[BCMA] Alaska Highway & Community Heritage Values Workshops

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INVITATION
Alaska Highway & Community Heritage Values Workshops
Everyone with an interest in culture, tourism, heritage and history is invited to attend!

The BC Heritage Branch with the Alaska Highway Community Society is pleased to be hosting Community Heritage Values Workshops in the following communities:

Fort Nelson, March 4 (eve) & March 5 (day):  Dawson Creek, March 6 (eve) & March 7 (day):  Fort St. John, March 7 (eve) & March 8 (day)
Each workshop will be tailored to the communities in each area.

Please visit our website for more information: www.ouralaskahighway.com<http://www.ouralaskahighway.com>

The workshops will provide an opportunity for communities in the North Peace, South Peace and Fort Nelson areas to explore what they value about their community's heritage and to identify historic places in their communities that embody those values.  Time will also be set aside to discuss the heritage of the Alaska Highway Corridor.

Working together participants will:

 *   Interact with others who share their passion for heritage;
 *   Gain an understanding about heritage conservation tools and learn about initiatives already underway in their communities;
 *   Learn how to build on existing community assets and generate other creative ideas to celebrate and protect their community's heritage;
 *   Gather information that can be used as the basis for community heritage programs;
 *   Identify ways to benefit ongoing and future heritage projects in the communities as well as tourism initiatives; and
 *   Help identify key assets for the nomination of the Alaska Highway as a National Historic Site of Canada.
Community Heritage Planners, Ursula Pfahler and Pam Copley from the BC Heritage Branch will lead the sessions.  On Day 1, the workshop kicks off in the evening with a 2 hour orientation about local projects, and a lively discussion that will get everyone thinking about heritage and prepare you for the next day.   Discussions on Day 2 promise to be interesting and start at 9:00 am with wrap up by 4:00 pm.  Light refreshments will be offered during the evening session and lunch provided on Day 2.

Please RSVP by 5:00 pm, February 22, 2013:  Email info at ouralaskahighway.com or call April Moi at 250-785-2544 or toll free 1-888-785-2544.
When you RSVP, please identify which workshop you plan on attending.

Draft Agenda
Evening Orientation Session:  6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Introductions
Thinking About Heritage

Workshop:  9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Heritage Values and Historic Places
Community Heritage Vision
SWOT Analysis
Lunch
Heritage Conservation Tools
Celebrating Community Heritage
Sharing Knowledge About the Alaska Highway Corridor
Conclusions and Next Steps

Locations, Dates and Times
Fort Nelson, Community Centre
Monday, March 4, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm:
Tuesday, March 5, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (lunch provided)

Residents from the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and local First Nations communities are encouraged to attend the Fort Nelson workshop.  If the dates do not work for you, please choose the workshop that is most convenient for you to attend.

Dawson Creek, Super 8
Wednesday, March 6, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Thursday, March 7, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (lunch provided)

Residents from Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge and Rural Areas D and E local First Nations communities are encouraged to attend the Dawson Creek workshop.  If the dates do not work for you, please choose the workshop that is most convenient for you to attend.

Fort St John, Quality Inn Northern Grande
Thursday, March 7, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday, March 8, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (lunch provided)

Residents from Taylor, Fort St John, Hudson's Hope and Area C and B and local First Nations communities are encouraged to attend the session in Fort St John. If the dates do not work for you, please choose the workshop that is most convenient for you to attend.

About the BC Heritage Branch
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The responsibilities of the Heritage Branch include:

 *   Providing advice and information on heritage conservation legislation, policy and best practices;
 *   Collaborating with the Government of Canada, through the Parks Canada Agency, on national heritage initiatives; Building partnerships with other levels of government, institutions, non-profit organizations and the private sector for increased investment in heritage and community heritage capacity;
 *   Exercising regulatory authority under the Heritage Conservation Act regarding the protection and alteration of designated heritage sites and the management of the BC Register of Historic Places; and
 *   Developing and monitoring long-term agreements for the management of provincial heritage properties by local governments, non-profit organizations and private businesses.
 About the Alaska Highway Community Society
www.ouralaskahighway.com<http://www.ouralaskahighway.com>

The Alaska Highway Community Society was formed by the local governments of Northeastern British Columbia with the goal to work on their behalf as a "single community" to focus on the development and protection of the Alaska Highway. This includes completing the nomination process to lead to achieving commemoration as a National Historic Site of Canada, a program administered by Parks Canada.

The Fort St. John office of Northern British Columbia Tourism Association (NBCTA), a not-for-profit society, administers the affairs of the Alaska Highway Community Society. NBCTA is a private sector board of directors representing business and community tourism interests within the Northern Tourism Region. This region is one of the 6 recognized tourism regions in Super, Natural British Columbia which encompasses the top 53% of British Columbia and includes Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands).

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