CHATTERBOX GIFTS

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This is your gateway to the BC Museum of Mining. It houses the admissions desk, TV and Movie Hall of Fame, exciting interactive Gift Shop and is an education center for all levels of Rockhounders and Palentologists

- The Museum's Gift Shop features many fine items including one of a kind gifts and unique crafts, jewelry, minerals, rocks, fossils, souvenirs, toys, and a wide array of reference, fiction, history and children’s books.

- Proceeds of the Gift Shop go towards the operation of the Museum.
- The Gift Shop is open whenever the Museum is open for public and pre-scheduled tours.
- Teacher and Rockhounders appreciate the easy order form available for our Rock and Mineral Kits or Custom orders available. To access the form please see Educational Services – Rock and Mineral Page
- The TV and Movie Hall of Fame is also housed here, where you can see pictures of many favourite shows and major motion pictures filmed here.














‘Chatterbox Gift Shop’ - History in the Name

The name of our Gift Store was not named after ‘Chatterbox Falls’, on the Sunshine Coast as many people think. It is named after a historic focal point of the Community that was the Chatterbox Café. The café was originally built on the side of the Community Gym and was run by Mavis and Len Bjorkman. ‘Juke boxes, french fries and wonderful ice cream treats made the place a haven for teenagers in the after-school hours after the school bus arrived, and for adults at other times of the day.

In the early 70’s, when the mine started closing down, there was a proposal put forth for a mine museum. Despite the success of the museum project, the Beach community continued to shrink. Britannia’s dwindling population could no longer support the Chatterbox, so on Sunday, August 27, 1972, the Chatterbox Café closed. The gift store was named in this Café’s honor and somewhat recaptures the premise that it was a meeting place as it also holds admissions and is an education center all year long.