PD Day of winter activities at the Oil Museum of Canada

Oil Springs, ON - Students with a PD Day Friday, February 1 are being invited to the Oil Museum of Canada for a day of winter activities.

The event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., features snowshoeing, winter crafting stations, and the exploration of winter-themed artifacts from the museum's permanent collection.

The event is by drop-in, no registration is required however children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission for children ages 4-12 is $3, students over 12 years of age $4, adults $5 and family admission is $15.

The Oil Museum of Canada (OMC) is a designated National Historic Site, situated on the world’s first commercial oil field. Located in Ontario’s first designated Industrial Heritage District, and designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, the museum preserves and interprets the important history of Lambton’s contributions to the worldwide oil industry. The ten acre site features four historic buildings with reconstructed spring-pole and three-pole derricks dominating the property. A series of jerker lines, pumping stations, storage tanks and oil wagons combine with the material in the museum collection to bring the fascinating story of the oil industry to life. The main exhibition centre, constructed in 1960, houses over 9,000 artifacts that interpret the international influence of Lambton’s proud oil heritage.

For more information about the Oil Museum of Canada, visit OilMuseum.ca.

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Please contact:

Erin Dee-Richard

Curator/Supervisor, Oil Museum of Canada

County of Lambton

519-834-2840

erin.dee-richard@county-lambton.on.ca