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: 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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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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MEDIA RELEASE : OCTOBER 13 2010 Heritage BC, in a submission to the Finance Committee, calls on the provincial povernment to renew its heritage program. “The provincial government’s commitment to and investment in heritage has been in decline for several years, and now we have reached a point of crisis.  Heritage BC is calling on the provincial government to renew British Columbia’s heritage program before it is too late”...
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