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SUMMARY:Resurfacing:  Memories of the Royston Lumber Company and the No 1. Japanese Townsite
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/resurfacing-memories-of-the-royston-lumber-company-and-the-no-1-japanese-townsite/
LOCATION:Cumberland :: Cumberland Cumberland, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>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.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>The presentation showcases archival photos, artifacts, film and oral histories from the museum&rsquo;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.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>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 <a href="http://www.cumberlandmuseum.ca">www.cumberlandmuseum.ca</a></p>=0D=0A=
<p>These commemorative events are made possible by the Comox Valley Community Foundation and the Community Fund for Canada&rsquo;s 150. By donation. Pre-registration not required.</p>
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