Heritage on a Plate: Learn, Cook, Connect (workshop)

When
  • February 17 2026, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    • Type
    Community
    Event location
    High Point Community Church and Resource Centre 
    Event address
    949 Fullerton Avenue, Vic West

    B.C. Heritage Week theme of 2026: Stir the Pot

    Heritage on a Plate: Learn, Cook, Connect.

    Food Heritage & Healthy Meal Prepping on a Budget Workshop, 

    A collaboration of Esquimalt Municipal Archives & Salvation Army, High Point Community Church

    This interactive event begins with a visual presentation by Dr. Dulma Karunarathna, Archivist at the Esquimalt Municipal Archives, exploring food heritage through archival photographs and records. Participants will then participate in a collaborative cooking demonstration to prepare an international heritage meal.

    Attendees will help cook, share the meal, receive a take-home ingredient kit along with the recipe to recreate the dish at home. 

    📞 Register: 250-383-6290 or email Mariana.Gerenska@SalvationArmy.ca
     

    This program promotes social connections, home cooking, wellbeing, budget-friendly meals, and the continuation of food heritage traditions.

    All are welcome. Registration required by February 12, 2026

    For more information, contact 
    Contact phone
    250-383-6290
    Contact email
    Mariana.Gerenska@SalvationArmy.ca