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Celebrate history during Heritage Week

This year’s Heritage Week theme is Good Neighbours: Heritage Homes and Neighbourhoods
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The Pitt Meadows museum has a working blacksmith forge at Hoffmann House on Harris Road. To learn more

It’s the perfect opportunity to explore your local heritage and learn more about the role historic neighbours play in your community this week.

This year’s Heritage Week theme is Good Neighbours: Heritage Homes and  Neighbourhoods.

The character and warmth of historic homes and heritage  neighbourhoods enhance a community’s attractiveness and liveability with  their vintage house styles, gardens, landscapes and boulevards and  create a positive sense of well-being throughout a community.

B.C.’s historic buildings, structures and cultural landscapes help  residents and visitors appreciate and understand the province’s  heritage.

These treasures are not only a direct connection to our own past, they also serve as a boost to the tourism industry by providing visitors a tangible highlight to their experience that encourages return trips for years to come.

“Take the opportunity this Heritage Week to get out and learn more about our province’s rich past and the contributions historic neighbours make to your community,” said Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.

• Local governments have been responsible for conserving their own heritage buildings since 1994, when legislation was amended to give them  the tools to recognize and protect their historic sites, and the ability to encourage conservation.

• B.C.’s Register of Historic Places has over 3,500 listings of recognized historic sites - and there may be hundreds more that have yet to be registered.

Museums

• The Pitt Meadows Museum and Archives is open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Info: 604- 465-4322.

• The Maple Ridge museum has displays at the library to celebrate Heritage Week. The museum (22520 – 116th Avenue) and Haney House is open Wednesday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Info: 604-463-5311.