<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hello everyone,</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you have a moment today, I encourage you to reply to the link below and support Heritage BC's call for heritage infrastructure funding.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All the best,</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Ryan</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Ryan Hunt</b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Executive Director</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Morning,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you know, we have been working hard to raise the profile of heritage in an attempt to secure a major infrastructure funding program. We believe heritage conservation can be part of BC’s restart and recovery.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To date, we have assembled a list of 78 shovel-ready projects worth
<span style="color:black">$185,799,210. We have also calculated economic impacts and documented other qualitative and quantitative influences of heritage. Recently, BCMA and Heritage BC sent a joint letter and report to Premier Horgan and Minister James and
we copied every MLA.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We now need your help. If you haven’t done so already, please complete the Province’s Restart and Recovery survey and tell the decision-makers about the importance of heritage conservation in BC.
</span><b><u><span style="color:red">The survey closes on July 21:</span></u></b><span style="color:red">
</span><a href="https://feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/317781?lang=en" target="_blank">https://feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/317781?lang=en</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The form includes two text boxes in which you can tell the Province about the benefits of heritage conservation.
</span><span style="color:black">Here are some suggested ideas:<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Infrastructure funding for heritage building is a key way to stimulate local economies: local people are hired; local materials are purchased; money goes
into the community. Job training.</span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Money that goes into the community added to the provincial GDP, and local and provincial taxes. Local materials are purchased. Significant ROI.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Civic pride; investing money in people and communities – where people live – anchoring communities, investing in what is important to communities</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Climate action, avoiding landfill, recycling, reusing. Reducing CO2 emissions.</span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Improving accessibility</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Indigenous cultural heritage</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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The more the Province hears from the sector, the better our chance of securing funding for heritage conservation.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your help! <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paul<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Paul Gravett<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Executive Director<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">604-816-4183<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">mailing address:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#222222">Suite 864, </span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">104-1015 Columbia Street<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">New Westminster, BC V3M 6V3<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.heritagebc.ca/" target="_blank">www.heritagebc.ca</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heritage-BC/191841050874008" target="_blank">
Facebook: Heritage BC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/heritagebcanada" target="_blank">
Twitter: @HeritageBCanada</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">As an organization of provincial scope, Heritage BC recognizes that its members, and the local history and heritage they seek to preserve, occupy the lands and territories of B.C.’s Indigenous peoples. Heritage
BC asks its members to reflect on the places where they reside and work, and to respect the diversity of cultures and experiences that form the richness of our provincial heritage.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Paul Gravett <<a href="mailto:pgravett@heritagebc.ca" target="_blank">pgravett@heritagebc.ca</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, July 10, 2020 at 2:03 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>The Heritage Sector Needs Your Help<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Greetings.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Many of you will be familiar with our call out for shovel-ready projects. The last report sent to the provincial government included 78 projects in 36 electoral districts. The totals:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">$41,661,210 – conservation, restoration, etc.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">$144,138,000 – new build</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">$185,799,210 – total value of all project submissions</span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">While I cannot predict the outcome of our efforts to secure infrastructure funding, I know that we have caught the attention of the decision-makers and I have been asked to provide supplemental information to strengthen
our case. From my outside perspective, discussions seem to be progressing quickly and positively.<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you think heritage conservation is important and you want the province to invest in your community, then we need your help.
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<span style="color:black">I am asking you to complete the province’s ‘recovery ideas’ form and reinforcing our request for infrastructure funding. This will take 5 to 10 minutes of your time.
<b>THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT</b>, as the government needs to receive repeated messages as they look for priorities.<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="color:black">The form contains one or two boxes for you to add information about shovel-ready projects. Here are some ideas:<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Infrastructure funding for heritage building is a key way to stimulate local economies: local people are hired; local materials are purchased; money goes
into the community. Job training.</span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Money that goes into the community added to the provincial GDP, and local and provincial taxes. Local materials are purchased. Significant ROI.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Civic pride; investing money in people and communities – where people live – anchoring communities, investing in what is important to communities</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Climate action, avoiding landfill, recycling, reusing. Reducing CO2 emissions.</span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Improving accessibility</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Indigenous cultural heritage</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<span style="color:black">The basic premise: investing in heritage conservation will help communities restart their economies, will employ people, and will bring money to communities. Select the ideas that resonate with you. Think of your project and what it
means to your community and to the people in your community. You will find the survey here:<span> </span><a href="https://engage.gov.bc.ca/recoveryideas" title="https://engage.gov.bc.ca/recoveryideas" target="_blank">https://engage.gov.bc.ca/recoveryideas</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="color:black">The more messaging there is about investing in heritage infrastructure, the more likely it is we can keep our request moving forward.
<u>Please take the time to complete the form</u>.<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="color:black">Many thanks, Paul</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Paul Gravett</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">604-816-4183</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">mailing address:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#222222">Suite 864, </span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">104-1015 Columbia Street</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">New Westminster, BC V3M 6V3</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.heritagebc.ca/" target="_blank">www.heritagebc.ca</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heritage-BC/191841050874008" target="_blank">
Facebook: Heritage BC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/heritagebcanada" target="_blank">
Twitter: @HeritageBCanada</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">As an organization of provincial scope, Heritage BC recognizes that its members, and the local history and heritage they seek to preserve, occupy the lands and territories of B.C.’s Indigenous peoples. Heritage
BC asks its members to reflect on the places where they reside and work, and to respect the diversity of cultures and experiences that form the richness of our provincial heritage.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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