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Greater Vancouver, also known as Metro Vancouver, is the metropolitan area with its major urban centre being the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.The term "Greater Vancouver" describes an area that is roughly coterminous with the region governed by the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), though it predates the 1966 creation of the regional district.
The City of Vancouver is a member of Metro Vancouver, which provides sustainable regional services [267] to the Greater Vancouver area. The city electrical grid is serviced by BC Hydro , which claims 97.8% of the energy it generates is clean owing to the extensive use of hydroelectric power generation. [ 268 ]
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The Greater Vancouver Water District and the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District were established in 1924 and 1956 respectively. [9] The Government of British Columbia incorporated a regional district for this western portion of the Lower Mainland named the Regional District of Fraser-Burrard on 29 June 1967. [ 1 ]
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