2024 Heritage Legacy Fund Projects
About the 2024 Fund
Intake for the 2024 Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) closed April 26, 2024. In total, we received 94 complete applications with a total ask of $1.8 million. These included 37 applications for Heritage Conservation, 11 for Heritage Planning, 25 for Heritage Awareness and 21 for Indigenous Partnership projects.
After adjudication with 3 juries of 5 members each, 30 applications were recommended for funding with Heritage BC awarding an all-time high amount of $463,000.00. By stream, this includes 9 Heritage Conservation projects, 5 Heritage Planning, 8 Heritage Awareness and 8 Indigenous Partnership projects.
Thank you to all who applied!
View a PDF version of the list of projects here.
Learn About the Funded Projects
Heritage Conservation
Smith House Conservation Project
Vernon Community Music School
Remediating water damage, gutter and facia repair.
Rossland Cemetery Restoration
Rossland Heritage Commission
Cemetery rehabilitation including cribbing and tombstones.
Duncan Train Station Shingle Restoration Project
Cowichan Historical Society
Replace shingles.
Mission Museum Conservation
City of Mission
Exterior building conservation work.
J.B. Fletcher Building Envelope
J.B. Fletcher Restoration Society
Exterior building envelope and associated work.
Miyazaki House Rehabilitation
District of Lillooet
Replication of excising windows to double pane, and restoration of window jambs, sills, casements.
Synagogue Restoration
Congregation of Emanu-el
Brick restoration on masonry façade with fire safety upgraded.
1926 Alexandra Bridge Rehabilitation
New Pathways to Gold Society
Concrete and rebar work on bridge's support towers.
P'Quals Rehabilitation
City of White Rock
Preserve P'Quals with reconciliation re-dedication.
Heritage Planning
Lillooet Museum Station of Significance
Lillooet Museum & Visitor Centre
Documenting multiple community perspectives of the heritage value of museum building.
1904 CPR Station Condition Report
Golden & District Historical Society
Planning of character defining traits and exploring adaptive reuse.
Tod Mountain Herders Cabin
Sun Peaks Historical Society
Gathering foundational material for conservation plan.
Sandon Laundry Rehabilitation
Sandon Historical Society
Plan, assess and research materials to guide rehabilitation of historic building.
Caetani House Statement of Significance
Caetani Cultural Centre Society
Plan for addressing conservation priorities.
Heritage Awareness
New Denver Orchard WWII Internment Connection
Friends of the Orchard
Interpretive materials based on newly discovered camp maps.
Embark: Reconstructing Six Disappeared Sites
Cinevolution Media Arts Society
Interactive storytelling to reconstruct six largely forgotten and disappears sites of Chinese migration.
Revealing Our Histories
AIRS Program Society
Art enquiry to raise awareness of changing historical landscape.
lək̓ʷəŋən 2024 Heritage Awareness Project
Songhees Nation
The identification of traditional language names for artifact types typical of archaeological sites found in the City of Colwood (City) specifically, and Lekwungen territory in general.
Virtual History of the Cranbrook Quilters Guild
Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History
Virtual exhibit to preserve images and history of quilts, incuding dialogue about the craft of quilting.
Hul'q'min'um Language Video Project
Galiano Conservancy Association
Educational videos in Hul'q'min'um language about flora and fauna and Indigenous knowledge in nature-based learning.
Kitimat Heritage Walkway Tour Signage
Kitimat Museum & Archives
Interpretive signage for built environment of town and smelter including Haisla Nation territory.
Steveston Stories
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society
Exhibit with diverse representation from community to further reconciliation.
Indigenous Partnerships
Islanders of Galiano
Yellowhouse Art Centre Society
Engaging Indigenous community to document histories.
Digital Longhouse
Coyote Cultural Society
Amplify Indigenous voices in community through sharing of knowledge, culture and traditions.
Dark Sky Festival
Huu-ay-aht First Nation
Unique cultural and heritage experience blending storytelling and science.
ȽȻÁSEṈEN ĆSELÁ,E TŦE ṮEṮÁĆES - Descendants from the Islands
Southern Gulf Islands Community Resources Centre
Video material condensed into comprehensive collection of videos on W̱SÁNEĆ history, practices and language.
Sinixt Live Plan Art and Architecture Exhibit
Elk Root Conservation Farm Society
Reconciliation using native plants to create greater awareness of culture and history.
Widzin Kwah Diyik Be Yikh - Living Legacy Project
Culturally Modified
Collaboration to bridge gap between artifacts and intangible cultural heritage.
Feed the People Workshop
Galiano Conservancy Association
Workshop delivered through collaborative venture, to explore traditional hunting and food sourcing.
lək̓ʷəŋən 2024 Heritage Awareness Project
Songhees Nation
Identification of lək̓ʷəŋən names for artifact and archaeological sties.