A ECONOMIC CONNECTION WITH CANADA With the completion of the railway British Columbia was no longer isolated from the rest of Canada Moreover trade between British Columbia and Asia rapidly grew due to the harbour in Vancouver ID: 511710
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The Economy of British ColumbiaSlide2
A ECONOMIC CONNECTION WITH CANADAWith the completion of the railway, British Columbia was no longer isolated from the rest of CanadaMoreover, trade between British Columbia and Asia rapidly grew due to the harbour in Vancouver
These new connections would lead to a boom in the economy of British Columbia, particularly VancouverSlide3
A MINERAL PROVINCEWhile the amount of gold in BC greatly diminished after the Gold Rush, it still had a constant amount being recoveredOther minerals such as silver and copper began being mined extensively in the
Kootney
region in the 1890s
Soon mining towns became showing up all around the area along with giant smeltersSlide4
THE CITY OF NELSONThe largest of the smelters was in the city of NelsonThe building of this smelter along with a tramway had a huge impact on the population size of Nelson
While the town had just 400 people in 1890, they had 7000 by 1900
The city would get a full electric tram car system and other top of the line facilitiesSlide5
THE OKANAGONIn the 1890’s it was discovered that when the soil in the Okanagan was properly irrigated it was perfect for growing orchards By the twentieth century, the Okanagan had a booming orchard farm programSlide6
FORESTRYForestry remained constant in the Hasting Mills area, but would not reach the full force it is at nowIt would not be until the First World War and the building of the Panama Canal that British Columbia would be the forestry giant it is today