“The Prospect” HCA Newsletter – March 2018
Some Highlights: An HCA - Not the same as a heritage designation... IT’S EASY TO CONFUSE a Heritage Conservation Area (HCA) with heritage designation. The two are not the same. Heritage designation applies to a certain feature or building, usually a house. An HCA, on the other hand, applies to an area and all the features and buildings within [...]
Community Input Sessions / March 8, 2018
Please join The Heritage Conservation Area Working Group to learn more about what a Heritage Conservation Area might look like, and to explore possible options, policies and guidelines for a proposed Heritage Conservation Area
Character Defining Heritage
If you have signed our petition or if you are visiting our site for the first time, thank you for caring about the importance of historic properties and heritage values. The historic house, at 1558 Beach Drive, designed by nationally recognized architect Percy Leonard James, remains at risk of demolition. More immediate threats to character-defining heritage in this neighbourhood, however, are located right across the [...]
“The Prospect” HCA Newsletter – December 2017
Some Highlights: 70 PEOPLE ATTENDED two public information sessions, Oct. 19 and 21, that focused on providing general information about Heritage Conservation Areas (HCAs). Former City of Victoria heritage planner Murray Miller gave an excellent power point presentation, now available on ProtectOakBayHeritage.ca . It addresses these questions: What is a Heritage Conservation Area (HCA)? How does an HCA work? [...]
