2020 Conference Schedule at a Glance

Special guests include:
Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield
Natalie Bull, Executive Director, National Trust for Canada
Chris Wiebe, Manager, Heritage Policy & Government Relations, National Trust for Canada
James Emery, Principal, Iredale Architecture

Natasha Tony, Elevate Inclusion Strategies

–       Chilliwack Museum and Chilliwack City Hall National Historic Site

–       X̲áːytem National Historic Site

–       National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple

Informal meetings for consultants, planners, local government and NFPs

Breakfast provided

Imogene L. Lim, Anthropology, Vancouver Island University
Christina Reid, Executive Director, Heritage Abbotsford Society
Elad Tzadok, Scopitone Films
Hayley Gray, Scopitone Films
Cathi Charles Wherry, Special Advisor, First Peoples’ Cultural Council

Panel includes:
Nav Nagra, Communications and Events Manager, Vantage Point

Jacqueline Gijssen, Project Director, Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative
Jennifer Johnstone CEO, Central City Foundation

Amanda Shatzko, Vice-Chair, Electoral Area “C”, Director, Regional District of the North Okanagan, BC

Panel includes:
Janice Alpine, Business Development Officer/Tourism Engagement, Ktunaxa Nation Council
Nav Nagra, Communications and Events Manager, Vantage Point
Sarah Ling, Principal, Saltwater City Consulting
K. Jane Watt, Fenton Street Press and past president of British Columbia Historical Federation
Elana Zysblat, Ance Building Services

Panel includes:
Carrielynn Victor, mural artist
Judith Mosley, Executive Director, Vancouver Heritage Foundation
Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield
Adrian Sinclair, Director of Engagement, Vancouver Mural Festival

Chilliwack: A Heritage Walk with Heritage Chilliwack

Five Faces, Five Corners: The Social Experience of Chilliwack’s Downtown (Chilliwack Museum)

Informal meetings for consultants, planners, local government and NFPs

Breakfast provided

Panel includes:
Robert Allan, principal, Robert Allan Ltd.
John MacFarlane, co-director, The Nauticapedia Project
Katherine Carlson, Executive Director, Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum
Ray Ramey, President, Atchelitz Threshermen’s Association
Jennifer Dunkerson, Heritage BC Heritage Planner, Columbia Basin Region

Panel includes:
Lucas Hung, BC Heritage Fairs
Chief Patrick Michell, Kanaka Bar Indian Band
Justine Nelson, Rivershed Society of BC
Kathryn Gagnon, Curator/Manager, Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives
Karen Dearlove, Curator, North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Laura Saretsky, Heritage Program Manager, Heritage BC

Panel includes:

Jennifer Botica, Principal, Kleanza Consulting Ltd.
Richard Linzey, Director, Heritage Branch
Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield

Panel includes:
Christina Reid, Executive Director, Heritage Abbotsford Society
Lorisa Williams, Collections Manager, Heritage Abbotsford Society
Anna Irwin, Curator, Chilliwack Museum and Archives
Karen Dearlove, Curator, North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Chris Wiebe, Manager, Heritage Policy & Government Relations, National Trust for Canada

Panel includes:
Angela Clarke, Museum Director and Curator, Il Museo, Italian Cultural Centre
Fran Morrison, BC Black History Awareness Society
Silvia Mangue, BC Black History Awareness Society
Michael Schwartz, Director of Community Engagement, Jewish Museum and Archives

Donald Luxton, Senior Cultural Heritage Advisor, Donald Luxton & Associates Inc.
Elana Zysblat, Ance Building Services

Conversation leaders include:
James Emery, Principal, Iredale Architecture
Richard Linzey, Director, Heritage Branch
Wilco van Bemmel, CEO, Dunefield

Conversation leaders include:
Britney Dack, Heritage Planner, City of New Westminster
Elana Zysblat, Ance Building Services

Conversation leaders include:
Karen Aird, Heritage Manager, First Peoples’ Cultural Council; Indigenous Heritage Circle
Angie Bain, Researcher, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
Natalie Bull, Executive Director, National Trust for Canada
Kamala Todd, Indigenous Arts and Culture Planner, City of Vancouver; Indigenous City Media
Katharine Turvey, Programme Officer, Culture, UNESCO
K. Jane Watt, Fenton Street Press and past president of British Columbia Historical Federation