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Heritage Updates & Events for Sept 15 2010

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+ Heritage Vancouver’s Outdoor Walking Tour Program
+ Mole Hill Walking Tour
+ Heritage Vancouver’s Tour Leaders
+ An Account of Hippie Kits Tour by Rob Howatson
+ Annual General Meeting & Reception

 

+ Heritage Vancouver’s Outdoor Walking Tour Program

This Saturday, September 18th, our very successful outdoor walking tour program comes to an end with Sean McEwen’s tour of the Mole Hill Community Housing Project. In this edition of our e-bulletin we pay tribute to our walking tour leaders and bring you an article and photos of our Hippie Kitsilano tour by writer, Rob Howatson.  We would like to pay tribute to the many people who assisted with and participated in our 2010 walking tours. Please send your ideas for topics and tour leaders for next season to info@heritagevancouver.org

 

+ Mole Hill Walking Tour

Many of you were involved in or remember the successful community effort to restore the West End houses that now make up the Mole Hill Community Housing Project.  Join head architect for the project, Sean McEwen and explore the community and learn about the restoration of the site.

View an article written by Sean from our
July 2000 Heritage Vancouver newsletter
(PDF, 2Mb)

Walking Tour: Mole Hill Community –
Mixed-Income Living in Renovated Heritage Houses
Saturday, Sept 18, 2010 | 10:00am to 12:00pm
Non-members $15; Heritage Vancouver Members $10
Info + Online tickets

 

+ Heritage Vancouver’s Tour Leaders

Heritage Vancouver wishes to thank our experienced tour leaders for their generous contribution in creating a greater appreciation for Vancouver's built heritage. Our tour leaders are all unique — their backgrounds, their personalities, and their stories bring Vancouver's historic neighbourhoods to life. Thank you for making these tours possible.

> View the tour leaders photos and bios here

 

+ An Account of Hippie Kits Tour, by Rob Howatson

So much for the old adage, if you can remember the 60’s, you weren’t there. On August 28, Heritage Vancouver’s first President, artist and historian Michael Kluckner had no difficulty recalling stories from the psychedelic era as the former 4th Avenue flower child led a sold-out, Explore Hippie Kitsilano walking tour through the neighbourhood once considered to be Canada’s Haight-Ashbury. Full story >

> Read the full account here
> See the photos from tour at our Flickr account here

 

+ Annual General Meeting & Reception

Mark Your Calendar for October 21st, 6:30pm – 9:00pm

Join Heritage Vancouver at the Museum of Vancouver on Thursday, October 21st for our Annual General Meeting and Reception. This year’s AGM which begins at 6:30pm will be governed by new bylaws passed at our 2009 AGM. A copy of the bylaws is linked below for your information. All members in good standing as of October 21st are entitled to vote at the AGM.

If you are interested in sitting on Heritage Vancouver Society’s Board, please contact our Executive Director, Janet Leduc janet@heritagevancouver.org for information. The deadline for nominations is September 21st.

View/download the new bylaws (PDF, 82k)

We welcome members, friends, supporters and anyone interested in finding out more about Heritage Vancouver to our reception from 7:00pm – 9:00 pm. The evening is an opportunity to mix and mingle with old friends and colleagues while enjoying a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception. We look forward to seeing you at our AGM which is always a fun time and a great social event.



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