Gary Mitchell of Victoria, Past President of British Columbia Historical Federation, passed away on 9 February 2026 in his 82nd year. He was born in Langley Township and raised on a strawberry farm. He earned a B.A. in History from UBC in 1976 and a Master of Archival Studies there in 1985. He enjoyed a…
The New Brunswick Election of 1866: The Colonial Vote that Unlocked Confederation In the spring of 1866, New Brunswick became the hinge on which British North America creaked and, at last, began to swing. Confederation was still a proposal—ink on conference paper, a cabinet idea in Quebec City, a set of “Resolutions” carried by men…
