Calgary Heritage Initiative society
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Calgary Heritage Initiative society
@calgaryheritage.bsky.social
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The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society (CHI) advocates to preserve and promote the productive use of buildings and areas of historic significance. CHI is a city-wide, membership-based volunteer heritage advocacy group, founded in 2005.
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Join us for this special presentation: The Calgary Municipal Building's 40th anniversary 1880s-1980s on Oct 18th presented by Harry Sanders, register here!: www.eventbrite.ca/e/calgary-mu... #yycheritage #yyc
CHI talking about the history around and below Tomkins park as part of Historic Calgary Week #yyc #yycheritage
#inglewoodyyc 's Gresham Block being demolished. Listed heritage building on the city's Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources www.calgary.ca/arts-culture... #yycheritage
Happy Flag Day! DYK that the childhood home of the designer of our flag is here in Calgary? George FG Stanley was born in Calgary and lived in this Beltline home from 1908 to 1929. Later in 1964 his submission would become the basis of our flag. More here: tinyurl.com/canflagyyc
Lifetime Achievement award goes to Darryl Cariou!
Heritage Trades & Craftspeople award goes to the 40 Mile Coat project
Advocacy and Volunteerism award goes to Crescent Heights Heritage Committee
The award for Heritage Storytelling goes to the city of Calgary's Land Acknowledgement Project
The winner of the Cultural Landscapes award is the Public Archaeology Program at @ucalgary.bsky.social
Resource Conservation, non-residential winner is the Calgary Public Building
Resource Conservation Residential winner is Glenwood Manor
Ready for the Heritage Calgary Awards celebrating #yyc 's heritage and those who help preserve and promote it.