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British Properties
Neighbourhood of West Vancouver, British Columbia

British Properties

Originally known as Capilano Estates, the British Properties is a residential area in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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The 4,000-acre area was sold by the municipality of West Vancouver to the British Pacific Properties Corporation in 1931, which continues to develop the land to the present day.

How locals move

Getting around British Properties the local way

  • Get inTransLink operates the SeaBus, a passenger only ferry, between Waterfront Station and in North Vancouver on the North Shore.
  • Get inFerry terminals in the North Shore area: in West Vancouver has three routes servicing it, including to Bowen Island, the Sunshine Coast, and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
  • Get aroundVery busy on the weekends in summer, it has a number of small shops, restaurants, parks, canoe/kayak rentals and hiking.
  • Get aroundIt also marks the end of Highway 1 and the start of the Sea-to-Sky highway, as well as having a BC Ferries terminal, so it provides both transportation and sightseeing opportunities.
  • Get aroundA live web cam view of the bay shows all the marine traffic and BC Ferries ships as they travel in and out of the area.
  • Go nextVancouver Island is a 1 hr 35 minute ferry ride away via BC Ferries and the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.
  • Go nextIt is accessed by a 40-minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay.

From Wikivoyage: North Shore (British Columbia), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Michal Klajban (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.