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Canyon War: The Untold Story makes national television debut on APTN

August 23, 2010|

Canyon War FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canyon War: The Untold Story makes its national television debut on September 8, 9:00 p.m. on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). The award-winning documentary will air on APTN’s “Reel Insights” strand. This ground-breaking documentary on miner-First Nations conflict in 1858 has won two awards from prestigious [...]

Golden Butterfly Effect at Geocache Launch

July 15, 2010|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (VANCOUVER) The Golden Butterfly Effect started as a ripple on the shores of Stanley Park’s Klahowya Village today and spread its wings all the way to the Cariboo. The Chasing the Golden Butterfly geocache/passport program kicked off its 2010 season on Wednesday with a series of events that ranged from Vancouver [...]

Chase the Golden Butterfly from Stanley Park to Barkerville

July 12, 2010|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Here’s a revolutionary idea for Bastille Day: chase the Golden Butterfly from Stanley Park to Stanley-Bark(erville). The Chasing the Golden Butterfly geocache/passport program kicks off its 2010 season July 14 with a “mega-event” stretching from Vancouver to the Cariboo, with activities in Stanley Park, Hope, Princeton, Wells and Stanley, near Barkerville. [...]

Canyon War Scores Top Category Award at Houston International Film Festival

April 28, 2010|

Remi Award at Houston International Film Festival FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A B.C. gold rush tale has earned a platinum award at WorldFest, the Houston International Film Festival. Canyon War: the untold story took the top prize in the festival’s Television and Cable Productions Cultural category last week in Houston. The “Remi” award [...]

Canyon War documentary shines light on shadowy chapter in BC history

January 12, 2010|

On a hot night in 1858, an American soldier of fortune and a First Nations chief faced each other across a campfire, holding the fate of British Columbia in their hands. Any hope of peace rested with Captain H.M. Snyder, commander of the miner militia forces and the great N'lakapamux Chief, Spint’lum, a powerful [...]

Work on Gold Rush snowmobile trail starts

December 4, 2009|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (100 MILE HOUSE) Work is underway on a road to a rich recreational experience in the Cariboo, thanks to a $600,000 joint-project between the New Pathways to Gold Society (NPTGS) and the District of 100 Mile House. “The Province is happy to contribute to this well-used recreation and heritage project,” said [...]

Teachers hunt for motherlode of learning at Pathways to Gold symposium in Barkerville

September 22, 2009|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (BARKERVILLE) Nearly two dozen school teachers are hoping to find a motherlode of learning when they prospect for fresh perspectives and new resources on B.C. history here next week. The 20-plus teachers will descend on Barkerville Historic Town for the Pathways to Gold: Heritage Resources for B.C. Educators Symposium, Sept. 24-26. [...]

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