Listed below are some excellent resources on how to find information on heritage homes or heritage sites in Kelowna, how to restore heritage buildings, how to find information about historic places in Canada, and other heritage funds in B.C. and Canada.
Heritage BC:
http://www.islandnet.com/~hsbc/About_hsbc.htm
Your Old House Technical Pamphlets
including “What Style Is It?”, “Paint”, “Masonry”, “Wood Windows”, “True Colours” and “Wood Siding” - http://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/oldhouse.html
Canadian Register of Historic Places:
http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/rep-reg_e.aspx
Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
available on-line in the “Library” section of the Parks Canada web site http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/pc/guide/nldclpc-sgchpc/index_E.asp
If you would like a print copy of the document, please send an email request to historicplaces@pc.gc.ca or phone: 1.866.632.6183.
Commercial Heritage Properties Incentive Fund:
For a copy of the application guide and forms for the Commercial Heritage Properties Incentive Fund, and for more information about Canada’s Historic Places Initiative, please visit the Parks Canada website at http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/plp-hpp/itm1-/plp-hpp2a_E.asp
or call: 819.934.2818.