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The April 25 their annual history conference will once again be scheduled for Surrey after this yearB次元官网网址檚 event was cancelled.

B次元官网网址淗osting in Surrey next year made sense given the amount of work, passion, and excitement generated for this yearB次元官网网址檚 event,B次元官网网址� said Shannon Bettles, BCHF president. B次元官网网址淲e look forward to continue working with the Surrey Historical Society.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淲ow! We were hoping for that!B次元官网网址� exclaimed Michael Gibbs, president of the Surrey Historical Society, after he was notified the SHS was once again chosen to host.

The SHS was set to host the original event in Cloverdale from June 5-7, 2020, until the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the world.

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B次元官网网址淓veryoneB次元官网网址檚 excited and weB次元官网网址檙e all looking forward to hosting the conference in 2021,B次元官网网址� Gibbs told the Cloverdale Reporter.

After Gibbs heard the good news, he began working the phones. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e been in touch with everyone that was involved with the (2020 conference),B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e had positive responses B次元官网网址� meaning they all said, B次元官网网址榶es, weB次元官网网址檇 love to be involved againB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� from about one-third of them.B次元官网网址�

Gibbs added that no one he contacted said they werenB次元官网网址檛 interested in participating in the 2021 event, but that he had only heard back from about one-third of everyone he called.

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While GibbsB次元官网网址檚 time as president will soon be up, he will still be the go-to organizer for the conference after his term ends.

He noted the date for the conference will most likely be in June again, but he stressed that nothing has been decided yet. He did say the conferenceB次元官网网址檚 theme would change.

B次元官网网址淏ecause it will be British ColumbiaB次元官网网址檚 sesquicentennial in 2021, the primary theme of the conference will relate to our provinceB次元官网网址檚 150-year anniversary.B次元官网网址�

Gibbs added, B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 very excited for this second chance.B次元官网网址�

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