City to celebrate Heritage Week with Annual Heritage Summit on February 20

Heritage groups gather to share information

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed February 11, 2020 12:30 PM

Summary

On Thursday, February 20, 2020, the City of Nanaimo will host the annual Heritage Summit at the Nanaimo Museum from 7 to 9 pm. The summit's purpose is to heighten heritage awareness in the community during Provincial Heritage Week (February 17-23), and to network with other local organizations interested in heritage issues. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The evening will include the following presentations and discussions:

• Bringing the Past Into the Future - Enjoy a presentation by Ms. Christine Meutzner, Nanaimo Community Archivist focused on the theme of this year's Provincial Heritage week: "Bringing the Past Into the Future".

• HBC era exhibit - Ms. Aimee Greenway, Nanaimo Museum Curator, will join us to provide a short presentation on the Museum's changes to its HBC Era exhibit.

• Roundtable discussion - Culture and heritage groups in attendance will share their mandate, recent accomplishments and upcoming projects.

If you wish to attend, please RSVP to communityplanning@nanaimo.ca or 250-755-4464 (prior to February 14, 2020).

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