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British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific. Created as a British colony on the mainland in 1858 during the Fraser River gold rush, it was merged with the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1866. It joined Canada in 1871 on the promise of a transcontinental railway, completed in 1885.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). British Columbia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/british-columbia
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“British Columbia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/british-columbia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “British Columbia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/british-columbia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘British Columbia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/british-columbia (Accessed: ).

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