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=== Cities === |
=== Cities === |
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{{Main|List of cities in British Columbia}} |
{{Main|List of cities in British Columbia}} |
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Under current legislation, a community may incorporate as a city if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.<ref name=LGA>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/LOC/freeside/--%20L%20--/Local%20Government%20Act%20RSBC%201996%20c.%20323/00_Act/96323_03.xml#part2 | title=Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities | publisher=Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer | date=November 12, 2012 | accessdate=December 23 2012}}</ref> British Columbia has 49 cities.<ref name=BCGazetteer>{{cite web | url=http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/dbc/search/detail.page?ms=url%3Aapps.gov.bc.ca&recorduid=173487&title=BC Gazetteer | title=BC Gazetteer (A spatial point file of all named places in BC) | publisher=Government of British Columbia (Data BC) | type=[[Esri]] [[shapefile]] | accessdate=December 1, 2012}}</ref> [[Greenwood, British Columbia|Greenwood]] incorporated as a city in 1897<ref>{{BCGNIS|2712|Greenwood}}</ref> prior to the current legislation and retains this status despite its population of 708<ref name=2011StatCanBC/> being less than the current 5,000 threshold. |
Under current legislation, a community may incorporate as a city if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.<ref name=LGA>{{cite web | url=http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/LOC/freeside/--%20L%20--/Local%20Government%20Act%20RSBC%201996%20c.%20323/00_Act/96323_03.xml#part2 | title=Local Government Act: Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities | publisher=Government of British Columbia Queen's Printer | date=November 12, 2012 | accessdate=December 23 2012}}</ref> British Columbia has 49 cities.<ref name=BCGazetteer>{{cite web | url=http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/dbc/search/detail.page?ms=url%3Aapps.gov.bc.ca&recorduid=173487&title=BC Gazetteer | title=BC Gazetteer (A spatial point file of all named places in BC) | publisher=Government of British Columbia (Data BC) | type=[[Esri]] [[shapefile]] | accessdate=December 1, 2012}}</ref> [[Greenwood, British Columbia|Greenwood]] incorporated as a city in 1897<ref>{{BCGNIS|2712|Greenwood}}</ref> prior to the current legislation and retains this status despite its population of 708<ref name=2011StatCanBC/> being less than the current 5,000 threshold. There are several other exceptions to the 5,000 rule, such as [[Armstrong, British Columbia|Armstrong]], [[Enderby, British Columbia|Enderby]] and [[Grand Forks, British Columbia|Grand Forks]]. |
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!colspan=9| '''Cities of British Columbia''' |
!colspan=9| '''Cities of British Columbia''' |
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== Localities == |
== Localities == |
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British Columbia has 556 localities, not including those that have been abandoned or are no longer considered localities.<ref name=BCGazetteer/> Some of those listed here, however, ''are'' abandoned. |
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*[[Ahousat]] |
*[[Ahousat]] |
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*Albas |
*Albas |
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*Albreda |
*[[Albreda, British Columbia|Albreda]] |
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*[[Alice Arm, British Columbia|Alice Arm]] |
*[[Alice Arm, British Columbia|Alice Arm]] |
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*Alice Siding |
*Alice Siding |
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*[[Allenby, British Columbia|Allenby]] |
*[[Allenby, British Columbia|Allenby]] |
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*Allison Lake |
*[[Allison Lake, British Columbia|Allison Lake]] |
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*[[Alta Lake, British Columbia|Alta Lake]] (now part of [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] |
*[[Alta Lake, British Columbia|Alta Lake]] (now part of [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] |
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*[[Alvin, British Columbia|Alvin]] |
*[[Alvin, British Columbia|Alvin]] |
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*[[Anaconda, British Columbia|Anaconda]] |
*[[Anaconda, British Columbia|Anaconda]] |
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*[[Atnarko, British Columbia|Atnarko]] |
*[[Atnarko, British Columbia|Atnarko]] |
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*[[Attachie]] |
*[[Attachie]] |
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*[[Baker, British Columbia|Baker]] |
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*Baker |
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*Baker Creek |
*[[Baker Creek, British Columbia|Baker Creek]] |
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*[[Bamberton, British Columbia|Bamberton]] |
*[[Bamberton, British Columbia|Bamberton]] |
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*[[Bastion Bay, British Columbia|Bastion Bay]] |
*[[Bastion Bay, British Columbia|Bastion Bay]] |
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*Bear Creek |
*Bear Creek |
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*Bear Flat |
*Bear Flat |
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*Beasley |
*[[Beasley, British Columbia|Beasley]] |
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*[[Beaton, British Columbia|Beaton]] |
*[[Beaton, British Columbia|Beaton]] |
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*Beatton Ranch |
*Beatton Ranch |
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*[[Bennett, British Columbia|Bennett]] |
*[[Bennett, British Columbia|Bennett]] |
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*Benson Lake |
*Benson Lake |
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*Beresford |
*[[Beresford, British Columbia|Beresford]] |
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*[[Beryl Prairie, British Columbia|Beryl Prairie]] |
*[[Beryl Prairie, British Columbia|Beryl Prairie]] |
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*Bessborough |
*Bessborough |
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*Bevan |
*Bevan |
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*Big Bay |
*Big Bay |
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*Big Creek |
*[[Big Creek, British Columbia|Big Creek]] |
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*Big Lake Ranch |
*[[Big Lake Ranch]] |
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*Billings |
*Billings |
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*Billings Bay |
*Billings Bay |
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*Birchdale |
*[[Birchdale, British Columbia|Birchdale]] |
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*[[Birken, British Columbia|Birken]] |
*[[Birken, British Columbia|Birken]] |
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*Black Creek |
*Black Creek |
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*Blackloam |
*[[Blackloam, British Columbia|Blackloam]] |
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*Blackwater |
*Blackwater |
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*[[Bliss Landing, British Columbia|Bliss Landing]] |
*[[Bliss Landing, British Columbia|Bliss Landing]] |
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*Bloedel |
*[[Bloedel, British Columbia|Bloedel]] |
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*Blue Springs |
*Blue Springs |
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*Boat Basin |
*Boat Basin |
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*Boat Harbour |
*Boat Harbour |
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*Bob Quinn Lake |
*[[Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia|Bob Quinn Lake]] |
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*Bold Point |
*Bold Point |
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*Boring Ranch |
*Boring Ranch |
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*[[Boston Flats, British Columbia|Boston Flats]] |
*[[Boston Flats, British Columbia|Boston Flats]] |
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*Boulder City |
*[[Boulder City, British Columbia|Boulder City]] |
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*[[Boundary Falls, British Columbia|Boundary Falls]] |
*[[Boundary Falls, British Columbia|Boundary Falls]] |
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*[[Bowen Bay, British Columbia|Bowen Bay]] |
*[[Bowen Bay, British Columbia|Bowen Bay]] |
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*[[Buccaneer Bay, British Columbia|Buccaneer Bay]] |
*[[Buccaneer Bay, British Columbia|Buccaneer Bay]] |
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*[[Bulkley House]] |
