Saanich celebrates Heritage Week with cookbook

This week is Heritage Week in BC and the District of Saanich Archives is marking the occasion with a community cookbook as well as a special exhibit showcasing the municipality’s agricultural roots.

“This year’s theme, Stir the Pot, highlights food as an important form of heritage — connecting us to land, culture, ancestors, memories and community,” the Saanich media release said.

The exhibit is on the second floor of Saanich’s municipal hall, and recipes for the cookbook can be submitted until Feb. 22. Saanich residents can send recipes to archives@saanich.ca or dropped off in person. The Saanich Archives public reference room is open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2:30 pm at 3100 Tillicum Rd., inside the Saanich Centennial Library branch next to the GR Pearkes Recreation Centre.