It’s All in the Hipes

Places of Interest Nearby

Britannia Mine Museum

Museum

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The Britannia Mine Museum, formerly British Columbia Museum of Mining, is a non-profit organization in Britannia Beach, 55 km kilometres north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on the Sea-to-Sky Highway on Howe Sound. Britannia Mine Museum is situated 3½ km north of It’s All in the Hipes.

Britannia Mines Concentrator

Historic building

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The Britannia Mines Concentrator is a National Historic Site of Canada. The large, inclined gravity mill was built on the northwest side of Mount Sheer to assist the transfer of copper ore through the chemical and mechanical processes of the plant. Britannia Mines Concentrator is situated 3½ km north of It’s All in the Hipes.

Places in the Area

Lions Bay-Britannia Beach

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Stretching along the eastern shore of Howe Sound, Lions Bay to Britannia Beach is a series of small communities and parks offering some gorgeous views, outdoor recreation and 30 km of some of the most spectacular driving in Canada.

Woodfibre

Locality

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Woodfibre, originally Britannia West, was a pulp mill and at one time a small company town, on the west side of upper Howe Sound near Squamish, British Columbia. The mill closed in March 2006. Woodfibre is situated 8 km north of It’s All in the Hipes.

It’s All in the Hipes

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