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Lower Mainland communities

In-depth guides to 43 cities, towns and neighbourhoods across Surrey, Langley, Delta, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

Vancouver, Burnaby, the Tri-Cities, the North Shore and more

Metro Vancouver

Vancouver

The City of Vancouver is the region's core, from the downtown peninsula and Stanley Park to west-side neighbourhoods…

UBC & University Endowment Lands

On the Point Grey peninsula, the University of British Columbia campus and the neighbouring University Endowment Lands…

Burnaby

Burnaby sits between Vancouver and the Tri-Cities and is built around four town centres: Metrotown, Brentwood, Edmonds…

Richmond

Richmond is an island city at the mouth of the Fraser River, home to Vancouver International Airport on Sea Island, a…

New Westminster

New Westminster, the Royal City and BC's oldest city, sits on the Fraser River between Burnaby and Surrey, with a…

Coquitlam

Coquitlam is the largest of the Tri-Cities, stretching from Burquitlam and Maillardville in the south to Westwood…

Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam is a family-oriented Tri-Cities community along the Coquitlam and Pitt rivers, with the PoCo Trail…

Port Moody

Port Moody sits at the head of Burrard Inlet, known for Rocky Point Park, Brewers Row and trails around the…

Anmore

Anmore is a small, semi-rural village north of Port Moody, close to Buntzen…

Belcarra

Belcarra is a small waterfront village on the Indian Arm peninsula, next to Belcarra Regional…

Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge sits north of the Fraser River between Pitt Meadows and Mission, with Golden Ears Provincial Park, the…

Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows is a small city of farmland, dikes and quiet neighbourhoods between the Pitt River and Maple…

City of North Vancouver

The City of North Vancouver runs up Lonsdale Avenue from the Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards on the…

District of North Vancouver

The District of North Vancouver surrounds the City and stretches from Deep Cove to the Capilano River, with mountains,…

West Vancouver

West Vancouver stretches along the North Shore from Ambleside to Horseshoe Bay, with waterfront parks and hillside…

Bowen Island

Bowen Island is a short ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay, with a village at Snug Cove and a rural, island…

Lions Bay

Lions Bay is a small village on the steep shoreline of Howe Sound along the Sea-to-Sky…

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