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The Canadian province of British Columbia will hold its triannual municipal elections on November 19, 2005. Voters in each of BC's 157 muncipalities will elect mayors and councillors, and rural voters will elect directors for their regional district electoral area. School boards and assorted specialized public bodies (such as the Vancouver Parks Board) will also be elected, and various local referenda will be held concurrently. Image File history File links free clipart image of ballot box and ballot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... The contents of this page have been moved to http://en. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) • Land 925,186 km² • Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Municipal elections in Canada according to the Canadian Constitution are the jurisdiction of the various provinces and territories. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K., Canada, and its former colonies. ... The Canadian Province of British Columbia is divided into Regional Districts, analogous to counties in other jurisdictions. ...


Political parties and slates are a common feature of governance in municipalities in the Greater Vancouver and Greater Victora areas, though the rest of the province's cities and towns resemble the majority of Canada in lacking overt partisan alliances. The City of Vancouver, in particular, has an entrenched and polarized party system unique in the country. Jump to: navigation, search A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... Motto: Building a sustainable region Area: 2,878. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ... Jump to: navigation, search Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Larry Campbell City Manager Judy Rogers Governing...

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Greater Vancouver

Motto: Building a sustainable region Area: 2,878. ...

Burnaby

Burnaby, British Columbia, is a city immediately east of Vancouver. ...

Coquitlam

Jump to: navigation, search Member of Parliament Paul Forseth (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Diane Thorne (NDP) Mayor Jon Kingsbury Councillors Kent Becker Fin Donnelly Louella Hollington Mae Reid Bill LeClair Barrie Lynch Diane Thorne Maxine Wilson Population (2005) 113,498 Immigrant Population 39,000 (35%) Languages English(Official...

Delta

Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Langley (City)

Langley is a city east of of Vancouver, located south of the Fraser River, north of the U.S. border, in southern British Columbia. ...

Langley (D.M.)

The Township Langley is a district municipality east of Vancouver, located south of the Fraser River in southern British Columbia. ...

Maple Ridge

Jump to: navigation, search Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located east of Vancouver, on the Fraser River. ...

New Westminster

Member of Parliament Peter Julian (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly Chuck Puchmayr (NDP) Mayor Wayne Wright Councillors Casey Cook Calvin Donnelly Jerry Dobrovolny Bob Osterman Lorrie Williams Chuck Puchmayr Population (2001) 54,656 Immigrant Population 15,225 (28%) Languages English(Official) 78% French(Official) 1% Non Official 21% Religion...

North Vancouver (City)

This page refers to the City of North Vancouver, for the surrounding District Municipality please see North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality). ...

North Vancouver (D.M.)

This page refers to the District Municipality of North Vancouver, for the smaller City please see North Vancouver, British Columbia (City) The District of North Vancouver is a District Municipality in British Columbia. ...

Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows is a District Municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ...

Port Coquitlam

Member of Parliament James Moore (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Mike Farnworth (NDP) Mayor Scott Young Councillors Mike Bowen Arlene Crowe Mike Forrest Greg Moore Darrell Penner Michael Wright Land Area 28. ...

Port Moody

Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be wikified. ...

Richmond

Richmond is an incorporated city on the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Surrey

Jump to: navigation, search {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} The City of Parks City of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada location. ...

Vancouver

Jump to: navigation, search Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Larry Campbell City Manager Judy Rogers Governing... Jump to: navigation, search The City of Vancouver will, along with the rest of British Columbia, hold its triannual municipal elections on November 19, 2005. ...

West Vancouver

Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: N/A Location Location in the Greater Vancouver Regional District Government Areas Existing neighborhood areas Undeveloped Upper lands Limited Use and Recreation Cypress Provincial Park GVRD watershed Mayor Ron Wood Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water *87. ...

White Rock

Categories: Canada geography stubs | British Columbia communities ...

Capital Region

Capital Regional District, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Central Saanich

Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. ...

Colwood

Colwood is a city located on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia. ...

Esquimalt

The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Langford

Langford is a city of about 20,000 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

North Saanich

Jump to: navigation, search North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula, approximately 25 kilometres north of [[Victoria, British Columbia]] on southern Vancouver Island. ...

