Title: A New Concept to preserve Heritage
1A New Concept to preserve Heritage create
Museum Sustainability
2Western Canada Heritage Centre
- It is planned as a complex or cluster of three
- major buildings in the City of Kamloops,
- housing six full size Museums, and many
- Tourist related specialty exhibits.
- Also planned is a large outdoor site to be
- designed in a Heritage Park style, and located
- at Campbell Creek. It will display Heritage
- Equipment such as Heavy Duty Machinery
- from Mining, Military, Agriculture, Forestry,
- and Construction.
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3Western Canada Heritage Centre
- This Centre is being developed as a full service
Tourist Destination site. - Circular route Heritage Bus Tours leave from our
Centre and visit some of British Columbias
heritage sites, cattle ranches, mines, forestry,
and other heritage and tourist interest sites. - After returning to Kamloops they enjoy a ride on
the 2141 Steam Engine Train or other special
events available to them. -
4Western Canada Heritage Centre
CP Railway Yard
Lorne Street Kamloops BC
Building 2
Building 1
7th.
6th.
Building 3
Old Red Bridge
Pioneer Park
South Thompson River
5Western Canada Heritage Centre
- Building 1.
- Three full size Museums.
- Cultural spaces, multi-cultural.
- Arts and Artisan work spaces.
- Performing Arts, potential for very large
theatre. - Kamloops Big Little Science Centre.
- Entire top floor for Convention and Conference
Centre with full catering. - Commercial lease spaces for centres revenue.
6Western Canada Heritage Centre
- Building 2
- Three of our existing Museums, more space.
- Two major sized Tourist Attractions.
- Dozens of working Model Railway exhibits
portraying railway construction history. - Gift Shop retails for all museums and artisans.
- Conference/Convention Centre top floor.
- Workshop for Model Railway volunteers.
- Workshop for Artisans and Theatrical needs.
- Commercial lease spaces for revenue.
7Western Canada Heritage Centre
- Building 3.
- The Heritage Railway Roundhouse.
- Roundhouse visitors see actual restoration work
being performed by volunteers. - Pioneer Chinese Railway Workers Museum (CP
Railway - 1880 to 1885). - Heritage Railway Station Museum.
- Railway Cars Locomotives yard.
- Steam locomotive 2141 and the heritage train
station will continue their exciting steam
engine trips.
8Project Model - Overhead View
9Project Model - Looking South View
10Kamloops Heritage Railway Plans
11Kamloops Heritage Railway Plans
12Western Canada Heritage Centre
- We are planning for 6 large museums.
- Three of our present Kamloops museums will be
able to relocate into the centre - Kamloops Museum Archives.
- Rocky Mountain Rangers Military Museum
Archives. - Kamloops Fire Department Museum.
13Western Canada Heritage Centre
- The three new Museums will be
- Pioneer Chinese Railway Workers Heroes of
Confederation Museum. Also an exhibit for the
Chinese who paid the Head Tax in order to stay or
to enter Canada. - Kamloops Heritage Railway Roundhouse Museum,
joined to our Centre by way of an overhead
walkway above the Cheng Interchange railway
track. - RCMP Museum and 2 RCMP Private Collections.
- British Columbia Police exhibit included.
14Our New Museums
1.
Heroes of Confederation Museum
- In memory of the Pioneer Chinese Railway Workers
of 1880 to 1885 - We will reclaim and preserve their culture and
heritage. - We will honour them properly for the sacrifices
they made which then enabled creation of the
Confederation of Canada, keeping USA railroads
out of British Columbia.
15Our New Museums
2.
Kamloops Heritage Railway and Roundhouse Museum
- This museum will be joined to the Heritage Centre
by way of an overhead walkway above the Cheng
Interchange railway track. - Visitors will see the
- Museum and the
- volunteers working
- on refurbishing rail
- cars and steam
- locomotives.
16Our New Museums
3.
RCMP and Municipal Police Museum
- 2 Private RCMP Collections.
- RCMP Museum in Regina will bridge with our
museum. - British Columbia Police history.
- B.C. Municipal Police forces histories.
17Other Inside Exhibits
- The Big Little Science Centre will be able to
relocate to larger spaces and continue to
fascinate students visiting from all over BC, and
for tourists it is a must see also. - Two major sized Tourist Attractions to be named
soon. - Large screen displays showing a BC Map will
depict each stage and contract of the CPR
construction 1880 to 1885, and all Railways built
since. - Model Railway exhibits will be built on the
walls surrounding the Tourist sites and many
other locations to depict how hard it was for
building railways in BC in mid 1880s and the
years after for the other railways.
18Interior Exhibits as suggested.
- Interior Indian Bands exhibitions.
- Two Rivers Métis exhibition.
- Multi-Cultural immigration and settlement
exhibitions. - Ranching Cowboy exhibition.
- Gold Rush era exhibitions.
