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British Columbia, also commonly referred to by its initials BC, is a province located on the west coast of Canada. British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascadia bioregion, along with the US states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska The province's name was chosen in 1858 by members of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada. Its Latin motto is Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Diminishment").
The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the fifteenth-largest metropolitan region in Canada, named for the Queen who created the Colony of British Columbia. The largest city is Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, the largest in Western Canada, and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest. In October 2013, British Columbia had an estimated population of 4,606,371 (about 2.5 million of whom were in Greater Vancouver). The province is currently governed by the BC Liberal Party, led by Premier Christy Clark, who became leader as a result of a leadership convention vote on February 26, 2011, and who led her party to an election victory on May 14, 2013.
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park created under the authority of and is managed by a provincial or territorial government in Canada. Provincial parks are therefore similar to state parks in other countries.
Although provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their structures and purposes are very similar. The provincial and territorial parks systems generally have various park categories. Parks may be ecological reserves without facilities for use by the general public, day use parks or recreational parks that offer many services to visitors, often including bicycle, canoe, or kayak rentals, camping sites, hiking trails and beaches.
In the province of Quebec, the provincial parks are labelled "national parks" and are all IUCN category II protected areas (like at the federal level, and as opposed to many provincial parks), and are managed by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec. Many parks in the other provinces have the IUCN designation.
Vancouver (i/væŋˈkuːvər/ or /vænˈkuːvər/) officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality. The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country, the second largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the most populous in Western Canada. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city. The City of Vancouver encompasses a land area of about 114 square kilometres, giving it a population density of about 5,249 people per square kilometre (13,590 per square mile). Vancouver is the most densely populated Canadian municipality, and the fourth most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America, behind New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City.
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A walking tour around the city of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The film chronologically progresses from morning to night, showing daily life around Vancouver. For those planning on visiting, those who’d like to visit but cannot or those who might be nostalgic and want to re-live their past visits / life there, hopefully this film shall satisfy, time and time again. Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life. It's a coastal seaport city with a metropolitan population of over 2.5 million inhabitants, the third most populous in Canada. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada. 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Vancouver is one...
British Columbia is the kingdom of abundance. Where glaciated mountains stand over an unruly Pacific. Rainforests wrap cities. Nature shapes culture. The wild breathing life back into the wild within. http://WildWithin.ca / @HelloBC Location list: 0:10 – Evans Lake, Valhalla Provincial Park 0:18 – Campbell Creek near Kamloops 0:22 – Bobby Burns Creek, Bugaboo Provincial Park 0:25 – Naikoon Provincial Park, Haida Gwaii 0:30 – North Beach, Naikoon Provincial Park, Haida Gwaii 0:33 – Tofino 0:41 – Columbia Flats, East Kootenays 0:48 – Osoyoos 0:49 – Blue Mountain Vineyard 0:53 – Purcell Mountains 0:55 – Mount Nimbus via ferrata 0:58 – Takakkawa Falls, Yoho National Park 1:00 – Bugaboo Spire, Bugaboo Provincial Park 1:06 – Tofino and Ucluelet area 1:14 – Devil’s Range, Valhalla Provinc...
Watch the behind the scenes in the link below: http://youtu.be/s9QBeGsBj_g We filmed this in the Great Bear Rainforest, located on the central coast of British Columbia on Canada’s west coast. We stayed at Nimmo Bay lodge during the making of this video. Check out their website in the link: http://www.nimmobay.com This video would not have been possible without Destination British Columbia and the Canadian Tourism Commission making it possible. For more info on them, check out @HelloBC / @ExploreCanada http://instagram.com/hellobc http://instagram.com/ExploreCanada http://AboriginalBC.com We also had an amazing local guide our last day on the trip. To have a similar adventure, find him in the link below. Website: http://seawolfadventures.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travel...
