HERITAGE

Reconnecting to the Past to Plan for the Future

Integrating respect, accountability, and reciprocity to community-minded archaeological research supports reconciliation.

Our Heritage Division works closely with Indigenous communities to provide collaborative and innovative solutions to meet your heritage management needs. Our team provides heritage and archaeological services throughout British Columbia from office-based support and planning to field-based assessments.

We provide services for all project phases and types including private land assemblies to forestry developments and everything in between. We ensure regulatory compliance and go beyond by integrating Indigenous community collaborators throughout a project’s lifecycle to find solutions that respect and support their social, cultural, and economic needs.

Our highly skilled team integrates digital tools and technology to record, understand, and learn from the past to develop innovative systems to plan for a sustainable future. Cabin is committed to building respectful relationships with Indigenous communities throughout BC and centers reconciliation in all our actions.

To learn more about how we can support your communities needs, reach out to heritage@cabinworks.ca

Assessments and Analysis

Our Heritage division offers assessments that can provide a comprehensive overview of the archaeological potential of a project area, as well as assess archaeological sites using a variety of methods to identify, document, and analyze archaeological features.

These services include:

Preliminary Field Reconnaissance (PFR)
Archaeological Impact Assessment (AIA)
Archaeological Site Recording
Cultural Material Analysis
Remote Sensing and Modeling
Archaeological Overview Assessment
Culturally Modified Tree (CMT) Stem-Round Analysis

Permitting and Planning

All archaeological work conducted by Cabin adheres to the standards outlined by the Heritage Conservation Act (HCA). For projects seeking an HCA permit, or to understand the obligations under the HCA for archaeological work, Cabin can support clients in navigating these requirements to determine what steps are necessary to carry out a project. In addition to ensuring that HCA standards are met, Cabin also communicates with local Indigenous communities to ensure that community-specific heritage and archaeological policies are followed, and that contributions/involvement in project planning are made.

These services include:

Heritage Conservation Act Permitting (Inspection and Alteration)
Archaeological Project Management
Archaeological Referrals and Project Reviews
Chance Find Procedures
Property Searches

Mitigation and Remediation

Cabin offers services that support mitigation and remediation efforts. For projects where site alteration/disturbance is unexpected (i.e., natural disaster) or planned (i.e., construction or development).

These services include:

Systematic Data Recovery
Archaeological Monitoring
Digital Site Mapping and Surveillance
Post-Impact Archaeological Services

Community Oriented Services

Our Heritage Division is committed towards building respectful relationships with Indigenous communities throughout BC through Heritage research, Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Studies. We offer support to communities seeking to develop heritage protection plans and policies and strive to collaborate with Indigenous communities throughout all stages of our projects. Capacity-building support is highly valued by our Heritage Division; we are eager to support communities seeking out opportunities to further archaeological and heritage-based goals, and offer the following services: