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 Island; 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. Motto: Building a sustainable region Area: 2,878. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735... University Hill or the proper University Endowment Lands is a community in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... Vancouver (pronounced ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ... Location of Barnston Island. ... Pitt Lake is the second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, being about 5350 ha in size (535 sq km or 205 sq mi). ... The North Shore (of Burrard Inlet) is a common name for referring to the following areas: West Vancouver - District Municipality of West Vancouver City of North Vancouver District of North Vancouver External links WikiTravel:Vancouver/North Shore - Travel guide for the North Shore North Shore News - Community Newspaper serving the...

The Electoral Area is governed by an 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.

According to the 2001 Canadian census: The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

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

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Communities

• Buntzen Bay
• Granite Falls
• Strachan Creek

See also

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

This is a list of regional district electoral areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...