BC Mining Week 2015 Events and Giveaway

Comments 226 by Rebecca Bollwitt Monday, April 27th, 2015 — 6:44pm PDT

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The Mining Association of BC is hosting BC Mining Week from May 3rd to May 9th, celebrating the history and future one of the province’s largest industries through community events from Britannia Beach to Prince George.

1898: Pick and shovel mine near Ferguson. VPL# 70 & 1926: Miner sitting on a ‘locie’ towing ore cars. VPL# 8361. Photographer: Albert Paull

Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr

BC Mining Week Events

Vancouver
Event: Mining Student Night
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 4:30pm to 7:00pm
Location: Four Seasons Hotel (791 W Georgia St, Vancouver)
Tickets: Free event, RSVP.

Vancouver
Event: Explore for More Careers – Career Day in Mining
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Segal Graduate School of Business (SFU @ 500 Granville St, Vancouver)
Tickets: RSVP.

Vancouver
Event: sheTalks Resources
Date: Monday, May 4, 2015 from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Location: BCIT Downtown Campus (555 Seymour St, Vancouver)
Tickets: Available for purchase online.

Vancouver
Event: BC Mining Week Opening Reception and Mining Person of the Year
Date: Monday, May 4, 2015 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: Five Sails Restaurant (999 Canada Place, Vancouver)
Tickets: Available for purchase online.

Elk Valley
Event: Elk Valley Mine Tours
Date: Daily, May 4th to May 8th
Tickets: Free, but must book your seat in advance.

Vancouver
Event: BC Mining Week Community Fair
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from 10:00am to 2:30pm
Location: Creekside Community Centre (1 Athletes Way, Vancouver)
Tickets: Free and open to all.

Vancouver
Event: Women in Mining Reception
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Pan Pacific Hotel Oceanview Suite (999 Canada Place, Vancouver)
Tickets: Purchase in advance

Vancouver
Event: Teck’s Annual Celebrity Pie Throw
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Location: Vancouver Art Gallery (front lawn)
Tickets: Free event for spectators.

Business Luncheons
Prince George, Sparwood, Smithers, Kamloops, Vancouver.

Britannia Beach
Event: Family Fun Day at the Britannia Mine Museum
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Britannia Beach, Sea to Sky (Hwy 99), 45 minutes north of Vancouver
Tickets: Britannia Mine Museum rates apply.

Kamloops
Event: Kamloops Community Fair
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 11:00am to 4:00pm
Location: Big Little Science Centre (655 Holt St, Kamloops)
Tickets: Free to attend and fun for the whole family!

Princeton
Event: Mining Day in Princeton
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Veteran’s Square, Downtown Princeton
Tickets: Free to attend and fun for the whole family!

Prince George
Event: Prince George Mining Week Pub Night
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: BX Pub (433 Carney St, Prince George)
Tickets: RSVP.

Victoria
Event: Gold Rush! Eldorado in BC
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Location: Royal BC Museum
Tickets: Required. Click link for purchase info.

Vancouver
Event: Celebrate BC Mining Week with Whitecaps FC
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Location: BC Place
Tickets: Required. Click link for purchase info.

BC Mining Week Contest

In 2011, 2012, and 2013 I partnered with BC Mining Week by hosting giveaways and we’re doing it again this year! You can enter to win an iPad Mini exclusively from BC Mining Week and Miss604, here’s how:

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RT to enter to win an iPad Mini from @ma_bc @Miss604 celebrating #MiningWeek. Find an event: http://ow.ly/McvJq

Follow the Mining Association of BC on Twitter and Facebook for more information about BC Mining Week and surrounding events.

I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, May 8, 2015. This contest is open to residents of BC only. The prize has been furnished by the Mining Association of BC and is no way connected to Apple Computers. Mining Association of BC employees and their relatives are not eligible to win. The prize is a 16GB silver iPad Mini.

Update The winner is Sandra!