Owned Sites
The PCC owns the following prominent Victoria landmarks:
- Crystal Garden
- St. Ann's Academy National Historic Site (Victoria, British Columbia)
- CPR Steamship Terminal
- Inner Harbour
Also properties at 613 Pandora Street and the Stores Building as well as numerous parks and greenspaces within the Capital Region.
The Provincial Capital Commission sponsors a number of festivals and events each year in the provincial Capital, including BC Day, Canada Day, Victoria Dragon Boat Festival, Buskers Festival, Fringe Theatre, Ska, Swiftsure International Yacht Race, Classic Boat Festival, National Aboriginal Day/First Peoples Festival and more.
The PCC also produced one of the largest events ever held in Victoria's Inner Harbour to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of British Columbia. Festival 150 drew more than 50,000 people into the harbour area to watch Burton Cummings, Sarah McLachlan, Feist, Colin James and other performers on a stage in front of the Parliament Buildings. The Sunday, August 3, 2008 celebration was opened by BC Premier Gordon Campbell and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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