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District municipality in British Columbia, Canada
West Vancouver
District municipality
The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver[1]
Flag
Coat of Arms
Banner of Arms
Nickname:
West Van
Motto(s):
"Consilio et animis" (English: "By wisdom and courage")
Karin Kirkpatrick (West Vancouver-Capilano; BC Lib.)
Jordan Sturdy (West Vancouver-Garibaldi; BC Lib.)
• MP
Patrick Weiler (Lib.)
Area
[3]
• Land
87.18 km2 (33.66 sq mi)
Highest elevation
[4] (Mt Strachan)
1,440 m (4,720 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
(2021)[3]
• Total
44,122
• Estimate
(2022)[5]
45,406
• Density
506.1/km2 (1,311/sq mi)
Demonym
West Vancouverite
Time zone
UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
V7S–V7W
Area codes
604, 778, 236, 672
Website
westvancouver.ca
West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is to the northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Bay and the southeast shore of Howe Sound, and is adjoined by the District of North Vancouver to its east. Together with the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver, it is part of a local regional grouping referred to as the North Shore municipalities, or simply "the North Shore".
West Vancouver is connected to the downtown city of Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge. Originally named First Narrows Bridge, its completion in 1938 allowed the people of the North Shore municipalities to cross 1,823 metres (5,981 ft) of the Burrard Inlet to the city.[6]
West Vancouver had a population of 44,122 at the 2021 Canadian census.[3] Cypress Provincial Park, mostly located within the municipal boundaries, was one of the venues for the 2010 Winter Olympics. West Vancouver is also home of Canada's first shopping mall, Park Royal Shopping Centre,[7] and also the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, one of the main connecting hubs between the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island.
^"British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
^"Mayor & Council | District of West Vancouver". westvancouver.ca. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ abcCite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Trail Maps and Stats". cypressmountain.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
^Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates – Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^"Lions Gate Bridge". Vancouver Heritage Foundation.
^"West Vancouver", Kerry McPhedran, The Vancouver Book
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