[BCMA] Fwd: Come Celebrate Canada's 145th Birthday, Barkerville-style!

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Subject: 	Come Celebrate Canada's 145th Birthday, Barkerville-style!
Date: 	Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:37:10 -0700
From: 	James Douglas <JDouglas at barkerville.ca>



*_FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE_*

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*Come Celebrate Canada’s 145^th Birthday, Barkerville-style!*

*June 26, 2012 (Barkerville, BC) – *One-hundred and forty-fiveyears ago, 
three British colonies – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the territory 
containing Ontario and Quebec - put aside their differences in language, 
legal-custom, and historical dispute to create the beginnings of what we 
now call Canada.  One year later, the gold mining town of Barkerville, 
British Columbia celebrated the anniversary of that historic union by 
throwing the first-ever recorded “Dominion Day” party on July 1^st , 
1868 – a full three years before BC actually/joined /the Confederation.

This July 1st, Barkerville Historic Town is at it again – as part of the 
renowned heritage site’s own 150^th anniversary season - and Dominion 
Day is set to explode (almost literally) with sesquicentennial fun.

“With our award-winning street interpretation, a brand new exhibit 
opening for summer 2012, and family-oriented activities and events all 
day long, Barkerville’s Dominion Day celebrations are going to be more 
exciting than ever before,” said Fairlith Harvey, Barkerville’s Special 
Event Coordinator.

“We are particularly excited to be hosting Canada’s 145^th birthday bash 
in the exact location of the very first Dominion Day, during 
Barkerville’s own 150^th anniversary year,” she added.

On Sunday, July 1st, Barkerville brings back its traditional Dominion 
Day activities with gusto, starting with the cutting of an 8-foot long, 
100-plus pound Happy Birthday Canada cake at 11:00 am.  At 11:30 the fun 
will continue with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for a brand new 
exhibit of multi-media representations of Barkerville’s iconic St. 
Saviour’s church, courtesy of Quesnel resident and long-time city 
councillor Ron Paull, which will be viewable for the first time in 
Barkerville at the McIntyre House.  A special presentation of thanks to 
Barkerville’s Dominion Day Presenting Sponsor, Barkerville Gold Mines, 
and Financial Sponsor, Scotiabank, will also take place at the ceremony.

Barkerville’s time-honoured main-street parade of costumed interpreters 
will commence at 12:00 noon, starting at the /real/ St. Saviour’s, and 
will be followed by an array of traditional Victorian games for both 
children and adults for the remainder of the afternoon, including a 
broad jump, sack race, tug-o-war, egg toss, greasy pole climb, and more.

Later in the evening (7:00 pm) guests are invited to the Dominion Day 
premiere of Newman & Wright’s 1930s live radio show WCFB: ON AIR at the 
Theatre Royal, followed by the House Hotel’s “olde-time” dance party, 
featuring the musical styling-s of the Lakeside Ramblers.  Barkerville 
will cap off the night with a magnificent fireworks display at 10:00 pm.

*- 30 -*

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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.

*_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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