A report on Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871), Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

The modern Canadian province of British Columbia has the same boundaries as its colonial predecessor.

First lieutenant governor of the Province of British Columbia, Sir Joseph William Trutch KCMG, 1871–1876

Sir James Douglas, first governor of the Colony of British Columbia

Standard of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia from 1906 to 1982

A portion of the Cariboo Road in the Fraser Canyon, c. 1867

Standard of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia from 1871 to 1906

Moody likened his vision of the nascent Colony of British Columbia to the pastoral scenes painted by Aelbert Cuyp

Moody designed the first Coat of arms of British Columbia

The Colony of British Columbia was a British Crown Colony that resulted from the amalgamation of the two former colonies, the Colony of Vancouver Island and the mainland Colony of British Columbia.

- Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)

The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866 that was founded by Richard Clement Moody, who was selected to 'found a second England on the shores of the Pacific', who was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for British Columbia and the first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.

- Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)

The office was created in 1871 when the Colony of British Columbia joined the Confederation.

- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

The colony was in 1866 incorporated with the Colony of Vancouver Island to create the new Colony of British Columbia (1866-1871).

- Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)

Moody was appointed Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.

- Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)

The first British settlement in the area was the Colony of British Columbia (1858–66), of which the first lieutenant governor, from 1858 to 1863, was Richard Clement Moody, who had previously served as the first governor of the Falkland Islands.

- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

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British Columbia

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Westernmost province of Canada.

British Columbia's geography is epitomized by the variety and intensity of its physical relief, which has defined patterns of settlement and industry since colonization.

Outline map of British Columbia with significant cities and towns

Köppen climate types in British Columbia

The Okanagan region has a climate suitable to vineyards.

Cheakamus Lake in Garibaldi Provincial Park

'Namgis Thunderbird Transformation Mask, 19th century

Kwakwaka'wakw house pole, second half of the 19th century

Cattle near the Maas by Dutch painter Aelbert Cuyp. Moody likened his vision of the nascent Colony of British Columbia to the pastoral scenes painted by Cuyp.

Lord Strathcona drives the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway, at Craigellachie, November 7, 1885. Completion of the transcontinental railroad was a condition of British Columbia's entry into Confederation.

Memorial to the "last spike" in Craigellachie

Statue of Queen Victoria outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria

Internment camp for Japanese Canadians during World War II

W.A.C. Bennett, 25th premier of British Columbia

British Columbia's pavilion for Expo 86, Vancouver

The Coquihalla Highway was one of the legacies of the Expo 86 world's fair, though creation of the toll highway sparked controversy. Tolling was removed in 2008.

The cauldron of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

Population density map of British Columbia, with regional district borders shown

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria

Coat of arms' escutcheon of the current lieutenant governor

John Horgan is premier, BC's head of government.

The meeting chamber of the Legislative Assembly

The flower of the Pacific dogwood is often associated with British Columbia.

The Alex Fraser Bridge on Highway 91 between Richmond and Delta

British Columbia Highway 1 near Brentwood, Burnaby

CPR train traversing the Stoney Creek Bridge

Spirit of Vancouver Island S-class ferry

Hatley Castle on the campus of Royal Roads University

Aerial view of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby

Quest University Canada Academic Building, aerial view

The Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) was subsequently founded by Richard Clement Moody, and by the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush.

The colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were incorporated in 1866, subsequent to which Victoria became the united colony's capital.

He was sworn in as the first lieutenant governor of British Columbia and appointed Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for British Columbia.

Colony of Vancouver Island

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The Great Seal of the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies was designed by Benjamin Wyon, Chief Engraver of Her Majesty's Seals, c. 1849. The badge he designed is the basis for the unofficial flag of Vancouver Island that debuted in 1988.

Sir James Douglas, second Governor of Vancouver Island

Amor De Cosmos, editor of the Daily Colonist, was an ardent opponent of the "family-company compact" of Bay men and Douglas associates who controlled the colony.

Sir Arthur Kennedy, third and last Governor of Vancouver Island

The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia.

Richard Blanshard was named the colony's governor.

To exert its legal authority, and undercut any HBC claims to the resource wealth of the mainland, the district was converted to a Crown colony on 2 August 1858, and given the name British Columbia.