Under the Local Government Act, a local government can create a Community Heritage Register of historic places that have heritage value or heritage character. This enables the local government to understand and identify the significance of a community’s historic places, to monitor heritage properties for proposed changes, and to integrate heritage conservation activities into other land use planning processes. The creation of a Community Heritage Register, in accordance with section 954 of the Local Government Act, ensures the inclusion of a community’s historic places on the British Columbia Register of Historic Places (BCRHP), the official provincial listing of historic places that have been formally recognized for their heritage value by the provincial or local governments. Listings on the BCRHP may also be included on the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP).
The Buildings on Ladysmith’s Community Heritage Register are:
- Traveller’s Hotel, 422 First Avenue
- St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 3154 Buller Street
- Agricultural (Aggie) Hall and Sports Field, 1110 First Avenue
- First Avenue, West Side (between Roberts and High Streets)
- Island Hotel, 440 First Avenue
- Ladysmith Trading Company, 410 First Avenue
- Nicholson Block, 436 First Avenue
- Mainstreet Building, 512 First Avenue
- Small Shop, 530 First Avenue
View Ladysmith's Community Heritage Register.