Anmore, British Columbia

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Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

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Anmore, British Columbia, Canada's Location.
Census Division
Regional District	Greater Vancouver Regional District
Area:	27.42 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1987
Population: Village Population	1,344 (2001)
Population density:	49.0/km²
Time zone:	Pacific: UTC -8
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Latitude: Longitude:	49°18′42″N, 122°51′29″W {{Canadian_City/Map_source_is:{{{CCMapSource}}}|d1|m1|N|d2|m2|W|region:CA_type:city(100,000)_}}
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Highways	none;
Waterways	Burrard Inlet
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Governing body:	Anmore Village Council
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Anmore, British Columbia, is a small community in the Greater Vancouver Regional District, north of the city of Port Moody and along the shores of the Indian Arm. Population (2001) is 1,344. It is one of three politically independent villages (municipalities with populations under 2,500) in the greater Vancouver area, the others being its neighbour Belcarra, and Lions Bay.^[1]

A 1978 plan for the village to have 15,000 residents by 1988 was vocally opposed by its residents, and they have instead insisted on preserving what they call their "semi-rural" goal. Consistent with this earlier citizen opposition to development, in a referendum concommitant with the municipal election of 2002, fully 70% of the citizens of Anmore voted in favour of maintaining the existing RS-1 zoning (1 acre lot size), 70% in favour of the one-acre zoning with further enhancements, another 77% voted against half acre zoning, and 67% against a half acre every five years.

Highly inconsistent with the wishes of the citizenry, current data from the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District) indicates total building permits issued in value dollars for Anmore went from $2,630,865 in 2000 to $8,434,830 in 2004. This is a 320% increase in four years. Further, in 2005 this amount almost doubled again going to $14,781,000. (Source B.C. Stats <www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca>)

Anmore is home to the Buntzen Lake Regional Park which has a popular swimming beach. Buntzen Lake also has a hydro-electric power generation station, and a ferry located at the bottom of the service road which provides service to Buntzen Bay.

List of councillors after 2005 Municipal election: Lee Vishloff, Heather Anderson, Rob Dunn, Ken Juvik Mayor : Hal Weinberg

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[edit] External links

• Village of Anmore website

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Regional Districts	Alberni-Clayoquot - Bulkley-Nechako - Capital - Cariboo - Central Coast - Central Kootenay - Central Okanagan - Columbia-Shuswap - Comox-Strathcona - Cowichan Valley - East Kootenay - Fraser Valley - Fraser-Fort George - Greater Vancouver - Kitimat-Stikine - Kootenay Boundary - Mount Waddington - Nanaimo - North Okanagan - Northern Rockies - Okanagan-Similkameen - Peace River - Powell River - Skeena-Queen Charlotte - Squamish-Lillooet - Stikine - Sunshine Coast - Thompson-Nicola
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