Lower Mainland

English Proper noun 1 Lower Mainland en region in southwest p/British Columbia c/Canada, including Vancouver and its outlying municipalities. en Coast Interior en 1999 Louisa Gradnitzer; Todd Pittson X Marks The Spot: On Location With The X-Files http://books.google.com/books?id=2O5NOtZ3soAC&pg=PA169 169 Arsenal Pulp Press 1999 1551520664 The only other swingspans in the Lower Mainland straddle the Pitt River, the Fraser River at Annacis Island, and the middle arm of the Fraser River in Richmond. en 2008 Patrick Twomey Working and Living in Canada http://books.google.com/books?id=u54JSJlDrZcC&pg=PA37 37 Cadogan Guides 2008 9781860114045 The economy of the Lower Mainland, like other urban areas in Canada, is service-driven and the IT sector has done well. en 2011 Jon C. Stott Beer Quest West: The Craft Brewers of Alberta and British Columbia http://books.google.com/books?id=mwko1md6KaMC&pg=PA113 113 Touch Wood Editions 2011 9781926741161 In 1860, two years after Victoria Brewery had become the first brewery west of what is now Ontario, the Lower Mainland's first brewery opened in New Westminster. en Further reading