*Trigger warning – This text relates to Indian Residential Schools. The Residential School System is a topic that may cause…

On the evening of Monday April 22, Hangar 11 at the Edmonton Municipal Airport burned to the ground. The loss…

Exciting Advances from the UNEP Buildings and Climate Global Forum (Paris, March 7 & 8, 2024) The powerful role culture…

The heritage warning lights are flashing, the alarm bells ringing. The housing crisis and the need for affordable, inclusive, and…

It was a cold February night, the kind of Canadian cold where you want to stay inside and curl up…

The summer of 2023 marked the seventh year of the National Trust’s Historic Places Days (HPD), a platform for individuals…

While every year feels consequential , 2023 seemed to pack a lot of change, good efforts, and bad outcomes into…

Earlier this year a polling firm surveyed 1,000 Canadians across the country about their views on heritage places and the…

It’s our 50th anniversary year, and conversations about ‘resetting heritage conservation’ are dominating the airwaves. As part of the Heritage…

Delivering Green Audits – Faith & the Common Good with the National Trust for Canada, part of the Trust’s People,…

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was identified in the report of the Truth and…

When Frank Voisin, President of Kitchener, Ontario real estate development firm Voisin Capital Inc., went looking for insurance for one…

Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…

With arson and wildfires, rising land values, industrial development and housing pressures taking their toll, it is a dangerous time…

Stephanie Allen delivered a riveting keynote at the APT – National Trust Conference in 2020 that traced how anti-Black racism…

With arson and wildfires, rising land values, industrial development and housing pressures taking their toll, it is a dangerous time…

As we look back on the past year, rocked by a global pandemic that touched every aspect of our world…

As travelers cruise east from Edmonton on Alberta’s four-lane Yellowhead Highway, they soon have a monumental decision to make –…

Increased global attention to climate change has led to sustainability being addressed through a multitude of lenses. Heritage conservation brings…

Many of Canada’s traditional heritage neighbourhoods are facing pressure to increase density and accommodate a greater mix of housing options…

In the spirit of Reconciliation and constructive action we are committed to sourcing, and sharing resources on Indigenous heritage and…

On a cool, winter morning in 2011, in a dense, old-growth forest near Port Renfrew on southwest Vancouver Island, 48-year-old…

When Natalie Voland, President of Quo Vadis- Gestion Immobilière in Montréal (a Certified B Corporation) approached mainstream banks about financing…

We are, at the heart of it, all heritage enthusiasts here and always looking for new ways to learn about and share heritage in all of its…

Every home has a story to tell. Besides telling Canada’s collective story, historic homes serve as settings where our individual…

In 2015, the historic Chinatown neighbourhood in Vancouver’s downtown eastside was at a tipping point. Surging development pressure threatened its…

Reading the headlines these days, it seems like we are destroying our heritage. Yet, it is hard to say what…

In January of 2020, without fanfare, the National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland made a subtle change to…

Successful conservation projects in Canada depend on the skilled craftspeople of the heritage trades. Historic places can’t survive without the…

Several years ago, a team of archeologists uncovered the remains of a sod house, a traditional Inuit structure, near Iqaluit…

The Distillery District may have become Toronto’s most iconic destination, but the catalyst for its rebirth took an unlikely twist…

April 18 is World Heritage Day – a perfect moment to discover wonderful heritage places that the world has to…

In 1832 the Town of York experienced an epidemic of cholera. In 1834, the year York was renamed Toronto, cholera…

Every year, on March 20th, the world celebrates International Francophonie Day. Following the celebrations that took place last month, we…

Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…

February is Black History Month and this presents an extraordinary opportunity to explore the legacy of Black Canadians through heritage…

As if recent record snowfalls and power outages weren’t challenging enough for people in Newfoundland, a devastating fire on Bell…

Fulford Place in Brockville, Ontario offers a rare glimpse of the luxurious lifestyle of another era.  Built in 1899-1901, it…

At a time when rural communities across the country are facing many challenges, it is heartening to hear about historic…

The amusement park closed for good over a decade ago, yet visitors flock to its steel skeletons every night.  Trinity…

Spirits, specters and phantoms exist in the minds and experiences of millions of Canadians. The numerous tales surrounding these spiritual…

By Irene Galea & Cindy Tugwell With notes from David McDowell “Looking back at the organization of Heritage Winnipeg it…

News reports say that about 1 million Canadians gathered across 85 locations in the country for the Climate Strike last…

Documenting the Muskowekwan Indian Residential School In 2018 the National Trust for Canada featured the Muskowekwan Residential School as one…

A few months ago, I was invited to Montreal to participate at the Round Table hosted by Christina Cameron, Canada’s…

Architecture can contribute positively to social change. It was a missed opportunity, then, that there was no explicit mention of…