*[[Bulkley House]] |
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*Bull River |
*[[Bull River, British Columbia|Bull River]] |
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*[[Cahilty, British Columbia|Cahilty]] |
*[[Cahilty, British Columbia|Cahilty]] |
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*Callison Ranch |
*Callison Ranch |
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*[[Camp McKinney]] |
*[[Camp McKinney]] |
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*Campbell Creek |
*Campbell Creek |
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*Canford |
*[[Canford, British Columbia|Canford]] |
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*[[Canyon Hot Springs]] |
*[[Canyon Hot Springs]] |
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*Carlin |
*Carlin |
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*Carnaby |
*Carnaby |
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*[[Carrolls Landing]] |
*[[Carrolls Landing]] |
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*[[Carson, British Columbia|Carson]] |
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*Carson |
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*[[Cascade, British Columbia|Cascade]] |
*[[Cascade, British Columbia|Cascade]] |
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*[[Ceepeecee, British Columbia|Ceepeecee]] |
*[[Ceepeecee, British Columbia|Ceepeecee]] |
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*Chute Lake |
*Chute Lake |
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*Cinema |
*Cinema |
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*[Clapperton, British Columbia|Clapperton]] |
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*[[Clayoquot, British Columbia|Clayoquot]] |
*[[Clayoquot, British Columbia|Clayoquot]] |
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*[[Clemretta, British Columbia|Clemretta]] |
*[[Clemretta, British Columbia|Clemretta]] |
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*[[Coldspring House]] |
*[[Coldspring House]] |
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*Colleymount |
*Colleymount |
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*Copper Creek |
*[[Copper Creek, British Columbia|Copper Creek]] |
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*Corbin |
*Corbin |
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*Corra Linn |
*[[Corra Linn, British Columbia|Corra Linn]] |
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*[[Cottonwood, British Columbia|Cottonwood]] |
*[[Cottonwood, British Columbia|Cottonwood]] |
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*[[Coutlee, British Columbia|Coutlee]] |
*[[Coutlee, British Columbia|Coutlee]] |
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*Cowans Point |
*[[Cowans Point]] |
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*[[Cracroft, British Columbia|Cracroft]] |
*[[Cracroft, British Columbia|Cracroft]] |
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*[[Creekside, British Columbia|Creekside]] (part of [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] |
*[[Creekside, British Columbia|Creekside]] (part of [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] |
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*Crescent Spur |
*[[Crescent Spur, British Columbia|Crescent Spur]] |
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*Criss Creek |
*Criss Creek |
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*[[Crowsnest, British Columbia|Crowsnest]] |
*[[Crowsnest, British Columbia|Crowsnest]] |
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*[[Deadwood, British Columbia|Deadwood]] |
*[[Deadwood, British Columbia|Deadwood]] |
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*[[Deep Creek, British Columbia|Deep Creek]] |
*[[Deep Creek, British Columbia|Deep Creek]] |
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*Deer Park |
*[[Deer Park, British Columbia|Deer Park]] |
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*[[Deerholme, British Columbia|Deerholme]] |
*[[Deerholme, British Columbia|Deerholme]] |
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*[[Defot, British Columbia|Defot]] |
*[[Defot, British Columbia|Defot]] |
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*Ecoole |
*Ecoole |
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*Eddy |
*Eddy |
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*Edelweiss |
*[[Edelweiss, British Columbia|Edelweiss]] |
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*[[Eholt, British Columbia|Eholt]] |
*[[Eholt, British Columbia|Eholt]] |
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*Ekins Point |
*Ekins Point |
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*Genoa Bay |
*Genoa Bay |
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*George River |
*George River |
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*Georgetown Mills |
*[[Georgetown Mills, British Columbia|Georgetown Mills]] |
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*[[Gifford, British Columbia|Gifford]] |
*[[Gifford, British Columbia|Gifford]] |
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*[[Giscome, British Columbia|Giscome]] |
*[[Giscome, British Columbia|Giscome]] |
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*[[Gitanyow]] ( |
*[[Gitanyow]] (IR) |
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*Glen Lake |
*Glen Lake |
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*Glenannan |
*Glenannan |
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*Glentanna |
*Glentanna |
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*[[Good Hope Lake, British Columbia|Good Hope Lake]] |
*[[Good Hope Lake, British Columbia|Good Hope Lake]] |
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*Gordon River |
*[[Gordon River, British Columbia|Gordon River]] |
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*[[Gramsons, British Columbia|Gramsons]] |
*[[Gramsons, British Columbia|Gramsons]] |
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*[[Granduc, British Columbia|Granduc]] |
*[[Granduc, British Columbia|Granduc]] |
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*Granite Bay |
*[[Granite Bay, British Columbia|Granite Bay]] |
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*[[Grasmere, British Columbia|Grasmere]] |
*[[Grasmere, British Columbia|Grasmere]] |
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*[[Grassy Plains, British Columbia|Grassy Plains]] |
*[[Grassy Plains, British Columbia|Grassy Plains]] |
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*[[Greata, British Columbia|Greata]] |
*[[Greata, British Columbia|Greata]] |
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*[[Gundy, British Columbia|Gundy]] |
*[[Gundy, British Columbia|Gundy]] |
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*Haina |
*[[Haina]] |
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*Halfway Ranch |
*Halfway Ranch |
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*Hall |
*Hall |
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*[[Hanceville]] |
*[[Hanceville]] |
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*[[Hardwicke Island, British Columbia|Hardwicke Island |
*[[Hardwicke Island, British Columbia|Hardwicke Island]] |
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*[[Harmac]] |
*[[Harmac]] |
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*[[Headquarters, British Columbia|Headquarters]] |
*[[Headquarters, British Columbia|Headquarters]] |
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*[[Hells Gate, British Columbia|Hells Gate]] |
*[[Hells Gate, British Columbia|Hells Gate]] |
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*[[Hesquiat]] |
*[[Hesquiat]] |
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*Hickethier Ranch |
*[[Hickethier Ranch]] |
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*[[Hillcrest, British Columbia|Hillcrest]] (City of Victoria) |
*[[Hillcrest, British Columbia|Hillcrest]] (City of Victoria) |
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*Hippa |
*Hippa |
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*[[Hiusta Meadow]] |
*[[Hiusta Meadow]] |
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*Hkusam |
*[[Hkusam]] |
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*Holmwood |
*Holmwood |
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*Homfray Creek |
*[[Homfray Creek, British Columbia|Homfray Creek]] |
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*[[Hopington, British Columbia|Hopington]] |
*[[Hopington, British Columbia|Hopington]] |
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*[[Hot Springs Cove, British Columbia|Hot Springs Cove]] |
*[[Hot Springs Cove, British Columbia|Hot Springs Cove]] |
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*[[Ingenika Mine]] |
*[[Ingenika Mine]] |
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*Irvines Landing |
*Irvines Landing |
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*[[Isle Pierre, British Columbia|Isle Pierre]] |
