Around BC, Heritage Tourism
NEW HERITAGE TOURISM WEBSITE LAUNCHED :It is now easier than ever to take a trip through time to British Columbia’s past with the help of a new website launched by the Heritage Tourism Alliance of BC. The site www.timetravelbc.com puts the province’s heritage experiences at traveler’s fingertips, so they can plan activities and itineraries with ease.“Heritage tourism is an important component of cultural tourism, one of the...
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Students will benefit from a $30,000 provincial grant to the College of New Caledonia in Quesnel for the development of the Building Conservation Trades Training Program, announced by heritage minister Bill Bennett on April 8. The funding is being provided as part of the government’s partnership with the College of New Caledonia.The Building Conservation Trades Training Program is a heritage-focused curriculum that incorporates online eLearning...
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Fire broke out at Craigflower Manor in View Royal near Victoria at about 5:00 PM on Friday, January 23. The historic site has a direct link to the local Fire Department about one kilometer away, and a crew responded immediately and had the fire out within minutes. Craigflower Manor is the third oldest house from the colonial period in British Columbia. It is owned by the province, and managed by The Land Conservancy, which also operates...
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A website about the Xa:ytem historic site near Mission, 'A Journey into Time Immemorial', has won the Grand Prize at the UNESCO International Council of Museums awards. Based on First Nations traditional knowledge, the website was developed by Simon Fraser University in collaboration with the Sto:lo website development committee and staff of the Xa:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Center. It is an artistic and cultural interpretation and not meant...
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An historic B.C. church will be the subject of the first program in a new television series. Project: Restoration is about saving Canada’s heritage, one building at a time. Each episode documents the hands-on restoration of an endangered but historically significant building. But this new series, say the promoters, isn’t just about the sentimental feelings for old-fashioned architecture: It’s about the conflict, egos...
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