[BCMA] (Fwd) HBC Update: March 2011

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Subject:	Update: March 2011
From:	Heritage BC <update at heritagebc.ca>
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MARCH 16 2011




New Ministry, New Minister for Heritage

The installation of the new provincial cabinet on Monday revealed that 
heritage is once again in a new ministry, under a new minister.  Steve 
Thomson is the forth minister responsible for heritage in less than two years. 
The provincial Heritage Branch has been moved from tourism to the new 
Ministry of Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.  Heritage is 
within the Natural Resource Operations Division, and is thirty-first in a list of 
35 areas of general responsibilities within the ministry, identified as 
"Archaeology and Heritage Conservation policy and permitting".

Steve Thomson is the MLA for Kelowna-Mission.  First elected in May, 2009, 
Mr. Thomson has previously served as Minister of Natural Resource 
Operations and Minister of Energy, and Minister of Agriculture and Lands.  
He is the former executive director of the BC Agriculture Council and has 
served as General Manager of the BC Fruit Growers Association and the BC 
Milk Producers Association.  

As to his heritage credentials, Mr. Thomson has also served as a director of 
the Kelowna Museum. None of the three previous heritage ministers - 
Margaret MacDiarmid, Kevin Krueger and Bill Bennett - was included in the 
new cabinet.The Deputy Minister is Doug Konkin. The Assistant Deputy 
Minister responsible for the heritage file is Peter Walters who has had this 
responsibility previously and is familiar with the current issues.


 
 









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