1871    British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.

1874    The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.

1886    A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.

1886    The first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia.

1906    SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.

1940    The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia.

1956    Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.

2006    BC Ferries' ''M/V Queen of the North'' runs aground on Gil Island British Columbia and sinks; 101 on board, 2 presumed deaths.