[BCMA] Events: Heritage Vancouver Tours

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Hello,

We have a range of upcoming events that we'd like to share information about could we share via the listserve? Tickets are all available at www.heritagevancouver.org or the eventbrite links given below,

Many thanks
Helen


Walking Tour: A Soldier’s Journey - From Home Front to Front Line


Image: 1922, unveiling of memorial for CPR employees (CVA)
Sunday, September 14; 10 am to noon
Tour guide: Isaac Vanderhorst

$15; Heritage Vancouver Members $10

Tour begins at 847 Hamilton Street 



Join tour guide, Isaac Vanderhorst, and follow in the footsteps of a World War 1 soldier from the time he leaves home to sign up, to the train station, where his journey to the Western Front begins.



As you walk by the Beatty Street Drill hall, the parade grounds where he prepared for war and the war memorial where he and all soldiers who lost their lives are commemorated you will relive the experiences of a young soldier going to the Western Front.  



This tour and the tales Isaac tells gives you a flavour of what downtown Vancouver was like 100 years ago as Vancouver went to war.  Be prepared to meet soldiers linked to landmark heritage buildings and other surprises along the route. To purchase tickets see Eventbrite



Upcoming Walking Tours: 





A Planning Tour of Vancouver's West End





View of English Bay beach, looking west toward Stanley Park, 1965 (CVA)

Sunday, September 7; 10am to 12pm

Tourguide: Gordon Price

$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members



Join Gordon Price, Director of the SFU City Program and long-time resident, for a planning tour of Vancouver's West End. The West End reveals about eight different architectural stages, from fine wooden mansions to functional wooden walk-ups, not to mention all those highrise towers, in which can be found the origins of Vancouverism.  To purchase tickets see Eventbrite. Remaining tickets will be sold on site 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.





Walking Tour: Historic Chinatown





Sunday, September 21st; 10am to 1230pm

Tourguide: Larry Wong

$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members



Join Larry Wong, who was born and raised in Chinatown, as he takes you on an intimate tour of Chinatown. Larry is a public historian for the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of B.C. Find out how the World’s Narrowest Building came to be, visit the original site of the CPR Roundhouse before it was moved to Yaletown and find out the history of several heritage buildings such as the Chinese Freemasons and the Yip Sang building built in 1889. To purchase tickets see Eventbrite





Walking Tour: Behind The Scenes at The Bloedel Conservatory and Queen Elizabeth Park





Saturday, September 27th; 10am to 1pm

Tourguides: John Coupar and Vicky Earle

$20 Includes Admission to Bloedel Conservatory



Heritage Vancouver Society and the VanDusen Botanical Garden Association invite you to join Park Board Commissioner, John Coupar and VanDusen Botanical Garden Governor, Vicky Earle for a tour of the Conservatory and Gardens at Queen Elizabeth Park. Find out about the history of the park and conservatory, the techniques used to restore the roof and life of the plants and birds that call Bloedel home. To purchase tickets see Eventbrite 



A Converation with Brian Jackson about Heritage in Vancouver


September 29th; 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The Town Hall Meeting Room, main floor Vancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue (enter by front door)

Admission $10, (all revenues from the event support Heritage Vancouver’s conservation initiatives)


Heritage Vancouver welcomes Brian Jackson, General Manager, Planning and Development Services for the City of Vancouver for our annual heritage review. This will include heritage priorities as seen in 2014 and looking ahead to the future of heritage in Vancouver. Heritage Vancouver works closely with the City of Vancouver to find solutions for the conservation of our heritage structures.



Discussions over the past year have included the The Heritage Action Plan,  the Vancouver Building Bylaw, Heritage Schools, the Hollywood Theatre, First Shaughnessy,  the demolition of the Legg House, and Heritage as part of the neighbourhood plans. We encourage you to submit questions prior to the event to info at heritagevancouver.org to ensure that your questions are on the agenda. Purchase your ticket today at Eventbrite as space is limited.
















Janet Leduc
Executive Director
Heritage Vancouver Society
604-331-8430
www.heritagevancouver.org

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