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Heritage Vancouver is pleased to offer the
following programs of talks and events in 2008:
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Future of Heritage Schools in the Seismic Environment
Time: From 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Location: Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut Street
Admission: $5.00; Heritage Vancouver Members free
No advance registration required. Registration at 7:00pm, Forum begins at 7:15pm
Heritage Vancouver is hosting a forum on "the Future of Heritage Schools in the Seismic Environment." The Ministry of Education’s funding formula for the seismic upgrading of public schools has caused the Vancouver School Board to conclude that their only option is to demolish many heritage Schools and replace them with new buildings. School Renewal groups have formed in several communities to look for different solutions to seismically upgrade while still preserving important community landmarks. The panel discussion will focus on the importance of these schools in our communities and creative solutions for ensuring that our heritage schools are safe.
The panel will consist of the following participants:
Z Smith is a Vancouver architect who serves as chair of the General Gordon Elementary School Parents Advisory Council's Building Renewal Committee. His focus will be on a pilot program exploring an alternate framework for school renewal that is now under development with General Gordon Elementary as one of the pilot schools.
Annabel Vaughan is an intern architect and a Sessional Professor in the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture at the University of British Columbia. She has been involved in the community effort to retain the 1913 wing of Charles Dickens Elementary for the past 4 years. Her focus will be on the Dickens experience and a Toronto model for land and building stewardship.
Meg Stanley, MA, Historian, Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Limited prepared the contextual history that formed part of the VSB/City report on the heritage value of the city’s schools. She is most interested in the dialogue between architecture, pedagogy, curriculum, and civic history as reflected in Vancouver’s history of school building.
PIBC CPD: 3Lus
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Fundraiser: A Home and Garden Party
Hosted by Suzanne Anton, Vancouver City Councillor
Time: From 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: 6010 Blenhein Street
Admission: Tickets $100.00 (tax receipts will be issued)
For reservations, further information, or to pay by cheque: info@heritagevancouver.org
In support of the Heritage Vancouver Society, you are invited to
attend the 3rd annual home and garden party, a fundraiser on behalf of Heritage Vancouver, hosted by Suzanne Anton, Vancouver City Councillor and Member
of City of Vancouver Heritage Commission.
As in the past the party is a wonderful opportunity to meet and mix with elected officials, community leaders and interested heritage supporters while at the same time demonstrating your support for Heritage Vancouver's initiatives to help preserve and celebrate Vancouver's built heritage. We very much look forward to your generous support and to seeing you at Suzanne Anton's gala Garden Party.
All proceeds further the mission of Heritage Vancouver to protect the built heritage of Vancouver.
Our Community Sponsors: Granville Entertainment Group & the PumpJack Pub
View the PDF invite here (PDF, 159k)
A few of our past events
• The Penthouse tour/event with Vintage Burlesque (March)
• Our Annual Top Ten Endangered Sites bus tour (Annually, in February)
• EcoDensity Forum
• Japantown Forum
• Annual Christmas Party at Roedde House Museum
• Bowling at the Historic Commodore Lanes
• A Night of Tiki at the Waldorf Tiki Lounge
• Various Community Speakers on Heritage Issues
• Hastings Street Walking Tours
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