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Pachena Point Lighthouse (HL) Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia
Cape Beale Lighthouse (HL) Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia
McInnes Island Lighthouse (HL) McInnes Island, British Columbia
Active Pass Lighthouse (HL) Mayne Island, British Columbia
Dryad Point Lighthouse (HL) Central Coast, British Columbia
Carmanah Point Lighthouse (HL) Cowichan Valley, British Columbia
Merry Island Lighthouse (HL) Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
East Point Lighthouse (Saturna Island) (HL) Saturna Island, British Columbia
Sheringham Point Lighthouse (HL) Shirley, British Columbia
Pulteney Point Lighthouse (HL) Port McNeill, British Columbia
Triple Islands Lighthouse (HL) Skeena-Queen Charlotte A, British Columbia
Cape Mudge Lighthouse (HL) Quadra Island, British Columbia
Green Island Lighthouse (HL) Skeena-Queen Charlotte A, British Columbia
Boat Bluff Lighthouse (HL) Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia
Langara Point Lighthouse (HL) Village of Masset, British Columbia
Nootka Lighthouse (HL) Strathcona A, British Columbia
Fisgard Lighthouse (HL) Colwood, British Columbia
Entrance Island Lighthouse (HL) Nanaimo, British Columbia
Egg Island Lighthouse (HL) Central Coast, British Columbia
Trial Islands Lighthouse (HL) Oak Bay, British Columbia
Estevan Point Lighthouse (HL) Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway Station (HRS) Nelson, British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway Station (HRS) Grand Forks, British Columbia
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station (HRS) Nanaimo, British Columbia
Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station (HRS) Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station (VIA Rail) (HRS) Duncan, British Columbia
Burlington Northern Railway Station (HRS) Salmo, British Columbia
Canadian National Railway Station (HRS) McBride, British Columbia
Canadian National Railway Station (HRS) Kelowna, British Columbia
Canadian National Railway Station (HRS) Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Canadian National Railway Station (HRS) Smithers, British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway Station (HRS) Glacier, British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway Station (HRS) Field, British Columbia
Canadian National Railways / VIA Rail Station (HRS) Vancouver, British Columbia
Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station (VIA Rail) (HRS) Courtenay, British Columbia
Canadian National Railway Station (HRS) Kamloops, British Columbia
Coast Salish Knitters and the Cowichan Sweater National Historic Event (NHE) n/a, British Columbia Since the late 19th century, Coast Salish women have combined ancient wool-working technologies with European knitting techniques to produce the Cowichan sweater
Okanagan Brigade Trail National Historic Event (NHE) Westbank, British Columbia Fur trade route used between 1811 and 1848
Chinese Construction Workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway National Historic Event (NHE) Yale, British Columbia Role of the Chinese workers in building the Canadian Pacific Railway
Japanese Canadian Internment National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia Internment of 22,000 Japanese-Canadians during World War II
Creation of the Province of British Columbia National Historic Event (NHE) Victoria, British Columbia This designation has been identified for review
Tugboating along the West Coast National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia It has been of fundamental importance to the early and on-going economic development and settlementof British Columbia and its main industries, forestry, mining and fishing.
Anglo-Russian Treaty of 1825 National Historic Event (NHE) Stewart, British Columbia Established boundary between British and Russian possessions on West Coast
Last Spanish Exploration National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia Meeting of Spanish and British explorers (George Vancouver) in 1792
Collins' Overland Telegraph National Historic Event (NHE) Quesnel, British Columbia Intended to link Europe and America via Russia, abandoned in 1867
Alaska Highway National Historic Event (NHE) Contact Creek, British Columbia Joint United States - Canadian Defence Project 1941-43, Dawson Creek to Fairbanks
Black Pioneers in British Columbia National Historic Event (NHE) Saanichton, British Columbia Influenced the founding and history of British Columbia; impact on religious, military and social institutions
Removal of Ripple Rock National Historic Event (NHE) Campbell River, British Columbia Culmination of 17 years of a difficult and unique engineering project that initially appeared to be almost insurmountable
The Komagata Maru Incident of 1914 National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia 300 South Asian immigrants aboard Komagata Maru were deported back to India after arriving in Vancouver.
