[BCMA] Fwd: Neighbouring Regional District Support Already Showing on the Streets of Barkerville

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Subject: 	Neighbouring Regional District Support Already Showing on the 
Streets of Barkerville
Date: 	Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:22:29 -0700
From: 	James Douglas <JDouglas at barkerville.ca>



*_For Immediate Release_*

*Neighbouring Regional District Support Already Showing on the Streets 
of Barkerville *

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*July 24, 2012 (Barkerville, BC)*-- An inaugural donation of $10,000.00 
pledged by two Central Interior Regional Districts is already bearing 
fruit on the main street of Barkerville Historic Town.

This past June, a joint meeting of the Cariboo Regional District and the 
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George held at Barkerville resulted in 
each Regional District contributing $5,000.00 to the National Historic 
Site's efforts to rebuild the Barkerville School.  The schoolhouse, 
which was destroyed by fire many decades ago, is being reconstructed in 
its original location between the current setting of J.P. Taylor's Drug 
Store and the Cariboo Lodge #4 Masonic Hall.

Construction has already begun, and the project's progress can be 
observed by visitors on a daily basis throughout Barkerville 150^th 
anniversary season in 2012.

When complete, the new Barkerville School will effectively double the 
amount of educational space provided by Barkerville's current 1860s 
schoolhouse recreation, and provide ample room for thousands of children 
and adult visitors alike who visit the heritage site annually.

"The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George is pleased to lend its 
support to the reconstruction of the [Barkerville] Schoolhouse," said 
Art Kaehn, Chair of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.  
"Barkerville is an important tourism and cultural amenity in Northern 
BC, and we're pleased to support a project that will continue to enable 
thousands of school children each year to learn more about this 
important heritage site."

"We are excited to contribute to this exciting project," added Cariboo 
Regional District Chair, Al

Richmond.  "Over 2,000 students from across BC visit Barkerville every 
year, and it will be great to have a space that can better accommodate 
these groups while still ensuring an authentic 1800's schoolhouse 
experience."

Although this is a first time donation to Barkerville from either 
Regional District, both have been long-time supporters and partners of 
BC's Gold Rush Town.

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*ABOUT BARKERVILLE HISTORIC TOWN*

Barkerville Historic Town is the largest historic site in Western North 
America (www.barkerville.ca).  Barkerville is provincially, nationally 
and internationally recognized for its historic significance associated 
with its place in western Canada's gold rush era and the role the gold 
rush played in BC joining Canada. Barkerville is widely known as a "must 
see" for travel itineraries in western Canada.  The historic town is 
also a significant contributor to the Cariboo regional economy and is 
widely regarded as a unique component of the regional identity.

The Barkerville Heritage Trust, as Barkerville's operating and managing 
partner, works in conjunction with the Province of British Columbia, the 
owner and statutory guardian of Barkerville's heritage resources, to 
ensure that Barkerville is efficiently managed, entertaining and 
educational to visitors, and financially stable as the premier heritage 
resource and tourism attraction for the Cariboo. The ultimate aim is to 
maintain and enhance Barkerville's position as a nationally significant 
heritage resource and tourism attraction for British Columbia and Canada.

Barkerville is situated 80 km east of Quesnel, British Columbia in the 
foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, close to Troll Mountain Ski Resort 
and Bowron Lake Provincial Park. The nearby community of Wells (8 km 
from Barkerville) is the service and housing centre for the area 
(www.wellsbc.com) and is itself a dynamic cultural community, home of 
Island Mountain Arts, the acclaimed Toni Onley Artists' Project, the 
International Celtic Harp School (www.imarts.com), the dynamic indie 
music festival ArtsWells (www.artswells.com), and the Sunset Theatre 
(www.sunset-theatre.com). Wells is also situated close to a wide variety 
of winter and summer outdoor activities.

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*MEDIA INQUIRIES*

James Douglas | Manager, Visitor Experiences

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*B  A  R  K  E  R  V  I  L  L  E     H  I  S  T  O  R   I  C     T  O  W  N*

Box 19 | Barkerville, BC | V0K 1B0

250-994-3302 ext. 41 | 888-994-3332 toll free | 250-994-3435 fax

www.barkerville.ca <http://www.barkerville.ca/>

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