5 days This Week In History: Why it's important museums constantly de-clutter collections Museums often look at their collections to make sure everything in storage fits the facility's mandate, and the Royal BC Museum is no different. The curator for Vertebrate Zoology, Gavin Hanke, is... more
2 weeks This Week In History: Amazing photos of the bats that call B.C. home The Royal BC Museum is publishing a new book on bats, called Bats of British Columbia. It updates a handbook first published in 1993. In 3o years, a lot has been learned... more
3 weeks This Week In History: Over a century of B.C.'s modern stories are free to discover at the Archives The B.C. Archives is home to millions of pieces of our province's modern history and is the oldest archival institution west of the Great Lakes, tracing its roots back to 1894. Archivist,... more
4 weeks This Week In History: New travelling exhibits are part of push to share knowledge around B.C. The Royal BC Museum plans to share more of its massive collection and knowledge with the farthest reaches of the province, by making more travelling exhibits. Kate Kerr, travelling exhibits coordinator at... more
1 month This Week In History: A century old love story in BC's mountains still inspires It's been over one hundred years since Don and Phyllis Munday's high altitude exploration, but the husband and wife mountaineers are still the topic of multiple books and films. The couple documented... more
1 month This Week In History: Best-selling author and disability advocate applauds Royal BC Museum's orcas exhibit A best-selling author and disability advocate says she's thrilled with the Royal BC Museum's orca exhibit, not just because it is interesting, but also for how accessible it is. "I'm constantly finding... more
2 months This Week In History: A new mushroom guide for the popular pastime of foraging The Royal British Columbia Museum has published Mushrooms of British Columbia, a handbook to help those interested in identifying fungi. Co-author and ecologist, Andy MacKinnon, has studied mushrooms for nearly 40 years... more
2 months This Week In History: Indigenous artists share their knowledge through digital arts The Royal British Columbia Museum is sharing the art and knowledge of local Indigenous artists with the world, through digital videos. After a popular outdoor carving studio closed in 2019 due to... more
1 hour Victoria police seek man who allegedly stabbed security guard with screwdriver Police in Victoria are asking the public to help identify a man accused of stabbing a loss prevention officer with a screwdriver in an attempted theft from a downtown business. It happened... more
2 hours Drivers urged to be patient as trucker convoy set to travel through Toronto area Ontario Provincial Police are urging drivers to be patient today as a large convoy of truckers heading to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 mandates is set to enter the Toronto area. OPP say... more
4 hours Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. The prime minister says in a... more
4 hours Draft long-term care standards could have prevented pandemic deaths: committee chair OTTAWA — An organization that develops health-care standards has released a draft of new long-term care guidance that the authors hope will fundamentally change the way Canadian care homes are accredited and... more
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