British Columbia is known for its majestic mountains and as Canada\u2019s Pacific gateway. The Port of Vancouver, Canada\u2019s largest and busiest, handles billions of dollars in goods traded around the world. Warm airstreams from the Pacific Ocean give the B.C. coast a temperate climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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British Columbia (B.C.), on the Pacific coast, is Canada\u2019s westernmost province, with a population of four million. The Port of Vancouver is our gateway to the Asia-Pacific. About one-half of all the goods produced in B.C. are forestry products, including lumber, newsprint, and pulp and paper products\u2014the most valuable forestry industry in Canada. B.C. is also known for mining, fishing, and the fruit orchards and wine industry of the Okanagan Valley. B.C. has the most extensive park system in Canada, with approximately 600 provincial parks. The province\u2019s large Asian communities have made Chinese and Punjabi the most spoken languages in the cities after English. The capital, Victoria, is a tourist centre and
headquarters of the navy\u2019s Pacific fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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