***URGENT ACTION NEEDED*** Deadline extended for comments on the establishment of Vancouver's first Heritage Conservation Area! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE show your support. A sample letter is below. Cut, personalize and paste. This will do a lot more than clicking "like" here. Email: mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca RE: First Shaughnessy Heritage Conservation Area Dear Mayor and Council, I wholeheartedly support the establishment of Heritage Conservation Area in First Shaughnessy. Municipalities across North America have policies and programs in place to protect heritage neighbourhoods and districts. British Columbia has 70 Heritage Conservation Areas, 10 of which are in Victoria, yet Vancouver has none. First Shaughnessy is recognized as a unique architectural and historical area. Despite this, 56 of the 317 pre-1940 homes there have already been demolished. Only 11 are protected. In the 18 months before the June 2014 temporary moratorium on demolitions in the area, there were a further 19 inquiries to demolish. A Heritage Conservation Area will protect these homes. A Heritage Conservation Area in First Shaughnessy will also have “city-wide applicability,” meaning that other neighbourhoods, even certain blocks, could become Heritage Conservation Areas. A HCA is a much-needed tool for retaining our original, more sustainable and affordable housing stock, our green space, and our history. I believe that there will be no significant long-term impact on housing values in a Heritage Conservation Area. As shown in other municipalities such as Sydney, Australia, value in heritage areas holds and grows due to the stability, beauty and desirability of these neighbourhoods. I urge you to accept the proposed recommendations. Sincerely,

***URGENT ACTION NEEDED*** Deadline extended for comments on the establishment of Vancouver's first Heritage Conservation Area! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE show your support. A sample letter is below. Cut, personalize and paste. This will do a lot more than clicking "like" here. Email: mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca RE: First Shaughnessy Heritage Conservation Area Dear Mayor and Council, I wholeheartedly support the establishment of Heritage Conservation Area in First Shaughnessy. Municipalities across North America have policies and programs in place to protect heritage neighbourhoods and districts. British Columbia has 70 Heritage Conservation Areas, 10 of which are in Victoria, yet Vancouver has none. First Shaughnessy is recognized as a unique architectural and historical area. Despite this, 56 of the 317 pre-1940 homes there have already been demolished. Only 11 are protected. In the 18 months before the June 2014 temporary moratorium on demolitions in the area, there were a further 19 inquiries to demolish. A Heritage Conservation Area will protect these homes. A Heritage Conservation Area in First Shaughnessy will also have “city-wide applicability,” meaning that other neighbourhoods, even certain blocks, could become Heritage Conservation Areas. A HCA is a much-needed tool for retaining our original, more sustainable and affordable housing stock, our green space, and our history. I believe that there will be no significant long-term impact on housing values in a Heritage Conservation Area. As shown in other municipalities such as Sydney, Australia, value in heritage areas holds and grows due to the stability, beauty and desirability of these neighbourhoods. I urge you to accept the proposed recommendations. Sincerely,

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