*[[Isle Pierre, British Columbia|[[Isle Pierre]] |
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*Jacksons |
*Jacksons |
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*[[Jade City, British Columbia|Jade City]] |
*[[Jade City, British Columbia|Jade City]] |
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*[[Keithley Creek, British Columbia|Keithley Creek]] |
*[[Keithley Creek, British Columbia|Keithley Creek]] |
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*[[Kelly Lake, British Columbia|Kelly Lake]] |
*[[Kelly Lake, British Columbia|Kelly Lake]] |
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*Kendrick Camp |
*[[Kendrick Camp]] |
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*Kerr Creek |
*Kerr Creek |
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*[[Kildonan, British Columbia|Kildonan]] |
*[[Kildonan, British Columbia|Kildonan]] |
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*[[Kingcome, British Columbia|Kingcome]] |
*[[Kingcome, British Columbia|Kingcome]] |
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*[[Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia|Kingcome Inlet]] |
*[[Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia|Kingcome Inlet]] |
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*Kingsgate |
*[[Kingsgate, British Columbia|Kingsgate]] |
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*Kiusta |
*[[Kiusta]] |
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*Kleindale |
*Kleindale |
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*Kobes |
*Kobes |
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*[[Kootenay Crossing, British Columbia|Kootenay Crossing]] |
*[[Kootenay Crossing, British Columbia|Kootenay Crossing]] |
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*Kragmont |
*[[Kragmont, British Columbia|Kragmont]] |
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*[['Ksan]] |
*[['Ksan]] |
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*[[Kung (Haida village)|Kung]] |
*[[Kung (Haida village)|Kung]] |
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*Lake Kathlyn |
*Lake Kathlyn |
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*[[Laketon, British Columbia|Laketon]] |
*[[Laketon, British Columbia|Laketon]] |
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*Larsons Landing |
*[[Larsons Landing]] |
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*Lawnhill |
*Lawnhill |
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*[[Leechtown, British Columbia|Leechtown]] |
*[[Leechtown, British Columbia|Leechtown]] |
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*Lees Corner |
*[[Lees Corner, British Columbia|Lees Corner]] |
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*[[Lejac, British Columbia|Lejac]] |
*[[Lejac, British Columbia|Lejac]] |
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*Lemoray |
*Lemoray |
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*Lexau Ranch |
*[[Lexau Ranch]] |
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*[[Liard River, British Columbia|Liard River]] |
*[[Liard River, British Columbia|Liard River]] |
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*Lily Lake |
*Lily Lake |
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*Lindell |
*[[Lindell, British Columbia|Lindell]] |
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*Lindeman |
*[[Lindeman, British Columbia|Lindeman]] |
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*Lockeport |
*Lockeport |
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*Longworth |
*Longworth |
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*Lucerne |
*Lucerne |
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*[[Lumberton, British Columbia|Lumberton]] |
*[[Lumberton, British Columbia|Lumberton]] |
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*Mabel Lake |
*[[Mabel Lake, British Columbia|Mabel Lake]] |
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*Macalister |
*Macalister |
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*Magnum Mine |
*Magnum Mine |
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*Mahood Falls |
*[[Mahood Falls, British Columbia|Mahood Falls]] |
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*Makinson |
*Makinson |
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*Manson Creek |
*[[Manson Creek, British Columbia|Manson Creek]] |
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*Mapes |
*Mapes |
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*Marblehead |
*[[Marblehead, British Columbia|Marblehead]] |
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*Marilla |
*Marilla |
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*Marron Valley |
*[[Marron Valley]] |
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*Marshall School Junction |
*Marshall School Junction |
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*Matilpi |
*Matilpi |
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*McCulloch |
*McCulloch |
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*[[McDame, British Columbia|McDame]] |
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*McDame |
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*McDonalds Landing |
*McDonalds Landing |
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*McGillivray |
*[[McGillivray, British Columbia|McGillivray]] |
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*McGuire |
*[[McGuire, British Columbia|McGuire]] |
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*McKearney Ranch |
*[[McKearney Ranch]] |
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*McLean Ranch |
*[[McLean Ranch]] |
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*McNab Creek |
*[[McNab Creek, British Columbia|McNab Creek]] |
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*Meachen |
*Meachen |
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*Meadows |
*Meadows |
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*Meem Quam Leese |
*[[Meem Quam Leese]] |
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*Meldrum Creek |
*[[Meldrum Creek, British Columbia|Meldrum Creek]] |
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*Meziadin Junction |
*[[Meziadin Junction]] |
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*Mile 62 1/2 |
*Mile 62 1/2 |
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*Mill Bay |
*[[Mill Bay, British Columbia|Mill Bay]] |
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*Millstream |
*[[Millstream, British Columbia|Millstream]] |
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*Minaty Bay |
*Minaty Bay |
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*Minto Landing |
*[[Minto Landing, British Columbia|Minto Landing]] |
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*Miocene |
*[[Miocene, British Columbia|Miocene]] |
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*Mitchell Bay |
*Mitchell Bay |
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*[[Moha, British Columbia|Moha]] |
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*Moha |
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*Montney |
*Montney |
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*Moricetown |
*[[Moricetown]] |
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*Morrissey |
*[[Morrissey, British Columbia|Morrissey]] |
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*Mount Gardner |
*Mount Gardner |
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*Mount Robson |
*[[Mount Robson, British Columbia|Mount Robson]] |
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*Mud Bay<!--need dabs for these two....--> |
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*Mud Bay |
*Mud Bay |
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*[[Mud River, British Columbia|Mud River]] |
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*Mud Bay |
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*[[Muncho Lake, British Columbia|Muncho Lake]] |
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*Mud River |
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*Muncho Lake |
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*Murdale |
*Murdale |
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*[[Muskwa, British Columbia|Muskwa]] |
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*Muskwa |
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*[[Myra, British Columbia|Myra]] |
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*Myra |
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*[[Nahun, British Columbia|Nahun]] |
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*Nahun |
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*[[Namu, British Columbia|Namu]] |
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*Namu |
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*Narcosli Creek |
*[[Narcosli Creek, British Columbia|Narcosli Creek]] |
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*Nelson Forks |
*[[Nelson Forks, British Columbia|Nelson Forks]] |
