Hazelton is located 1,000 kilometres north of Vancouver and 320 kilometres inland from the Pacific Ocean. The community occupies a 500 acre peninsula situated at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers.

The following information is derived from the Hazelton and Region Heritage Resoure Inventory and Commercial Development Strategy. Passages in italics are direct quotes.

To create a "future based on the past...using the interpretation of rich community history as a vehicle to develop a modern, heritage based downtown economy".

The Action

This strategy is unique in how it combines academic theory, such as Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language, with the detailed listing of each heritage site. These two extremes, the theory and the application of the theory to the comprehensive inventory, resulted in the Commercial Development Strategy which assesses the development potential of these heritage resources.

Hazelton and Region Heritage Resource Inventory
and Commercial Development Strategy

Produced through the combined efforts of both
the municipality and Mainstreet Consulting Associates.

Strategy Components

Section A - Theoretical Applications
Application of Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language to Hazelton (assessing the potential of the built environment).

Section B - Heritage Resource Inventory

• General History of Hazelton and the Upper Skeena District
• History of Old Town Hazelton's Business District Since 1866
• Inventory and Assessment of Heritage Structures in Old Town Hazelton
• Inventory of Heritage Resources and Amenities Located in the Upper Skeena Region

Section C - Commercial Development Strategy

• Detailed Development Potential Assessment
• Implementation Strategy: Old Town Hazelton Commercial Development
• Conceptual Drawings of Development Options
  Major Development Options
• Elevations of Current and Proposed Developments along Downtown Blocks
• Street Furniture and Signing Amenities

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