On Jan. 29, William Smithe would become the premier of British Columbia, succeeding over Robert Beaven. Smithe had come to British Columbia in 1862 to work as a farmer and would win a seat in the provincial legislature in the first provincial...
The year 1869 came only two years after the Confederation of Canada, but it would be one of the watershed years for Canadian history with a multitude of important births, deaths and events throughout the year. First, Lord Lisgar would replace...
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/canadaehx Listen to this podcast episode on my podcast Canadian History Ehx Canadians of a certain age will remember a department store that existed across the country and was part of the fabric Canada. It was...