Links

• Government agencies
• Heritage organizations in B.C.
• Heritage planning resources
• National and international heritage organizations
• Heritage tourism industry information
• Teaching websites
• Heritage-related academic programs

Government agencies

• Historic Places Initiative
• Ministry of Community Services community planning
• Parks Canada
• Tourism BC's travel website
• Tourism BC's corporate website

Heritage organizations in B.C.

• Heritage BC
• Archaeological Society of BC
• Archives Association of BC
• BC Historical Federation
• BC Museums Association
• Land Conservancy of BC
• Heritage Legacy Fund of B.C.
• Underwater Archaeological Society of BC
• Centre for Sustainability

Heritage planning resources

• 2010LegaciesNow - Explore Arts programs - possible funding
• Building Creative Communities (2010Legaciesnow) - resources applicable to heritage planning
• The Ontario Heritage Tool Kit
• Building Public Will for Heritage Conservation - resources on strategic communications (U.S.)

National and international heritage organizations

• Heritage Canada Foundation
• Canadian Museums Association
• Canada’s History Society
• Heritage Home Magazine
• International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Canada
• Historica Foundation of Canada
• Association for Preservation Technology
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Heritage tourism industry information

• Travel Activities and Motivations Survey of U.S. Residents: History & Heritage Tourists (Tourism BC)
• Canada's Heritage Enthusiasts-Travel Activities and Motivations Study (Canadian Tourism Commission or CTC)
• US Heritage Enthusiasts - Travel Activities and Motivations Study (CTC)
• Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Canada (CTC)
• Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance
• National Trust for Historic Preservation - Heritage Tourism (U.S.)
• Experiences BC History & Heritage Marketing Plan [199kb]

Teaching websites

• Gold Rush Trail
• Teaching, Learning and Farming at Craigflower Farm
• Emily Carr at Home and Work
• To the Totem Forests: Emily Carr and Contemporaries Interpret Coastal Villages
• Measured Drawings: An Archaeological Heritage of B.C.
• Point Ellice Collection of Household Victoriana
• The Gold Rush Town of Yale

Heritage-related academic programs

• University of Victoria Cultural Resource Management Program
• Simon Fraser University City program
• Algonquin College Heritage Carpentry and Millwork
• Cape Breton University Heritage Preservation
• Cape Breton University Heritage Studies
• Carleton University Heritage Conservation
• College of the North Atlantic Heritage Carpentry
• George Brown College Building Restoration Technician Program
• Memorial University of Newfoundland Heritage Resources
• Ryerson University Architectural Preservation and Conservation
• Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology Architectural Heritage and Building Renovation
• Université de Montréal études urbaines
• University Canada West Culture, Heritage and Tourism
• University of Victoria Heritage Conservation Planning

*If you know of other valuable resources related to heritage conservation, email heritage@gov.bc.ca