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Educational Heritage AttractionsQuick Links: S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society |This listing is for Summer 2020 DOMINION ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY Night Sky Viewing and "Constellation Walks" Free Admission The Saturday Star Parties are now operated by the Friends of the DAO with the support of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the National Research Council.
Full details of the program are available at www.thecentreoftheuniverse.net/star-parties. That page also has a link to our ticketing site on Eventbrite. Tickets are free but need to be reserved in advance since space - and particularly parking space - is restricted on the hill. As of time of writing tickets for July 21, Aug 4, and 11 are all taken, but members of the public are admitted to the site at around 8:30pm if there is still space available. Additionally, the Centre for the Universe Vistors' Centre is open weekdays Tuesday to Friday from 10am-3pm, featuring the Centennial Exhibition commemorating the opening of the observatory in May 1918, courtesy of the Royal British Columbia Museum. Back to top...This listing updated 29 August 2024 S.A.L.T.S. SAIL AND LIFE TRAINING SOCIETY Office hours: Mondays through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. SALTS has offered tall ship adventures and mentorship to young people on the west coast of BC since 1974. Sail training takes place aboard the topsail schooner "Pacific Swift" and the Grand Banks fishing schooner "Pacific Grace." The "Pacific Swift" whose design is well suited to sail training, was built as a working exhibit at Expo '86 and is based on the "Swift" of 1778. The "Pacific Grace" is a replica of the "Robertson II", an original Grand Banks fishing schooner. SALTS also provided sail training on the "Robertson II" before it was retired and sold, and on the "Spirit of Chemanius" before it was sold. The "Pacific Swift" and "Pacific Grace" provide a platform to continue the training of young people and allow the preservation of a valuable link with our maritime past. In 2017, SALTS received the S.S. Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence from Her Honour the Lt. Governor of BC on behalf of the Maritime Museum of BC. |