Float the Boat: $15,000 Milestone Update
What a great Float the Boat weekend! After a wonderfully successful matching donation weekend, and a lovely Community Week, the campaign reached its fifth milestone: the boat now sails at the $15,000...
View ArticleFloat the Boat: $20,000 Milestone Update
We can see the journey’s end on the horizon; only one more milestone to go! The Float the Boat campaign has reached its seventh and penultimate milestone and the boat is now sailing at $20,000....
View ArticleFloat the Boat: $25,000 Milestone Update
What a weekend! We are so delighted to announce that thanks to your generous and targeted efforts, the $25,000 Float the Boat milestone was reached! We’re not quite finished the campaign yet: there...
View Article2024 Classic Boat Festival Scholarships and Bursaries
The application period is now open for the Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd. Young Boaters Scholarship and the CBF Boat Bursary. Both are available to prospective boaters who have barriers to...
View Article2024 Classic Boat Festival Registration is Now Open!
News Release For immediate release9 April 2024 Now in its 45th year, the Classic Boat Festival, run by The Maritime Museum of BC, returns to the Inner Harbour this Labour Day Weekend, from 30 August –...
View ArticleMaritime Museum of BC Celebrates 69th Birthday on April 18 with Community Day
The Maritime Museum of BC is turning 69 this 18 April 2024—celebrate the Museum’s birthday by enjoying admission by donation all day long! About the Celebrations “We first opened our doors on April...
View ArticleContract Employment Opportunity
Join the team at the Maritime Museum of BC for an 18 month contract! Make sure to read through the job posting carefully and follow the application instructions included at the bottom of the posting....
View ArticleInterview with Gregor Craigie for On the Island: Angus Matthews Talks SV Dorothy
Director of the Board at the Maritime Museum of BC, and former Dorothy owner Angus Matthews spoke with Gregor Craigie for On the Island recently. Have a listen at the link! Listen here The 1897...
View ArticleMMBC Presents: 2024 Classic Boat Festival Honorary Commodore Robert G. Allan
Robert Allan is a third-generation naval architect (all of the same name), whose family originally moved to Vancouver from Scotland in 1919. The original Robert Allan founded the company in 1928...
View ArticleCall for Nominations
The Annual General Meeting of The Maritime Museum of British Columbia Society (MMBC) is scheduled to be held on 24 October 2024 at 7:00 PM at the MMBC at 744 Douglas St. The AGM will be a hybrid...
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