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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government
- Capital City: Victoria
- Form of government: Provincial government of Canada, represented by a Lieutenant Governor and headed by a Premier
elected from a single legislative assembly of 79 members
- Population: 4,141,000 (July 2002)
- Total area: 947,800 sq km
Sources
- BC Stats - central statistical agency of the Province of British Columbia
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- BritishColumbia.com - facts & information, maps, regions & towns, accommodation, recreation, sport, attractions, sightseeing
& tours, business & finance, fishing, golf, skiing, arts & entertainment, parks & trails, lakes & rivers, campgrounds, marinas, etc
- BCcomm - search directory
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Government of British Columbia - portal to the province
- BC Government Directory - government gateway
- Executive
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Office of the Premier - leader of the government
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly
- Ministries
- Ministry of Advanced Education
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries
- Ministry of the Attorney General
- Ministry of Children and Family Development
- Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services
- Ministry of Competition, Science, and Enterprise
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Energy & Mines
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Forests
- Ministry of Health Planning
- Ministry of Health Services
- Ministry of Human Resources
- Ministry of Management Services
- Ministry of Provincial Revenue
- Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
- Ministry of Skills Development and Labour
- Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management
- Ministry of Transportation
- Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
- Authorities and Agencies
- Office of the Auditor General
- Office of the Ombudsman
- BC Treaty Commission - responsible for facilitating treaty negotiations in British Columbia
- BC Human Rights Tribunal - independent, quasi-judicial body responsible for accepting, screening, mediating and adjudicating
human rights complaints
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- British Columbia Council for International Cooperation - one voice for British Columbia's international development community
- British Columbia Teachers' Federation
- Environment
- British Columbia Environmental Network - network of community-based environmental organizations who advocate environmental
responsibility and community participation in activities leading to ecological sustainability
- Climbers Access Society of British Columbia (Vancouver) - independent not-for-profit society which provides a united,
province-wide voice on climbers' access issues
- Transportation
- Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) (Vancouver) - advocacy organization which promotes alternative
transportation, especially cycling
- British Columbia Cycling Coalition (BCCC) - registered non-profit society that represents the interests of cyclists provincially and
seeks to secure recognition of cyclists in policy and programs in order to increase the safety and comfort of, and participation
in, transportational cycling
- Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition (GVCC)
- Victoria Transport Policy Institute - an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical
solutions to transportation problems
- Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (New Westminster)
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Towns and Communities
- District of Mission - 70 kilometers east of Vancouver
- Peoples
- British Columbia Association Of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) (Victoria) - umbrella association for 24 Friendship
Centres which provide a number of quality services to the Aboriginal communities located in an urban setting
- Secwepemc Cultural and Education Society (SCES) (Kamloops) - non-profit native organization governed by representatives
from the Shuswap Bands which aims to assist the Shuswap people and Bands to preserve, record, perpetuate, and enhance
the Shuswap language, history, and culture
- Public Health
- British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Cultural Services Branch - government body that administers policies of the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's
Services in support of cultural industries
- British Columbia Arts Council - consists of 15 members broadly representative of the regions, cultural diversity, and artistic
communities of British Columbia and who are committed to ensuring that all British Columbians are able to participate in a
healthy arts and cultural community recognized for its excellence
- Art
- Ishtar Art Gallery (Vancouver) - multicultural art gallery
- Film
- BC Film Commission (BCFC) - responsible for overseeing all production activity in British Columbia and marketing the province
as a film location
- British Columbia Film - funding agency that provides a range of programs to assist with project financing, marketing and skills
development, and administers the provincial tax credit programs
- History and Heritage
- Royal British Columbia Museum (Victoria)
- BC Heritage - government body that manages thirteen historic sites in British Columbia
- Music
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival - held in July each year, featuring traditional and contemporary folk and roots music
- Literature
- Federation of BC Writers (Vancouver) - offers a variety of programs and services to its members including professional
- development, competitions, public reading opportunities, advocates policies that enhance the literary arts in BC, and strives to
raise the visibility of writers and gain public recognition of the contribution that writers offer to BC's and Canada's cultural identity
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
- British Columbia Blind Sports and Recreation Association (BCBSRA) - association of persons who are blind or partially sighted
and their supporters, who aim is to improve opportunities for persons with a visual impairment
- Sport BC - federation for amateur sport organizations which provides leadership, direction and support to foster the growth and
development of amateur sport in British Columbia
- Aboriginal Sports/Recreation Association (ASRA) of BC
- Archery
- British Columbia Archery Association
- Badminton
- Badminton BC
- Baseball
- Baseball BC
- Basketball
- Basketball BC
- British Columbia Basketball Officials Association (BCBOA) - recognized body for basketball officiating within British Columbia,
covering some 400 junior and senior high schools, ten junior colleges and four Universities
- Canoeing & Kayaking
- Canoe Racing BC (CRBC) - provincial sport governing body for sprint canoe and kayak in British Columbia
- Whitewater Kayaking Association of British Columbia (WKABC) - paddling in rivers, ocean surf and tidal rapids
- Cycling
- Cycling BC - not-for-profit association which is the sole provincial sport governing body for mountain bike racing, road racing and
track racing, and whose primary function is to manage and develop cycling for recreation, transportation, and sport in B.C.
