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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Watt, Margaret 'Madge' Robertson National Historic Person (NHP) Victoria, British Columbia Key driving force in the foundation of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) in 1933, first president from 1933 to 1947
Paull, Andrew National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Andrew Paull, a pioneer of the Aboriginal rights movement in Canada, was a Squamish leader who devoted most of his life to protecting and furthering his people’s interests.
Lolo, Jean-Baptiste National Historic Person (NHP) Kamloops, British Columbia A trade post interpreter, educator among peoples of different cultures, entrepreneur, landowner and farmer, he spoke to the needs of the Interior Salish bands and contributed to the beginnings of a new society in British Columbia.
Robson, John National Historic Person (NHP) New Westminster, British Columbia Founded first newspaper in mainland British Columbia (1861), Premier of British Columbia (1889-92)
De Cosmos, Amor National Historic Person (NHP) Victoria, British Columbia Premier of British Columbia (1872-74), founded the British Colonist
Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar National Historic Person (NHP) Victoria, British Columbia Politician, businessman, and defender of human rights, he was the recognized leader of the Black community in Vancouver Island during its early years between 1858 and 1870
Johns, Ethel National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Nursing leader, educator and nurse administrator, campaigned for the advancement of the nursing profession in Canada for over fifty years
Howay, Frederic William National Historic Person (NHP) New Westminster, British Columbia Historian of British Columbia, president of the Royal Society of Canada (1941)
Oppenheimer, David National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia An aggressive entrepreneur as well as an astute municipal politician, he had an important influence on the way the young city of Vancouver developed.
Haig-Brown, Roderick Langmere National Historic Person (NHP) Campbell River, British Columbia A prolific author whose works continue to hold broad appeal and eloquently describe the British Columbia wilderness.
Harris, Lawren Stewart National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Original member of Group of Seven, artist
McBride, Sir Richard National Historic Person (NHP) New Westminster, British Columbia Premier of British Columbia (1903-15), Agent General of British Columbia (1915-17)
Yip Quong, Nellie National Historic Person (NHP) Vancouver, British Columbia Bold and outspoken advocate for her adopted community, she served as an intermediary between the Euro-Canadian and Chinese Canadian societies
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)