Resurfacing: Memories of the Royston Lumber Company and the No 1. Japanese Townsite

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Friday, April 7th, 2017
2:00 PM to 5:30 PM

On Friday, April 7th, from 2:00 to 3:00, the Cumberland Museum and Archives invites the public to join us for a presentation on the Royston Lumber Company and the community of Japanese Canadians who lived and worked there.

The presentation showcases archival photos, artifacts, film and oral histories from the museum’s collections. Then, at 4:00, join Dawn Copeman for a guided walking tour of the No. 1 Japanese townsite in Coal Creek Historic Park, where a prominent Japanese Canadian community flourished for 49 years, until 1942 when the Government of Canada enacted the War Measures Act and thirty-one families were forcibly removed.

Meet at the Cumberland Museum and Archives at 3:30 to walk to the site, or meet at the parking lot entrance to the No. 1 Japanese townsite on Cumberland Lake Road at 4:00. For further information, or directions, visit www.cumberlandmuseum.ca

These commemorative events are made possible by the Comox Valley Community Foundation and the Community Fund for Canada’s 150. By donation. Pre-registration not required.