Sunday, April 30, 2017|
April 19, 2012: Nearly 50 people turned up at the Hope Recreation Centre to give their input into plans to restore Alexandra Bridge, as well as Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park. The meeting heard how the 1926 Alexandra Bridge structure – maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – can safely carry pedestrian traffic [...]
Thursday, April 20, 2017|
April 2, 2016: Dr. Henry Yu and Sarah Ling show some of the home movies they took during the Cedar-Bamboo Rafting Expedition in 2013 during a lecture at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum. The “Gold Mountain Dreaming and the History of the Cantonese Pacific” lecture was co-organized by Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British [...]
Thursday, April 20, 2017|
No foolin’ – April 1 was a great day to unveil two new twin totem poles carved by Canim Lake First Nation artist Jerome at the entrance to the Ice Caves site at Bridge Lake. The work of the Jobs Creation Partnership Project Crew was also acknowledged. Over 30 people turned out for the [...]
Wednesday, February 22, 2017|
It’s our 10th anniversary! Can you believe it’s been 10 years we’ve been blazing a path down that New Pathway to Gold? The NPTGS turns 10 this year. You can race the Society’s origins back to the Feb. 2-3 2007 BC2008 (before it was BC150) community consultation held in Lytton. NPTGS has achieved [...]
Sunday, January 1, 2017|
The Crazy Ant Trail in Xat’sull has two new heritage neighbours. The Squiggly Bench XC trail and Hipsta DH trail both officially opened on Nov. 25. Squiggly Bench XC slowly winds up from Highway 97 towards Blue Lake and, from there, bikers and hikers have the option to descend via the more advanced Hipsta [...]
Saturday, August 27, 2016|
The new “Crazy Ant” Trail at Xat'sull/Soda Creek opened on August 17 with an old-fashioned ribbon cutting. NPTGS First Nations Co-Chair Cheryl Chapman and Secretary Brent Rutherford were front and centre at the ribbon cutting. Behind the ribbon, from left to right: Crystal Cahoose (CCATEC), Krista Phillips (trail builder-Lead Hand), Chief Donna Dixon, Kyle [...]
Wednesday, June 8, 2016|
Want to know how much the community is behind the Xat’sull Heritage Trails Project? So many people wanted to be part of the crew building the network of multi-purpose trails linking to historic Gold Rush trails around Deep Creek and Soda Creek (Xat’sull) when it kicked off this spring, some folks volunteered their time [...]
Saturday, May 21, 2016|
The New Pathways to Gold Society is partnering with First Nations, local organizations and government to provide new skills for workers, new amenities for heritage and recreation sites and a boost to the Cariboo’s economy under the Jobs Creation Partnership (JCP) program. Five participants are working on the four-phase, $400,000 project that will see [...]
Saturday, February 20, 2016|
The “Battle of the Birds” took flight at the Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver with a performance at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre. This ground-breaking community engagement theatre creation led by of Kevin Loring and his Savage Society theatre troupe is based on a traditional Nlakap’amux story. The production featured an award-winning [...]
Saturday, October 25, 2014|
It’s getting a little long in the season for a “What I did on my summer vacation” post, but that’s just because NPTGS was so busy this summer! Here’s a snapshot of some of the things that lit up the New Pathway to Gold in the past few months. Events like the Spuzzum First [...]
