Advocacy

Advocacy

How does the BC Archives closure affect you?

The Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives has announced that they will need to close the Reference Room of the BC Archives...

Step Up For History Campaign: Tell Us What’s Up

Demolition of heritage buildings. Poor funding for local museums. Councils not living up to their own heritage bylaws. It’s time to Step Up For History in...
Roger Whitehouse and Margaret Matovich

Burnaby Historical Society in the News

The Burnaby Historical Society is disbanding after 61 years and people are starting to take notice of some of the issues facing...

Provincial heritage sites seek sustainable funding

Barkerville is one of six provincial heritage sites calling on the provincial government to provide sustainable funding....

An open letter to Premier John Horgan and Jack Lohman, CEO of the Royal...

June 3, 2020 An open letter to Premier John Horgan and Jack Lohman, CEO of the Royal British Columbia...

2020 provincial election: Heritage sector survey results

To help heritage professionals and organizations to better understand where candidates running in the 2020 provincial election stand on important heritage issues,...

BCHF presents Advocacy Award to Naxaxalhts’i and Dr. Keith Thor Carlson

The BCHF has presented its inaugural Advocacy Award to Dr. Albert "Sonny" McHalsie (Naxaxalhts’i) and Dr. Keith Thor Carlson, who are synonymous...

The Future of the BC Archives: Survey results

The Future of the BC Archives: A Chance to Speak Summary of Responses from Users of...

BC Historians Flocking to Comox Valley: Who Is Taking Care of History?

Members of the British Columbia Historical Federation will be digging into Comox Valley history during their annual conference from June 6 to...

Buy Local, Give Local BCHF campaign kicks off

https://youtu.be/ZoVrcjOSmJ8 Community museums, historical societies, heritage groups and cultural organizations form the foundation of the diverse cultural...