39-573: Central Lonsdale is a precinct in the city of North Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . It extends from Keith Road to Highway 1 near 24th Street. Central Lonsdale is somewhat densely populated, having many apartment buildings and stores on Lonsdale Avenue. Central Lonsdale is proud of many unique Green Homes such as first Net-Zero Home in the whole of Canada. 15th St West and Jones Ave , 20th St West and Mahon Ave as well as two side by side Green Homes at 19th St West and Jones Ave are examples of these homes. This Metro Vancouver location article
78-399: A change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 52,898. With a land area of 11.83 km (4.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 4,912.9/km (12,724.4/sq mi) in 2021. As of the 2011 census, the median age was 41.2 years old, which is a bit higher than the national median age at 40.6 years old. There are 24,206 private dwellings with an occupancy rate of 94.1%. According to
117-516: A circulation rate of 21.32 per capita, the highest circulation rate per capita in Canada. At the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada , West Vancouver had a population of 44,122 living in 17,690 of its 18,795 total private dwellings, a change of 3.9% from its 2016 population of 42,473. With a land area of 87.18 km (33.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 506.1/km (1,310.8/sq mi) in 2021. West Vancouver has
156-461: A loan to commence construction of a road which undulated from West Vancouver to Deep Cove amid the slashed sidehills, swamps, and burnt stumps. The road, sometimes under different names and not always contiguous, is still one of the most important east-west thoroughfare carrying traffic across the North Shore. Development was slow at the outset. The population of the district in the 1901 census
195-521: A pool, an ice rink, basketball and tennis courts, skate parks and numerous public parks. The West Vancouver Community Centre (or WVCC) has been rebuilt and opened Spring 2009. Cypress Provincial Park also has mountain biking trails and a large ski and snowboard resort, which served as one of the venues for the 2010 Winter Olympics . As of 2022, the mayor is Mark Sager, who previously served as West Vancouver mayor from 1991 to 1996. West Vancouver ridings typically include Squamish and Whistler, and sometimes
234-608: Is British Columbia Highway 1 (part of the Trans-Canada Highway ), which begins in the community of Horseshoe Bay and continues east into the District of North Vancouver . Highway 99 also runs through West Vancouver, sharing the freeway alignment with Highway 1 between Horseshoe Bay and Taylor Way, and connects the municipality with Downtown Vancouver (via the Lions Gate Bridge ) and Whistler (via
273-542: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 49°19′38″N 123°04′20″W / 49.3271°N 123.0722°W / 49.3271; -123.0722 North Vancouver (city) The City of North Vancouver is a city municipality on the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet , in British Columbia , Canada. It consists of the smallest and most urbanized of the communities situated north of
312-420: Is home to some very large, luxurious and expensive properties and houses. Occasionally, houses have been priced and sold at around $ 30,000,000. In 2011, West Vancouver's average house sold for over $ 2,000,000; 95% of the houses or close to 16,000 homes are worth over $ 1 million. In West Vancouver, average total incomes were $ 86,253 for males and $ 48,070 for females, almost double the provincial average. Over 80% of
351-547: Is home to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal , one of the main transportation hubs connecting the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island , and to much of Cypress Provincial Park . The Municipality of West Vancouver was incorporated on March 15, 1912, after separating from the District of North Vancouver . The first municipal election was held on April 6, 1912. In November 1938, the Lions Gate Bridge
390-456: Is the boundary-point between English Bay and the Strait of Georgia . John Lawson Park is also another popular area for families, it features a playground for children, an open grass field for families to picnic, and a view of Lions Gate Bridge and the downtown skyline which are both across the water. West Vancouver has several public recreation facilities including an 18-hole par 3 golf course,
429-613: The Metro Vancouver Regional District , West Vancouver is situated on the north shore of Burrard Inlet to the northwest of the city of Vancouver . With the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver , West Vancouver is part of a regional grouping known as the North Shore municipalities . It is among the wealthiest municipalities in Canada by average household net worth. West Vancouver
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#1732779678776468-730: The Reform Party of Canada (later the Canadian Alliance ) from 1997 to 2004. Reynolds declined to run for re-election in 2006 , however, and Liberal Blair Wilson defeated Conservative John Weston to replace Reynolds as Member of Parliament from the West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country electoral district . Wilson left the Liberals in 2007 and joined the Green Party in 2008, becoming
507-573: The 1880s, Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale and a relation James Pemberton Fell, made substantial investments through their company, Lonsdale Estates, and in 1882 he financed the Moodyville investments. Several locations in the North Vancouver area are named after Lonsdale and his family. Not long after the District of North Vancouver was formed, an early land developer and second reeve of the new council, James Cooper Keith, personally underwrote
