Launched on World Heritage Day, April 18, 2024, the Next Great Save competition, now in its second year, offered heritage…
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Feb 8 2024
Église Sainte-Marie: North America’s Largest Wooden Church Faces Demolition
Église Sainte-Marie Catholic church towers over the village of Church Point and Université Sainte-Anne (the province’s only francophone university) about…
Jun 22 2023
Saving Places – The Next Great Save!
For five weeks this past winter, saving historic places was a big news story in ten communities across the country…
Jun 22 2023
How Heritage Matters: Two Questions, Ten Takes
It’s our 50th anniversary year, and conversations about ‘resetting heritage conservation’ are dominating the airwaves. As part of the Heritage…
Mar 8 2023
12 women leaders in heritage
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…
Apr 13 2022
National Trust Worst Losses List 2021 – Part 1
With arson and wildfires, rising land values, industrial development and housing pressures taking their toll, it is a dangerous time…
Aug 10 2021
Protecting the Character of Traditional Neighbourhoods
Many of Canada’s traditional heritage neighbourhoods are facing pressure to increase density and accommodate a greater mix of housing options…
Jun 15 2021
The Curtain Goes up for a Community Funded Theatre in a Historic Church
The Highland Arts Theatre, Sydney, Nova Scotia When St. Andrew’s Church in Sydney, NS was decommissioned in 2013, it came…
Aug 6 2020
Featuring 5 Canadian Lighthouses to Inspire Your Social Distancing
Friday August 7th is National Lighthouse Day, and with over 350 historic lighthouses in Canada, it is easy to see why they should be celebrated….
May 14 2020
Heritage in Bloom – A spring tour of Canada’s historic gardens
Spring has finally arrived, and spirit-lifting flowers are back in bloom in most Canadian communities. It is a great time…
Mar 5 2020
10 Heritage Leaders Who Just Happen to be Women
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…
Feb 20 2020
Exploring the Black Canadian Legacy through Heritage Places
February is Black History Month and this presents an extraordinary opportunity to explore the legacy of Black Canadians through heritage…
Apr 10 2019
A bright future ahead for Cape Breton’s Stone Church
Five years of perseverance paid off for a local group working to save the St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church in…
Aug 30 2018
Trust Questionnaire: Graeme Duffus
Made famous by writer Marcel Proust, the Proust Questionnaire is said to reveal one’s true nature. We asked a National…
