Greater Vancouver Electoral Area A, British Columbia

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Greater Vancouver Electoral Area A is a part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District in British Columbia. It includes several unincorporated areas in the GVRD: the University Endowment Lands and the University of British Columbia, west of the City of Vancouver; Bowyer, Passage, and Barnston Islands; the west side of Pitt Lake; the northern portion of Indian Arm; and a large area to the north of the North Shore that is mostly mountainous and sparsely populated.

The Electoral Area is governed by a Director who sits on the board of the GVRD and its Communities Committee. This is an elected position, with a three year term, and the GVRD Board acts as the municipal council for these areas. The director as of 2008 is Gary Gibson.

According to the 2001 Canadian census:

• Population: 8,034
• % Change (1996-2001): 13.2
• Dwellings: 3,224
• Area (km²): 818.84
• Density (persons per km²): 9.8

[edit] Communities

• Buntzen Bay
• Gambier Island Trust Area (part)
  • Bowyer Island
  • Passage Island
• Granite Falls
• Strachan Creek
• University Endowment Lands

[edit] See also

• List of regional district electoral areas in British Columbia
• GVRD web site for Electoral Area A

[edit] References

• Community Profile: Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A, British Columbia; Statistics Canada