After engagement with the community and collaboration with the Heritage Advisory Commission, the Heritage Management Plan (HMP) was completed and presented at the May 16, 2024 Committee of the Whole (COTW) Meeting. The COTW made the recommendation to Council to approve the HMP prepared by Denise Cook Design and to include a spending initiative in the 2025 budget as part of the Long Term Financial Plan for implementation of the HMP. At the May 28, 2024 Regular Council meeting Council approved the HMP.

• Heritage Management Plan

The HMP will ensure that there is the commitment to safeguard the valued features of Revelstoke and its cultural heritage. The goal is to support revitalization, economic development, tourism, sustainability, environmental conservation, climate change, and other City initiatives in a way aligns with community values. A HMP is a non-statutory plan that provides a roadmap for how the City will protect and preserve key heritage features of Revelstoke. The implementation of the actions in the HMP is meant to be done in incremental steps over time. Implementing the plan involves devising a realistic program for undertaking the identified actions outlined in the plan. To begin and ensure the City’s commitment to sustainable management of its cultural heritage, the following six key actions are identified to be undertaken as the first steps:

1. Work to get the City’s heritage register up to date.
2. Update and refresh the heritage page on the City’s website.
3. Enact a Heritage Procedures Bylaw to formalize the City’s heritage approach and procedures, and its commitment to heritage conservation.
4. Establish heritage awareness policies and processes within City departments.
5. Plan for a heritage and values-based revitalization program for Revelstoke’s Downtown.
6. Initiate the development of a city-wide interpretive plan.