Vananda British Columbia, unused George Barrowclough RPPC.
Van Anda, no longer spelled Vananda, is an unincorporated settlement on Texada Island with a population of 70 people.
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). ~ from wikipedia