Industry at Trail National Historic Event (NHE) Trail, British Columbia First refining of lead in Canada in 1902, major smelting centre
Exploration of the Strait of Juan de Fuca National Historic Event (NHE) Victoria, British Columbia This designation has been identified for review
Ski Jumping at Mount Revelstoke National Historic Event (NHE) Revelstoke, British Columbia One of the earliest permanent jumps, and the largest natural ski jump in Canada.
Sternwheel Steamer Snagboats on British Columbia's Rivers National Historic Event (NHE) New Westminster, British Columbia Performed a crucial function in the commercial and navigational history of the province
Exploration of the Fraser River National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia This designation has been identified for review
Nlaka'pamux Basket-Making, Pre-Contact to 1970 National Historic Event (NHE) Lytton, British Columbia Central to Nlaka'pamux cultural identity and embodies the role of women as culture bearers
Eagle Pass National Historic Event (NHE) Craigellachie, British Columbia This designation has been identified for review
Explorations of Sir Alexander Mackenzie National Historic Event (NHE) Prince George, British Columbia This designation has been identified for review
Forest Industry in British Columbia National Historic Event (NHE) Port Alberni, British Columbia This designation has been identified for review
Exclusion of Chinese Immigrants, 1923–1947 National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia Period of time when the Chinese Exclusion Act was in effect, efforts of Chinese Canadians to prevent its passage and lobby for less restrictive immigration policies
Fishing Industry on the West Coast National Historic Event (NHE) Richmond, British Columbia Commercial fishing began in the 1830s, salted salmon for the Hudson's Bay Company
Kootenay Mining Region National Historic Event (NHE) Rossland, British Columbia Major mining and refining region
New Westminster National Historic Event (NHE) New Westminster, British Columbia Capital of the colony of British Columbia from 1859-68
Old Town Victoria National Historic Event (NHE) Victoria, British Columbia Commercial district of western Canada's principal port until 1900
Cunningham v. Tomey Homma National Historic Event (NHE) n/a, British Columbia Provided pre-Charter human rights activists with a compelling illustration of the need for measures that would protect the civil and human rights of individual Canadians
Canadian Pacific Railway's Trans-Canada Limited (1919-1931) National Historic Event (NHE) Cranbook, British Columbia The Trans-Canada Limited represented the height of railway technology and luxury during the golden age of railways
Migration of Doukhobors to British Columbia National Historic Event (NHE) Castlegar, British Columbia Largest organized internal migration in Canadian history undertaken by a cultural community
Nanaimo National Historic Event (NHE) Nanaimo, British Columbia First commercial coal mine in British Columbia in 1852
Sinking of the S.S. VALENCIA National Historic Event (NHE) Pacific Rim National Park of Canada, British Columbia Tragic accident led to a fundamental reformulation of the federal government's policy of maritime safety and rescue in Pacific waters
Cariboo Wagon Road National Historic Event (NHE) Yale and Barkerville, British Columbia 700 kilometre road from Yale to Cariboo gold fields, completed in 1865
Japanese Canadian Soldiers of the First World War and the Fight to Win the Vote National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia 222 Japanese Canadian soldiers overcame barriers to enlistment and prejudice and fought for Canada on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918
Beaver National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia First steam vessel on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway National Historic Event (NHE) Port Moody, British Columbia Last spike driven in 1885, first transcontinental train arrived following day
Oregon Treaty of 1846 National Historic Event (NHE) Surrey, British Columbia Established the 49th parallel as the United States - Canada border west of Rockies
Pacific Cable National Historic Event (NHE) Bamfield, British Columbia Initiative of Sir Sanford Fleming, completed in 1902
Asahi Baseball Team National Historic Event (NHE) Vancouver, British Columbia Asahi's athletic and sportsmanlike performances inspired both Japanese and Euro-Canadian spectators
