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PROVINCIAL PRESERVATION STUDY

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NV council backs heritage report rd

HERITAGE PRESERVATION
may take a whole new meaning in
the province if a report completed
for the government is adopted.

The report, prepared by the
Project’ Pride Task Force, in-
troduces the notion that buildings
should not be the exclusive bearers
of heritage designations.

Wo recommends building interi-
ors, cemeteries, native artifacts,
archeological sites, shipwrecks and
wails also be considered. The
report emphasizes municipal
heritage programs and incentives
for conservation and clarifies the
roles of the three Ievels of gov-

ermmment.
The report also recommends
removing the compensation re-

quirement currently in the legista-
tion because if acts as a major
hindrance to heritage designations.
It argues a heritage designation is a
form of land usc control similar to
zoning or Official Community
Plans and as such, the rights of
private property are superceded by
the benefits to society.

“Providing compensation for
heritage designation would create a
doubie standard and could en-
courage abuses,’" says the report,
adding it is speculation that desig-
nated property would devalac.

“A well-planned heritage con-
servation program iniegrated with
a community planning program
will rarely cause a heritage proper-
ty owner to suffer a cash-loss for
designation,’” it argues. Tax incen-
tives and financial assistance will
replace compensation if the report
is approved.

The six-member task force,
chaired by MILA Kim Campbcil,
travelied to 13 communities and
listened to over 200 presentations

in additnan to the IRB wriften
briefs.

North Vancouver City Council
commended the task force
members for their cfforts and
voted to advise Tourism Minister
Bill Reid that it supports the rec-
ommendations in the report.

“This is an excellent report,"
Ald, Siclla Jo Dean said, adding
she supports some form of finan-
cial compensation for heritage
owners.

Ald. John Braithwaite said he
supports the report and wants the

erty to adopt the recommendation
to include nahve representation on
the city's heritage committee as
soon as possible.

Mayor Jack Loucks could not
answer conclusively as to why no
native Indians sit on the committee
today, but guessed it is because
“we have no control over their
land... and they are not necessarily
concerned about property that
doesn't belong to them."*

Ald. Frank Morris expressed
concerns about the safety of
heritage buildings if they are not

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required to conform ta the Na-
tional Building Cade.

“HE don't care what purpose, no
respansible elected body should
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