Hyack Festival

[James Crippen]

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 20:58, David D Robertson <ddr11 at columbia.edu> wrote:
> I don't recall this being mentioned before; sorry if we've gone over it.  I
> just wanted to note an annual celebration in New Westminster, BC.  It's
> called the Hyack Festival -- apparently because it's Gold Rush-themed.
> (Hyack=rush)

"Gol hyack"?

I get the feeling that CJ speakers at the time probably didn't call it
anything, or maybe "hiyu basten cheechako". I think it was the
newspapers that labeled the "Gold Rush", specifically Cassiar,
Klondike, etc.

James

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