Metro Vancouver


METRO VANCOUVER (formerly the Greater Vancouver Regional District) is one of 28 regional governments created in 1967 to coordinate local services to Lower Mainland municipalities. It now encompasses 22 municipalities, 1 treaty First Nation and 1 electoral district with a total population of 2.3 million and a total area of 282,000 ha. Metro includes ANMORE, BELCARRA, BOWEN ISLAND, BURNABY, COQUITLAM, DELTA, LANGLEY city and township, LIONS BAY, MAPLE RIDGE, NEW WESTMINSTER, N VANCOUVER city and...

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