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<p>ElijahH: Changing Gordon Campbell to leader of the Liberal Party, with a note explaining that the liberals are conservative in BC politics.</p> <hr /> <div>'''British Columbia''' is the western most province in [[Canada]]. It is bounded by the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west and the US State of [[Alaska]] to the northwest. To the north it is bounded by the [[Yukon Territory]] and the [[Northwest Territories]], on the east by [[Alberta]], and on the south by the U.S. states of [[Washington]], [[Idaho]], and [[Montana]]. The capital of British Columbia is [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], and province's population is 4,338,106 in 2007 accounting for 13% of the national population&lt;ref&gt;http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070628/d070628c.htm&lt;/ref&gt;. The total area of British Columbia is 947,800 km&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; with 25,730 km of coast line. It was explored by the Spanish in 1774, Captain Cook explored in 1778, and Captain Vancouver was sent to survey the coast by the [[Royal Navy]] in 1792. '''British Columbia''' joined Confederation in 1871, based on a promise that a transcontinential railway would be completed in 10 years.&lt;ref&gt;''Reader's Digest Atlas of Canada,'' 1995 &lt;/ref&gt; Since 2001, the premier of British Columbia is Gordon Campbell, the leader of the British Columbian Liberal Party, which is the conservative party in British Columbian politics. <br /> <br /> The largest city in British Columbia is [[Vancouver]] with a population of approximately 600,000, with the greater Vancouver area accounting for approximately 2,000,000 people. British Columbia is also home to [[Gibsons]], setting of the long running Canadian television series [[The Beachcombers]]. <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ ''The Dictionary of Canadian Biography''] (1966-2006), thousands of scholarly biographies of notables who died by 1930<br /> * [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESubjects&amp;Params=A1 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (2008)] reliable detailed encyclopedia, on-line free<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> * [http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/default.htm BC Tourism]<br /> * [http://www.gibsons.ca/ Town of Gibsons]<br /> * [http://www.thebeachcombers.ca/intro.htm The New Beachcombers]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Canadian Provinces]]</div>

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