1993 - Bill Comrie buys the BC Lions

1993 - Canadian football - Bill Comrie owner of The Brick furniture store chain purchases the BC Lions from the league. The BC Lions started in 1954 and carry the same colours as the Vancouver Meralomas Rugby Club.  The Lions hired Eric Tillman as GM and he in turn hired Dave Ritchie as head coach.

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Temp income tax introduced 1917

1917 - Ottawa Ontario - Parliament passes new tax on income as a 'temporary measure' to help pay for the war effort and post war recovery. I wonder if its paid off yet!!!


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Christina Lake BC recreation paradise

Christina Lake is a lake located along the Crowsnest Highway in the south-central area of British Columbia known as Boundary Country, which separates the Okanagan region from the West Kootenays.  It was named after a Metis woman named Christina McDonald, the daughter of the Hudson's Bay Company chief factor Angus McDonald of Fort Colville.

The Trans Canada Trail, Dewdney Trail and the Kettle Valley Railway Trail all merge at the lake, attracting visitors to the area from all over. The region is frequented by hikers and bikers along the local trails in the lake area.

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Cranbrook BC Things to do

History buffs and adrenaline junkies alike will find plenty to do in Cranbrook. Travel back in time on a heritage walking tour and explore the town's railway past. Don't miss a visit to the local ghost town Fort Steele.

Come summer, saddle up for a horseback riding vacation, hike, fish and enjoy outdoor festivals. In the winter try snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.

Land Activities
A visit to Cranbrook starts with a journey back in time. Climb aboard the vintage railcars of the Trans Canada Limited at the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel on Van Horne Street South, and see just how luxurious train travel could be in the early part of the 20th century. Not far from the museum, explore the historic Baker Hill district with the self-guided Cranbrook Heritage Walking Tour, available from the Visitor Centre on Cranbrook Street North.

Golf, golf, golf then ski, ski, ski. :-)

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Cranbrook British Columbia

Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2011, Cranbrook's population is 19,364.

Environment Canada reports Cranbrook as having the most sunshine hours of any BC city at approximately 2228.6 hours annually. Because of that it is a fairly dry city throughout the year, and when precipitation does fall a good percentage of it will be in the form of snow.


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Columbia Kootenays British Columbia

Located in South Eastern BC, it is comprised of the village of Nakusp, the Town of Creston, the City of Revelstoke, the Town of Golden. Named after the Kootenay River. It is also the name sake of a local beer called Kokanee.

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Castlegar British Columbia

Castlegar is the second largest city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within the Selkirk Mountains at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. It is a regional trade and transportation centre, with a local economy fueled by forestry, mining and tourism. It is home to Selkirk College, a regional airport, a pulp mill, and several small sawmills.

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1862 - Billy finds gold in Barkerville BC

In 1862 Billy Barker discovers gold in creeks running into the Quesnel River; town of Barkerville, BC, grows up around mine; the find sparks a massive gold rush into the Cariboo.

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Nelson British Columbia

Cultural activities abound in Nelson. Set in the natural beauty of the Selkirks, many artists and writers make Nelson their home. Nelson is highlighted as the "Number One Small Town Arts Community in Canada" by the publisher of The 100 Best Small Arts Towns in America, and is home to a large and diverse artisan community. Artwalk features local talent. July, August and September mark three months of exhibitions throughout the downtown core in variety of galleries and local businesses. Each month has a separate grand opening, (usually the first Friday evening of the month), which includes refreshments, musicians and artwork for locals and visitors to enjoy as they stroll through downtown Nelson. Nelson also has regular farmer's markets where local artisans can be found selling a unique and diverse variety of arts, crafts and imports.

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1774 - The Spanish discover Nootka Sound

In 1774, Juan Jose Perez Hernandez discovers Nootka Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, four years before Captain Cook's arrival; the local Nootka people are skilled whalers and trappers of sea otters.

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Nelson British Columbia The Queen City

Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush, Nelson is one of the three cities forming the commercial and population core of the West Kootenay region, the others being Castlegar and Trail.

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1972 Toronto Maple Leafs Harold Ballard convicted of fraud

1972 - Harold Ballard, President of Maple Leaf Gardens, convicted of 47 charges of fraud, tax evasion and theft of $205,000 from the Gardens to pay for personal expenses; sentenced to three years in Kingston Penitentiary on Oct. 20.

