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    • A Guide to Making a Case for Heritage
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    • Webinars On-Demand
    • Heritage BC Workshops
    • Other Heritage Education Programs
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    • Heritage Quick Studies
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Community Heritage Register: A Resource Guide

The Community Heritage Register is an important component of a local government’s heritage program, as it is a recognized method to identify, acknowledge and record local heritage.

By establishing and maintaining a list of heritage buildings, sites and structures, the Community Heritage Register process helps the local government to understand and identify the heritage significance and value of its community.

The Community Heritage Register is one of several heritage conservation tools found in the Local Government Act. While the legislation provides local governments with the authority to adopt a Community Heritage Register, the Act does not detail the formation and function of the register.

The goal of this guide is to support the establishment and ongoing development of the Community Heritage Register through research, guidelines, and standards, and to address the challenges of interpretation and implementation. By understanding best practices and lessons-learned, a consistent interpretation and implementation of the Community Heritage Register can be successfully adopted by all local governments and regional districts.

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This guide provides an overview of the Community Heritage Register through research and commentary. Application of this heritage conservation tool is not prescriptive, as it can be adapted to each situation. Local governments and regional districts wanting to implement the heritage conservation tools should seek legal counsel as required.
SPECIAL NOTE: It is intended this guide will develop through community input. If you have best practices and case studies that would benefit this guide, please contact Heritage BC.
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As an organization of provincial scope, Heritage BC recognizes that its members, and the local history and heritage they seek to preserve, occupy the lands and territories of B.C.’s Indigenous peoples. Heritage BC asks its members to reflect on the places where they reside and work, and to respect the diversity of cultures and experiences that form the richness of our provincial heritage.