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      • Granville Island is federal property, which exempts it from following the municipal regulations of the City of Vancouver. In effect, Granville Island is essentially its own jurisdiction.
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  2. Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, across False Creek from Downtown Vancouver, under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge.

  3. Feb 26, 2022 · Granville Island is owned by the federal government, but not funded by it: The island is required to be self-sustaining through revenues from leases, parking, and events, and island...

  4. Sep 10, 2012 · This permissive regulatory framework was acceptable to the City of Vancouver because Granville Island is federal land. If the land was privately owned, city zoning would have applied. This framework, along with the limited government funding for redevelopment, set the stage for Granville Island to develop in a very unique and organic way.

  5. Sep 5, 2024 · While Granville Island might appear to be a seamless part of Vancouver, it is in fact owned by the Government of Canada and managed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), a federal agency, on behalf of the Government of Canada.

  6. Jul 29, 2019 · The federal government claimed ownership of what is now called Granville Island almost from the moment settlers pushed Squamish and Musqueam people off the once resource-rich area they call...

  7. Sep 5, 2024 · While Granville Island might look like any other neighbourhood in Vancouver, it is in fact owned and managed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, a federal agency, on behalf of the Government of Canada.

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