Tumbler Ridge Museum
True to its original goal, the TRMF opened the free museum in 2003 in the Community Centre, where it hosts fascinating exhibits exploring local natural and human history. An historic map collection (including the 1906 first known map of the area), the town’s coal-mining beginnings, and photo exhibits of early pioneers such as Samuel Prescott Fay and Prentiss Gray – including a major display on the construction of the Monkman Pass Highway in the late 1930s – are just a hint of what you will see here. Informative presentations, enjoyable and educational for all ages, tell the story of the dinosaur discoveries, including a number of authentic Tumbler Ridge dinosaur footprints and replicas of others that are still in their original locations.
A high-tech, touch-screen interactive exhibit features dinosaurs, human and natural history, aerial footage of our beautiful waterfalls and much more.
Downstairs is the Sports Hall of Fame, where Tumbler Ridge athletes who have excelled provincially and nationally are highlighted.
Plans are underway to construct a large-scale 125,000 sq. ft. world-class museum in Tumbler Ridge showcasing and protecting British Columbia’s expanding palaeontological resources. The museum’s themes will be: palaeontology, natural history, human history and fossil fuels.
Download the Community Centre Exhibits brochure. (.pdf)
Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre
The PRPRC (the only one of its kind in British Columbia) was established in 2003 by the TRMF to collect, study, preserve and display the exceptional palaeontological resources of the Peace River Region, presided over by our resident palaeontologists, Rich McCrea and Lisa Buckley. Detailed information can be found on the PRPRC website.
http://www.prprc.com
Click here for more information on our dinosaur experiences.
Educational Program
Dinosaur Camp – This Monday to Friday daytime summer program, designed by our resident palaeontologists, is a fun and healthy educational experience (mostly outdoors) for kids 8 to 13, and the only such camp in British Columbia. Can be condensed to a two-day Family Mini-Camp so the whole family can participate together. Click here for more information.
Northern Wilderness Camps – This informative new Monday to Friday daytime summer program offers children 8 to 13 the chance to learn about the natural history of the Peace Region and have fun at the same time. Activities include: hikes through wetlands and alpine ecological zones, identification of plants, study of animal tracks and traces, visits from naturalists, conservation activities and field trips to places such as Bullmoose Marshes and Boulder Gardens. An entertaining, healthy and educational experience!
For more information, click here.