Oak Bay

Jump to: navigation, search Oak Bay is a municipality in the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Saanich

Jump to: navigation, search // Introduction The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ...

Sidney

Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...

Victoria

Jump to: navigation, search The arms of Victoria. ...

Up-Island

Jump to: navigation, search Located off Canadas Pacific coast and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia Vancouver Island is, at 32,134 square kilometers (12,407 square miles), the largest island on the western side of the Americas. ...

Campbell River

Jump to: navigation, search // Location and Population Campbell River is a community in British Columbia at the south end of Discovery Passage on northern Vancouver Island. ...

Comox

Jump to: navigation, search The Town of Comox, British Columbia is located on the eastern side of Vancouver Island in what is known as the Comox Valley. ...

Courtenay

Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Nanaimo

Jump to: navigation, search Nanaimo Harbour Nanaimo (2004 pop. ...

North Cowichan

North Cowichan is a District municipality on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada in the Cowichan Valley Regional District. ...

Port Alberni

Jump to: navigation, search Port Alberni, British Columbia is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. ...

Sunshine Coast and Sea to Sky

The Sunshine Coast is a region of the southern mainland coast of British Columbia, on the eastern shore of the Strait of Georgia, and just northwest of Greater Vancouver. ... British Columbia provincial highway 99 is the major nouth-south artery through the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ...

Powell River

Jump to: navigation, search Powell River, British Columbia is a large paper mill town on the south mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, on the shore of the Strait of Georgia. ...

Squamish

Squamish main street. ...

Fraser Valley

Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. ...

Abbotsford

Abbotsford is a Canadian city, in the province of British Columbia. ...

Chilliwack

Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. ...

Mission

Mission is a Canadian city, in the province of British Columbia and is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River, overlooking the Fraser Valley. ...

Thompson, Shuswap and Cariboo

Jump to: navigation, search Shuswap Lake in British Columbia with its three arms Shuswap Lake is a lake located in south-central British Columbia, Canada that drains into the North Thompson River, a branch of the Thompson River, a tributory of the Fraser River. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Cariboo is a region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. ...

Kamloops

Locator map for Kamloops, BC Kamloops is a city in central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and on the shore of Kamloops Lake. ...

Salmon Arm

Salmon Arm is a city in the interior of British Columbia that has a population of 16,466 as reported in the BC Stats(2004). ...

Williams Lake

For other uses, see Williams Lake, British Columbia (disambiguation) Williams Lake is a city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Okanagan

Jump to: navigation, search A view overlooking Skaha Lake in the Okanagan Valley The regional districts that comprise the Okanagan are shown in red. ...

Kelowna

Jump to: navigation, search Motto:Fruitful in Unity Member of Parliament Werner Schmidt (Conservative) Members of the Legislative Assembly Al Horning, Sindi Hawkins Governing Body Kelowna City Council Mayor Walter Gray Land area 283 km² Population (2005) 105,000 Population Density 229. ...

Penticton

Jump to: navigation, search A view of Penticton from a viewpoint overlooking Skaha Lake Penticton (49° 29′ 28″ N, 119° 35′ 19″ W) is a city in south central British Columbia between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake (at one time known officially as Dog Lake). According to the 2001 census...

Vernon

Vernon City in the central region of British Columbia called Okanagan at the north end of Okanagan Lake and Kalamalka Lake. ...

Kootenays

The Kootenay Region (in common parlance The Kootenays) comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. ...

Cranbrook

Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada located at a Latitude of 49°31 North and a Longitude 115°46 West. ...

Peace River

Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek redirects here. ...

Fort St. John

Fort St. ...

Central Interior

Prince George

Motto:Shaping a Northern Destiny Member of Parliament Dick Harris (Conservative) Members of the Legislative Assembly Shirley Bond, Pat Bell, John Rustad Mayor Colin Kinsley Governing Body Prince George City Council Land area 315. ...

Northwest

Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Terrace

Terrace is a forestry dependent community on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. ...

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