Sam Sullivan explores the history of British Columbia, how Vancouver got it's name and how the border between United States and Canada was ultimately drawn. This episode explores the influence of the Columbia River. Sam Sullivan is a former mayor of Vancouver. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
15,000Kms driven to locations in Western Canada: British Columbia, Alberta and a dip into Yukon. Flying drones in Canada's National Parks is prohibited unless authorised. See here : http://bit.ly/2alXX68 and here : http://bit.ly/2aBBcgV for more details. Main Footage shot on the DJI Phantom 3 Professional Drone. Time-lapses shot on the Nikon D5300 with an 18-200mm 3.5-5.6 VR Lens. Music - Pioneer by Ryan Taubert. (MusicBed) Edited with Adobe CC 2015. The Making Of: http://tinyurl.com/gos5b89 Filmed during August & September 2015
In the final episode of Keep It Canada's first season, Matty explores organic urban farming in British Columbia with Shira from The Acorn and Paul of Hannah Brook Farms. Matty gets real deep with Paul in a sauna, cuts down a tree with a chainsaw, enjoys a salmon lunch in the foot of the mountains, and bonds with two 1,000-pound pigs before heading back to Vancouver to reconnect with his extremely talkative friends from the band Ladyhawk. While in Vancouver, Matty explores the city’s Asian food scene, dinning at Meanam and Peaceful Restaurant before stopping at the Granville Island Market to shop for ingredients for a West Coast-inspired Whistler chalet feast. Finally, we head up to the top of Whistler Blackcomb to partake in Matty’s favourite Olympic sport: snow tubing. See you next seas...
At 10 percent of Canada's land surface, BC's landmass is immense, containing a large stretch of temperate rain forest along its Pacific coast. Some of the wettest places in North America are within the province—earning BC the nickname the "wet coast." For the past decade, the province, including the rainforest, has been affected by the mild winters and drought-like conditions, which culminate in uncharacteristically long lasting fire seasons. This year has been the driest since 1893, when records started, which has lead to more and longer lasting wildfires. Experts are calling the province as a whole the canary in the coal mine. During the peak wildfire season, hundreds of new fires were being reported every day, and the province struggled to get both the human and financial resources to...
http://www.motogeo.com/ MotoGeo heads back to British Columbia, Canada on a Yamaha FJ-09 to ride one of the best motorcycling roads in BC, while staying at a very unique motorcycle campground. Moto + Adventure = MotoGeo Motorbike: Yamaha FJ-09 Canada http://www.motogeo.com/biks Yamaha Global http://www.motogeo.com/jowa Gear used in this video: ► Jacket: Alpinestars Enforce Drystar Jacket http://www.motogeo.com/csss ► Pants: Alpinestars Raider Drystar Pants http://www.motogeo.com/9t8u ► Boots: Alpinestars New Land Gore-tex Boots http://www.motogeo.com/uvmx ► Dry Gloves: Alpinestars SPX Air Carbon Gloves http://www.motogeo.com/38o3 ► Wet Gloves: Alpinestars Stella M-56 Drystar Gloves http://www.motogeo.com/8zq5 ► Backpack: Alpinestars Orbit Backpack http://www...
British Columbia, wilderness at civilization's edge. Mountains, ocean, rainforest and cities beckon us to explore. Start planning with trip ideas and travel deals at ExploreBC.ca. Follow Destination BC at @HelloBC. Locations: 0:01 Vancouver Island 0:03 Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park-Fraser Canyon 0:05 Kleanza Creek Provincial Park, Terrace 0:07 Port McNeill-Sea Wolf Adventures 0:09 Kleanza Creek Provincial Park, Terrace 0:12 Evans Lake, Valhalla Provincial Park 0:17 Vancouver-aerial shot from airplane showing Stanley Park, downtown Vancouver and English Bay in background 0:18 Smithers 0:21 Comox Big House, Courtenay-Kumugwe Dancers-K’omoks First Nation-Kwakwaka’wakw 0:25 Vancouver Island 0:27 Vancouver Island 0:32 Broughton Archipelago 0:35 Emerald Lake, Yoho National Par...
In this video, Ann and I tour around British Columbia. We drive from Surrey to Osoyoos to Nelson to 100 Mile House to Whistler to Vancouver. Thanks for watching and please rate, comment and subscribe!
http://bookinghunter.com Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its residents do not speak English as their first language. The most important places to visit in Vancouver are: Granville Island (a popular peninsula connected to Vancouver. With it's colorful market, it's a draw amongst locals and visitors alike), Stanley Park (Vancouver wouldn't be the same without Stanley Park, one of the great urban parks. It's a perfect city escape), Chinatown (the second largest Chinatown in North America after San Francisco. It has many unique, as well as traditiona...
