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Coquitlam, British Columbia
Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the sixth-largest city in the province, with an estimated population of 174,248 in 2024, and one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. The mayor is Richard Stewart. Simon Fraser explored the region in 1808, encountering the Indigenous Coast Salish peoples. Europeans started settling in the 1860s. Fraser Mills, a lumber mill on the north bank of the Fraser River was constructed in 1889, and by 1908 there were 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, pool hall, and a Sikh temple. History The Coast Salish people were the first to live in this area, and archaeology confirms continuous occupation of the territory for at least 9,000 years. The name '' Kwikwetlem'' is said to be derived from a Coast Salish term "kʷikʷəƛ̓əm" meaning "red fish up the river". Explorer Simon Fraser came through the region in 1808, and in the 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In British Columbia
As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 Municipality, municipalities, out of which 53 are classified as cities. According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the Population of Canada by province and territory, third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the Provinces and territories of Canada#Provinces, second largest province by land area, covering . Cities, towns, district municipalities and villages in British Columbia are referred to as municipalities and all are included in Local government in Canada, local governments in the province, which may be incorporated under the ''Local Government Act'' of 2015. In order for a municipality in British Columbia to be classified as a city, it must have a minimum population of 5,000. Although the populations of Enderby, British Columbia, Enderby, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Grand Forks, Greenwood, British Columbia, Greenwood and Rossland, British Columbia, Rossland fall below this threshold, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00). During daylight saving time, a time offset of UTC−07:00 is used. In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone. Specifically, time in this zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time (PST) when standard time is being observed (early November to mid-March), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when daylight saving time (mid-March to early November) is being observed. In Mexico, the corresponding time zone is known as the ''Zona Noroeste'' (Northwest Zone) and observes the same daylight saving schedule as the United States and Canada. The largest city in the Pacific Time Zone is Los Angeles, whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone. The zone is two hours ahead of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The assembly has 93 elected members and meets in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria. Members are elected from List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts, provincial ridings and are referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly, members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada. The current legislature is the 43rd Parliament of British Columbia, 43rd Parliament. The most recent general election was 2024 British Columbia general election, held on October 19, 2024. Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly are broadcast by Hansard TV, Hansard Broadcasting Services. Recent parliaments Officeholders Since 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of the former electoral district of Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam. History Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, where Liberal MP Ron McKinnon won in the riding. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2022, 2022 electoral redistribution, Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam will lose the Eagle Ridge, Coquitlam, Eagle Ridge area and the western half of the Westwood Plateau to Port Moody—Coquitlam (federal electoral district), Port Moody—Coquitlam. Demographics Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: Election results 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the Centrism, centre to Centre-left politics, centre-left of the Politics of Canada, Canadian political spectrum, with their main rival, the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party, positioned to their Right-wing politics, right and the New Democratic Party positioned to their Left-wing politics, left. The party is described as "big tent",PDF copy at UBC Press. practising "brokerage politics", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country, and has dominated th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron McKinnon (politician)
Kenneth Ronald McKinnon (born August 8, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Liberal Party and has represented Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election. He was re-elected in 2019, 2021 and 2025. Early life and education Born in Alberta, McKinnon holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta and an honours diploma in Computer Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Political career McKinnon first ran for election in the 2008 federal election in Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, but was defeated, receiving just 14.8% of the votes. In the 2015 federal election, McKinnon ran again in the newly created riding of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, which was created in the 2012 federal electoral redistribution. He was elected, receiving 35.3% of the vote, defeating Conservative Party candidate Douglas Horne, a former BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Moody—Coquitlam (federal Electoral District)
Port Moody—Coquitlam (formerly known as Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004 and since 2015. Geography It initially consisted of: * the eastern part of Electoral Area B of the Greater Vancouver Regional District but excluding Croker Island, Douglas Island (British Columbia), Douglas Island and Barnston Island (British Columbia), Barnston Island; * the City of Port Moody; * the part of Coquitlam District Municipality lying west of the Coquitlam River and the north and west boundaries of the City of Port Coquitlam; * the part of the City of Port Coquitlam lying south and west of the Canadian Pacific Railway right-of-way; and * the Village of Belcarra. In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of Greater Vancouver Regional District lying north and east of a line drawn from the intersection of the northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (April 28, 2025)."New Democratic Party" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved April 28, 2025 the party sits at the centre-left to left-wing of the Canadian political spectrum, generally to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress. As of 2025, it is the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons, with seven seats. The federal and provincial (or territorial) level NDPs are more integrated than other political parties in Canada, and have shared membership. The NDP has never won the largest share of seats at the federal level and thus has never formed government. From 2011 to 2015, it formed the Official Opposition; apart from this, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonita Zarrillo
Bonita M. Zarrillo (born ) is a Canadian politician and who was the Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam (federal electoral district), Port Moody—Coquitlam elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She had previously narrowly lost the riding in 2019 Canadian federal election, 2019 to the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party's Nelly Shin. Zarrillo is a member of the New Democratic Party. Prior to her election to the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, she served as a city councillor for Coquitlam City Council. Municipal politics Beginning in 2013, Zarrillo served three terms on the Coquitlam City Council. Zarrillo's work as a councillor focused on a diverse set of issues, including campaigns to promote Regulation of electronic cigarettes, anti-vaping and Cigarette filter#Waste, anti-cigarette butt causes, as well as gender equity. As a city councillor, Zarrillo worked to bring to light issues of housing affordability and management of publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Member of Parliament (Canada), members of Parliament (MPs). The number of MPs is adjusted periodically in alignment with each decennial Census in Canada, census. Since the 2025 Canadian federal election, 2025 federal election, the number of seats in the House of Commons has been 343. Members are elected plurality voting, by simple plurality ("first-past-the-post" system) in each of the country's Electoral district (Canada), electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ''ridings''. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically, however, terms have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Code
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, reachable by a system of destination code routing. Telephone numbering plans are defined world-wide, as well as within each of the administrative regions of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and in private telephone networks. In public numbering systems, geographic location typically plays a role in the sequence of numbers assigned to each telephone subscriber. Many numbering plan administrators subdivide their territory of service into geographic regions designated by a prefix, often called an area code or city code, which is a set of digits forming the most-significant part of the dialing sequence to reach a telephone subscriber. Within such regions designated by area codes, locally unique telephone number are assigned based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 778, 236, And 672
Area codes 778, 236, 672, and 257 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Canadian province of British Columbia. They form an overlay complex with area code 604, which serves only a small southwestern section, the Lower Mainland, of the province (including Vancouver), and area code 250, which serves the rest of the province. The area codes also serve the small United States community of Hyder, Alaska, which is located along the Canada–United States border near the town of Stewart. History Area code 604 had served as British Columbia's sole area code for 50 years since the establishment of the first continental telephone numbering plan in 1947 by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. In 1997, area code 250 was installed for Vancouver Island and the Interior, while area code 604 was restricted to serve Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Intended as a long-term solution, the proliferation of telephone service in the area requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
