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Old Posted Sep 29, 2022, 5:05 PM
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Vancouver Island was once a separate colony from British Columbia (the latter's capital was New Westminster). At the time that the colonies were united to join the Canadian confederation, Victoria was B.C.'s largest city, the centre of commerce and easily defended by the nearby naval base in Esquimalt.

Interesting…thanks! But New Westminster can still claim Mike Reno
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