Three Historic Sites in Cariboo In For Upgrades

Friday, October 15, 2010 10:28 AM

Quesnel, B.C. - The federal and provincial governments have announced funding of more than $700,000 for three projects that will put unemployed resource workers in the Cariboo region back on the job. Funding is being provided through the Community Adjustment Fund and the Job Opportunities Program.

The funding will support improvements at Cottonwood House, Hat Creek ranch and Barkerville, with 21 workers in the region gaining short-term job experience.

The Board of Education of School District 28 (Cottonwood House): Seven workers will be employed to complete installation of a wheelchair accessible washroom, painting and reparation of buildings, installation or removal of fencing, and
trail and forest maintenance at the Cottonwood House Historic Site.

Federal Funding: $81,169
Provincial Funding: $168,831
Total Funding: $250,000Note: An additional $100,000 is being provided to School District 28 through the Tuition Assistance Program under the Community Development Trust to coordinate and deliver a Heritage Restoration Certificate to workers restoring the three heritage sites.

Friends of Historic Hat Creek Ranch: Seven workers will be employed to complete repairs to eight historic buildings and three non-historic buildings including painting, roofing; repairs to walls, floors, windows and trim; building of storm windows and re-chinking of log structures.

Federal Funding: $81,168
Provincial Funding: $168,832
Total Funding: $250,000

Barkerville Heritage: Seven workers will be employed to restore three heritage buildings on the Barkerville Heritage Site: Sam Toy, Mok Wo, and Lowhee Shed.

Federal Funding: $68,588
Provincial Funding: $131,412
Total Funding: $200,000

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Posted by: seamutt on October 15 2010 10:49 AM

Barkerville is very important to the history of BC and Canada but is almost ignored by the governments. Back east it is obscene to see the money spent on historic sites compared to out west. If it was not for Barkerville we would be speaking American.

Posted by: He spoke on October 15 2010 12:41 PM

ya say 'merican.

good keep that money flowing. It keeps people employed and hopefull.

Posted by: alex1212 on October 15 2010 1:10 PM

drop some of the perks idiots get in victoria and ottawa, then bring that money back to regions that have pride in history and local .makes me sick that a fat piece of crap like mike duffy or pamelea whatever in the stupid senate !! spend our money !!!

Posted by: hood rich on October 15 2010 4:10 PM

We have gotten little value for having two government MP's from Prince George. The conservatives are useless.

Posted by: weaksauce on October 15 2010 5:16 PM

Last time I checked Americans spoke English.

Posted by: seamutt on October 15 2010 6:07 PM

Lots of merican's don't now what we speak.

Posted by: weaksauce on October 15 2010 6:08 PM

Bigot

Posted by: verballabel on October 15 2010 8:57 PM

"Friends of Barkerville" do a lot with helping Barkerville.

http://www.barkerville.bc.ca/

Posted by: d.mcgowan99 on October 16 2010 4:23 PM

It's a good thing there is a "Friends of Barkerville"! It seems we can't depend on our governments to ensure the proper funding even though we keep insisting they spend OUR money in such places.
There fore we have to support the "Friends" if we want things to happen.
And yes, there are some great historic sites in Ontario and further east that think they are under-funded but they recieve far more than equaly important sites here in the west.
There seems to be a force promoting stories about some of those eastern sites which have nothing to do with reality while suggesting my stories about western sites are "out of proportion".
Naturally, I don't agree.
Dave
www.dmmcgowan.blogspot.com

Posted by: gimmeabreak on October 16 2010 10:54 PM

Hey Alex 1212...isn't it great to be anonymous and make nasty comments like you do? i.e. "fat piece of crap like Mike Duffy and pamela whatever in the stupid senate". The world is full of people like you who hide behind anonymity and feel they have the right to make obscene, nasty and stupid comments like you do....does it make you feel good to be a coward speaking from the darkness of "Alex 1212? Does it make you feel important? Do you really think your comments will make you some sort of hero to anyone?

Alex 1212, by your comments, you appear to be a very sorry example of a person who is incapable of saying anything that resembles intelligent....

I pity you and your sorry lot in life.