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Council received a
suggested plan from Highlands Planner for consideration, and has recommended Council adopt her suggestions, which include establishment of a Heritage Task Force of 5 - 7 people. A
provincial training session is available to acquaint members with
procedures and considerations. If the recommendations are adopted by Council, the task force would begin by assessing heritage issues and needs for Highlands, and establish heritage values and vision. Public consultation would be paramount in any steps taken.
Further, the task force could discuss and possibly set some broad goals and priorities for what they wish to accomplish. Once criteria has been set, the task force would make recommendations to Council for sites to be considered for inclusion on a Highlands community heritage register, along with a statement of significance for each site.
Finally, an action plan to determine the appropriate level of
protection for each item on the register and how to achieve protection would be considered.
Advertisement for volunteers for this task force will being coming up shortly - look for the ad in the February Highlands Newsletter and the Goldstream News Gazette.
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