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Title: British Columbia


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British Columbia
  • By John

2
Location
  • In Canada British Columbia is the most western
    province.
  • British Columbia is Canada's 3rd largest
    province.
  • British Columbia is one of Canada's western
    provinces.

3
Capital city
  • The capital city of British Columbia is Victoria.
  • Victoria is a island in Vancouver.
  • The parliament buildings are lit with over 3300
    light bulbs.
  • Victoria is one of the largest city in Vancouver
    island.

4
Population
  • British Columbia is home to northwest native
    people.
  • Victoria is home to over 6500 aboriginal people.
  • Many of British Columbia's people are from
    Britain, Western Europe, East and southeast Asia.

5
History
  • The Fraser valley gold rush in 1856 brought a
    lot of people to British Columbia.
  • British Columbia became a Canadian province in
    1871.

6
Industry
  • Scientists find new ways to make telephones
    lasers and computers.
  • Tourism is an important industry to Victoria.

7
Fast facts
  • One of British Columbia's symbols are the
    Pacific Dogwood flower.
  • British Columbia official tree is the Western Red
    Cedar.
  • British Columbia official bird is the Stellar
    Jay.

8
References
  • British Columbia, Barb McDermott and Gail
    Mckeown. Reidmore books.1999.
  • Victoria, Barb McDermott and Gail Mckeown.
    Reidmore books.1999
  • www.travel-british-columbia.com/ camp/
  • www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/sections/
    photos/victoria.jpg
  • www.rasc.ca/ga/ ga1988-victoria-800.jpg
  • www.lawrence-bahai.org/ news.html
  • www.saxton.org/birds
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