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BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek , it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province.
Canada's first domed stadium, BC Place Stadium opened in 1983. The SkyTrain and the BC Place Stadium, as well as Science World, Canada Place and the Plaza of Nations, were constructed for Expo 86. This significant international event was the last World's Fair held in North America and was considered a success, receiving 22,111,578 visits. [42]
A log structure serving as a resting place for hikers; symbolic of outdoor recreation in the national parks and representative of the rustic design tradition Union Club of British Columbia [94] 1879 (established), 1913 (clubhouse) 2016 Victoria
SMS Stadium at Shell Place: 5,000 [c] Fort McMurray, Alberta: Northern Kickoff (2015) 2015 [14] Huskies Stadium: 2,000 [d] Halifax, Nova Scotia: CFL Touchdown Atlantic series (2020, 2023) 1970 Royal Athletic Park: 3,800 [e] Victoria, British Columbia: CFL Touchdown Pacific series (2024) 2024 [15]
The BC Lions football team win the Grey Cup. 1995 West Coast Express opens; A new Vancouver Public Library building is constructed in the shape of the Roman Colosseum; General Motors Place, a new hockey, basketball and entertainment complex opens. The Vancouver Grizzlies basketball team play their inaugural season.
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 ...
Science World is located at its easternmost end, along with BC Place Stadium and the Georgia Viaduct. Proceeding east to west, it is crossed by the Cambie, Granville, and Burrard bridges. The Canada Line rapid transit tunnel crosses underneath False Creek just west of the Cambie Bridge. In 1986, it was the location of the Expo 86 World's Fair.
The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria, when the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), i.e., "the Mainland", became a British colony in 1858. [24] It refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River, in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre-Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company.