Hey all. Full disclosure: This is an event I organized, and I am on the steering committee of Heritage Forward.
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Heritage Forward! is pleased to announce the first in a series of public events designed to raise awareness of built heritage issues in the city of Edmonton. The first event is a panel discussion highlighting misconceptions surrounding the preservation of built heritage, and will create an open discussion about the ongoing threats and factors involved in heritage preservation. The event is free to attend, and open to all interested citizens.
The event takes place on Thursday, February 5, 2015 from 6:30-8pm in the Jefferson Room at the Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre, 10440 – 108th Avenue. The panelists include Chris Dulaba (founder, Callidus Development), Shirley Lowe (built heritage advocate), David Percy (Old Glenora Conservation Society), and Mike Swick (Director, Hanscomb Limited). The event will be hosted by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, Edmonton’s Historian Laureate.
About Heritage Forward!
Heritage Forward! is a community driven group created to raise awareness and implement actions to ensure that Edmonton’s heritage buildings are valued and preserved in our community. Heritage Forward! strives to broaden conversations about the state of historical resources and urban heritage character in our evolving city by bringing together diverse interests and voices.
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A lot of people seem unsure or hold misconceptions about the role of the City of Edmonton, the Edmonton Historic Board, developers, and other concerned parties when it comes to issues of built heritage preservation.
This, our first in a series of planned events, is designed to dispel some misconceptions and speak to questions such as (but not limited to):
Why are heritage buildings so often lost?
What programs are in place to help preserve them?
Are these programs effective?
What is the purpose of municipal heritage designation? Provincial heritage designation?
Can heritage preservation be financially viable?
Is facadism 'good enough'?
The format of the event is a moderated panel discussion followed by Q&A from the audience.
The broader mandate of Heritage Forward is to create a meaningful dialog between the City of Edmonton, developers, heritage advocates, and the general public, with the ultimate goal of preserving as much built heritage in Edmonton as possible.
If you wish to follow our activities we are on twitter: @HeritageForward
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/HeritageForward
and Wordpress:
https://heritageforward.wordpress.com/
You can also email us at
yegheritageforward@gmail.com
Again, this event is free to attend for anyone interested, but we ask that you register at out Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/old-yeg-...ts-15374199645
I do hope to see some of you there.