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BC Forest Discovery Centre

V9L 6C2 Duncan, Canada (British Columbia)
Address 2892 Drinkwater Road
 
 
Floor area only roughly guessed: 400 000 m² / 4 305 564 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Open Air Museum
  • Steam engines/generators/pumps
  • Agricultural
  • Fire Brigade
  • Trucks / Lorries
  • Craft
  • Combustion engines/generators/pumps
  • Railway
  • Mills
  • Mine- & Parc Railways
  • Post

Opening times
 Easter - September: see museum's website for hours and events

Admission
Status from 02/2014
 June 1 through Labour Day Adults $16; Seniors: $14; Youth (13 to 18 years old ): $14; Children (3 to 12 years old): $11; reduced in April, May, September
Contact
Tel.:+1+250-715-111  eMail:info.bcfdc shawlink.ca  
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.bcforestdiscoverycentre.com
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Location / Directions
N48.801944° W123.715278°N48°48.11664' W123°42.91668'N48°48'6.9984" W123°42'55.0008"
The BC Forest Discovery Centre is located off the #1 highway in Duncan, B.C., Canada. The museum is one hour North of Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island, and 35 minutes South of Nanaimo.
Description

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The BC Forest Discovery Centre, located in Duncan, chronicles the history of logging in British Columbia, Canada. Its mission is to be British Columbia's foremost interpreter and presenter of the forest community – past, present and future. It is a 100 acre site with 3 km of operational 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway.
 

Collection

There are indoor and outdoor exhibits spread over a 100-acre (40 ha) site, including operating steam and gas rail equipment plus logging trucks. There are forest and nature trails, picnic area, playground, gift shop and a concession. At the Centre visitors can explore a reconstructed logging camp, forest fire lookout tower and the ranger's station.

The Centre has its own heritage railway, a train pulled by a century old steam locomotive which was once used in the filling in of the North Vancouver harbour. Along the route is one of the first pre-fabricated school houses, a trestle over Somenos Lake and an operational waterwheel.

The Forest Discovery Center has seven steam locomotives in its collection.
1. Mayo Lumber Company #3 Shay (class B) (was on loan to Kettle Valley Steam Railway 1995-2009)
2. Hillcrest Lumber Company #1 Shay (class B) (​914 mm gauge)
3. Bloedel Stuart & Welch Shay (class B) #1 (​1435 mm standard gauge)
4. Shawnigan Lake Lumber #2 Climax (class B) (​1435 mm standard gauge)
5. Hillcrest Lumber Company #9 Climax (class B) (​1435 mm standard gauge) - the only operational Climax locomotive in Canada)
6. Cowichan Valley Railway #24 Vulcan 0-4-0T "Suzie" (​914 mm gauge)
7. Cowichan Valley Railway #25 Vulcan 0-4-0T "Samson" (​914 mm gauge)

In addition, these diesel locomotives are also part of the collection:
1. Cowichan Valley Railway #23 "Sandy" Plymouth 8-ton
2. Cowichan Valley Railway #27 "Handy Andy" speeder
3. British Columbia Forest Products #9 Whitcomb Locomotive Works (80-ton 0-4-4-0 diesel)
 

Smokejumpers and Water Pumpers

Housed in our Ranger Station and Lookout Tower, this new interactive exhibit interprets the jobs involved in Wildfire Management. It will include our simulated wildfire game played inside a helicopter!
 

Ride the Train

Ride one of our historic trains over the Somenos Lake trestle! Relax and enjoy views of the 100-acre museum from the train.
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