This year’s conference, ‘The Main Thing’ follows on the national Heritage Week theme promoting main streets as an vital part of heritage conservation and economic stimulation.
Come learn how to create a dynamic downtown by refreshing and renewing your revitalization strategies, and learn how to leverage your heritage assets to create cultural tourism opportunities and discover sustainability practices. British Columbia’s architects, planners, archivists, consultants, non-profit leaders and heritage activists will come together for this year’s conference, which takes place in a variety of Rossland’s unique and valued heritage buildings. Not just for history buffs, the conference is open to all, featuring a variety of interactive workshops, talks and tours highlighting the beautiful historic town of Rossland and a number of other heritage downtowns in the Kootenay region. Conference workshops have something for everyone with topics including heritage and cultural tourism, heritage conservation and climate change, and traditional building materials and methods.
Feature presentations include “How I Caught The Heritage Bug” a talk from retired CBC broadcaster Mark Forsythe, a guided tour of downtown Nelson, and a behind the scenes look at the conference venue and Heritage Legacy Fund project, the Rossland Miners’ Hall. Delegates will have the opportunity to explore the archives at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre and have hands on learning experience like making adobe clay bricks or traditional timber framing.
Registration available on Heritage BC's website: http://heritagebc.ca/events/annual-conference-registration
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