How does this relate to BC.  Well everyone in BC knows,  The Leafs suck!

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The Comox Valley Vancouver Island British Columbia

The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville. The communities of Denman Island and Hornby Island are also considered part of the Comox Valley.

The Valley is also known as The Valley of Festivals. Events include (amongst others) the Art & Bloom Festival, North Island Hot Jazz Festival, Comox Valley Shellfish Festival, About Town!, Marina Park Main Event, CYMC Summer School & Festival, Vancouver Island MusicFest, Hornby Island Festival, Filberg Festival, Comox Nautical Days, Showcase Festival, Comox Valley Exhibition Fall Fair and the Big Time Out.


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Parksville - Summer fun on BC's Vancouver Island

Parksville is a definitive British Columbia summer town, just a half-hour drive north of Nanaimo's ferry terminals on Vancouver Island. Golfing, hiking, mountain biking and the legendary sand castle competition.

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Ucluelet - Vancouver Island British Columbia

Ucluelet is located at the northern edge of Barkley Sound, 288 kilometres northwest of the British Columbia provincial capital, Victoria, on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island.

The Wild Pacific Trail begins near the mouth of Ucluelet Inlet at Amphitrite Point Lighthouse and travels north along the open Pacific coastline through Big Beach Park to the bike path just outside of Ucluelet. The final section will extend the trail to Halfmoon Bay in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
The trail is accessible to all ages and abilities, even wheel chairs in certain areas. No bikes, horses or motorized vehicles are permitted on the park’s beaches or trails. The hiking trails are designed to let visitors experience the shoreline while preventing damage to the fragile environment.
Various marine tours are available including sea kayaking, whale and wildlife watching

There has been an on-going interest in sport fishing out of Ucluelet and there are many chartered sports fishing options in town.
Surfing has become a popular activity among tourists and locals alike. In the summer months, surfers of all levels of experience and ability flock to the surf breaking along Florencia Bay, Wickaninnish Beach and Long Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.



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Tofino BC What to see and do !!

Every March, the migration of thousands of grey whales is celebrated with the Pacific Rim Whale Festival. The last weekend of April is the Tofino Shorebird Festival. The first week-end of June brings the Tofino Food and Wine Festival, featuring British Columbia wines and showcasing the creations of Tofino chefs. The end of August brings the Tofino Lantern Festival (voted Tofino's most popular event by Tofino Time Magazine), and mid-September brings "Art in the Gardens," a two-day local arts and music festival.  The O'Neill Coldwater Surf Classic was held October 25–31, the first professional ASP surf event ever held in Canada. The highlight of November is the Clayoquot Oyster Festival, which hosts the annual and popular Oyster Gala, an evening of local chefs competing for the favorite oyster creation, slurping contests, British Columbia wines and beers, and live music.

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Tofino BC - Yes you can surf in British Columbia

Located on the westcoast of Vancouver Island, Tofino attracts surfers, nature lovers, campers, whale watchers, fishermen, or anyone just looking to be close to nature. Considered to be one of the oldest known western red cedars, ‘The Hanging Garden Tree’ on Meares Island near Tofino is estimated to be between 1,500 and 2,000 years old.

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Fact Vancouver shares birthday with the legends

1886 The city of Vancouver is incorporated.  It shares that anniversary with Mercedes-Benz and Coca-Cola! Not bad company for a liitle village in Canada. Haha


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1907 Billy Miner escapes New West prison

1907 - Billy Miner the Gentleman Bandit, escapes from penitentiary and flees to the US, where he continues his bank robbing career until his death in a Georgia prison; he was jailed for 25 years for his part in a bungled CPR train robbery in Kamloops in 1906; the film, The Grey Fox, is based on his exploits.

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1866 Welcome to the mainland Vancouver Island

A British Imperial statute unites Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland; the Island had originally been granted to the Hudson's Bay Company and became a colony in 1850.

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Happy BC Day

Hope everyone has a great holiday long weekend. Enjoy it courtesy of the greatest province in the land. Beautiful, inclusive, exciting, Fantastic.

Hey BC Lets here it for the Parks

B.C. has nearly 1,000 provincial parks and protected areas, attracting about 20 million visits every year.
Today, 14.27 per cent (or more than 13.5 million hectares) of British Columbia is protected – more than any other province in Canada.


