Like many organizations around town, the Maritime Heritage Centre (MHC) is coming out of the pandemic with a big release of pent up energy.

B次元官网网址淓veryoneB次元官网网址檚 just got this renewed drive,B次元官网网址� said Erika Anderson, the MHCB次元官网网址檚 still-relatively-new executive director. B次元官网网址淓verybodyB次元官网网址檚 really enthusiastic and optimistic about the future right now.B次元官网网址�

Because the centre is dependent on rentals, the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll.

B次元官网网址淭he centre had a really hard time during the pandemic because they are so dependent on rentals,B次元官网网址� Anderson said.

But itB次元官网网址檚 bouncing back strong and taking some time to examine its mission and say, B次元官网网址淥kay, are we doing what we want to be doing?B次元官网网址� Anderson said.

The centre has reached out to the community looking to collaborate with other organizations to work on projects. And the response has been positive.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e just been finding, the more I talk to people in the community and the more groups I partner with, the more are coming to us,B次元官网网址� Anderson said.

And besides partnering with other community organizations, the centre has built up its programming. There are school programs, senior programs and you canB次元官网网址檛 ignore the hugely successful knot-tying workshops.

And thereB次元官网网址檚 more to come..

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e been working with the aquarium really closely to work on Ocean Week in Campbell River,B次元官网网址� Anderson said. B次元官网网址淪o there should be announcements around that pretty soon.B次元官网网址�

The MHC is also going to be hosting a Destination Campbell River tourist information pop-up site during the summer.

Another big project this summer pertains to its mission to collect and preserve the areaB次元官网网址檚 marine heritage. The MHC has been funded for a student this summer who is going to work recording and editing videos of some of the oldtimers who have stories about the restored BCP 45, the fishing vessel that is the centreB次元官网网址檚 signal exhibit.

B次元官网网址淪o thatB次元官网网址檚 huge. ThatB次元官网网址檚 really exciting that weB次元官网网址檝e got that project which is going to be launched this summer so we can start to make sure we donB次元官网网址檛 lose some of those stories that some of these people have,B次元官网网址� Anderson said.

There will be a lot of effort made on the educational side of things and the interaction with the heritage of the artifacts in the centre. Related to that is the need for more volunteers, notably tour guides, greeters and security as well as maintenance people.

B次元官网网址淪o, weB次元官网网址檙e looking for volunteers because weB次元官网网址檙e trying to do a lot of things and a thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of projects in the works,B次元官网网址� Anderson said.

If youB次元官网网址檙e interested in helping out, contact the MHC at info@maritimeheritagecentre.ca or call 250-286-3161.

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