Fort Victoria (British Columbia) 1924, the site of the fort was desgianted a National Historic Site of Canada. Fort Victoria (British Columbia) Fort Victoria began as a fur trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company and was the headquarters of HBC operations in the Columbia District, a large fur trading area now part of the province of British Columbia, Canada and the U.S. state of Washington. Construction of Fort Victoria in 1843 highlighted the beginning of a permanent British settlement now known as Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia. The fort itself was demolished in November 1864 as the town continued to grow
Premier of British Columbia Premier of British Columbia The premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and "de facto" chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title "prime minister of British Columbia" was often used. The word "premier" is derived from the French word of the same spelling, meaning "first"; and ultimately from the Latin word "primarius", meaning "primary". Although the premier is the day-to-day leader of the provincial government, they receive the authority to govern from the Crown (represented in British Columbia by the province's lieutenant governor). Formally, in fact, the executive