Evening Lectures at Hycroft

February 26 - Vancouver’s Hidden Heritage Building: The Resurrection of the Heather Heritage Pavilion

One of Vancouver’s most significant heritage buildings is covered over by later additions and hidden from view. Since 1994, the Heather Pavilion has been a designated heritage site, but it has not been restored to its former glory. Join Heritage Consultant Donald Luxton for an illustrated talk about the history of the establishment of the Vancouver General Hospital, the construction of the original Heather Pavilion in 1906, and the potential to restore this important part of Vancouver’s history.

April 9 - Japanese Hall 1928-2018: The Extraordinary Story of Community Resilience, Survival and Transformation

Before 1942, the VJLS & JH was the educational, social and community hub in the Powell Street area. It was one of the only properties that was returned to any Japanese Canadian individual or organization after World War II. Laura was the Project Chair of the Heritage Renovation Childcare Project in 2012 which rehabilitated and transformed the 1928 heritage building into a licensed childcare centre, now Children’s World (Kodomo no Kuni). Learn how the immigrant community built their lives in Canada, how the community was shattered by the Internment, and yet how the VJLS-JH was able to rebuild, adapt and evolve. Laura will also briefly share highlights of the Highway Legacy Sign Project – a community driven partnership with the Ministry of Transportation – which created and installed eight Interpretative Highway Legacy Signs at the physical locations of the Internment and Roadcamp sites in the interior of British Columbia.

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