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Electoral Area A 
Electoral Area A is made up of the following unincorporated areas:
  • the west side of Pitt Lake
  • the northern portion of Indian Arm
  • a portion of land between the District of West Vancouver and Squamish Lillooet Regional District (excluding the Village of Lions Bay)
  • the islands of Bowyer, Passage and Barnston
  • the University Endowment Lands (including Pacific Spirit Regional Park)
  • the University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus 

General Services
These include a variety of tax-supported, regional services that are provided to other member municipalities:

  • 9-1-1 emergency telephone
  • Air quality
  • General government
  • Labour relations
  • Regional parks
  • Strategic planning

Local Services
These are specific to the needs of communities within the Electoral Area and include:

  • building permits and inspection (excluding UBC and the University Endowment Lands);
  • land use planning (except for Passage Island and Bowyer Island, which receive their local land use planning from the Islands Trust, and the University Endowment Lands, which are directly administered by the Province, as well as UBC);
  • administration (this may include conducting studies, facilitating aid agreements and working with residents to address concerns in their communities); and
  • emergency planning and response services.

 Emergency management planning and response

 Electoral Area A and Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw Maps

 Electoral Area A Application Form

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 Electoral Area A Contacts

Director Maria Harris
1820 Allison Road
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1S9
phone number 604-225-2254
Councillor Gary Gibson
(Alternate Director)
5735 Hampton Place #101
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 2G8

 Bylaws

Land Use Plan for UBC
Pursuant to Provincial Legislation, as of June 7, 2010 the Official Community Plan (OCP) for UBC has become a Land Use Plan and Metro Vancouver is no longer involved in land use planning at UBC.
For further information, contact Gary Paget at the Ministry of Community and Rural Development at (250) 953-4129.

Fast Facts

2006 Census
Electoral Area A

  • Population - 11,050
  • Occupied Private Dwellings - 4,500

Universtiy Endowment Lands (UEL)

  • Population - 2,738

University of British Columbia (UBC)

  • Population - 8,093

For more information
contact:

Eric Aderneck
phone number 778-452-2626
e-mail e-mail
Jason Smith
phone number 778-452-2690
e-mail e-mail

 Demographic Profile