Heritage Canada Foundation National Heritage Summit

Heritage Canada Foundation will be hosting its 39th annual national conference 

Heritage Conservation in Canada:  What’s Working? And What Needs to Change?

The Summit is In cooperation with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP|ACECP), Canadian Forum for Public Research on Heritage, and the Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage. Contributing organizations: Héritage Montreal; Fédération Histoire Québec; ICOMOS Canada.

The Summit takes place in Montreal, Quebec, at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel from October 11-13, 2012.  

Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Mark Kingwell - renowned Canadian writer and thinker on our culture of disposability, the political dimensions of “heritage,” and what it will take for heritage conservation to hit the mainstream.

Don’t miss a high-powered panel on new directions for the heritage movement in the era of “small government” – Dinu Bumbaru (Héritage Montréal), Julian Smith (Willowbank School of Restoration Arts), and Stephen Hazell (former Executive Director, Sierra Club of Canada).

Make your voice heard at facilitated sessions to develop a National Action Plan for the Canadian heritage conservation sector.

Participate in dynamic Pecha Kucha-style sessions with leading-edge thinkers exploring the future of the heritage movement in Canada.

Earn Professional Learning Credits from the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)

Meet and network with heritage advocates and architects, municipal planners, developers, public policy makers, elected officials and property owners from across Canada.

Questions? Email conference@heritagecanada.org, or call 1-866-964-1066 ext. 227

For program details or to register, visit www.heritagecanada.org

Heritage Canada Foundation calling for input on Federal Budget Cuts

Just recently, the Heritage Canada Foundation announced;

The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) is seeking input from Canadians on how recent federal budget cuts—and other changing social and economic priorities—are affecting heritage in their communities.

There is a growing sense that heritage is losing ground. The much-vaunted federal Historic Places Initiative is a distant memory. More recently, heritage budgets at the federal and provincial levels have been slashed.

What are the implications for heritage in Canada? How can heritage advocates make a difference? HCF’s upcoming National Heritage Summit, October 11-13, will be a watershed event designed to take stock, explore options and set a new direction for the heritage movement. What’s working? What’s not? What needs to change? 

Be part of the solution. Share your views:

heritagecanada@heritagecanada.org and visit our website at www.heritagecanada.org to learn more about the National Heritage Summit.

 The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national registered charity dedicated to the preservation of Canada’s historic places. Y

For further information contact:

Carolyn Quinn, Director, Communications

cquinn@heritagecanada.org ; 613-237-1066 ext. 229; cell 613-797-7206

www.heritagecanada.org