1915 – The Opening Battles |
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Canada and the World |
Victoria |
| Jan 6 – PPCLI became the first Canadian unit in action | Jan 6 – Provincial Normal School opened for its first term |
| 14 Jan – The 1st Canadian Division lands in France | Feb 14 – Thousands gather to see volunteers of the 30th Battalion leave for the front.
 The 30th Battalion marches past the Legislature on its way to the harbour to embark for overseas service. Permission to use this image must be obtained from the BC Archives. |
| Feb 26 – Nellie McClung petitioned the Alberta legislature to demand voting rights for women. Women voted in municipal elections 2 months later. | Mar 26 – The Vancouver Millionaires, defeated the Ottawa Senators to win the Stanley Cup. |
| Apr 22 to May 25 – Second Battle of Ypres – the Canadian troops hold the line against German attack with chlorine gas. | |
| May 3 – John McCrae wrote the famous poem In Flanders Fields at Ypres. Published in Dec1915 in Punch magazine. | May 8 – Anti-German riot at Kaiserhof Hotel at the corner of Blanshard and Johnson Street. Read more about Germans in Victoria here |
| May 7 – Lusitania sunk with the loss of 1,256 lives | May 25 – HMS Kent arrived in Victoria for refit from damage in battle off the Falkland Islands |
| June 6 – 2nd CMR leaves for the front. | |
| Dec 19 – Capt M.M. Bell-Irving, became the first Canadian pilot to shoot down a German aircraft. | Dec 15 – Sir Richard McBride resigns as Premier. He is succeeded by Hon. W.J. Bowser |