THE FUTURE | REHABILITATION OF THE MILL

Before	During	After

The Historic Mill, centerpiece of the BC Museum of Mining and a National Historic Site, is being given a much-needed face-lift. The dignity of the Mill will be restored with the re-roofing and re-cladding of the exterior and the replacing of 18,792 windowpanes, honouring its role in the foundation of our British Columbian and Canadian Heritage.

In addition to our private/public fundraising efforts, the federal and provincial governments each contributed $1 million for the project with the private sector including TeckCominco, Hunter-Dickinson, and the Halbauer family contributing in total $1 million.

Service partners to both the Mill Rehabilitation and Britannia Project, AMEC will provide Project Management. Completing the team will be architects Toby Russell Buckwell and the structural engineering company CWMM, along with staff from the BC Museum of Mining.

Project Timeline

September 2005 - Construction begins
September/October - Window Removal
November 2005 - Main construction tendering
December 2005 - Selection of bid
January/Feb 2006 - Construction begins
March/April 2006 - Completion of work

The restoration of the historic Mill building is an early step towards our vision for the future, The Britannia Project. The Britannia Project will transform Britannia Beach into a compelling world-class innovation and interpretive destination, which embraces history, regeneration and sustainability on a world stage. For further information visit the Britannia Project website. The Britannia Project is being developed by a separate entity, the Britannia Development Corporation, which is involving multi-sectoral industry leaders.