Shipbuilding at the Burrard Dry Dock Company National Historic Event (NHE) North Vancouver, British Columbia Outstanding among Canadian shipbuilding companies for its role in the development of shipbuilding on the West Coast
Fraser Canyon Transportation Corridor National Historic Event (NHE) Spuzzum, British Columbia Main route inland during gold rush of 1857-66
David Thompson on the Columbia River National Historic Event (NHE) Castlegar, British Columbia Role in establishing inland trading posts built between 1807 and 1812
Dunsmuir, Robert National Historic Person (NHP) Victoria, British Columbia Discovered coal near Nanaimo (1869), began commercial empire
Beynon, William (Gusgai'in) National Historic Person (NHP) n/a, British Columbia Nishga hereditary chief, ethnographer of the British Columbia Coast peoples
Plaskett, John Stanley National Historic Person (NHP) Saanich, British Columbia First director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria (1917)
Fraser, Simon National Historic Person (NHP) Canyon Hells Gate, British Columbia Explorator who established fur trade posts and first person of European origin to descend Fraser River
Hendry, John National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Lumber magnate, formed British Columbia mills
Clifton, Lucille (‘Wii Nii Puun) National Historic Person (NHP) Hartley Bay, British Columbia Former Laxsgiik (Eagle Clan) leader, she is an outstanding example of a centuries-old role held by prominent Gitga’at (Tsimshian) women in this matrilineal society, held traditional knowledge and passed on cultural practices
Blanshard, Richard National Historic Person (NHP) Victoria, British Columbia First Governor of Vancouver Island (1849-51)
Douglas, David National Historic Person (NHP) Cathedral Grove, McMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia Pioneer botanist in western North America; identified the Douglas Fir
Kw'eh, Chief National Historic Person (NHP) Fort St. James, British Columbia Used kinship ties as well as personal qualities and gifts to gain traditional rights and leadership over a wide territory and numerous Carrier communities
Verigin, Peter Vasilevich National Historic Person (NHP) Castlegar, British Columbia Formed the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood and orchestrated Doukhobor emigration to Canada
Parker, Elizabeth National Historic Person (NHP) Yoho National Park of Canada, British Columbia Co-founded, with Arthur Wheeler, Canada's first and pre-eminent alpine club, the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC)
Ravenhill, Alice National Historic Person (NHP) Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Highly effective educator as well as a social reformer; affected educational reforms through her work with the British Columbia Women's Institutes
Carr, Emily National Historic Person (NHP) Victoria, British Columbia This designation has been identified for review
Gutteridge, Helena National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Unique in making a space for wage-earning women within the predominantly middle-class feminist movement; first female member of Vancouver City Council in 1937
Vancouver, Captain George National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Explorer, 1792-94 voyage charted most of the British Columbia coast
Deville, Édouard-Gaston National Historic Person (NHP) Yoho National Park, British Columbia Surveyor General of Canada (1885), introduced technique of photogrammetry
Douglas, Sir James National Historic Person (NHP) Victoria, British Columbia Governor of Vancouver Island (1851-63), first Governor of British Columbia (1858-64)
Hunt, George National Historic Person (NHP) Fort Rupert, British Columbia Ethnographer, collector, West Coast cultures
Tahayren (Edenshaw, Charles) National Historic Person (NHP) Masset, British Columbia Famous 19th-century Haïda carver; worked in argillite and silver
Varley, Frederick National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Painter, member of the Group of Seven, portraits and landscapes
Moody, Sewell Prescott National Historic Person (NHP) North Vancouver, British Columbia Entrepreneur, established sawmills in Vancouver area (1865-75)
Maquinna (Mokwina) National Historic Person (NHP) Yuquot, British Columbia Chiefs of Moachat Confederacy in British Columbia (1778-1885), hereditary title