[BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) HCF / FHC Communiqué : Federal budget

Jim Harding JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:15:20 -0800


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From:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<b>&quot;Fondation Heritage Canada Foundation&quot; 
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Date sent:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<b>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:46 -0500</b></span></font>
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Subject:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<b>HCF / FHC Communiqu&#233; : Federal budget f&#233;d&#233;ral</b></span></font>
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To:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<b>JHarding@museumsassn.bc.ca</b></span></font>
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Please share with your members and colleagues.</span></font>
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Heritage Canada Foundation /</span></font>
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La fondation H&#233;ritage Canada</span></font>
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Communiqu&#233;</span></font>
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Heritage Canada Foundation Sees Positives in Federal Budget</span></font>
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Ottawa, ON January 28, 2009 -The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) 
expressed measured satisfaction that the federal Budget tabled yesterday 
by the Minister of Finance includes some recognition of the need to invest in 
historic buildings.</span></font>
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The budget contained $75 million for the long-dormant National Historic 
Sites Cost-Sharing Program which will make bricks-and-mortar matching 
funds available for a few of&#160; Canada's approximately 900 National Historic 
Sites (NHS). There is also $323 million over two years for the restoration of 
federally-owned buildings and $2 million to plan the future of Quebec City's 
historic drill hall, the Man&#232;ge Militaire, a NHS damaged by fire last year.</span></font>
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&quot;These amounts will help keep traditional skills alive and prolong the life of a 
handful of iconic places which shape our identity, create jobs, and attract 
tourist dollars,&quot; said HCF executive director Natalie Bull from Parliament Hill 
yesterday. &quot;But HCF is disappointed that a broad federal incentive for the 
rehabilitation of historic properties is absent from this budget.&quot;</span></font>
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In the United States, a strong preservation industry exists because 30 years 
ago, the U.S. established a 20 percent federal tax credit for rehabilitation of 
heritage buildings and a 10 percent tax credit for the rehabilitation of non-
heritage, non-residential buildings built before 1936. The program has 
leveraged over $36 billion in private investment in historic buildings with a 5 
to 1 ratio of private investment to federal tax credits. An average of 45 new 
jobs are created by each project.</span></font>
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The budget does contain a number of measures which while not specifically 
targeting heritage buildings, can be used to encourage much needed 
investment in them:</span></font>
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&#183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; $60 million over two years for cultural infrastructure which will benefit 
local theatres, libraries, and small museums, many of which are housed in 
historic buildings.</span></font>
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&#183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; A temporary Home Renovation Tax Credit to a maximum of $1,350 for 
repair and renovation of residences. These new credits can be stacked with 
grants of up to $5,000 from the existing ecoENERGY Retrofit grant program, 
beefed up with an additional $300 million over two years.</span></font>
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&#183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; $2 billion in low-cost loans from Canada Mortgage and Housing 
Corporation for neighbourhood regeneration projects that communities can 
tap into.</span></font>
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To review the entire Budget 2009, please click here:</span></font>
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<a href="http://www.budget.gc.ca/2009/pdf/budget-planbugetaire-eng.pdf">
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<u>http://www.budget.gc.ca/2009/pdf/budget-planbugetaire-eng.pdf</u>
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The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national, membership-based, non-
governmental organization created in 1973 as Canada's National Trust.</span></font>
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For further information:</span></font>
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Carolyn Quinn, Director, Communications, </span></font>
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cquinn@heritagecanada.org</span></font>
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Telephone: (613) 237-1066 ext. 4; Cell: (613) 797-7206</span></font>
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Jim Harding, ED</span></font>
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BC Museums Association</span></font>
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(250) 356-5694</span></font>
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