The provincial government has reinstated gaming funding for adult arts and culture organizations. These categories, including many community-based heritage organizations, have been shut out for the past couple of years. The government also announced an immediate increase of $15 million in this fiscal year’s grants budget, with $6 million earmarked for adult arts, culture and sports organizations.  Heritage societies are specifically mentioned...
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At the Heritage BC Annual Conference at Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre on September 30, 2011, the Honourable Steve Thomson, minister responsible for heritage conservation, announced that a financial contribution of $35,000 will be made to Heritage BC over the next six months.  The funds are to assist Heritage BC develop a new strategic plan. Until 2009, the provincial government had provided annual operating funding for Heritage BC.  That...
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The Union of BC Municipalities passed a resolution at its annual convention last week in support of Heritage BC and the “Call to Renew” British Columbia’s heritage program.  The resolution was proposed by the City of Kelowna and endorsed by the Southern Interior Local Government Association. Many other municipal and regional governments and regional associations had passed similar resolutions and forwarded them to the UBCM in...
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The Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, will speak at the Heritage BC Annual Conference at 1:00 PM on Friday, September 30. Mr. Thomson’s ministry includes archaeology and heritage conservation. First elected to the legislature in 2009, Mr. Thomson has been responsible for heritage since March of this year.  He has served as a director of the Kelowna Museum, and his family has owned a heritage...
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Under the federal Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act Canadians can now nominate lighthouses for designation and protection.  There is only a two-year window for the nomination process, however, until May 29, 2012.  Nominations will be considered by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.So far, 56 lighthouses have been nominated, but only three from B.C.:  Point Atkinson, Sisters Islets and Sheringham Point.Heritage BC and...
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