Like a science fair but with a focus on history and heritage
Dozens of the province's brightest young history buffs will converge on Prince George this summer when this year's edition of the B.C. Heritage Fair is held in the city.
"We're still in the planning stages because it's still a few months away," BCHF coordinator Vedanshi Vala said, adding that field trips within the city will be among the activities.Vala, who is a veteran of both formats, said entries cover a wide assortment of topics - from something as personal as a student's family history to something as grand as the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Students start their projects at the class and school level, then graduate to regional fairs from where the provincial entrants are selected. The tri-fold poster board remains a mainstay, but entrants have been known to incorporate dioramas and the latest in audio and visual media. Heritage fairs have been held in B.C. since the mid-1990s. It will be the first time in at least recent memory that the provincial heritage fair will be held in Prince George.
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