Determining Community Heritage Values: Role & Implications for Community Planning
Friday, October 8 - 10:45am to 12:00pm
Presenter:
Patricia Fiori, Linke Fiori Services
This presentation will focus on a project completed in June 2010 in the City of Humboldt, Saskatchewan. The project identifies key heritage themes embodying what the citizens of Humboldt value and the sites, tangible and intangible, that tell or interpret those themes. In 2008, Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery wrote a heritage policy as part of their municipality’s community plan, and changed its mandate to assume responsibility for community development in heritage and culture. This project marks the start of the Museum’s new role in addressing community issues related to culture and heritage, and positioning heritage to play a larger role in overall community development.
The session will also discuss the project’s purpose and benefits to the community, and how Humboldt residents were involved in the participative process using a public survey, a series of workshops and individual interviews. Through a collaborative committee, the community made the decisions about Humboldt’s heritage value and sites.
