Provincial Fair - Day 4

Today is the day we've all been waiting for - the Provincial Fair Showcase!

After breakfast we all put on our blue shirts and name tags, gathered our display boards and models then boarded the bus. After setting up in the lobby of the Royal B.C. Museum, we assembled outside to march together into Mungo Martin House for the opening ceremonies.

Butch Dick welcomed us into Mungo Martin house and performed a traditional song of his people. Our Masters of Ceremony introduced the dignitaries that attended, including several MLAs and MPs. Each of the dignitaries said a few words, each with a similar sentiment echoing the importance of studying the past and congratulating the students on their hard work and dedication as young historians.  Michael Gurney, President of the BC Heritage Fairs Society (and our master photographer for the week) said a few words before he declared the 2015 Provincial Fair open. 

We spent the next several hours telling the public about our projects - hopefully we were able to teach them something new! We also saw some familiar faces as we had some  parents and family friends stop by to visit our displays. 

Sahir's project: Les Outils

Gracie's Project: L'immigration Canadienne

Irene's Project: General Currie Elementary School

Wesley's Project: RCMP

Jaia's Project: Building B.C.: The Indo-Canadian Pioneers of Paldi, on Vancouver Island

Urvee's Project: Dance - A Universal Expression

After packing up our displays, we had a few hours to explore downtown Victoria. We picked up some cool drinks to enjoy while sitting by the waterfront then spent the rest of our time browsing through the shops and buying a few souvenirs to bring home with us to Richmond.

We sung our way back to the university on our bus and had a bit of down time before heading off to our banquet dinner. Once at our tables, we learned that we would need to answer trivia questions correctly in order to get our food. While we knew some of the answers, we were at a disadvantage sitting near the back of the room and ended up being  second to last to get dinner by telling Evan what the motto was on B.C.'s Coat of Arms. After a photo slideshow of the week's activities, alumni speeches, the presentation of thank you gifts to the chaperones and organizers and Michael's poem, we danced the night away (until it was time to head back to our rooms to pack and journal!)