Van Anda, British Columbia
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Area codes | 250, 778 |
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Van Anda, formerly spelled Vananda, is an unincorporated settlement on Texada Island in the northern Gulf of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2023, it has a population of approximately 362 people.[1] The surrounding region incorporates Blubber Bay and Gillies Bay.
Name origin
[edit | edit source]Named after the Van Anda Copper & Gold Mining Company which owned 840 acres (3.4 km2) on the northeast side of the island, including the "Copper Queen" claim. President Edward Blewett, a prominent American capitalist and miner, named both his son and this mining company after his wife, Carrie Van Anda (maiden name).[2] [3]
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