Van Anda, British Columbia

Van Anda, formerly spelled Vananda, is an unincorporated settlement on Texada Island in the northern Gulf of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of approximately 70 people. The surrounding region incorporates Blubber Bay and Gillies Bay.

"Vananda" redirects here. For the abandoned town in the U.S., see Vananda, Montana.
Van Anda
Van Anda
Location of Van Anda in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°45′30″N 124°33′00″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Area code(s)250, 778

Name origin

Named after the Van Anda Copper & Gold Mining Company, in which company 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).[1] [2]

gollark: If you're an atheist... why exactly do you believe it actually contains things you should follow just because they're written there?
gollark: I mean, by one interpretation, sure.
gollark: (I mean, even if it did, that's hardly a very good reason, but eh)
gollark: Does it actually say, or even strongly imply, "children need two opposite-gender parents"?
gollark: Does Christianity actually *say* that anywhere?

References
  1. http://www.texadaheritagesociety.com/texada-heritage-society-gallery-van-anda.htm, retrieved 27 Aug 2017.
  2. Marriage record of April 4, 1870 from Dodge County, Nebraska.
  • "Van Anda". BC Geographical Names.



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