Van Anda, British Columbia

"Vananda" redirects here. For the abandoned town in the U.S., see Vananda, Montana.

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.

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 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]}