The Yale Convention
By 1868, the gold rushes that had founded British Columbia were over, the public debt was soaring and many were dissatisfied with the colonial government. On September 14, 1868, 26 delegates from all over the colony met at Yale for a convention of the Confederate League. This convention did much to stimulate popular support for the idea of union with Canada as a solution to the colony's problems.
From BC's Stops of Interest