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*Nelway |
*Nelway |
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*Nemaiah Valley |
*[[Nemaiah Valley, British Columbia|Nemaiah Valley]] |
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*[[Nesters, British Columbia|Nesters]] (now part of [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]]) |
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*Nesters |
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*New Clew |
*[[New Clew, British Columbia|New Clew]] |
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*Newgate |
*[[Newgate, British Columbia|Newgate]] |
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*Newlands |
*Newlands |
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*Niagara |
*[[Niagara, British Columbia|Niagara]] |
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*Nimpkish Heights |
*[[Nimpkish Heights, British Columbia|Nimpkish Heights]] |
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*Ninstints |
*[[Ninstints]] |
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*Noralee |
*Noralee |
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*North Bonaparte |
*[[North Bonaparte, British Columbia|North Bonaparte]] |
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*North Pine |
*[[North Pine, British Columbia|North Pine]] |
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*Nulki |
*[[Nulki]] |
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*[[Ogden, British Columbia|Ogden]] |
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*Ogden |
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*Old Fort |
*[[Old Fort, British Columbia|Old Fort]] |
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*Old Hogem |
*[[Old Hogem, British Columbia|Old Hogem]] |
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*Old Remo |
*Old Remo |
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*Old Town |
*Old Town |
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*Oona River |
*[[Oona River, British Columbia|Oona River]] |
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*Ootsa Lake |
*[[Ootsa Lake, British Columbia|Ootsa Lake]] |
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*Osland |
*Osland |
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*Othello |
*[[Othello, British Columbia|Othello]] |
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*Owen Bay |
*[[Owen Bay, British Columbia|Owen Bay]] |
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*Owl Creek |
*[[Owl Creek, British Columbia|Owl Creek]] |
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*Paradise Point |
*Paradise Point |
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*[[Paradise Valley, British Columbia|Paradise Valley]] |
*[[Paradise Valley, British Columbia|Paradise Valley]]<!--maybe District of Squamish, this is up the Cheakamus from Cheekye--> |
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*Parkland |
*[[Parkland, British Columbia|Parkland]] |
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*Parson |
*Parson |
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*[[Pass Creek, British Columbia|Pass Creek]] |
*[[Pass Creek, British Columbia|Pass Creek]] |
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*Paulson |
*[[Paulson, British Columbia|Paulson]] |
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*Peejay |
*Peejay |
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*[[Pemberton Meadows]] |
*[[Pemberton Meadows]] |
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*[[Penny, British Columbia|Penny]] |
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*Penny |
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*[[Pinchi, British Columbia|Pinchi]] |
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*Pinchi |
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*Pinchi Lake |
*[[Pinchi Lake, British Columbia|Pinchi Lake]] |
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*Pine Valley |
*[[Pine Valley, British Columbia|Pine Valley]] |
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*[[Pinegrove, British Columbia|Pinegrove]] |
*[[Pinegrove, British Columbia|Pinegrove]] |
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*Pineview |
*[[Pineview, British Columbia|Pineview]] |
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*[[Pink Mountain, British Columbia|Pink Mountain]] |
*[[Pink Mountain, British Columbia|Pink Mountain]] |
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*[[Pioneer Mine]] |
*[[Pioneer Mine]] |
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*[[Quesnel Forks, British Columbia|Quesnel Forks]] |
*[[Quesnel Forks, British Columbia|Quesnel Forks]] |
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*[[Quilchena, British Columbia|Quilchena]] |
*[[Quilchena, British Columbia|Quilchena]] |
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*Rainy Hollow |
*[[Rainy Hollow, British Columbia|Rainy Hollow]] |
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*[[Read Island, British Columbia|Read Island]] |
*[[Read Island, British Columbia|Read Island]] |
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*Red Pass |
*Red Pass |
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*Red Rose |
*Red Rose |
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*[[Redstone, British Columbia|Redstone]] |
*[[Redstone, British Columbia|Redstone]] |
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*Refuge Cove |
*[[Refuge Cove, British Columbia|Refuge Cove]] |
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*Remac |
*Remac |
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*[[Renata, British Columbia|Renata]] |
*[[Renata, British Columbia|Renata]] |
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*[[Retallack, British Columbia|Retallack]] |
*[[Retallack, British Columbia|Retallack]] |
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*[[Rhone, British Columbia|Rhone]] |
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*Rhone |
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*[[Robson West, British Columbia|Robson West]] |
*[[Robson West, British Columbia|Robson West]] |
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*[[Rock Bay, British Columbia|Rock Bay]] |
*[[Rock Bay, British Columbia|Rock Bay]] |
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*[[Ross Prairie, British Columbia|Rose Prairie]] |
*[[Ross Prairie, British Columbia|Rose Prairie]] |
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*[[Rosebery, British Columbia|Rosebery]] |
*[[Rosebery, British Columbia|Rosebery]] |
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*Rosswood |
*[[Rosswood, British Columbia|Rosswood]] |
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*[[Round Lake, British Columbia|Round Lake]] |
*[[Round Lake, British Columbia|Round Lake]] |
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*[[Round Prairie, British Columbia|Round Prairie]] |
*[[Round Prairie, British Columbia|Round Prairie]] |
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*[[Ruby Creek, British Columbia|Ruby Creek]] |
*[[Ruby Creek, British Columbia|Ruby Creek]] |
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*Rupert |
*Rupert |
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*Rykerts |
*[[Rykerts, British Columbia|Rykerts]] |
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*[[Saloon, British Columbia|Saloon]] |
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*Saloon |
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*[[Sanca, British Columbia|Sanca]] |
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*Sanca |
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*[[Sandon]] |
*[[Sandon]] |
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*[[Saturna, British Columbia|Saturna]] |
*[[Saturna, British Columbia|Saturna]] |
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*Scotia Bay |
*[[Scotia Bay, British Columbia|Scotia Bay]] |
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*Scott Cove |
*[[Scott Cove, British Columbia|Scott Cove]] |
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*Seaford |
*Seaford |
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*Seaside Park |
*Seaside Park |
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*Seven Mile Corner |
*Seven Mile Corner |
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*[[Sewall, British Columbia|Sewall]] |
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*Sewall |
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*Seymour Lake |
*[[Seymour Lake, British Columbia|Seymour Lake]] |
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*Shannon Bay |
*[[Shannon Bay, British Columbia|Shannon Bay]] |
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*Shawl Bay |
*Shawl Bay |
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*Shearer Dale |
*Shearer Dale |
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*Shearwater |
*[[Shearwater, British Columbia|Shearwater]] |
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*Shere |
*Shere |
