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A collection of brochures for the High on Ice Winter Festival from 2006-2010, an ice carving competition hosted by the Fort St. John Community Arts Council in partnership with the City of Fort St. JOhn.
On August 5th 1962 the Fort St. John Flying Club Presented an Airshow that consisted of stunt flying, new aircraft on display, airplane rides etc. A U.S. Army Air Force Globemaster was a feature attraction.
The Fort St. John Visitor Information Centre’s calendar of events for 2002.
An event schedule for Fort St. John’s Festival of Northern Winter Lights in 2002.
Minutes from Fort St. John’s Northern Ice Lights Festival Committee meeting in 2002 that includes event planning details for the Festival.
A flyer advertising the Ice Sculptors Workshop with artist, and former Fort St. John resident, Peter Vogelaar.
Newsletters that feature Fort St. John’s Festival of Northern Lights, an ice and snow sculpting event that is part of Fort St. John Community Art Council’s Ice and Snow Sculpting Program. The newsletters feature photos, articles, and some pictures from the High on Ice Winter Festival, which came after the snow sculpting program.
The Airshow in 1994 was held on July 16th and 17th in Fort St. John. Tickets were sold at the Esso Service Station and the North Peace Cultural Centre. It was advertised as a spectacular event.
In a second archaeological dig at the Charlie Lake Cave (starting July 1, 1991), Simon Fraser University archaeology students found arrowheads, spearheads, stone scraping, cutting and grinding tools and animal bones that dated back to 4,000 years before the dig. A proposal for a Regional Tourist Information and Interpretive Centre was submitted in 1988.
Residents had the opportunity to record their thoughts or ideas in a civic poem launched by the Fort St. John Poetics Research Group on Canada Day. Submissions were taken at the July 1st celebration at Centennial Park.
The Reflection is an arts and heritage newsletter from the Fort St. John Community Arts Council. This sample includes two issues from February 2007 and November 2008. It higlights the upcoming events of the city.
The CDC Talent Show in 1979 put all the money towards the fund for new a building and equipment for the Child Development Centre. The show was full of a variety of different acts, from singing, to dancing, to poetry. Master of Ceremonies Bob Bennett made a contribution by having his beard and mustache shaved off at the end of the show.
Newspaper articles regarding the Expo ’86 Legacy Project published in 1985. The articles include ways to get involved in the performances of Expo ’86, a shot of the committee, which included Sue Popesku, and progress on the Legacy Project.
Posters advertising the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council’s annual Regional Juried Art Exhibits. The 2011 exhibit was held in Hudson’s Hope, the 2015 exhibit in Tumbler Ridge, and the 2016 exhibit in Chetwynd.