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Anybody 106 years old invited to celebrate with Samson in Duncan for free

Mark your calendar for Samson’s 106th Birthday Party at the BC Forest Discovery Centre
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Samson the steam train is turning 106 at the BC Forest Discovery Centre.

Mark your calendar for Samson’s 106th Birthday Party at the BC Forest Discovery Centre on Sept. 3, 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..

Purchase your admission Saturday and you can attend all three days. There’s birthday cake cutting and birthday songs at 1 p.m. each day. Kids can also enjoy crafts, cotton candy, a big birthday card to sign, and there will be the almost famous barbecue as well.

The steam train operates from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every half hour.

Admission rates are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors/youth and $6 for children.

And if, like Samson, you’re 106 years or older, or if you’re a little one two years old and under, you get in for free.