Place:Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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NameGreater Vancouver
Alt namesGreater Vancouversource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeRegional district
Located inBritish Columbia, Canada
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Anmore
Belcarra
Burnaby
Greater Vancouver A
Maple Ridge
North Vancouver
Pitt Meadows
Port Moody
Richmond
Steveston
Surrey
Vancouver ( 1870 - )
West Vancouver
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Metro Vancouver is the name of the political body designated as one of the regional districts in British Columbia, Canada. The organization was formerly known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and that name remains in common colloquial use. Metro Vancouver is under the direction of 24 local governments; it delivers regional services, sets policy and acts as a political forum.

The term "Metro Vancouver" can also be used to refer to the geographic territory approximately equivalent to the territory under the authority of the organization Metro Vancouver. This term is used increasingly in favour over the colloquial term "Greater Vancouver". Both terms generally imply reference only to the urban and suburban areas of the region - wilderness and outlying rural regions within the regional district are generally excluded. Statistics Canada defines the Vancouver CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) as having perfectly coterminal boundaries with the Metro Vancouver regional district. Although the region's most populous city is Vancouver, Metro Vancouver's administrative offices are located in the City of Burnaby.

Other political geographic regions parallel to the regional district are the Lower Mainland region of the Ministry of Environment, the Chilliwack Forest District, the New Westminster Land District, and the Fraser Health Authority. Schools are not subject to local or regional district governance and are administered via the school districts system.

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