| 105 Mile Post Indian Reserve No. 2, British Columbia 105 Mile Post 2 (2006 population 5) is an Indian reserve in the Thompson Country of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, just west of the town of Ashcroft. The reserve is administered by the Ashcroft Indian Band of the Nlaka'pamux people. 105_Mile_Post_Indian_Reserve_No._2,_British_Columbia
|
| Public holidays in Canada In Canada, public holidays are legislated at the national, provincial and territorial levels. Many of these holidays are observed nationwide, but each province and territory does have its own holidays as well.While major Christian holidays such as Christmas and Good Fridays are officially observed, other religious holidays are widely accepted as well (see Multiculturalism). Public_holidays_in_Canada
|
| Qualicum Beach, British Columbia Qualicum Beach is a town in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the town had 8,502 people.On the Strait of Georgia on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island in the shadow of Mount Arrowsmith, the community has been a popular tourist destination, being near Victoria and Vancouver, as well as a retirement community. Qualicum_Beach,_British_Columbia
|
| List of Canadian provincial parks Parks in Canada's provinces and territories list of all provincial parks in Canada. List_of_Canadian_provincial_parks
|
| Vancouver Island University Vancouver Island University (formerly known as Malaspina University-College) is a comprehensive, four-year, postsecondary institution serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia. Established in 1969 as Malaspina University-College, it has grown into a thriving institution that plays an important role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the region. Vancouver_Island_University
|
| Andrew Onderdonk Andrew Onderdonk (30 August 1848 21 June 1905) was a construction contractor who worked on several major projects including the San Francisco seawall in California and the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia. He was born on August 30, 1848 in New York to an established Dutch family. Andrew_Onderdonk
|
| Galiano Island Galiano Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the west side of the Strait of Georgia, it is 27.5 km long, 6 km at its widest point, and 1.6 km across at its narrowest point and is separated from Saltspring Island by Trincomali Channel. Galiano_Island
|
| Mount Joffre Mount_Joffre
|
| Insect collecting Insect collecting is historically a widespread, essential predecessor of scientific entomology and at the same time the formerly popular (until the mid-20th century) educational hobby of collecting insects, that has left traces in European cultural history, literature and songs (e.g. Insect_collecting
|
| Skeena River The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely in British Columbia, Canada. The Skeena is an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan - whose names mean "inside the Skeena River" and "people of the Skeena River" respectively, and also during the Omineca Gold Rush when steamboat services ran from the sea to Hazelton, at the confluence of the Skeena's largest tributary, the Bulkley, which was the jumping-off point for the trails to the goldfields. Skeena_River
|
| Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River Thompson_River
|
| Royal Navy admirals Category_talk:Royal_Navy_admirals
|
| Bennett Lake Bennett Lake is a lake that sits partly in the Province of British Columbia and partly in the Yukon, both located in northwestern Canada. It is just north of the border with the United States state of Alaska, near the Alaskan port of Skagway.The narrow-gauge White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad connects Bennett, British Columbia at the south end of the lake with Skagway further south and Whitehorse, Yukon on the north. It runs between Skagway and Fraser, British Columbia during the summer months. Bennett_Lake
|
| Circumcision/Archive 7 Talk:Circumcision/Archive_7
|
| Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada) There is also a Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.Queen Charlotte Sound is a sound of the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia, Canada, between Vancouver Island in the south and the Queen Charlotte Islands in the north. It merges with Hecate Strait in the north and Queen Charlotte Strait in the south.Queen Charlotte Sound is part of the Inside Passage shipping route. Queen_Charlotte_Sound_(Canada)
|
| Hecate Strait Hecate Strait (Haida language:Seegaay) is a wide but shallow strait between the Queen Charlotte Islands and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It merges with Queen Charlotte Sound to the south and Dixon Entrance to the north. About wide at its southern end, Hecate Strait narrows in the north to about It is about in length.According to the BCGNIS, the southern boundary of Hecate Strait is d Hecate_Strait
|
| Gabriola Island Gabriola Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia, in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Gabriola lies about east of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, to which it is linked by ferry. It has a land area of about Gabriola_Island
