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unusual facts about North Vancouver-Capilano


Angus Creelman Ree

He represented North Vancouver-Capilano in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1979 to 1991 as a Social Credit member.


Balmoral Junior Secondary School

Balmoral Junior Secondary School was a public high school in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, part of School District 44 North Vancouver.

Brockton Preparatory School

Brockton Preparatory School is an independent, co-educational school located in the Lynn Valley neighbourhood of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Capilano Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge, a pedestrian suspension bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia across the Capilano River

Capilano Mall, Edmonton

In 1984, the first annual Edmonton Motorcycle Toy Run in support of Santas Anonymous started at Westmount Centre and ended at Capilano Mall.

Capilano University

Capilano was also named by the provincial government as host of the British Columbia Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation in 2004, in preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Capilano University scholarships for Aboriginal, First Nations and Métis students include: Bank of Montreal Award for Business Leadership; Irene June Wealick Memorial Award; HSBC Bank Canada Aboriginal Bursary; BC Aboriginal Student Award.

Cleveland Dam

A Cadillac goes over the dam into the Capilano River in the film The 6th Day.

David O. Marley

Marley launched his campaign as an Independent candidate in British Columbia's West Vancouver-Capilano riding against incumbent Liberal MLA Ralph Sultan.

Kootenay Loop

It services routes going to East Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the Tri-Cities.

Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver controls the Cleveland Dam on the Capilano reservoir, which supplies 40 percent of the district's water.

North Shore Credit Union

Based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, BlueShore Financial operates as a full service financial institution for its clients, and has 12 branches throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton.

BlueShore Financial is the title sponsor of Cornucopia in Whistler, the presenting sponsor of the Vancouver Triathlon, has named the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts in partnership with Capilano University, and is a proud supporter of North Shore Rescue through an annual golf tournament in North Vancouver.

Outdoor Canada

The magazine was founded by the husband-and-wife team of Ron and Sheila Kaighin; the couple sold their home in North Vancouver and camped their way across Canada before setting up shop in Toronto.

Parissa

Over the last 25 years, Parissa has expanded internationally, yet still continues to manufacture, package and ship products from a production facility between the coastline and mountains of North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Rick Celebrini

In 1986, Capilano finished third in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Soccer Championship.

Water supply and sanitation in Canada

Three watersheds - the Capilano, Seymour and Coquitlam Watersheds are the water source for more than two million residents in the most populated urban region of British Columbia.

Whistler railway station

The line is now mostly freight only, but the luxury-class Rocky Mountaineer tour trains now operate from North Vancouver via Whistler to Jasper.


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