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TheReview Wednesday, January 22,1992 — A13

First step — decide what is your heritage

There’s money available to fund
heritage-related projects, but first
local residents should figure out
what their heritage is.

That was the message Kathleen
ONeill, a heritage programs offi-
cer with Heritage Trust, brought to
a Thursday meeting of the Sidney
and North Saanich Historical
Society.

“What your heritage resources
are 1s something you have to
identify and define,” she said.

She said many communities
which are moving forward in pre-
serving their heritage have devel-
oped a community theme to show-
case.

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At this stage in Sidney and
North Saanich, she said resources
should be defined and decisions
made on what to preserve and
promote.

“Then decide what it is you're
going to do,” picking specific
projects to toil away at, she told
about 20 society members.

That’s when Heritage Trust can
play a role.

O’Neill said funding is available
for heritage projects from Hentage
Trust, a Crown corporation which
adjudicates grant applications.

There are a number of Trust
programs to apply under, from

underwater archaeology to exterior
renovations of heritage-designated
public properties, but O’Neill
encouraged the society to pick a
manageable project like a historic
walking tour or oral history project
as an initial venture.

Sidney’s heritage advisory com-
mittee is expected to approach the
Trust for a grant to assist in
publishing a walking/bicycling/
driving tour brochure of the town.

It’s a small, workable project
“that would help us get started on
this long process of defining what
heritage is,” said committee chair-
man Cyril Hume.

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