Local Information about Vancouver
FoundLocally is committed to providing one-stop information to people about
The Greater Vancouver area. Here are is key information about this part of British Columbia.
The Lower Mainland stretches from Vancouver for quite a distance in the wide valley of the Fraser River. Some of these Nearby Communities make up the "North Shore", North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Lion's Bay, which lie north of Burrard Inlet to the north of the City of Vancouver.
while others are between the Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River, including the City of Vancouver, as well as Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody.
South of the Fraser, and north of the American border are the remaining communities of Richmond, Delta, Tsawwassan, Surrey, and White Rock.
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The region has a colourful history, with the first nations who had settled here for thousands of years being friendly traders with early explorers and fur-traders. The region really began to boom with the 1850s gold rush, and had a momentum of its own once the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the Port Moody and a bit later, Vancouver.
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The Lower Mainland is made up of several municipalities, some of which are cities, some are towns and some are municipal districts.
Here are all the email contacts for your elected politicians.
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Several of the communities further east are still considered part of the "Lower Mainland", but are found in FoudLocally's "Fraser Valley" site. Thes include the ocmmunities of Langley, Fort Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Mission and Hope. | |
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Community Organizations |
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Local not-for-profits groups, sports leagues, churches and other religious organizations are welcome to add themselves to our FREE LISTINGS and post news, events, and volunteer opportunities.
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Community Images |
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There is now way for us to use all of our images in our various stories and editorial on our web site.
We want make our images widely accessible. Use our handy searchable
Image Gallery to find local photos.
Use the Travel-Maps to get local maps for a particular feature, too.
Images may be used for educational use (by teachers and students) or by non-profits at no cost, so long we we
have a Photo Credit and a link back to this FoundLocally.com. Businesses must
receive prior permission IN WRITING for use of images.
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