|
| Mayne Island Mayne Island is a rustic 21-km² island in the southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. It is situated midway between the Lower Mainland of BC and Vancouver Island, and has a population of around nine hundred. One well-known resident is children's entertainer Raffi. Mayne_Island
|
| Chatham Strait Chatham Strait is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It separates Chichagof Island and Baranof Island to its west from Admiralty Island and Kuiu Island on its east.It is long Chatham_Strait
|
| Beatrice Peak Beatrice Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks, between Stanley Peak and Mount Ball. The mountain was named in 1912 by the Alpine Club of Canada after Beatrice Shultz who climbed the mountain that year.The scrambling route to Mt. Ball includes the ascent of Beatrice Peak. Beatrice_Peak
|
| Isabelle Peak Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks. The mountain was named in 1906 by Charles S. Thompson, after his sister Isabelle Thompson.The Interprovincial Boundary Commission made the first ascent of the peak in 1913. Isabelle_Peak
|
| Emerald Lake (British Columbia) Emerald Lake is a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is enclosed by mountains of the President Range, as well as Mount Burgess and Wapta Mountain. There is a 5.1 km trail circuiting the lake. Emerald Lake was discovered in 1882 by Tom Wilson. The Emerald Lake Lodge sits at the edge of the lake. Emerald_Lake_(British_Columbia)
|
| Cypress Provincial Park Cypress Provincial Park is a Provincial Park on the North Shore of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. The park has two sectionsWest Vancouver.The southern section of Cypress Provincial Park contains a ski area (Cypress Mountain) that is operated under a Park Use Permit by a private company called Cypress Bowl Recreations Ltd, a subsidiary of Boyne USA. Cypress_Provincial_Park
|
| Belcarra Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm, a side inlet of Burrard Inlet, and is part of Metro Vancouver. It lies northwest of Port Moody and immediately east of the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver, across the waters of Indian Arm. Isolated by geography on a narrow peninsula, Belcarra is accessible by a single winding paved road or by water. Before incorporation it was commonly known as Belcarra Bay. Belcarra
|
| Squamish, British Columbia Squamish (2006 census population 14,949) is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway. The population of the Squamish census agglomeration, including Indian Reserves of the Squamish Nation not governed by the municipality, is 15,256.Squamish as a town had its beginning during the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in the 1910s, and was the first southern terminus of that railway (now a part of CN), and the town remains important in the operations of the line and also the port. Squamish,_British_Columbia
|
| Dalton Trail This article is about the indigenous peoples' and gold rush-era trail from into the Yukon Territory from the northern Alaska Panhandle. For the road and highway from the lower Yukon River basin to the North Slope region of Alaska, see James Dalton Highway, The Dalton Trail is a trail that runs between Pyramid Harbor, west of Haines, Alaska in the United States, and Fort Selkirk, in the Yukon Territory of Canada, using the Chilkat Pass. It is 396 Dalton_Trail
|
| Same-sex marriage in British Columbia Same-sex marriage in British Columbia became legal on July 8th, 2003, becoming the second region in Canada to legalize same-sex marriage, behind Ontario, after a series of court rulings which ultimately landed in favour of same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses.Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage with the passage of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act, which made same-sex marriage legal in the remaining provinces and territories of Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Prince Edward Island. Same-sex_marriage_in_British_Columbia
|
| Hope Slide Hope Slide was one of the largest landslides ever recorded in Canada. It occurred in the morning hours of January 9 1965 near Hope, British Columbia, and killed four people. Hope_Slide
|
| Medical malpractice Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient. Standards and regulations for medical malpractice vary by country and jurisdiction within countries. Medical professionals are required to maintain professional liability insurance to offset the risk and costs of lawsuits based on medical malpractice. Medical_malpractice
|
| Duke Point, British Columbia Duke Point is a geographical location in the extreme southeastern part of the city of Nanaimo in British Columbia. It is located on a thin peninsula to the east of the Nanaimo River estuary, just across the Northumberland Channel from Gabriola Island. Located at Duke Point is a major industrial park, which includes sawmills and a pulp mill. Duke_Point,_British_Columbia
