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Each year, the historic cannery in Steveston presents the ‘Festival of Trees,’ a holiday display featuring trees decorated by local merchants and organizations.
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Cannery ‘Festival of Trees’ will open with new online voting option
By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Published 12:57 PST, Sat November 28, 2020
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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For the first time, people can vote in this year’s Festival of Trees online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each year, festive trees are decorated by local merchants and organizations and displayed inside Steveston’s Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. In addition to the new online voting option, the cannery will also be open for in-person viewing and voting, starting Tuesday (Dec. 1) with additional protocols in place.
There will be 15 trees decorated this year, says marketing and visitor services manager Mimi Horita. She adds that, as expected, some groups have cancelled due to different circumstances during this unusual year.
“We did not hold a ‘decorating party’ this year, and scheduled the decorating times over a one-week period to ensure safe distancing,” Horita says of the changes to this year’s planning.
While advance tickets are not required, capacity will be reduced to allow for physical distancing. In keeping with new public health restrictions, all visitors must wear a face mask while visiting the display. Staff and volunteers at the cannery also wear masks at all times.
The Festival of Trees will be open daily from Dec. 1 to 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Dec. 24 it will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Regular admission is $11.90 for adults and $10.20 for seniors, with youth under age 17 and society members able to enter for free. Admission will be by donation on Sundays: Dec. 6, 13 and 20. For more information, call 604-664-9009.
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