Use mdy dates date March 2012 Infobox Province or territory of Canada Name BritishColumbia AlternateName ... Columbia.svg CoatOfArms Coat of Arms of British Columbia.png Map BritishColumbia, Canada.svg ... used for residents of BC. ref Slogan beautiful BritishColumbia Flower Pacific Dogwood ... BritishColumbia Liberal Party BC Liberal Viceroy Steven Point ViceroyType Lieutenant Governor Legislature Legislative Assembly of BritishColumbia PostalAbbreviation BC PostalCodePrefix List of V ... SenateSeats 6 ISOCode CA BC Website www.gov.bc.ca BritishColumbia IPAc en audio En ca BritishColumbia.ogg ... the westernmost province of Western Canada , BritishColumbia is also a component of the Pacific ... accessdate January 24, 2012 ref The capital of BritishColumbia is Victoria, BritishColumbia Victoria ... in Western Canada , and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest . In 2009, BritishColumbia had ... Clark , who became leader as a result of the BritishColumbia Liberal Party leadership elections party election on February 26, 2011. BritishColumbia s economy is largely resource based. It is the endpoint ... was chosen by Victoria of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria when the Colony of BritishColumbia , i.e. the Mainland , became a British colony in 1858. ref Ged Martin, The Naming of BritishColumbia, Albion ... http www.jstor.org stable 4048132 in JSTOR ref It refers to the Columbia District , the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River , in southeastern BritishColumbia, which was the namesake ... BritishColumbia to distinguish what was the British sector of the Columbia District from that of the United ... as a result of the treaty. Geography Main Geography of BritishColumbia File BC relief.png thumb right BritishColumbia s geography is epitomized by the variety and intensity of its physical relief, which has defined patterns of settlement and industry since colonization. BritishColumbia is bordered ... . The current Definitions of Canadian borders BritishColumbia southern border of BritishColumbia ... more details
logo Image Columbia College logo.jpg 256px Columbia College is a two year liberal arts college in Vancouver, BritishColumbia . Mission Columbia College s mission is to prepare international ... Columbia College also provides a Full Requirement Courses for Business to Transfer to Third Year of Commerce in University of BritishColumbia http www.columbiacollege.ca en content business ... in BritishColumbia List of universities in BritishColumbia Higher education in BritishColumbia Education in Canada References reflist Commons External links http www.columbiacollege.ca Columbia College BC Uni state expanded private yes college yes Coord missing BritishColumbia Category Universities and colleges in Vancouver vi Columbia College Vancouver, BritishColumbia ...Advert date July 2010 Refimprove date December 2008 Infobox university name Columbia College image name native name latin name image motto Your pathway to university established 1936 type Private school Private Community college affiliation endowment principal Dr. Trevor Toone city flagicon Canada Downtown Vancouver province BritishColumbia country Canada coor campus Urban area Urban students 800 undergrad postgrad faculty staff alumni colors colours color box 072B61 Blue br color box FFFFFF White ... Columbia College Our Mission Retrieved September 23, 2011 ref History Canada s oldest independent international college, Columbia College has offered high school completion programs since 1936. In 1965 ... students. In 1985 Columbia College established its reputation as Canada s premier university preparatory ... and Africa. For over 70 years Columbia College has provided quality education to young adults who have completed their qualifications at Columbia College and proceeded to university. http www.columbiacollege.ca en content about us college history Programs Columbia College offers University transfer ... Boat Festival Alcan DragonBoat Festival for 7 years. Societies Student Association of Columbia College ... more details
BritishColumbia is a province of Canada , which has given its name to many associated places and institutions Geographic locations BritishColumbia Coast BritishColumbia Interior BritishColumbia Southern Interior Companies Bank of BritishColumbiaBritishColumbia Lottery Corporation Insurance Corporation of BritishColumbia Educational and scientific institutions BritishColumbia Institute of Technology BritishColumbia Wildlife Park , a zoo Royal BritishColumbia Museum in Vancouver, BritishColumbia University of BritishColumbia University of BritishColumbia Library University of Northern BritishColumbia Rail BritishColumbia Electric Railway Southern Railway of BritishColumbia Politics BritishColumbia Action Party BritishColumbia Conservative Party