Archaeology

Local Governments
 

bullet Why Check for Archaeological Data
 
bullet Local Government Initiative - The Local Government Initiative is a program to raise the profile of archaeology in local government jurisdictions and partners with local governments to integrate archaeological resource management into the planning and development approval processes.
 
bullet Local Government Support Pages - This section contains updates for Local Governments engaged in the Local Government Initiative.

Updates to the Planning and Notification Processes - Last updated October 22, 2007

Updates to Archaeological Overview Assessments - New (March 5, 2009)
 
bullet British Columbia Archaeological Resource Management Handbook for Local Governments Adobe Acrobat Required [1675kb] - The Handbook contains information on the legislative and administrative framework, the role for local governments in archaeological site resource management, and a summary of the archaeological impact assessment procedures.
 
bullet Local Government Infrastructure Projects - Planning and Estimating Costs for Required Archaeological Studies
 
bullet RAAD (Remote Access to Archaeological Data) Logon
Direct Access to the RAAD application.
Starting November 17, 2008, RAAD access will require a Business BCeID for all users outside the BC Provincial Government. As a current user, you may be accessing RAAD with a Basic BCeID and will be unable to access RAAD on November 17th if you don't convert to a Business BCeID. Please see the instructions on how to determine if you have a Business BCeID, and how to convert to a Business BCeID.
 
bullet RAAD Metadata
Documentation concerning archaeological data managed within the RAAD application.
 
bullet Apply for RAAD Access
Please ensure that you apply for a Business BCeID in keeping with the instructions outlined at this link. RAAD will only accept this type of BCeID for authentication purposes starting on November 17, 2008.  
 
bullet BC Archaeological Data Request Form
 
bullet Accessing Archaeological Data
 
bullet Suggested Wording for Official Community Plan Sections on Archaeology
 
bullet Recognizing a Possible Site
 
bullet Legislation, Agreements, Policies, Guidelines and Bulletins
 
bullet Heritage Issues for Planners and Officials (information is from the Heritage Branch of the ministry)