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West Vancouver | |
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District municipality | |
| The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver[1] | |
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 Flag  Coat of Arms  Banner of Arms | |
| Nickname: West Van | |
| Motto(s): "Consilio et animis" (English: "By wisdom and courage") | |
 Location of West Vancouver in Metro Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′0″N 123°10′0″W / 49.36667°N 123.16667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Metro Vancouver |
| Incorporated | March 15, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | West Vancouver Council |
| • Mayor | Mark Sager |
| • Council | List of councillors |
| • MLA | |
| • MP | Patrick Weiler (Lib.) |
| Area | |
| • 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 | |
| Area codes | 604, 778, 236, 672 |
| Website | westvancouver |
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. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Mayor & Council | District of West Vancouver". westvancouver.ca. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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2021censuswas 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. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Lions Gate Bridge". Vancouver Heritage Foundation.
- ^ "West Vancouver", Kerry McPhedran, The Vancouver Book