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. As of 2023, it has a population of approximately 362 people. The surrounding region incorporates Blubber [Bay, British Columbia|Blubber Bay] and Gillies Bay.

Name origin

Named after the Van Anda Copper & [Gold Mining Company] which owned 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.