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*Sheridan Lake |
*[[Sheridan, British Columbia|Sheridan Lake]] |
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*Sheslay |
*[[Sheslay, British Columbia|Sheslay]] |
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*[[Shingle Creek, British Columbia|Shingle Creek]] |
*[[Shingle Creek, British Columbia|Shingle Creek]] |
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*Shirley |
*[[Shirley, British Columbia|Shirley]] |
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*Shoreholme |
*Shoreholme |
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*[[Shulus]] |
*[[Shulus]] |
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*Shushartie |
*[[Shushartie, British Columbia|Shushartie]] |
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*[[Shuswap, British Columbia|Shuswap]] |
*[[Shuswap, British Columbia|Shuswap]] |
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*[[Shuswap Falls, British Columbia|Shuswap Falls]] |
*[[Shuswap Falls, British Columbia|Shuswap Falls]] |
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*[[Sikanni Chief, British Columbia|Sikanni Chief]] |
*[[Sikanni Chief, British Columbia|Sikanni Chief]] |
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*[[Silica, British Columbia|Silica]] |
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*Silica |
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*[[Silver Creek, British Columbia|Silver Creek]] |
*[[Silver Creek, British Columbia|Silver Creek]] |
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*[[Silver River, British Columbia|Silver River]] |
*[[Silver River, British Columbia|Silver River]] |
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*Simpson Ranch |
*[[Simpson Ranch]] |
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*[[Sinkut River, British Columbia|Sinkut River]] |
*[[Sinkut River, British Columbia|Sinkut River]] |
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*[[Skedans]] |
*[[Skedans]] |
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*[[Skeena Crossing, British Columbia|Skeena Crossing]] |
*[[Skeena Crossing, British Columbia|Skeena Crossing]] |
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*Skidegate Landing |
*[[Skidegate, British Columbia|Skidegate Landing]] |
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*Skookumchuck <!--these two need dabs I'll be back--> |
*Skookumchuck <!--these two need dabs I'll be back--> |
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*Skookumchuck |
*Skookumchuck |
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*[[Smith River, British Columbia|Smith River]] |
*[[Smith River, British Columbia|Smith River]] |
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*Snake River |
*[[Snake River, British Columbia|Snake River]] |
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*[[South Bentinck, British Columbia|South Bentinck]] |
*[[South Bentinck, British Columbia|South Bentinck]] |
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*[[Spatsum, British Columbia|Spatsum]] |
*[[Spatsum, British Columbia|Spatsum]] |
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*[[Sproatt, British Columbia|Sproatt]] |
*[[Sproatt, British Columbia|Sproatt]] |
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*[[Spuzzum, British Columbia|Spuzzum]] |
*[[Spuzzum, British Columbia|Spuzzum]] |
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*[[Squeah, British Columbia|Squeah]] |
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*Squeah |
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*[[Squirrel Cove, British Columbia|Squirrel Cove]] |
*[[Squirrel Cove, British Columbia|Squirrel Cove]] |
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*[[Stanley, British Columbia|Stanley]] |
*[[Stanley, British Columbia|Stanley]] |
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*[[Steamboat, British Columbia|Steamboat]] |
*[[Steamboat, British Columbia|Steamboat]] |
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*Stewardson Inlet |
*[[Stewardson, British Columbia|Stewardson Inlet]] |
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*[[Stikine, British Columbia|Stikine]] |
*[[Stikine, British Columbia|Stikine]] |
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*Stillwater |
*Stillwater |
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*[[Strachan Creek, British Columbia|Strachan Creek]] <!--maybe part of West Van?--> |
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*Strachan Creek |
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*Streatham |
*Streatham |
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*Stuart Island |
*[[Stuart Island, British Columbia|Stuart Island]] |
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*Sullivan Bay |
*[[Sullivan Bay, British Columbia|Sullivan Bay]] |
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*Summit Lake<!--needs dab, |
*Summit Lake<!--needs dab, wil be back--> |
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*Summit Lake |
*Summit Lake |
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*[[Sunnyside, British Columbia|Sunnyside]] (in the City of Port Moody) |
*[[Sunnyside, British Columbia|Sunnyside]] (in the City of Port Moody <!-- though the other section says Surrey...apparently there are two?-->) |
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*Sunrise Valley |
*[[Sunrise Valley, British Columbia|Sunrise Valley]] |
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*Surge Narrows |
*[[Surge Narrows, British Columbia|Surge Narrows]] |
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*Surprise |
*[[Surprise, British Columbia|Surprise]] |
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*Sweetwater |
*[[Sweetwater, British Columbia|Sweetwater]] |
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*[[Tahltan, British Columbia|Tahltan]] |
*[[Tahltan, British Columbia|Tahltan]] |
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*[[Takla Landing]] |
*[[Takla Landing]] |
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*[[Talheo, British Columbia|Tallheo]] |
*[[Talheo, British Columbia|Tallheo]] |
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*[[Tanu, British Columbia|Tanu]] |
*[[Tanu, British Columbia|Tanu]] |
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*Tatalrose |
*[[Tatalrose, British Columbia|Tatalrose]] |
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*[[Tatla Lake, British Columbia|Tatla Lake]] |
*[[Tatla Lake, British Columbia|Tatla Lake]] |
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*[[Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia|Tatlayoko Lake]] |
*[[Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia|Tatlayoko Lake]] |
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*Tatton |
*Tatton |
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*Teakerne Arm |
*Teakerne Arm |
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*Telachick |
*[[Telachick, British Columbia|Telachick]] |
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*[[Telegraph Cove, British Columbia|Telegraph Cove]] |
*[[Telegraph Cove, British Columbia|Telegraph Cove]] |
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*Tetachuk |
*[[Tetachuk, British Columbia|Tetachuk]] |
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*Theodosia Arm |
*[[Theodosia Arm, British Columbia|Theodosia Arm]] |
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*Thompson Sound |
*Thompson Sound |
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*Three Forks |
*Three Forks |
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*[[Thurlow, British Columbia|Thurlow]] <!-- on East or West Thurlow Islands--> |
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*Thurlow |
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*Thurston Harbour |
*[[Thurston Harbour]] |
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*[[Tipella, British Columbia|Tipella]] |
*[[Tipella, British Columbia|Tipella]] |
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*[[Toad River, British Columbia|Toad River]] |
*[[Toad River, British Columbia|Toad River]] |
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*Toby Creek |
*[[Toby Creek, British Columbia|Toby Creek]] |
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*Tomslake |
*Tomslake |
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*[[Towdystan]] |
*[[Towdystan]] |
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*Tower Lake |
*[[Tower Lake, British Columbia|Tower Lake]] |
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*[[Trutch, British Columbia|Trutch]] |
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*Trutch |
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*[[Tsay Keh Dene, British Columbia|Tsay Keh Dene]] |
*[[Tsay Keh Dene, British Columbia|Tsay Keh Dene]] |
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*[[Tulsequah, British Columbia|Tulsequah]] |
*[[Tulsequah, British Columbia|Tulsequah]] |
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*[[Tupper, British Columbia|Tupper]] |
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*Tupper |