- BC minerals and gems exhibition.
- BC Forestry heritage pictures and maps.
19Exterior Exhibits.
- The Heritage Corridor, eastward along the
Millennium Trail - A series of concrete Heritage Walls, spaced
separately over a distance, with inscribed name
plates to honour our pioneers, for example - 1. Chinese Railway Workers
- 1880 to 1885 on the Canadian
- Pacific Railway construction.
- 2. Chinese who paid the Head
- Tax to stay or to enter Canada.
- 3. The other multi-cultural
groups who were early pioneer settlers
in Western Canada.
20Heritage Walls continued
- Pioneer Ranch owners and Cowboys.
- Pioneer Political Leaders of BC.
- Leaders of Indian Bands Métis.
- Building of highways pioneers.
- Pioneer Leaders building railways.
- Mining industry pioneers.
- Forest industry pioneers.
- BC Chamber of Commerce.
21Heritage Walls continued
- City of Kamloops pioneers
- Town of North Kamloops.
- Brocklehurst.
- Valleyview.
- Dallas / Barnhartvale.
- Rayleigh.
- Other Improvement Areas before amalgamation.
- Municipal pioneers of other BC Towns.
22Heritage Corridor the 10 year plan.
- Miniature Steam Train, Stagecoach, Hayride Wagon,
and a Paddlewheel River Boat as varied fun
methods of historical transport between the BC
Wildlife Park area and the Heritage Centre. - A walk, bicycle path, and mini-road with Walls of
Honour, History Kiosks, serviced rest areas in
strategic locations along the way. - A Small Tour Bus could also be available, and
perhaps the Heritage Railway 2141.
23The Heritage Centres Goals
- To be a Heritage, Cultural, Science, and Arts
focal centre for the City of Kamloops and the
entire region. - To provide spaces for community workshops, and
educational purposes in the Cultural, Arts,
Science, and Heritage awareness sectors.
24The Centres Goals - continued
- To be a Tourist Destination venue that will
excite the travelling public and encourage them
to stay longer and enjoy all the other amenities
that will be offered in Kamloops. - To be the launch site for circular Tours to other
BC sites, which then return tourists back to
Kamloops for additional overnight stays.
25The Centres Goals - continued
- To be a benefit to Kamloops City and the Thompson
Nicola Regional District by creating a much
higher tourism rate, with a larger percentage
wanting an extra overnight stay. - To work closely with downtown businesses and
those throughout the City to increase their share
of tourist shopping revenues. - To work closely with all the TNRD locations which
are interested in providing heritage stopping
sites for our Circle Tours.
26The Centres Goals - continued
- Work closely with other BC areas with historic
sites to ensure complete heritage coverage by the
Circle Tours. - Annually to expand our Heritage Corridor along
the South Thompson River east to the BC Wildlife
Park and our Military, Mining, Agricultural Heavy
Equipment Compound and Outdoor Museum area.
27Western Canada Heritage Centre will balance the
Budget with revenues from
- Retail spaces leasing, meeting room rentals.
- Guided tours, Entry Fees.
- Gift Shop, Coffee Counters, Family Food Fun.
- Rooftop full-view conference restaurant.
- Large convention catering.
- Membership Fees, and Friends of WCHC Fees.
- Corporate Ads donations.
- Foundation Funds and In Memoriam gifts.
- Fees for sales of local and Circle Tours in BC.
28Proposed Schedule of Project
- Funding Program to be initiated - January of
2009. - Feasibility Study completed July 31, 2009.
- Business plan completed - October 31, 2009.
- Architectural concept complete December 31, 2009.
- Architectural/Engineering Plans March 31, 2010.
- Call for Bids, Phase 1 May, 2010 for July,
2010. - Winning Bid decision September, 2010.
- Construction start Feb./March, 2011.
- Construction completed Phase 1 - May/June, 2012.
29Ongoing Action
To honour the Pioneer Chinese Railway Workers
1880/1885, on Saturday, May 28, 2006 the CP
Railway re-named the Interchange track which
crosses Lorne Street. It is now officially named
Cheng Interchange.
30Ongoing Action
Heroes of Confederation
- We were pleased to announce in early November
2005 that we had received an official
Proclamation by the Province of BC that the week
Nov. 1st to 7th inclusive, is now an officially
proclaimed time to honour those Pioneer Chinese
Railway Workers of 1880 - 1885.
31Ongoing Action
- Kamloops Heritage Railway Engine 2141
- Continues to thrill visitors on the Steam Engine
Train Rides, and so does Bill Miner, our
historical Train Robber. - There will be other new and exciting events or
destinations as soon as available.
32Thank You
- We thank you for your interest in our project
and look forward to inviting you to the grand
opening. - If you would like to volunteer your time and
expertise, or to help the project financially, or
donate artefacts, photos, please contact - Lyle Anderson - Phone 250 376-5390
- Website www.wchca.ca