Our 100th year was finally over yesterday, March 3rd and what a year it was. The Time Capsule was buried next to the caboose on Friday, witnessed by a small group of councillors, public works crew and a couple of bystanders. Hopefully more people will show up when it is opened 25 years from now! The [...] [...]
|
|
||
|
As we come to the end of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, we thought we would share this with you. It is an incredible 3 minute video of the life of an amazing woman. Enjoy [...] “Quench” is the name of our Duncan Centennial Fountain. The KWAKWAKA’WAKW honouring chant starts at about 6:30. The first Official Drink was taken by Ken Slade of Drillwell, who drilled Duncan’s first wells 40 years ago. The dog of distinction is Tony, with handler Cst. Henderson. Tony has found lost children, lost seniors and hunted down [...] [...] Jubilee Gardens in Centennial Park As a legacy of Cowichan Community Kitchens 20th Anniversary and the City of Duncan’s Centennial, CCK are partnering to build an outdoor Community Kitchen Centennial Park. They are excited that the BC Arts Council has come forward with funding for part of this project. The kitchen will include a covered, wood-fired, adobe and [...] [...] What a wonderful day it was on Friday for the unveiling of the Duncan Centennial Drinking Fountain! About 150 people showed up to witness Town Crier Ben Buss call the crowd to order and listen to speaker Dzawada’enuxw Chief Frank Nelson welcome the crowd. He and many of the family of sculptor Rande Cook were [...] [...] Calvin Hunt delivered the maquette last night. It is 34″ high and the completed pole will be 34′ tall. The figures, in order are, The Eagle, The Guardian Spirit, William Chalmers Duncan, the Thunderbird, the Orca and the Chief Maker. The Chief Maker is a woman and this figure honours all women. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item [...] [...] [ October 5, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] In celebration of the City of Duncan’s Centenary in 2012 the Duncan BIA, in partnership with the Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives and the Centennial Committee of the City of Duncan, is pleased to announce the official opening of a new outdoor historical exhibit, Duncan’s V.I. – the story of the settlement of Duncan. The [...] [...] We thought we would have had dozens of Centennial Baby applications by now, but we only have five! Anyone with a Duncan (V9L) postal code can come in and fill out an application at city hall, or download the application here. Bring the application, along with a photo of your baby, or you and your baby, [...] [...] Artist Rande Cook is starting to put the fine details into the clay that will be the basis for the mold for the Duncan Centennial Fountain. This fountain, which will compliment the City’s Totem collection will be a stand alone tourist attraction. The unveiling date is scheduled for October 26th at 2:00 pm. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 [...] [...] After a relatively quiet afternoon in City Square for Intercultural Day hosted by the wonderful people at Cowichan Green Community, the energy ramped up considerably by 7:00 when over 600 people packed the square to hear and dance to Delhi 2 Dublin. For just over an hour and a half without a break the Punjabi/Celtic [...] [...] |
||
|
Copyright © 2013 duncancentennial.ca - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||