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*Tuwanek |
*Tuwanek |
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*Twidwell Bend |
*Twidwell Bend |
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*Twin Creeks |
*Twin Creeks |
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*Ulkatcho |
*[[Ulkatcho, British Columbia|Ulkatcho]] |
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*Upper Cutbank |
*[[Upper Cutbank, British Columbia|Upper Cutbank]] |
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*Valley View |
*[[Valley View, British Columbia|Valley View]] |
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*Vaucroft Beach |
*[[Vaucroft Beach, British Columbia|Vaucroft Beach] |
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*Vermilion Crossing |
*[[Vermilion Crossing, British Columbia|Vermilion Crossing]] |
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*Vidette |
*[[Vidette, British Columbia|Vidette]] |
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*Wagner Ranch |
*[[Wagner Ranch]] |
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*Warner Bay |
*[[Warner Bay, British Columbia|Warner Bay]] |
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*Weewanie |
*[[Weeanie, British Columbia|Weewanie]] |
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*Welcome Beach |
*Welcome Beach |
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*Weneez |
*Weneez |
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*West Landing |
*West Landing |
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*Westbridge |
*[[Westbridge, British Columbia|Westbridge]] |
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*Westside |
*[[Westside, British Columbia|Westside]] |
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*Whaletown |
*[[Whaletown, British Columbia|Whaletown]] |
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*Williams Landing |
*[[Williams Landing]] |
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*Williamsons Landing |
*[[Williamsons Landing]] |
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*Willow Valley |
*[[Willow Valley, British Columbia|Willow Valley]] |
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*Willowbrook |
*[[Willowbrook, British Columbia|Willowbrook]] |
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*Willowvale |
*[[Willowvale, British Columbia|Willowvale]] |
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*Wilson Landing |
*[[Wilson Landing]] |
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*Wingdam |
*[[Wingdam, British Columbia|Wingdam]] |
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*Wistaria |
*Wistaria |
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*Woodcock |
*Woodcock |
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*Woodfibre |
*[[Woodfibre, British Columbia|Woodfibre]] |
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*Woodmere |
*[[Woodmere, British Columbia|Woodmere]] |
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*Woods Landing |
*Woods Landing |
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*[[Wright, British Columbia|Wright]] |
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*Wright |
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*Yaku |
*[[Yaku]] |
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*Yankee Flats |
*[[Yankee Flats, British Columbia|Yankee Flats]] |
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*Yekooche |
*[[Yekooche]] |
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*Yennadon |
*[[Yennadon, British Columbia|Yennadon]] |
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*[[Yreka, British Columbia|Yreka]] |
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*Yreka |
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*[[Zamora, British Columbia|Zamora]] |
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*Zamora |
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*Zincton |
*[[Zincton, British Columbia|Zincton]] |
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=== Abandoned localities === |
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Communities in the province of British Columbia, Canada can include incorporated municipalities, Indian reserves, unincorporated communities or localities. Unincorporated communities can be further classified as recreational or urban.[1]
Municipalities
The majority of British Columbia's municipalities are incorporated as cities, district municipalities, towns or villages. Other types of municipality in the province include an Indian government district, an island municipality, two mountain resort municipalities, a regional municipality and a resort municipality.
Cities
Under current legislation, a community may incorporate as a city if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[2] British Columbia has 49 cities.[1] Greenwood incorporated as a city in 1897[3] prior to the current legislation and retains this status despite its population of 708[4] being less than the current 5,000 threshold. There are several other exceptions to the 5,000 rule, such as Armstrong, Enderby and Grand Forks.
Cities of British Columbia |
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Name | Regional district[5] | Incorporation date[5] | Population (2021)[6] | Population (2016)[7] | Change (%)[7] | Area (km2)[7] | Population density[7] |
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Abbotsford | Fraser Valley | December 12, 1995 | 153,524 | 141,397 | 8.6% | 375.33 km2 | 409.0 |
Armstrong | North Okanagan | March 31, 1913 | 5,323 | 5,114 | 4.1% | 5.22 km2 | 1020.0 |
Burnaby | Metro Vancouver | September 22, 1892 | 249,125 | 232,755 | 7.0% | 90.57 km2 | 2750.7 |
Campbell River | Strathcona | June 24, 1947 | 35,519 | 32,588 | 7.6% | 144.38 km2 | 246.0 |
Castlegar | Central Kootenay | January 1, 1974 | 8,338 | 8,039 | 3.7% | 19.67 km2 | 419.6 |
Chilliwack | Fraser Valley | April 26, 1873 | 93,203 | 83,788 | 11.2% | 261.34 km2 | 356.6 |
Colwood | Capital | June 24, 1985 | 18,961 | 16,859 | 12.5% | 17.66 km2 | 1073.6 |
Coquitlam | Metro Vancouver | July 25, 1891 | 148,625 | 139,284 | 6.7% | 122.15 km2 | 1216.7 |
Courtenay | Comox Valley | January 1, 1915 | 28,420 | 25,599 | 10.8% | 32.42 km2 | 876.7 |
Cranbrook | East Kootenay | November 1, 1905 | 20,499 | 20,047 | 2.3% | 31.97 km2 | 641.2 |
Dawson Creek | Peace River | May 26, 1936 | 12,323 | 12,178 | 1.2% | 26.72 km2 | 461.1 |
Delta | Metro Vancouver | September 22, 2017[8] | 108,455 | 102,238 | 6.1% | 179.66 km2 | 603.7 |
Duncan | Cowichan Valley | March 4, 1912 | 5,047 | 4,944 | 2.1% | 2.06 km2 | 2444.5 |
Enderby | North Okanagan | March 1, 1905 | 3,028 | 2,964 | 2.2% | 4.26 km2 | 710.4 |
Fernie | East Kootenay | July 28, 1904 | 6,320 | 5,249 | 17.1% | 15.11 km2 | 418.3 |
Fort St. John | Peace River | December 31, 1947 | 21,465 | 20,155 | 5.9% | 32.67 km2 | 656.9 |
Grand Forks | Kootenay Boundary | April 15, 1897 | 4,112 | 4,049 | 1.6% | 10.37 km2 | 396.4 |
Greenwood | Kootenay Boundary | July 12, 1897 | 702 | 665 | 5.6% | 2.42 km2 | 290.2 |
Kamloops | Thompson-Nicola | October 17, 1967 | 97,902 | 90,280 | 8.4% | 297.93 km2 | 328.6 |
Kelowna | Central Okanagan | May 4, 1905 | 144,576 | 127,380 | 13.5% | 211.85 km2 | 682.4 |
Kimberley | East Kootenay | March 29, 1944 | 8,115 | 7,425 | 9.3% | 60.51 km2 | 134.1 |
Langford | Capital | December 8, 1992 | 46,584 | 35,342 | 31.8% | 41.43 km2 | 1124.4 |
Langley | Metro Vancouver | March 15, 1955 | 28,963 | 25,888 | 11.9% | 10.18 km2 | 2845.2 |
Maple Ridge | Metro Vancouver | September 12, 2014[9] | 90,990 | 82,256 | 10.6% | 267.82 km2 | 339.7 |
Merritt | Thompson-Nicola | April 1, 1911 | 7,051 | 7,139 | -1.2% | 26.04 km2 | 270.7 |
Mission | Fraser Valley | March 29, 2021[10] | 41,519 | 38,833 | 7.7% | 226.98 km2 | 182.9 |
Nanaimo | Nanaimo | December 24, 1874 | 99,863 | 90,504 | 10.3% | 90.45 km2 | 1104.1 |
Nelson | Central Kootenay | March 18, 1897 | 11,106 | 10,572 | 5.1% | 11.93 km2 | 930.6 |
New Westminster | Metro Vancouver | July 16, 1860 | 78,916 | 70,996 | 11.2% | 15.62 km2 | 5052.4 |
North Vancouver | Metro Vancouver | August 10, 1891 | 58,120 | 52,898 | 9.9% | 11.83 km2 | 4913.0 |
Parksville | Nanaimo | June 19, 1945 | 13,642 | 12,514 | 9.5% | 14.52 km2 | 939.5 |
Penticton | Okanagan-Similkameen | January 1, 1909 | 36,885 | 33,761 | 9.3% | 44.03 km2 | 857.3 |
Pitt Meadows | Metro Vancouver | April 25, 1914 | 19,146 | 18,573 | 3.1% | 86.34 km2 | 221.7 |
Port Alberni | Alberni-Clayoquot | October 28, 1967 | 18,259 | 17,678 | 3.3% | 19.66 km2 | 928.9 |
Port Coquitlam | Metro Vancouver | March 7, 1913 | 61,498 | 58,612 | 4.9% | 29.16 km2 | 2108.7 |
Port Moody | Metro Vancouver | March 11, 1913 | 33,535 | 33,551 | 0.0% | 25.85 km2 | 1297.3 |
Powell River | Powell River | October 15, 1955 | 13,943 | 13,157 | 6.0% | 28.91 km2 | 482.4 |
Prince George | Fraser-Fort George | March 6, 1915 | 76,708 | 74,003 | 3.7% | 316.74 km2 | 242.2 |
Prince Rupert | North Coast | March 10, 1910 | 12,300 | 12,220 | 0.7% | 66.00 km2 | 186.4 |
Quesnel | Cariboo | March 21, 1928 | 9,889 | 9,879 | 0.1% | 35.35 km2 | 279.8 |
