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B.C. Day celebration on in Burnaby

Burnaby Village Museum hosting Market Monday for the holiday

B.C. Day promises to be packed with fun family activities, thanks to the Burnaby Village Museum.

The museum is hosting Market Monday on B.C. Day, Monday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

"There's not a particular focus, it's more like come and celebrate the  middle of the summer," said the museum's Nancy Stagg. "It's more stay at home and celebrate the area."

There will be vendors onsite and activities for kids throughout the day. There will be platen press and blacksmith demonstrations. There is a scavenger hunt with prizes, a stiltwalker, musicians and heritage games.

From noon to 1:30 p.m., a museum interpreter is leading a Ladies of the Lake walking tour, which includes the bold female characters that lived in the area's homes, like the Hart House and the Ceperley mansion.

"They were very independent thinking women. The woman from the Hart House had her own company, where she raised plants and sold them," said Stagg. "And Mrs. Ceperley was a force to be reckoned with. ... She was a very independent woman."

The Squares, a local barbershop quartet, will be providing the musical entertainment.  

People from the Squamish First Nation will be doing demonstrations on wool-weaving and basket making, while they share stories on their craft and their people's history.

Admission to Market Monday is free, but not all vendors accept debit, so bring extra cash, as there is no ATM onsite.

Market Monday  vendors:

  • Barefoot Books - children's books
  • Creative Leathercrafts- leather belts, wallets, hair clips
  • Gala Rainbowstone - natural stone, leather jewelry
  • Nasty Free Naturals - body and pet products
  • Mikey's and Sandy's Berry Farm - berry plants and veggies
  • Sweet Thea Cakes - pies and tarts
  • Slavic Rolls - pastry rolls