British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains,the province has a diverse geography,with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines,sandy beaches,forests,lakes,mountains,inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east;the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north;the U.S. states of Washington,Idaho and Montana to the south,and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.6 million as of 2024,it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria,while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada,with the 2021 census recording 2.6 million people in Metro Vancouver. British Columbia is Canada's third-largest province in terms of total area,after Quebec and Ontario.
Coquitlam is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia,Canada. Mainly suburban,Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province,with a population of 148,625 in 2021,and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. The mayor is Richard Stewart.
The Millennium Line is the second line of the SkyTrain rapid transit system in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia,Canada. The line is owned and operated by BC Rapid Transit Company,a subsidiary of TransLink,and links the cities of Vancouver,Burnaby,Coquitlam and Port Moody. The line was opened in 2002 and was named in recognition of the new millennium.
Port Moody is a city in British Columbia,Canada,and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard Inlet and is the smallest of the Tri-Cities,bordered by Coquitlam on the east and south and by Burnaby on the west. The villages of Belcarra and Anmore,along with the rugged Coast Mountains,lie to the northwest and north,respectively. It is named for Richard Clement Moody,the first lieutenant governor of the Colony of British Columbia.
The Burrard Peninsula is a peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia,Canada,bounded by the Burrard Inlet to the north,the Georgia Strait to the west,the North Arm of Fraser River to the south,and the Pitt River and Douglas Island to the east. The City of Vancouver occupies almost all of the western half of the peninsula,and the Cities of Burnaby and New Westminster occupy more than half of the eastern half. At its northeastern end,the peninsula is connected to the Eagle Mountain and Mount Burke of the Coast Mountains via a small isthmus at the center of the Tri-Cities.
Michael C. Farnworth is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021,and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,Farnworth represents the riding of Port Coquitlam in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,where he is the NDP's house leader,and the dean of the Legislative Assembly.
The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver. In a recent survey by the Financial Post,the firm was ranked as Canada's 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison,a Vancouver-based entrepreneur,is the chairman,CEO,and sole owner of the company. The Jim Pattison Group,Canada's second largest privately held company,has more than 45,000 employees worldwide,and annual sales of $10.1 billion based on investments in Canada,the U.S.,Mexico,Europe,Asia and Australia. The Group is active in 25 divisions,according to Forbes,including packaging,food,forestry products.
Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,Canada,from 2001 to 2009.
Mount Burke,1,270 m (4,167 ft),is a mountain located in northeast Coquitlam,British Columbia,north of Port Coquitlam on the ridge system leading to Coquitlam Mountain. Most of the mountain is part of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. Mount Burke is found in Coquitlam near Minnekhada Regional Park.
Pinecone Burke Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia,Canada. It extends from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Provincial Park,west of Pitt Lake and Pitt River to include Burke Mountain in the City of Coquitlam. Most of the park is unserviced wilderness with very rough trails such as the Fools Gold Trail in the Boise Valley. There is canoe access to Widgeon Slough and from there hiking trails that lead to Widgeon Lake,and a network of old logging roads,hiking and mountain biking trails on Burke Mountain. Visitors can also use the park for camping,backcountry skiing,and snowshoeing.
Fin Donnelly is a Canadian politician. He has served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for the electoral district of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain since 2020,as part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus. He previously served as member of Parliament (MP) as part of the federal NDP caucus,representing New Westminster—Coquitlam from 2009 to 2015,and Port Moody—Coquitlam from 2015 to 2019.
Iain James Stewart Black is a former politician in British Columbia,Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17,2005,as a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was re-elected in the 2009 BC general election in the Port Moody-Coquitlam riding.
Francesco Aquilini is a Canadian businessman,investor,and is the current chairman of the Vancouver Canucks. He is a managing director of Vancouver-based Aquilini Investment Group,the parent company of several diverse subsidiaries. The company is best known for its ownership of the Vancouver Canucks and Rogers Arena,where Aquilini sits as Chairman and NHL Governor. Aquilini is also chairman of Canadian digital media company Enthusiast Gaming.
An electoral redistribution was undertaken in 2008 in British Columbia in a process that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the Electoral Districts Act,2008 on April 10,2008. The redistribution modified most electoral boundaries in the province and increased the number of MLAs from 79 to 85. The electoral boundaries created by the redistribution were first used in the 2009 provincial election.
Douglas Horne is a former Canadian politician who served as a BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain from 2009 to 2015.
An electoral redistribution in British Columbia was undertaken by the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission beginning in 2014 and was formalized by the passage of Bill 42,the 2015 Electoral Districts Act,during the 40th British Columbia Parliament. The act came into effect on November 17,2015. The redistribution added two seats to the previous total,increasing the number of MLAs in the province from 85 to 87. The electoral boundaries came into effect for the 2017 election. The next redistribution is required to occur following the 2020 British Columbia general election.
Rick Glumac is a software engineer,environmentalist,and Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election by defeating one-term Liberal Party MLA Linda Reimer.
British Columbia (B.C.) is the third largest Canadian province by population and fourth largest provincial economy. Like other provinces in the Canadian federation,B.C. consists of both private and public institutions. However,as Canada's westernmost province,located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains,B.C. has unique economic characteristics that distinguish it from much of the rest of Canada.
Bonita M. Zarrillo is a Canadian politician and is the Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She had previously narrowly lost the riding in 2019 to the Conservative Party's Nelly Shin. Zarrillo is a member of the New Democratic Party. Prior to her election to the House of Commons,she served as a city councillor for Coquitlam City Council.