Revelstoke | Columbia Shuswap | March 1, 1899 | 8,275 | 7,547 | 9.4% | 41.28 km2 | 200.5 |
Richmond | Metro Vancouver | November 10, 1879 | 209,937 | 198,309 | 5.9% | 128.87 km2 | 1629.0 |
Rossland | Kootenay Boundary | March 18, 1897 | 4,140 | 3,729 | 11.0% | 59.72 km2 | 69.3 |
Salmon Arm | Columbia Shuswap | May 15, 1905 | 19,432 | 17,706 | 9.7% | 155.19 km2 | 125.2 |
Surrey | Metro Vancouver | November 10, 1879 | 568,322 | 517,887 | 9.7% | 316.11 km2 | 1797.9 |
Terrace | Kitimat–Stikine | December 31, 1927 | 12,017 | 11,643 | 3.2% | 57.33 km2 | 209.6 |
Trail | Kootenay Boundary | June 14, 1901 | 7,920 | 7,709 | 2.7% | 34.90 km2 | 226.9 |
Vancouver[a] | Metro Vancouver | April 6, 1886 | 662,248 | 631,486 | 4.9% | 115.18 km2 | 5749.9 |
Vernon | North Okanagan | December 30, 1892 | 44,519 | 40,116 | 11.0% | 96.43 km2 | 461.7 |
Victoria[b] | Capital | August 2, 1862 | 91,867 | 85,792 | 7.1% | 19.45 km2 | 4722.3 |
West Kelowna | Central Okanagan | June 26, 2015[11] | 36,078 | 32,655 | 10.5% | 122.09 km2 | 295.5 |
White Rock | Metro Vancouver | April 15, 1957 | 21,939 | 19,952 | 10.0% | 5.17 km2 | 4240.6 |
Williams Lake | Cariboo | March 15, 1929 | 10,947 | 10,753 | 1.8% | 33.12 km2 | 330.5 |
Total cities | — | — | 3,327,824 | 3,133,081 | 4.5% | 4263.15 | 1081.81 |
District municipalities
A community may incorporate as a district municipality if it has area greater than 800 ha (2,000 acres) and has a population density of less than 5 people per hectare, and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[2] British Columbia has 51 district municipalities.[1]
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100 Mile House | 100 Mile House, District of | District municipality | Cariboo | July 27, 1965 | 1,886 | 1,885 | 0.1 | 53.29 | 35.4 |
Barriere | Barriere, District of | District municipality | Thompson-Nicola | December 4, 2007 | 1,773 | 1,432 | 23.8 | 10.77 | 164.7 |
Central Saanich | Central Saanich, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Capital | December 12, 1950 | 15,936 | 15,745 | 1.2 | 41.33 | 385.6 |
Chetwynd | Chetwynd, District of | District municipality | Peace River | September 25, 1962 | 2,635 | 2,633 | 0.1 | 63.04 | 41.8 |
Clearwater | Clearwater, District of | District municipality | Thompson-Nicola | December 3, 2007 | 2,331 | 2,225 | 4.8 | 55.68 | 41.9 |
Coldstream | Coldstream, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | North Okanagan | December 21, 1906 | 10,314 | 9,471 | 8.9 | 66.28 | 155.6 |
Elkford | Elkford, District of | District municipality | East Kootenay | July 16, 1971 | 2,523 | 2,463 | 2.4 | 108.42 | 23.3 |
Esquimalt | Esquimalt, Corporation of the Township of | District municipality | Capital | September 1, 1912 | 16,209 | 16,840 | −3.7 | 7.08 | 2,290.1 |
Fort St. James | Fort St. James, District of | District municipality | Bulkley-Nechako | December 19, 1952 | 1,691 | 1,350 | 25.3 | 23.47 | 72.0 |
Highlands | Highlands, District of | District municipality | Capital | December 7, 1993 | 2,120 | 1,903 | 11.4 | 38.05 | 55.7 |
Hope | Hope, District of | District municipality | Fraser Valley | April 6, 1929 | 5,969 | 6,185 | −3.5 | 41.14 | 145.1 |
Houston | Houston, District of | District municipality | Bulkley-Nechako | March 4, 1957 | 3,147 | 3,163 | −0.5 | 72.94 | 43.1 |
Hudson's Hope | Hudson's Hope, District of | District municipality | Peace River | November 16, 1965 | 970 | 1,012 | −4.2 | 827.36 | 1.2 |
Invermere | Invermere, District of | District municipality | East Kootenay | May 22, 1951 | 2,955 | 3,002 | −1.6 | 10.73 | 275.3 |
Kent | Kent, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Fraser Valley | January 1, 1895 | 5,664 | 4,738 | 19.5 | 168.39 | 33.6 |
Kitimat | Kitimat, District of | District municipality | Kitimat-Stikine | March 31, 1953 | 8,335 | 8,987 | −7.3 | 240.01 | 34.7 |
Lake Country | Lake Country, District of | District municipality | Central Okanagan | May 2, 1995 | 11,708 | 9,606 | 21.9 | 122.19 | 95.8 |
Langley | Langley, The Corporation of the Township of | District municipality | Greater Vancouver | April 26, 1873 | 104,177 | 93,726 | 11.2 | 308.03 | 338.2 |
Lantzville | Lantzville, District of | District municipality | Nanaimo | June 25, 2003 | 3,601 | 3,661 | −1.6 | 27.66 | 130.2 |
Lillooet | Lillooet, District of | District municipality | Squamish-Lillooet | December 31, 1946 | 2,321[12] | 2,324 | −0.1 | 27.51 | 84.4 |
Logan Lake | Logan Lake, District of | District municipality | Thompson-Nicola | November 10, 1970 | 2,073 | 2,162 | −4.1 | 325.33 | 6.4 |
Mackenzie | Mackenzie, District of | District municipality | Fraser-Fort George | May 19, 1966 | 3,507 | 4,539 | −22.7 | 155.41 | 22.6 |
Metchosin | Metchosin, District of | District municipality | Capital | December 3, 1984 | 4,803 | 4,795 | 0.2 | 71.09 | 67.6 |
New Hazelton | New Hazelton, District of | District municipality | Kitimat-Stikine | December 15, 1980 | 666 | 627 | 6.2 | 24.36 | 27.3 |
North Cowichan | North Cowichan, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Cowichan Valley | June 18, 1873 | 28,807 | 27,557 | 4.5 | 195.54 | 147.3 |
North Saanich | North Saanich, District of | District municipality | Capital | August 19, 1965 | 11,089 | 10,823 | 2.5 | 37.25 | 297.7 |
North Vancouver | North Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Greater Vancouver | May 13, 1907 | 84,412 | 82,562 | 2.2 | 160.76 | 525.1 |
Northern Rockies[13] | Northern Rockies Regional Municipality | District municipality | Northern Rockies | February 6, 2009 | 5,290[12] | 5,702 | −7.2 | 85,014.52 | 0.1 |
Oak Bay | Oak Bay, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Capital | July 2, 1906 | 18,015 | 17,908 | 0.6 | 10.53 | 1,710.3 |
Peachland | Peachland, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Central Okanagan | January 1, 1909 | 5,200 | 4,883 | 6.5 | 15.75 | 330.2 |
Port Edward | Port Edward, District of | District municipality | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | June 29, 1966 | 544 | 577 | −5.7 | 168.01 | 3.2 |
Port Hardy | Port Hardy, District of | District municipality | Mount Waddington | May 5, 1966 | 4,008 | 3,822 | 4.9 | 38.73 | 103.5 |
Saanich | Saanich, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Capital | March 1, 1906 | 109,752 | 108,265 | 1.4 | 103.78 | 1,057.6 |
Sechelt | Sechelt, District of | District municipality | Sunshine Coast | February 15, 1956 | 9,291 | 8,454 | 9.9 | 39.01 | 238.2 |
Sicamous | Sicamous, District of | District municipality | Columbia Shuswap | December 4, 1989 | 2,441 | 2,676 | −8.8 | 12.71 | 192.0 |
Sooke | Sooke, District of | District municipality | Capital | December 7, 1999 | 11,435 | 9,699 | 17.9 | 56.72 | 201.6 |
Spallumcheen | Spallumcheen, The Corporation of the Township of | District municipality | North Okanagan | July 21, 1892 | 5,055 | 4,960 | 1.9 | 255.77 | 19.8 |
Sparwood | Sparwood, District of | District municipality | East Kootenay | October 6, 1964 | 3,667 | 3,618 | 1.4 | 191.01 | 19.2 |
Squamish | Squamish, District of | District municipality | Squamish-Lillooet | May 18, 1948 | 17,158 | 14,949 | 14.8 | 104.88 | 163.6 |
Stewart | Stewart, District of | District municipality | Kitimat-Stikine | May 16, 1930 | 494 | 496 | −0.4 | 552.08 | 0.9 |
Summerland | Summerland, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Okanagan-Similkameen | December 21, 1906 | 11,280 | 10,828 | 4.2 | 74.06 | 152.3 |
Taylor | Taylor, District of | District municipality | Peace River | August 23, 1958 | 1,373 | 1,384 | −0.8 | 17.09 | 80.4 |
Tofino | Tofino, District of | District municipality | Alberni-Clayoquot | February 5, 1932 | 1,876 | 1,655 | 13.4 | 10.53 | 178.2 |
Tumbler Ridge[c] | Tumbler Ridge, District of | District municipality | Peace River | April 9, 1981 | 2,710 | 2,454 | 10.4 | 1,558.97 | 1.7 |
Ucluelet | Ucluelet, District of | District municipality | Alberni-Clayoquot | February 26, 1952 | 1,627 | 1,487 | 9.4 | 6.81 | 238.9 |
Vanderhoof | Vanderhoof, District of | District municipality | Bulkley-Nechako | January 22, 1926 | 4,480 | 4,064 | 10.2 | 54.83 | 81.7 |
Wells[d] | Wells, District of | District municipality | Cariboo | June 29, 1998 | 245 | 236 | 3.8 | 158.28 | 1.5 |
West Vancouver | West Vancouver, The Corporation of the District of | District municipality | Greater Vancouver | March 15, 1912 | 42,694 | 42,131 | 1.3 | 87.26 | 489.3 |
Indian government districts
British Columbia has one Indian government district,[16] comprising 33 separate pieces of land,[17] all of them formerly Indian reserves.[citation needed]
Island municipalities
British Columbia has one island municipality.[16]
Mountain resort municipalities
British Columbia has two mountain resort municipalites.[5][18]
Regional municipalities
British Columbia has one regional municipality.[5]
Resort municipalities
British Columbia has one resort municipality.[1]
Towns
A community may incorporate as a town if its population is greater than 2,500 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[2] British Columbia has 14 towns.[1] The former Town of Fort Nelson amalgamated with the Northern Rockies Regional District on February 6, 2009 to form the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.[19][17]
