The Edge of the World: BC's Early Years | Knowledge Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mco6Z-6xCk
Not from a First Nations perspective, but from the European expansion perspective, BC has been a provincial backwater for a very long time. Unfortunatly, this BC backwater mentality has partially remained through the past several generations.
History of Vancouver, BC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqNMp3GHKyw
Despite Vancouver being the main economic city of BC, several things are kept half-size, especially the infrastructure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Incorporation
Just getting plumbing & then eventually electricity, was challenging enough before 1900. Then from 1950 to 2000 was a series of overlapping restrictions. Almost everything had to be watered down or scaled back, compared to what most cities around the world allow.
Vancouver, Canada in 1907 (New Version) in Color with simulated sounds added https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTE0OTVOnZU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Electric_Railway#Interurban_rail_lines Fortunatly, Melbourne, SF, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia & New Orleans never got rid of all of their tram-trains or streetcars, but backwards Vancouver sure did. Despite what is supposed to be a major port city & region, Vancouver opted to have mostly narrow bridges and very short trains. As of 2025, a 2 car joke of a train is still apparently adequate for growing Coquitlam. The Expo_Line just started testing for 5 car trains. Unfortunatly, the Canada_Line to Richmond wasn't designed to accomodate 5 car trains. Only a 2.5 car joke of a Half-A$$ED train is what the short stations can handle. As of 2025, the Canada_Line is still only running 2 car trains.
From 2000 to 2025, several Vancouver & BC restrictions remain in place. Even the NO FUN VANCOUVER mentality hasn't been dissolved enough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Demographics In 2025 Vancouver might have approximately 725,000 people.
The Greater_Vancouver Region and the BC Lower_Mainland might have approximately 3,300,000 people.
