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There were five important periods in the history of Canadian newspapers' responsible for the eventual development of the modern newspaper. These are the "Transplant Period" from 1750 to 1800, when printing and newspapers initially came to Canada as publications of government news and proclamations; followed by the "Partisan Period from 1800–1850," when individual printers and editors played ...
Their collection dates back to 1858, and includes over 100 000 photographs, 500 pieces of art, and 1 000 000 archival records. Since the mid-nineteenth century, The Sisters of St. Ann have opened thirteen schools, nine hospitals, numerous parochial schools, and one nursing school in BC, the Yukon, and Alaska.
The Times Colonist is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.. It was formed by the September 2, 1980 merger [2] of the Victoria Daily Times, established in 1884, and the British Colonist (later the Daily Colonist), established in 1858 by Amor De Cosmos who was later British Columbia's second Premier.
Colonial governors of British Columbia and Vancouver Island (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
About 600 African-Americans from California move to Victoria, British Columbia by invitation of Governor James Douglas as part of the gold rush migration. One of them, Mifflin Gibbs, later plays a key role in persuading British Columbia to become part of Canada. Douglas declares Emancipation Day, August 1, the anniversary of the end of slavery ...
Pages in category "Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) people" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... This page was last edited on 13 ...
Pages in category "Newspapers published in British Columbia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... This page was last edited on 12 May 2020, ...
The British Colonial Office acted swiftly, proclaiming the Crown Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) on 2 August 1858, and dispatching Richard Clement Moody and the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, to establish British order and to transform the newly established Colony into the British Empire's "bulwark in the farthest west" [3] and ...