Doors Open London coming
Part of settling into life in college, and a new city, for out-of-town freshman is learning a little bit about their new town. Luckily, Doors Open London can provide students with a little historical insight into the city's past and present.
The program, which runs on the September 22-23 weekend, is entering its sixth year in the city as the second largest in the province, second only to Toronto. The program has expanded to add even more attractions to its list, bringing the total to 51 sites being opened to the public.
“The whole concept originated in France [and came] around to promote heritage,” said Dana Sloan, Doors Open London coordinator. “So we are in our sixth year, we were one of the first cities to take it on in Ontario.
“It's been quite popular. Last year we had about 9,000 people come out visiting sites, so I think we ended up having an average of each [person] visiting two or three sites.”
Some of the programs biggest attractions in the past have been the Boundary Layer Tunnel at UWO and the Eldon House (Museum London), as well as the 427 Wing Air Force Association of Canada, which was an Royal Canadian Air Force base in the Second World War. But this year doesn't come without it's own new attractions.
“We have the Victoria Hospital power plant,” explained Sloan. “So that should be pretty interesting, it supplies all the energy to the Victoria Hospital. It's quite an interesting sight, to go in an actually see how the power plant works.”
London Transit is making travel between the sites easier on a student's pocket as well. As part of the event, a weekend pass is available for only $5 which gives two adults and two children unlimited travel between the sites. For more information visit: http://www.doorsopenlondon.ca.
The program, which runs on the September 22-23 weekend, is entering its sixth year in the city as the second largest in the province, second only to Toronto. The program has expanded to add even more attractions to its list, bringing the total to 51 sites being opened to the public.
“The whole concept originated in France [and came] around to promote heritage,” said Dana Sloan, Doors Open London coordinator. “So we are in our sixth year, we were one of the first cities to take it on in Ontario.
“It's been quite popular. Last year we had about 9,000 people come out visiting sites, so I think we ended up having an average of each [person] visiting two or three sites.”
Some of the programs biggest attractions in the past have been the Boundary Layer Tunnel at UWO and the Eldon House (Museum London), as well as the 427 Wing Air Force Association of Canada, which was an Royal Canadian Air Force base in the Second World War. But this year doesn't come without it's own new attractions.
“We have the Victoria Hospital power plant,” explained Sloan. “So that should be pretty interesting, it supplies all the energy to the Victoria Hospital. It's quite an interesting sight, to go in an actually see how the power plant works.”
London Transit is making travel between the sites easier on a student's pocket as well. As part of the event, a weekend pass is available for only $5 which gives two adults and two children unlimited travel between the sites. For more information visit: http://www.doorsopenlondon.ca.
