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New Westminster

In 1859 military considerations induced Colonel Richard Moody to select the site of New Westminster as capital of the new colony of British Columbia. Jointly developed until 1863 by civilians and the Royal Engineers, whose campground was here, the town, dominated by its Canadian middle class, tried to challenge Victoria’s commercial and political power. Hopes rose when New Westminster became the seat of government after the colony’s union with Vancouver Island in 1866, but fell with the removal of the capital to Victoria in 1868. Consequently, union with Canada was advocated to solve the town’s fiscal problems.

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New Westminster

Des raisons d’ordre militaire poussèrent le colonel Richard Moody à établir, en 1859, la capitale de la nouvelle colonie de la Colombie-Britannique à New Westminster. La ville, aménagée par les habitants et les Royal Engineers et dominée par des Canadiens, voulut rivaliser avec Victoria en commerce et en politique. Après l’union avec l’île de Vancouver, en 1866, New Westminster devint la capitale de la colonie; en 1868, cependant, Victoria fut choisie comme capitale. New Westminster favorisa alors l’union avec le Canada afin de régler ses problèmes financiers.

Location: Governors Court, New Westminster
Emplacement : Governors Court, New Westminster
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 49.218250, -122.894991
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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