In the early-1860s, hundreds had been wiped out by disease. No family was left untouched. They had lived in interior British Columbia for thousands of years were and as they dealt with tragedy. Settlers looking for land moved into their territory...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at It is said that for every mile of track of the Canadian Pacific Railway, there is one dead Chinese immigrant who helped build that line.The CPR was an important part of the nation building of...
The life of British Columbia’s fourth premier began on June 22, 1829 in Ireland. On Nov. 11, 1851, he began to attend law school in England, and was called to the bar in 1854. In 1858, he was in the chambers at Inner Temple Lane but the next year he...
After covering one of the most famous premiers in Canadian history, its time to take a step back to a man who is relatively unknown even in his own province, George Anthony Walkem. Walkem was born in Ireland on Nov. 15, 1834, one of ten children...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at After talking about the first premier of British Columbia, John McCreight, a man who never wanted the job, we move on to one of the most famous men to ever hold the post of premier in the...
We are now venturing into the first five premiers of British Columbia, and we begin with John Foster McCreight, the first person to hold that post. McCreight was born in 1827 in Ireland to James McCreight and Elizabeth Foster, who were a well...
The area of Campbell River has been occupied by the Indigenous for thousands of years. Archeological digs in the area have found an extensive village and fishing site that was used for centuries. The land was primarily the territory of the Island...
Before any prospectors or settlers arrived in the Quesnel area during the Cariboo Gold Rush, the Lhtako Dene, or Carrier, people lived off the land around Quesnel, occupying the region from the Bowron Lakes to the Dean River. Known among themselves...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Last week I talked about the first railroad that Canada ever built, the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad. This week, we are going to jump ahead a few decades, past Confederation, to the...
The fur trade was the major industry of the 17th, 18th and part of the 19th century in Canada. It would alter the economics of the continent and the Indigenous who lived here. For many, it allowed the chiefs to become major political figures in what...