What's New Heritage Vancouver Foundation Receives HCF Achievement Award (June 5, 2009) HCF marks launch of Main Street Ontario (May 20, 2009) HCF Strategic Plan (April 30, 2009) Special Heritage Magazine Issue on Greening Historic Buildings (April 23, 2009) The Heritage Canada Foundation Marks Earth Day With Green Initiatives– Communiqué (April 22, 2009) Call for HCF Awards Nominations Extended to May 8, 2009 – Communiqué (April 21, 2009) Call for Abstracts & Proposals for HCF Annual Conference– Communiqué (Feb 24, 2009) Tell HCF about your “Heritage & the Environment” Heritage Day project– Communiqué (Feb 17, 2009) Heritage Canada Foundation Sees Positives in Federal Budget– Communiqué (Jan 28, 2009) Heritage Vancouver Foundation Receives HCF Achievement Award Ottawa, ON June 5, 2009 – The Heritage Canada Foundation and Heritage BC are pleased to announce that the Vancouver Heritage Foundation will receive a 2009 National Achievement Award in recognition of the innovative programs developed to foster the understanding, appreciation and conservation of built heritage in the City of Vancouver. The award will be presented to Diane Switzer, Executive Director of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation (VHF), at a special ceremony hosted by Heritage BC today. Created in 1992 as a registered charity, VHF supports the conservation of heritage structures for their contribution to the city’s economy, sustainability and culture. As well as a series of innovative programs, VHF has shown great acumen in fundraising, building links to the private sector, and attracting leading community figures to their cause. The variety and high quality of all of the Foundation’s programs, and its energetic drive to gain self sufficiency and ensure a permanent legacy for Vancouver’s heritage resources make the Vancouver Heritage Foundation one of the most remarkable community heritage associations in Canada. Click Backgrounder for more information about the Vancouver Heritage Foundation. The Achievement Award is given jointly by the Heritage Canada Foundation, and a local or provincial heritage organization, for outstanding work in heritage advocacy and volunteerism, and for conservation projects that demonstrate a community’s commitment to heritage conservation. For more information, visit the HCF National Achievement Awards Program online. The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national, membership-based, non profit organization with a mandate to promote the preservation of Canada’s historic buildings and places. For further information: Carolyn Quinn, Director of Communications cquinn@heritagecanada.org; Telephone: (613) 237-1066 ext 229; Cell: (613) 797-7206 HCF marks launch of Main Street Ontario Ottawa, ON May 20, 2009 – In recognition of the recent launch of Main Street Ontario, a new program of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), the Heritage Canada Foundation is releasing Main Street: Past and Present This report presents the Main Street approach to downtown revitalization in Canada, and describes existing programs in Alberta, Quebec, the United States and abroad. “We’re pleased to see OMAFRA bringing the Main Street approach to Ontario,” said Natalie Bull, HCF’s executive director. “Main Street Ontario focuses on business development strategies that strengthen local economies through investment, business retention and attraction.” The new program will provide matching funding to help communities hire a downtown coordinator and implement a revitalization strategy, to a maximum of $150,000 over 3 years. Rural Ontario communities interested in pursuing a Main Street Ontario program should contact the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs Regional Economic Development Consultant (EDC) at 1-877-424-1300. The Heritage Canada Foundation was involved in the creation of Main Street programs that are now well established in Quebec and Alberta, and produced Main Street: Past and Present for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport. Main Street’s green credentials will be showcased in HCF’s September 2009 conference, The Heritage Imperative: Old Buildings in an Age of Environmental Crisis. For further information: Carolyn Quinn, Director of Communications, cquinn@heritagecanada.org Telephone: (613) 237-1066 ext. 229; Cell: (613) 797-7206 www.heritagecanada.org.
April 30, 2009 - The Heritage Canada Foundation is developing a new strategic plan. We are seeking your input about our current activities and services, and how we can maximize our relevance and impact in the future. Please take 5 minutes to complete our online survey. Your feedback is important to us. Submission deadline is May 19, 2009. Special Heritage Magazine Issue on Greening Historic Buildings April 23, 2009, Ottawa – A special issue of Heritage Magazine on the inherent green qualities of historic buildings is about to be released. The issue looks at what historic buildings can teach us about environmentally-friendly design and how they can be adapted to meet new energy-efficient standards. Our illustrated feature articles include:
To purchase a copy of this special issue of Canada’s only national magazine dedicated to the conservation of heritage buildings and historic places, or to subscribe to Heritage Magazine by joining HCF contact Daria Locke, Communications and Membership Officer, at dlocke@heritagecanada.org or call toll free 1-866-964-1066 ext. 238. Heritage Magazine is a bilingual quarterly published by the Heritage Canada Foundation. Its readers include heritage property owners, conservation specialists, advocates, elected officials and others who are committed to keeping historic places alive. Carolyn Quinn Director, Communications and Editor, Heritage Magazine cquinn@heritagecanada.org 613-237-1066 ext. 229; cell 613-797-7206. The Heritage Canada Foundation Marks Earth Day With Green Initiatives Ottawa, ON April 22, 2009 – In recognition of Earth Day the Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) offers a collection of online resources that celebrate the inherently green credentials of historic buildings. Visit HCF’s website to access these heritage resources. Call for HCF Awards Nominations Extended to May 8 THERE IS STILL TIME TO MAKE A NOMINATION!
