How to Support the BC Forest Discovery Centre
Donate to the Centre
The BC Forest Discovery Centre is operated by the BC Forest Museum Society and is a registered charity. Community and corporate donations are an important part of the museum’s continued operation.
Purchase a Membership
Join us in helping to conserve the BC Forest Discovery Centre with a yearly membership. You’ll enjoy the many benefits that membership offers. Individual, family and corporate options available.
Volunteer at the Centre
Dedicated volunteers log over 10,000 hours at the BC Forest Discovery Centre each year. There are many volunteer opportunities available including special events, education program, artifact restoration, and construction. We welcome new volunteers all the time!
Full Steam Ahead Fundraising Campaign
The BC Forest Discovery Centre has for many years offered a ‘Steam Train Excursion’ featuring locomotives built at the turn of the previous century and used in the forest industry.
The excursion features a 2.5 km narrow gauge track system that winds its way through a 100 acre wooded forest area dotted with many artifacts that the industry both used and developed.
This attraction has been the mainstay of the BC Forest Discovery Centre for years and is the focal point of most family visits.
Both steam locomotives and the overall track system are in need of serious capital attention. One locomotive has been idle for several years requiring a new boiler, while the other unit has been in service for 17 years without a major refit. The estimated capital requirement is in excess of $200,000.
Your donations to our railway capital fund will ensure that we can continue to maintain and operate our heritage logging railway.
Individual Support
Financial – Donations of cash are always gratefully accepted. Amounts over $100 are eligible for a tax receipt in the amount of the donation.
In Kind – Donations of goods or services help the museum achieve its goals. Whether it’s an offer of building materials or specialized labour we can use your help! Tax receipts may be available.
Artifacts or Archival Materials – The Centre carefully collects objects and records that reflects the early history of coastal logging and the forest industry of British Columbia. Our Collections Committee evaluates the relevance of potential donations to the Centre’s mandate. If interested in making an artifact donation to the Centre, please fill out our “Potential Donation Information Form,” which further explains the donation process and informs the Committee’s final decision.
Tax Receipts – Charitable tax receipts may be available for your donation to the BC Forest Discovery Centre.
For information on tax receipt eligibility please click on the link: Donation Form & Tax Receipt Information
Planned Giving – The BC Forest Discovery Centre can accomplish great things thanks to the generosity of those who have provided for the museum in their estate plans. We are pleased that you have interest in learning about the many benefits of gift plans.
If you have any questions about the best way for you to benefit through a planned gift please call: (250) 715-1113 ext. 23.
Corporate Support
Corporate memberships are currently available. The memberships include a season’s pass to the museum that many businesses loan to valued customers and employees.
Your Corporate Membership entitles you to a general family pass. The pass is transferable and may be used to reward your employees or special customers. You will receive a subscription to our newsletter, election privileges at our AGM, and information racking in our admissions center.
