UNBC History Timeline

In June 1990, the members of the BC legislative assembly passed the UNBC Act, officially creating UNBC. The dream of having a northern university goes back much further, to the 1960s, when then-MLA Ray Williston set aside the land on which UNBC's Prince George campus is currently situated as a university reserve. Later, former Bishop Fergus O'Grady proposed a catholic university for Prince George. Instead, Prince George College (now closed) became a high school, though the Prince George neighbourhood around the school (called College Heights) bears university street names as a legacy of his idea. Keep reading the UNBC story.

  • Iona Campagnolo

    The First Chancellor

    March 1, 1992
    The University's first Chancellor, Iona Campagnolo.
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  • Model of the UNBC Campus

    Model Campus

    February 1, 1992
    The model of the Prince George campus is unveiled.
  • Bruce Strachan and company

    The Government accepts the IPG recommendations.

    January 9, 1990
    On January 9, Minister Bruce Strachan makes a formal statement that the government has accepted the IPG recommendations: that a university is to be established in the north with a main campus in Prince George.
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  • Bruce Strachan Appointed as the Minister of Advanced Education

    November 1, 1989
    On November 1st, the Government announces that Bruce Strachan, a clear advocate of the North, is appointed as the Minister of Advanced Education.

  • The Origins

    January 17, 1987
    The first meeting to discuss the idea of a northern university was held.

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