Cultural Maps

Discover our Cultural Maps, a community-sourced project showcasing the diverse stories, heritage, and history of British Columbia. Each map reflects the values of participants from communities across the province, offering a rich tapestry of sites and submissions that celebrate BC’s cultural legacy.

historic view of Nelson's Baker Street circa 1899

Columbia Basin Region Heritage Places

1894 image of hexagonal 3 story Bastion fort on the waterfront

Francophone Historic Places

War Monuments and Memorials

Image Courtesy of Nikkei National Museum. Around 40 Japanese Canadians pose for a photo in front of the Japanese Canadian Hall near Powell Street, Vancouver. Accession number 1992-32-3.

Japanese Canadian Historic Places

Canadians of South Asian Heritages Historic Places

around 100 students pose in front of a large brick building with chinese characters on the front

Chinese Canadian Historic Places

historic photo of half sunk ship with masts above the water

Submerged Heritage Resources

Historic photograph of the smelter at Grandforks surrounded by snow and sparse trees in the winter of 1910.

Industrial Heritage Places

Acknowledgements

Heritage BC’s Cultural Maps wouldn’t be possible without the support from our…
Contributors

Denise Cook, Heritage Consultant
Stephanie Fischer, Heritage Consultant
Maurice Guibord, Président, Société historique francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, Maison de la Francophonie
Japanese Canadian Historic Places Project Advisory Committee and Evaluation Team

Punjabi Intercultural History Advisory Committee
Royal BC Museum
South Asian Historic Places Project Evaluation Team
University of the Fraser Valley Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies
Columbia Basin Trust
Underwater Archeological Society of BC

Sponsors and Funders

Canadian Heritage
Canada-British Columbia Official Languages Agreement on French Services /Entente Canada-Colombie Britannique en matière de langues officielles pour des services en français
Heritage Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations
Ministry of International Trade and Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism
Columbia Basin Trust

This site was made possible with the support of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation for use of the original map design, structure and functionality, developed for their Heritage Site Finder interactive map.