Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm, a side inlet of Burrard Inlet, and is part of Metro Vancouver. It lies northwest of Port Moody and immediately east of the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver, across the waters of Indian Arm. Isolated by geography on a narrow peninsula, Belcarra is accessible by a single winding paved road or by water. Before incorporation it was commonly known as Belcarra Bay.

It is largely a residential bedroom community for Vancouver and its suburbs. Belcarra is one of the few communities in this area that is not growing substantially. While the small neighbouring Village of Anmore has grown and changed, Belcarra has remained a relatively small community. This is a result of small land area, relative inaccessibility, and zoning for single family residential homes. With a population of 687 as of 2021,|| South Asian || 10 ||

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| Chinese || 45 ||

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| Other visible minority || 5 ||

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|Total visible minority population|| 60 ||

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| colspan="2" | European Canadian|| 535 ||

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! colspan="2" | Total population!! 595!! 100%

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Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding of data samples.

Emergency services

Belcarra contracts out its police service to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with the main police station at Coquitlam Town Centre. Since 1978, Belcarra has had its own volunteer fire service, known as the Sasamat Fire Department, with two main halls and five fire apparatuses shared between it and the neighbouring community of Anmore. Belcarra's ambulance service is run by the British Columbia Ambulance Service.

In addition, Coquitlam Search and Rescue is responsible for urban and wilderness search and rescue for the area between Indian Arm and Pitt Lake, and encompasses the local communities of Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra and Anmore.

Transportation

As part of Metro Vancouver, Belcarra is served by the TransLink public transit system, and is on bus route 182.

Twinning

Belcarra in June 2007 was twinned with its namesake, Belcarra, County Mayo, Ireland.

In April 2019, Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox released a song called "Belcarra", named after the village.

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  • Echoes Across the Inlet: Sparks, Border: 1989