<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<br><br><b>We’re excited to share that <a href="https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/heritage-week/">BC Heritage Week</a> will take place from February 16 to 22, 2026.</b> This year’s theme, <i>Stir the Pot</i>, celebrates food as a form of heritage that connects us to land, culture, our ancestors, memory, and community. Food reflects who we are and where we come from. The theme also invites advocacy by bringing overlooked stories to the forefront and sparking meaningful dialogue.<br><br>You and your organization are invited to participate in this province-wide celebration. This year, the week aligns with both BC’s Family Day and National Heritage Day, offering a unique opportunity to create programming that highlights intergenerational storytelling, shared practices, and ways that food can bind communities together.<br><br>Ways to Get Involved:<br><br><b><a href="https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/heritage-week/">Learn about BC Heritage Week and this year’s theme</a></b><br>Explore how the theme can be interpreted through different lenses, traditions, and cultural perspectives. Whether you host an event, attend one, or help share the message, your participation helps advance heritage awareness across BC.<br><br><b><a href="https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/heritage-week/heritage-week-host/">Register and Host an Event</a></b><br>Find inspiration and program ideas, then add your event to the public calendar so your communities can discover it.<br><br><b><a href="https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/heritage-week/heritage-week-advocate/">Advocate and Promote BC Heritage Week</a></b><br>Help amplify the value of heritage by marketing Heritage Week. You can download promotional tools and graphics, order posters and find tips for how you can encourage your municipality to issue an official proclamation.<br><br><b><a href="https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/heritage-week/heritage-week-attend/">Follow, Share, Amplify and Attend Events</a></b><br>We’ll be promoting events leading up to and during the week. Follow along, tag us, and showcase your community’s programming using <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bcheritageweek/">@bcheritageweek</a> and #BCHeritageWeek. Together, we can shine a huge spotlight on the importance of heritage across the province.<br><br>BC Heritage Week is driven by collaboration and community passion. We look forward to seeing how your organization interprets this year’s theme and brings it to life this BC Heritage Week.<div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out! <br><br>Warm regards,<br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Katie Varney </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">(she/her)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Communications Specialist</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:email@heritagebc.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span></span></span></a><a href="mailto:kvarney@heritagebc.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">kvarney@heritagebc.ca</font></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:email@heritagebc.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></a></p><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="218"><col width="337"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:67.5pt"><td style="border-right:solid #c96425 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:192px;height:63px"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wc7yec2vdTjThx9XvMpGJtVLphZraoa7AWPTqJktdh_GN-hmF9IuiUyC1AxBQhIZ27VFRHp5jylI0i"></span></span></p></td><td style="border-left:solid #c96425 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:transparen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