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The Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada

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BC Heritage Conservation Act

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BC Local Government Act

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BC Local Government Act: Heritage Conservation

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Writing Statements of Significance

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Heritage Conservation Community Guide

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Establishing Community Heritage Register

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Principles of Heritage Conservation (Technical Paper Series 9)

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Restoration Principles and Procedures (Technical Paper Series 10)

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Rehabilitation Principles and Guidelines (Technical Paper Series 11)

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Heritage Planning: A Guide for Local Government

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Province of BC

• Conserving Buildings and Properties
• Find a Historic Place
• Local Government Planning
• Provincial and Federal Registers
• Provincial Heritage Properties
• Geographical Names

New Life for Old Buildings (a green guide to conservation)

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The Greenest Building Report

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Energy Efficiency Act BC

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Building Resilience: Practical Guidelines for the Sustainable Rehabilitation of Buildings in Canada

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Financial Measures to Encourage Heritage Development

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Your Old House

• Paint: Problems and remedies in painting the older home
• True Colours: Authentic heritage colour & placement
• Masonry: Maintaining historic masonry: brick & stone
• Wood Windows: Repair & maintenance of old wood windows
• Wood Siding: Historic wooden siding & shingle cladding

Heritage BC Quarterly

• Heritage Legacy Fund, the First Five Years, summer 2010
• Under Pressure, fall 2010
• A Century of Conservation, winter 2011
• Heritage BC is 30-something: spring 2011
• Heritage Under Fire, summer 2011
• Local Government, winter 2012
• A New Deal for the Heritage Properties, spring 2012
• Heritage Afloat, winter 2014
• Heritage Tourism, spring 2014
• Heritage and Sustainability, summer 2014
• Awards Edition, fall 2014
• Main Street, winter 2015
• Adaptive Reuse, spring 2015
• Heritage and Climate Change, summer 2015
• Heritage on Location, fall 2015

Other Resources

National Trust for Canada

The National Trust offers research reports and conference proceedings that focus on important issues facing heritage conservation, from economic benefits and sustainable development to cultural tourism and the heritage workforce.

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National Trust for Historic Preservation

Find articles and videos on a wide range of topics, including funding, social media, energy savings, and insurance.

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BC Museums Association (professional development)

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Archives Association of BC (professional development)

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Canada’s Historic Places

Resources include the Standards and Guidelines, as well as environmental resiliency, architecture, and more.

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Historic England

The Advice, Research, and Images & Books tabs contain a wealth of information from the philosophical to the technical.

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