546-412: The 2011 National Household Survey, the median value of a dwelling in North Vancouver is $ 599,985 which is significantly higher than the national average at $ 280,552. The median household income (after-taxes) in North Vancouver is $ 52,794, a bit lower than the national average at $ 54,089. North Vancouver has one of the highest Middle Eastern population ratios for any Canadian city at 11.3% as of 2021, with
585-750: The Ambleside Dundarave Business Improvement Association. West Vancouver is also home to Park Royal Shopping Centre , Canada's first mall. Opened in the 1950s, it now consumes 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of both sides of Marine Drive near North Vancouver. Park Royal is the second largest mall in British Columbia, after Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby . Located nearby is a major bus terminal for Blue Bus and North Vancouver TransLink buses. The West Vancouver Memorial Library , located in Ambleside, has
624-564: The BC Electric Railway Company opened up a street car line that extended from the ferry wharf up Lonsdale to 12th Street. By 1911 the streetcar system extended west to the Capilano River and east to Lynn Valley. The owners of businesses who operated on Lonsdale, as part of an initiative led by Keith and Mahon, brought a petition to the district council in 1905, calling for a new, compact city to be carved out of
663-709: The Burrard Dry Dock Pier. Other sites of interest in the city include: The City of North Vancouver is connected to Vancouver by two highway bridges (the Lions Gate Bridge and the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing ) and by a passenger ferry, the SeaBus . That system and the bus system in North Vancouver is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company , an operating company of TransLink . The hub of
702-834: The District of North Vancouver. The city has much in common with the district and with West Vancouver ; together, the three are commonly referred to as the North Shore . The City of North Vancouver is relatively densely populated with a number of residential high-rise buildings in the Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale areas. The North Shore mountains have many drainages: Capilano River, MacKay, Mosquito, and Lynn Creeks, and Seymour River. North Vancouver has an oceanic climate ( Köppen Cfb ) with cool, rainy winters and dry, warm summers. The area around lower Lonsdale Avenue features several open community spaces, including Waterfront Park, Lonsdale Quay, Ship Builders Square and
741-482: The North Shore, not the west side of Vancouver) in 1912. The eastern boundary of that new municipality is for the most part the Capilano River and a community that is easily distinguished from the two North Vancouvers has since developed. The City of North Vancouver continued to grow around the foot of Lonsdale Avenue. Serviced by the North Vancouver Ferries, it proved a popular area. Commuters used
780-608: The Sea-to-Sky Corridor). Additionally, BC Ferries operates routes departing from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo , Bowen Island , and the Sunshine Coast . West Vancouver is known for its parks such as Cypress Provincial Park , which offers scenic views of Howe Sound and the Metro Vancouver area. Whytecliff Park and Lighthouse Park , near the community of Horseshoe Bay, at the continental terminus of
819-639: The Sunshine Coast. Provincially, Joan McIntyre and Ralph Sultan of the BC Liberal Party were elected to the West Vancouver-Sea To Sky and West Vancouver-Capilano ridings, respectively, in the 2005 Provincial election (West Vancouver-Sea To Sky Country includes Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton). Federally, West Vancouver-based ridings historically have voted Conservative since 1974, electing John Reynolds of
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#1732779678776858-957: The Trans-Canada Highway. All of West Vancouver is situated on the side of the Coast Mountains . Because of this position, many homes in West Vancouver have views of Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, and/or Howe Sound . Ambleside Park and the 15-block-long West Vancouver Seawall are popular spots for families and outdoor enthusiasts. Whytecliff Park is regarded as one of the best scuba diving spots in Western Canada . The District also has many other small parks, as well as Lighthouse Park at Point Atkinson, which contains some old-growth forest and has with views of Vancouver from downtown to Point Grey and
897-493: The area, including Bodwell High School and Lions Gate Christian Academy. Post-secondary education is available at Capilano University in the district, as well as at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia in neighbouring communities. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Vancouver had a population of 58,120 living in 27,293 of its 29,021 total private dwellings,
936-477: The boundary of the new city should reflect geography and extend from Lynn Creek or Seymour River west to the Capilano River and extend three miles up the mountainside. That the boundary of the city which came into existence in 1907 just happened to match that of the lands owned by the North Vancouver Land & Improvement Company and Lonsdale Estate was no accident. Since the motivation for creating
975-490: The bus system is Lonsdale Quay , the location of the SeaBus terminal. Currently, there is no rail transit service on the North Shore . The main street in the city is Lonsdale Avenue, which begins at Lonsdale Quay and goes north to 29th Street, where it continues in the District of North Vancouver, ending at Rockland Road. Highway 1 , the Trans-Canada Highway (often referred to as the "Upper Levels Highway") passes through
1014-662: The city of Vancouver , and is part of the Metro Vancouver regional district , though it has significant industry of its own – including shipping , chemical production , and film production , centred on the North Shore's largest urban centre, Lonsdale . The city is served by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , British Columbia Ambulance Service , and the North Vancouver City Fire Department. In