BritishColumbia Democratic Alliance BritishColumbia Democratic Coalition BritishColumbia Liberal Party BritishColumbia Moderate Democratic Movement BritishColumbia Party BritishColumbia Treaty Process BritishColumbia Unity Party BritishColumbia Utilities Commission Communist Party of BritishColumbia Executive Council of BritishColumbia Green Party of BritishColumbia Order of BritishColumbia , the Canadian province s highest honour Reform Party of BritishColumbia Sports BritishColumbia Dart Association BritishColumbia Derby BritishColumbia Hockey League BritishColumbia Intercollegiate Hockey League BritishColumbia Lacrosse Association BritishColumbia Lions , a Canadian Football League team BritishColumbia Mountaineering Club BritishColumbia Rugby Union Other The BritishColumbia Dragoons BritishColumbia Magazine BritishColumbia Pipers Association BritishColumbia Safety Council Spirit of BritishColumbia , an S class ferry in the BC Ferries fleet disambig ... more details
incomplete date October 2009 This is a list of communities in BritishColumbia , a Provinces and territories ... ies in parentheses after the settlement name e.g., Bradner, BritishColumbia Bradner Abbotsford , Barnhartvale, BritishColumbia Barnhartvale Kamloops , or Tsawwassen Delta . BC municipalities are incorporated ... Greenwood, BritishColumbia Greenwood , which retained city status after its depopulation a district ... yes 0&ndash 9 70 Mile House, BritishColumbia 70 Mile House 100 Mile House, BritishColumbia 100 Mile House District Municipality 105 Mile Post 2, BritishColumbia 105 Mile Post 2 Indian Reserve 108 Mile Ranch, BritishColumbia 108 Mile Ranch 150 Mile House, BritishColumbia 150 Mile House A Abbotsford, BritishColumbia Abbotsford City Agassiz, BritishColumbia Agassiz Kent Ahousat, BritishColumbia Ahousat Indian Reserve Ainsworth, BritishColumbia Ainsworth Aiyansh, BritishColumbia Aiyansh Aldergrove, BritishColumbia Aldergrove Township of Langley Alert Bay, BritishColumbia Alert Bay Village & Indian Reserve Alexandria, BritishColumbia Alexandria Alexis Creek, BritishColumbia Alexis Creek Alkali Lake, BritishColumbia Alkali Lake Alta Lake, BritishColumbia Alta Lake Whistler Ambleside, BritishColumbia Ambleside West Vancouver Anahim Lake, BritishColumbia Anahim Lake Anmore Village Annieville, BritishColumbia Annieville Surrey Anyox, BritishColumbia Anyox Argenta, BritishColumbia Argenta Armstrong, BritishColumbia Armstrong City Arrandale, BritishColumbia Arrandale Ashcroft, BritishColumbia Ashcroft Village Aspen Grove, BritishColumbia Aspen Grove Atlin, BritishColumbia Atlin Attachie, BritishColumbia Attachie Australian, BritishColumbia Australian B Baker Creek, BritishColumbia Baker Creek Baldonnel, BritishColumbia Baldonnel Balfour, BritishColumbia Balfour Bamberton, BritishColumbia Bamberton Bamfield, BritishColumbia Bamfield Barkerville, BritishColumbia Barkerville Barnet, BritishColumbia Barnet Burnaby Barnston Island, BritishColumbia Barnston ... more details
This is a list of canneries and cannery towns in BritishColumbia , Canada . Most but not all are on the BritishColumbia Coast Fish and seafood Fort Langley, BritishColumbia Fort Langley Gulf of Georgia Cannery Steveston, BritishColumbia Steveston Alert Bay, BritishColumbia Alert Bay Alexandra, BritishColumbia Alexandra aka Alexander Skeena River Balmoral, BritishColumbia Balmoral Skeena River Carlisle, BritishColumbia Carlisle Skeena River Claxton, BritishColumbia Claxton Skeena River Kingcome, BritishColumbia Kingcome Tallheo, BritishColumbia Tallheo Namu, BritishColumbia Namu Port Simpson, BritishColumbia Port Simpson Waglisla, BritishColumbia Waglisla Seaside Park, BritishColumbia Seaside Park , aka Seaside Longview, BritishColumbia Longview Port Essington, BritishColumbia Port Essington aka Essington, Skeena River Vancouver Bay, BritishColumbia Vancouver Bay St. Vincent Bay, BritishColumbia St. Vincent Bay Bliss Landing, BritishColumbia Bliss Landing Roy, BritishColumbia Roy Shoal Bay, BritishColumbia Shoal Bay Toba Inlet, BritishColumbia Toba Inlet listed on canneries page, but not in BCGNIS or Basemap not sure of location so can t write it Forward Harbour, BritishColumbia Forward Harbour Butedale, BritishColumbia Butedale Port Essington, BritishColumbia Port Essington Boswell, BritishColumbia Central Coast Boswell Wales Island Cannery Pearse Canal Redonda Bay, BritishColumbia Redonda Bay Glendale Cove, BritishColumbia Glendale Cove Porcher Island Cannery Skeena River lit. hundreds to go Fruit and vegetables Mission, BritishColumbia Empress Foods Royal City Foods Nabob Delnor Canada topic List of canneries in Category Geography of BritishColumbia Category History of BritishColumbia Category Coast of BritishColumbia Category Company towns in Canada Category First Nations history in BritishColumbia Category Fish processing Category Canneries BritishColumbia stub ... more details
