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Incident At Burrard Inlet In late May 1914, a ship called the Komagata Maru tried to enter Vancouver harbour. On board were 376 British subjects. Each of them had joined this voyage specifically to fight and make a stand against the current Canadian immigration laws. The...

Fishing Practices Commercial fishing in British Columbia uses a variety of different practices. They include: Gillnets are rectangular pieces of netting 900-1800 feet long and 50-60 meshes deep. When used on rivers, the only covered 1/3 of the width. The top was floated using...