A small Metro Vancouver municipality could triple in population — and not everyone's happy about it

A small Metro Vancouver municipality could triple in population — and not everyone's happy about it

In 1987, residents of the village of Anmore voted to become their own municipality within Metro Vancouver, with the stated intent of “maintaining the rural character." Thirty-eight years later, the municipality is in a debate over whether that character can — or should — be preserved.

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In 1987, residents of the village of Anmore voted to become their own municipality within Metro Vancouver, with the stated intent of “maintaining the rural character,” as the incoming mayor put it at the time, distinct from the quickly developing Tri-Cities to the south.   Thirty-eight years later, the municipality is in a debate over whether that character can — or should — be preserved.  “I always wanted to move up here because I like the rura…