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Pam Madoff of Victoria resigned her position as B.C. Governor on the board of the Heritage Canada Foundation at the AGM in September. Pam had been Governor since her election in 2004.Pam has been a leading figure in heritage conservation in Victoria and B.C. for over 20 years. She is a past president of Victoria’s Hallmark Society, and was a Vice-Chair of the former B.C. Heritage Trust. She is also a veteran municipal politician...
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Posted Thu, Dec 17th, 2009
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Hal Kalman has been awarded the 2009 Gabrielle Leger Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Heritage Canada Foundation. The award was presented in Toronto on September 25.Dr. Kalman’s reputation as a heritage conservation practitioner, theorist, writer and educator is internationally recognized. When he opened his practice in Ottawa in 1975 he became Canada’s first professional heritage consultant.Hal has introduced many innovations to...
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Posted Sun, Oct 25th, 2009
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Don Luxton, recipient of the 2009 British Columbia Heritage Award, announced on June 5 at the Heritage BC Awards Ceremony in Kelowna that he had designated Heritage Vancouver as the recipient of the $10,000 flow-through grant that is part of this prestigious award. Don has been a staunch supporter of Heritage Vancouver since its conception in the early 1990’s, and is currently President. Heritage Vancouver is a vocal and effective advocate...
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Posted Fri, Jun 19th, 2009
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Larry Foster was elected President of Heritage BC by the Board of Directors following the 2009 AGM in Kelowna on June 5. From Kelowna himself, Larry was first elected to the board in 2008. Trained as a landscape architect at UBC, Larry Foster was Long Range Planning Manager for the City of Kelowna for 20 years, retiring in 2001. Since then, he has been a director of the Central Okanagan Heritage Society, serving on numerous committees and...
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Posted Fri, Jun 19th, 2009
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Architect Eric Pattison will become a member of Heritage BC’s board when directors are installed following the 2009 annual general meeting in Kelowna on June 5. A British Columbia architect since 1990, Eric Pattison holds a B.A. in anthropology and art history from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Architecture from U.B.C. At present he is completing the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria.Eric’s practice...
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Posted Wed, May 20th, 2009