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Heritage Conservation: A Community Guide

Heritage Conservation: A Community Guide [314kb]

This community guide is intended to meet the needs of non-technical users of the heritage legislation in communities throughout British Columbia. Those who may find this information most useful include members of Community Heritage Commissions, local government planners and administrators, members of local heritage and museums societies, and other people interested in heritage conservation.

A technical manual is available from the Heritage Branch for individuals who require more detailed technical information.

The guide includes both general and specific information about heritage conservation legislation in British Columbia. General parts of this guide include information on planning for heritage conservation, new terms used in the legislation, principles of heritage conservation, highlights for local government, and a reference list of other recommended reading. Specific parts of this guide include information on the most commonly used local government heritage conservation tools made available by the legislation. Each tool is discussed individually, including these topics:

  • What is it?
  • What does it do?
  • When do you use it?
  • How do you use it?
  • Example(s)