What does Port Coquitlam’s heritage look like when seen through the lens of a camera?
Local photographers are invited to show us through their submissions to the Focus on Heritage Photo Contest.
The City of Port Coquitlam and the Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society are pleased to launch the Focus on Heritage Photo Contest and invite local photographers of all ages to share their vision of Port Coquitlam heritage as seen through the lens of their camera. More Details
Our heritage is important – it’s what we inherit from the past, value in the present and plan to preserve for the future. The City of Port Coquitlam recognizes the value of our heritage and is excited to be developing our first Heritage Strategy!
What is a Heritage Strategy?
A Heritage Strategy is a 5- to 10-year plan that provides focus and direction to the City for the management of heritage issues, initiatives and resources in Port Coquitlam.
The PoCo Heritage Strategy will:
define the City’s vision for heritage,
set out guidelines for how we recognize and conserve our heritage resources, and
guide the City’s future decisions on heritage resources
Mayor Greg Moore is pleased to announce a new directive that will foster a new philosophy to help the City of Port Coquitlam preserve the community’s heritage assets -- it is called Heritage First.
The Heritage First program has two main focuses:
Through the Port Coquitlam City’s Social Inclusion Committee, Councillor Wright and Councillor Pollack, along with our citizen advisors Pippa Van Velzen, Pat Dales and William Summersgill, will lead the City in developing a Heritage Strategic and Conservation Plan in 2009.
We will ensure City Council, city staff and any future developers know and understand the importance of our built heritage and look for opportunities to preserve and restore it.
Together we can make the difference. Together we can work to change the laws at the federal and provincial government. Together we can make the changes necessary at the local level. Together we can work towards the goal of opening the Port Coquitlam Museum on March 7, 2013.
Stay tuned as we move forward to perserve our heritage.
