Because British Columbia was found, settled, and founded by the British.
The year that Victoria, British Columbia was founded was 1843. The Hudson Bay Company founded it that year on March 14.
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in 1608, which was roughly 200 years before any Europeans settled in British Columbia or Saskatchewan.
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada , a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League . Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 17 teams. These teams play in three divisions, known as the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions.
British Columbia is directly north of Washington state.
Canada's Pacific province is the British Columbia.
No, British Columbia is owned by Canada.
British Columbia was created in 1871.
Island in British Columbia is Vancouver
The Columbia River originates in British Columbia
Vancouver Island is in British Columbia. The capital of British Columbia is even located on it.
British Columbia is Canadian province. There are no states in British Columbia. Nor are there any states in Canada. It has been said, however, that British Columbia is always in a state of euphoria.