British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia is the western most Canadian province.  Victoria is the capital city.

The Rocky Mountains run down the border of Alberta and British Columbia and extend into the United States.

Check out our photo tour of British Columbia if you'd like to see more of the scenery of the province.

You can find out a lot of interesting information about the province at http://www.gov.bc.ca/

 

Free Printable Worksheets:

• British Columbia flag worksheet
   
• British Columbia map and response worksheet
   
• British Columbia map - Name the Capital City
   
• British Columbia map - Name the Province
   
• British Columbia provincial bird with labels worksheet
   
• British Columbia provincial bird coloring page
   
• British Columbia provincial flower with labels worksheet
   
• British Columbia provincial flower coloring page

 

Free On-Line Activities:

• British Columbia provincial flower jigsaw puzzle

 

The Provincial Flag

The British Columbia provincial flag was adopted in 1960.  It depicts the Union Jack on the top.  The bottom shows blue and white wavy lines topped by a setting sun.  The lines represent the Pacific Ocean (BC's West coast) and the Rocky Mountains (BC's Eastern border)

 

The Provincial Flower

The Pacific dogwood was declared British Columbia's provincial flower in 1956.  It grows in the Western part of the province, mainly near streams.

 

The Provincial Bird

The Steller's Jay was adopted as British Columbia's provincial bird on December 17, 1987.

It is an omnivore, feeding on eggs, insects, nuts, seeds and acorns.  Each year, breeding pairs lay 2 to 6 eggs.

Learn more about the Steller's Jay >

 

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