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Recreation
and Places to Visit
British Columbia is
famous for its spectacular mountains
and beautiful coastal scenery, which
are well represented in the many provincial
and federal parks, including Yoho, Kootenay,
Glacier, and Pacific Rim national parks.
Parts of the Queen Charlotte Islands
have been designated a National Park
reserve. Recently the provincial government
set aside a large area in northwestern
British Columbia as the Tatshenshini-Alsek
wilderness. With adjacent Kluane National
Park and Reserve in Yukon Territory
and Alaska’s Wrangell-Saint Elias
and Glacier Bay national parks, this
new area forms a continuous, spectacular,
undisturbed wilderness totaling 90,000
sq km (35,000 sq mi) in three political
jurisdictions. Excellent salmon fishing
and other water sports attract tourists;
hunting, hiking, and camping are also
popular. B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver,
one of the largest air-supported domes
in the world, was built for Expo ‘86
and is the home of the British Columbia
Lions of the Canadian Football League.
The Vancouver Canucks, of the National
Hockey League, and the Vancouver Grizzlies
of the National Basketball Association
play in nearby GM Place. The Vancouver
Canadians play AAA baseball in Nat Bailey
Stadium.
Historical
Sites
Most of British Columbia’s
historical sites commemorate the pioneers
and early settlers of the province.
Barkerville Provincial Historical Park,
in the Cariboo Mountains, is a restored
mining town that was founded during
the gold rush of the 1860s. National
historical sites in the province are
Fort Langley, east of Vancouver, a reconstruction
of the Hudson’s Bay Company fort,
and Fort Rodd Hill, near Victoria, with
19th-century fortifications.
Source:
MSN
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Conserve
and protect the ecosystems and cultural heritage of
their area. 
