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Bonnington (sternwheeler)
''Bonnington'' was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia from 1911 to 1931. ''Bonnington'' and two sisterships were the largest sternwheelers ever built in British Columbia. ''Bonnington'' was partially dismantled in the 1950s, and later sank, making the vessel the largest freshwater wreck site in British Columbia. Design and construction Need for construction Steam navigation on the inland lakes of British Columbia was dominated by the River and Lake Service of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Since the early 1890s the River and Lake Service had maintained steamboat service on Okanagan Lake, Okanagan, Arrow Lakes, Arrow and Kootenay Lake, Kootenay lakes. By 1910, with the important exceptions of the composite-hulled Moyie (sternwheeler), ''Moyie'' on Kootenay Lake and Minto (sternwheeler), ''Minto'' on the Arrow Lakes, the wooden-hulled steamers of the River and Lake Service were starting to wear out and would need replacement. This time however ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |