Join us at Mackin House to explore the neighbourhood of Maillardville. Learn the stories of this unique community while getting some fresh air. 10:30am walk of West Maillardville 1930s onward is offered in English. 1:30pm walk of Maillardville 1900-1920 is offered in English. Walks will be held rain or shine. Tours last 1 hour. Some […]
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Join us at Mackin House to explore the neighbourhood of Maillardville. Learn the stories of this unique community while getting some fresh air. 10:30 walk of Maillardville 1900-1920 in English. 1:30pm walk of Maillardville 1900-1920 is offered in Mandarin. 2:30pm walk of West Maillardville 1930s onward offered in English. Walks will be held rain or […]
Early Black History and Underground Railroad Site Self-Guided Tours from 10:00am to 3:00pm Guided Tour and Talk at 12pm Parking available at 62 North Street
Starting Saturday, June 23 2023 at 3:00, The Irish in Canada will run at 3:00 every Friday and Saturday. By the time Queen Victoria ascended to the British throne in 1837, almost 60% of all immigrants entering Canada were Irish and by the time of her death in 1901 the Irish Canadian population stood at […]
Alder Grove Heritage Society invites you to stop by its Aldergrove Community Museum & Archives in Kinsmen Heritage Park to learn more about early settler homes, in particular the pre-fab houses such as those offered by BC Mills of New Westminster. One of these 123 year old houses is home to Alder Grove Heritage Society […]
Rain date: August 27, 2023 Teams of LoonWatchers will canoe an assigned lake to provide a simultaneous survey of loon presence and reproductive activity. Lakes are surveyed from 12 noon until 3 pm. LoonWatch observation forms will be collected at the Visitor Centre following the survey. A canoe and associated equipment must be supplied by […]
Celebrating North Cowichan’s 150th Anniversary through Artists, Past and Present To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Municipality of North Cowichan on June 18, 1873, the Cowichan Valley Museum in the former Duncan Train Station on Canada Avenue in Duncan, BC is showcasing its own, and some loaned, artwork of local artists, […]
The Cowichan Valley Museum is located inside the Duncan Train Station is featuring the travelling exhibition, Broken Promises from the Nikkei Museum in Vancouver. In 1942, the Government of Canada detained and interned some 21,000 people of Japanese descent living in British Columbia. Within a year, the government authorized the sale of their belongings, leaving Japanese Canadians with […]
Experience Chinatown through a self-guided tour. https://www.heritagecalgary.ca/heritage-calgary-blog/chinatown DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE WALKING TOUR
As a major transportation hub and port city, many sectors of Montreal’s economy were once intertwined with the sex trade, even as police and politicians manipulated social responses to the presence of a thriving Red Light District. From Maimie Pinzer to Harry Ship and through to the present day, this tour explores the social, economic, […]