada - BC municipalities - Population
  6. ^ Metro Vancouver Water Sources & Supply
  7. ^ Greater Vancouver Regional District - Population Growth

[edit] External links

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Municipalities of Metro Vancouver
Population over 100,000Burnaby • Coquitlam • Delta • Langley Township • Richmond • Surrey • Vancouver
Population over 50,000Maple Ridge • New Westminster • North Vancouver District • Port Coquitlam
Population over 10,000Langley City • North Vancouver City • Pitt Meadows • Port Moody • West Vancouver • White Rock
Population under 10,000Anmore • Belcarra • Bowen Island • Lions Bay
Unincorporated areasBarnston Island • Passage Island • Bowyer Island • University Endowment Lands
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