▁in ▁Western ▁Canada , ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁when ▁sea ▁plan es ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁long - range ▁aircraft . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁facilities ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁renamed ▁" J er ich o ▁Park ". ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁School ▁Board ▁en roll s ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁its ▁elementary , ▁secondary , ▁and ▁post - second ary ▁institutions , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁school ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁district ▁admin ister s ▁about ▁ 7 6 ▁elementary ▁schools , ▁ 1 7 ▁elementary ▁an ne xes , ▁ 1 8 ▁secondary ▁schools , ▁ 7 ▁adult ▁education ▁cent res , ▁ 2 ▁V ancouver ▁Learning ▁Network ▁schools , ▁which ▁include ▁ 1 8 ▁French ▁imm ersion , ▁a ▁Mand arin ▁b iling ual , ▁a ▁fine ▁arts , ▁gift ed , ▁and ▁Mont ess ori ▁schools . ▁The ▁Conseil ▁sc ola ire ▁franc oph one ▁de ▁la ▁Colomb ie - B rit ann ique ▁oper ates ▁three ▁Franc oph one ▁schools ▁in ▁that ▁city : ▁the ▁primary ▁schools ▁é cole ▁Rose - des - vent s ▁and ▁é cole ▁Anne - H é bert ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁é cole ▁second aire ▁Jules - Ver ne . ▁More ▁than ▁ 4 6 ▁independent ▁schools ▁of ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁are ▁also ▁el ig ible