West Vancouver is a
district municipality in the province of
British Columbia,
Canada. A member municipality of
Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the
Greater Vancouver Regional District, the municipality is northwest of the city of
Vancouver on the northern side of
English Bay and the southeast shore of
Howe Sound, and is adjoined by the
District of North Vancouver to its east. Together with the
District of North Vancouver and
City of North Vancouver, it is part of a local regional grouping referred to as the
North Shore municipalities, or simply "The North Shore". West Vancouver has a population of 42,694 (2011 census).
Cypress Provincial Park, mostly located within the municipal boundaries, was one of the venues for the
2010 Winter Olympics. West Vancouver was also named a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2006. West Vancouver is also home of Canada's first shopping mall,
Park Royal Shopping Centre, and also of the
Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, one of the main connecting points between the British Columbia mainland and
Vancouver Island.