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4 unusual facts about West Vancouver


Jamie Garratt

He moved to West Vancouver with his family when he was 16 years old, where he currently resides.

Marián Gáborík

Leading up to the free agency period, Gáborík was speculated to have interest in signing with the Vancouver Canucks after The Province reported he had recently bought a home in West Vancouver in the 2009 off-season.

West Vancouver

West Vancouver is often referred to as one of the wealthiest municipalities in Canada, though two eastern municipalities, primarily Forest Hill in Ontario as well as Westmount in Quebec are often considered contenders for the same title.

It was financed by the Guinness family, in conjunction with the development and marketing of the British Properties.


British Columbia Highway 99

Highway 99 north goes through the downtown area by way of Seymour Street (southbound it uses Howe Street) and Georgia Street, through Stanley Park, and over the Lions Gate Bridge into West Vancouver at Marine Drive.

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.

Len Norris

Recurring themes and characters in Norris cartoons included the sarcastic Amblesnide and Tiddlycove, a parody of the tweedy West Vancouver neighbourhoods of Ambleside and Dundarave; "Rodney", a caricature of an Anglo-centric monarchical Canadian; the "Socred cow" for the British Columbia government's liquor stores; and lampoons of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.


see also

Altamont

Altamont, British Columbia, a neighbourhood of West Vancouver, British Columbia