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Originally Posted by YUNEMUS
How would it affect Bellingham if the boundaries were like on the map above?
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Originally Posted by theman23
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Wouldn’t Bellingham likely have developed into BCs premier city if were part of Canada? Closer to the ocean, closer to the states, less constrained by mountains?
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Yes, IMO that is much what would have happened. There would still be a major Western Canadian terminus, depending on the access canyon or valley most available,, but not as it is now.
I think that, as it would not have been wedged up against the North Shore mountains, there might still have been railway / industrial areas and towns wehere Vancouver is now.
The sunnier parts of SW Canada, extending to now-NW Washington State, would have been more coveted for their sunnier, milder conditions, areas near the mountains less regarded.
I'm sure Vancouver would still have turned out to be similar to the city we have today, only displaced southward and more sprawling, with farming towns around it.