RiverFest 2017 lured thousands of people to New Westminster’s waterfront last weekend.
Fraser River Discovery Centre estimates 10,000 people attended RiverFest 2017 on Saturday to check out the festival and view the new Journey Through the Working River exhibit at Discovery Centre.
“Response to our new exhibit was amazing, but it is only the start of what is to come,” said Discovery Centre executive director Stephen Bruyneel. “The centre is ready to take the next step in becoming a ‘go-to’ attraction for visitors of all ages.”
RiverFest, held on Saturday, Sept. 23 at Westminster Quay, included entertainment (including a performance by Bobs and LoLo), food trucks, interactive activities, children’s activities, an artisan market, presentations and the Lucille Johnstone workboat parade. It also served as the launch to Fraser River Discovery Centre’s new working river exhibit, Journey Through the Working River.
This fall, Fraser River Discovery Centre is offering two of its popular public-engagement programs for adults. Faces of the Fraser highlights speakers who tell their personal or professional Fraser River stories, while the Fraser River Dialogues series features key Fraser River issues in a “fireside chat” format facilitated by Bruyneel.
Fraser River Discovery Centre is also offering two new Working River school programs for its younger audiences.
“With so much to over, we are revising our admission policy and increasing our hours of operation,” Bruyneel said in a press release. “Starting after Thanksgiving, the centre will be open five days a week and moving from ‘admission by donation’ to a more traditional ticket purchase system. The prices will be the same as the current suggested donation levels, so regular visitors won’t really see any change. As an added bonus, if you come before Nov. 2, you can get in for half price.”
