Counties of the Lower Mainland

The Lower Mainland is a ceremonial county on the Canadian province of British Columbia, which consists of six counties proper (administrative counties: Capilano County, Coquitlam County, Fraser Valley County, Golden Ears County, North Fraser County and South Fraser County. While the administration of municipalities and most regional services are handled by the six counties proper, some services are instead jointly administered by all six counties on behalf of the Lower Mainland, which as a ceremonial county has no administration/government of its own: for example, regular policing across the Lower Mainland is under Lower Mainland Constabulary jurisdiction, while public transportation is handled by TransLink; both agencies are jointly administered by the six county councils of the Lower Mainland's six administrative counties.