See also Index of BritishColumbia related articles double image right Flag of British Columbia.svg 260 Coat of Arms of British Columbia.png 150 Flag of BritishColumbia Coat of arms of BritishColumbia Image BritishColumbia, Canada.svg thumb 220px Location of BritishColumbia The BritishColumbia Province of BritishColumbia is the westernmost of Canada s provinces. It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the province of Alberta to the east. BritishColumbia was the sixth province to join ... to BritishColumbia TOC limit limit 2 General reference Pronunciation IPAc en audio En ca BritishColumbia.ogg b r t k l m b i Common English name s BritishColumbia or BC Official English name BritishColumbia Common endonym s List of countries and capitals in native languages The Pacific Province , the Dogwood Province , Beautiful BritishColumbia , Beautiful B.C. Official endonym ... forms of place names Countries and nations Adjectival s BritishColumbia List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names Countries and nations Demonym s British Columbian Geography of BritishColumbia File BC relief.png thumb 220px Topographical map of BritishColumbia Main Geography of BritishColumbiaBritishColumbia is a Provinces and territories of Canada province of Canada Location The regions in which BritishColumbia is located are Northern Hemisphere , Western Hemisphere Americas ... Columbia Coast Canada s Pacific Coast Extreme points of BritishColumbia Demographics of BritishColumbia Population of BritishColumbia 4,254,500 2005 Area of BritishColumbia 944,735  km sup 2 sup 364,764.2 sq mi commons Atlas of BritishColumbia Atlas of BritishColumbia Environment of BritishColumbia File BC parks.png thumb 220px Parks in BritishColumbia Air pollution in BritishColumbia Climate of BritishColumbia Ecology of BritishColumbia Geology of BritishColumbia List of protected areas of BritishColumbia Protected areas of BritishColumbia List of BritishColumbia Provincial ... more details
Aberdeen, BritishColumbia may refer to Aberdeen, Fraser Valley Regional District, BritishColumbia in Abbotsford, BritishColumbia Aberdeen Kamloops , a neighbourhood in Kamloops geodis ... more details
This is a list of mayors of municipalities in BritishColumbia . A Abbotsford, BritishColumbia Abbotsford Bruce Banman B Burnaby Derek Corrigan C Campbell River, BritishColumbia Campbell River Charlie Cornfield Castlegar, BritishColumbia Castlegar Lawrence Chernoff Central Saanich, BritishColumbia Central Saanich Jack Mar Chilliwack, BritishColumbia Chilliwack Sharon Gaetz Coldstream, BritishColumbia Coldstream Jim Garlick Colwood, BritishColumbia Colwood David A. Saunders Comox, BritishColumbia Comox Paul Ives Coquitlam Richard Stewart Courtenay, BritishColumbia Courtenay Greg Phelps Cranbrook, BritishColumbia Cranbrook Scott Manjak D Dawson Creek Mike Bernier Delta, BritishColumbia Delta Lois Jackson E Esquimalt, BritishColumbia Esquimalt Barbara Desjardins F Fort St. John, BritishColumbia Fort St. John Bruce Lantz H Hope, BritishColumbia Hope Laurie French K Kamloops Peter Milobar Kelowna Walter Gray Kimberley, BritishColumbia Kimberley James E. Ogilvie Kitimat, BritishColumbia Kitimat Joanne Monaghan L Ladysmith, BritishColumbia Ladysmith Robert Hutchins Lake Country, BritishColumbia Lake Country James Baker Langford, BritishColumbia Langford Stewart Young Langley, BritishColumbia city Langley Peter Fassbender Langley, BritishColumbia district municipality Langley District Rick Green M Maple Ridge, BritishColumbia Maple Ridge Ernie Daykin Merritt, BritishColumbia Merritt David Laird Mission, BritishColumbia Mission James Atebe N Nanaimo John Ruttan Nelson, BritishColumbia Nelson John Dooley New Westminster Wayne Wright North Cowichan, BritishColumbia North Cowichan Tom Walker North Saanich, BritishColumbia North Saanich Alice Finall North Vancouver, BritishColumbia city North Vancouver Darrell Mussatto North Vancouver, BritishColumbia district municipality North Vancouver District Richard Walton O Oak Bay, BritishColumbia Oak Bay Christopher M. Causton P Parksville, BritishColumbia Parksville Ed F. Mayne Penticton Dan Ashton Pitt Meadows ... more details
Parsonville is a ghost town located near Lillooet, BritishColumbia Lillooet in BritishColumbia , Canada . ref cite author Basque Garnet title BritishColumbia Ghost Town Atlas. Sunfire Publications Limited. date 1982 ref References Reflist coord missing BritishColumbia Category Ghost towns in BritishColumbia ... more details