I've been living in Victoria few months and these are my favourite places in the city! -TIME STAMPS- 0:19 - Beacon Hill Park 0:58 - Dallas Waterfront Trail 1:30 - Oak Bay Marina & Harbour Seals 2:12 - Ogden Point Breakwater 2:37 - Willows Beach 2:57 - Parliament Building 3:23 - Harbour at Night 3:46 - Alleys 4:44 - Macaulay Point Park 5:36 - Hatley Castle -CAMERA GEAR- Sony NEX 5R - http://amzn.to/2cBG1qr Lens - http://amzn.to/2cADCHL Mini Windscreen - http://amzn.to/2drz0p0 Small Bendy Tripod - http://amzn.to/2cADp7n Travel Tripod - http://amzn.to/2d8TovF Microphone - http://amzn.to/2cBETmF GoPro - http://amzn.to/2d8IFmF Camera Case - http://amzn.to/2d3jh0N -SOCIAL MEDIA- http://instagram.com/nickmerriman
https://www.expedia.com/Vancouver.d178315.Destination-Travel-Guides Vancouver’s breezes carry the scents of nature and aromas of all the urban delights you’d expect from a city regularly voted, “the Worlds most livable”. The city takes its name from the British navigator who landed here in 1792. The original settlement was called “Gastown”, in honor of Gassy Jack, who built the city’s first tavern. Gassy Jack and his makeshift pub may be long gone, but in the historic neighborhood of Gastown, his spirit lingers on. Vancouver’s early history continues at Waterfront Station, the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The railway’s construction brought Chinese workers by the thousands, whose descendants have enriched Vancouver ever since. Experience this interweaving of cultu...
Explore Victoria, British Columbia, with Tourism BC Field Reporter Chris Wheeler. Learn about trip ideas and things to do in Victoria, including the Inner Harbour, Royal BC Museum, shopping, afternoon tea at The Empress, Fan Tan Alley in Chinatown, brewpubs and more. For more BC Trip Ideas visit http://www.hellobc.com/tripideas Produced by http://www.chriswheeler.ca
Travel guide to the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. http://www.OKANAGAN.COM Image Credits: Sparkling Hill Resort, Local Lounge
Travel video about destination Vancouver in Canada. Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada and one of the most beautiful on the American continent, a dynamic metropolis set in a beautiful location with a temperate climate throughout the year. Close to the harbor area, the city's skyscrapers have proliferated in recent years. The capital of the southwestern province of British Columbia has developed into an economic centre of renown. The city's oldest buildings were built less than 100 years ago because the former wooden houses of old Vancouver were destroyed by fire. Several buildings reflect the origin of their inhabitants and are similar to those in the United States and Europe. Inspired by the Colosseum in Rome, an elegant structure of pink stone and glass, Canada Place, is lo...
My first video, a compilation of footage from my trip to Victoria, BC at the beginning of summer break, 2015 before I leave on exchange to Sweden. I went whale watching twice with Prince of Whales (located in Victoria's Downtown Harbour) and saw killer whales/orca whales both trips (as well as other wildlife like seals and sea lions), went out on my grandparents boat from Royal Victoria Yacht Club, drove up past Duncan to the Cowichan Valley to visit my great aunt, and had a great time exploring my favourite city in the world.
Taking a drive-through Parksville British Columbia to Bowser British Columbia
She says she's going back home.
Hasn't seen her friends in a while.
Plus British Columbia's real nice this time of year.
And when she gets there she says that she'll phone.
May take a day or so.
It always takes longer than you think it will to settle in.
And she says:
So if I leave on that plane,
remember me by our good days.
And you don't have to but I'm going to wait.
There's something wrong with the dog.
She can't stop eating on herself.
And the scabs that are under her fur,
mean that I've been away too long.
And I should really give her away
to a good heart, in a better place.
I'm going to miss you when you go.
You'll do better than this home.
Someone to take you on walks, show you off.
Before it's too late.
At best you'll be blind and gray.
A warm climate for your last days.
Should have never let her go,
but you were always better alone.