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Salal berries are a widely used fruit on the British Columbia coast. Salal berries were traditionally picked in late summer and eaten fresh or dried into cakes for winter. There are numerous wild edible and medicinal plants in British Columbia that are used traditionally by First Nations peoples. These include seaweeds, rhizomes and shoots of ...
The first European visitors to present-day British Columbia were Spanish sailors and other European sailors who sailed for the Spanish crown. There is some evidence that the Greek-born Juan de Fuca, who sailed for Spain and explored the West coast of North America in the 1590s, might have reached the passageway between Washington State and Vancouver Island – today known as the Strait of Juan ...
In 1859, gold discovered along the creek (after which the community is named) triggered the placer mining of the Rock Creek Gold Rush.By the following year, many substantial log buildings housed stores and saloons that created the earliest community in the Boundary.
Lumby was originally known as White Valley, however it was renamed to honour Moses Lumby (1842–93) following his death in 1893. He had a varied career throughout his life, including serving as a government agent in Vernon, British Columbia and Vice-President of the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway.
This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux) in the province of British Columbia.As of January 2020, there were 100 National Historic Sites designated in British Columbia, 13 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ).
Pages in category "Medical and health organizations based in British Columbia" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
McBride is a village in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. The village is located 210 km (130 mi) southeast of Prince George, British Columbia, and 166 km (103 mi) west of Jasper, Alberta. Incorporated in 1932, McBride is located in the Robson Valley surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and Cariboo Ranges.
BC Transit Health Connections or simply Health Connections are a supplementary interregional public transit bus service provided by BC Transit in various communities throughout the province of British Columbia. While, as the title implies, the scheduled services are geared towards passengers needing to reach an urban centre for health reasons ...