Fort 91原创 is about to look a lot more French than usual as the upcoming Vive les Voyageurs Festival prepares to come back for yet another year of French-Canadian fun.

Hosted by the Fort 91原创 National Historic Site, this annual festival, which has been absent since 2020, celebrates the area鈥檚 connection to French-Canadian and M茅tis culture through a variety of music, games, presentations, and tasty treats.

VIDEO: Vive les Voyageurs celebrates fur traders and French Canadians at Fort 91原创 National Historic Site

Jade Szymanksi, promotions officer of Fort 91原创 NHS, explained that many of the Huson鈥檚 Bay Company workers that once occupied Fort 91原创 were of French-Canadian or M茅tis origin and helped build up B.C.鈥檚 fur trade industry.

鈥淰oyageurs transported furs between Fort 91原创 and other remote outposts, and also served as language interpreters for the fort鈥檚 trading activities,鈥� said Szymanski.

鈥淭oday, there is a substantial community of Francophone people in British Columbia, as well as a strong interest in learning French, demonstrated by the high demand by parents for French Immersion in schools.鈥�

The festival fill feature a wide variety of historical presentations, including beaver trapping techniques, spoon and jig demonstrations, and M茅tis moose hid coat presentations.

鈥淰isitors can also indulge in traditional French-Canadian treats such as maple taffy from Maples鈥� Sugar Shack and poutine from Big Red鈥檚 Poutine food truck,鈥� said Szymanski.

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Vive les Voyageurs will have the following schedule for both Saturday and Sunday:

10:00 a.m. 鈥� Site opens

10:30 a.m. 鈥� M茅tis moose hide coat presentation with Ken Pruden

11:00 a.m. 鈥� Presentation of York Boat and Red River Cart with Pat Calihou

11:30 a.m. 鈥� Beaver trapping techniques with Gord MacIntosh

12:00 p.m. 鈥� Spoon and jig demonstration with Maurice Guibord

12:30 p.m. 鈥� Music performance with Michael Viens and Rosie Carter

1:00 p.m. 鈥� Presentation of York Boat and Red River Cart with Pat Calihou

1:30 p.m. 鈥� Spoon and jig demonstration with Maurice Guibord

2:00 p.m. 鈥� M茅tis moose hide presentation with Ken Pruden

2:30 p.m. 鈥� Music performance with Michael Viens and Rosie Carter

3:00 p.m. 鈥� Spoon and jig demonstration with Maurice Guibord

3:30 p.m. 鈥� M茅tis moose hide presentation with Ken Pruden

4:00 p.m. 鈥� Beaver trapping techniques with Gord MacIntosh

5:00 p.m. 鈥� Site closes

Admission to the Vive les Voyageurs Festival will cost $8.50 for adults, $7 for seniors, and is free for annual pass holders and anyone 17 and younger.

The festival will run Jan. 21 and 22, at the Fort 91原创 National Historic Site located at 23422 Mavis Ave.