- Heritage 101
- Advocacy
- Accessibility for Historic Places
- Climate & Sustainability
- Cultural Maps
- Heritage Place Conservation
- Heritage Policy & Legislation
- Homeowners
- Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Reconciliation
- Indigenous Cultural Heritage
- Setting the Bar: A Reconciliation Guide for Heritage
- 1. Heritage and Reconciliation Pledge
- 2. Acknowledging Land and People
- 3. Celebrating Days of Recognition and Commemoration
- 4. With a Commitment to Learn
- 5. Committing to Strategic Organizational Diversity
- 6. Mission-Making Room for Reconciliation
- 7. Possession, Interpretation, Repatriation and Cultural Care
- 8. Shared Decision Making
- 9. Statements of Significance and other heritage planning documents
- 10. Heritage Conservation Tools, Local Government Act
- Racism: Do Not Let the Forgetting Prevail
- Taking Action: resources for diversity and inclusion
- Webinars On-Demand
Why it matters
Heritage conservation in BC often comes down to the policies, by-laws, and financial support enacted by local government. Voting for representatives who support local heritage values is an important way to make sure heritage conservation is a priority in your community. During elections, your questions and advocacy around about heritage-related issues encourages candidates to include heritage in their platforms.
Heritage conservation and planning are essentially municipal concerns. Part 27 of the Local Government Act provides and describes all the tools and actions municipal governments can use and undertake to conserve heritage in their communities.
The 2024 provincial election is on October 19, 2024, and it’s a crucial time for BC’s arts, culture, and heritage sectors. We’ve joined the BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage in supporting their election engagement strategy. Visit their website to access the Election Engagement Toolkit and learn how to share important messages with your local candidates.
Reasons to get involved with Election Advocacy:
- You are concerned about heritage conservation and planning in your community.
- There are heritage issues that you want your municipal government to address.
- Your community needs a Community Heritage Commission, a Community Heritage Register, or long term heritage conservation planning in your official community plan
- You are a candidate running for municipal election and need more information about about why heritage is important for your community?