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Basin Heritage Gains Ground on Many Fronts June 20, 2018 - Columbia Basin Trust supports 42 heritage projects with over $2 million Heritage buildings, archives and museum artifacts are part of how communities in the Basin hold onto their histories. To make sure future generations can also benefit from these historical […]

Creston Landmark Gets New Lease on Life June 20, 2018 - Columbia Basin Trust purchases historically valuable grain elevators As you approach the town of Creston’s downtown core, two rare landmarks stand out: a pair of grain elevators over 80 years old. Representing a Canadian symbol that is rapidly disappearing, the […]

Protecting One of Canada’s Rarest Heritage Assets February 14, 2018 - Columbia Basin Trust provides $113,000 for Kaslo’s sternwheeler, the SS Moyie The SS Moyie is truly one of a kind. The oldest intact passenger sternwheeler ship in the world built in 1898, the Moyie ended its service on Kootenay Lake […]

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• If your organization owns a major built heritage asset, our Built Heritage Grants Program may be able to help you with conservation, rehabilitation or restoration work.
• Heritage, Museum and Archive Grants offer support to projects specific to the current needs of heritage organizations, including museums, and archives, historical societies and similar organizations, to support planning, programming, preservation and promotion.
• Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs support local heritage projects that provide additional value to Basin communities.

• If you need support making your non-profit organization stronger, our Non-profit Advisors Program can help you increase capacity, become more sustainable and become more efficient.
• The Trust and Heritage BC have partnered to support a Basin-based Heritage Planner to provide support and strengthen the heritage, museum and archives sector in the region.

The Trust and Heritage BC have partnered to support a Basin-based Heritage Planner to provide support and strengthen the heritage, museum and archives sector in the Basin.

The activities of the Heritage Planner will include items such as:

• addressing skills and professional development through advisory services, mentoring and training opportunities;
• partnering with organizations and existing delivery agents to maximize heritage, museums and archives education opportunities, such as conferences and workshops;
• developing an inventory of funders and grant writing resources to support the financial well-being of the heritage and museum sector;
• monitoring and advising on the full range of local government heritage, planning issues, such as heritage alteration permit review processes, community heritage registers and heritage designation;
• monitoring and advising on the full range of museums and archives planning, policy and practices, such as acquisition, repatriation, de-accessioning of artifact and archival materials, collections management, museum & archives conservation issues, exhibition and programming design, visitor services etc.;
• overseeing the maintenance of and additions to the Heritage Inventory and strategic directions for built heritage resources in the Basin;
• supporting the delivery of the Built Heritage Grants and the Heritage, Museum and Archive Grants; and
• coordinating an annual Columbia Basin Heritage Conference.

Jennifer Dunkerson
Heritage Planner, Heritage BC
jdunkerson@heritagebc.ca
250.551.7821
Location: Castlegar

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Michelle d’Entremont
Manager, Grants and Programs, Columbia Basin Trust
mdentremont@ourtrust.org
250.304.1665
Location: Castlegar

Jennifer Dunkerson
Heritage Planner, Heritage BC
jdunkerson@heritagebc.ca
250.551.7821
Location: Castlegar