When Manitoba entered Confederation in 1870, British Columbia was still an isolated British colony on the West Coast. In March 1867, the United States had bought Alaska leaving British Columbia ...

When Manitoba entered Confederation in 1870, British Columbia was still an isolated British colony on the West Coast. In March 1867, the United States had bought Alaska leaving British Columbia ...

More than 500 people were sent to a colony on Peel Island in Moreton Bay ... “You were going there because you had to be isolated from society." About 160 acres of the island was proclaimed ...