Based upon Beanlands' revised design, the flag of British Columbia was introduced on June 14, 1960, by Premier W. A. C. Bennett, and was first flown on board the BC Ferries motor vessel Sidney (later Queen of Sidney).
Na temelju revidiranog dizajna Beanlandsa, zastava britanske Kolumbije predstavljena je 14. lipnja 1960. od strane premijera W. A. C. Bennetta, a prvi put je letjela na brodskom motoru BC Sidney (kasnije Queen of Sidney).