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What it actually looks like
Photos from Courtenay and District Museum and Palaeontology Centre's website
Our note
This is the one where the children have the tools in their hands, and it is outdoors on a riverbank, so plan for weather, footwear and a good number of adults. The page does not say how the group gets to the river for this program, unlike the Comox Lake one where it says you arrange your own transport, so confirm that when you book.
What the children do
The museum calls this the most popular part of its fossil programs. The class is taken to the Puntledge River to explore an 80 million year old sea floor. After a short talk about what to look for, how to use the tools, safety and the history of the dig site, the children search for fossils in the shale. It can be combined with Fossil A at a combined price. The price is published against a maximum of 30 people.
Stand and crouch on a riverbank at the Puntledge River, listen to a short briefing on tools and safety, then break and search shale for fossils.
Good to know
Outdoors at the river, up to 30 people. Duration, transport arrangements, toilets, lunch space and how far ahead to book are all unstated, so ask before you commit.
Sources disagree. Their school programs page has been showing two different prices, an older one of about $120 plus tax and a current one of $150 for a group of up to 30. The $150 is what the page shows now. Get the price confirmed in writing when you book.
Sources disagree. The fossil tour price has been shown two ways, once as $36.75 for a child and once as $35 with tax added on top to reach the same total. Either way it comes to $36.75 a child, but ask whether tax is included so there is no surprise.