The University of BritishColumbia is a public research university located principally in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada. The University of BritishColumbia may also refer to the following One of the university s three satellite campuses UBC Okanagan University of BritishColumbia Okanagan , located in Kelowna, BritishColumbia, Canada. Robson Square Features University of BritishColumbia Robson Square , located in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada. Great Northern Way Campus University of BritishColumbia Great Northern Way Campus , located in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada. University of BritishColumbia Press , an affiliated publishing house, sometimes referred to simply as University of BritishColumbia in bibliographical citations disambig ... more details
Oceanside is a name adopted for a group of communities on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island in BritishColumbia , Canada. It is part of the Regional District of Nanaimo, BritishColumbia Regional District of Nanaimo and includes the City of Parksville, BritishColumbia Parksville and the Town of Qualicum Beach, BritishColumbia Qualicum Beach as well as the unincorporated communities of Nanoose Bay, BritishColumbia Nanoose Bay , Coombs, BritishColumbia Coombs , Errington, BritishColumbia Errington , French Creek, Bowser, BritishColumbia Bowser , Deep Bay marina village , BritishColumbia Deep Bay , Qualicum Bay and a few other smaller centres. The area is promoted by the http www.oceansidetourism.com home.asp Oceanside Tourism Association . BritishColumbia geo stub VancouverIslandCommunities coord missing BritishColumbia Category Populated places in the Regional District of Nanaimo ... more details
Howellton is a ghost town located in the Omineca Country region of BritishColumbia , Canada . The town is situated near Manson Creek, BritishColumbia Manson Creek and Dunkeld, BritishColumbia Dunkeld . ref cite author Basque Garnet title BritishColumbia Ghost Town Atlas. Sunfire Publications Limited. date 1982 ref References Reflist coord missing BritishColumbia Category Ghost towns in BritishColumbia ... more details
Langley, BritishColumbia may refer to Langley, BritishColumbia city Langley, BritishColumbia district municipality Langley Township Langley BC the postal city covering Langley CIty, and most of Langley Township geodis ... more details
Iverson Creek is a stream creek in northern BritishColumbia , Canada . It flows northeast into Toozaza Creek . ref BCGNIS 2923 Iverson Creek ref References reflist coord missing BritishColumbia Category Rivers of BritishColumbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date May 2010 Mount Helen is a mountain located in BritishColumbia , Canada . Its height is approximately 2.3  km. coord missing BritishColumbia DEFAULTSORT Helen Category Mountains of BritishColumbia BritishColumbia stub ... more details
Orphan date December 2011 Erickson is an unincorporated community immediatelly to the east of Creston, British Columbia . It is home to many cherry and apple orchards. BritishColumbia geo stub Category Populated places in British Columbia coord missing British Columbia ... more details
Brooklyn is a ghost town located in the Boundary Country region of BritishColumbia . The town is situated beside Lower Arrow Lake. ref cite author Basque Garnet title BritishColumbia Ghost Town Atlas. Sunfire Publications Limited. date 1982 ref References Reflist coord missing BritishColumbia Category Ghost towns in BritishColumbia ... more details
This article is about the town in the Columbia Valley East Kootenay of BritishColumbia, Canada. For the similarly named district municipality in the North Okanagan, see Spallumcheen, BritishColumbia . Spillimacheen is an unincorporated settlement in the Columbia Valley of BritishColumbia , Canada . It is located at the confluence of the Spillimacheen River Spillimacheen and Columbia River s, upstream from and southeast of the town of Golden, BritishColumbia Golden . References BCGNIS 16493 Spillimacheen community Steamboats Columbia River headwaters coord 50 54 N 116 22 W display title type city region CA source BCGNIS Category Columbia Valley Category Unincorporated settlements in BritishColumbia Category Populated places on the Columbia River Category Populated places in the Regional District of East Kootenay BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
