Press Releases

  • Oct 04, 2021

Ore & Orcas

With Howe Sound/Átl’ka7tsem recently designated as a UNESCO biosphere region, it is especially timely that the Britannia Mine Museum is launching ...

  • Aug 24, 2021

Copper and Fire

The Britannia Mine Museum’s annual Copper & Fire Arts community event is returning Saturday, September 18th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring ta...

  • Jul 17, 2021

Connected by Copper: From Cells to Cellphones. Press Release

June 2021 Britannia Beach, B.C. (June, 2021) – Just in time for the latest lifting of travel restrictions within B.C., the Britannia Mine Museum is...

  • Mar 08, 2021

Terra Lab Launches

March 8, 2021 Just in time for Spring Break, the Britannia Mine Museum is launching their Terralab Learning Space and will be introducing special e...

  • Jun 11, 2020

Community News: Carbon Engineering Breaks Ground at Innovation Centre

June 11, 2020 Carbon Engineering, a clean energy company pioneering technologies to remove or reuse carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has brok...

  • May 01, 2019

Britannia Mine Museum's "BOOM!" Opening Weekend June 1 & 2

May 1st, 2019 Launching to the public on the weekend of June 1 & 2, the almost 100-year-old gargantuan Mill building will come to life with BOO...

  • Mar 27, 2019

Britannia Mine Museum Reveals Name of New Theatrical Mill Show "BOOM!"

March 26th, 2019 Launching summer 2019, “BOOM!” is a live-action, multi-sensory special effects show that brings the historic 96-year-old Mill No. ...

  • Oct 11, 2018

Double the Spoo-ook-tacular Halloween Fun at Britannia Mine Museum

October 11th, 2018 It's the witching hour at Britannia Mine Museum this Halloween with two weekends full of Spoo-ook-tacular fun, family-friendly a...

  • Sep 20, 2018

Britannia Mine Museum Unveils New Immersive Mill Show Concept

September 20th, 2018 The Britannia Mine Museum is unveiling the concept designs for the upcoming Mill show experience, a new feature attraction and...

  • Sep 11, 2018

Britannia Mine Museum's Copper & Fire Arts Community Event Returns

September 11, 2018 The Britannia Mine Museum’s annual Copper & Fire Arts community event is returning Saturday, September 15th from 10 a.m. to ...

  • Jul 03, 2018

Britannia Mine Museum featured in Premiere Episode of The Amazing Race Canada

July 3rd, 2018 Season 6 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION is coming up TONIGHT, July 3rd at 8 p.m. PT featuring 10 incredible teams of eve...

  • Apr 30, 2018

Britannia Mine Museum's New Exhibit Celebrates Howe Sound

April 30th, 2018 The Britannia Mine Museum is launching two new exhibits on Saturday, May 26th, 2018 that celebrate the beauty, nature and recove...