The nomination deadline has been extended to May 8, 2009. All nominations must be received on or before May 8, 2009, so don’t delay! For information on nomination procedures, contact Carolyn Quinn, Director of Communications at cquinn@heritagecanada.org or visit the Heritage Canada Foundation website. Call for Abstracts & Proposals for HCF Annual Conference Ottawa, ON February 23, 2009 – Climate change. Green building. Economic renewal. Older buildings have answers for the biggest questions of our generation. The conference is designed to foster exchange and collaboration through expert panels consisting of a session leader and presenters from the heritage, environmental and green communities – each of them bringing the perspective of their respective field. Each 15-20 minute presentation will use research results, examples and case studies as stepping stones to broadly applicable principles and/or concrete recommendations for practice. Proposals for presentations and field sessions are invited on the following themes: • Environmental Stewardship and the Built Environment: sustainable districts and neighbourhoods; innovative and challenging adaptive re-use projects; brownfield redevelopment; integrated community sustainability planning.
Submissions should include the following:
Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2009
To submit your proposal, or for more information:
conference@heritagecanada.org http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/conference.html Chosen presenters and session leaders will receive complimentary registration for the day they present. Tell HCF about your “Heritage & the Environment” Heritage Day project Ottawa, ON February 17, 2009– Reduce, reuse, recycle – Heritage Day 2009 is an opportunity for Canadian communities to celebrate the numerous environmental benefits achieved from the rehabilitation of heritage properties. HCF promotes the third Monday in February each year as Heritage Day and has long advocated adopting this date as a national holiday. This year, HCF is celebrating Heritage and the Environment: Saving Places Built to Last. A number of useful resources are available online to assist communities in developing a program around this theme—whether it is to celebrate the inherently green credentials of historic buildings, to highlight how they have been upgraded to more environmentally friendly standards, or to offer information on how to “green” heritage buildings. Visit HCF’s website to access these heritage resources. Tell us about your “Heritage and the Environment” Heritage Day project, and we will post it on our website. Just send a short story and a photo to heritagecanada@heritagecanada.org and type “Heritage Day Project” in the subject line. HCF will continue to celebrate the Heritage 2009 theme when we host our annual conference, The Heritage Imperative: Old Buildings in an Age of Environmental Crisis, in Toronto this coming September. Join us in finding out how old buildings have answers for the biggest questions of our generation. Heritage Canada Foundation Sees Positives in Federal Budget Ottawa, ON January 28, 2009 –The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) expressed measured satisfaction that the federal Budget tabled yesterday by the Minister of Finance includes some recognition of the need to invest in historic buildings. The budget contained $75 million for the long-dormant National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program which will make bricks-and-mortar matching funds available for a few of Canada’s approximately 900 National Historic Sites (NHS). There is also $323 million over two years for the restoration of federally-owned buildings and $2 million to plan the future of Quebec City’s historic drill hall, the Manège Militaire, a NHS damaged by fire last year. “These amounts will help keep traditional skills alive and prolong the life of a handful of iconic places which shape our identity, create jobs, and attract tourist dollars,” said HCF executive director Natalie Bull from Parliament Hill yesterday. “But HCF is disappointed that a broad federal incentive for the rehabilitation of historic properties is absent from this budget.” In the United States, a strong preservation industry exists because 30 years ago, the U.S. established a 20 percent federal tax credit for rehabilitation of heritage buildings and a 10 percent tax credit for the rehabilitation of non-heritage, non-residential buildings built before 1936. The program has leveraged over $36 billion in private investment in historic buildings with a 5 to 1 ratio of private investment to federal tax credits. An average of 45 new jobs are created by each project. The budget does contain a number of measures which while not specifically targeting heritage buildings, can be used to encourage much needed investment in them:
To review the entire budget, please click here. The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national, membership-based, non-governmental organization created in 1973 as Canada’s National Trust.
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