Politics
Who is Adrian Dix
Years before her breakout role on Baywatch, this model-turned-actress was first discovered on the jumbotron at a BC Lions game in 1988.
Who is Pamela Anderson
You can get to this island via BC Ferry's second longest route.
What is Haida Gwaii
On budget day, all documents are embargoed up the minute that this individual rises from their seat to address the BC Legislature.
Who is the Minister of Finance
At 6'7" this BC Premier garnered the title "the tallest guy in the room," even requiring a customized podium
Who is David Eby
Who is Ryan Reynolds
Via Rail connects British Columbia to eastern Canada by two train routes originating in Vancouver and also this much smaller community
What is Prince Rupert
Published in 2021 in the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic, her book reminded readers to "Be kind, be calm, be safe"
Who is Bonnie Henry
Sworn in on January 30, 2025, she is BC's 31st Lieutenant Governor
Who is Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
Lauded by Margaret Thatcher as an accurate portrayal of the dynamics between public servants and politicians, this 1980s sit-com follows the British Ministry of Administrative Affairs
What is Yes Minister
It is the second largest river entirely within BC. Since before colonization it was an critical transport corridor for the Tsimshian and Gitxsan first nations
What is the Skeena River
A formal directive issued by the Lieutenant Governor on the advice of Cabinet to authorize specific actions or decisions, such as the appointments of Deputy Ministers
What is an Order In Council
After graduating law school from UBC, this former BC MLA eventually shattered the glass ceiling, reaching Canada's highest political office... but only for a few months
Who is Kim Campbell
Filmed entirely in Metro Vancouver, this rebooted TV science fiction series featured scenes of UBC, the Vancouver library, and SFU campus decimated by nuclear bombs set off by Cylons
What is Battlestar Galactica
What is Vanderhoof
After leaving her post as BC's top bureaucrat, she took the reins of leadership at Royal Roads University in 2025
Who is Lori Wanamaker
He is the only BC premier ever to have received a knighthood
Who is Richard McBride
Armando Iannucci, creator of Veep and The Death of Stallin, first made a name for himeslf lampooning civil servants and government communications spin doctors in this 2005 British sit-com
What is The Thick of It
About 220 years ago according to oral history, this BC river was dammed by a 22km long lava flow which caused at least 2000 deaths
What is the Nass River
A 20th-century German sociologist, He first defined bureaucracy as the most efficient and rational way to organize human activity - arguing for systematic processes, and merit-based hiring.
Who is Max Weber