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Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
How We Lived
School Program

How We Lived

Grades 4-6

Investigate Steveston’s history of immigrant workers from 1890 –1940 through role-play. Students “research” people’s lives as newspaper reporters, by unpacking artefacts, creating a timeline, and exploring the heritage buildings at...

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
How We Lived
School Program

Britannia Boatbuilders

Grades K-5

(Coming soon in March 2023!) Discover Britannia’s fishing and boat building community by exploring the Shipyard and a Japanese Canadian boat builder’s former family home, then make a small wooden...

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
How We Lived
Tour

Guided Heritage Tours

All Ages

Discover the diverse fishing, canning, and boat building community at the scenic Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site with this one-hour guided tour. Who were the First People who lived in...

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
How We Lived
Tour

Voyage of the Gikumi

Adults

Voyage aboard the MV Gikumi, a beautifully restored 1954 west coast work boat, for a two-hour exploration of the mouth of the Fraser River. Relax and take in the extraordinary...

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