British Columbia
Flower: Pacific Dogwood Tree: Western Red Cedar Animal: Kermode (“Spirit”) Bear Bird: Stellar’s Jay
History: Originally claimed by Spain, Britain, America, and Russia History: Originally claimed by Spain, Britain, America, and Russia. A fur trading area, it joined Canada in 1871 when the trans-Canada railroad was extended west to Vancouver. Capital: Victoria Geography: Mountains, fjords, archipelagos Climate: Marine West Coast, mountains, subarctic. Similar to Washington Language: 70% English, 9% Chinese, 4% Punjabi
Economy: logging/forestry, fishing (especially salmon), TV/movie filming
Food BC Roll Dungeness Crab Nanaimo Bar Pacific Salmon
Miscellaneous: Almost 15% of British Columbia is protected Provincial or National Park land.
Nootka Sound
Whistler
Kamloops
Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens
Vancouver
Skeena River
Yoho National Park
Totems
Vancouver
Victoria
Point Atkinson Lightouse
Upper Arrow Lake