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2 unusual facts about Premier of British Columbia


Bank of British Columbia

The second bank was chartered in 1966 with headquarters in Vancouver and was the creation of W.A.C. Bennett, the Premier of British Columbia.

CFCP-FM

On December 19, 2012, Jet FM morning host Justin "Drex" Wilcomes hosted B.C. Premier Christy Clark on his program for an interview.


Leaky condo crisis

To date, four major investigative initiatives on the Leaky Condo Crisis have been undertaken: two by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC); and two by former B.C. provincial premier Dave Barrett, who was appointed by the Province of B.C. to conduct two separate inquiries.

Timeline of BC Legislature Raids

27, 2003 - BC Solicitor General Rich Coleman calls Premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell, who is on vacation in Hawaii.

William R. Bennett Bridge

On April 21, 2005, Premier Gordon Campbell officially renamed the bridge from the Okanagan Lake Bridge to William R. Bennett Bridge in honour of former Premier William Richards Bennett, a native of Kelowna.


see also

Columbia River Treaty

W. A. C. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia who led the development of dams on the upper Columbia and Peace Rivers

David Barrett

Dave Barrett (born 1930), former Premier of British Columbia, Canada

Davie

Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Lillooet (1882-1890) and during that time the eighth Premier of British Columbia, Canada (1887-1889)

Murtle River

He was so impressed with the waterfall that he wrote a letter from his remote camp to Sir Richard McBride, British Columbia's premier, asking "may I name the river the McBride River and the falls the McBride Falls in honor of the distinguished Premier of British Columbia?"