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The Government of British Columbia incorporated a regional district for this western portion of the Lower Mainland named the Regional District of Fraser-Burrard on 29 June 1967. [1] Just under a year later, the regional district was renamed as the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) on 13 June 1968. [1]
Regional districts came into being via an order of government in 1965 with the enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. [1] Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia were incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from the province or through improvement districts.
Falkland is an unincorporated community located in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District of British Columbia, Canada.. Recognized as being home to one of Canada's largest Canadian flags, [2] and the annual Falkland Stampede, [3] [4] the Falkland area has a wide array of lakes, which are used for fishing and recreation.
Populated places in British Columbia by regional district (28 C) Q. Qathet Regional District (2 C, 4 P) S. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (2 C, 8 P)
Fort Nelson is a community in northeast British Columbia, Canada, within the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM). [3] It held town status prior to 6 February 2009, when it amalgamated with the former Northern Rockies Regional District to form the NRRM, [3] [4] becoming its administrative centre. The NRRM is the first regional ...
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
Global News: BC 1, a Shaw Media-owned regional cable news channel focusing on Vancouver and the province of British Columbia, launches. The channel is the first regional cable news channel in Canada located outside of Ontario. [18] 15
Margaret Mick (1 June 1860 – 25 May 1925) was Canada's first female peace officer to be killed in the line of duty. On the night of Monday, May 25, 1925 Mick, who worked as a Matron, was the only staff member on duty at the Toronto Municipal Jail Farm for Women in Concord, Ontario.