Heritage BC Annual Report by Heritage BC

Annual Report 2010

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President’s Message On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to submit the Heritage BC 2010 Annual Report. I began my 2009 report by saying it had been the most challenging year in Heritage BC’s history. Unfortunately, 2010 was not much easier.

LARRY FOSTER PRESIDENT Heritage BC

HERITAGE BC Board Members Larry Foster, President Kelowna 250.764.8418 lvfoster@shaw.ca Leslie Gilbert,Vice President West Vancouver 604.469.4582 gilbertgrainger55@yahoo.ca Pat McAllister, Past President Vernon 250.558.1440 p.mcal@telus.net

For Heritage BC, 2010 will be remembered as the year of the “Call to Renew” British Columbia’s heritage program. Our challenge last August to the provincial government to recognize and respond to the crisis in heritage was soon echoed by many voices from across the province. Community heritage groups, professionals and individuals have written to the heritage minister and the premier. They have talked to their MLAs. Municipal councils and community heritage commissions have passed resolutions in support of Heritage BC’s call to action, and forwarded them to the Union of B.C. Municipalities and regional municipal organizations. Heritage BC is extremely encouraged by this wonderful demonstration of support. So far, the call has not been answered. The rapid-fire changes in provincial ministries, ministers and senior staff that have resulted from the turmoil in B.C. politics have made it more than usually difficult to get a result. Nonetheless, in the coming year Heritage BC will continue to press for a positive outcome, assured in the knowledge that heritage still matters for our communities and all British Columbians. That belief is founded on the dedication of our members who work for and value our irreplaceable heritage resources.

Karen Russell, Secretary/Treasurer Vancouver 604.822.1586 karen.russell@ubc.ca Shirley Gratton, Director Prince George 250.962.7055 grattons@netbistro.com Eric Pattison, Director New Westminster 604. 525.3232 eric@pattisonarchitecture.ca Zlatan Jankovic, Director Vancouver 604.871.6448 zlatan.jankovic@vancouver.ca Helen Edwards, HCF Governor Victoria 250.386.6598 heritagelady@gmail.com

Heritage BC Annual Report 2010

Executive Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message These are not only hard times for heritage in B.C., but a time of change. Change can be unsettling, even threatening, as we let go of the familiar and comfortable. But it is also an opportunity for renewal. Innovation is often a key to navigating the seas of change. I believe Heritage BC is doing well in that regard, finding better and more efficient ways to meet our goals. For instance, by having staff work out of home offices we have reduced expenses and our carbon footprint. Some change is subtle yet profound. Over the past couple of years we have seen a number of leaders in the heritage field head into retirement. Two or three decades ago, these people were the founders of what grew to become the established heritage movement in B.C. With this changing of the guard, we need to ensure that the resources and opportunities are there for the next generation that will bring fresh ideas and optimism about the future. We must also offset pessimism about the current situation with a positive and practical plan of action. So while last year we concentrated on our call for the renewal of British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage program, this year Heritage BC will follow up with a new strategic vision and plan for the years ahead. The annual conferences in Victoria this fall of the Association for Preservation Technology, the International National Trust Organization and the Heritage Canada Foundation may provide just the kind of excitement and energy needed to kick-start a new era for heritage conservation in B.C.

RICK GOODACRE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Heritage BC

HERITAGE BC Board Members CORPORATE Members Brian Childs & Co. Construction Brian G. Hart & Company Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Ltd. Donald Luxton & Associates Eileen Fletcher, Architect Eric Pattison Architect Golder Associates Ltd Jonathan Yardley Architect, Inc, UB McLeod Masonry International Corp. Richard Collier Conservation Consultant Simpson Roberts Architecture The Bastion Group Tudor Masonry TRB Architecture Inc Vintage Woodwork Inc. Zeidler Partnership Architects

Heritage BC Annual Report 2010

Heritage BC Group Members 2010 Abbotsford Downtown Business Association Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society Alder Grove Heritage Society Archaeological Society of B.C. Archives Association of B.C. Armstrong Heritage Society Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum & Art Society Assembly of BC Arts Councils Atlin Historical Society B.C. Historical Federation B.C. Museum Association B.C. Museum of Mining Barkerville Historic Town BC Folklore Society BC Heritage Branch BC Legislative Library Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Assoc. Burnaby Community Heritage Commission Burnaby Historical Society Burnaby Village Museum Cache Creek Historical Society Canadian Museum of Rail Travel Cariboo Regional District Central Okanagan Heritage Society Central Saanich, District of Chilliwack Museum & Historical Society Comox Archives & Museum Comox Valley Regional District Courtenay & District Historical Society Courtenay, City of Heritage Advisory Committee Cowichan Historical Society Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society Cranbrook, City of, Heritage Advisory Committee Delta Heritage Advisory Commission District Of Metchosin Enderby & District Heritage Committee Fort Langley NHS Fort Nelson Historical Society FRAHCAS Gibsons, Town of Golden & District Historical Society The Green Door Society Greenwood Heritage Society Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society

Hallmark Society Heather Heritage Society Hedley Heritage Museum Society Heritage Canada Foundation Heritage Hall Preservation Society Heritage Vancouver Society Heritage West Van Highland Heritage Park Society Huble Homestead Giscome Portage Heritage Society Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hope Historical Society Hycroft Heritage Preservation Foundation Kamloops Heritage Commission Kamloops Heritage Society Kelowna Community Heritage Commission Kilby Historic Site, Fraser Heritage Society Kootenay Lake Historical Society Lac La Hache Historical Society Ladysmith Maritime Society Ladysmith Revitalization/Heritage Comm. Langley Heritage Commission Langley Heritage Society Little Prairie Heritage Society M.S.A. Museum Society Mackie Lakehouse Foundation Maple Ridge CHC Maple Ridge Historical Society Michel-Natal -Sparwood Heritage Society Mission Community Heritage Commission Mission District Historical Society Mount Pleasant BIA Museum at Campbell River Museum of Northern BC Museum of Vancouver Nanaimo & District Museum Society Nanaimo Community Heritage Commission Nelson Community Heritage Commission Nelson Heritage Preservation Society New Westminster CHC New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society Nicola Valley Museum Archives Association North Okanagan Regional District North Saanich Heritage Advisory Commission North Shore Heritage Preservation Society North Vancouver Museum and Archives North Vancouver, City of

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;keefe Ranch & Interior Heritage Society Oliver And District Heritage Society Peace River Regional District Pemberton & District Museum & Archives Society Port Moody Heritage Society Port Moody, City of Prince George CHC Prince Rupert, City of, CHC Princeton & District Museum & Archives Regional District of East Kootenay Revelstoke, City of Richmond Museum & Heritage Services Roedde House Preservation Society S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society Saanich Heritage Foundation Sandon Historical Society Savona Heritge Committee Sicamous and District Museum & Historical Society Sidney Museum and Archives South Peace Historical Society Sparwood, District of Sto:Lo Heritage Trust Society Surrey Heritage Advisory Commission Terrace Regional Historical Society Texada Island Heritage Society TLC - The Land Conservancy of BC Townsite Heritage Society Of Powell River Underwater Archaeological Society of B.C. Union Bay Historical Society Valemount Historic Society Vancouver Conservation Program Community Services Vancouver Heritage Foundation Vancouver Historical Society Vancouver Public Library - Serials Section Vernon & District Heritage Society Victoria Civic Heritage Trust Victoria Heritage Advisory Committee Victoria Heritage Foundation Victoria Medical Heritage Society Village of New Denver West Coast Railway Association West Vancouver Historical Society West Vancouver, District of Williams Lake Museum & Historical Society Yale and District Historical Society

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