Events

A number of events happen on a yearly (or bi-annual) basis. These events are well attended by locals and tourists alike.

Border Town Snowmobile Club Poker Run
3rd Weekend in April
International Days
July 1st - July 4th
This annual event includes both the town of Hyder and Stewart. Canada Day celebrations begin on July 1st with the July 4th American holiday closing the event.
Stewart Annual Bear Festival
August 8-10
Friday night kick -off BBQ, Live music in the Pavilion, refreshment garden with designated drivers.
Saturday events include a pancake breakfast, bake sale, Bear Aware activities, Grad sponsored lunch BBQ, Native carving demo, the watermelon man, amateur & professional photo contests, vender booths and Public library puppet show. Join our community picnic for supper
Join our nature walk on Sunday @ 1:00pm and relax with a game of bingo on Sunday evening.
Local activities include: visiting our local museum, a self guided auto tour to Salmon Glacier and watching the bears at fish creek; Hyder, Alaska
The photo contest in a must see. Professional and novice photographers enter the event by providing their bear photographs. Judges determine the winning photographs. These photographs show a variety of bears in different formats. The photos are displayed at the public market which also includes local arts and crafts.

For more information please call Christy @ 1-250-636-2016 or email @ christycraig@gmail.com

CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: PICTURE BC

PICTURE BC

CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS - The District of Stewart is looking for photographers to participate in a "Picture BC" project created by the Knowledge Network and UBCM. It is an opportunity for our community to be part of province-wide website show casting the beauty and diversity of British Columbia to BC residents and the rest of the world.

The District of Stewart has the opportunity to select ONE PHOTOGRAPHER to represent us on the “Picture BC” website, a partnership project of Knowledge Network and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, with involvement from the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and Arts. The selected photographer will enter into a contract with Knowledge Network, and work in consultation with the District of Stewart to produce 6 photographs between March and October of this year that are representative of Stewart. The photographer will receive a fee of $500 per each of the six photos accepted for inclusion, and will have a bio on the Picture BC website.

The deadlines for this project are very tight. Interested photographers are asked to forward a digital portfolio or web link showcasing their work to Galina Durant a liaison between Knowledge Network/UBCM and the District of Stewart, via rdurant@telus.net by February 22, 2008. As the photographs for Picture BC will be produced over the contract period, it is not necessary for your portfolio shots to showcase Stewart, but should represent your best work as a photographer. The applications will be reviewed and one photographer will be selected by February 29th, 2008.

Additional information will also be posted soon on www.civicnet.bc.ca, under Programs & Services, Local Government Program Services.

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Events