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The BC Heritage Awards celebrates outstanding achievements and best practices that have impacted and strengthened all forms of heritage as a valued cultural resource in communities throughout British Columbia.
The BC Heritage Awards recognizes the achievements of individuals, organizations, groups, businesses, and local and regional governments in communities throughout BC.
Award categories:
Please note:
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Eligibility: Historic buildings and places, and cultural landscapes; archaeological sites
Additional Considerations:
Answering these optional questions provides important context about how your project's broader social, cultural, and community impacts, which are key considerations in the adjudication process.
Recognizing heritage conservation in communities and organizations whose perseverance and dedication more than compensate for small budgets and few staff.
Eligibility: Historic places, cultural heritage, tangible and intangible heritage, as well as Ancient Heritage [including but not limited to archaeological sites, oral histories, intangible culture, Indigenous knowledge systems, sacred landscapes] ; Education or Interpretation through social media, publications, displays, exhibits, or other outputs, actions or initiatives that promote heritage.
Eligibility: Community Heritage Planning; Cultural and heritage resource management; Adaptable re-uses for continued-use; Planning initiatives for long-term conservation and maintenance plans, community plans, zoning or financial incentives; preservation of Ancient Heritage [including but not limited to archaeological sites, oral histories, intangible culture, Indigenous knowledge systems, sacred landscapes]
Recognizing volunteers who have made a life-long commitment, and who have shaped heritage in their communities through significant contributions and leadership.
Eligibility: Must be nominated for work accomplished in a volunteer capacity
Recognizing volunteers who have demonstrated dedication above and beyond to make a specific program, project, or initiative a reality.
Recognizing heritage professionals who have made a career-long, cumulative impact and contribution to the practice and understanding of heritage in BC.
Eligibility: Professionals working in the heritage sector within fields such as … Archaeology & Anthropology, Conservation, Craft & Trade, Cultural Tourism, Education, Environmental Assessment, History, Architecture and Landscape, Engineering, Historic Sites, Museums and Archives, Planners, Public Sector, etc.
Recognizing heritage professionals who have worked the sector for under 10 years, and nonetheless made an impact on the advancement and understanding of heritage in BC.
Eligibility: Tangible and intangible heritage ; Internal (changes within an organization), external (public facing events, programs) ; Partnerships; Ancient Heritage [including but not limited to archaeological sites, oral histories, intangible culture, Indigenous knowledge systems, sacred landscapes]
Additional Considerations
Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Service:
Outstanding Impact Volunteer:
Lifetime Achievement:
Emerging Heritage Professional:
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