PHILANTHROPY: Teck donates $1-M to BC Museum of Mining

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Teck Resources of Vancouver has made a $1-million donation to the BC Museum of Mining in Britannia Beach. The funds will go towards the museum's three-phase redevelopment project focused on preserving its heritage buildings and mining collections, creating and enhanced visitor experience and transforming the historic mining site into a vibrant, internationally recognized destination.

The museum's attractions include 15 historic buildings and an underground mining tunnel as well as the recently completed $5-million rehabilitation of the 20-storey mill building, a National Historic Site and one of the last gravity-fed concentrator mills in North America.

The Britannia project, due for completion in late summer, will offer an exciting new venue for local arts and culture as well as provide visitors with a memorable experience, celebrating ideas and practices of renewal and sustainability. The new site will feature restored heritage buildings, historic research and preservation, education exhibits and services, arts and culture initiatives, fun family entertainment and engagement about mining.

Visit www.BCMM.ca to learn more.