Liberal leadership candidate George Abbott has come out with a firm commitment to Heritage BC and the Heritage Legacy Fund.  The commitment was contained in a news release on February 18.Mr. Abbott said, as Premier, he will make strategic investments to support British Columbia’s network of local heritage organizations.  Specifically, he commits to: • Tripling the Heritage Legacy Fund endowment to $15 million within the next three...
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MEDIA RELEASE : HERITAGE WEEK FEBRUARY 21-27 2011  “A Century of Conservation:  Parks and Cultural Landscapes” has been chosen as the theme for Heritage Week 2011 in recognition of the centennial of both BC Parks and Parks Canada this year.  Heritage Week begins on National Heritage Day, the third Monday in February.Created in 1911, Canada’s Dominion Parks Service was the first such national organization in the world.
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MEDIA RELEASE: A CALL TO RENEW Last Saturday’s announcement that the provincial government will spend $8.7 million at two of its historic sites does nothing to address B.C.’s much broader scope of urgent heritage priorities, said Heritage BC today. “While we support the government’s commitment to Barkerville and Fort Steele”, said HBC President, Larry Foster of Kelowna, “we are disappointed by the continued...
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HISTORIC PLACES INITIATIVE: A Lost Opportunity: Ten years ago this spring, the federal government launched an unprecedented initiative. Contained within a multifaceted, billion dollar new arts and culture program, the heritage project, with a budget of only $30 million, might have seemed pretty inconsequential. But it wasn’t. The Historic Places Initiative was nothing less than the beginning of what should have become a new era in heritage...
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The Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Investment has confirmed Heritage Branch staff Richard Linzey as Manager of Heritage Programs and Services.  Richard Linzey worked as an architect for English Heritage in the UK for fourteen years prior to emigrating to Canada. During the year he served as Acting Manager for the Branch, he and his team developed an innovative heritage planning program. His assignments have included working with the Department...
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