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British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Timeline of Events
1871
7.20.1871
British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
1874
9.12.1874
The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.
1886
6.13.1886
A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
7.4.1886
The first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia.
1906
1.22.1906
SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
1940
6.21.1940
The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia.
1956
12.9.1956
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
2006
3.22.2006
BC Ferries' ''M/V Queen of the North'' runs aground on Gil Island British Columbia and sinks; 101 on board, 2 presumed deaths.