A new minister has taken responsibility for heritage following the recent cabinet shuffle on October 25, within a revamped ministry. The Honourable Margaret MacDiarmid is the Minister of Tourism, Trade andInvestment.  A family physician for 23 years, she is a rooky MLA for Vancouver Fairview, who has already served over a year as education minister.  Her new portfolio has a strong business focus, and includes tourism strategy, aboriginal...
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The mailing of hundreds of copies of  ‘A Call to Renew British Columbia’s Heritage Program’ has prompted responses from many quarters.  Premier Gordon Campbell and (former) heritage minister Kevin Krueger have written to HBC in reply, but
unfortunately did not have much of substance to offer.  Other politicians have written or asked for meetings, including the opposition critic for Tourism, Culture and 
Heritage...
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Architect Eric Pattison will join the board of the Heritage Legacy Fund of B.C. Society at the next meeting on November 19.  The HLF board has six voting directors, appointed by Heritage BC and The Land Conservancy. Don Tonsaker, a founding member of the board first appointed by Heritage BC in 2004, finishes his final term as of the AGM this fall and Eric will replace him.  The HLF board, among other things, adjudicates applications for...
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Pixie McGeachie of Burnaby passed away on August 14.  She was eighty-eight. A resident of Burnaby for over 60 years, Pixie developed a keen interest in writing about history while developing columns and books throughout a successful career as an author.  She wrote numerous newspaper columns and produced her first Burnaby book “Bygones of Burnaby” in 1974.  She was selected to author “Burnaby – A Proud Century”...
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Helen Edwards has been elected as the Governor for British Columbia on the board of the Heritage Canada Foundation.Passionate about heritage preservation, Helen Edwards has devoted 30 years to the cause.  She raises funds for Hallmark Society projects in Victoria and works as their chief researcher and manager.  She was a Director of Heritage BC for eight years and recently completed her third term as President of the Heritage Legacy Fund...
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