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Wow what a big province you have BC

B.C.'s total land and freshwater area is 95 million hectares, larger than France and Germany combined. Only 30 countries are larger. British Columbia occupies about 10 per cent of Canada .


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Nanaimo is the bathtub race capital of the world

Nanaimo a city located on the southern end of Vancouver Island is the bathtub race capital of the world.  Bathtub racing started in Nanaimo, British Columbia and involves the use of a bathtub boat. The idea was conceived to showcase Nanaimo to the world, with the first races beginning with the "Nanaimo to Vancouver Great International World Championship Bathtub Race" in 1967


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BC Ferries - Largest Vehicle Ferry Fleet in the World

BC Ferries has the largest fleet of vehicle ferry vessels in the world. There are 35 vessels, ranging from small 16-car ferries up to 470-car "superferries".  www.bcferries.com


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BC Ferries largest ferry service N.America 2nd in the World

British Columbia Ferry Services or BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia.  BC Ferries has become the largest passenger ferry line in North America and the second largest in the world, boasting a fleet of 36 vessels with a total passenger and crew capacity of over 27,000, serving 49 locations on the B.C. coast



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Happy Birthday Terry Fox a truly great Canadian

Happy Birthday Terry Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981 One of the great Canadian's.  A humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist his legacy can be found at TerryFox.org  At the age of 22 and with one prosthetic leg he embarked on a cross Canada marathon to raise money and awareness for cancer research.  He unfortunately did not complete but his legacy has lived on and each year kids embark on the Terry Fox run.



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The Population of BC is less than Los Angeles

The population of British Columbia is roughly 4.5 million people. Roughly 2.5 million live in a small section located on the southwestern tip, Metro Vancouver.





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BC has the mildest climate in Canada

Due to the Pacific Ocean jetstream, the annual mean temperature in the most populated areas of the province BC are above 10 °C (50 °F), the mildest anywhere in Canada. Beautiful Britsh Columbia!





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British Columbia capital is Victoria, BC

The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, BC. Named after Queen Victoria ( Queen of England at the time of confederation ) it sits on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off the westcoast of BC.  Old English charm remains today with its small narrow streets and beautiful gardens.




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Texas is big but British Columbia is bigger

Things in Texas are always big. British Columbia is bigger. Did you know that at 944,735 square km, BC is 1.4 times the size of Texas, USA. 








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1858 - Queen Victoria chooses British Columbia

1858 - Queen Victoria herself chooses the name British Columbia, for the westernmost territory in Canada. its area was established via the Oregon Treaty 1846 between the United States and Great Britain.



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1774 Indigenous Peoples

1774 - If we visited we would see the indigenous peoples speaking more than 30 different languages, including Babine, Beaver, Carrier, Tsilhqot'in, Gitksan, Haida, Halkomelem, Kaska, Kutenai, St'at'imcets, Nisga'a, Nuu-chah-nulth, Nuxálk, Sekani, Secwepemc, Sinixt, Sḵwxwú7mesh, Tagish, Tahltan, Nlaka'pamux, Tlingit, Tsetsaut, and Tsimshian.










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July 20, 1871 BC enters confederation

BC enters confederation July 20, 1871.






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1966 - Bank of BC opens

1966 - W.A.C. Bennet opens the Bank of British Columbia.  Later sold to HSBC in 1986.






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BC conservatives win election

July 18, 1928, Bc Conservatives under Simon Fraser Tolmie win election over Liberals.






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Tallest building in Vancouver

Tallest building in Vancouver currently is Living Shangri La. Downtown it stands 201m.






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tallest point in BC

Highest point in Bc is Mount Fairweather. 4,663m

1991 - Rita Johnston becomes leader of the Social Credit party in BC. She defeats Grace McCarthy and goes on to become BC Premier for 7 months.

1976 Montreal Olympics opens

Queen Elizabeth II opens the games in front of 73,000 at The new Olympic stadium.  No gold for canada.

July 8, 1934 Malkin Bowl Opens

July 8, 1934 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra opens the new Malin Bowl Theatre in Stanley Park. The theatre is a 2/3 replica of the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and is still home to open air concerts.

July 7, 1787 First European woman in BC

July 7, 1787

Frances Barkley arrives in British Columbia; 17 years old, first European woman in BC. See biography available on the right

May 5, 1974 First Whitecaps Game

First Vancouver WhiteCaps soccer game.  They lose 2-1 to San Jose Earthquakes.