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The April 25 their annual history conference will once again be scheduled for Surrey after this yearsa国际传媒檚 event was cancelled.

sa国际传媒淗osting in Surrey next year made sense given the amount of work, passion, and excitement generated for this yearsa国际传媒檚 event,sa国际传媒� said Shannon Bettles, BCHF president. sa国际传媒淲e look forward to continue working with the Surrey Historical Society.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淲ow! We were hoping for that!sa国际传媒� exclaimed Michael Gibbs, president of the Surrey Historical Society, after he was notified the SHS was once again chosen to host.

The SHS was set to host the original event in Cloverdale from June 5-7, 2020, until the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the world.

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sa国际传媒淓veryonesa国际传媒檚 excited and wesa国际传媒檙e all looking forward to hosting the conference in 2021,sa国际传媒� Gibbs told the Cloverdale Reporter.

After Gibbs heard the good news, he began working the phones. sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e been in touch with everyone that was involved with the (2020 conference),sa国际传媒� he said. sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e had positive responses sa国际传媒� meaning they all said, sa国际传媒榶es, wesa国际传媒檇 love to be involved againsa国际传媒� sa国际传媒� from about one-third of them.sa国际传媒�

Gibbs added that no one he contacted said they werensa国际传媒檛 interested in participating in the 2021 event, but that he had only heard back from about one-third of everyone he called.

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e spoken with guest speakers, sponsors, partners, and there is great excitement. It gives me a good base to work from.sa国际传媒�

While Gibbssa国际传媒檚 time as president will soon be up, he will still be the go-to organizer for the conference after his term ends.

He noted the date for the conference will most likely be in June again, but he stressed that nothing has been decided yet. He did say the conferencesa国际传媒檚 theme would change.

sa国际传媒淏ecause it will be British Columbiasa国际传媒檚 sesquicentennial in 2021, the primary theme of the conference will relate to our provincesa国际传媒檚 150-year anniversary.sa国际传媒�

Gibbs added, sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 very excited for this second chance.sa国际传媒�

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