3 days This Week in History: Royal BC Museum's spectacular Orca exhibit set to open A new exhibit at the Royal BC Museum will take you into the lives of the orca populations of British Columbia, with a specific focus on the southern residents. The much-anticipated Orcas:... more
1 week This Week in History: Collaborating for Conservation: a Royal BC Museum Pocket Gallery exhibit The BC Parks License Plate program generates funds that support community engagement, Indigenous relations, and conservation. And right now, the Royal BC Museum has an exhibit detailing some of that important conservation... more
2 weeks This Week in History: BC Archives has large collection of vintage postcards The BC Archives houses thousands of fascinating collections, including postcards. Historian Nick Russell says a century ago, one could make a living as a postcard photographer. "Right before the First World War... more
3 weeks This Week in History: The remarkable life of Cowichan Elder Ruby Peter Ruby Peter was an inspiring Cowichan Tribes Elder who led a remarkable life. "My mom was a very inspirational woman," says Peter's daughter, Molly Peter. "She was very dedicated to our Coast... more
1 month This Week in History: Royal BC Museum's ICAR department The Royal BC Museum's Indigenous Collections and Repatriation department, or ICAR, oversees all of the exhibits in the First Peoples Gallery at the museum. Founded in January of 2017, the department is... more
1 month This Week in History: Studying B.C.'s marine biodiversity close to home Heidi Gartner has a fascinating job. As the invertebrate collection manager at the Royal BC Museum, her job is to study the biodiversity of the coast, particularly animals without backbones. "You don't... more
2 months This Week in History: Hamilton Mack Laing, the 'Motorcycle Naturalist' If you live in the Comox Valley, you may have visited Mack Laing Nature Park. But how much do you know about Hamilton Mack Laing? Laing was the son of Scottish-Irish immigrants,... more
2 months This Week in History: Museum project aims to collect 'real-time' COVID-19 experiences An ongoing project by the Royal BC Museum called COVID-19 Collecting For Our Time aims to capture and document the experiences of British Columbians during this unprecedented time. "We realized that we... more
16 mins British Columbia's indoor dining ban likely to be extended beyond April 19 A ban on indoor dining at restaurants and pubs in British Columbia will likely be extended. The B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association says based on recent discussions with Dr. Bonnie Henry and... more
44 mins Effort underway to rename Port Alberni school after popular former teacher It has been just days since a popular Port Alberni resident and former teacher died, but there's already a movement underway to rename a school after him. Winston Joseph, a long-time teacher... more
1 hour First Nation's council and chief ask '3rd-party' activists to stand down in B.C. logging dispute The chief and council of a Vancouver Island First Nation at the centre of a protest over old-growth logging are asking outside activists to stand down and leave the community to decide... more
1 hour Ban on indoor dining to be extended into May, B.C. restaurant association says B.C.'s ban on indoor dining at restaurants and pubs is set to be extended as COVID-19 numbers continue to surge, according to the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association. more
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