Regional Geography: British Columbia Essay by Top Papers

The following paper will look briefly at the major resource industries in the province of British Columbia. In so doing, a number of things will become apparent: British Columbia is still very dependent upon forestry (especially forestry), mining and even energy commodities; the province's economy is actually more resource-dependent than the economies of many other provinces; and British Columbia has a hegemonic position when it comes to the production and export of forest products within Canada. In the final analysis, British Columbia is not alone among Canada's ten provinces in being dependent for its vitality upon extractive resources - but its vulnerability to sudden downturns in a few key industries is significant even by Canadian standards.