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Heritage BC - Heritage Conservation Award for The Union Club of B.C. Restoration and Conservation ProjectEntry/Object ID
2022.04.07Scope and Content
Award
This printed certificate is the Heritage BC Heritage Conservation Award for Outstanding Achievement presented to the Union Club Restoration and Conservation Project. Certificate signed and dated February 15, 2017.Context
Certificate awarded in recognition of The Union Club of British Columbia Restoration and Conservation Project.
Conferred collectively upon five individuals as follows:
Barry Hewstan, Past President and Committee Chair, Union Club
Gary Mitchell, Honourary Historian, Union Club
Shiv Garyali, Principal, Garyali Architect Inc.
Martin Segger, Chair, Historic Sites and Monuments Board Preparation Committee
Douglas Franklin, Club Member and Expert Advisor, Union Club
Signed:
Gord Macdonald, Board Chair Heritage BC
Helen Cain MCIP, RFP
Awards Committee Chair, Heritage Chair
Dated February 15, 2017.
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Established in 1981, Heritage BC is a charitable society with members who are the custodians of the province's heritage with a focus on learning, preserving, conserving, interpreting and promoting heritage in trust for the benefit of society, its development and its enjoyment. The Heritage BC Awards celebrate outstanding achievements and best practices that have impacted and strengthened all forms of heritage as a valued cultural resource. And they recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations, groups, businesses, and local and regional governments in communities across BC.
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Founded in 1879, the Union Club is a landmark institution in the heart of downtown Victoria., B.C., whose members represent a legacy of leadership and who have been at the heart of the business, social and cultural life of Victoria and beyond from its early beginnings. The current Union Club building (third venue) was recognized as nationally significant in 1995 by the joint federal, provincial and territorial administered registry, Canada’s Historic Places. And in 2017, The Union Club of British Columbia was declared a National Historic Site by the Government of Canada. The Union Club, completed in 1913, earned the prestigious status for its important early history and outstanding architecture of Beaux-Arts Italian Renaissance Revival Style.
The Union Club building, has stood solidly since its completion in 1913. However, as a result of age and water damage the outside of the building had started to deteriorate. An extensive multi-year Building Remediation Project Plan was developed for the interior and exterior of the Club, and then implemented, 2012-2017. This remediation and restoration work on the Union Club received a number of awards.Acquisition
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2017Copyright
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