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Comox | Comox Valley | 14,806 | 14,028 | +5.55% | 16.87 km2 | 877.7/km2 | January 14, 1946 | |
Creston | Central Kootenay | 5,583 | 5,361 | +4.14% | 8.41 km2 | 664.2/km2 | May 14, 1924 | |
Gibsons | Sunshine Coast | 4,758 | 4,605 | +3.32% | 4.31 km2 | 1,103.2/km2 | March 4, 1929 | |
Golden | Columbia Shuswap | 3,986 | 3,708 | +7.50% | 11.33 km2 | 351.9/km2 | June 26, 1957 | |
Ladysmith | Cowichan Valley | 8,990 | 8,537 | +5.31% | 12.04 km2 | 746.5/km2 | June 3, 1904 | |
Lake Cowichan | Cowichan Valley | 3,325 | 3,226 | +3.07% | 8.24 km2 | 403.5/km2 | August 19, 1944 | |
Oliver | Okanagan-Similkameen | 5,094 | 4,928 | +3.37% | 5.49 km2 | 927.9/km2 | December 31, 1945 | |
Osoyoos | Okanagan-Similkameen | 5,556 | 5,050 | +10.02% | 8.56 km2 | 660.7/km2 | January 14, 1946 | |
Port McNeill | Mount Waddington | 2,356 | 2,337 | +0.81% | 13.77 km2 | 171.1/km2 | February 18, 1966 | |
Princeton | Okanagan-Similkameen | 2,894 | 2,828 | +2.33% | 59.28 km2 | 48.8/km2 | September 11, 1951 | |
Qualicum Beach | Nanaimo | 9,303 | 8,943 | +4.03% | 17.98 km2 | 517.5/km2 | May 5, 1942 | |
Sidney | Capital | 12,318 | 11,672 | +5.53% | 5.11 km2 | 2,412.8/km2 | September 30, 1952 | |
Smithers | Bulkley-Nechako | 5,378 | 5,401 | −0.43% | 15.26 km2 | 352.4/km2 | October 6, 1921 | |
View Royal | Capital | 11,575 | 10,408 | +11.21% | 14.33 km2 | 807.6/km2 | December 5, 1988 |
Villages
A community with a population less than 2,500 may incorporate as a village if the outcome of a vote involving affected residents was that greater than 50% voted in favour of the proposed incorporation.[2] British Columbia has 42 villages.[1]
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Alert Bay | Alert Bay, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Mount Waddington | January 14, 1946 | 445 | 456 | −2.4 | 1.73 | 257.3 |
Anmore | Anmore, Village of | Village | Greater Vancouver | December 7, 1987 | 2,092 | 1,785 | 17.2 | 28.24 | 74.1 |
Ashcroft | Ashcroft, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Thompson-Nicola | June 27, 1952 | 1,628 | 1,664 | −2.2 | 50.90 | 32.0 |
Belcarra | Belcarra, Village of | Village | Greater Vancouver | August 22, 1979 | 644 | 676 | −4.7 | 5.50 | 117.1 |
Burns Lake | Burns Lake, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Bulkley-Nechako | December 6, 1923 | 2,029 | 2,107 | −3.7 | 6.59 | 307.7 |
Cache Creek | Cache Creek, Village of | Village | Thompson-Nicola | November 28, 1967 | 1,040 | 1,037 | 0.3 | 10.25 | 101.5 |
Canal Flats | Canal Flats, Village of | Village | East Kootenay | June 29, 2004 | 715 | 700 | 2.1 | 10.86 | 65.8 |
Chase | Chase, Village of | Village | Thompson-Nicola | April 22, 1969 | 2,495 | 2,409 | 3.6 | 3.77 | 662.5 |
Clinton | Clinton, Village of | Village | Thompson-Nicola | July 16, 1963 | 636 | 598 | 6.4 | 7.89 | 80.6 |
Cumberland | Cumberland, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Comox Valley | January 1, 1898 | 3,398 | 2,762 | 23.0 | 29.00 | 117.2 |
Daajing Giids[e] | Daajing Giids, Village of | Village | North Coast | December 5, 2005 | 944 | 948 | −0.4 | 35.62 | 26.5 |
Fraser Lake | Fraser Lake, Village of | Village | Bulkley-Nechako | September 27, 1966 | 1,167 | 1,113 | 4.9 | 4.07 | 286.9 |
Fruitvale | Fruitvale, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Kootenay Boundary | November 4, 1952 | 2,016 | 1,952 | 3.3 | 2.71 | 745.3 |
Gold River | Gold River, Village of | Village | Strathcona | August 26, 1965 | 1,267 | 1,362 | −7.0 | 10.78 | 117.5 |
Granisle[f] | Granisle, Village of | Village | Bulkley-Nechako | June 29, 1971 | 303 | 364 | −16.8 | 41.86 | 7.2 |
Harrison Hot Springs | Harrison Hot Springs, Village of | Village | Fraser Valley | May 27, 1949 | 1,468 | 1,573 | −6.7 | 5.57 | 263.5 |
Hazelton | Hazelton, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Kitimat-Stikine | February 15, 1956 | 300[12] | 293 | 2.4 | 2.80 | 107.1 |
Kaslo | Kaslo, Village of | Village | Central Kootenay | August 14, 1893 | 1,026 | 1,072 | −4.3 | 2.48 | 413.6 |
Keremeos | Keremeos, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Okanagan-Similkameen | October 30, 1956 | 1,330 | 1,289 | 3.2 | 2.09 | 635.4 |
Lions Bay | Lions Bay, Village of | Village | Greater Vancouver | December 17, 1970 | 1,318 | 1,328 | −0.8 | 2.53 | 520.2 |
Lumby | Lumby, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | North Okanagan | December 20, 1955 | 1,731 | 1,634 | 5.9 | 5.74 | 301.6 |
Lytton | Lytton, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Thompson-Nicola | May 3, 1945 | 228 | 235 | −3.0 | 6.54 | 34.8 |
Masset | Masset, Village of | Village | North Coast | May 11, 1961 | 884 | 940 | −6.0 | 20.61 | 42.9 |
McBride | McBride, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Fraser-Fort George | April 7, 1932 | 586 | 660 | −11.2 | 4.64 | 126.4 |
Midway | Midway, Village of | Village | Kootenay Boundary | May 25, 1967 | 674 | 621 | 8.5 | 12.24 | 55.0 |
Montrose | Montrose, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Kootenay Boundary | June 22, 1956 | 1,030 | 1,012 | 1.8 | 1.46 | 704.6 |
Nakusp | Nakusp, Village of | Village | Central Kootenay | November 24, 1964 | 1,569 | 1,524 | 3.0 | 8.05 | 194.8 |
New Denver | New Denver, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Central Kootenay | January 12, 1929 | 504 | 512 | −1.6 | 0.87 | 579.6 |
Pemberton | Pemberton, Village of | Village | Squamish-Lillooet | July 20, 1956 | 2,369 | 2,192 | 8.1 | 10.89 | 217.5 |
Port Alice | Port Alice, Village of | Village | Mount Waddington | June 16, 1965 | 805 | 821 | −1.9 | 7.04 | 114.4 |
Port Clements | Port Clements, Village of | Village | North Coast | December 31, 1975 | 378 | 440 | −14.1 | 13.04 | 29.0 |
Pouce Coupe | Pouce Coupe, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Peace River | January 6, 1932 | 738 | 739 | −0.1 | 2.06 | 358.5 |
Radium Hot Springs | Radium Hot Springs, Village of | Village | East Kootenay | December 10, 1990 | 777 | 735 | 5.7 | 6.34 | 122.5 |
Salmo | Salmo, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Central Kootenay | October 30, 1946 | 1,139 | 1,007 | 13.1 | 2.44 | 466.2 |
Sayward | Sayward, Village of | Village | Strathcona | June 27, 1968 | 317 | 341 | −7.0 | 4.51 | 70.3 |
Silverton | Silverton, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Central Kootenay | May 6, 1930 | 195 | 185 | 5.4 | 0.35 | 550.5 |
Slocan | Slocan, Village of | Village | Central Kootenay | June 1, 1901 | 296 | 314 | −5.7 | 0.78 | 381.7 |
Tahsis | Tahsis, Village of | Village | Strathcona | June 17, 1970 | 316 | 366 | −13.7 | 5.26 | 60.0 |
Telkwa | Telkwa, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Bulkley-Nechako | July 18, 1952 | 1,350 | 1,295 | 4.2 | 7.04 | 191.9 |
Valemount | Valemount, Village of | Village | Fraser-Fort George | December 13, 1962 | 1,020 | 1,018 | 0.2 | 5.17 | 197.4 |
Warfield | Warfield, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Kootenay Boundary | December 8, 1952 | 1,700 | 1,729 | −1.7 | 1.89 | 900.7 |
Zeballos | Zeballos, The Corporation of the Village of | Village | Strathcona | June 27, 1952 | 125 | 189 | −33.9 | 1.56 | 80.3 |
Indian reserves
Unincorporated communities
Communities
A community in British Columbia is an "unincorporated populated place".[25] British Columbia has 889 communities,[1] some of which are located within municipalities or Indian reserves.
Recreational communities
A recreational community in British Columbia is an "unincorporated place with seasonal or year-round services, accommodation and amenities associated primarily with recreational or leisure activities".[25] British Columbia has 11 communities that are classified as recreational communities.[1]
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Urban communities
An urban community in British Columbia is a "separately named area within the limits of an incorporated municipality".[25] British Columbia has 10 communities that are classified as urban communities.[1]
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Localities
British Columbia has 556 localities, not including those that have been abandoned or are no longer considered localities.[1] Some of those listed here, however, are abandoned.
Abandoned localities
British Columbia has 18 localities that are considered abandoned.[1]
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Former localities
British Columbia recognizes eight places as former localities.[1]
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See also
- Demographics of British Columbia
- List of census agglomerations in British Columbia
- List of designated places in British Columbia
- List of ghost towns in British Columbia
- List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
- List of municipalities in British Columbia
- List of population centres in British Columbia
- List of regional district electoral areas in British Columbia
- List of municipalities in British Columbia
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