- BC Randonneurs Cycling Club - marathon cycling
- Victoria Wheelers Cycling Club - competitive cycling
- South Island Mountain Bike Society (SIMBS) - works to preserve and increase mountain biking access on south Vancouver
Island
- Field Hockey
- Field Hockey BC
- Football
- Football BC - amateur American football
- BC Soccer Association (Burnaby)
- Golf
- British Columbia Golf Association
- Gymnastics
- Gymnastics BC
- British Columbia Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics Federation
- Ice Hockey
- BC Amateur Hockey Association (BCAHA) - member branch of the Canadian Hockey Association, responsible for the governing
and development of amateur hockey at all levels in the Province of British Columbia and Yukon Territory
- Ice Skating
- British Columbia Speed Skating Association (BCSSA)
- Lawn Bowls:
- Bowls British Columbia
- Mountaineering and Outdoor Sports
- Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia (FMCBC) - non-profit society made up of 24 clubs totaling over 4,000
members which represents the interests of people who enjoy non-mechanized recreation activities in BC's mountainous
backcountry
- British Columbia Mountaineering Club
- Club Tread (Victoria) - outdoor recreation club whose activities encompass hiking, cycling, backpacking, kayaking, camping,
cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, walking, and social events
- Orienteering Association of British Columbia
- Netball
- British Columbia Netball Association (BCNA)
- Skiing & Snowboarding
- BC Alpine Ski Association
- Inside Edge Club (Vancouver) - ski club that offers members many sports and social activities year-round
- Orchard Country Ski Club (Kelowna) - organizes ski trips, and social and recreational activities
- Pacific Ski Club - registered non-profit organization run by volunteers for active and energetic people between the ages of 19 and
60
- Victoria Alpine Ski Club - registered non-profit society which offers ski and snowboard adventures in southern British Columbia
and beyond
- British Columbia Snowboard Association (BCSA)
- Sailing
- BC Sailing Association - local representative of the Canadian Yachting Association and the International Sailing Federation
- Royal Victoria Yacht Club - offers a secure harbour, great winds and some of the world's most spectacular scenery just minutes
away
- Swimming & Diving
- Dive BC - Olympic springboard and platform diving
- Swim BC - governing body for competitive swimming in British Columbia
- Synchro BC - synchronised swimming
- BC Summer Swimming Association (BCSSA) - promotes, encourages and develops individual capacity to achieve excellence
and life skills through participation in competitive aquatic activities
- Tennis
- Tennis BC - provincial governing body
- Water Polo
- BC Waterpolo Association - operates developmental, recreational, and elite water polo programs within the province
- Triathlon
- Triathlon BC (Tri-BC) - sport governing body for the sports of Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquathon and Winter Triathlon in the Province
of British Columbia for all skill levels and age groups
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Tourism British Columbia - official site covering the whole of British Columbia, including the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Vancouver
Island, Vancouver Coast and Mountains, Northern BC, Thompson Okanagan, BC Rockies, Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria
- Travel.bc.ca - accommodation, activities, camping and RV, transport, attractions, tours and packages, and parks and trails
- Accommodation
- Hostels Guide and Directory - hostels, hostelling, ski packages, Rockies vacations, travel and vacation information and budget
accommodations in British Columbia
- Super Camping British Columbia - online accommodation directory for the British Columbia Lodging and Campgrounds
Association
- Thor Town International Hostel (Olympic National Park)
- Transport
- BC Transit - provides planning, marketing, fleet and funding support for all transit services in BC, except for the Greater
Vancouver region, including Victoria, Central Fraser Valley, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Prince George, and Whistler
- Rapid Transit (SkyTrain and Milennium Line) - automated public transport system
- West Coast Express - commuter rail system that links Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody to
downtown Vancouver
- Vancouver
- Greater Vancouver Convention & Visitors Bureau - official travel site for the City of Vancouver
- Greater Vancouver Transit Authority (TransLink) - covers buses, skytrain, seabus, trains, and ferries
- Coast Mountain Bus Company - part of the Greater Vancouver multi-modal public transportation network
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Victoria Transport Policy Institute - an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical
solutions to transportation problems
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- BC and Yukon Community Newspaper Association (BCYCNA) - non-profit membership organization representing community
newspapers throughout British Columbia and the Yukon
- Independent Media Centre, Vancouver
- Independent Media Centre, Victoria
- Newspapers - Vancouver
- Georgia Straight
- Globe and Mail
- North Shore News
- North Shore Outlook
- TriCity News
- Vancouver Sun
- Vancouver Province
- Westender
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- Magazines
- Vancouver Magazine
- Radio & Television
- CBC British Columbia
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- British Columbia Business Directory and Search Engine
- Canada/British Columbia Business Services Society (Vancouver) - non-profit society that provides information on starting a new
business, expanding an existing business, or entering new markets
- Italian Chamber of Commerce in British Columbia
- British Columbia Bareboat Charter Association - promotes growth of the bareboat yacht charter industry, the purposes of which
are primarily cruising charters and courses
- BC Rail - rail freight company which operates exclusively in British Columbia, with 80 percent of total revenue generated from
the transport of such goods as forest, energy and agricultural products
- Manhattan Minerals Corp (Vancouver) - mining company with operations in the Tambo Grande District of northern Peru
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) - independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating trading
in securities in British Columbia
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