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The flag of British Columbia is based upon the shield of the provincial arms of British Columbia.

The four wavy white and three wavy blue lines symbolize the province's location between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. The setting sun represents the fact that British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province. The sun may also reflect the provincial motto "Splendor sine occasu" (beauty that never diminishes) – or, in other words, the sun that never sets. The Union Flag on top reflects the province's British heritage, while the King Edward crown in the centre represents the Canadian Royal Family.

Vancouver Island

The flag of Vancouver Island is a defaced Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and the badge of the colony of Vancouver Island on a white disk on the fly. The design of this flag is based on the rules set out by the Admiralty for colonial flags in 1865, and elements from the great seal of the colony, created c 1849. However the flag itself likely never existed in the colonial period (1849-1866), but rather was re-created in 1988 as an unofficial local flag for Vancouver Island (now part of British Columbia).

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 The flag of British Columbia is based upon the shield of the {{w|Coat of arms of British Columbia|provincial arms of British Columbia}}.
 The four wavy white and three wavy blue lines symbolize the province's location between the {{w|Pacific Ocean}} and the {{w|Rocky Mountains}}. The setting sun represents the fact that British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province. The sun may also reflect the provincial motto "Splendor sine occasu" (beauty that never diminishes) &ndash; or, in other words, the sun that never sets. The {{w|Union Flag}} on top reflects the province's British heritage, while the King Edward crown in the centre represents the Canadian Royal Family.
+== Vancouver Island ==
+{{Infobox flag|name = Vancouver Island|country = Canada|image = Flag of Vancouver Island.svg|designer = [[wikipedia:Benjamin Wyon|Benjamin Wyon]] (badge)|adoption = 1988 (as an unofficial island flag)|Wikipedia = Flag of Vancouver Island|FotW = ca-bc-vi}}The flag of '''Vancouver Island''' is a defaced [[wikipedia:Blue Ensign|Blue Ensign]] with the [[United Kingdom|Union Flag]] in the canton, and the badge of the [[wikipedia:Colony of Vancouver Island|colony of Vancouver Island]] on a white disk on the fly. The design of this flag is based on the rules set out by the [[wikipedia:Admiralty|Admiralty]] for colonial flags in 1865, and elements from the great seal of the colony, created c 1849. However the flag itself likely never existed in the colonial period (1849-1866), but rather was re-created in 1988 as an unofficial local flag for Vancouver Island (now part of British Columbia).
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 ==Proposals for a New British Columbia Province Flag==
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths="200">
 BC_Proposed_Flag_lizard-socks.svg|BC Flag Proposal "lizard-socks"
 BC Flag Proposal Tibbetts.png|BC Flag Proposal "Tibbetts"
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 BC Flag Proposal bob1324987134290 3.png|BC Flag Proposal "bob1324987134290 3"
 British Columbia_5e.png|British Columbia Flag Proposal by 5thEye. 2014.
+File:CA-BC flag proposal Hans 1.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=ca|d=Sep 2015|n=1}}
+File:CA-BC flag proposal Hans 2.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=ca|d=Sep 2015|n=2}}
+British Columbia_flag_proposal_1 (good quality).png|British Columbia Flag Proposal 1 by Ted.peterson22. July 2018.
+British Columbia_flag_proposal_2 (good quality).png|British Columbia Flag Proposal 2 by Ted.peterson22. July 2018.
+British Columbia.png|Flag proposal for British Columbia by ododobe.
+British Columbia2.png|Flag proposal for British Columbia (second ed) bt ododobe.
+bc.png|I think it only needs waves. Design by Rotten Ali.
+Artboard 1.png|British Columbia Flag Proposal
+BC flag.png|British Colombia Ensign by scotlandisbae
+British Columbia New Flag.png|BC Flag Proposal "apollohawkridge"
+Proposal Flag of British Columbia.svg|Proposal for a flag for British Columbia. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Jan 2020 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/CA#British Columbia|details]])
+Proposal Flag of British Columbia 2.svg|Proposal for a flag for British Columbia. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Jan 2020 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/CA#British Columbia|details]])
+Proposal Flag of British Columbia 3.svg|Proposal for a flag for British Columbia. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Jan 2020 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/CA#British Columbia|details]])
+</gallery>
+== Proposals for a new Vancouver Island flag ==
+<gallery widths="200">
+Vancouver Island strayberry redesign.png|Vancouver Island proposal by Strayberry, July 2018.
 </gallery>
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