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(em)Powering a Nation
The late 19th century witnessed a technological innovation that would shape this country as we know it today. The first hydroelectric dams in Canada powered our sawmills, ran our smelters and lit our cities and towns.
Continue reading...Aliens Among Us | British Columbia’s Recent Plant & Animal Arrivals
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
virtualmuseum.ca is pleased to announce the launch of the Royal BC Museum’s most recent virtual exhibit, Aliens Among Us, complete with classroom activities and resources. Based upon a detailed interactive map of British Columbia, this exhibit studies BC‘s invasive species, their locations and their impact on local ecosystems. Alien species arrive from somewhere else and [...]
Continue reading...Climbing to the Clouds | A People’s History of BC Mountaineering
Monday, November 7, 2011
Continuing on the theme of British Columbia and the “great outdoors”, this month virtualmuseum.ca is featuring the North Vancouver Museum and Archives’ virtual exhibit on mountaineering, Climbing to the Clouds.
Continue reading...History Matters – An Award Winning Podcast Series!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
How could the reopening of a bridge some 70 years ago…connect the future to the past?
Continue reading...The Bralorne Time Traveller
Thursday, May 12, 2011
How could the reopening of a bridge some 70 years ago…connect the future to the past?
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