Vancouver Island a province?

I happened to be looking at a list of the largest Canadian islands and noticed that Vancouver Island had a population of some 64 hundred thousand, more than PEI or Newfoundland combined. You have Victoria on the Southern tip of the island. How feasible is the idea that Vancouver Island would be separated from British Columbia before confederation (or after), and become its own province before 1950?
 
It was originally a separate colony, but it merged with British Colombia in 1866 because of economic troubles. If you can keep that from happening somehow, than I suppose you're set...
 
interesting fact: Douglas, the first governor was what the US would consider 'black'. He had a Scots father and a 'free coloured' (i.e. mixed race) mother originally from the Barbados.
 
It was originally a separate colony, but it merged with British Colombia in 1866 because of economic troubles. If you can keep that from happening somehow, than I suppose you're set...

From what I've read, it was British Columbia (then only the mainland) construction of the cariboo road that bankrupted the province. They were trying to build a road to the gold fields so they could tax the miners, but when the road was finished, so too had the gold rush.
 
From what I've read, it was British Columbia (then only the mainland) construction of the cariboo road that bankrupted the province. They were trying to build a road to the gold fields so they could tax the miners, but when the road was finished, so too had the gold rush.

Right, thats what it was. Oops:eek:
 
It was originally a separate colony, but it merged with British Colombia in 1866 because of economic troubles. If you can keep that from happening somehow, than I suppose you're set...

Perhaps an earlier Canadian confederation is the answer; it would separate the two provinces' finances and Vancouver Island would be uneffected by BC's woes.
 
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