On Thursday, October 27, at the 2011 Municipal Heritage Forum, “Roadmap to Success,” Berdine Jonker, Senior Heritage Planner with the BC Heritage Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, travelled over the Rockies to share her expertise and the experiences of the BC Heritage Branch. As the keynote speaker, Berdine discussed how values-based heritage conservation is completed in British Columbia. She showcased a heritage context study completed for the City of Prince George, featured a cultural tourism workshop conducted with the Nisga’a Lisims Government and discussed design guidelines that were developed for the City of Grand Forks, all through the use of a values-based approach.
For a copy of Berdine’s presentation and supplementary information, please click on the following links:
“The Other Side of the Rockies: B.C.’s Experience with Community Heritage Context Planning”
Prince George Heritage Context Study
City of Grand Forks Heritage Program
Thank you, Berdine, for travelling to Alberta and presenting at the Forum! MHPP staff and Forum attendees really appreciated learning about some of the municipal heritage initiatives occurring in British Columbia.
For a complete collection of the 2011 Municipal Heritage Forum presentations, please click here.
Written by: Brenda Manweiler, Municipal Heritage Services Officer
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Hi. Thanks for posting that. It was interesting to see some of the differences that BC uses in its heritage protection process. Greg
Glad you enjoyed the presentation. Additional presentations from the Forum will be posted next week.