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"Calgary Heritage 101" on June 11 – What they do and how you can get involved.

Screen shot 2016-06-06 at 3.00.28 PM.pngThis two-part series on the role of the Calgary Heritage Initiative Society (Century Homes Calgary’s partner organization) is promoting the protection of heritage resources in Calgary, looks at the positives and negatives of current legislation and policy in Alberta, and discusses how to remove the roadblocks to heritage conservation. (No charge – RSVP below.)
The first session on June 11 discusses the historic resources we have in Calgary and, in particular, the role of the Calgary Heritage Initiative Society in advocating for protection of these resources. How does the Calgary Heritage Initiative fit into the heritage landscape in Calgary and who are the other important players? This session will give you information on selected heritage buildings that are no longer with us, and a selection of ones that are in danger of imminent loss but may deserve a greater degree of protection.
Come and meet some of the people involved with Calgary Heritage Initiative, and other Calgarians interested in protecting and celebrating our historic places.
When: Saturday morning June 11, 10 am to Noon.
Where: The Community Room at Eau Claire Market, 200 Barclay Place SW. On the 1st floor, near the security office and washrooms.
Refreshments will be available
RSVP at http://chi101.eventbrite.ca
There is no charge for this event and the public is welcome. Memberships in Calgary Heritage Initiative will be available ($10 cash or cheque).
Details of the second session on heritage legislation and policy will be forthcoming as soon as they are available. This session will be held later in 2016.
Hope to see you on June 11th in Eau Claire!

Invitation to the 10th Anniversary celebration and AGM of the Calgary Heritage Initiative

Century Homes Calgary participants!
The 10th Anniversary AGM of Century Homes’s partner organization, Calgary Heritage Initiative, is on Wednesday, April 20, and Century Homes participants are welcome to attend. CHI put on the popular “Demystifying Heritage Designation” events in 2015.
Invitation and RSVP information
The Calgary Heritage Initiative’s Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday April 20 at 7:00PM (doors open at 6:30 pm) at the historic Lougheed House, 707 13th Avenue SW. RSVP at http://chiagm2016.eventbrite.ca
This is our 10th Anniversary – come help us celebrate and look to the future!
Our guest speaker is David Ridley, Executive Director of the Edmonton Heritage Council, a not-for-profit organization that supports and promotes heritage in Edmonton and the surrounding region (http://www.edmontonheritage.ca). The EHC is doing some great work in the capital: What can we learn from our sister city about celebrating and protecting heritage? David has served as Executive Director since 2012, beginning work with the Council in its initial formation in 2009. His previous work includes that of curator and cultural community researcher with Musee Heritage Museum (St. Albert) and the Royal Alberta Museum and as director of research with the Heritage Community Foundation. He has worked on numerous projects documenting, interpreting and writing about the diversity of cultural life in Alberta communities.
This is Lougheed House’s 125th Anniversary! See the exhibit of historic photography, “Herein We Dwell: Unexpected Images of Calgary in the 1890s.”
Light refreshments will be available, including a Cash Bar.
Membership is not required to attend, but can be purchased at the AGM for $10, cash or cheque only, or online: https://chimembership.eventbrite.ca
Have questions? Contact Calgary Heritage Initiative Society: contact@calgaryheritage.org
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Demystifying Heritage Designation 2 – November 14th!

Experience, on November 14, the second heritage designation workshop, featuring home and building owners who have had their historic properties legally protected (designated) and heritage experts familiar with the procedure. Four speakers will share their designation stories and cover such topics as generating and selling unused density, advantages for heritage in the planning and development process, and taking advantage of City and Provincial grant programs. Learn about historical designation from people who have experienced it:
Erin van Wijk – Heritage Planner
Mark Erikson – the Withrow Residence in Parkdale
Kris Nordal – the Findlay Apartments in the Beltline
Michel Berdnikoff – the Somerville Duplex in Cliff Bungalow-Mission
Sign up now via Eventbrite – the first session back in March was a full house! https://demystifyingdesignation2.eventbrite.ca
Do you own a “century home” (or a mid-century modern gem), or deal with historic buildings in your work? Or are you just interested in how to protect Calgary’s heritage?  Have you wondered how buildings get on the City’s heritage inventory or get “designated” as heritage sites, and what’s the difference?  Come and hear from the experts.
Saturday, November 14
Doors Open 9:30 am, event 10 am to Noon
Cliff Bungalow-Mission Community Centre
2201 Cliff St. SW, Calgary, AB

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All proceeds from this event go to the Calgary Heritage Initiative, an all-volunteer non-profit society dedicated to protecting and celebrating Calgary’s heritage; CHI is the steward of the award-winning Century Homes Calgary is a project. Thanks to our guests who are donating their time, and our venue sponsor, the Cliff Bungalow-Mission Community Association! There will be coffee and light refreshments.
Admission: $10 per person (kids free), which includes membership in the Calgary Heritage Initiative (optional). CHI members in good standing attend for $5. Pay online via Eventbrite or register via Eventbrite and pay at the door. https://demystifyingdesignation2.eventbrite.ca