CHI Week: August 22-27
•On Sunday Chi hosted our final neighbourhood tour around the Lougheed House. A smaller tour group meant more opportunities for conversation about the area, and we do look forward to working with the House again next season.
•The next day, Monday, CHI was approached by Shaw TV to provide commentary on the state of Heritage conservation in Calgary. I did a little interview with them (using Stephen Ave as a backdrop ) and it aired the next day for 24 hours.
•Tuesday I had lunch with Blane Hogue, Executive Director of Lougheed House. He kindly offered use of the House’s boardroom for our monthly board meetings – so no more beer or wine spilled onto our meeting notes!
•The next day I walked around downtown on my lunch break and did some investigation into the location and theme for our October AGM. I hope to have an update on that for you next week.
•CHI has a new opportunity to provide an internship to a U of C student. I met with a candidate after work on Thursday and bringing her on board will help us to expand our network and relationship with the University.
•To top the week off, I had a meeting yesterday about Doors Open Calgary. Thanks to Alderman Joe Ceci, this finally has the attention of city council and the municipal support that has been missing to make it happen. So what is Doors Open, and why doesn’t Calgary have it if Edmonton and Banff are regular participants? Well, take a look at the Doors Open Alberta website: .
Other Stuff:
Some other sites and links for your leisure-time surfing:
•. You can subscribe to Catherine’s bi-weekly news link, an assemblage of heritage-related news focused on Ontario, but also with links to other items across the country. The news about the recent destruction of a church in Picton is quite disconcerting, and underscores the role we all play as stewards of our built heritage.
•If you’re interested in furthering your built heritage studies, checkout the courses offered by U Vic’s cultural resource management department. . There’s a couple I’ve got my eye on.
CHI to you,
CynthiaStatistics: Posted by cjane — Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:19 am
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