1053-412: The city was to reserve local tax revenue for the work of putting in services for the property owned by the major developers, there was little reason to take on any of the burden beyond the extent of their holdings. Residents in west part of the District of North Vancouver now had less reason to be connected with what remained and they petitioned to create the District of West Vancouver (the west part of
1092-539: The city, while the Second World War turned North Vancouver into the Clydeside of Canada with a large shipbuilding program. Housing the shipyard workers provided a new building boom, which continued on through the post-war years. By that time, North Vancouver became a popular housing area. The City of North Vancouver is separated from Vancouver by the Burrard Inlet , and it is surrounded on three sides by
1131-602: The ferries to work in Vancouver. Street cars and early land speculation, spurred interest in the area. Streets, city blocks and houses were slowly built around lower Lonsdale. Wallace Shipyards, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway provided an industrial base, although, the late arrival of the Second Narrows railway bridge in 1925 controlled development. The Depression again bankrupted
1170-565: The first Green Member of Parliament. The re-election in 2008 saw a rematch between Weston and Wilson. This time Weston emerged as the victor, carrying nearly triple the vote of his incumbent opponent to handily return the riding to the Conservatives. Weston won again in 2011. In the 2015 federal election , Weston was unseated by Liberal candidate Pam Goldsmith-Jones , who was previously the mayor of West Vancouver from 2005 to 2011. Pamela Goldsmith-Jones chose not to run for re-election in
1209-767: The northern portion of the city. It is a freeway for its entire length within the City of North Vancouver. There are six interchanges on Highway 1 within the City of North Vancouver: Public schools are managed by the North Vancouver School District , which operates 8 high schools and 30 elementary schools shared by the city and the District of North Vancouver. The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique operates one Francophone school in that city: école André-Piolat , which has both primary and secondary levels. There are also several independent private elementary and high schools in
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1248-505: The population has a total family income of at least $ 100,000. West Vancouver is served by West Vancouver Municipal Transit , colloquially known as Blue Bus. West Vancouver Municipal Transit is one of two bus companies in the Greater Vancouver region operating under contract for TransLink . Transfer is free between West Vancouver Municipal Transit buses and other TransLink buses. The only freeway route within municipal limits
1287-420: The rest of the province. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in West Vancouver included: As of the 2006 census, the languages spoken in West Vancouver were: By mother tongue: By most commonly used household language: West Vancouver is Canada's wealthiest municipality, with an average household net worth of CA$ 4,454,424 . North Vancouver just next door is the tenth richest. West Vancouver
1326-460: The second highest percentage of persons aged 65 or older in BC with 22% of persons fitting into the category, compared with 13% for the rest of the province. The top five professions in West Vancouver are professional science and technical services; retail trade; health care; finance and insurance; and educational services. A large portion of the population is involved in senior management in comparison with
1365-408: The short commute to downtown Vancouver. A 13-block strip of Marine Drive serves as a commercial district, featuring shops, small offices, garages and gas stations, restaurants, banks, and other common amenities. The area between 13th and 19th Streets is commonly known as Ambleside Village, and the area between 24th and 26th Streets is known as the village of Dundarave. This commercial area is served by
1404-430: The unwieldy district. During the ensuing two years there was much and sometimes heated debate. Some thought the new city should have a new name such as Northport, Hillmont or Parkhill. Burrard became the favourite of the new names but majority view was that North Vancouver remain in order to remain associated with the rising credibility of Vancouver in financial markets and as a place to attract immigrants. Some thought
1443-414: The vast majority being Persian . Mother languages as reported by each person: 3.1% of North Vancouver residents listed both English and a non-official language as mother tongues. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in North Vancouver included: West Vancouver West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia , Canada. A member municipality of
1482-512: Was only 365 people. Keith joined Edwin Mahon and together they controlled North Vancouver Land & Improvement Company. Soon the pace of development around the foot of Lonsdale began to pick up. The first school was opened in 1902. The district was able to build a municipal hall in 1903 and actually have meetings in North Vancouver (instead of in Vancouver where most of the landowners lived). The first bank and first newspaper arrived in 1905. In 1906
1521-502: Was opened to traffic, allowing extensive growth of the semi-populated community, previously only accessible by ferry. Some homes in West Vancouver date back to the 1920s and 30s, though most of the currently existing dwellings were built in the 1970s and 80s, and mostly in British Pacific Properties' developments . West Vancouver is mainly a residential district as many residents are retired, work at home, or take
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