| 1900
- 1910 |
 |
BC's
population mix: 60% British, 16% First Nations,
12% Continental European, 11% Asian. |
|
Island
soldiers return from voluntary service in the South
African War. |
|
Islanders
mourned those lost in mining tragedies at Cumberland
and Ladysmith.
|
|
The
native war canoe Tilikum starts its round-the-world
odyssey. |
|
Pacific
Telegraph Cable link from Vancouver Island to New
Zealand completed. |
|
Maritime
disasters include the wreck of the Valencia
(more than 100 lives lost), sinking of the Islander
(40 lives lost), and foundering of the Clallam
(56 lives lost). |
|
"Japanese
cannot vote," says London Imperial Privy Council.
|
|
Anti-immigration
riots cause severe damage in Chinatown. |
|
Queen
Victoria's death sparks public and private mourning. |
|
Empress
Hotel, designed by Legislative Buildings designer
Francis Rattenbury, opens for business. |
|
Princess
Victoria, CPR's newest passenger ship on the
west coast, cuts Victoria-Vancouver passage time
to three hours, 31 minutes. |
|
Weyerhauser,
Rockefeller and Bloedel are among the first Americans
to discover untapped virgin B.C. forests. H.R. MacMillan
becomes B.C.'s first chief forester. |
|
BC
Packers, an association formed by American Henry
Doyle, combines 45 canning companies and severely
restricts fishermen's bargaining power. |
|
Head
tax on Chinese entering the country increased from
$100 from $500. |
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