The Vancouver British Columbia Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). It is the seventh in Canada and the first in British Columbia.
Announced on May 25, 2006, the temple is located on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) site at 200 Street and 82 Avenue in the suburb of Langley. Groundbreaking was held on August 4, 2007. A public open house was held 9 April - 24 April 2010 prior to the dedication of the temple on 2 May 2010. Following the open house, non-Mormons were thereafter forbidden from entering the temple.
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