Canadian
Heritage Canada Foundation – Featured Heritage Buildings
Frequently updated articles on specific heritage buildings and sites across Canada. Also articles and profiles of buildings and sites "at risk", "saved / successes", and "heritage lost." Weblink | Site Web
Canadian Register of Historic Places
This pan-Canadian register of all designated properties in Canada at the local, municipal, provincial, territorial and federal levels, has been developed for all creative cities to tap into their heritage and history, supporting these cities to create vibrant neighbourhoods. Municipalities can submit their places for listing through their provincial registrar. Weblink
Main Street: Past and Present
Prepared by the Heritage Canada Foundation for Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport, March 2009. This report presents the Main Street approach to downtown revitalization in Canada, and describes existing programs in Alberta, Quebec, the United States and abroad. Document (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Various cities, Canada – [murmur] projects
[murmur] is an archival audio project that collects and curates stories set in specific locations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The Spadina Project, a collection of 50 new audio clips of stories from Spadina Avenue, in Toronto was nominated in the 31st Annual Heritage Toronto Awards in the media category. Other sites include Vancouver's Chinatown, la Main de Montréal, and Toronto's the Annex and Kensington Market. Weblink
Edmonton, AB – Eugene Demas murals saved, unveiling dignity
Dignity and inclusion through rescue and re-dedication of Eugene Demas murals on concrete from historic transition house for women involved in the sex trade in Edmonton. Part of the Edmonton Arts Council's "Art & Design in Public Places" walking tour. Document (PDF, 200K)
Halifax, NS – Heritage Spaces as Creative Places
3 examples from HRM of innovative partnership between the arts and heritage to preserve historic art & buildings, and to provide space for contemporary creative uses. Details about the Khyber, the Musquodoboit Valley Theatre & Evergreen House. Document (PDF, 148K)
Strathcona County, AB – "It's our heritage" brochure
For programs at Smeltzer House Centre for Arts and Culture & the Strathcona County Museum. Document (PDF, 2MB)
Toronto, ON – The 215 Centre for Social Innovation
Overview & Request for Support for a proposed "Centre for Social Innovation" making re-use of a heritage building for progressive social, arts and culture organizations. Document (PDF, 974K)
Toronto, ON – Study on the New Workplace Commons 401 Richmond Ltd.
Recent report on 401 Richmond from York University's Communications and Culture Graduate Programme . The report was commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the City of Toronto, and the Ontario Ministry of Culture. Weblink
Vancouver, BC – Heritage Conservation Program case studies
Over a dozen case studies of built heritage, published online as part of the City of Vancouver's Heritage Conservation Program to create a greater awareness and understanding of built heritage. Weblink
International
New York, NY – Literary Festivals celebrating endangered languages
The PEN World Voices' New York Festival of International Literature and the People's Poetry Gathering are two literary festivals focusing on endangered languages. Festival events take place at multple sites, including the PEN American Center, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the New York Public Library, the Bowery Poetry Club and the United Nations. Weblink to 2006 NY Times article. PEN American Center website | People's Poetry Gathering website
