British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.6million as of 2024, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, with the 2021 census recording 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. British Columbia is Canada's third-largest province in terms of total area, after Quebec and Ontario.The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established in 1843, which gave rise to the city of Victoria, the capital of the Colony of Vancouver Island. The Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) was subsequently founded by Richard Clement Moody, and by the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. Moody selected the site for and founded the mainland colony's capital New Westminster. The colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were incorporated in 1866, subsequent to which Victoria became the united colony's capital. In 1871, British Columbia entered Confederation as the sixth province of Canada, in enactment of the ''British Columbia Terms of Union''.
British Columbia is a diverse and cosmopolitan province, drawing on a plethora of cultural influences from its British Canadian, European, and Asian diasporas, as well as the Indigenous population. Though the province's ethnic majority originates from the British Isles, many British Columbians also trace their ancestors to continental Europe, East Asia, and South Asia. Indigenous Canadians constitute about 6 percent of the province's total population. Christianity is the largest religion in the region, though the majority of the population is non-religious. English is the common language of the province, although Punjabi, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese also have a large presence in the Metro Vancouver region. The Franco-Columbian community is an officially recognized linguistic minority, and around one percent of British Columbians claim French as their mother tongue. British Columbia is home to at least 34 distinct Indigenous languages.
Major sectors of British Columbia's economy include forestry, mining, filmmaking and video production, tourism, real estate, construction, wholesale, and retail. Its main exports include lumber and timber, pulp and paper products, copper, coal, and natural gas. British Columbia exhibits high property values and is a significant centre for maritime trade: the Port of Vancouver is the largest port in Canada and the most diversified port in North America. Although less than 5 percent of the province's territory is arable land, significant agriculture exists in the Fraser Valley and Okanagan due to the warmer climate. British Columbia is home to 45% of all publicly listed companies in Canada. Provided by Wikipedia
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Tourism, power, and space
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Ultra-High Performance Concrete : Design, Performance, and Application. by Shi, Caijun
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One step over the line toward a history of women in the North American Wests /
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Appendix to the Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1871 containing certain repealed colonial laws useful for reference, Imperial statutes affecting British Columbia, proclamatio...
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Reports of mining cases decided by the courts of British Columbia and the courts of appeal therefrom to the 1st of October, 1902 ; with an appendix of mining statutes from 1853-190...
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University of British Columbia law review
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The revised statutes of British Columbia, 1936 proclaimed and published under the authority of the "Revised Statutes Act, 1936," being chapter 52 of the Statutes of the Province of...
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Statutes of the province of British Columbia reformatted from the original and including, [Proclamations], 1858-1864 ..
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The consolidated statutes of British Columbia consisting of the acts, ordinances & proclamations of the formerly separate colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, of the...
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The revised statutes of British Columbia, 1897 being a consolidation and revision of the statutes applicable to British Columbia, and within the power of the legislature to enact ....
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The revised statutes of British Columbia, 1960
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The Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1924 proclaimed and published under the authority of the "Revised Statutes Act, 1923", being chapter 62 of the statutes of the province of...
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The revised statutes of British Columbia, 1979 : a revision and consolidation of the public general acts of the Legislature of British Columbia proclaimed and published under autho...
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The revised statutes of British Columbia, 1996 : a revision and consolidation of the public general acts and other selected acts of the Legislature of British Columbia published un...
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