ICOMOS Canada’s initiative on Outstanding Universal Value has begun. Seventeen sites located in Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan have approached our experts for general direction to translate local significance into potential OUV. … Read More
The recognition by the international community that a property is worthy of being inscribed on the World Heritage List is fundamentally dependent on demonstrating that it has outstanding universal value or OUV. From there, the management, the state of conservation, … Read More
ICOMOS Canada is proud to present its new Field Guide to Tactical Heritage Urbanism. As part of its 2016 Annual Symposium held in Toronto last May, and in conjunction with ERA Architects and several partner organizations, ICOMOS Canada organized a … Read More
ICOMOS Canada has been invited to be part of the official Canadian Delegation accompanying the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development to the HABITAT III Conference in Quito, Ecuador. HABITAT III is the third United Nations International Conference on … Read More
The National Conversation on Cultural Landscapes is pleased to announce the line-up of speakers and topics for its monthly web-discussions. These take place at 3:00 pm EST, on the third Friday of every month: October 14, 2016: Canadian Landscape Charter … Read More
Last June, APTI’s Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation published an extensive literature review of recent publications in English on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Conservation. Thie review includes a number of articles or studies underway on climate change and cultural … Read More
On June 22nd to 24th, 2016, the ICOMOS-IFLA International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes held an international workshop entitled The Florence Charter on Historic Gardens revisited: long-term experience and new approaches. The objectives of the workshop were: To review the … Read More
ICOMOS Canada‘s work covers a wide span of interests for professionals, governments and researchers. Beginning in 2016, the organization will invest resources in three thematic priorities: CLIMATE CHANGE, CULTURAL LANDSCAPES and ABORIGINAL HERITAGE. These are broad societal issues that are … Read More
Mark your calendars! Our 2017 annual meeting will be taking place on May 24-27, 2017 in Halifax. The event is ICOMOS Canada’s contribution to celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canada, under the theme of Connection to Place. The Halifax Central … Read More
It is with great pleasure that we announce Seamus McGreal’s election to the ICOMOS Canada Board of Directors. Seamus is a planner with the Halifax Regional Municipality. He has previously held planning and heritage officer positions in Nova Scotia and … Read More