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The first premier was John Foster McCreight, who was inaugurated in 1871. Joseph Martin spent the shortest time in office, at 106 days. At over twenty years, W. A. C. Bennett spent the longest time in office and is the only premier to serve in more than five parliaments. The incumbent premier is David Eby, who was sworn in on November 18, 2022.
- John Foster McCreight. 1871–72.
- Amor de Cosmos. 1872–74.
- George Anthony Walkem. 1874–76.
- Andrew Charles Elliott. 1876–78.
field of Empire Stadium. The Lions draw 135,983 fans to the first season’s eight home games. EARLY CHALLENGES: 1955 TO 1959 1955 BC start off 3-2 but win just 5 games under Coach Stukus replacing him with Clem Crowe after the season. 1956 Paul Cameron of UCLA is signed and is named to the west all-star team but BC finishes fourth at 6-10.
- Brooke Henderson. The only golfer on this list not to be inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame has had the greatest career of them all. And the reason why she’s not a Hall of Famer yet?
- Mike Weir. Canada’s most celebrated male golfer is also responsible for inspiring the current generation of TOUR stars including fellow Ontarians Conners and Hughes.
- Sandra Post. Post was the ‘first’ Canadian for a lot of celebrated moments on the LPGA Tour. She was the first Canadian to play the LPGA Tour and as a rookie, in 1968, she won a major championship (the then-LPGA Championship).
- George Knudson. Knudson won eight times on the PGA TOUR in an 11-year span and was the winningest Canadian in the TOUR’s history for more than three decades.
The Smoke Eaters went on to win the title and were inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1976. After several decades there remains a certain reverence associated with the 1961 Trail Smoke Eaters. An amateur team with a roster stacked with several British Columbians, while representing Canada the Smoke Eaters defeated the very best teams ...
1871. British Columbia becomes a province of Canada on July 20, 1871. The first provincial general election is held from October through December 1871. It is conducted by a show of hands on nomination day and, if required, an open poll book on polling day. There are 46 candidates and no organized political parties.
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Little League Baseball: the early years - Page 2. ...backPage 1. 1959 Trail defeats Prince George 6-1 to win BC Interior title. Barry McGillivary pitched a three-hitter for the win. Donnie McLeod and McGillivary clouted home runs. Trail loses to Duncan 3-2 in BC semi-finals. Donnie McLeod was losing pitcher.