|
| Marriage in Canada marriage and divorce in Canada under section 91(26) of the Constitution of Canada. However section 92(12) of the Constitution gives the provinces the power to pass laws regulating the solemnization of marriage. In 2001 there were 146,618 marriages in Canada, down 6.8% from 157,395 in 2000. Prince Edward Island had the highest crude marriage rate (6.5 per 1,000 people) and Quebec had the lowest (3.0). Marriage_in_Canada
|
| Executive Council of British Columbia The Executive Council of British Columbia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of British Columbia) is the cabinet of that Canadian province.Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments. Executive_Council_of_British_Columbia
|
| Bulkley River The Bulkley River in British Columbia is a major tributary of the Skeena River. Known for the finest steelhead fishing in Canada and among the best in the world, the Bulkley is 257 km long with a drainage basin covering 12,400 km².Much of the Bulkey is paralleled by Highway 16. It flows west from Bulkley Lake past Perow and is joined near Houston by the Morice River, its major tributary. The Bulkley continues north past Quick, Telkwa and Smithers. It then meets the Skeena River near Bulkley_River
|
| Japanese Canadian internment Japanese_Canadian_internment
|
| New Westminster Talk:New_Westminster
|
| Sea-buckthorn The sea-buckthorns (Hippophae L.) are deciduous shrubs in the genus Hippophae, family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea-buckthorn is hyphenated here to avoid confusion with the buckthorns (Rhamnus, family Rhamnaceae). It is also referred to as "sea buckthorn", seabuckthorn, sandthorn or seaberry. Sea-buckthorn
|
| Coarse woody debris Coarse woody debris (CWD) is a term used in all English-speaking countries for fallen dead trees and the remains of large branches on the ground in forests. Many scientists now use the term coarse woody habitat (CWH). While still standing, a dead standing tree is known as a snag.From the 1970s, woodland managers worldwide have been encouraged to allow dead trees and woody debris to remain in woodlands which then becomes part of the chain of decomposition and renewal of, sometimes, ancient forests and helps them regenerate in a more organic way. Coarse_woody_debris
|
| Emery Barnes Emery Barnes (December 15, 1929 – July 1, 1998) was a Canadian football player and Canadian politician.Born in Louisiana and raised in Oregon, Barnes was a gifted athlete, and was an alternate hi-jumper for the 1952 US Olympic Track and Field team. He played football at the University of Oregon (from where he received his B.Sc) and was drafted by the NFL's Green Bay Packers in 1954 (10th round, 207th overall.) Emery_Barnes
|
| Government House (British Columbia) British Columbia's Government House is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. It is located in Victoria, British Columbia. Government_House_(British_Columbia)
|
| Thompson Rivers University Thompson_Rivers_University
|
| Haiduk Peak Haiduk_Peak
|
| Kinney Lake Kinney_Lake
|
| Squamish-Lillooet Regional District The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District is a quasi-municipal administrative area in British Columbia, Canada. It stretches from Britannia Beach in the south to Pavilion in the north. Lillooet, Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish are the four municipalities in the regional district. Its administrative offices are in the village of Pemberton, although the district municipalities of Squamish, Whistler, and Lillooet are all larger population centres. The district covers 16,353.68 Squamish-Lillooet_Regional_District
|
| Lytton, British Columbia Lytton in British Columbia sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years. Lytton,_British_Columbia
|
| Vancouver University Worldwide Vancouver University Worldwide is an illegal and unaccredited vendor of higher education credentials, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, which describes itself as a "secular consortium university of globally-located public and private member colleges." Vancouver_University_Worldwide
|
| Hotspot (geology) geology, a hotspot is a location on the Earth's surface that has experienced active volcanism for a long period of time. Hotspot_(geology)
|
| Ocean Falls, British Columbia Ocean Falls is a small community on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Formerly a large company town owned by Crown Zellerbach, it is only accessible via boat or seaplane, and is currently the home for a few dozen full-time residents, with the seasonal population upwards of 100. Ocean_Falls,_British_Columbia
|
| Molybdenum Talk:Molybdenum
|
| Old-growth forest Old-growth forest (also termed primary forest, ancient forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, frontier forest or in Britain, ancient woodland) is a type of forest that has attained great age and so exhibits unique biological features. trees, large dead trees (sometimes called "snags"), and large logs. Old-growth_forest
|
| Pacific Coast Ranges Talk:Pacific_Coast_Ranges
|