2019 Heritage BC Conference

Over the past year, we met with hundreds of people who shared that heritage is the layering of stories that capture the uniqueness of a community’s past and present while guiding the future.

These stories were found in buildings and artifacts, events and activities, traditions and practices, and people and places. They revealed insights about culture and identity, place and environment.

This conference wove together many of these themes and reflected on the values and visions we heard during our travels around the province.

We focused on the environmental benefits of built heritage conservation and the relationship between natural and built heritage conservation. We explored connections between archaeology and heritage, community and culture, and identity and interpretation.

We delved into new directions for building codes and explored innovative ideas for education. We profiled the conservation of industrial heritage and highlighted the importance of organizational readiness for reconciliation.

Heritage BC’s 2019 conference delivered an exciting exploration of tangible and intangible heritage, from the built environment to cultural landscapes, and offered an in-depth interpretation of heritage through identity, culture, and environment.