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

» Heritage Planning

» Heritage Awareness

» Indigenous Partnerships

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.