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Golden is on Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway), and it is the northern terminus of Highway 95, connecting it to the United States via the rest of the East Kootenay region and the city of Cranbrook, British Columbia (B.C. Highway 95 is a continuation of U.S. Route 95, which runs north-to-south through the U.S. and into Mexico). The Trans ...
Jim Doyle (born October 28, 1943) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. [1] Doyle held public office for 30 years; five years as a councillor; fifteen as mayor of Golden, British Columbia, and ten years as a member of the legislative assembly and cabinet minister. Doyle is the longest serving mayor in Golden's history.
Though the oldest existing gurdwara on the continent, having opened in 1911, it is the third-oldest to be built in Canada and North America. The first Gurdwara in Canada was built by early Sikh-Canadian settlers in Golden, British Columbia in 1905, [2] [3] which would later be destroyed by fire in 1926. [4]
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Both single events and recurring festivals are included. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
The presence of gold in what is now British Columbia is spoken of in many old legends that, in part, led to its discovery. The Strait of Anian, claimed to have been sailed by Juan de Fuca for whom today's Strait of Juan de Fuca is named, was described as passing through a land (Anian) "rich in gold, silver, pearls and fur".
CKGR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts on 106.3 MHz in Golden, British Columbia. Owned and operated by Vista Radio, the station airs an adult hits format under the on-air brand Bounce 106.3. CKGR also has an AM rebroadcaster at 870 kHz in Invermere with the call sign CKIR.
The Ovintiv Events Centre (formerly named Encana Events Centre to June 2021), is a multipurpose arena located in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.The name change came about due to a reorganization of the former Encana Corporation, where the organization adopted the new name "Ovintiv Inc." [1] The facility has 4,500 permanent seats and can seat up to 6,500 for concerts.
A notable moment in early South Asian Canadian history in British Columbia was in 1902 when Punjabi Sikh settlers first arrived in Golden, British Columbia to work at the Columbia River Lumber Company. [16] This was a theme amongst most early Punjabi settlers in Canada to find work in the agricultural and forestry sectors in British Columbia. [17]