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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Carleton Elementary in Vancouver has received a reprieve, along with several other schools, after a majority of school board trustees have confirmed this week that they will vote not to close any of them. Sir Guy Carleton School includes at least three buildings of heritage value.  The oldest of them has been closed for a few years following a fire. Heritage BC wrote to the Vancouver School Board last spring when demolition was threatened. ...
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This year HLF celebrates it's fifth anniversary. As of the latest meeting in May 2010, the Heritage Legacy Fund has approved 97 grants, spread over 59 communities throughout B.C., for a total of $1.35 million, an average of just under $14,000 per grant. In 2008-09 another $851,000 in grants was made available to 58 projects under the BC150-Heritage Legacy Fund program.On June 29, 2005, the board of directors of the Heritage Legacy Fund of B.C. Society...
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HOMEOWNER PROTECTION ACT After four years of advocacy, the provincial Homeowner Protection Act (HPA) has been amended to exempt officially recognized heritage property. The 1998 HPA was brought in following the leaky condo scandal.  The purpose of the Act is to provide protection to buyers of new homes.  Under the Act each new home in B.C. is covered by warranty insurance again defects. Heritage got caught up with the HPA when it turned...
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Heritage BC presented awards to the best projects from the past year at a ceremony in Victoria on June 4.  The Heritage BC awards program recognizes efforts in advocacy and heritage conservation, and this year honoured 10 projects for exceptional achievement.   Several recipients were from Vancouver and represented large scale commercial projects, but a number of smaller, community based efforts were also recognized, including the historic...
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