Vancouver Heritage Foundation: created as a private, charitable organization in 1992 by the Mayor and Council of the City of Vancouver, who remain its honorary patrons until today. Under the direction of a private citizen Board of Directors, the Foundation assists with the conservation of Vancouver's built heritage, in recognition of its public benefit.

Save the Kogawa House Campaign

Leslie Lane House

Heritage and
Antiques Fair


		Joy Kogawa, author of Obasan, one of Canada's great classic novels, lived in a small house in Marpole at West 64th Avenue in Vancouver until her family was relocated to the Slocan Valley as part of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II.
Kogawa House was in danger of being demolished but was bought outright by The Land Conservancy of BC in May 2006. The TLC has turned the house into a historic literary landmark and created a Writers in Residence program. In 2011 The Vancouver Heritage Foundation granted Kogawa House a Restore It! grant to assist with the cost of replacing the roof.