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The first European visitors to present-day British Columbia were Spanish sailors and other European sailors who sailed for the Spanish crown. There is some evidence that the Greek-born Juan de Fuca, who sailed for Spain and explored the West coast of North America in the 1590s, might have reached the passageway between Washington State and Vancouver Island – today known as the Strait of Juan ...
An Act Respecting the University of British Columbia was passed by the provincial legislature in 1890, but disagreements arose over whether to build the university on Vancouver Island or the mainland. A provincial university was formally called into being by the British Columbia University Act of 1908, although its location was not yet ...
Warren Harding visits Vancouver, becoming the first president of the United States to set foot on Canadian soil. 1925 The original Second Narrows Bridge opens, connecting the city with North Vancouver. University of British Columbia (UBC) moves from Fairview to its permanent home in Point Grey. 1926 – The Orpheum Theatre opens to the public.
The history of the Jews in Vancouver (also: Greater Vancouver and Metro Vancouver) in British Columbia, Canada has been noted since the mid-19th century. Early Jewish settlers were isolated from established Jewish institutions and communities in eastern Canada and the United States. They were also often isolated from each other, scattered ...
Home of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own), the most senior military unit in the city. 1899–1901 David Ewart, architect Seaforth Armoury: Burrard Street @ 1st Avenue Home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada: 1935–1936 McCarter and Nairne, architects The Vancouver Club: 915 West Hastings 1912–1914 Sharp & Thompson ...
Pages in category "Settlers of British Columbia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
This was joined by early settlers in Washington and Oregon. In 1850, a census recorded 1,049 white residents in what is now Washington; by 1860, there were 11,594. With the Gold Rush on the Fraser of 1858, the population further north also skyrocketed.
Most of these early settlers were male Sikh Punjabis thus becoming the first South Asian-origin group to move to Canada. They settled in British Columbia with the wish to find jobs. [7] Punjabi Sikhs next to CPR, circa 1914. At the turn of the 20th century new restrictions on Chinese immigrants caused their immigration figures to decline.