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Metro Vancouver Map and Sustainability Activities

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Explore​ the ​​​Metro Van​​couv​​er map​​

Metro Vancouver is a diverse organization that plans for and delivers regional utility services, including water, sewers and wastewater treatment​, and solid waste management. It also regulates air quality, plans for urban growth, manages a regional parks system, provides affordable housing, and serves as a regional federation. The organization is a federation of 21 municipalities, one electoral area, and one treaty First Nation located in the region of the same name. This activity aims to spark student inquiry, observation, and exploration of the relationships between our everyday lives, our region, and the many connections to Metro Vancouver services — to meet our needs at home, at school, and in the community. ​​​

Boundaries

  • Municipal Boundary
  • Regional Parks and Greenways
  • Watersheds
  • Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve

Facilities

  • Water Regional Drinking Water Facilities
  • Dm Dam
  • Liquid Waste Regional Liquid Waste Facilities
  • Solid WasteRegional Solid Waste Facilities
  • Air QualityRegional Air Quality Monitoring Stations
  • MVHC Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation
  • Municipal Halls Municipal Halls
  • Metro Vancouver Head Office Metro Vancouver Head Office

Transportation

  • Major Roads
  • Sea Bus / Ferry
  • SkytrainSkytrain
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​ Metro Vancouver Satellite Map ​​​

1. E​xplore the map with a foc​​​​us on places that are important to you:

  • Where is your home? Where is your school?
  • Where are other places you care about (e.g. parks, community centre, playing fields etc.)?

2​. Reflect on your learning:

  • What else did you notice on the map that was significant to you?
  • What does the map tell you about how Metro Vancouver services meet the needs of residents?

3. ​Explore the map with a focus on services for a sustainable region​:​​

Metro Vancouver provides services including drinking water, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, regional planning, air quality, climate change, parks, affordable housing, and more to its 2.8 million residents.

Introduce and explore the many connections to sustainability, systems, and Metro Vancouver services with your students using the following questions and inquiry cards:​

  • Where does your water come from? How does it get to you?
  • Where does your wastewater (liquid waste) go?  How does it get there?
  • Where does your waste (garbage) go? How does it get there?
  • Where are Air Quality Monitoring Stations? What service do they provide? How do these facilities connect to air quality and climate?
  • Where are regional parks & greenways? What services do these provide?
  • What makes Metro Vancouver livable?
  • How do these service support sustainability?
  • What other questions arise for you?​

Sustainability activities​

1. Food for thought

Practical and engaging lessons, activities and videos about local agriculture, sustainability and food systems.

2. Get outdoors: An educator’s guide to outdoor classrooms

This educator guide supports teachers and students to head outside and engage in experiential learning in the outdoor classroom. It includes fun, easy and hands-on activities along with tip sheets, checklists, field trip planners and other materials to help plan highly engaging learning experiences.​

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