Infobox Legislature name Legislative Assembly of BritishColumbia coa pic BCLegislature.png coa res coa pic Coat of Arms of British Columbia.png coa res legislature 39th Parliament of BritishColumbia ... type Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of BritishColumbia Speaker leader1 Bill Barisoff party1 British ... 85 political groups1 BritishColumbia Liberal Party Liberal Party br BritishColumbia New Democratic Party New Democratic Party last election1 May 12, 2009 meeting place BritishColumbia Parliament Buildings Parliament Building , Victoria, BritishColumbia Victoria , BritishColumbia , Canada website http www.leg.bc.ca leg.bc.ca Image BritishColumbia Parliament Buildings Pano HDR.jpg thumb BritishColumbia Parliament Buildings Pano HDR thumb.jpg 300px Located in Victoria, BritishColumbia and officially ..., and a gold covered statue of Captain George Vancouver , the BritishColumbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly of BritishColumbia. Image BritishColumbia legislature building ... The legislature of BritishColumbia in session, 1921.jpg thumb 300px The legislature of BritishColumbia in session, 1921 The Legislative Assembly of BritishColumbia is one of two components of the Legislature of BritishColumbia , the Legislative Assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories provincial ... Governor of BritishColumbia . The Legislature meets in Victoria, BritishColumbia Victoria . Members ... Parliament. The most recent general election was the BritishColumbia general election, 2009 British ... Columbia ref name previous sessions 1972 &ndash 1975 30th Parliament of BritishColumbia ref name previous sessions 1976 &ndash 1979 31st Parliament of BritishColumbia ref name previous sessions 1979 &ndash 1982 32nd Parliament of BritishColumbia ref name previous sessions 1983 &ndash 1986 33rd Parliament of BritishColumbia ref name previous sessions 1987 &ndash 1991 34th Parliament of BritishColumbia ref name previous sessions 1992 &ndash 1996 35th Parliament of BritishColumbia ref ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Mount Davis is a mountain in BritishColumbia , north east of junction of Nicholson Creek and Kettle River Columbia River Kettle River and near Davis Lake . References BCGNIS 8490 Mount Davis coord missing BritishColumbia Category Mountains of BritishColumbia Davis BritishColumbia geo stub ... more details
Image Madeira Park, BritishColumbia Location.png 300px right Location of Madeira Park, BritishColumbia Madeira Park is an unincorporated community in the area of Pender Harbour, BritishColumbia Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast, BritishColumbia Sunshine Coast of southwest BritishColumbia , Canada . It was named for pioneer Joe Gonsalves fond childhood memories of Madeira Island . External links Cite bcgnis id 4631 title Madeira Park Subdivisions of BritishColumbia coord 49 37 21 N 124 1 29.7 W type city region CA display title Category Unincorporated settlements in BritishColumbia Category Populated places in the Sunshine Coast Regional District Category Populated places on the BritishColumbia Coast BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Western Communities or WestShore is a term used to describe the suburban municipalities of Colwood, British Columbia Colwood , Langford, British Columbia Langford , Metchosin, British Columbia Metchosin and Highlands, British Columbia The Highlands . Greater Langford and unincorporated community unincorporated districts west of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet , and south of the Malahat, British Columbia Malahat in the Capital Regional District CRD , Greater Victoria of British Columbia , Canada . The Town of View Royal, British Columbia View Royal , which straddles Esquimalt Harbour, may also be included. It is an area of growing residential subdivisions, although farmland and substantial tracts of wilderness still predominate. Category Populated places in the Capital Regional District Category Greater Victoria, British Columbia BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
This article is for the river in BritishColumbia, Canada. For the river in Idaho, United States, see Pack River . The Pack River is a river in the BritishColumbia Interior North Central Interior of BritishColumbia , Canada , flowing north into the Parsnip Reach of Lake Williston . ref BCGNIS 15191 Pack River ref Part of the Peace River Canada Peace River drainage, it was originally a tributary of the Parsnip River before the creation of Lake Williston by the building of WAC Bennett Dam . It is fed by the McLeod River BritishColumbia McLeod River via McLeod Lake . See also List of rivers in BritishColumbia References reflist coord 55 09 00 N 123 07 00 W display title BritishColumbia hydrography Category Rivers of BritishColumbia Category Northern Interior of BritishColumbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date December 2010 Location map Canada BritishColumbia lat 56.2923 long 121.0064 width 200 caption Location of Charlie Lake in BritishColumbia label Charlie Lake Charlie Lake is a List of settlements in BritishColumbia settlement in BritishColumbia . It is established on the southern shore of Charlie Lake BritishColumbia Charlie Lake , immediately north west from Fort St. John, BritishColumbia Fort St. John , along the Alaska Highway . Subdivisions of BritishColumbia coord 56.292 N 121.006 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Settlements in BritishColumbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details