Columbia was named after Christopher Columbus, but the first person to actually set foot on the land was Alonso de Ojeda.
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Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, was named in honour of Queen Victoria.
This term stands for University of British Columbia. The person that named the university came up with this term. This is the most popular use of the term UBC. There are probably other uses for the term UCB that are not as popular.
Columbia, today there are many towns that are prodominatly black and speak spanish due to Columbia being a slave port.
In the biographical information available on Rick Hansen, there is surprisingly little information about his parents, who are never named. However, it is assumed that they were reasonably well-to-do, since they not only put Rick in organized sports, but must have assisted him to attend the University of British Columbia, from which he graduated.
Ontario is not located on the Pacific. Canada's main pacific port would be Vancouver, British Columbia.